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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2005

 

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LYDALL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Commission file number: 1-7665

 

Delaware		06-0865505
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

One Colonial Road, Manchester, Connecticut		06040
(Address of principal executive offices)		(zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 646-1233

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Section 2 – Financial Information

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On October 27, 2005, Lydall, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth the Company’s financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.8 and hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report:

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.8		Press release, dated October 27, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant 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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

		LYDALL, INC.
October 27, 2005		By:		/s/ Thomas P. Smith
				Thomas P. Smith Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
99.8		Press Release dated October 27, 2005, titled “Lydall Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005,” filed herewith.

 

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