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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 (date of earliest event reported): December 21, 1998
IDEX Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-10235 36-3555336
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(State or other jurisdiction) (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Number) Identification
Number)
630 Dundee Road, Suite 400 Northbrook, Illinois 60062
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number (847) 498-7070
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Item 5. Other Information
On December 18, IDEX Corporation (the "Company") announced that Donald N.
Boyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, plans to retire as Chief Executive
as of March 31, 1999, but will remain Chairman of the Company's Board of
Directors. Mr. Boyce, 60, has been the Chief Executive Officer of IDEX since
its founding in 1988 and was previously Chief Executive of IDEX's predecessor,
Houdaille Industries, Inc.
Frank J. Hansen, 57, currently President and Chief Operating Officer, will be
named President and Chief Executive Officer as of April 1, 1999. The position
of Chief Operating Officer will remain unfilled for the present time. Mr.
Hansen joined IDEX's Viking Pump business unit in 1975 and held several
management positions there prior to being named President of Viking Pump in
1989. He became an IDEX Vice President-Group Executive in 1993, was named
Senior Vice President-Operations in 1994, and assumed the position of President
and Chief Operating Officer in January, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
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
December 21, 1998 /s/ WAYNE P. SAYATOVIC
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Wayne P. Sayatovic
Senior Vice President-Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
