Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) February 24, 2012

 

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13215   76-0419383

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 3000

Wayne, PA

   19087
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(610) 249-2000

(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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 24, 2012, Gardner Denver, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that on February 21, 2012 its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on March 23, 2012, to stockholders of record as of March 8, 2012. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Company specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated February 24, 2012

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: March 1, 2012     By:  

/s/ Brent A. Walters

      Brent A. Walters
      Vice President, General Counsel,
      Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Gardner Denver, Inc. Press Release dated February 24, 2012