================================================================================ UNITED STATES 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: APRIL 4, 2007 (Date of earliest event reported) IDEX CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-10235 36-3555336 (State of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Incorporation) Identification No.) 630 DUNDEE ROAD NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (847) 498-7070 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================
Item 7.01 -- Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 4, 2007, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend and declared a 3-for-2 split of the Company's common stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 -- Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated April 4, 2007
SIGNATURE 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 By: /s/ Dominic A. Romeo ------------------------------- Dominic A. Romeo Vice President and Chief Financial Officer April 6, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------ ----------- 99.1 Press release dated April 4, 2007
EXHIBIT 99.1 IDEX CORPORATION INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND 20 PERCENT; ANNOUNCES 3-FOR-2 STOCK SPLIT NORTHBROOK, IL, APRIL 4, 2007 -- IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE: IEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the company's regular quarterly cash dividend and declared a 3-for-2 split of the company's common stock. The company's Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.18 per common share (or $0.12 per post-split share), payable April 30, 2007, to shareholders of record as of April 16, 2007. This dividend represents the company's 50th consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend payment. The 3-for-2 stock split of IDEX common shares, which will be effected in the form of a 50 percent stock dividend, will result in the issuance of one additional share of IDEX common stock for every two shares owned as of the record date. The new shares are payable on May 21, 2007, to shareholders of record as of May 7, 2007. Any fractional shares resulting from the split will be paid in cash based on the closing market price of the common stock on the record date. This action reflects the fourth split of the company's common stock since its initial public offering in 1989. ABOUT IDEX IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers' exacting specifications. Its products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "IEX".