UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2010

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio		1-6747		34-0253990
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 South Airport Road, Mansfield, Ohio		44903
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held on April 22, 2010 in Mansfield, Ohio (“Annual Meeting”). As of the record date, there were a total of 16,710,535 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 14,088,814 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.

1.

Fix the number of Directors of the Company at eight and elect eight Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Number of votes
		For				Abstain/Withheld
James C. Gorman			11,980,070				97,725
Jeffrey S. Gorman			12,005,285				72,509
M. Ann Harlan			12,011,625				66,170
Thomas E. Hoaglin			11,968,682				109,113
Christopher H. Lake			11,809,685				268,110
Dr. Peter B. Lake			11,968,196				109,598
Rick R. Taylor			12,013,502				64,292
W. Wayne Walston			12,000,364				77,431

There were 2,011,019 Broker Non-Votes for the directors.

2.

Ratify the appointment by the Audit Review Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for the Company during the year ending December 31, 2010.

Number of votes
For		Against				Abstain
13,957,314			93,040				38,460

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

April 23, 2010