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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GORMAN JEFFREY S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GORMAN RUPP CO [GRC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY, 305 BOWMAN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/10/2008 (Street) MANSFIELD, OH 44903 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/01/2008   J V 3,145 (1) A $ 39.645 28,277 D   Common Stock (401-K Plan) 06/30/2008   J V 7 (2) D (2) $ 39.84 32,626 I By 401-K Trust Common Stock (401-K Plan) 09/30/2008   J V 95 A $ 37.72 32,721 I By 401-K Trust Common Stock (Company Stock Plan) 06/10/2008   L V 8 A $ 40.8497 3,146 D   Common Stock (Company Stock Plan) 07/01/2008   L V 3,146 (1) D $ 39.645 0 D   Common Stock               298,413 I By family (3) Common Stock               524,281 I By Jeffrey S. Gorman Trust (4) Common Stock               72,799 I By Michele S. Gorman Trust (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GORMAN JEFFREY S THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY 305 BOWMAN STREET MANSFIELD, OH 44903	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/Jeffrey S. Gorman		12/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares transferred from the Company Stock Plan to common stock holdings, less the equivalent of one share distributed in cash as a result of a fractional share.
(2)	Common shares in the Gorman-Rupp Stock Fund in the Company's 401-K Trust are accounted for by applying the unitized method of accounting. During this reported period, the changes in stock market prices resulted in a net reduction of the unitized number of common shares in Mr. Gorman's account in the 401-K Trust. However, no shares were actually sold or disposed of by Mr. Gorman.
(3)	Includes 223,647 shares owned by Mr. Gorman's children and 74,766 shares held in trust in which Mr. Gorman has a beneficial interest. Mr. Gorman disclaims beneficial ownership of all the shares referred to in this footnote.
(4)	Shares held by the Jeffrey S. Gorman Trust (a revocable trust of which Jeffrey S. Gorman is sole trustee) for esate planning purposes.
(5)	Shares held by the Michele S. Gorman Trust (a revocable trust of which Mr. Gorman's wife is sole trustee) for esate planning purposes.

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