| UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C.  20549                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|  FORM 10-Q                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|  For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2009 OR  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ___________ to ___________ Commission File Number 1-5865                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Gerber Scientific, Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Connecticut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 06-0640743 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 83 Gerber Road West, South Windsor, Connecticut(Address of principal executive offices)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 06074(Zip Code) |
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| Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (860) 644-1551                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days.  Yes þ    No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was requiredto submit and post such files).  Yes    No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.Large accelerated filer                                                                                Acceleratedfiler þ                               Non-accelerated filer  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)       Smaller reporting company     |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes     No þ                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 24,608,644 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding as of August 31, 2009, exclusive of treasury shares.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|                                 | GERBER SCIENTIFIC, INC.Index to Quarterly Reporton Form 10-QFiscal Quarter Ended July 31, 2009 |   |
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| PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | PAGE                                                                                           |
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| Item 1.                              | Financial Statements                                                                           |   |
|                                 | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations                                                | 3      |
|                                 | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                          | 4      |
|                                 | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                | 5      |
|                                 | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                           | 6-12   |
| Item 2                               | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations          | 13-22  |
| Item 3.                              | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                                     | 22     |
| Item 4.                              | Controls and Procedures                                                                        | 22     |
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| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION    |                                                                                           |
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| Item 1A.                             | Risk Factors                                                                                   | 23     |
| Item 2.                              | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                    | 23     |
| Item 6.                              | Exhibits                                                                                       | 23     |
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| Signature                            | 24                                                                                             |
| Exhibit Index                        | 25                                                                                             |

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

|                                                         | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands, except per share data                          |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Revenue:                                                     |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |
|      Product sales                  |                                   | $      | 102,774 |   |   | $ | 139,807 |   |
|      Service sales                  |                                   |   | 16,928 |   |   |   | 19,051 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   | 119,702 |   |   |   | 158,858 |   |
| Costs of Sales:                                              |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|      Cost of products sold          |                                   |   | 76,073 |   |   |   | 103,594 |   |
|      Cost of services sold          |                                   |   | 9,988 |   |   |   | 13,220 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   | 86,061 |   |   |   | 116,814 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gross profit                                                 |                                   |   | 33,641 |   |   |   | 42,044 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses                 |                                   |   | 25,422 |   |   |   | 34,211 |   |
| Research and development                                     |                                   |   | 4,428 |   |   |   | 6,233 |   |
| Operating income                                             |                                   |   | 3,791 |   |   |   | 1,600 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other income (expense), net                                  |                                   |   | (945 | ) |   |   |  (128 | ) |
| Interest expense                                             |                                   |   | (1,017 | ) |   |   | (614 | ) |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes        |                                   |   | 1,829 |   |   |   | 858 |   |
| Income tax expense                                           |                                   |   | 488 |   |   |   | 177 |   |
| Income from continuing operations                            |                                   |   | 1,341 |   |   |   | 681 |   |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $49 |                                   |   | (827 | ) |   |   | --- |   |
| Net income                                                   |                                   | $      | 514 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic earnings (loss) per common share:                      |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Continuing operations                            |                                   | $      | 0.05 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|   Discontinued operations                          |                                   |   | (0.03 | ) |   |   | --- |   |
| Basic earnings per common share                              |                                   | $      | 0.02 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:                    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Continuing operations                            |                                   | $      | 0.05 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|   Discontinued operations                          |                                   |   | (0.03 | ) |   |   | --- |   |
| Diluted earnings per common share                            |                                   | $      | 0.02 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|                                                         |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:                  |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Basic                                            |                                   |   | 24,611 |   |   |   | 23,766 |   |
|   Diluted                                          |                                   |   | 24,612 |   |   |   | 24,026 |   |

