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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: OCTOBER 18, 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))
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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 18, 2007, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing the
acquisition of Isolation Technologies, a leading developer of advanced column
hardware and accessories for the High Performance Liquid Chromatography market.
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 October 18, 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
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Dominic A. Romeo
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
October 22, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release dated October 18, 2007