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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
Form 10-Q
 
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission file number 1-10235
 
IDEX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  36-3555336
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
1925 West Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)
  60045
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number: (847) 498-7070
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o     No þ
 
Number of shares of common stock of IDEX Corporation outstanding as of October 30, 2010: 81,885,485 (net of treasury shares).
 
 


 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
             
Part I. Financial Information        
Item 1.   Financial Statements (unaudited).     1  
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     1  
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     2  
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity     3  
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     4  
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements     5  
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.      19  
    Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act     19  
    Historical Overview     19  
    Results of Operations     19  
    Liquidity and Capital Resources     24  
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.      25  
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures.     25  
       
Part II. Other Information        
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.     26  
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.      27  
Item 5.   Other Information.     27  
Item 6.   Exhibits.      27  
Signatures     28  
Exhibit Index     29  
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 EX-31.2
 EX-32.1
 EX-32.2
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 EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements.
 
IDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
                 
    September 30, 2010     December 31, 2009  
 
ASSETS
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 206,054     $ 73,526  
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,498 at September 30, 2010 and $6,160 at December 31, 2009
    210,188       183,178  
Inventories — net
    191,698       159,463  
Other current assets
    53,019       35,545  
                 
Total current assets
    660,959       451,712  
Property, plant and equipment — net
    187,021       178,283  
Goodwill
    1,208,756       1,180,445  
Intangible assets — net
    281,978       281,354  
Other noncurrent assets
    7,747       6,363  
                 
Total assets
  $ 2,346,461     $ 2,098,157  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
               
Trade accounts payable
  $ 94,299     $ 73,020  
Accrued expenses
    163,119       98,730  
Short-term borrowings
    11,070       8,346  
Dividends payable
    12,366       9,586  
                 
Total current liabilities
    280,854       189,682  
Long-term borrowings
    480,559       391,754  
Deferred income taxes
    158,536       148,806  
Other noncurrent liabilities
    90,754       99,811  
                 
Total liabilities
    1,010,703       830,053  
                 
Commitment and contingencies
               
Shareholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock:
               
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: None
           
Common stock:
               
Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value
               
Issued: 84,263,419 shares at September 30, 2010 and 83,510,320 shares at December 31, 2009
    843       835  
Additional paid-in capital
    425,769       401,570  
Retained earnings
    975,702       896,977  
Treasury stock at cost: 2,565,194 shares at September 30, 2010 and 2,540,052 at December 31, 2009
    (57,449 )     (56,706 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (9,107 )     25,428  
                 
Total shareholders’ equity
    1,335,758       1,268,104  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 2,346,461     $ 2,098,157  
                 
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
                                 
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Net sales
  $ 373,731     $ 323,249     $ 1,107,855     $ 986,317  
Cost of sales
    219,598       194,191       651,360       602,964  
                                 
Gross profit
    154,133       129,058       456,495       383,353  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    88,170       79,789       266,961       242,687  
Restructuring expenses
    3,524       2,752       6,422       8,253  
                                 
Operating income
    62,439       46,517       183,112       132,413  
Other income (expense) — net
    (1,101 )     1,382       (608 )     806  
Interest expense
    4,162       3,951       11,195       13,212  
                                 
Income before income taxes
    57,176       43,948       171,309       120,007  
Provision for income taxes
    18,612       14,171       55,722       39,703  
                                 
Net income
  $ 38,564     $ 29,777     $ 115,587     $ 80,304  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.47     $ 0.37     $ 1.42     $ 1.00  
                                 
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.47     $ 0.37     $ 1.40     $ 0.99  
                                 
Share data:
                               
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
    80,517       79,740       80,322       79,642  
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    81,938       80,879       81,749       80,535  
                                 
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands except share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
                                                         
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)              
                      Net
                   
                      Actuarial
                   
                      Losses
                   
                      and Prior
                   
                      Service
                   
                      Costs on
                   
                      Pensions
                   
                      and Other
    Cumulative
             
    Common Stock
                Post-
    Unrealized Losses
             
    and Additional
          Cumulative
    Retirement
    on Derivatives
          Total
 
    Paid-In
    Retained
    Translation
    Benefit
    Designated as Cash
    Treasury
    Shareholders’
 
    Capital     Earnings     Adjustment     Plans     Flow Hedges     Stock     Equity  
 
Balance, December 31, 2009
  $ 402,405     $ 896,977     $ 59,399     $ (27,258 )   $ (6,713 )   $ (56,706 )   $ 1,268,104  
                                                         
