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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2006
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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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<BR>
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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<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Gerber Scientific, 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>Connecticut</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>06-0640743</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>83 Gerber Road West <BR>
South Windsor, Connecticut</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="BOTTOM"><B>06074</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan<BR>
Special Grant Agreement</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>William V. Grickis, Jr.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
83 Gerber Road West<BR>
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(860)&nbsp;644-1551</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>Richard J. Parrino, Esq.<BR>
Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P.<BR>
8300 Greensboro Drive<BR>
McLean, VA 22102<BR>
(703)&nbsp;610-6100</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount to be</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">offering price per</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">aggregate offering</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">registration</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of securities to be registered</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">registered(1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">share(2)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">price(2)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">fee</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Common Stock</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,240,607&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">14.06&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">31,502,934&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,371&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(4)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Common Stock</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">50,000&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">9.34&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">467,000&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">50&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">31,969,934&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,421&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(4)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this registration statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of common stock shown
above, an indeterminate number of shares of common stock which, by reason of certain events,
may become subject to the plans.</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for
purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on (a) the average of the high and low prices
per share of the common stock on September 18, 2006, as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange, with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Gerber Scientific, Inc 2006 Omnibus
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Omnibus Plan&#148;), and (b) the option exercise price of $9.34 per share,
with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Special Grant Agreement, dated as of
December&nbsp;7, 2001, between Gerber Scientific, Inc. and George M. Gentile (the &#147;Special Grant Agreement&#148;).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to
the Omnibus Plan, which consist of (a) 1,338,733 newly authorized
shares, (b) 161,267 shares
remaining available for issuance pursuant to the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Option
Plan, the Gerber Scientific, Inc. Non-Employee Director's Stock Grant Plan and the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2005-2006 Executive
Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (collectively, the &#147;Prior Plans&#148;) as of September 21, 2006 and
(c) up to a maximum of 740,607 shares
subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans as of September 21, 2006 that,
under certain circumstances described in the Omnibus Plan, may
become issuable pursuant to the Omnibus Plan.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Of this registration fee, a filing fee of $1,048 associated with 901,874 of
the shares
registered hereby was previously paid in connection with the filing
of Registration Statement No. 333-116991 relating to the Prior Plans.
The registration fee with respect to the Omnibus Plan represents the fee
payable for the 1,338,733 newly authorized
shares registered hereby.</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Special Grant Agreement.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.*</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*</B>
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<TD>The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
participants in the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) and to the
holder of options under the Special Grant Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;7, 2001, between Gerber
Scientific, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) and George M. Gentile. According to the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form
S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;),
either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference
pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents which have been filed by the Registrant with the SEC are hereby
incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended April&nbsp;30,
2006, filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;28, 2006;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended
July&nbsp;31, 2006, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2006;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May&nbsp;30, 2006;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the information set forth under Item&nbsp;4.02 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;13, 2006; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in its Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;11, 1980, including any amendments or reports the
Registrant files for the purpose of updating this description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant does not incorporate by reference any portion of any document, including any
Current Report on Form 8-K, which is not deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject any portion
of any such document to the liability of that section unless the Registrant expressly states that
such information is so deemed to be filed or unless the Registrant expressly incorporates such
information by reference in this registration statement. Subject to the foregoing, all documents
and reports subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of the filing of such documents or reports.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference into this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this registration
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated into this
registration statement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
registration statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. (The common stock is registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is a Connecticut corporation subject to the applicable indemnification
