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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-067384
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IDEX CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000832101
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PUMPS & PUMPING EQUIPMENT [3561]
		IRS NUMBER:				363555336
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10235
		FILM NUMBER:		13627427

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1925 WEST FIELD COURT
		CITY:			LAKE FOREST
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60045
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8474987070

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1925 WEST FIELD COURT
		CITY:			LAKE FOREST
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60045
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of report: February&nbsp;14, 2013 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>(Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>IDEX
CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State of Incorporation)</B></FONT></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1925 W. Field Court Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(847)&nbsp;498-7070 (Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) On February&nbsp;15, 2013, the Board of Directors of IDEX Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;) elected Cynthia (CJ) Warner as a Class II director to serve until the Company&#146;s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms.&nbsp;Warner&#146;s appointment is effective immediately. Ms.&nbsp;Warner will serve on the
Company&#146;s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ms.&nbsp;Warner was not appointed to the Company&#146;s Board
of Directors pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">There are no other transactions between the
Company and Ms.&nbsp;Warner that would require disclosure under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ms.&nbsp;Warner will
participate in the Company&#146;s director compensation program which currently consists of equity grants on initial election to the Board valued at $127,500, annual equity grants thereafter valued at $85,000, an annual cash retainer and meeting
fees of $65,000, and certain additional cash retainers and fees for service as a committee chair or as lead director. For a complete description of the Company&#146;s director compensation program, please refer to the Company&#146;s proxy statement
on Schedule 14A relating to its annual meeting of stockholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) On February&nbsp;14, 2013, the Board of Directors approved the Revised
and Restated IDEX Management Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees effective January&nbsp;1, 2013 (the &#147;Revised MICP&#148;). The Revised MICP amends the Company&#146;s Revised and Restated IDEX Management Compensation Plan for Key
Employees effective January&nbsp;1, 2010 (the &#147;Former MICP&#148;) primarily to delete as a factor in determining compensation payments the individual personal performance multiplier contained in the Former MICP. The foregoing description of the
Revised MICP is subject to the full text of the Revised MICP which is attached to this report as exhibit 10.1 and incorporated into this Item&nbsp;5.02(e) by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 &#151; Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Revised and Restated IDEX Management Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees effective January 1, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Frank J. Notaro</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Frank J. Notaro</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Vice
President and General Counse</I><I>l</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX CORPORATION </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">REVISED AND RESTATED </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">FOR KEY EMPLOYEES </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The purpose of the Management Incentive Compensation Plan (MICP), this Plan, is to provide incentive and reward to &#147;key employees&#148; who contribute to the
profits of the enterprise by their invention, ability, industry, loyalty or exceptional service, through making them participants in that success. The primary objectives of the Plan are to: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Effectively incent desired organizational performance levels by focusing on a few quantitative and qualitative indicators that drive overall company
performance. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ensure accountability, support, and accomplishment of corporate-wide initiatives. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Provide leverage for support of multi-business unit activities to take advantage of synergies across units and within newly-formed groups.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Enhance the reward and retention of top performers. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As herein used, the word &#147;key employees&#148; shall be understood to include: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Business Unit Leaders </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Other executives employed in the business units and subsidiaries (operating units) of the Corporation generally reporting to a Business Unit Leader
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Other key managerial or professional employees engaged in capacities of special responsibility and trust in the development, conduct, or management of the operating
unit who may from time to time in the manner herein set forth be deemed and determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to be &#147;key employees&#148; for a particular award year </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of this Plan, a key employee does not include an employee who is, or could be, a &#147;covered employee&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;162(m) of
the Code. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Full power and authority to construe, interpret and administer this Plan shall be vested in the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
However, the day-to-day administration of the Plan shall be the responsibility of the senior management of the Corporation, and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall rely on the senior management for recommendations for awards
and interpretation, when necessary. Decisions of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties, including the Corporation, the stockholders, and the employees. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">An employee shall be eligible for consideration for extra compensation if he or she is an employee of the Corporation or a subsidiary as of October&nbsp;1 of the fiscal
year and remains an employee as of the last day of the fiscal year and as of the date of payout. No employee whose compensation, under a contract of employment or otherwise, is determined in whole or in part on a commission basis, and no person who
is compensated on the basis of a fee or retainer, as distinguished from salary, shall be eligible for extra compensation for the period during which his or her compensation is so determined. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall have full discretion in making extra compensation awards.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Extra compensation awards with respect to any fiscal year (the &#147;award year&#148;) shall be made as soon as feasible after the close of such fiscal year. Awards
shall be made and the beneficiaries shall be notified thereof and paid therefore promptly, and in any event, between January&nbsp;1 and March&nbsp;15 of the year following the award year. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This document describes the process that will be used to determine extra compensation awards for each Plan participant. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The amount awarded to a &#147;key employee&#148; under the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the following Plan description. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A. MICP PLAN FACTORS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Plan will use the following factors to determine individual extra compensation payments: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Plan participant&#146;s Annual Base Salary as of January&nbsp;1 of the respective MICP award year. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Individual Target Bonus Percentage, based on the position content of the participant&#146;s current job. Target Bonus Percentages range from 10% to