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

|                                                                       |   | July 31, |    |   | April 30, |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|--------|-----------|--------|
| In thousands                                                               |   | 2009     |    |   | 2009      |   |
| Assets:                                                                    |   |     |    |   |      |   |
| Current Assets:                                                            |   |     |    |   |      |   |
|      Cash and cash equivalents                    |   | $        | 11,623  |   |      | $      | 10,313 |   |
|      Accounts receivable, net                     |   |     | 80,111  |   |      |   | 87,798 |   |
|      Inventories                                  |   |     | 69,762  |   |      |   | 72,108 |   |
|      Deferred tax assets, net                     |   |     | 9,486   |   |      |   | 9,022 |   |
|      Prepaid expenses and other current assets    |   |     | 6,207   |   |      |   | 4,659 |   |
|      Assets held for sale                         |   |     | 6,546   |   |      |   | --- |   |
|         Total Current Assets       |   |     | 183,735 |   |      |   | 183,900 |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, net                                         |   |     | 36,485  |   |      |   | 37,119 |   |
| Goodwill                                                                   |   |     | 80,076  |   |      |   | 76,940 |   |
| Deferred tax assets                                                        |   |     | 44,061  |   |      |   | 43,339 |   |
| Other assets                                                               |   |     | 21,651  |   |      |   | 17,919 |   |
|         Total Assets               |   | $        | 366,008 |   |      | $      | 359,217 |   |
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:                                      |   |     |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| Current Liabilities:                                                       |   |     |    |   |      |   |   |   |
|      Accounts payable                             |   | $        | 40,972  |   |      | $      | 37,494 |   |
|      Accrued compensation and benefits            |   |     | 13,053  |   |      |   | 15,735 |   |
|      Other accrued liabilities                    |   |     | 24,562  |   |      |   | 24,748 |   |
|      Deferred revenue                             |   |     | 13,687  |   |      |   | 13,084 |   |
|      Liabilities held for sale                    |   |     | 3,716   |   |      |   | --- |   |
|         Total Current Liabilities  |   |     | 95,990  |   |      |   | 91,061 |   |
| Long-term debt                                                             |   |     | 60,500  |   |      |   | 73,500 |   |
| Accrued pension benefit liability                                          |   |     | 29,870  |   |      |   | 29,629 |   |
| Other long-term liabilities                                                |   |     | 17,128  |   |      |   | 16,725 |   |
|                                                                       |   |     |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| Commitments and contingencies                                              |   |     |    |   |      |   |   |   |
|  Shareholders' Equity:                                                |   |     |    |   |      |   |   |   |
|      Preferred stock                              |   |     | ---     |   |      |   | --- |   |
|      Common stock                                 |   |     | 252     |   |      |   | 252 |   |
|      Paid-in capital                              |   |     | 79,812  |   |      |   | 79,198 |   |
|      Retained earnings                            |   |     | 98,176  |   |      |   | 97,662 |   |
|      Treasury stock                               |   |     | (11,377 | )      |      |   | (11,531 | ) |
|      Accumulated other comprehensive loss         |   |     | (4,343  | )      |      |   | (17,279 | )  |
|         Total Shareholders' Equity |   |     | 162,520 |   |      |   | 148,302 |   |
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                 |   | $        | 366,008 |   |      | $      | 359,217 |   |