provisions of the Connecticut Business Corporation Act (the &#147;CBCA&#148;). Under section 33-771 of the
CBCA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Connecticut prior to January&nbsp;1, 1997, such as
the Registrant, is required to indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or
she is a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if (a)&nbsp;such person conducted himself
or herself in good faith, (b)&nbsp;such person reasonably believed (i)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in such
person&#146;s official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation, and (ii)&nbsp;in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and (c)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In addition, unless ordered by a court, a corporation may
not indemnify such person in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation
(except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that
such person has met the standard of conduct set forth in the foregoing sentence) or in connection
with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which such person was adjudged liable on the basis
that he or she received a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled. Indemnity is
mandatory to the extent the matter has been successfully defended. Under section 33-776 of the
CBCA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Connecticut prior to January&nbsp;1, 1997 also is
required to indemnify an officer, employee and agent who is a party to a proceeding because he or
she is an officer, employee or agent of the corporation to the same extent as a director. Section
33-776 of the CBCA further provides that if such person is an officer, employee or agent but not a
director and such person is a party to a proceeding because he or she is an officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify such person to such further extent,
consistent with public policy, as may be provided by contract, the certificate of incorporation of
the corporation, the bylaws of the corporation or a resolution of the board of directors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s restated by-laws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and reimburse,
to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any current or former director or officer or,
at the discretion of the Board of Directors, any current or former employee or agent made a party
to any action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, for expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, and such
amount of any judgment, fine or settlement for which he or she may have become liable or actually
incurred in connection with the defense or reasonable settlement of any such action or threatened
action, suit or proceeding. The Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation provides that
the personal liability of any director to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages
for breaching his or her duty as a director is limited to the amount of compensation received by
the director for serving the Registrant during the year of the violation if such breach did not,
among other things, (a)&nbsp;involve a knowing and culpable violation of law by the director, (b)&nbsp;enable
the director or an associate to receive an improper personal economic gain, (c)&nbsp;show a lack of good
faith and a conscious disregard for the duty of the director to the Registrant under circumstances
in which the director was aware that his or her conduct or omission created an unjustifiable risk
of serious injury to the Registrant, or (d)&nbsp;constitute a sustained and unexcused pattern of
inattention that amounted to an abdication of the director&#146;s duty to the Registrant. The
Registrant has obtained directors&#146; and officers&#146; reimbursement and liability insurance against
certain liabilities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. with respect to the legality
of the common stock registered hereby. Filed herewith.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed as
Appendix&nbsp;B to the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed
with the SEC on August&nbsp;18, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Special Grant Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;7, 2001, between
Gerber Scientific, Inc. and George M. Gentile (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.5 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 2002).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
firm. Filed herewith.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. (contained in its opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
registration statement).</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 the
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 the 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;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8 and 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&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;If the Registrant is relying on Rule&nbsp;430B:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be
part of the Registration Statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
included in the Registration Statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)&nbsp;Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part
of a Registration Statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the Registration
Statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is
at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
Registration Statement relating to the securities in the Registration Statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a Registration
Statement or prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or prospectus that
is part of the Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior
to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the Registration
Statement or prospectus that was part of the Registration Statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date; or
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;If the Registrant is subject to Rule&nbsp;430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
as part of a Registration Statement relating to an offering, other than Registration Statements
relying on Rule&nbsp;430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430A, shall be deemed to
be part of and included in the Registration Statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a Registration Statement or prospectus
that is part of the Registration Statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or prospectus that is part of the
Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first
use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the Registration Statement or prospectus
that was part of the Registration Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned
Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered
to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned Registrant; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp;Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 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 the 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering
thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 by 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="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<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, 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, hereunto
duly authorized, in the city of South Windsor, state of Connecticut,
on this 22nd day of September
2006.
