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EXHIBIT 25
Power of Attorney
We the undersigned directors and officers of IDEX Corporation and each
of us, do hereby constitute and appoint Donald N. Boyce, Wayne P. Sayatovic,
Douglas C. Lennox and Robert D. Grindel, or any of them our true and lawful
attorneys and agents, each with full power of substitution, to do any and all
acts and things in our name and behalf in our capacities as directors and
officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our name, which
attorneys and agents or any of them may deem necessary or advisable to enable
said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the sale
by Mitchell H. Saranow of 75,700 shares of common stock of the corporation (the
"Registration Statement"), including specifically, but without limitation,
power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities
indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
hereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or
their substitute or substitutes, or any of them shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Signature Title Date
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/S/ DONALD N. BOYCE Chairman of the Board, President October 31, 1996
------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer
Donald N. Boyce
/S/ WAYNE P. SAYATOVIC Senior Vice President - Finance, October 31, 1996
------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer and
Wayne P. Sayatovic Secretary (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
/S/ RICHARD E. HEATH Director October 31, 1996
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Richard E. Heath
- -------------------------------- Director October 31, 1996
Henry R. Kravis
/S/ WILLIAM H. LUERS Director October 31, 1996
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William H. Luers
/S/ PAUL E. RAETHER Director October 31, 1996
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Paul E. Raether
/S/ CLIFTON S. ROBBINS Director October 31, 1996
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Clifton S. Robbins
/S/ GEORGE R. ROBERTS Director October 31, 1996
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George R. Roberts
/S/ NEIL A. SPRINGER Director October 31, 1996
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Neil A. Springer
/S/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ Director October 31, 1996
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Michael T. Tokarz