SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

July 29, 2004

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)

1-12273	51-0263969
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)	(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
2160 SATELLITE BLVD., SUITE 200, DULUTH, GEORGIA	30097
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)	(ZIP CODE)

(770) 495-5100

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

160 BEN BURTON ROAD, BOGART, GEORGIA 30622

(FORMER ADDRESS)

ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)	Financial Statements of Business Acquired
	Not Applicable
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Statements
	Not Applicable
(c)	Exhibits
	99.1     Slide Presentation related to Second Quarter Results of Roper Industries, Inc. dated July 29, 2004.

ITEM 12.     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL POSITION

On July 29, 2004, during the Roper Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) conference call to discuss its earlier release of its second-quarter financial results, the Company delivered the slide presentation. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

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.

Roper Industries, Inc.
(Registrant)
BY:   /s/ Martin S. Headley
	Martin S. Headley, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	Date: July 29, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Slide Presentation of Second Quarter Results of the Company dated July 29, 2004

EX-99 2 cy04_8k-q2slides.htm 99.1 Q2 04 SLIDES

Exhibit 99.1