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) October 26, 2005 Gardner Denver, Inc. ------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 1-13215 76-0419383 --------------------- ------------------- ----------------------- (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 ------------------------------------------ (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] 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 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On October 26, 2005, Gardner Denver, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and guidance for diluted earnings per share for the three months ending December 31, 2005, as well as updated guidance for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2005 and 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. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated October 26, 2005 - 2 - 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: October 26, 2005 By: /s/ Tracy D. Pagliara ---------------------------------------- Tracy D. Pagliara Vice President, Administration, General Counsel and Secretary - 3 - EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated October 26, 2005 - 4 -