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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 Commission file number 1-6747

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

Ohio 34-0253990
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

305 Bowman St., Mansfield, Ohio 44903
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (419) 755-1011
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, without par value American Stock Exchange
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

NONE
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in the definitive proxy statement incorporated
by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
X
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State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the Registrant. The aggregate market value is computed by reference to the price
at which the stock was sold as of February 29, 1996. $62,526,001
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of
common stock as of February 29, 1996.

Common Shares, without par value--8,614,059
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference
into Part II (Item 5-8).

Portions of Notice of 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy
Statement incorporated by reference into Part III (Items 10-13).

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The Exhibit Index is located at Page 13
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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Registrant ("Gorman-Rupp" or the "Company") designs, manufactures and sells
pumps and related equipment (pump and motor controls) for use in construction,
industrial, petroleum, agricultural, water and wastewater, original equipment,
fire, military and other liquid-handling applications.

PRODUCTS

The principal products of the Company are pumps and fluid control products. (The
Company operates principally in one business segment, the manufacture and sale
of pumps and other fluid control equipment.) The following table sets forth, for
the years 1993 through 1995, the total net sales, income before income taxes and
identifiable assets ($000 omitted) of the Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net Sales $149,489 $137,508 $131,535
Income Before Income Taxes 15,051 14,952 13,858
Identifiable Assets 119,816 107,100 98,706
</TABLE>

The Company's product line is composed of pump models ranging in rated capacity
from less than one gallon per minute up to 200,000 gallons per minute. The types
of pumps which the Company produces include self priming centrifugal, standard
centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows and
oscillating.

The pumps have drives that range from 1/35 horsepower electric motors up to much
larger electric motors or internal combustion engines. Many of the larger units
comprise encased, fully integrated sewage pumping stations. In certain cases,
units are designed for the inclusion of customer-supplied drives.

The Company's larger pumps are sold principally for use in the construction,
industrial, sewage and waste handling fields; for pumping refined petroleum
products, including the ground refueling of aircraft; for agricultural
applications; and for fire fighting.

Many of the Company's smallest pumps are sold to customers for incorporation
into such products as X-ray processing equipment; gas air conditioning
equipment; office copy machines; chemical feeding, instrumentation and ice cube
making machinery; photographic processing and soft drink dispensing equipment;
laser cooling applications; graphic arts equipment; and floor cleaning
equipment.

In 1992 the Company introduced a positive displacement rotary gear pump line
designed for pumping viscous liquids such as paint, tar and glue, as well as
solvents and chemicals of lower viscosity. The product line was marketed widely
beginning in 1993.

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS--CONTINUED

An "Auto-Start" pump allowing for unattended operation, pumping units featuring
two or more pumps and motors, and pump and motor controls for industrial and
residential wastewater applications were also introduced in 1992.

The Company expanded its metering pump lines in 1992 with the introduction of
additional mini and mini-compact bellows metering pumps. A smaller version, the
micro-metering pump, was developed primarily for the photographic processing
market.

Although no new significant products have been introduced in 1995, 1994 or 1993,
the Company continues to emphasize product development. Several of the Company's
existing products, which have been designed with added features, have been
expanded to various applications. The Company continues to penetrate
international markets principally by its aggressive response to worldwide pump
needs.

MARKETING

Except for government, component and export sales, the Company's pumps are
marketed in the United States and Canada through a network of about 1,000
distributors, through manufacturers' representatives (for sales to many original
equipment manufacturers) and by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary,
Gorman-Rupp of Canada Limited. Government and component sales are handled
directly by the Company; and export sales are made through the Company's wholly
owned subsidiary, The Gorman-Rupp International Company, as well as through
foreign distributors and representatives. During 1995, there were no shipments
to any single customer greater than 10% of total net sales. Approximately 11% of
all 1995 sales were made to customers outside North America.

