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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: APRIL 25, 2006
(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 April 25, 2006, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that it
had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EPI, a global leader in
high-precision, integrated fluidics and associated engineered plastics
solutions. 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.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated April 25, 2006
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
April 28, 2006
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release dated April 25, 2006