GORMAN RUPP CO - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

þ		ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

OR

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio		34-0253990
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
305 Bowman St., Mansfield, Ohio		44903
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (419) 755-1011

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value		American Stock Exchange

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o      No þ

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o      No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ      No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in the definitive proxy statement incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer þ		Non-accelerated filer   o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o      No þ

State the aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant. The aggregate market value is computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold as of June 30, 2007. $247,341,299

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock as of March 1, 2008.

Common Shares, without par value—16,703,035

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference into Part II (Items 5-9B).

Portions of Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement incorporated by reference into Part III (Items 10-14).

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The Exhibit Index is located at Page 17

 

 

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Registrant (“Gorman-Rupp” or the “Company”) designs, manufactures and sells pumps and related equipment (pump and motor controls) for use in water, wastewater, construction, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”), military and other liquid-handling applications.

PRODUCTS

The principal products of the Company are pumps and fluid control products. (The Company operates principally in one business segment, the manufacture and sale of pumps and related fluid control equipment.) The following table sets forth, for the years 2005 through 2007, the total net sales, income before income taxes and identifiable assets ($000 omitted) of the Company.

		2007				2006				2005
Net Sales		$	305,562			$	270,910			$	231,249
Income Before Income Taxes			35,383				27,726				17,138
Identifiable Assets			211,534				187,540				179,541

The Company’s product line consists of pump models ranging in size from ¹/4" to 84" and ranging in rated capacity from less than one gallon per minute up to 500,000 gallons per minute. The types of pumps which the Company produces include self priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows and oscillating.

The pumps have drives that range from 1/35 horsepower electric motors up to much larger electric motors or internal combustion engines. Many of the larger units comprise encased, fully integrated sewage pumping stations. In certain cases, units are designed for the inclusion of customer-supplied drives.

The Company’s larger pumps are sold principally for use in the construction, industrial, sewage and waste handling fields; for boosting low residential water pressure; for pumping refined petroleum products, including the ground refueling of aircraft; for heating and cooling in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) applications; and for various agricultural purposes. Additionally, pumps manufactured for fire protection are used for sprinkler systems, fire hydrants, stand pipes, fog systems and deluge systems at hotels, banks, factories, airports, schools, public buildings and hundreds of other facilities throughout the world. Pumps are also utilized for dewatering and flood control purposes.

Many of the Company’s smallest pumps are sold to customers for incorporation into such products as food processing, chemical, photo processing, waste treatment, and HVAC equipment, appliances, and for automated explosives detection systems in airports.

ACQUISITIONS

On April 2, 2007, The Gorman-Rupp International Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) acquired a 90% controlling interest in Wavo Pompen B.V. in The Netherlands, which was subsequently renamed Gorman-Rupp Europe B.V. The addition of the pump line will complement and expand the Gorman-Rupp family of pumps currently offered in international markets.

PART I—Continued

ITEM 1. BUSINESS—Continued

MARKETING

Except for government and export sales, the Company’s pumps are marketed in the United States and Canada through a network of about 1,000 distributors, through manufacturers’ representatives (for sales to many original equipment manufacturers), through third-party distributor catalogs, and by direct sales. The Company is continuously seeking alliances to further enhance marketing opportunities. Government sales are handled directly by the Company; and export sales are made primarily through foreign distributors and representatives. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, there were no shipments to any single customer that exceeded 10% of total net sales.

Over the last twelve years, Gorman-Rupp has actively pursued international business opportunities by, among other efforts, opening facilities outside North America. In 1996, the Company established an office in Greece to improve access to Middle East and European markets. In 1998, Patterson Pump Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Patterson Pump Ireland Limited, started the assembly of pumps in Ireland to better serve the European market. (In March 2002, Patterson Pump Company acquired the balance of the equity interest in Patterson Pump Ireland Limited.) In January 2002, the Mansfield Division opened a warehouse near Leeuwarden, The Netherlands to further enhance marketing opportunities in Europe. In April 2007, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Gorman-Rupp International Company, purchased a 90% controlling equity interest in Wavo Pompen B.V. located in The Netherlands, which was subsequently renamed Gorman-Rupp Europe B.V. During 2006, the Company began shipping pumps from a leased warehouse in Bangkok, Thailand principally to its Asian customers. The Company’s foreign operations do not involve material market risks due to their small size, both individually and collectively.

