0001418812-13-000008.txt : 20130225 0001418812-13-000008.hdr.sgml : 20130225 20130222184555 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001418812-13-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130225 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130222 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GARDNER DENVER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000916459 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3560] IRS NUMBER: 760419383 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43223 FILM NUMBER: 13635855 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1500 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 3000 CITY: WAYNE STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 BUSINESS PHONE: 6102492000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1500 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 3000 CITY: WAYNE STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GARDNER DENVER MACHINERY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931221 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VA Partners I, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001418812 IRS NUMBER: 421745536 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94133 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-362-3700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94133 SC 13D/A 1 gdi13da2022213.txt SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT ============================================================================= UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2) Gardner Denver, Inc. ------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.01 par value ------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 365558105 ------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) Allison Bennington, Esq. ValueAct Capital 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-3700 ------------------------------------------------ (Name, address and telephone number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) Allison Bennington, Esq. ValueAct Capital 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-3700 February 22, 2013 ------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. This information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ============================================================================= SCHEDULE 13D -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 2 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)* WC* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,507,750** OWNED BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See Item 3 **See Item 2 and 5 SCHEDULE 13D -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 3 of 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) VA Partners I, LLC ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,507,750** OWNED BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 (LLC) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See Item 3 **See Item 2 and 5 SCHEDULE 13D -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 4 of 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,507,750** OWNED BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See Item 3 **See Item 2 and 5 SCHEDULE 13D -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 5 of 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,507,750** OWNED BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 (LLC) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See Item 3 **See Item 2 and 5 SCHEDULE 13D -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 6 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,507,750** OWNED BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See Item 3 **See Items 2 and 5 SCHEDULE 13D -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 7 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,507,750** OWNED BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,507,750** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 (LLC) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See Item 3 **See Items 2 and 5 -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 8 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D IS TO AMEND ITEM 4(PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION) AND ITEM 7 (MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS). THE INFORMATION BELOW SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED. Item 1. Security and Issuer This Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Gardner Denver, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 3000, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087. Item 2. Identity and Background This statement is filed jointly by (a) ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. ("ValueAct Master Fund"), (b) VA Partners I, LLC ("VA Partners I"), (c) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. ("ValueAct Management L.P."), (d) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC ("ValueAct Management LLC"), (e) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. ("ValueAct Holdings") and (f) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC ("ValueAct Holdings GP")(collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). ValueAct Master Fund is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. It has a principal business address of 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133. VA Partners I is a Delaware limited liability company, the principal business of which is to serve as the General Partner to ValueAct Master Fund. It has a principal business address of 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133. ValueAct Management L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership which renders management services to ValueAct Master Fund. ValueAct Management LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, the principal business of which is to serve as the General Partner to ValueAct Management L.P. Each has a principal business address of 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133. ValueAct Holdings is a Delaware limited partnership and is the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Management L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Management LLC and is the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I. ValueAct Holdings GP is a Delaware limited liability company, the principal business of which is to serve as the General Partner to ValueAct Holdings. Each has a principal business address of 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133. (d) and (e). None of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has during the past five years been convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Not Applicable. -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 9 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 4. Purpose of Transaction On February 22, 2013, ValueAct Capital issued a press release entitled "ValueAct Capital Supports sale of Gardner