IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

IDEX Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Stockholders
Meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 and voted on the following
matters:
1.
The election of two directors to serve a three-year term.
The following persons were elected to serve as Class I
directors for a three- year term expiring at the Company
annual meeting to be held in 2020, or upon the election and
qualification of their successors.
Director
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Andrew K. Silvernail
68,643,646
2,826,227
1,579,491
Katrina L. Helmkamp
69,612,742
1,857,131
1,579,491
2.
A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers. The
proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy and
entitled to vote on the matter as follows:
Affirmative Votes
68,957,563
Negative Votes
2,459,474
Abstentions
52,746
Broker Non-Votes
1,579,491
3. A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency
(whether annual, biennial or triennial) with which the Companys
stockholders shall be entitled to have an advisory vote to
approve named executive officer compensation. A majority of
stockholders voted for one year.
One year
65,012,557
Two years
20,536
Three years
6,421,581
Abstentions
15,199
Broker Non-Votes
1,579,491
>>>>>>>Based on these results, and
consistent with the Companys recommendation, the Companys Board
of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an
advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year.
4. On a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte Touche LLP
as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for
2017. The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of
the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
to vote on the matter as follows:
Affirmative Votes
70,689,996
Negative Votes
2,343,453
Abstentions
15,915
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 26, 2017, IDEX Corporation issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a 9 percent
increase in the Companys regular quarterly cash dividend.
A copy of the press release announcing the dividend increase 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 April 26, 2017 announcing a
dividend increase


About IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX)

IDEX Corporation (IDEX) operates an applied solutions business that sells pumps, flow meters and other fluidics systems, and components and engineered products. The Company operates through three segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT), Health & Science Technologies (HST), and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP). With its segments, the Company maintains approximately 20 platforms, where it focuses on growth and acquisitions. The Company’s FMT segment provides flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural and energy industries. The HST segment designs, produces and distributes precision fluidics, rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roll compaction and drying systems. Its FSDP segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems; engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices, and precision equipment.

IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) Recent Trading Information

IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) closed its last trading session up +1.18 at 105.39 with 481,681 shares trading hands.