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): November 9, 2011

Gardner Denver, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(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):

From time to time, Gardner Denver, Inc.’s (the “Company”) senior management meets with current and potential investors and business analysts. The Company intends to use the presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Investor Presentation”) at these meetings over the next several months. The Company intends to post the Investor Presentation on the “Investors” section of its website at www.gardnerdenver.com. The Company reserves the right to discontinue the availability of the Investor Presentation at any time. A copy of the Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

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.

(d) Exhibits.

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.

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