</DIV>

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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"><B>GERBER SCIENTIFIC, INC.</B><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/
MARC T. GILES</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Marc T. Giles&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<BR>
(Duly Authorized Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Marc T. Giles and Jay
Zager, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact of
any of them, or his or her or their substitute of substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<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, this Registration Statement has
been signed as of September 22, 2006 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">/s/ MARC T. GILES</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Marc T. Giles</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Jay Zager
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(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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John J. Krawczynski
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer and Corporate Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ DONALD P. AIKEN</TD>
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Donald P. Aiken
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Edward G. Jepsen
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ RANDALL D. LEDFORD</TD>
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Randall D. Ledford
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John R. Lord
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ CAROLE F. ST. MARK</TD>
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Carole F. St. Mark
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A. Robert Towbin
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ W. JEROME VEREEN</TD>
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W. Jerome Vereen
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. with respect to the
legality of the common stock registered hereby. Filed herewith.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed as
Appendix&nbsp;B to the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A
filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;18, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Special Grant Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;7, 2001,
between Gerber Scientific, Inc. and George M. Gentile (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.5 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 2002).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. (contained in its opinion
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Gerber Scientific, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
06-0640743
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
83 Gerber Road West
South Windsor, Connecticut
(Address of principal executive offices)
06074
(Zip Code)
Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Special Grant Agreement
(Full title of the plan)
William V. Grickis, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
83 Gerber Road West
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074
(Name and address of agent for service)
(860) 644-1551
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Richard J. Parrino, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
8300 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 610-6100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
registration
Title of securities to be registered
registered(1)
share(2)
price(2)
fee
Common Stock
2,240,607
(3)
$
14.06
$
31,502,934
$
3,371
(4)
Common Stock
50,000
(5)
$
9.34
$
467,000
$
50
Total
$
31,969,934
$
3,421
(4)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this registration statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of common stock shown
above, an indeterminate number of shares of common stock which, by reason of certain events,
may become subject to the plans.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for
purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on (a) the average of the high and low prices
per share of the common stock on September 18, 2006, as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange, with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Gerber Scientific, Inc 2006 Omnibus
Incentive Plan (the "Omnibus Plan"), and (b) the option exercise price of $9.34 per share,
with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Special Grant Agreement, dated as of
December 7, 2001, between Gerber Scientific, Inc. and George M. Gentile (the "Special Grant Agreement").
(3)
Represents the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to
the Omnibus Plan, which consist of (a) 1,338,733 newly authorized
shares, (b) 161,267 shares
remaining available for issuance pursuant to the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Option
Plan, the Gerber Scientific, Inc. Non-Employee Director's Stock Grant Plan and the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2005-2006 Executive
Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (collectively, the "Prior Plans") as of September 21, 2006 and
(c) up to a maximum of 740,607 shares
subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans as of September 21, 2006 that,
under certain circumstances described in the Omnibus Plan, may
become issuable pursuant to the Omnibus Plan.
(4)
Of this registration fee, a filing fee of $1,048 associated with 901,874 of
the shares
registered hereby was previously paid in connection with the filing
of Registration Statement No. 333-116991 relating to the Prior Plans.
The registration fee with respect to the Omnibus Plan represents the fee
payable for the 1,338,733 newly authorized
shares registered hereby.
(5)
Represents shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Special Grant Agreement.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
participants in the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and to the
holder of options under the Special Grant Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2001, between Gerber
Scientific, Inc. (the "Registrant") and George M. Gentile. According to the Note to Part I of Form
S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant
to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents which have been filed by the Registrant with the SEC are hereby
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended April 30,
2006, filed with the SEC on July 28, 2006;
(b)
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended
July 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2006;
(c)
the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May 30, 2006;
(d)
the information set forth under Item 4.02 of the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 13, 2006; and
(e)
the description of the Registrant's common stock contained in its Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on September 11, 1980, including any amendments or reports the
Registrant files for the purpose of updating this description.
The Registrant does not incorporate by reference any portion of any document, including any
Current Report on Form 8-K, which is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject any portion
of any such document to the liability of that section unless the Registrant expressly states that
such information is so deemed to be filed or unless the Registrant expressly incorporates such
information by reference in this registration statement. Subject to the foregoing, all documents
and reports subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of the filing of such documents or reports.
In addition, any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference into this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this registration
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statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated into this
registration statement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable. (The common stock is registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.)
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is a Connecticut corporation subject to the applicable indemnification
provisions of the Connecticut Business Corporation Act (the "CBCA"). Under section 33-771 of the
CBCA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Connecticut prior to January 1, 1997, such as
the Registrant, is required to indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or
she is a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if (a) such person conducted himself
or herself in good faith, (b) such person reasonably believed (i) in the case of conduct in such
person's official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation, and (ii) in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In addition, unless ordered by a court, a corporation may
not indemnify such person in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation
(except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that
such person has met the standard of conduct set forth in the foregoing sentence) or in connection
with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which such person was adjudged liable on the basis
that he or she received a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled. Indemnity is
mandatory to the extent the matter has been successfully defended. Under section 33-776 of the
CBCA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Connecticut prior to January 1, 1997 also is
required to indemnify an officer, employee and agent who is a party to a proceeding because he or
she is an officer, employee or agent of the corporation to the same extent as a director. Section
33-776 of the CBCA further provides that if such person is an officer, employee or agent but not a
director and such person is a party to a proceeding because he or she is an officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify such person to such further extent,
consistent with public policy, as may be provided by contract, the certificate of incorporation of
the corporation, the bylaws of the corporation or a resolution of the board of directors.
