Roper (ROP) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.4

ROPER INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Roper Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer's knowledge:

    1.        The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

    2.        The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Roper Industries, Inc. and will be retained by Roper Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

/s/ Martin S. Headley

Martin S. Headley

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

September 12, 2003

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.