X0202 4 2008-05-02 0000916459 GARDNER DENVER INC GDI 0001122800 THOMPSON RICHARD L GARDNER DENVER, INC. 1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY QUINCY IL 62305 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2008-05-02 4 M 0 9000 9.86 A 10400 D Common Stock 39400 I R&B Thompson 2005 Family Trust Nonemployee Director Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) 9.86 2008-05-02 4 M 0 9000 0 D 2008-05-07 Common Stock 9000 0 D Shares held indirectly in the R&B Thompson 2005 Family Trust. Mr. Thompson and his wife, Barbara, serve as trustees. Options granted under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, a Rule 16b-3 plan. Options vested in one installment on May 7, 2004. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney dated May 5, 2008. /s/Tracy D. Pagliara 2008-05-06