UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 26, 2004
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                          Capital Southwest Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                      Texas
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 811-1056                                 75-1072796
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         (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)


12900 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas                75230
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)


                                 (972) 233-8242
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 4.01  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

Ernst & Young, LLP, our independent  registered public accounting firm, informed
us on August 26, 2004 that it is resigning as our independent  registered public
accounting  firm,  effective  September 1, 2004. Ernst & Young LLP served as our
certifying  accountant  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  March  31,  2004  and the
subsequent  interim  period.  Ernst  &  Young  LLP's  report  on  our  financial
statements  for the fiscal  year ended March 31, 2004 did not contain an adverse
opinion or a  disclaimer  of opinion,  and was not  qualified  or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and the  subsequent  interim  period
through  August 26,  2004,  there were no  disagreements  between us and Ernst &
Young  LLP on any  matter  of  accounting  principles  or  practices,  financial
statement disclosure,  or auditing scope or procedure,  which disagreements,  if
not resolved to Ernst & Young LLP's  satisfaction,  would have caused it to make
reference to the subject  matter of the  disagreements  in  connection  with its
report, and there were no reportable events as specified in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation  S-K. Ernst & Young LLP has informed us that it is resigning from our
account because it does not meet certain size and growth potential thresholds.

Ernst & Young LLP has not  timely  provided  us with a letter  addressed  to the
Securities and Exchange  Commission  confirming or denying the  statements  made
herein.















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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  September 1, 2004


                                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION


                                          By: /s/  William R. Thomas
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                                             William R. Thomas
                                             President and Chairman of the Board