Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ANDERSON MICHAEL J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANDERSONS INC [ANDE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
480 W DUSSEL DR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2005
(Street)

MAUMEE, OH 43537		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
COMMON STOCK 05/23/2005   S   500 D $ 29.86 84,557.057 D  
COMMON STOCK               51,546 I Mrs. Carol H. Anderson-spouse
COMMON STOCK               6,482 I Michael J. Anderson, Jr. UGMA
COMMON STOCK               6,982 I Laura J. Anderson, UGMA
COMMON STOCK               6,982 I Colin J. Anderson, UGMA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT $ 0 (1)             12/31/2007(1) 01/01/2008(1) COMMON STOCK 0 (1)   5,040 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 8.625             01/01/2001 01/01/2006 COMMON STOCK 15,000   15,000 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 8.875             01/02/1997 01/02/2007 COMMON STOCK 6,761   6,761 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 8.875             01/01/1998 01/01/2008 COMMON STOCK 5,071   5,071 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 10             01/01/2002 01/01/2007 COMMON STOCK 30,000   30,000 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 10             01/01/2002 01/01/2012 COMMON STOCK 10,000   10,000 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 12.7             01/01/2003 01/01/2008 COMMON STOCK 35,000   35,000 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 15.967             01/01/2004 01/01/2009 COMMON STOCK 33,500   33,500 D  
STOCK OPTION $ 31             04/01/2005 03/31/2010 COMMON STOCK 30,000   30,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ANDERSON MICHAEL J
480 W DUSSEL DR
MAUMEE, OH 43537		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 Michael J. Anderson   05/24/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Stock Performance Unit granted pursuant to The Andersons, Inc. Plan. Units vest 100% in 3 years contingent on cumulative EPS from 1/1/2005 to 12/31/2007. Number of underlying shares are determined by the three-year cumulative fully diluted EPS for the performance period.

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