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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-102256
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200409
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200409
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200409

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10235
		FILM NUMBER:		20783578

	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="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; 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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by a party other than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.14a-12</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IDEX Corporation</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than The Registrant)</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No fee required.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule <FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11(a)(2)</FONT> and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THESE SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY MATERIALS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY&nbsp;7, 2020. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following Notice of Change of Location relates to the 2020 proxy statement (the &#147;Proxy
Statement&#148;) of IDEX Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on March&nbsp;20, 2020 and subsequently mailed or made available to the Company&#146;s stockholders in connection
with the solicitation of proxies by the Company&#146;s Board of Directors for use at the Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, May&nbsp;7, 2020. These supplemental proxy materials are being filed with the SEC and made
available to stockholders on April&nbsp;9, 2020. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">THIS NOTICE 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" ALIGN="center"><B>NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </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 MAY&nbsp;7, 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To our
Stockholders: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to the public health impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(COVID-19)</FONT> and to support the
health and well-being of our management and stockholders, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location of the Annual Meeting of IDEX Corporation (the Company) has been changed to be held in a virtual meeting format only via the Internet. You will not be
able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May&nbsp;7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, you are
entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on March&nbsp;13, 2020, the record date, or if you hold a legal proxy for the meeting provided by your broker, financial institution or other
nominee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To be admitted to the Annual Meeting and access the stockholder list, go to <U>http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IEX2020</U> and enter
the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice you previously received. You may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting
website during the meeting. Technical assistance will be available for those attending the meeting. If you are not eligible to participate in the meeting, you may listen to a webcast of the meeting by visiting
<U>http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IEX2020</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders may submit questions in advance when they register for the Annual Meeting, and they
also will have the opportunity to submit questions during the virtual event using the directions on the meeting website. Stockholders may ask questions that are confined to matters properly before the Annual Meeting and of general Company concern,
subject to time constraints. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by
one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location and may continue to be used to vote your shares
in connection with the Annual Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On behalf of our Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">DENISE R. CADE</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, General Counsel<BR>and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be held on May&nbsp;7,
2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Annual Meeting on May&nbsp;7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time will be accessible at http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IEX2020. Our
proxy statement and Annual Report may be accessed at <B><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=83305&amp;p=irol-reportsAnnual</FONT></U></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>IDEX CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MOVE TO VIRTUAL ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING FOR 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>LAKE FOREST, IL (April&nbsp;8, 2020)</B><I> </I><B>&#150;</B> IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) announced today that the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
will be held virtually due to the public health impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(COVID-19)</FONT> and to support the health and well-being of IDEX management and stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May&nbsp;7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time in a virtual format only via the Internet. As described in the proxy
materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, stockholders as of the close of business on March&nbsp;13, 2020, the record date, are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting. In order to attend the Annual Meeting, vote during the
Annual Meeting and submit questions, stockholders must go to <U>http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IEX2020</U> and enter the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> control number found in their proxy materials. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A notice regarding this change to a virtual meeting format (the &#147;Notice&#148;) is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with
this press release. Additional information regarding the Annual Meeting, stockholder participation and voting is provided in the Notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About IDEX
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IDEX is a global fluidics leader serving high growth specialized markets. We are best known for our expertise in highly engineered fluidics systems
and components, as well as for our expertise in fire and safety products including the Jaws of Life<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> family of rescue and recovery tools. Our products touch lives every day. Whether it&#146;s
a life-saving rescue operation, dispensing fresh juice to a first grader or fueling aircraft, IDEX is a leader in creating enabling technology used in many of the most common everyday activities. For more information, please visit www.idexcorp.com.
IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;IEX.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Investor Contact </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IDEX Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William K. Grogan </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">847-498-7070</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">wgrogan@idexcorp.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Media Contact </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IDEX Corporation </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark D.Spencer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">847-457-3793</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">mdspencer@idexcorp.com </P>
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