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Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Roper Industries, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-36897) on Form S-8 of Roper Industries, Inc. of our report dated April 19,
1999 relating to the statement of net assets available for benefits of the Roper
Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings 004 Plan as of December 31, 1998
and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for
the year ended December 31, 1998, which report appears in the December 31, 1999
Annual Report on Form 11-K of Roper Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement
Savings 004 Plan.
KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
June 23, 2000
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