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)
                                July 26, 2006

                            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                       -------------
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On July 26, 2006, Gardner Denver, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing the Company's results for the second quarter of
2006, certain recent activities, and updated guidance for diluted earnings
per share for the third quarter of 2006 and for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006 (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.

(d)      Exhibits.

         99.1        Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated July 26, 2006





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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:  July 26, 2006                   By:      /s/ Tracy D. Pagliara
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                                          Tracy D. Pagliara
                                          Vice President, Administration,
                                          General Counsel and Secretary





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   99.1           Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated July 26, 2006







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