Denver" in support of the sale of the Issuer to KKR & Co. LP. The foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (a) and (b). Set forth below is the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for each person named in Item 2. Shares reported as beneficially owned by ValueAct Master Fund are also reported as beneficially owned by (i) ValueAct Management L.P. as the manager of each such investment partnership, (ii) ValueAct Management LLC, as General Partner of ValueAct Management L.P., (iii) ValueAct Holdings, as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Management L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Management LLC and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I and (iv) ValueAct Holdings GP, as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings. Shares reported as beneficially owned by ValueAct Master Fund are also reported as beneficially owned by VA Partners I, as General Partner of ValueAct Master Fund. VA Partners I, ValueAct Management L.P., ValueAct Management LLC, ValueAct Holdings and ValueAct Holdings GP also, directly or indirectly, may own interests in one or more than one of the partnerships from time to time. Unless otherwise indicated below, by reason of such relationship ValueAct Master Fund is reported as having shared power to vote or to direct the vote, and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, such shares of Common Stock, with VA Partners I (only with respect to ValueAct Master Fund), ValueAct Management L.P., ValueAct Management LLC, ValueAct Holdings and ValueAct Holdings GP. As of the date hereof, ValueAct Master Fund is the beneficial owner of 2,507,750 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 5.1% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock (which shares may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by VA Partners I). ValueAct Management L.P., ValueAct Management LLC, ValueAct Holdings and ValueAct Holdings GP may each be deemed the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 2,507,750 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 5.1% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. All percentages set forth in this Schedule 13D are based upon the Issuer's reported 49,101,923 outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported in the Issuer's 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012. (c), (d) and (e) Not applicable. -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 10 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer Other than as described elsewhere in this Report and as previously reported, the Reporting Persons have no understandings, arrangements, relationships or contracts relating to the Issuer's Common Stock which are required to be described hereunder Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibit (1) Joint Filing Agreement. (2) Press release entitled "ValueAct Capital Supports Sale of Gardner Denver" dated February 22, 2013, issued by ValueAct Capital. -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 11 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below on this Schedule 13D hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey W. Ubben, George F. Hamel, Jr., G. Mason Morfit and Allison Bennington, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or it and in his or its name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments to this Schedule 13D, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary fully to all intents and purposes as he or it might or could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. ValueAct Capital Master Fund L.P., by VA Partners I, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer VA Partners I, LLC By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., by ValueAct Capital Management, LLC its General Partner By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Capital Management, LLC By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 12 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ValueAct Holdings, L.P., by ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 13 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 1 JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING The undersigned parties hereby agree that the Schedule 13D filed herewith (and any amendments thereto) relating to the Common Stock of Gardner Denver, Inc., is being filed jointly on behalf of each of them with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ValueAct Capital Master Fund L.P., by VA Partners I, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer VA Partners I, LLC By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., by ValueAct Capital Management, LLC its General Partner By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Capital Management, LLC By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Holdings, L.P., by ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. -------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2013 George F. Hamel, Jr., Chief Operating Officer -------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP NO. 365558105 Page 14 of 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 2 VALUEACT CAPITAL SUPPORTS SALE OF GARDNER DENVER SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 22, 2013)- ValueAct Capital, holder of 5.1% of the common shares of Gardner Denver, Inc. ("Gardner Denver" or the "Company"), announced today that it supports a sale of the Company to KKR & Co LP for $75 per share in cash. A $75 per share offer represents a 44% premium to the stock price as of July 26th, the date of ValueAct Capital's letter to the Board encouraging a sale of the Company. "ValueAct Capital is pleased to learn that the management and Board of Directors of Gardner Denver have likely secured for their shareholders an all-cash offer of $75 per share," stated Greg Spivy, a Partner at ValueAct Capital. "In our view, this offer should be considered a successful culmination of Gardner Denver's sale process and a wonderful result for all shareholders. We strongly encourage the Board to accept this offer." The offer implies a forward multiple of over 9x EBITDA, which is consistent with recent transactions in the industry. "The Board and management of the Company should be applauded for their efforts in positioning the Company to deliver this value in cash to all its shareholders," Spivy added. About ValueAct Capital ValueAct Capital, with more than $10.0 billion in investments and offices in San Francisco and Boston, seeks to make investments in a limited number of companies. The Principals have demonstrated expertise in sourcing investments in companies they believe to be fundamentally undervalued, and then working with management and the company's board to implement strategies that generate superior returns on invested capital. ValueAct Capital concentrates primarily on acquiring significant ownership stakes in publicly traded companies through both open-market purchases and negotiated transactions.