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)
August 6, 2008
Gardner Denver, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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1800 Gardner Expressway
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Quincy, Illinois
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On August 6, 2008, Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that it has acquired substantially all of
the assets of Best Aire, Inc. (“Best Aire”), a U.S. distributor of compressed air and gas products,
serving the Ohio market through its headquarters in Millbury, Ohio, with additional distribution
operations in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Indianapolis, Indiana.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated August 6, 2008 |
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