UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 23, 2005
Gardner Denver, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-13215 76-0419383
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
1800 Gardner Expressway
Quincy, Illinois 62305
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(217) 222-5400
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On May 23, 2005, Gardner Denver, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it had received all regulatory approvals necessary
to complete its previously announced acquisition of Thomas Industries Inc. A
copy of this press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibits attached hereto
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such
information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
99.1 Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated May 23, 2005
announcing the receipt of all regulatory approvals
necessary to complete the previously announced acquisition
of Thomas Industries Inc.
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
GARDNER DENVER, INC.
Date: May 23, 2005 By:/s/ Tracy D. Pagliara
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Tracy D. Pagliara
Vice President, Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated May 23, 2005
announcing the receipt of all regulatory approvals
necessary to complete the previously announced
acquisition of Thomas Industries Inc.
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