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 08, 2015
(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 Wednesday, April 8, 2015 and voted on the following matters.
| 1. | The election of two directors to serve a three-year term. The following persons received a majority of votes cast for Class I directors. |
| Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| William M. Cook | 72,177,045 | 683,120 | 1,466,654 | ||||||||
| Cynthia J. Warner | 72,069,173 | 790,992 | 1,466,654 | ||||||||
| 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 | 71,599,230 | ||||
| Negative Votes | 1,011,055 | ||||
| Abstentions | 249,880 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 1,466,654 | ||||
| 3. | A proposal to approve the Second Amended and Restated IDEX Corporation Incentive 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 | 67,864,506 | ||||
| Negative Votes | 4,763,799 | ||||
| Abstentions | 231,860 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 1,466,654 | ||||
| 4. | A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. 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 | 73,606,807 | ||||
| Negative Votes | 498,571 | ||||
| Abstentions | 221,441 | ||||
Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 8, 2015, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a 14 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, 2015 | |
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 | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| April 13, 2015 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 8, 2015 | |