As a result of this active pursuit of international business, approximately $88.1 million of 2007 sales were made to customers in over 100 nations outside the United States, as compared to $82.4 million in 2006 and $59.6 million in 2005. International sales represented 29%, 30% and 26% of total sales in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. No sales made to customers in any one foreign country amounted to more than 5% of total sales during 2007; however in 2006, sales to customers in Kuwait represented 7% of total sales. The Company continues its efforts to penetrate international markets principally by its aggressive response to worldwide pumping needs.

COMPETITION

Since the late 1990’s, a number of consolidations have occurred within the highly competitive pump industry. As a consequence, numerous pump competitors now exist as subsidiaries, divisions or departments within larger corporations. Foreign sourced pumps have also increasingly penetrated into the Company’s domestic markets.

Gorman-Rupp estimates that 80 other companies selling pumps and pump units compete in one or more of the lines of business and applications in which comparable products of the Company are utilized. Many pumps are specifically designed and engineered for a particular customer’s application. The Company believes that proper application, product performance, and quality of delivery and service are the principal methods of competition, and attributes its success to its continued emphasis in these areas.

PART I—Continued

ITEM 1. BUSINESS—Continued

PURCHASING AND PRODUCTION

Virtually all materials, supplies, components and accessories used by the Company in the fabrication of its products, including all castings (for which most patterns are made and owned by the Company), structural steel, bar stock, motors, solenoids, engines, seals, and plastic and elastomeric components are purchased by the Company from other suppliers and manufacturers. No purchases are made under long-term contracts and the Company is not dependent upon a single source for any materials, supplies, components or accessories which are of material importance to its business.

The Company purchases motors for its polypropylene bellows pumps and magnetic drive pumps from several alternative vendors, and motor components for its large submersible pumps from a limited number of suppliers. Small motor requirements are also currently sourced from alternative suppliers.

The other production operations of the Company consist of the machining of castings, the cutting, shaping and welding of bar stock and structural members, the manufacture of a few minor components, and the assembling, painting and testing of its products. Virtually all of the Company’s products are tested prior to shipment.

OTHER ASPECTS

As of December 31, 2007, the Company employed approximately 1,065 persons, of whom approximately 649 were hourly employees. The Company has no collective bargaining agreements, has never experienced a strike and considers its labor relations to be satisfactory.

Although the Company owns a number of patents, and several of them are important to its business, Gorman-Rupp believes that the business of the Company is not materially dependent upon any one or more patents. The Company’s patents, trademarks and other intellectual property are adequate for its business purposes.

The backlog of orders at December 31, 2007 was valued at $116.4 million compared to $109.5 million at December 31, 2006. Over 97% of the Company’s backlog of unfilled orders is scheduled to be shipped during 2008, with the remainder during 2009. The original equipment market, fire protection market and municipal market represent 40%, 20% and 20%, respectively of the total order backlog at December 31, 2007.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company maintains a website accessible through its Internet address of www.gormanrupp.com. Gorman-Rupp makes available free of charge on or through www.gormanrupp.com its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and its current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments thereto, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports (and any amendments) are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (As noted in Gorman-Rupp’s Annual Report to Shareholders, a paper copy of the Company’s Form 10-K is also available free of charge upon written request to the Company’s Corporate Secretary.) However, the information contained on the

PART I—Continued

ITEM 1. BUSINESS—Continued

Company’s website is not a part of this Form 10-K or any other report filed with or furnished to the Commission.

ITEM 1A.		RISK FACTORS

Market influences and cost pressures

The overall pump industry is cyclical in nature, and business activity is somewhat related to conditions in the durable goods and capital equipment markets. The Company cannot predict the timing or extent of future economic or market swings. Additionally, raw material and energy purchases are major drivers of costs in the manufacture of pumps, and these costs are highly unpredictable. While efforts are made to recoup higher production costs through increased prices, the future acceptability of such price increases by customers is not guaranteed due to the highly competitive market place.

Family ownership of common equity

A substantial percentage of the Company’s Common Shares is held by various members of the Gorman and Rupp families and their affiliates. These family holdings do not typically trade; therefore, the Common Shares, in part because of these circumstances, as a general matter, have a history of relatively thin trading experiences on the American Stock Exchange.

ITEM 1B.		UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

The Company has not received any written comments from the Commission staff regarding its periodic or current reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 180 days before the end of its fiscal year to which this Form10-K relates.

