Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire nash_elmo Holdings, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of industrial vacuum pumps, for a purchase price of $223.5 million in cash.

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $154.4 million, a 52% increase compared to the first quarter of 2003.

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced the completion of its public offering of 3,450,000 shares of its common stock, which included the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock to cover over- allotments.

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced today its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 3,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2003 were $116.6 million, a 12% increase compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year. Net income for the three-month period of 2003 was $6.5 million, a 39% increase compared to the same period last year.

Gardner Denver has declared its previously announced cash offer of 185 pence per share for the outstanding shares of Syltone to be wholly unconditional, effectively completing this acquisition. Holders of more than 96% of the outstanding shares …

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that it has reached agreement with the Board of Syltone plc to recommend an offer to acquire the outstanding share capital of Syltone, a publicly traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Revenues and Net Income Increase 9% Compared to the Previous Year the Company Continues to Generate Strong Cash Flow.

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that on September 24 it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a shelf registration statement that would allow the Company to issue up to $150 million of its securities.

Gardner Denver, Inc. announced that revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $109.4 million, a 4% increase compared with the second quarter of the previous year and an 8% increase compared to the three months ending March 31, 2003. Diluted earnings per share (DEPS) in the three-month period of 2003 were $0.33, compared to $0.34 in the previous year, and 50% better than DEPS of $0.22 in the first quarter of 2003.