IEX-2014.04.09-8K


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report: April 8, 2014
(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
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 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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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) – (b) The Company held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 and voted on the following matters.
1.
The election of three 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
 
 
Bradley J. Bell
 
72,954,742

 
1,152,693

 
1,852,449

 
 
Gregory F. Milzcik
 
73,367,648

 
739,787

 
1,852,449

 
 
Andrew K. Silvernail
 
72,202,711

 
1,904,724

 
1,852,449


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
 
70,759,737

 
 
Negative Votes
 
858,394

 
 
Abstentions
 
2,489,304

 
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
1,852,449


3.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. 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
 
74,751,154

 
 
Negative Votes
 
1,029,210

 
 
Abstentions
 
179,520


Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 8, 2014, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a 22 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 8, 2014







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 10, 2014
 
 





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release dated April 8, 2014