ITEM 2.		PROPERTIES

All of the production operations of the Company are conducted at its plants located in Mansfield and Bellville, Ohio; Toccoa, Georgia; Royersford, Pennsylvania; St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; County Westmeath, Ireland; and Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. All of these properties, except the plants in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands and County Westmeath, Ireland are owned in fee without any material encumbrance. The Company similarly owns a facility in Sparks, Nevada comprising a training center and warehouse, and a former production plant in Oklahoma now used for warehousing and office space. In addition, the Company leases warehouse facilities in Bangkok, Thailand and Culomberg, The Netherlands to house pumps and pump parts. The Company’s various production facilities and warehouses are described below in more detail.

PART I—Continued

ITEM 2.		PROPERTIES—Continued

						Company
		Square				Operation
Location		Footage				Start Date				Description of Production Activity
Mansfield, Ohio			238,000				1947			Assembly, Warehousing and Office (1)
			134,200				1968			Assembly, Warehousing and Office (2)
			11,500				1979			Training, Personnel and Advertising
			83,500				1983			Warehousing (3)
			360,000				2000			Machining, Assembly and Warehousing (4)
Bellville, Ohio			93,200				1953			Assembly, Warehousing and Office (5)
Toccoa, Georgia			171,750				1988			Manufacturing, Warehousing and Office (6)
			31,800				2006			Assembly and Warehousing (7)
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada			52,600				1960			Manufacturing, Warehousing and Office (8)
County Westmeath, Ireland			10,000				1998			Manufacturing (9)
Royersford, Pennsylvania			78,400				2002			Manufacturing, Warehousing and Office (10)
			43,100				2002			Warehousing (11)
Sand Springs, Oklahoma			28,200				1977			Warehousing and Office (12)
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands			16,210				2002			Warehousing (13)
			10,193				2007			Assembly, Warehousing and Office (14)
Culomberg, The Netherlands			10,150				2007			Warehousing and Office (15)
			2,691				2007			Warehousing (16)
Sparks, Nevada			26,000				1972			Warehousing (17)
Bangkok, Thailand			3,000				2006			Warehousing (18)

PART I—Continued

ITEM 2.		PROPERTIES—Continued

Gorman-Rupp considers its plants, machinery and equipment to be well maintained, in good operating condition and adequate for the present uses and business requirements of the Company.

PART I—Continued

ITEM 3.		LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Numerous business entities in the pump and fluid-handling industries, as well as a multitude of companies in many other industries, continue to be targeted in a series of lawsuits in several jurisdictions by various individuals seeking redress to claimed injury as a result of the entities’ alleged use of asbestos in their products. The Company and three of its subsidiaries remain drawn into this mass-scaled litigation, typically as one of hundreds of co-defendants in a particular proceeding. (The vast majority of these cases are against Patterson Pump Company.) The allegations in the lawsuits involving the Company and/or its subsidiaries are vague, general and speculative, and most cases have not advanced beyond the early stage of discovery. In certain situations, the plaintiffs have voluntarily dismissed the Company and/or its subsidiaries from some of the lawsuits after the plaintiffs have acknowledged that there is no basis for their claims. In other situations, the Company and/or its subsidiaries have been dismissed from some of the lawsuits as a result of court rulings in favor of motions to dismiss and/or motions for summary judgment. In eleven cases, the Company and/or its subsidiaries have entered into nominal economic settlements recommended and paid for by insurers, coupled with dismissal of the lawsuits. Insurers of the Company have engaged legal counsel to represent the Company and its subsidiaries and to protect their interests.

In addition, the Company and/or its subsidiaries are parties in a small number of legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business. Management does not currently believe that these proceedings, or the industry-wide asbestos litigation, will materially impact the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

ITEM 4.		SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, no matter was submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3), the information regarding executive officers called for by Item 401 of Regulation S-K and by Item 10 of this Form 10-K is set forth below.

