UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT ~~Pursuant~~TO toSECTION ~~Section~~ 13 orOR 15(dD) ofOF ~~the~~THE SECURITIES ~~Securities~~EXCHANGE ~~Exchange~~ACT ~~Act~~OF of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~ report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1224, 2004

LANCER CORPORATION

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~ Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its~~Its ~~charter~~Charter)

Texas	~~0-13875~~	~~74-1591073~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
6655 Lancer Blvd., San Antonio, Texas		78219
0-13875	74-1591073
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(210) 310-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
6655 Lancer Blvd., San Antonio, Texas	78219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
(210) 310-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~Item~~Check 7.the ~~Financial~~appropriate ~~Statements,~~box below ~~Pro~~if ~~Forma~~the ~~Financial~~Form ~~Information,~~8-K ~~and~~filing ~~Exhibits~~is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (c17 CFR 230.425) ~~Exhibits~~

~~99.1 News~~o Soliciting ~~Release,~~material ~~dated August~~pursuant to Rule 14a-12, under ~~2004~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~Item~~o Pre-commencement ~~12.~~communications ~~Results~~pursuant ofto Rule ~~Operations~~14d-2(b) ~~and~~under ~~Financial~~the ~~Condition~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Ono Pre-commencement ~~August~~communications ~~12,~~pursuant ~~2004, Lancer~~to ~~Corporation~~Rule ~~issued~~13e-4(c) under the ~~news~~Exchange ~~release~~Act ~~attached~~(17 asCFR ~~Exhibit 99~~240.~~1 with this Current Report on Form 8~~13e-K.4(c))

~~The~~Item information, including the exhibits attached hereto, in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section1.01 ~~The~~Entry ~~information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference~~ into ~~any~~a ~~registration~~Material ~~statement~~Definitive or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.Agreement

~~SIGNATURES~~On August 24, 2004, Lancer Corporation (Lancer or the Company) entered into Indemnification Agreements with certain of its independent directors, including Walter J Biegler, Jean M. Braley, Norborne P. Cole, Jr., Brian C. Flynn, Jr., James F. Gallivan, Jr., Olivia F. Kirtley, Richard C. Osborne, and Harold R. Schmitz. The purpose of the Indemnification Agreements is to indemnify such directors to the fullest extent of the law against risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, the Company. The form of the Indemnification Agreement is included in this report as Exhibit 10.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the requirements~~Financial ofStatements ~~the~~and ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~Exhibits

	LANCER CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
August 12, 2004	By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER D. HUGHES
		Christopher D. Hughes
		Chief Executive Officer

210 Form of Indemnification Agreement

~~INDEX TO EXHIBITS~~2

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		News Release, dated August 12, 2004.

SIGNATURES

3Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		LANCER CORPORATION


Date: September 3, 2004	By:	/s/ CHRISTOPHER D. HUGHES
		Christopher D. Hughes
		Chief Executive Officer

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