SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) January 19, 2005 ----------------- LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORPORATION ----------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 1-15097 06-1458056 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification) Incorporation) 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 --------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 914-921-8821 ------------- ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; --------------------------------------------------------------------- Appointment of Principal Officers. ---------------------------------- Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release announcing the election of Lawrence R. Moats to the Board of Directors of Lynch Interactive Corporation on and as of January 13, 2005. Mr. Moats will serve on the Audit Committee. SIGNATURE Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LYNCH INTERACTIVE CORPORATION /s/Robert E. Dolan ------------------ Robert E. Dolan Chief Financial Officer Date: January 19, 2005 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.1--Press Release of Lynch Interactive Corporation, dated January 19, 2005.