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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2005
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES 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<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 nowrap align="center"><B>06-0640743</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>83 Gerber Road West</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>South Windsor, Connecticut</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>06074</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director Fees</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: 18pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">Amount of</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">offering price per</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of securities to be registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">registered(1)</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 style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">100,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$8.89</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$889,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$95</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" 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
specified in the Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director Fees, may become
subject to such plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" 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 the average of the high and low prices
per share of the common stock on December 13, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange.</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>
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plan Information.*</B></TD>
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>*</B>&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
participants in the Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director Fees (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
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.
</DIV>

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


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents which have been filed by Gerber Scientific, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
with the SEC are hereby incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended April&nbsp;30,
2005, filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;14, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" 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, 2005, filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;25, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended
October&nbsp;31, 2005, filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;1, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

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    <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="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;6,
2005, June&nbsp;23, 2005, August&nbsp;31, 2005, September&nbsp;9,
2005, September&nbsp;27, 2005,
November&nbsp;4, 2005 and December&nbsp;2, 2005; and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" 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.
</DIV>

<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 statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
registration statement or in any other subsequently filed
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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.
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp; Description of Securities.</B></TD>
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<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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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp; Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></TD>
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<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&nbsp;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, or
(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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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.
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp; Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.</B></TD>
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    <TD width="94%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" 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>
</TR>
<TR>    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <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 Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. with respect to the legality
of the common stock registered hereby. Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director
Fees. Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed on December 2, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">15.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Letter from Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. (contained in its opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
registration statement).</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp; Undertakings.</B></TD>
</TR>

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</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;&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;&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;&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>

<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;&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&nbsp;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.
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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;&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;&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;(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 19th day of December
2005.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<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 December 19, 2005 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Jay Zager</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>
Jay Zager
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ John J. Krawczynski</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>
John J. Krawczynski
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer and Corporate Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Donald P. Aiken</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>
Donald P. Aiken
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman and Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Edward G. Jepsen</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>
Edward G. Jepsen
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Randall D. Ledford</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>
Randall D. Ledford
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ John R. Lord</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>
John R. Lord
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Carole F. St. Mark</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>
Carole F. St. Mark
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ A. Robert Towbin</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>
A. Robert Towbin
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ W. Jerome Vereen</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>
W. Jerome Vereen
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="94%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" 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>
</TR>
<TR>    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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 Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. with respect to the
legality of the common stock registered hereby. Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director
Fees. Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed on December 2, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">15.1</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Letter from Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. (contained in its opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
registration statement).</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2005
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
06-0640743
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
83 Gerber Road West
South Windsor, Connecticut
06074
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director Fees
(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
100,000
$8.89
$889,000
$95
(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
specified in the Gerber Scientific, Inc. Agreement for Deferment of Director Fees, may become
subject to such plan.
(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 the average of the high and low prices
per share of the common stock on December 13, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange.
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. Agreement for Deferment of Director Fees (the "Plan").
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 Gerber Scientific, Inc. (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,
2005, filed with the SEC on July 14, 2005;
(b)
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended
July 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on August 25, 2005;
(c)
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended
October 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005;
(d)
the Registrant's Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed with the SEC on June 6,
2005, June 23, 2005, August 31, 2005, September 9,
2005, September 27, 2005,
November 4, 2005 and December 2, 2005; 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 statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
registration statement or in any other subsequently filed
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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, or
(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. Agreement for Deferment of Director
Fees. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on December 2, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein.
15.1
Letter from Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Filed herewith.
23.2
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;
(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.
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(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 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 19th day of December
2005.
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 December 19, 2005 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
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. Agreement for Deferment of Director
Fees. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on December 2, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein.
15.1
Letter from Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Filed herewith.
23.2
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).