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 24, 2025

    

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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value	GRC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of The Gorman-Rupp Company (the “Company”) was held on April 24, 2025 virtually via webcast ( the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date, there were a total of 26,227,540 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 23,301,060 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 nine and to elect nine Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:


Name	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Donald H. Bullock, Jr.	20,186,121	523,458	2,591,481
Jeffrey S. Gorman	20,269,778	439,800	2,591,481
M. Ann Harlan	20,312,854	396,725	2,591,481
Pamela A. Heminger	20,634,459	75,120	2,591,481
Scott A. King	20,596,512	113,066	2,591,481
Christopher H. Lake	20,201,038	508,540	2,591,481
Sonja K. McClelland	20,622,029	87,459	2,591,481
Vincent K. Petrella	20,354,744	354,835	2,591,481
Kenneth R. Reynolds	20,471,829	237,750	2,591,481


2.	Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named Executive Officers. The voting results were as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
19,932,898	659,655	117,026	2,591,481


3.	Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for the Company during the year ending December 31, 2025. The voting results were as follows:


For	Against	Abstain
22,693,809	523,224	84,026

Item 7.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

On April 25, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of a new independent director. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit

(99)		News Release dated April 25, 2025

(104)		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


			THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

Date:	April 25, 2025	By:	/s/ Brigette A. Burnell
			Brigette A. Burnell Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

GORMAN RUPP CO 8-K