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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: May 7, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
 
IDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
1-10235
 
36-3555336
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
1925 W. Field Court, Suite 200
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847498-7070
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
 
IEX
 
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 





Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

IDEX Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, May 7, 2020 and voted on the following matters:

1.
The election of four directors to serve a three-year term. The following persons were elected to serve as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2023, or upon the election and qualification of their successors.
Director
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Andrew K. Silvernail
 
63,343,494
 
4,780,362
 
1,818,947
Katrina L. Helmkamp
 
64,840,100
 
3,283,756
 
1,818,947
Mark A. Beck
 
67,032,387
 
1,091,469
 
1,818,947
Carl R. Christenson
 
67,474,434
 
649,422
 
1,818,947

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
 
65,071,620

 
 
 
Negative Votes
 
3,000,860

 
 
 
Abstentions
 
51,376

 
 
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
1,818,947


3.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. 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
65,604,185

 
 
Negative Votes
4,314,154

 
 
Abstentions
24,464


4.
A proposal to consider a stockholder proposal regarding a report related to employee representation on the Company’s Board of Directors, if properly presented at the meeting. The proposal did not receive 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
 
2,937,034

 
 
 
Negative Votes
 
63,036,502

 
 
 
Abstentions
 
2,150,320

 
 
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
1,818,947







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/ WILLIAM K. GROGAN
 
 
William K. Grogan
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 13, 2020