								Date
								Elected to
Name		Age				Office		Position
James C. Gorman			83			Chairman			1989
Jeffrey S. Gorman			55			President and Chief Executive Officer			1998
Robert E. Kirkendall			65			Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary			2003
William D. Danuloff			60			Vice President and Chief Information Officer			2005
Judith L. Sovine			63			Treasurer			2001
David P. Emmens			59			Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary			2002
Lee A. Wilkins			53			Vice President Human Resources			2006

Except as noted, each of the above-named officers has held his or her executive position with the Company for the past five years. Mr. J. C. Gorman served as the Company’s President from 1964 until 1989, and as Chief Executive Officer from 1964 until 1996. (He has served as a Director of the Company continuously since 1946.) Mr. J. S. Gorman was elected President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 1998, after having served as Senior Vice President since 1996. Mr. J. S. Gorman also held the position of General Manager of the Mansfield Division from 1989 through 2005. He served as Assistant General Manager from 1986 to 1988; and he held the office of Corporate Secretary from 1982 to 1990. (He has served as a Director of the Company continuously since 1989.) Mr. Kirkendall was elected Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary in 2003. He was elected Senior Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary in 2002; and he served as Vice President Corporate Development from 1999 to 2002, Corporate Secretary from 1990 to 2002 and Assistant Treasurer from 1982 to 1999. Mr. Danuloff was elected Vice President and Chief Information Officer in 2005. He previously served as Vice President Information Technology from 1991 to 2005, after having served as Director of Information Services from 1981 to 1991. Ms. Sovine was elected Treasurer in 2001. She served as Assistant Treasurer from 1999 to 2001 and prior to 1999 held a variety of financial management positions within the Company. Mr. Emmens joined the Company as Corporate Counsel in 1997, and was elected as Corporate Secretary in 2002. He served as Assistant Corporate Secretary from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Wilkins joined the Company in 1990 and most recently (beginning in 2002 ) served as Corporate Director of Human Resources. Mr. J. S. Gorman is the son of Mr. J. C. Gorman. Mr. Christopher H. Lake, a Director of the Company, is the son of Dr. Peter B. Lake, also a Director. There are no other family relationships among any of the Executive Officers and Directors of the Company.

PART II

ITEM 5.		MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Attention is directed to the section “Ranges of Stock Prices” and the data immediately below pertaining to the shareholder information reported by the Transfer Agent and Registrar on page 52 in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

Attention is also directed to the section “Shareholder Return Performance Presentation” on page 52 in the Company’s 2007 annual report to shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

None of the Company’s Common Shares were sold by the Company during the period covered by this Form 10-K that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

The Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares during the fourth quarter of the period covered by this Form 10-K.

ITEM 6.		SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Attention is directed to the section “Eleven Year Summary of Selected Financial Data” on pages 48 and 49 in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 7.		MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Attention is directed to the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” on pages 40-45, and to the “Safe Harbor Statement” on page 53, in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 7A.		QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Attention is directed to the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” on pages 40-45, and to the “Safe Harbor Statement” on page 53, in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated herein by this reference. The Company’s foreign operations do not involve material market risks due to their small size, both individually and collectively. As indicated in paragraph 1 on page 43 referenced above, the Company has no material market risk exposures required to be reported by Item 305 of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 8.		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Attention is directed to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon on pages 26-39, and to the section “Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations” on pages 48 and 49, in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated herein by this reference.

PART II—Continued

ITEM 9.		CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

The Company has not changed its independent public accountants and there have been no reportable disagreements with such accountants regarding accounting principles or practices or financial disclosure matters.

ITEM 9A.		CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no material weaknesses identified at any Division or Subsidiary of the Company during 2007. The 2007 Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and the related Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting are incorporated herein by this reference from pages 46 and 47 of the Company’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no other changes in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures that occurred during the most recent fiscal year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Subsequent to the date of the evaluation, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures that could significantly affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.		OTHER INFORMATION

The Company has no information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of the year covered by this report on Form 10-K that has not otherwise been reported on a Form 8-K.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

With respect to Directors, attention is directed to the sections “Election of Directors”, “Board of Directors and Directors’ Committees” and “Audit Review Committee Report” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

With respect to executive officers, attention is directed to Part I of this Form 10-K.

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its President and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (as well as to all employees, officers and Directors). The Code of Ethics is set forth as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. In addition, the Code of Ethics is posted on the Company’s website accessible through its Internet address of www.gormanrupp.com (under the heading “Investor Relations” and the sub-heading “Corporate Governance”).