150% based on the salary grade assigned. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Quantitative Performance Objectives&#151;Corporate and Business unit performance against Quantitative Performance Objectives, representing 75% of
Target Bonus Percentage. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Strategic Measure&#151;Performance against a single Strategic Measure that may be quantitative or qualitative representing 25% of Target Bonus
Percentage. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Compensation Committee may establish minimum standards for award payouts under the MICP. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">B. QUANTITATIVE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Corporate and business unit accomplishments will be measured against any one or more of the following Quantitative Performance Objectives representing 75% of the Target Bonus Percentage in total:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">margin growth, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-recurring items), </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">economic value-added (as determined by the Compensation Committee), </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">sales or revenue, net income (either before or after taxes), </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">operating earnings, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">return on capital, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">return on assets (net or gross), </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">return on stockholders&#146; equity, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">stockholder returns, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">return on sales, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">gross or net profit margin, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">productivity, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">expense margins, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">operating efficiency, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">customer satisfaction, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">working capital, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">earnings per share (exclusive of restructuring charges), </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">price per share, </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">new product development, and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">market share. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Target, Minimum, and Maximum performance objectives will normally be established for each
Corporate Quantitative Performance Objective selected following the Board of Directors&#146; review of the IDEX business plan at the first Board meeting of the year and by March&nbsp;31 each year. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Objectives will also usually be established on a business unit basis, and determined by the Chief Executive Officer. In some instances
where individual locations within business units operate on a more independent basis from the respective units, all or some objectives may be established on a location basis. In addition, objectives may be established on a segment, platform,
operating group and/or corporate-wide basis to determine accomplishments and bonus earned for group executives and executive office staff, respectively. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Objectives established will reflect unit business plans, economic and market conditions, and reasonable expectations of accomplishment. Bonus earned at target performance in each Quantitative Performance
Objective will be individually weighted as a specified percent of the individual target bonus percentage as set by the Compensation Committee each award year in its discretion. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For performance in between Minimum and Target and between Target and Maximum, the Compensation Committee will interpolate the appropriate bonus percentage earned. Results will be stated on a constant
exchange rate assumption so that results of international locations will be included and considered on a currency neutral basis. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event an acquired company is added to a business unit during the year, appropriate adjustments will be made to the targets to
reflect the acquisition. The decisions of Corporate management as to the amount of such adjustments shall be binding and final. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">C. STRATEGIC
MEASURE </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Accomplishments will also be measured on one quantitative or qualitative Strategic Measure anchored by specific
criteria at benchmark levels of performance. This component is weighted 25% of the individual target bonus percentage, and payout earnings can range from 0% to 50% depending on total achievement against established criteria. Selected objectives must
have a business focus, not an individual development focus. They will be selected as areas of focus to a specific business unit for the fiscal year. They may not be duplicative of the key quantitative measures in section B. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Corporate Strategic Measure or each Business Unit Strategic Measure may be selected from the list below or may be based upon other
measures as appropriate as a key area of focus for the fiscal year. Measures may include: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New Sales Dollars </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gross Margin Dollars </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Qualitative Evaluation </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Organic Growth </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Global Expansion </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Capital Management and Deployment </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Commercial Excellence </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Operational Excellence </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Organizational Development </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each criterion will be evaluated on a scale as compared to the criteria definition on the Qualitative Factors worksheet and a total Bonus percentage computed. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Need to add a paragraph allowing for a discretionary pool/adjustment </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E. TOTAL BONUS CALCULATION </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Total Bonus Calculation for each individual
participant will be determined as follows: </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THE SUM OF </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bonus percentages earned on each of the Quantitative Performance Objectives </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PLUS
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bonus percentage earned on the Strategic Measure Performance Objective </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TIMES </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Individual Target Bonus Percentage </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TIMES </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Annual Base Salary as of January&nbsp;1 of performance year </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The maximum bonus opportunity can be achieved when all quantitative and qualitative objectives meet the maximum performance levels (200%
of target). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Where a participant has had a salary increase during the year, the bonus will be prorated to reflect the change.
