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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-138874
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230509

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000882835
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				510263969
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12273
		FILM NUMBER:		23899884

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6901 PROFESSIONAL PKWY EAST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SARASOTA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9415562601

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6901 PROFESSIONAL PKWY EAST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SARASOTA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROPER INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080527

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROPER INDUSTRIES INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant To Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Formerly Roper Industries, Inc.) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO BE HELD ON JUNE&nbsp;13, 2023 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following information supplements and amends the proxy statement (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;) of Roper Technologies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;28, 2023 and furnished to
shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on June&nbsp;13, 2023 and any adjournment or postponement
thereof. Capitalized terms used in this supplement to the Proxy Statement (this &#147;Supplement&#148;) and not otherwise defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Proxy Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is filing this Supplement solely to further highlight the treatment of broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> with respect to
voting on the proposal to amend and restate the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the exculpation of officers. On pages 57 and 60 of the Proxy Statement the Company states &#147;Abstentions and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">broker-non</FONT> votes will have the effect of votes against the proposal.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The text below replaces, in its entirety,
the paragraph titled &#147;Q: How are broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> and abstentions treated?&#148; on page 60 of the Proxy Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Q: How are broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> and abstentions treated? </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Broker&nbsp;non-votes&nbsp;are</FONT> not treated as votes cast for purposes of the election of directors, so they will
have no effect on the election of directors. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Broker&nbsp;non-votes&nbsp;are</FONT> not treated as entitled to vote for all other matters proposed for a vote at the meeting, so they will have no effect on those
matters except as more specifically described on page 57 and below with respect to the proposal to approve the amendment to and restatement of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Abstentions are not treated as votes cast for purposes of the
election of directors, so they will have no effect on the election of directors. Abstentions are treated as present and entitled to vote so they will have the effect of a vote cast against the approval for all other matters proposed for a vote at
the meeting.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as described above, this Supplement to the Proxy Statement does not modify, amend, supplement, or otherwise affect the Proxy
Statement. This Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you have already voted, you do not need to vote again unless you
would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal. If you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal, please refer to the Proxy Statement for instructions on how to do so. </P>
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