Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GORMAN JAMES CARVELL
   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 __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(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               10,000 D  
Common Stock 06/10/2008   L V 8 A $ 40.8497 2,800,525 I By family (1)
Common Stock 06/30/2008   J V 7 (2) D (2) $ 39.84 2,800,518 I By family (3)
Common Stock 07/01/2008   J V 1 (4) D (4) $ 39.645 2,800,517 I By family (5)
Common Stock 09/30/2008   J V 95 A $ 37.72 2,800,612 I By family (6)
Common Stock (401-K Plan) 06/30/2008   J V 17 A $ 39.84 8,219 I By 401-K Trust
Common Stock (401-K Plan) 09/30/2008   J V 41 A $ 37.72 8,260 I By 401-K Trust
Common Stock               635,518 I By James C. Gorman Trust

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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 JAMES CARVELL
THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY
305 BOWMAN STREET
MANSFIELD, OH 44903		   X   X   Chairman  

Signatures

 James C. Gorman BY: /s/David P. Emmens Attorney-in-Fact   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) Includes 565,613 shares owned by the Marjorie N. Gorman Trust (of which Mr. Gorman's wife is sole trustee) and 450,956 shares held in trusts in which Mr. Gorman and members of his family have beneficial interests; also includes 1,783,956 shares benefically owned by members of Mr. Gorman's immediate family. Mr. Gorman disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the shares referred to in this footnote.
(2) Common shares in the Gorman-Rupp Stock Fund in the Company's 401-K Trust, held by a member of Mr. Gorman's immediate family, 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 that immediate family members account in the 401-K Trust. However, no shares were actually sold or disposed of by the immediate family member.
(3) Includes 565,613 shares owned by the Marjorie N. Gorman Trust (of which Mr. Gorman's wife is sole trustee) and 450,956 shares held in trusts in which Mr. Gorman and members of his family have beneficial interests; also includes 1,783,949 shares benefically owned by members of Mr. Gorman's immediate family. Mr. Gorman disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the shares referred to in this footnote.
(4) Common shares in the Gorman-Rupp Stock Fund in the Company's Company Stock Plan, held by a member of Mr. Gorman's immediate family, were transferred from the Company Stock Plan to common stock holdings, less the equivalent of one share distributed as cash as a result of a fractional interest.
(5) Includes 565,613 shares owned by the Marjorie N. Gorman Trust (of which Mr. Gorman's wife is sole trustee) and 450,956 shares held in trusts in which Mr. Gorman and members of his family have beneficial interests; also includes 1,783,948 shares benefically owned by members of Mr. Gorman's immediate family. Mr. Gorman disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the shares referred to in this footnote.
(6) Includes 565,613 shares owned by the Marjorie N. Gorman Trust (of which Mr. Gorman's wife is sole trustee) and 450,956 shares held in trusts in which Mr. Gorman and members of his family have beneficial interests; also includes 1,784,043 shares benefically owned by members of Mr. Gorman's immediate family. Mr. Gorman disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the shares referred to in this footnote.

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