However, any changes to base salary prior to April&nbsp;2 (effective April&nbsp;1 or before) of the performance cycle will be considered the base salary for incentive calculation purposes. In addition, where a participant has moved into another
position with a different Individual Target Bonus Percentage or transferred to a different business unit, the bonus calculation will be prorated to reflect the different Individual Target Bonus Percentages and the different unit objectives
measurement respectively. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">F. SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In unusual circumstances, awards to specific individuals or units may be adjusted positively or negatively to reflect performance, which significantly affected the operating results of the unit or
company. Such adjustments will be recommended by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. However, these adjustments will be made infrequently and on the basis of unusual
positive or negative performance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">G. DISCRETIONARY POOL </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each year, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may establish a discretionary bonus pool reserved to reward key employees in amounts above and beyond the awards calculated above for their
extraordinary performance or in special circumstances. Awards to be made from this discretionary bonus pool will be based recommendations made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and others holding senior management positions within
the Corporation and are subject to review by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The establishment of a discretionary bonus pool for a particular year shall not create a presumption that all or any particular amount of such
discretionary bonus pool must be awarded. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consistent with Section&nbsp;954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and to the extent not in violation of any applicable law,
IDEX reserves the right to recover (&#147;clawback&#148;) from current and/or former directors and executive officers any wrongfully earned performance-based compensation, including stock-based awards, upon the determination by the Compensation
Committee of the following: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">There is a restatement of Company financials, due to the material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement, </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The cash incentive or equity compensation to be recouped was calculated on, or its realized value affected by, the financial results that were subsequently restated,
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The cash incentive or equity compensation would have been less valuable than what was actually awarded or paid based upon the application of the correct financial
results, and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The pay affected by the calculation was earned or awarded within three years of the determination of the necessary restatement </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Compensation Committee has exclusive authority to modify, interpret and enforce this provision in
compliance with all regulations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">While the Plan provides that participants must be an employee at the end of the year and as of the payout
date in order to be eligible for payments under the Plan, exceptions will be made in the case of death, total and permanent disability, or retirement at or after normal or early retirement. For the purposes of this Plan, &#147;Retirement&#148; means
an employee&#146;s Termination of Service on or after accruing at least five Years of Service with the Company or a Subsidiary after being acquired by the Company, and attaining an age of at least 50, if the sum of the employee&#146;s age and Years
of Service is at least 70. &#147;Years of Service&#148; means the number of continuous full years of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. In such cases, the participant will receive an extra compensation payment for the prorated
portion of the year (measured to the nearest full month) he or she was employed by the Corporation. The prorated payment will be based on actual quantitative performance through the end of the award year in which death, disability, or retirement
occurs and a Target Personal Performance Multiplier of 1.00. The prorated extra compensation payment shall be paid along with bonus payments to other Plan participants following the end of the award year. A participant who leaves the employ of the
Corporation prior to the end of the calendar year for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement, as specified above, shall not be entitled to any payment under this Plan. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If a beneficiary dies, his or her unpaid extra compensation awards, if any, shall be paid and delivered in accordance with the terms specified in applicable beneficiary
or trust arrangements, if any, to his or her legal representatives or to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Such unpaid extra compensation awards, if any, may be paid out as determined by the Corporation
in its discretion subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Plan was effective as of January&nbsp;22, 1988, and was amended and restated as of January&nbsp;1, 1996, January&nbsp;1, 1999, January&nbsp;1, 2001,
January&nbsp;1, 2003, January&nbsp;1, 2005, January&nbsp;1, 2008,&nbsp;January&nbsp;2, 1010,&nbsp;January&nbsp;1, 2011 and January&nbsp;1, 2013. While, as in the past, it is contemplated that extra compensation will be awarded annually, the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate this Plan at any time. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXHIBIT 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B><B>TRADED: NYSE (IEX) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For further information, contact: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Heath A. Mitts </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President &#150;Chief
Financial Officer </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">847.498.7070 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Wednesday,
February&nbsp;20, 2013 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>IDEX CORPORATION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>CYNTHIA &#145;CJ&#146; WARNER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Lake Forest, IL, February&nbsp;20, 2013 &#150; IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) </B>today announced the appointment of Cynthia &#145;CJ&#146; Warner to the company&#146;s Board of Directors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Commenting on Ms.&nbsp;Warner&#146;s appointment, IDEX Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Silvernail said, &#147;We&#146;re excited to have CJ
join our Board. With over 30 years of experience in the energy, refining and transportation industries, CJ will be a great addition to our Board of Directors. She is an established leader in the energy industry, and we&#146;re excited to gain her
global perspective on our Board.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ms.&nbsp;Warner currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Sapphire Energy Inc.
Sapphire Energy is the leader in Green Crude production with the potential to profoundly change America&#146;s energy and petrochemical landscape. The company produces a crude oil replacement from sunlight, algae and CO</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUB STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; top:.4ex">2</SUB></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">. Prior to joining Sapphire, she most recently served as Group Vice
President, Global Refining for BP, after having served in multiple executive positions of increasing responsibility at both BP and Amoco. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ms.&nbsp;Warner holds a Bachelor&#146;s degree from Vanderbilt and an MBA from Illinois Institute of Technology. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>About IDEX </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Corporation is
an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers&#146; exacting specifications. Its products
are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;IEX&#148;. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>For further information on IDEX Corporation and its business units, visit the company&#146;s web site at <U>www.idexcorp.com</U>. </B></FONT></P>
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