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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;12, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>GARDNER DENVER, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76-0419383</B><BR>
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1800 Gardner Expressway, Quincy, Illinois</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>62305</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Diana C. Toman, Esq.<BR>
Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary<BR>
Gardner Denver, Inc.<BR>
1800 Gardner Expressway<BR>
Quincy, IL 62305<BR>
Telephone: (217)&nbsp;222-5400<BR>
Facsimile: (217)&nbsp;221-8728</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copies to:</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Laura Kalesnik, Esq.<BR>
Fulbright &#038; Jaworski L.L.P.<BR>
2200 Ross Ave., Suite&nbsp;2800<BR>
Dallas TX 75201-2784<BR>
Telephone: (214)&nbsp;855-8000<BR>
Facsimile: (214)&nbsp;855-8200</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>

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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount to be</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,500,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>36,225,000</B></TD>
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    <TD>1,500,000 shares of Gardner Denver, Inc.&#146;s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), are to be offered and sold under the Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers an additional indeterminable number
of shares as may be necessary to adjust the number of shares being offered or issued pursuant to
the plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, the offering price is estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price
per share is estimated to be $24.15, based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the
Common Stock, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;11, 2008.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Gardner Denver, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to
register an additional 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock that may be offered and sold to
participants under the Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). The Company has previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 (the &#147;Prior
Registration Statements&#148;) relating to the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan on June
2, 2004 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-116108), May&nbsp;21, 2001 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-61314), November&nbsp;3, 1999
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-84397), as amended by post-effective amendment No.&nbsp;1 filed on November&nbsp;5,
1999 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-84397), April&nbsp;10, 1997 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-24921), and April&nbsp;11, 1995
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-91088). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Prior Registration Statements are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement,
except that the provisions contained in Part&nbsp;II of the Prior Registration Statements are modified
as set forth in this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, of which
8,500,000 shares are registered under the Prior Registration Statements and 1,500,000 shares are
registered under this Registration Statement. These share amounts have been adjusted to reflect a
2-for-1 stock split that occurred on June&nbsp;1, 2006.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of Common Stock being registered pursuant hereto has been passed
upon by Jeremy T. Steele, Esq., Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company. Mr.
Steele, a full-time employee of the Company, beneficially owns 417 shares of the Company&#146;s Common
Stock.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of Gardner Denver, Inc., as
amended on May&nbsp;3, 2006, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Gardner
Denver, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed May&nbsp;3, 2006
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13215), and incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of Gardner Denver, Inc., as amended on July&nbsp;29, 2008,
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Gardner Denver, Inc&#146;s Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;4, 2008 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13215),
and incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, Amended and
Restated, as effective on November&nbsp;3, 2008, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Gardner Denver, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
filed November&nbsp;10, 2008 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13215), and
incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq., regarding legality of
securities being registered hereunder</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq. (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, <I>that </I>paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment of the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Quincy, State of Illinois, on November
12, 2008.
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">GARDNER DENVER, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Barry L. Pennypacker
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Barry L. Pennypacker&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Barry L. Pennypacker
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Barry L. Pennypacker
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Helen W. Cornell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Helen W. Cornell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Finance<BR>
and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David J. Antoniuk
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David J. Antoniuk
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President and Corporate Controller&nbsp;(Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Frank J. Hansen
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Donald G. Barger
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Raymond R. Hipp
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David D. Petratis
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Diane K. Schumacher
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles L. Szews
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV align="center">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard L. Thompson
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">*By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left"> /s/ Diana C. Toman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Diana C. Toman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Attorney-in-Fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of Gardner Denver, Inc., as
amended on May&nbsp;3, 2006, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Gardner
Denver, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed May&nbsp;3, 2006
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13215), and incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of Gardner Denver, Inc., as amended on July&nbsp;29, 2008,
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Gardner Denver, Inc&#146;s Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;4, 2008 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13215),
and incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, Amended and
Restated, as effective on November&nbsp;3, 2008, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Gardner Denver, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
filed November&nbsp;7, 2008 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-13215), and
incorporated herein by reference</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq., regarding legality of
securities being registered hereunder</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq. (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GARDNER DENVER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
76-0419383
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
1800 Gardner Expressway, Quincy, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
62305
(Zip Code)
Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)
Diana C. Toman, Esq.
Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Gardner Denver, Inc.