COMPETITION

The pump business is highly competitive. Gorman-Rupp estimates that 80 other
companies sell pumps and pump units which compete in one or more of the
industries and applications in which comparable products of the Company are
utilized. Many pumps are specifically designed and engineered for a particular
customer's application. The Company believes that proper application, product
performance and service are the principal methods of competition, and attributes
its success to its emphasis in these areas.

PURCHASING AND PRODUCTION

Virtually all materials, supplies, components and accessories used by the
Company in the fabrication of its products, including all castings (for which
the patterns are made and owned by the Company), structural steel, bar stock,
motors, solenoids, engines, seals, and phenolic, polyethylene and rubber
components, are purchased by the Company from other suppliers and manufacturers.
No purchases are made under long-term contracts and the Company is not dependent
upon a single source for any materials, supplies, components or accessories
which are of material importance to its business.

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PART I--CONTINUED

ITEM 1. BUSINESS--CONTINUED

PURCHASING AND PRODUCTION--CONTINUED

The Company purchases motors for its polypropylene bellows pumps and its
magnetic drive pumps from several alternate vendors and motor components for its
large submersible pumps from a limited number of suppliers. Small motor
requirements are also currently sourced from alternate suppliers.

The other production operations of the Company consist of the machining of
castings, the cutting and shaping of bar stock and structural members, the
manufacture of a few minor components, and the assembling, painting and testing
of its products. Virtually all of the Company's products are tested prior to
shipment.

OTHER ASPECTS

As of December 31, 1995, the Company employed approximately 960 persons, of whom
approximately 570 were hourly employees. The Company has no collective
bargaining agreements, has never experienced a strike and considers its labor
relations to be satisfactory.

Although the Company owns a number of patents, and several of them are important
to its business, Gorman-Rupp believes that the business of the Company is not
materially dependent upon any one or more patents.

As of December 31, 1995, the value of the Company's backlog of unfilled orders
was approximately $46,311,000, of which $23,759,000 was for the unfilled orders
of Patterson Pump Company. Approximately $45,141,000 is scheduled to be shipped
during 1996, with the balance ($1,170,000) to be shipped in 1997. At December
31, 1994, the value of the backlog of unfilled orders was approximately
$56,628,000.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

All of the production operations of the Company are conducted at its plants
located in Mansfield and Bellville, Ohio; St. Thomas, Ontario; Sand Springs,
Oklahoma; and Toccoa, Georgia. All of the Company's properties are owned in fee
without any material encumbrance. (In December 1995, the Company sold facilities
and 19 contiguous undeveloped acres, utilized by its former Durham Products
Division, located in Durham, North Carolina.) The Company also owns in fee an
approximately 26,000 square foot facility in Sparks, Nevada which comprises a
training center and warehouse space.

The Company's Ohio operations are principally located in facilities in
Mansfield. These facilities consist of five buildings containing approximately
682,200 square feet of floor space for production, office and warehousing
functions. The original portion of the largest production plant, consisting of
approximately 238,000 square feet located on a 26 acre site, was built in 1917
and has been expanded

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES--CONTINUED

on several occasions, the latest in 1973. Another production plant, also
situated on the 26 acre site, was built in 1968 and has been frequently
expanded, most recently in 1994. The 1994 expansion added approximately 37,600
square feet, including a modern testing facility. This plant currently comprises
approximately 134,200 square feet of floor space. A third plant, containing
approximately 215,000 square feet of floor space, located on a 5-1/2 acre site,
was purchased in 1975 and is used for most machining operations and storage of
raw materials. Its latest addition, consisting of 30,000 square feet of floor
space, was made in 1978. A small office building of approximately 11,500 square
feet was purchased in 1979 and houses a training facility and the Company's
personnel and advertising departments. In late 1982, the Company purchased a
building built in 1920 and located on 3.4 acres adjacent to the Company's 26
acre site. This acquisition, which was renovated in 1983, contains 83,500 square
feet and is being used for additional warehouse space.

