Form 8-K

 

 

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 10, 2012

(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)

 

 

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))

 

 

 


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

(a) – (b) The Company held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 and voted on the following matters.

 

  1. The election of two 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  

William M. Cook

     74,855,007         2,300,061         2,390,383   
Michael T. Tokarz    66,360,293      10,794,775      2,390,383  

 

  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      71,802,874   
Negative votes      2,229,406   
Abstentions      3,122,788   
Broker non-votes      2,390,383   

 

  3. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. 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

     78,407,705   

Negative votes

     1,115,597   

Abstentions

     22,149   

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 10, 2012, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a 18 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 10, 2012


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 13, 2012


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated April 10, 2012