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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 22)*

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
38 3082 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     o Rule 13d-1(c)

     þ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 

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1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
JAMES C. GORMAN
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  UNITED STATES (State of Ohio)
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   649,929
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   672,003
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   649,929
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    672,003
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,321,932
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  þ
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  7.91%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN

 

                     
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 22)
     
Item 1 (a)
  Name of Issuer:
 
       THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY
 
    
Item 1 (b)
  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Office:
 
       305 BOWMAN STREET, MANSFIELD, OHIO 44903
 
    
Item 2 (a)
  Name of Person Filing:
 
       JAMES C. GORMAN
 
    
Item 2 (b)
  Address or Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
 
       305 BOWMAN STREET, MANSFIELD, OHIO 44903
 
    
Item 2 (c)
  Citizenship:
 
       UNITED STATES (State of Ohio)
 
    
Item 2 (d)
  Title of Class of Securities:
 
       COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
 
    
Item 2 (e)
  CUSIP Number:
 
       38 3082 10 4
 
    
Item 3.
  Status of Person Filing.
 
       Not Applicable.
 
    
Item 4.
  Ownership.
 
  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,321,932
 
    
 
  (b) Percent of Class: 7.91%
 
    
 
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
         
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
    649,929  
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
    672,003  
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
    649,929  
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
    672,003  

 

 

                     
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Item 5.
  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
 
       Not Applicable.
 
    
Item 6.
  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
 
       Not Applicable   þ
 
       Response to this Item is contained on the separate sheet(s) attached hereto   o
 
    
Item 7.
  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
 
       Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
 
       Not Applicable.
 
    
Item 8.
  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
 
       Not Applicable.
 
    
Item 9.
  Notice of Dissolution of Group.
 
       Not Applicable.
 
    
Item 10.
  Certification.
          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
     
February 11, 2008
   
 
Date

    
/s/ James C. Gorman
 
Signature

    
James C. Gorman, Chairman
 
Name/Title