The Registrant's restated by-laws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and reimburse,
to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any current or former director or officer or,
at the discretion of the Board of Directors, any current or former employee or agent made a party
to any action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, for expenses, including attorneys' fees, and such
amount of any judgment, fine or settlement for which he or she may have become liable or actually
incurred in connection with the defense or reasonable settlement of any such action or threatened
action, suit or proceeding. The Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation provides that
the personal liability of any director to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages
for breaching his or her duty as a director is limited to the amount of compensation received by
the director for serving the Registrant during the year of the violation if such breach did not,
among other things, (a) involve a knowing and culpable violation of law by the director, (b) enable
the director or an associate to receive an improper personal economic gain, (c) show a lack of good
faith and a conscious disregard for the duty of the director to the Registrant under circumstances
in which the director was aware that his or her conduct or omission created an unjustifiable risk
of serious injury to the Registrant, or (d) constitute a sustained and unexcused pattern of
inattention that amounted to an abdication of the director's duty to the Registrant. The
Registrant has obtained directors' and officers' reimbursement and liability insurance against
certain liabilities.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. with respect to the legality
of the common stock registered hereby. Filed herewith.
10.1
Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed as
Appendix B to the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed
with the SEC on August 18, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2
Special Grant Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2001, between
Gerber Scientific, Inc. and George M. Gentile (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended January 31, 2002).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
firm. Filed herewith.
23.3
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (contained in its opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
registration statement).
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 the
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 the 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 the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8 and 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 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the 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.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be
part of the Registration Statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
included in the Registration Statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part
of a Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the Registration
Statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is
at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
Registration Statement relating to the securities in the Registration Statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a Registration
Statement or prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or prospectus that
is part of the Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior
to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the Registration
Statement or prospectus that was part of the Registration Statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date; or
(ii) If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
as part of a Registration Statement relating to an offering, other than Registration Statements
relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to
be part of and included in the Registration Statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a Registration Statement or prospectus
that is part of the Registration Statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or prospectus that is part of the
Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first
use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the Registration Statement or prospectus
that was part of the Registration Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned
Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the
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purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered
to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.
(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 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 the 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 by 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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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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, hereunto
duly authorized, in the city of South Windsor, state of Connecticut,
on this 22nd day of September
2006.
GERBER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
By:
/s/
MARC T. GILES
Marc T. Giles
President and Chief Executive
Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Marc T. Giles and Jay
Zager, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact of
any of them, or his or her or their substitute of substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed as of September 22, 2006 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
Signature
Title
/s/ MARC T. GILES
Marc T. Giles
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ JAY ZAGER
Jay Zager
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ JOHN J. KRAWCZYNSKI
John J. Krawczynski
Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Signature
Title
/s/ DONALD P. AIKEN
Donald P. Aiken
Chairman and Director
/s/ EDWARD G. JEPSEN
Edward G. Jepsen
Director
/s/ RANDALL D. LEDFORD
Randall D. Ledford
Director
/s/ JOHN R. LORD
John R. Lord
Director
/s/ CAROLE F. ST. MARK
Carole F. St. Mark
Director
/s/ A. ROBERT TOWBIN
A. Robert Towbin
Director
/s/ W. JEROME VEREEN
W. Jerome Vereen
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. with respect to the
legality of the common stock registered hereby. Filed herewith.
10.1
Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed as
Appendix B to the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A
filed with the SEC on August 18, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.2
Special Grant Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2001,
between Gerber Scientific, Inc. and George M. Gentile (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2002).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
firm. Filed herewith.
23.3
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (contained in its opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
registration statement).