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GARDNER DENVER, INC.

GARDNER DENVER, INC.
1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY
QUINCY, IL 62305

Meeting Information

Meeting Type:       Annual Meeting

For holders as of:      March 05, 2010

Date:      May 04, 2010           Time: 1:30 PM CDT

Location: Quincy Country Club
2410 State Street
Quincy, Illinois 62301

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends that you
vote FOR the following:

1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees
01	Frank J. Hansen                     02     Diane K. Schumacher                     03     Charles L. Szews
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2	To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
3	To consider and vote upon the approval of the Company’s Executive Annual Bonus Plan.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal(s):
4	To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company amend its written equal employment opportunity policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and substantially implement the policy, if properly presented at the annual meeting.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.