 MANSFIELD, Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE-- earnings--The Gorman-Rupp Company NYSE: GRC reports financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. First Quarter 2021 Highlights First quarter earnings per share were 0.28 compared to 0.21 per share for the first quarter of 2020 First quarter of 2020 included a non-cash pension settlement charge of 0.04 per share Net sales decreased 2.9 or 2.7 million compared to the first quarter of 2020 and increased 7.9 or 6.5 million compared to the fourth qua 