8-K

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: January 3, 2017

(Date of earliest event reported)

IDEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-10235	36-3555336
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

1925 W. Field Court

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(847) 498-7070

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 30, 2016, IDEX Corporation (the “Company”) appointed William K. Grogan to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2017. Mr. Grogan will succeed Michael J. Yates, who has been serving as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.  Mr. Yates will continue in his role as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

Mr. Grogan, 38, has been at the Company for five years and has served as Vice President of Finance, Operations, since 2015. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer for the Company’s Health and Science Technologies and Fire, Safety and Diversified Technologies segments from 2012 to 2015. Before joining IDEX, Mr. Grogan most recently served as Director of Finance, Store Operations, at Walgreen Co. from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Grogan holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and an undergraduate degree in finance from Merrimack College. 

The Company entered into an offer letter with Mr. Grogan on December 30, 2016 in connection with his promotion to Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the terms of his offer letter, Mr. Grogan’s initial base salary will be $425,000, his target bonus percentage under the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan will be 70%, he will be eligible for annual equity awards under the IDEX Corporation Incentive Award Plan at a value of 155% of his base salary and he will be eligible to receive other benefits generally available to the Company’s other senior executives. In addition, on January 3, 2017, the Company granted Mr. Grogan a promotional equity award consisting of (i) 5,485 shares of restricted stock with three-year cliff vesting and (ii) options to purchase 21,115 shares of common stock, which vest ratably at 25% each year as of the anniversary of the grant date.

Mr. Grogan does not have any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Grogan has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 3, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Grogan’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

99.1    Press release dated January 3, 2017

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/    WILLIAM K. GROGAN
		William K. Grogan
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
January 3, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	IDEX Corporation press release dated January 3, 2017

EX-99.1

Exhibit99.1

TRADED: NYSE (IEX)

For further information, contact:

Andrew K. Silvernail

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

847.498.7070

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

IDEX CORPORATION NAMES WILLIAM GROGAN AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Lake Forest, IL, January 3, 2017 - IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) announced today that William K. Grogan has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mr. Grogan has been at IDEX for five years and has served as Vice President of Finance, Operations since 2015. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer for the Company’s Health and Science Technologies and Fire, Safety and Diversified Technologies segments from 2012 to 2015. Before joining IDEX Corporation, Mr. Grogan most recently served as Director of Finance, Store Operations at Walgreen Company from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Grogan holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and an Undergraduate degree in Finance from Merrimack College.

IDEX Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andy Silvernail stated, “I am delighted with Bill’s promotion to Chief Financial Officer. Over the past several months we have done a thorough evaluation of internal and external candidates in order to ensure that we have a world class finance leader. Bill’s track record of success within IDEX, his proven ability to grow talent and build an organization make him uniquely qualified. We are fortunate to have someone of Bill’s caliber as our next CFO.”

Michael J. Yates, who has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 2016, will resume his position as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Silvernail thanked Mr. Yates, saying “Mike did a terrific job as interim Chief Financial Officer over the past few months. Under his leadership we sustained our high level of performance which enabled us to conduct an in depth CFO search. I am very appreciative of Mike’s long-standing contributions to IDEX, especially in this time of transition.

About IDEX

IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers’ 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 “IEX”.

For further information on IDEX Corporation and its business units, visit the company’s website at www.idexcorp.com