The remainder of the Company's Ohio operations are conducted at two plants in
Bellville, which comprise approximately 107,500 square feet of floor space
situated on an 8.5 acre site. The initial portion of the larger plant,
containing approximately 93,200 square feet of floor space, was built in 1953
and has been expanded on several occasions, most recently in 1973-74. The
smaller facility, which contains approximately 14,300 square feet of floor
space, was acquired in 1984.

The plant in St. Thomas, Ontario has undergone five major expansions since it
was established in 1960. In 1986, a minor expansion of approximately 600 square
feet was added as a receiving and shipping area to improve materials handling.
This facility contains about 52,600 square feet of floor space and is situated
on an 11 acre site.

The Oklahoma facility, located on 4.5 acres of land, was purchased in 1977.
Manufacturing and warehousing facilities are located in a 26,700 square foot
building, originally built in 1973 and expanded in 1978, 1981, 1982 and 1991. A
detached 2,200 square foot building is used for offices. In 1980, a contiguous
parcel of two acres of undeveloped land was purchased for future needs.

Patterson Pump Company, in Toccoa, Georgia, includes a 31 acre site with
buildings totaling approximately 165,900 square feet, with about 28,000 square
feet of office space and 137,900 square feet of manufacturing space. In 1989,
Patterson Pump Company completed an addition of 38,500 square feet to the
building for manufacturing purposes and razed an approximately 12,700 square
foot portion of the manufacturing facility. In 1992, the Company completed a
64,000 square foot addition to the manufacturing plant, including a modern
400,000 gallon testing facility. A 28,000 square foot office addition was
completed in 1993. Upon occupancy of the new building in 1993, the pre-existing
office space of 15,200 square feet was razed for additional parking space.

The Company considers its plants, machinery and equipment to be well maintained,
in good operating condition and adequate for the present uses and business
requirements of the Company.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Gorman-Rupp is not currently engaged in any litigation which in the opinion of
the Company is material to its operations or assets.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, no
matter was submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders, through the
solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3), the information regarding executive
officers called for by Item 401 of Regulation S-K and by Item 10 of this Form
10-K is set forth below.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date
Elected to
Name Age Officer Position
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
James C. Gorman 71 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1964

John A. Walter 62 President and Chief Operating Officer 1989

K. Jack Bargahiser 63 Vice President Communications 1975

Jeffrey S. Gorman 43 Vice President; General Manager,
Mansfield Division 1989

Kenneth E. Dudley 58 Treasurer 1982

Robert E. Kirkendall 53 Corporate Secretary/Assistant Treasurer 1982

William D. Danuloff 48 Vice President Information Services 1991
</TABLE>

Except as noted, each of the above-named officers has held his executive
position with the Company for the past five years. Mr. J. C. Gorman has served
as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since 1964; in 1989, he also assumed
the office of Chairman and relinquished the office of President. Mr. Walter was
elected to the additional position of Chief Operating Officer in 1993; he served
as Vice President and General Manager of the Industries Division from 1978 until
1990. Mr. J. S. Gorman was elected Vice President and General Manager of the
Mansfield Division in 1989, after serving as Assistant General Manager from 1986
to 1988; he held the office of Corporate Secretary from 1982 to 1990. Mr.
Kirkendall was elected as Assistant Treasurer in 1982; he assumed the additional
office of Corporate Secretary in 1990. Mr. Danuloff was elected Vice President
Information Services in 1991, after serving as Director of Information Services
from 1981 to 1991.

Mr. J. S. Gorman is the son of Mr. J. C. Gorman. Otherwise, there is no family
relationship among any of the Executive Officers and Directors of the Company.

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PART II


ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Attention is directed to the section "Ranges of Stock Prices" and the data
immediately below pertaining to the shareholder information reported by the
Transfer Agent on page 16 in the Company's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which are incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Attention is directed to the section "Ten Year Summary of Selected Financial
Data" on pages 16 and 17 in the Company's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

Attention is directed to the section "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" on page 15 in the Company's 1995
Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Attention is directed to the Company's consolidated financial statements, the
notes thereto and the report of independent auditors thereon on pages 10-14, and
17, and to the section "Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations" on page 16,
in the Company's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated
herein by this reference.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

The Company has not changed its independent public accountants and there have
been no reportable disagreements with such accountants regarding accounting
principles or practices or financial disclosure matters.

