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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>


<FONT SIZE=2>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<BR>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K<BR>


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</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<BR>


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<FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<BR>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">May 17, 2005<BR>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">DRESSER, INC.</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><BR>


</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">001-32372</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">75-2795365</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100<BR>


Addison, Texas 75001<BR>


</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)<BR>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(972) 361-9800<BR>


</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</P>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2><P>Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers, Election of Directors;  Appointment of Principal Officers</P>





</B><P>Mark T. Schwetschenau was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors and designated as a member of the Audit Committee on May 17, 2005.  Mr. Schwetschenau is Senior Vice President and Controller of Navistar International Corporation, the parent company for International Truck and Engine Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial trucks and mid-range diesel engines.  Previously, he was Vice President and Controller of the same company since 1998.  From 1997 to 1998, he was Vice President and General Controller of Borden, Inc., an international food and chemical business, and from 1987 to 1997, he held a number of positions with the Quaker Oats Company, including Vice President, Finance of the Quaker Foods Division.  A copy of the Company's press release announcing the election of Mr. Schwetschenau is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>





<B><P>Item 8.01.  Other Events</P>


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<P>The Company is seeking an amendment and waiver under both its Credit Agreement and Senior Unsecured Term Loan.  Specifically, the Company is requesting that the senior lenders extend the required delivery date for its 2004 audited financial statements and 2005 first quarter unaudited financial statements to July 15, 2005.  The extension is considered necessary in view of delays in finalizing the previously announced restatements of prior financial statements and completion of the 2004 audit.</P>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><P>Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>


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</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><P>99.1&#9;Press release, dated May 23, 2005, announcing the election of Mark T. Schwetschenau to the Company's Board of Directors.  </P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=1><P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>


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<FONT SIZE=1><P>Date:&#9;<U>May 23, 2005</U>&#9;</P>





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<P>Dresser, Inc.<BR>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P>/s/&nbsp;PATRICK M. MURRAY&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>


<B>Patrick M. Murray<BR>


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<P>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>&#9;<BR>


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</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P>/s/&nbsp;JAMES A. NATTIER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>


<B>James A. Nattier<BR>


Executive Vice President and<BR>


Chief Financial Officer<BR>


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</B><P>/s/&nbsp;THOMAS J. KANUK&nbsp; <BR>


<B>Thomas J. Kanuk<BR>


Corporate Controller and<BR>


Chief Accounting Officer</B></FONT></TD>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>


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<B><P>Exhibit No.&#9;Description</P>


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<P>99.1&#9;Press release, dated May 23, 2005, announcing election of Mark T. Schwetschenau to the Company's Board of Directors.  </P>





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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):
May 17, 2005
DRESSER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-32372
75-2795365
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100
Addison, Texas 75001
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(972) 361-9800
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers, Election of Directors;  Appointment of Principal Officers
Mark T. Schwetschenau was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors and designated as a member of the Audit Committee on May 17, 2005.  Mr. Schwetschenau is Senior Vice President and Controller of Navistar International Corporation, the parent company for International Truck and Engine Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial trucks and mid-range diesel engines.  Previously, he was Vice President and Controller of the same company since 1998.  From 1997 to 1998, he was Vice President and General Controller of Borden, Inc., an international food and chemical business, and from 1987 to 1997, he held a number of positions with the Quaker Oats Company, including Vice President, Finance of the Quaker Foods Division.  A copy of the Company's press release announcing the election of Mr. Schwetschenau is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 8.01.  Other Events
The Company is seeking an amendment and waiver under both its Credit Agreement and Senior Unsecured Term Loan.  Specifically, the Company is requesting that the senior lenders extend the required delivery date for its 2004 audited financial statements and 2005 first quarter unaudited financial statements to July 15, 2005.  The extension is considered necessary in view of delays in finalizing the previously announced restatements of prior financial statements and completion of the 2004 audit.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
99.1	Press release, dated May 23, 2005, announcing the election of Mark T. Schwetschenau to the Company's Board of Directors.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
May 23, 2005
Dresser, Inc.
/s/ PATRICK M. MURRAY
Patrick M. Murray
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ JAMES A. NATTIER
James A. Nattier
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ THOMAS J. KANUK
Thomas J. Kanuk
Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated May 23, 2005, announcing election of Mark T. Schwetschenau to the Company's Board of Directors.
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