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October 21, 2008, Gerber Scientific, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) borrowed $30.0 million
under its existing $125.0 million revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
January 31, 2008 to finance its acquisition of Virtek Vision International, Inc.
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in their entirety.</font></div>
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subsidiary, Gerber Scientific Canada Inc., has taken up 29,369,010 common shares
(approximately 88%) of Virtek under the offer to acquire all of the common
shares of Virtek at a price of C$1.05 cash per common share. This transaction
was financed under the Company&#8217;s $125.0 million revolving Credit
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the remaining outstanding shares of Virtek as soon as possible. Following the
completion of such a transaction, the Company intends to de-list the common
shares of Virtek and to cause Virtek to cease to be a reporting
issuer.</font></div>
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virtekacquisition.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):  October 21,
      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
      2.03
Creation
      of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
      Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On
October 21, 2008, Gerber Scientific, Inc. (the "Company") borrowed $30.0 million
under its existing $125.0 million revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
January 31, 2008 to finance its acquisition of Virtek Vision International, Inc.
("Virtek").  The Credit Agreement contains customary events of
default, including failure by the borrowers to make payment when due, failure by
the borrowers to comply with specified covenants, conditions or agreements, and
specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar events affecting the
borrowers.
The
information set forth under Item 8.01 of this report and the news release filed
as Exhibit 99.1 to this report are incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference
in their entirety.
Item
8.01                      Other
Events
On
October 22, 2008, the Company announced that its wholly owned Canadian
subsidiary, Gerber Scientific Canada Inc., has taken up 29,369,010 common shares
(approximately 88%) of Virtek under the offer to acquire all of the common
shares of Virtek at a price of C$1.05 cash per common share. This transaction
was financed under the Company's $125.0 million revolving Credit
Agreement.
The
Company will seek to complete a compulsory acquisition transaction to acquire
the remaining outstanding shares of Virtek as soon as possible. Following the
completion of such a transaction, the Company intends to de-list the common
shares of Virtek and to cause Virtek to cease to be a reporting
issuer.
A copy of
the Company's news release containing the announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1
to this report and is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.
Item
9.01                      Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
The
following documents are filed herewith as exhibits to this report:
Exhibit
Number
Description of
      Exhibits
99.1
News
      Release dated October 22, 2008
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.
Date:  Octo
ber 24,
    2008
By:
/s/
John
      J.
  Krawczynski
John J.
      Krawczynski
Vice
      President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
(On behalf of the Registrant
      and as
Duly
      Authorized Officer)