The Gorman-Rupp Company (GRC) 10-Q 2012 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32

Certification Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Gorman-Rupp Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U. S. C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

Date: April 30, 2012	/s/ Jeffrey S. Gorman
	Jeffrey S. Gorman
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
	/s/ Wayne L. Knabel
	Wayne L. Knabel
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.