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 9, 2013
(Date of earliest event reported)
IDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10235 | 36-3555336 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1925 W. Field Court
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847) 498-7070
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) – (b) The Company held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 and voted on the following matters.
| 1. | The election of three directors to serve a three-year term. The following persons received a plurality of votes cast for Class I directors. |
| Director |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Ernest J. Mrozek |
74,931,405 | 2,306,086 | 1,199,197 | |||
| David C. Parry |
76,383,663 | 853,828 | 1,199,197 | |||
| Livingston L. Satterthwaite |
76,084,531 | 1,152,960 | 1,199,197 |
| 2. | A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter as follows: |
| Affirmative votes |
73,312,518 | |||
| Negative votes |
1,275,294 | |||
| Abstentions |
2,649,679 | |||
| Broker non-votes |
1,199,197 |
| 3. | A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter as follows: |
| Affirmative votes |
77,569,892 | |||
| Negative votes |
692,401 | |||
| Abstentions |
174,395 |
Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 9, 2013, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a 15 percent increase in the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend.
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 9, 2013 |
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/ Heath A. Mitts | |
| Heath A. Mitts | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
April 11, 2013
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 9, 2013 | |
EXHIBIT 99.1
IDEX Corporation Increases Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend Fifteen Percent
LAKE FOREST, III.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Apr. 9, 2013— IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE: IEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a fifteen percent increase in the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.23 per common share. The next dividend will be paid April 30, 2013 to shareholders of record as of April 19, 2013. This dividend represents the company’s 74th consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend payment.
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”.
For further information on IDEX Corporation and its business units, visit the company’s web site at www.idexcorp.com.