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

|                                                                                                                   | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                                                                                                           |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Cash flows from operating activities:                                                                                  |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  Net income                                                                                                       |                                   | $      | 514 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by(used for) operating activities:                           |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|        Depreciation and amortization                                                |                                   |   | 2,636 |   |   |   | 2,407 |   |
|        Deferred income taxes                                                        |                                   |   | (920 | )  |   |   | 533 |   |
|        Stock-based compensation                                                     |                                   |   | 752 |   |   |   | 675 |   |
|        Other noncash items                                                          |                                   |   | 401 |   |   |   | 365 |   |
|        Changes in operating accounts:                                               |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|             Accounts receivable                            |                                   |   | 10,643 |   |   |   | 10,822 |   |
|             Inventories                                    |                                   |   | 2,170 |   |   |   | (4,510 | ) |
|             Prepaid expenses and other assets              |                                   |   | (1,278 | ) |   |   | (1,506 | ) |
|             Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |                                   |   | 2,750 |   |   |   | (9,206 | ) |
|             Accrued compensation and benefits              |                                   |   | (3,195 | ) |   |   | (5,235 | ) |
| Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities                                                                   |                                   |   | 14,473 |   |   |   | (4,974 | ) |
| Cash flows from investing activities:                                                                                  |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Capital expenditures                                                                                 |                                   |   | (1,160 | ) |   |   | (2,206 | ) |
|    Proceeds from sale of assets                                                                         |                                   |   | 14 |   |   |   | 334 |   |
|    Proceeds from sale of available for sale investments                                                 |                                   |   | 3 |   |   |   | 344 |   |
|    Purchases of available for sale investments                                                          |                                   |   | (23 | ) |   |   | (202 | ) |
|    Business acquisitions                                                                                |                                   |   | (581 | ) |   |   | (92 | ) |
|    Investment funds held in escrow                                                                      |                                   |   | --- |   |   |   | (3,767 | ) |
|    Investments in intangible assets                                                                     |                                   |   | (357 | ) |   |   | (266 | ) |
| Net cash used for investing activities                                                                                 |                                   |   | (2,104 | ) |   |   | (5,855 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                                  |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Debt repayments                                                                                      |                                   |   | (38,787 | ) |   |   | (7,000 | ) |
|    Debt proceeds                                                                                        |                                   |   | 26,378 |   |   |   | 18,000 |   |
|    Common stock activity                                                                                |                                   |   | (3 | ) |   |   | 912 |   |
| Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities                                                                   |                                   |   | (12,412 | ) |   |   | 11,912 |   |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                                                                |                                   |   | 1,353 |   |   |   | (498 | ) |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                  |                                   |   | 1,310 |   |   |   | 585 |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                                       |                                   |   | 10,313 |   |   |   | 13,892 |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                             |                                   | $      | 11,623 |   |   | $ | 14,477 |   |

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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| In thousands                                                      |   | July 31, 2009 |   |   | April 30, 2009 |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|----------------|--------|
| Raw materials and purchased parts                                 |   | $             | 58,123 |   |           | $      | 58,779 |   |
| Work in process                                                   |   |          | 1,705  |   |           |   | 3,510 |   |
| Finished goods                                                    |   |          | 9,934  |   |           |   | 9,819 |   |
|         Total inventories |   | $             | 69,762 |   |           | $      | 72,108 |   |

|                                                                              |   | July 31, 2009       |   |   | April 30, 2009          |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------|--------|--------|-------------------------|--------|
|   In thousands                                                          |   | GrossCarryingAmount |   |   | AccumulatedAmortization |   |   | GrossCarryingAmount |   |   | AccumulatedAmortization |   |
| Amortized intangible assets:                                                      |   |                |   |   |                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Patents                                                         |   | $                   | 7,863  |   |                    | $      | 3,342 |   |   | $ | 7,603 |   |   | $ | 3,210 |   |
|    Other                                                           |   |                | 5,483  |   |                    |   | 948 |   |   |   | 5,131 |   |   |   | 739 |   |
|         Total amortized intangible assets |   | $                   | 13,346 |   |                    | $      | 4,290 |   |   | $ | 12,734 |   |   | $ | 3,949 |   |

|   In thousands                                  | Sign Making and Specialty Graphics |   |   | Apparel andFlexibleMaterials |   |   | OphthalmicLensProcessing |   |   | Total  |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------------------------|--------|--------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Balance as of April 30, 2009                              |                                         | $      | 25,737 |                         |   | $      | 34,207                   |   |   | $      | 16,996 |   |   | $ | 76,940 |   |
| Adjustments to previously reported goodwill               |                                         |   | 1,086  |                         |   |   | (61                      | )      |   |   | ---    |   |   |   | 1,025 |   |
| Reclassification to assets held for sale (Notes 1 and 11) |                                         |   | ---    |                         |   |   | (1,581                   | )      |   |   | ---    |   |   |   | (1,581 | )  |
| Effects of currency translation                           |                                         |   | 2,159  |                         |   |   | 1,533                    |   |   |   | ---    |   |   |   | 3,692 |   |
| Balance as of July 31, 2009                               |                                         | $      | 28,982 |                         |   | $      | 34,098                   |   |   | $      | 16,996 |   |   | $ | 80,076 |   |