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PART III


ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

With respect to Directors, attention is directed to the section "Election of
Directors" in the Company's definitive Notice of 1996 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not
later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K),
which is incorporated herein by this reference.

With respect to executive officers, attention is directed to Part I of this Form
10-K.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Attention is directed to the sections "Board of Directors and Directors'
Committees", "Executive Compensation", "Pension and Retirement Benefits",
"Salary Committee Report on Executive Compensation" and "Shareholder Return
Performance Presentation" in the Company's definitive Notice of 1996 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to
Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered
by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Attention is directed to the sections "Principal Shareholders", "Election of
Directors" and "Shareholdings by Executive Officers" in the Company's definitive
Notice of 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal
year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this
reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Except as disclosed in the footnote in the section "Shareholdings by Executive
Officers" and in footnote 2 in the section "Principal Shareholders" in the
Company's definitive Notice of 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related
Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after
the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated
herein by this reference, the Company has no relationships or transactions
required to be reported by Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

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PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

1. Financial Statements

With respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant
and its subsidiaries, the following documents have been incorporated by
reference into this report:

(i) Consolidated balance sheets--December 31, 1995 and 1994
(ii) Consolidated statements of income--Years ended December 31,
1995, 1994 and 1993
(iii) Consolidated statements of shareholders' equity--Years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
(iv) Consolidated statements of cash flows--Years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
(v) Notes to consolidated financial statements
(vi) Report of independent auditors

2. Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange
Commission are not required under the related instructions or are
inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.

3. Exhibits

The exhibits listed below are submitted in a separate section of this
report immediately following the Exhibit Index.

(3) (i) Articles of incorporation and (ii) By-laws
(4) Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including
indentures
(10) Material contracts
(13) Annual report to security holders
(21) Subsidiaries of the registrant
(23) Consents of experts and counsel
(24) Powers of attorney
(27) Financial data schedule

(b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the period
covered by this report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY



*By ROBERT E. KIRKENDALL
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Robert E. Kirkendall
Attorney-In-Fact


Date: March 22, 1996

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the date indicated.

*JAMES C. GORMAN Chairman, Principal Executive
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James C. Gorman


*KENNETH E. DUDLEY Treasurer and Principal Financial
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Kenneth E. Dudley


*WILLIAM A. CALHOUN Director
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William A. Calhoun


*PETER B. LAKE Director
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Peter B. Lake


*BURTON PRESTON Director
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Burton Preston


Director
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John A. Walter

*JEFFREY S. GORMAN Director
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Jeffrey S. Gorman


*JAMES R. WATSON Director
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James R.Watson


*THOMAS E. HOAGLIN Director
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Thomas E. Hoaglin


*The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does sign and execute this Annual
Report on Form 10-K on behalf of The Gorman-Rupp Company and on behalf of each
of the above-named Officers and Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company pursuant to
Powers of Attorney executed by The Gorman-Rupp Company and by each such Officer
and Director and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

March 22, 1996



By: /s/ ROBERT E. KIRKENDALL
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Robert E. Kirkendall
Attorney-In-Fact

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

For the Year Ended December 31, 1995


EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT

(3) (4) Amended Articles of Incorporation, as amended *

(3) (4) Regulations *

(10) Form of Indemnification Agreement between the
Company and its Directors and Officers **

(13) Incorporated Portions of 1995 Annual Report
to Shareholders 14

(21) Subsidiaries of the Company 26

(23) Consent of Independent Auditors 27

(24) Powers of Attorney 28

(27) Financial Data Schedule 31


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* Incorporated herein by this reference from Exhibits (3) (4) of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994.

** Incorporated herein by this reference from Exhibit (10) of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.

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