1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 12, 1994 IDEX Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-10235 35-3555336 (State or other jurisdiction) (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Number) Identification Number) 630 Dundee Road, Suite 400 Northbrook, Illinois 60062 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number (708) 498-7070 2 Item 5 Other Events On December 12, 1994, the Board of Directors authorized a three-for-two common stock split and instituted a cash dividend on common stock. The three-for-two split is to be effected in the form of a 50 percent stock dividend, to be distributed on January 31, 1995, to shareholders of record as of January 17, 1995. The cash dividend on the post-split shares has been initially set at 14 cents per common share per calendar quarter. The first cash dividend will be paid on January 31, 1995, to shareholders of record on January 17, 1995. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. IDEX Corporation December 14, 1994 /s/ WAYNE P. SAYATOVIC ---------------------------------- Wayne P. Sayatovic Senior Vice President-Finance Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)