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|                                                                                   | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
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| In thousands                                                                           |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Net income                                                                             |                                   | $      | 514 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |
| Other comprehensive income (loss):                                                     |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Foreign currency translation adjustments                       |                                   |   | 12,538 |   |   |   | (626 | ) |
|     Defined benefit pension plans activity, net of tax             |                                   |   | 96 |   |   |   | 205 |   |
|     Unrealized investment gain (loss), net of tax                  |                                   |   | 257 |   |   |   | (216 | ) |
|     Net gain on cash flow hedge derivative instruments, net of tax |                                   |   | 45 |   |   |   | 19 |   |
| Total comprehensive income                                                             |                                   | $      | 13,450 |   |   | $ | 63 |   |

|                                                                                      | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                                                                              |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Sign Making and Specialty Graphics:                                                       |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Gerber Scientific Products                                                    |                                   | $      | 19,426 |   |   | $ | 23,934 |   |
|   Spandex                                                                       |                                   |   | 53,713 |   |   |   | 70,435 |   |
| Sign Making and Specialty Graphics                                                        |                                   |   | 73,139 |   |   |   | 94,369 |   |
| Apparel and Flexible Materials                                                            |                                   |   | 35,060 |   |   |   | 48,949 |   |
| Ophthalmic Lens Processing                                                                |                                   |   | 11,503 |   |   |   | 15,540 |   |
|           Consolidated revenue          |                                   | $      | 119,702 |   |   | $ | 158,858 |   |
| Sign Making and Specialty Graphics:                                                       |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Gerber Scientific Products                                                    |                                   | $      | (750 | ) |   | $ | (1,163 | ) |
|   Spandex                                                                       |                                   |   | 2,938 |   |   |   | 3,303 |   |
| Sign Making and Specialty Graphics                                                        |                                   |   | 2,188 |   |   |   | 2,140 |   |
| Apparel and Flexible Materials                                                            |                                   |   | 4,159 |   |   |   | 3,666 |   |
| Ophthalmic Lens Processing                                                                |                                   |   | 695 |   |   |   | 115 |   |
|         Segment operating income                  |                                   |   | 7,042 |   |   |   | 5,921 |   |
| Corporate operating expenses                                                              |                                   |   | (3,251 | ) |   |   | (4,321 | ) |
|           Consolidated operating income |                                   | $      | 3,791 |   |   | $ | 1,600 |   |

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|                                              |   | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                              |   | 2009                                   |   |   | 2008 |   |
|  In thousands, except per share amounts      |   | NetIncome                              |   |   | AverageShares |   |   | PerShare |   |   | NetIncome |   |   | AverageShares |   |   | PerShare |   |
| Basic earnings (loss) per common share:           |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Continuing operations                 |   | $                                      | 1,341  |   |   |   | 24,611 |   |   | $ | 0.05 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |   |   | 23,766 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|   Discontinued operations               |   | $                                      | (827   | ) |   |   | 24,611 |   |   | $ | (0.03 | ) |   |   | --- |   |   |   | --- |   |   |   | --- |   |
| Basic earnings per common share                   |   | $                                      | 514    |   |   |   | 24,611 |   |   | $ | 0.02 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |   |   | 23,766 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|                                              |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Dilutedearnings (loss) per common share:          |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   Continuing operations                 |   | $                                      | 1,341  |   |   |   | 24,611 |   |   | $ | 0.05 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |   |   | 23,766 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|   Effect of dilutive options and awards |   |                                   | ---    |   |   |   | 1 |   |   |   | --- |   |   |   | --- |   |   |   | 260 |   |   |   | --- |   |
|   Continuing operations                 |   | $                                      | 1,341  |   |   |   | 24,612 |   |   | $ | 0.05 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |   |   | 24,026 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |
|   Discontinued operations               |   | $                                      | (827   | ) |   |   | 24,612 |   |   | $ | (0.03 | ) |   |   | --- |   |   |   | --- |   |   |   | --- |   |
| Diluted earnings per common share                 |   | $                                      | 514    |   |   |   | 24,612 |   |   | $ | 0.02 |   |   | $ | 681 |   |   |   | 24,026 |   |   | $ | 0.03 |   |