1800 Gardner Expressway
Quincy, IL 62305
Telephone: (217) 222-5400
Facsimile: (217) 221-8728
Copies to:
Laura Kalesnik, Esq.
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
2200 Ross Ave., Suite 2800
Dallas TX 75201-2784
Telephone: (214) 855-8000
Facsimile: (214) 855-8200
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
Proposed maximum
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
per share (2)
aggregate offering price (2)
registration fee (2)
Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share
1,500,000 shares
$
24.15
$
36,225,000
$
1,423.64
(1)
1,500,000 shares of Gardner Denver, Inc.'s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"), are to be offered and sold under the Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an additional indeterminable number
of shares as may be necessary to adjust the number of shares being offered or issued pursuant to
the plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, the offering price is estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price
per share is estimated to be $24.15, based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the
Common Stock, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on November 11, 2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
ITEM 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
ITEM 8. Exhibits.
ITEM 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 24.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Gardner Denver, Inc. (the "Company") to
register an additional 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock that may be offered and sold to
participants under the Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated (the
"Plan"). The Company has previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 (the "Prior
Registration Statements") relating to the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan on June
2, 2004 (Registration No. 333-116108), May 21, 2001 (Registration No. 333-61314), November 3, 1999
(Registration No. 333-84397), as amended by post-effective amendment No. 1 filed on November 5,
1999 (Registration No. 333-84397), April 10, 1997 (Registration No. 333-24921), and April 11, 1995
(Registration No. 333-91088). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Prior Registration Statements are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement,
except that the provisions contained in Part II of the Prior Registration Statements are modified
as set forth in this Registration Statement.
There are 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, of which
8,500,000 shares are registered under the Prior Registration Statements and 1,500,000 shares are
registered under this Registration Statement. These share amounts have been adjusted to reflect a
2-for-1 stock split that occurred on June 1, 2006.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of Common Stock being registered pursuant hereto has been passed
upon by Jeremy T. Steele, Esq., Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company. Mr.
Steele, a full-time employee of the Company, beneficially owns 417 shares of the Company's Common
Stock.
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ITEM 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Gardner Denver, Inc., as
amended on May 3, 2006, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Gardner
Denver, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2006
(SEC File No. 001-13215), and incorporated herein by reference
4.2
Bylaws of Gardner Denver, Inc., as amended on July 29, 2008,
filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Gardner Denver, Inc's Current Report
on Form 8-K, filed November 4, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-13215),
and incorporated herein by reference
4.3
Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, Amended and
Restated, as effective on November 3, 2008, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Gardner Denver, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed November 10, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-13215), and
incorporated herein by reference
5.1*
Opinion of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq., regarding legality of
securities being registered hereunder
23.1*
Consent of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1*
Power of Attorney
*
Filed herewith
ITEM 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
Registration Statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
Provided, however
,
that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment of the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Quincy, State of Illinois, on November
12, 2008.
GARDNER DENVER, INC.
By:
/s/ Barry L. Pennypacker
Barry L. Pennypacker
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Barry L. Pennypacker
Barry L. Pennypacker
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 12, 2008
/s/ Helen W. Cornell
Helen W. Cornell
Executive Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
November 12, 2008
/s/ David J. Antoniuk
David J. Antoniuk
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
November 12, 2008
*
Frank J. Hansen
Chairman of the Board of Directors
November 12, 2008
*
Donald G. Barger
Director
November 12, 2008
*
Raymond R. Hipp
Director
November 12, 2008
*
David D. Petratis
Director
November 12, 2008
*
Diane K. Schumacher
Director
November 12, 2008
*
Charles L. Szews
Director
November 12, 2008
*
Richard L. Thompson
Director
November 12, 2008
*By:
/s/ Diana C. Toman
Diana C. Toman
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Gardner Denver, Inc., as
amended on May 3, 2006, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Gardner
Denver, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2006
(SEC File No. 001-13215), and incorporated herein by reference
4.2
Bylaws of Gardner Denver, Inc., as amended on July 29, 2008,
filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Gardner Denver, Inc's Current Report
on Form 8-K, filed November 4, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-13215),
and incorporated herein by reference
4.3
Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, Amended and
Restated, as effective on November 3, 2008, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Gardner Denver, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K,
filed November 7, 2008 (SEC File No. 001-13215), and
incorporated herein by reference
5.1*
Opinion of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq., regarding legality of
securities being registered hereunder
23.1*
Consent of Jeremy T. Steele, Esq. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1*
Power of Attorney
*
Filed herewith
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