ITEM 11.		EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Attention is directed to the sections “Board of Directors and Directors’ Committees”, “Executive Compensation”, “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Pension Benefits” and “Compensation Committee Report” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 12.		SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Attention is directed to the sections “Principal Shareholders”, “Election of Directors” and “Shareholdings by Named Executive Officers” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

On May 22, 1997, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Plan. This Plan became effective without shareholder approval and constitutes the Company’s only equity compensation plan. The Plan provides (originally through 2006) for share compensation for regular services performed by each of the Company’s non-employee Directors. In addition to cash compensation, non-employee Directors receive an automatic award of 500 Common Shares (from the Company’s treasury) on each July 1. On July 27, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution extending the Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation plan for an additional term until the earlier of (i) May 21, 2017, (ii) at such time as all of the Company’s Common Shares authorized for award under the Plan and registered under Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-30159 shall have been awarded and issued, (iii) at such time as the Company deregisters any Common Shares not issued under the foregoing Registration Statement, or (iv) at such time as the Plan is terminated by action of the Board of Directors. The number of Common Shares which may be awarded under the Plan cannot exceed 50,000, subject to certain conditions (e.g. stock splits, stock dividends).

PART III—Continued

ITEM 12.		SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS—Continued

As of December 31, 2007, 31,500 Common Shares had been issued to non-employee Directors and 40,585 Common Shares remained available for future issuance. (6,875 Common Shares were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective September 10, 2004; 7,093 Common Shares were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective December 8, 2006; and 8,117 Common Shares were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective December 10, 2007). No options, warrants or rights are available for issuance under the Plan. Attention is directed to the section “Board of Directors and Directors’ Committees” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

Number of securities

to be issued upon

Weighted average

exercise of outstanding

exercise price of

Number of securities

options, warrants and

outstanding options,

remaining available

Plan Category

rights

warrants and rights

for future issuance

Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Plan (not approved by shareholders)

-0-

$    -0-

40,585

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

—

—

—

Total

-0-

$    -0-

40,585

ITEM 13.		CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Attention is directed to the section “Board of Directors and Directors’ Committees” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

The Company has no relationships or transactions required to be reported by Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 14.		PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Attention is directed to the section “Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

	1.		Financial Statements
			With respect to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, the following documents have been incorporated by reference into this report:

	(i)		Consolidated balance sheets—December 31, 2007 and 2006
	(ii)		Consolidated statements of income—Years ended
			December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
	(iii)		Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity—Years ended
			December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
	(iv)		Consolidated statements of cash flows—Years ended
			December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
	(v)		Notes to consolidated financial statements
	(vi)		2007 Report of independent registered public accounting firm on consolidated financial statements
	(vii)		2007 Report of management on internal control over financial reporting
	(viii)		2007 Report of independent registered public accounting firm on internal control over financial reporting

	2.		Financial Statement Schedules
			All financial statement schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
	3.		Exhibits
			The exhibits listed below are submitted in a separate section of this report immediately following the Exhibit Index.

	(3)		(i) Articles of incorporation and (ii) By-laws
	(4)		Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures
	(10)		Material contracts
	(13)		Annual report to security holders
	(14)		Code of ethics
	(21)		Subsidiaries of the registrant
	(23)		Consents of experts
	(24)		Powers of attorney
	(31)		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
	(32)		Section 1350 Certifications

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

*By:		DAVID P. EMMENS David P. Emmens Attorney-In-Fact

Date: March 10, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

*JEFFREY S. GORMAN				President, Principal Executive
Jeffrey S. Gorman				Officer and Director
* ROBERT E. KIRKENDALL				Senior Vice President and Principal Financial
Robert E. Kirkendall				and Accounting Officer
*JAMES C. GORMAN     James C. Gorman				Director
*THOMAS E. HOAGLIN     Thomas E. Hoaglin				Director
*CHRISTOPHER H. LAKE     Christopher H. Lake				Director
Peter B. Lake				Director
*RICK R. TAYLOR     Rick R. Taylor				Director
*W. WAYNE WALSTON     W. Wayne Walston				Director
*JOHN A. WALTER     John A. Walter				Director

March 10, 2008

By:		/s/ DAVID P. EMMENS David P. Emmens Attorney-In-Fact

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX				pg.no.
		EXHIBIT
(3) (4)		Amended Articles of Incorporation, as amended			*
(3) (4)		Regulations			*
(10) (a)		Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its Directors and Officers			*	*
(10) (b)		Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Plan			*	**
(13)		Incorporated Portions of 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders			18
(14)		Code of Ethics			44
(21)		Subsidiaries of the Company			47
(23)		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			48
(24)		Powers of Attorney			49
(31) (a)		Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)			52
(31) (b)		Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)			54
(32)		Certification Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002			56