|                                          | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                                  |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Beginning balance                             |                                   | $      | 2,815 |   |   | $ | 2,327 |   |
| Warranties issued in the current period       |                                   |   | 1,636 |   |   |   | 1,126 |   |
| Reductions for costs incurred                 |                                   |   | (1,489 | ) |   |   | (1,242 | ) |
| Reclassification to liabilities held for sale |                                   |   | (529 | ) |   |   | --- |   |
| Ending balance                                |                                   | $      | 2,433 |   |   | $ | 2,211 |   |

|                                 | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                         |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Service cost                         |                                   | $      | --- |   |   | $ | 597 |   |
| Interest cost                        |                                   |   | 1,699 |   |   |   | 1,770 |   |
| Expected return on plan assets       |                                   |   | (1,316 | ) |   |   | (1,710 | ) |
| Amortization of:                     |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Prior service cost |                                   |   | --- |   |   |   | 73 |   |
|    Actuarial loss     |                                   |   | 153 |   |   |   | 253 |   |
| Net periodic benefit cost            |                                   | $      | 536 |   |   | $ | 983 |   |

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|                                                    |                            |   | Liabilities   |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|---------------|--------|
|  In thousands                                      |  Balance Sheet Location    |   | July 31, 2009 |   |   | April 30, 2009 |   |
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:          |                            |   |          |   |   |   |   |
|     Interest rate swap arrangements | Other accrued liabilities  |   | $             | 1,109  |   |   | $ | 1,181 |   |

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| In thousands                                                                                        | For the quarter ended July 31, 2009 |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------|
| Gain recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss before tax effect                           | $                                   | 72     |   |
| Loss reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Interest Expense (effective portion) | $                                   | (241   | ) |

|   In thousands       |   | Total  |   |   | Quotedprices inactivemarkets(Level 1) |    | Significantotherobservableinputs(Level 2) |   |   | Significantunobservableinputs(Level 3) |   |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| Interest rate swap agreements  |   | $      | (1,109 | )      |                                  | $  | ---                                       |   |   | $                                      | (1,109 | ) |   |  $ | --- |   |
| Available for sale investments |   |   | 3,388  |   |                                  |    | 3,388                                     |   |   |                                   | ---    |   |   |   | --- |   |
|     Total  |   | $      | 2,279  |   |                                  | $       | 3,388                                     |   |   | $                                      | (1,109 | ) |   |  $ | --- |   |

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|                                     | For the Fiscal Quarter Ended July 31, |   |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                             |                                  | 2009   |   |
| Revenue from discontinued operations     |                                  | $      | 4,587 |   |
| Pretax loss from discontinued operations |                                  | $      | (876 | ) |

|  In thousands                                               |   | July 31, 2009 |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|--------|
| Assets held for sale:                                            |   |          |   |
| Accounts receivable, net                                         |   | $             | 2,721  |   |
| Inventories, net                                                 |   |          | 3,707  |   |
| Prepaid and other assets                                         |   |          | 118    |   |
|      Total current assets held for sale |   |          | 6,546  |   |
| Property, plant and equipment, net                               |   |          | 1,330  |   |
| Goodwill                                                         |   |          | 1,581  |   |
|      Total assets held for sale         |   | $             | 9,457  |   |
| Liabilities held for sale:                                       |   |          |   |   |
| Accounts payable                                                 |   | $             | 1,369  |   |
| Accrued compensation and benefits                                |   |          | 541    |   |
| Other accrued liabilities                                        |   |          | 1,578  |   |
| Other liabilities                                                |   |          | 228    |   |
|      Total liabilities held for sale    |   | $             | 3,716  |   |
| Net assets held for sale                                         |   | $             | 5,741  |   |

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

| ·   | expected financial condition, future earnings, levels of growth, or other measures of financial performance, or the future size of market segments or geographic markets; |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | economic conditions; |
|--------------------|----------------------|

| ·   | planned cost reductions; |
|--------------------|--------------------------|

| ·   | future cash flows and uses of cash and debt reduction strategies; |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | prospective product developments and business growth opportunities, as well as competitor product developments; |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | demand for Gerber's products and services; |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|

| ·   | methods of and costs associated with potential geographic expansion; |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | regulatory and market developments and the impact of such developments on future operating results; |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | potential impacts from credit market risk; |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|

| ·   | future effective income tax rates; |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|

| ·   | the outcome of contingencies; |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|

| ·   | the availability and cost of raw materials; and |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | pension plan assumptions and future contributions. |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

