AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 4, 1999
                                        REGISTRATION NO. 333-84397
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                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                FORM S-8
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                 UNDER
                       THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                          GARDNER DENVER, INC.
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               DELAWARE                          76-0419383
      (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)        Identification No.)

         1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY
             QUINCY, ILLINOIS                          62301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)

             GARDNER DENVER, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
                        (Full title of the Plan)

                            HELEN W. CORNELL
           VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE SECRETARY AND TREASURER
                        1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY
                         QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
                (Name and address of agent for service)
                             (217) 222-5400
     (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                    Copies of all correspondence to:
                         Harold B. Oakley, Esq.
                Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell
                       525 Jersey, P.O. Box 1069
                         Quincy, Illinois 62306


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                                       CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                                     PROPOSED             PROPOSED
                                                     MAXIMUM              MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES            AMOUNT                OFFERING             AGGREGATE           AMOUNT OF
      TO BE                    TO BE                 PRICE PER            OFFERING            REGISTRATION
    REGISTERED             REGISTERED <F1>           SHARE <F2>           PRICE <F2>          FEE <F3>
- -------------------        ---------------           ----------           ----------          ------------
                                                                                 
COMMON STOCK, $.01
PAR VALUE PER SHARE           500,000                $18.2188             $9,109,400          $2,532.41
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<FN>
         <F1> REPRESENTS (A) THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE FOR
              ISSUANCE UNDER THE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, FOR
              WHICH REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8 (REG. NO. 33-91088
              AND 333-24921) WERE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
              COMMISSION ON APRIL 11, 1995 AND APRIL 10, 1997, RESPECTIVELY
              AND (B) AN UNDETERMINABLE NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH MAY BECOME
              ISSUABLE PURSUANT TO ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN, IN
              ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 416 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
              "SECURITIES ACT").
         <F2> ESTIMATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE
              REGISTRATION FEE.  SUCH ESTIMATE HAS BEEN CALCULATED IN
              ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 457(H) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IS
              BASED UPON THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRICES PER SHARE OF
              THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AS REPORTED BY THE NEW YORK STOCK
              EXCHANGE, INC. ON JULY 30, 1999.
         <F3> PREVIOUSLY PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE INITIAL FILING OF THIS
              REGISTRATION STATEMENT.








The Registrant amends this Registration Statement in order to replace
the document filed originally as Exhibit 5.3 and Exhibit 23.6 with the
document submitted with this Amendment No. 1 as Exhibit 5.3 and Exhibit
23.6.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
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The following additional exhibits are filed as part of this Amendment
No. 1 of the Registration Statement or incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit
Number        Description
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4.5           Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended,
              filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
              10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, filed on
              March 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

5.3           Opinion of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell.

23.5          Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, filed as Exhibit 5.3 to the
              Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on
              August 3, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

23.6          Consent of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell (included
              in Exhibit 5.3).

24.3          Powers of Attorney, filed as Exhibit 24.3 to the Registrant's
              Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on August 3, 1999,
              and incorporated herein by reference.


























                              




                         SIGNATURES

          The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
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of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Quincy, State of Illinois, on August 4, 1999.

                                 GARDNER DENVER, INC.


                                 By   /s/ Ross J. Centanni
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                                      Ross J. Centanni, Chairman, President
                                      and Chief Executive Officer

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on August 4, 1999.

          Signature                             Title
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     /s/ Ross J. Centanni        Chairman, President, Chief Executive
- ------------------------------     Officer, Director
         Ross J. Centanni

     /s/ Philip R. Roth          Vice President, Finance and Chief
- ------------------------------     Financial Officer (Principal
         Philip R. Roth            Financial Officer)

     /s/ Daniel C. Rizzo, Jr.    Vice President and Corporate Controller
- ------------------------------     (Chief Accounting Officer)
         Daniel C. Rizzo, Jr.

<F*> /s/ Donald G. Barger, Jr.   Director
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         Donald G. Barger, Jr.

<F*> /s/ Frank J. Hansen         Director
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         Frank J. Hansen

<F*> /s/ Raymond R. Hipp         Director
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         Raymond R. Hipp

<F*> /s/ Thomas M. McKenna       Director
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         Thomas M. McKenna

<F*> /s/ Alan E. Riedel          Director
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         Alan E. Riedel









<F*>   /s/ Michael J. Sebastian   Director
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           Michael J. Sebastian

<F*>  /s/ Richard L. Thompson     Director
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          Richard L. Thompson

<F*>By: /s/ Helen W. Cornell
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            Helen W. Cornell
            Attorney-in-fact






                                FORM S-8

                          GARDNER DENVER, INC.

                             EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number    Description
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4.5       Gardner Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended,
          filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, filed
          on March 30, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

5.3       Opinion of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell.

23.5      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, filed as Exhibit 5.3 to the
          Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on
          August 3, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

23.6      Consent of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell
          (included in Exhibit 5.3).

24.3      Powers of Attorney, filed as Exhibit 24.3 to the
          Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on
          August 3, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.