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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: NOVEMBER 13, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
IDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-10235 36-3555336
(State of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
630 DUNDEE ROAD
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847) 498-7070
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01 - Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 13, 2007, IDEX Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire Nova Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of metering technology
and flow monitoring services for the water and wastewater markets for a purchase
price of approximately $158 million. The closing of this transaction is subject
to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval, and is expected
to close in December 2007.
A copy of the definitive agreement has been filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8K and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8.01 - Other Events.
IDEX Corporation issued a press release on November 14, 2007 announcing the
execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 13, 2007, by and between
IDEX Corporation and Nova Holdings, LLC*
99.1 Press release, dated November 14, 2007, issued by IDEX
Corporation regarding the execution of the Stock Purchase
Agreement
* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of
Regulation S-K. IDEX Corporation undertakes to furnish supplemental copies
of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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/ Dominic A. Romeo
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Dominic A. Romeo
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
November 16, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2007, by and between IDEX
Corporation and Nova Holdings LLC*
99.1 Press release, dated November 14, 2007, issued by IDEX Corporation
regarding the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement
* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of
Regulation S-K. IDEX Corporation undertakes to furnish supplemental copies
of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.