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|                           | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |    | Percent |   |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|--------|
| In thousands                   |                                        | 2009   |    |    | 2008   |   |   | Change |   |
| Equipment and software revenue |                                        | $      | 26,966  |    |   | $ | 43,123 |   |   |   | (37.5 | )% |
| Aftermarket supplies revenue   |                                        |   | 75,808  |    |   |   | 96,684 |   |   |   | (21.6 | )% |
| Service revenue                |                                        |   | 16,928  |    |   |   | 19,051 |   |   |   | (11.1 | )% |
| Total revenue                  |                                        | $      | 119,702 |    |   | $ | 158,858 |   |   |   | (24.6 | )% |

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|  In thousands                                   |   | July 31,2009 |   |   | April 30,2009 |   |
|------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|
| Backlog:                                             |   |         |   |   |          |   |
|    Sign Making and Specialty Graphics |   | $            | 1,644  |   |          | $      | 1,967 |   |
|    Apparel and Flexible Materials     |   |         | 22,649 |   |          |   | 22,894 |   |
|    Ophthalmic Lens Processing         |   |         | 1,200  |   |          |   | 1,200 |   |
|                                                 |   | $            | 25,493 |   |          | $      | 26,061 |   |

|                | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |   | Percent |   |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| In thousands        |                                        | 2009   |   |    | 2008   |   |   | Change |   |
| Gross profit        |                                        | $      | 33,641 |    |   | $ | 42,044 |   |   |   | (20.0 | )% |
| Gross profit margin |                                        |   | 28.1   | %       |   |   | 26.5 | % |   |   |   |   |

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|                                         | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |   | Percent |   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| In thousands                                 |                                             | 2009   |   |    | 2008   |   |   | Change |   |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |                                             | $      | 25,422 |    |   | $ | 34,211 |   |   |   | (25.7 | )% |
| Percentage of revenue                        |                                             |   | 21.2   | %       |   |   | 21.5 | % |   |   |   |   |

|                     | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |   | Percent |   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| In thousands             |                                             | 2009   |   |    | 2008   |   |   | Change |   |
| Research and development |                                             | $      | 4,428  |    |   | $ | 6,233 |   |   |   | (29.0 | )% |
| Percentage of revenue    |                                             |   | 3.7    | %       |   |   | 3.9 | % |   |   |   |   |

|                        | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                |                                             | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Other income (expense), net |                                             | $      | (945 | ) |   | $ | (128 | ) |

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|                                            | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |   | Percent |   |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| In thousands                                    |                                             | 2009   |   |    | 2008   |   |   | Change |   |
| Interest expense                                |                                             | $      | 1,017  |    |   | $ | 614 |   |   |   | 65.6 | % |
| Weighted-average credit facility interest rates |                                             |   | 7.0    | %       |   |   | 5.7 | % |   |   |   |   |

|               | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
|               |                                             | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Effective tax rate |                                             |   | 26.7 | % |   |   | 20.6 | % |

| Operating Segment                  | Principal Business                             |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sign Making and Specialty Graphics | Gerber Scientific Products ("GSP") and Spandex |
| Apparel and Flexible Materials     | Gerber Technology                              |
| Ophthalmic Lens Processing         | Gerber Coburn                                  |

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|                    |   | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|-------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                    |   | 2009                                   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| In thousands            |   | GSP                                    |   |   | Spandex |   |   | Total |   |   | GSP |   |   | Spandex |   |   | Total |   |
| Revenue                 |   | $                                      | 19,426 |   |   | $ | 53,713 |   |   | $ | 73,139 |   |   | $ | 23,934 |   |   | $ | 70,435 |   |   | $ | 94,369 |   |
| Operating (loss) income |   | $                                      | (750   | ) |   | $ | 2,938 |   |   | $ | 2,188 |   |   | $ | (1,163 | ) |   | $ | 3,303 |   |   | $ | 2,140 |   |

|                     | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands             |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Segment revenue          |                                   | $      | 35,060 |   |   | $ | 48,949 |   |
| Segment operating income |                                   | $      | 4,159 |   |   | $ | 3,666 |   |

