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)
                              November 8, 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                          62305
                   Quincy, Illinois                        -----------------
    -------------------------------------------------         (Zip Code)
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                               (217) 222-5400
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            (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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ITEM 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
            DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

(c)         On November 9, 2005, Gardner Denver, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing the appointment of David J. Antoniuk as Principal
Accounting Officer for the Company, effective November 8, 2005 (the "Press
Release"). A copy of the Press Release is furnished with this report as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

      99.1       Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated November 9, 2005




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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:  November 9, 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 November 9, 2005








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