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fy09guidanceconfirmed.htm
UNITED
      STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
      D.C.  20549
FORM
      8-K
CURRENT
      REPORT
PURSUANT
      TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 5,
      2008
GERBER SCIENTIFIC,
      INC.
(Exact
      name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CONNECTICUT
1-5865
06-0640743
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
      File No.)
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
83 Gerber Road West,
      South Windsor, Connecticut
06074
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
      Telephone Number, including area code:
(860)
      644-1551
Not
      Applicable
(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
      the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions:

Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)

Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02                      Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
On August
6, 2008, Gerber Scientific, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release that
commented on expected financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July
31, 2008, which is the first quarter of the Company's 2009 fiscal
year.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 2.02 by
reference.
The
Company has not filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of
its 2009 fiscal year.  As a result, the comments on
expected financial results are subject to change to reflect any necessary
corrections or adjustments, or changes in accounting estimates, that are
identified prior to the time the Company is in a position to complete that
filing.
Item
2.05                      Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
On August
5, 2008, the Company took action to reduce its global work force by
approximately 135 employee positions or about 6 percent of its worldwide
employee base.  This reduction is in response to a significant
softening in demand for the Company's ophthalmic lens processing and apparel and
flexible materials equipment during the fiscal first quarter ended July 31,
2008.  The reduction in work force occurred through the
identification of opportunities to consolidate certain functions within the
Company. The Company currently expects to record approximately $1.0 million in
charges for severance benefits, all of which will be in the form of cash
termination benefit payments, during the fiscal second quarter ending October
31, 2008.
Item
9.01                      Financial
Statements and Exhibits
d)
Exhibits
The
following document is being furnished as an Exhibit to this report:
Exhibit
Number
Description of
      Exhibit
99.1
Press
      release dated August 6, 2008, issued by Gerber Scientific,
      Inc.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
GERBER
      SCIENTIFIC, INC.
August
      8, 2008
By:
/s/
John
      J. Krawczynski
John J.
      Krawczynski
Vice
      President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
(On
      behalf of the Registrant and as
Principal
      Accounting Officer)