IDEX (IEX) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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: May 12, 2021

(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.)

3100 Sanders Road, Suite 301

Northbrook, Illinois 60062

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(847) 498-7070

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	IEX	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

	Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Cynthia J. Warner retired from the Board of Directors of IDEX Corporation (the "Company") following the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2021. With Ms. Warner’s retirement, the Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the number of directors at 10.

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 12, 2021, and voted on the following matters:

1.The election of three directors to serve a three-year term. The following persons were elected to serve as Class II directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2024, or upon the election and qualification of their successors.

Director	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
William M. Cook	61,964,937	5,597,651	2,259,472	1,090,001
Mark A. Buthman	67,664,824	2,140,037	17,199	1,090,001
Lakecia N. Gunther	69,710,163	95,516	16,381	1,090,001

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	65,390,783
Negative Votes	4,396,517
Abstentions	34,760
Broker Non-Votes	1,090,001

3.A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. 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	64,168,006
Negative Votes	6,733,787
Abstentions	10,268

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)Exhibits

104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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/  WILLIAM K. GROGAN
		William K. Grogan
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 14, 2021

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)