Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CORNELL HELEN W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GARDNER DENVER INC [GDI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Finance & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
GARDNER DENVER, INC., 1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2009
(Street)

QUINCY, IL 62305		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/03/2009   M   4,800 A $ 20.09 39,241 (1) D  
Common Stock 12/03/2009   S   4,800 D $ 39 34,441 D  
Common Stock 12/04/2009   M   9,664 A $ 20.09 44,105 D  
Common Stock 12/04/2009   M   14,500 A $ 30.58 58,605 D  
Common Stock 12/04/2009   S   24,164 D $ 39 34,441 D  
Common Stock               110,691 (2) I Trusts
Common Stock               7,960 (3) I 401(K) & Excess Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employer Stock Option (Right-to-buy) $ 20.09 12/03/2009   M     4,800   (4) 02/21/2012 Common Stock 9,664 $ 0 0 D  
Employer Stock Option (Right-to-buy) $ 20.09 12/04/2009   M     9,664   (4) 02/21/2012 Common Stock 0 $ 0 0 D  
Employer Stock Option (Right-to-buy) $ 30.58 12/04/2009   M     14,500   (4) 02/20/2013 Common Stock 0 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CORNELL HELEN W
GARDNER DENVER, INC.
1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY
QUINCY, IL 62305		       EVP, Finance & CFO  

Signatures

 /s/Diana C. Toman, Attorney-in-fact   12/07/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mrs. Cornell transferred 1,063 shares from her direct holdings into Mrs. Cornell's Revocable Trust.
(2) Shares held in Mrs. Cornell's Revocable Trust; John L. Cornell Irrevocable Trust; and Patrick O. Cornell Irrevocable Trust. Mrs. Cornell's spouse, John W. Cornell, serves as trustee for both children's trusts.
(3) The reporting person acquired shares under the Company's Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan, and the related Supplemental Excess Defined Contribution Plan. The information reported herein is based on a report dated as of December 4, 2009 from the Plan's recordkeeper, JPMorgan.
(4) The options, granted under the Company's Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, became exerciseable in cumulative increments of one-third each beginning the year following the grant date.
 
Remarks:
Diana C. Toman, Attorney-in-fact for Helen W. Cornell, pursuant to Power of Attorney dated November 16, 2009 and filed with the SEC on December 7, 2009.

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