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|                     | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands             |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Segment revenue          |                                   | $      | 11,503 |   |   | $ | 15,540 |   |
| Segment operating income |                                   | $      | 695 |   |   | $ | 115 |   |

|               | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands       |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Operating expenses |                                   | $      | 3,251 |   |   | $ | 4,321 |   |

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|  In thousands, except ratio amounts                  |   | July 31,2009 |    |   | April 30,2009 |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------|---------|--------|---------------|--------|
| Cash and cash equivalents                                 |   | $            | 11,623  |   |          | $      | 10,313 |   |
| Working capital                                           |   | $            | 87,745  |   |          | $      | 92,839 |   |
| Total debt                                                |   | $            | 60,500  |   |          | $      | 73,500 |   |
| Net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) |   | $            | 48,877  |   |          | $      | 63,187 |   |
| Shareholders' equity                                      |   | $            | 162,520 |   |          | $      | 148,302 |   |
| Total capital (net debt plus shareholders' equity)        |   | $            | 211,397 |   |          | $      | 211,489 |   |
| Current ratio                                             |   | 1.91:1       |    |   | 2.02:1        |   |
| Net debt-to-total capital ratio                           |   |         | 23.1    | %      |          |   | 29.9 | % |

|                                                   | For the Fiscal Quarters Ended July 31, |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------|
| In thousands                                           |                                   | 2009   |   |   | 2008 |   |
| Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities |                                   | $      | 14,473 |   |   | $ | (4,974 | ) |
| Cash flows used for investing activities               |                                   | $      | (2,104 | ) |   | $ | (5,855 | ) |
| Cash flows (used for) provided by financing activities |                                   | $      | (12,412 | )  |   | $ | 11,912 |   |

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| Covenant                                           | Requirement         | Actual as of July 31, 2009 |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| Total Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA           | Less than 3.75:1    | 3.23:1                     |
| Consolidated EBIT to Consolidated Interest Expense | Greater than 2.25:1 | 2.41:1                     |
| Asset Coverage Ratio                               | At least 1.0:1      | 1.40:1                     |

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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PART II -  OTHER INFORMATION

RISK FACTORS

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

| Period                                 |   | (a)TotalNumberof Shares(or Units)Purchased |   |   | (b)AveragePricePaid perShare(or Unit) |   | (c)Total Number ofShares (or Units)Purchased as Partof PubliclyAnnounced Plansor Programs | (d)MaximumNumber (orApproximateDollar Value)of Shares (or Units)that May Yet BePurchased Under thePlans or Program |
|----------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| May 1, 2009 – May 31, 2009       |   |                                       | ---    |   |                                  |   | ---                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| June 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009 (1) |   |                                       | 1,204  |   |                                  | $      | 2.45                                                                                      |                                                                                                               | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| July 1, 2009 – July 31, 2009     |   |                                       | ---    |   |                                  |   | ---                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | Not applicable | Not applicable |
|                                   |   |                                       | 1,204  |   |                                  | $      | 2.45                                                                                      |                                                                                                               | Not applicable | Not applicable |

EXHIBITS

| Exhibit Number |   | Description |
|----------------|--------|-------------|
|           |   |        |
|           | 10.1   |        | Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors, filed herewith. |
|           |   |        |   |
|           | 31.1   |        | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed herewith. |
|           |   |        |   |
|           | 31.2   |        | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed herewith. |
|           |   |        |   |
|           | 32     |        | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and to 18 U.S.C. 1350, filed herewith. |

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SIGNATURE

|              | GERBER SCIENTIFIC, INC.                                                                                                                              |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| September 3, 2009 | By:                                                                                                                                                  |                    /s/    John J. Krawczynski       |
|              |  John J. KrawczynskiVice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |

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| Exhibit Number |   | Description |
|----------------|--------|-------------|
|           |   |        |
|           | 10.1   |        | Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors, filed herewith. |
|           |   |        |   |
|           | 31.1   |        | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed herewith. |
|           |   |        |   |
|           | 31.2   |        | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed herewith. |
|           |   |        |   |
|           | 32     |        | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and to 18 U.S.C. 1350, filed herewith. |

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