UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT ToTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OfOF ~~The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934~~

~~Date~~THE ofSECURITIES ~~report~~EXCHANGE ~~(Date~~ACT ofOF ~~earliest event reported) May 23, 2005~~ 1934

~~THOMAS~~Date ~~INDUSTRIES~~of ~~INC~~Report (~~Exact~~Date ~~name~~ of ~~registrant~~earliest asevent ~~specified in its charter~~reported): June 21, 2005

Delaware	1-5426	61-0505332
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Commission File number 1-5426

4360 Brownsboro Road, Suite 300, Louisville, Kentucky	40207
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC.

~~Registrant’s~~(Exact ~~Telephone~~name ~~Number,~~of ~~including~~registrant ~~area~~as ~~code 502/893-4600~~specified in its charter)

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Delaware

61-0505332

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4360 Brownsboro Road, Suite 300

Louisville, Kentucky 40207

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(502) 893-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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~~ITEM~~Item 1.01. ~~ENTRY~~Entry ~~INTO~~into AMaterial ~~MATERIAL~~Definitive ~~DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT~~Agreement.

OnIn ~~May 23~~connection with Mr. Peter Bissinger’s retirement, ~~2005~~as described below, Thomas Industries Inc. ~~reported~~(the ~~that~~“Company”) ~~all~~and ~~required~~Mr. ~~regulatory~~Bissinger ~~approvals~~entered ~~with~~into ~~respect~~a toconsulting ~~the~~agreement ~~previously~~dated ~~announced~~June 15, ~~agreement~~2005 to(the be“Consulting ~~acquired~~Agreement”). The byConsulting ~~Gardner~~Agreement ~~Denver,~~will ~~Inc.~~become ~~have~~effective ~~been~~January 1, ~~received~~2006 and ~~announced~~will ~~that~~continue athrough ~~special~~June 30, ~~meeting~~2007. Mr. ofBissinger ~~shareholders~~will toprovide ~~approve~~consulting ~~the~~services ~~proposed~~t ~~transaction~~o ~~has~~the ~~been~~Company ~~scheduled~~on ~~for~~a ~~July 1,~~part-time ~~2005~~basis. AMr. ~~copy~~Bissinger will be paid an aggregate of E189,000 for performing the ~~press~~consulting ~~release~~services, iswhich ~~furnished~~amount ~~herewith~~shall asbe ~~Exhibit~~paid 99in equal monthly installments during the term of the Consulting Agreement.1.

~~ITEM~~Item 91.~~01.~~02 ~~FINANCIAL~~Termination ~~STATEMENTS~~of ~~AND~~a ~~EXHIBITS~~Material Definitive Agreement.

(c)	Exhibits
		Exhibit Number	Description
		99.1	Press Release issued May 23, 2005.

In connection with the announcement of Mr. Bissinger’s retirement, Mr. Bissinger and the Company have agreed to terminate the Service Agreement between TIWR Holding GmbH & Co. KG dated January 1, 2003, as amended, effective December 31, 2005.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

~~Pursuant~~Mr. toPeter ~~the~~Bissinger ~~requirements~~will resign as Vice President and General Manager of the ~~Securities~~European ~~Exchange~~Compressor ~~Act~~and ofPump ~~1934~~Group, ~~the~~effective ~~Registrant~~December 31, ~~has~~2005. Beginning ~~duly~~January 1, ~~caused~~2006, ~~this~~Mr. ~~report~~Bissinger will continue to bework ~~signed~~with onthe ~~its~~Company ~~behalf~~in bya ~~the~~part-time ~~undersigned~~consulting ~~hereunto~~role ~~duly~~for ~~authorized~~a period of 18 months.

	THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC. (Registrant)
Dated: May 23, 2005	By:	/s/ Phillip J. Stuecker
		Phillip J. Stuecker Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary

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Signatures

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, on June 21, 2005.

Thomas Industries Inc.

(Registrant)

By:

/s/

Phillip J. Stuecker

Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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