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0001276410
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000042682
GORMAN RUPP CO
001-06747
600 SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD
MANSFIELD
OH
44903
419-755-1011
PETRELLA VINCENT K
Director
Common Shares
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
245 Summer Street
Boston
MA
02110
210
5376.00
26178248
05/19/2023
NYSE
Common Shares
08/31/2022
Open Market Purchase
Open Market Purchase
N
60
08/31/2022
Cash
Common Shares
09/01/2022
Open Market Purchase
Open Market Purchase
N
30
09/01/2022
Cash
Common Shares
09/13/2022
Open Market Purchase
Open Market Purchase
N
60
09/13/2022
Cash
Common Shares
09/15/2022
Open Market Purchase
Open Market Purchase
N
60
09/15/2022
Cash
Y
Shares sold for Vincent Petrella Descendants Trust, Debra Benick/Margaret Petrella - Trustees
05/19/2023
/s/ Myra King, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Vincent Petrella