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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 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 26, 2005

                                GSI LUMONICS INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              New Brunswick, Canada
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                   000-25705                    98-0110412
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          (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
                 39 Manning Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
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          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                                 (978) 439-5511
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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

             All of the directors of GSI Lumonics Inc. ("Company") are
             elected by the shareholders at the annual general meeting and
             serve until the next annual meeting or until a successor is
             appointed or upon his/her earlier death, resignation or
             removal prior to the next annual meeting. Mr. Paul Ferrari,
             Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, decided to
             retire and did not stand for reelection at the Annual and
             Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May
             26, 2005.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

       (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

            Not required.

       (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

            Not required.

       (c)  Exhibits.

            Not required.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            GSI LUMONICS INC.
                                            (Registrant)


Date:  June 2, 2005                         By:    /s/  Tamblyn Ghanem
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                                                Tamblyn Ghanem
                                                Corporate Counsel and Assistant
                                                Secretary