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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, 2024

(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.)

3100 Sanders Road, Suite 301

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 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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.

On May 7, 2024, IDEX Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders and voted on the following matters:

1.The election of three Class II directors to serve a three-year term. Mark A. Buthman, Lakecia N. Gunter and L. Paris Watts-Stanfield were elected to serve as Class II directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2027, or upon the election and qualification of their successors.


Director	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes

Mark A. Buthman	60,162,863	8,367,298	62,624	1,531,949

Lakecia N. Gunter	64,077,091	4,505,967	9,727	1,531,949

L. Paris Watts-Stanfield	68,179,259	403,994	9,532	1,531,949

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						61,787,864

Negative Votes						5,922,861

Abstentions						882,060

Broker Non-Votes						1,531,949

3.A proposal to approve the IDEX Corporation 2024 Incentive Award Plan. 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						62,284,526

Negative Votes						5,427,757

Abstentions						880,502

Broker Non-Votes						1,531,949

4.A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. 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						63,061,818

Negative Votes						7,014,160

Abstentions						48,756

5.A stockholder proposal to approve a report on hiring practices related to people with arrest or incarceration records. 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						11,130,090

Negative Votes						54,948,151

Abstentions						2,514,544

Broker Non-Votes						1,531,949

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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/ ABHISHEK KHANDELWAL
		Abhishek Khandelwal
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2024