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: June 17, 2019

(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, Suite 200

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(847) 498-7070

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below 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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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(a) Appointment of Carl R. Christenson as Director

On June 17, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of IDEX Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Carl R. Christenson to serve as a member of the Board and as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, increasing the size of the Board from nine to ten members. Mr. Christenson will participate in the compensation arrangements for non-employee members of the Board described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2019.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Christenson’s appointment to the Board is attached 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.

(a)        Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 17, 2019

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
June 18, 2019

EXHBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 17, 2019