Net income
          115,587                               115,587  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                       
Cumulative translation adjustment
                (12,187 )                       (12,187 )
Amortization of post retirement obligations
                      728                   728  
Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
                            (23,076 )           (23,076 )
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss
                                        (34,535 )
                                                         
Comprehensive income
                                        81,052  
                                                         
Issuance of 795,589 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans, net of tax benefit
    11,349                                     11,349  
Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding
                                  (743 )     (743 )
Share-based compensation
    12,858                                     12,858  
Cash dividends declared — $.45 per common share
          (36,862 )                             (36,862 )
                                                         
Balance, September 30, 2010
  $ 426,612     $ 975,702     $ 47,212     $ (26,530 )   $ (29,789 )   $ (57,449 )   $ 1,335,758  
                                                         
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
                 
    Nine Months
 
    Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2010     2009  
 
Cash flows from operating activities
               
Net income
  $ 115,587     $ 80,304  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Loss on sale of fixed assets
          447  
Depreciation and amortization
    25,608       23,482  
Amortization of intangible assets
    19,280       18,411  
Amortization of debt issuance expenses
    371       232  
Stock-based compensation expense
    12,858       12,781  
Deferred income taxes
    1,210       4,302  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
    (3,271 )     (1,523 )
Changes in (net of the effect from acquisitions):
               
Receivables
    (19,684 )     20,100  
Inventories
    (27,664 )     20,774  
Trade accounts payable
    14,698       (12,762 )
Accrued expenses
    22,004       (9,005 )
Other — net
    (3,651 )     131  
                 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
    157,346       157,674  
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Additions to property, plant and equipment
    (26,006 )     (18,346 )
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (68,330 )      
Proceeds from fixed assets disposals
          3,582  
Other — net
          329  
                 
Net cash flows used in investing activities
    (94,336 )     (14,435 )
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Borrowings under credit facilities for acquisitions
    53,866        
Borrowings under credit facilities
    7,896       64,906  
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes
    96,762        
Payments under credit facilities
    (73,377 )     (174,203 )
Dividends paid
    (34,082 )     (28,969 )
Proceeds from stock option exercises
    8,725       3,692  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
    3,271       1,523  
Other — net
    (743 )     (1,204 )
                 
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
    62,318       (134,255 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    7,200       4,092  
                 
Net increase in cash
    132,528       13,076  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    73,526       61,353  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 206,054     $ 74,429  
                 
Supplemental cash flow information
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 10,118     $ 13,400  
Income taxes
    46,347       31,853  
Significant non-cash activities:
               
Debt acquired with acquisition of business
    722        
Issuance of unvested shares
    2,917       4,895  
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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(unaudited)
 
1.   Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
 
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of IDEX Corporation (“IDEX” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting only of recurring items, except as noted, which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth herein. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
 
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820).” This Update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 and related guidance within U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to require disclosure of the transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and a schedule for Level 3 that separately identifies purchases, sales, issuances and settlements and requires more detailed disclosures regarding valuation techniques and inputs. The Company adopted this standard on its effective date, see Note 12 for disclosures associated with the adoption of this standard.
 
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, “Subsequent Events (Topic 855).” This update provides amendments to Subtopic 855-10-50-4 and related guidance within U.S. GAAP to clarify that an SEC registrant is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This change alleviates potential conflicts between Subtopic 855-10 and the SEC’s requirements. The Company adopted this update on its effective date.
 
2.   Restructuring
 
The Company has recorded restructuring costs as a result of cost reduction efforts and facility closings. Accruals have been recorded based on these costs and primarily consist of employee termination benefits. We record expenses for employee termination benefits based on the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.” These expenses are included in Restructuring expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations while the related restructuring accruals are included in Accrued expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded an additional $3.5 million and $6.4 million, respectively, of pre-tax restructuring expenses related to our 2009 restructuring initiative for employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas as well as facility closures resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $2.8 million and $8.3 million, respectively, related to this same initiative. The 2009 initiative has included severance benefits for over 600 employees. This initiative is expected to be completed by the end of 2010 with an expected additional total cost of approximately $1.0-$2.0 million during the remainder of 2010.
 
Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:
 
                         
    Severance
             
    Costs     Exit Costs     Total  
    (in thousands)  
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies
  $ 1,153     $     $ 1,153  
Health & Science Technologies
    2,102       269       2,371  
Dispensing Equipment
                 
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
                 
                         
Total restructuring costs
  $ 3,255     $ 269     $ 3,524  
                         


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2009, were as follows:
 
                         
    Severance
             
    Costs     Exit Costs     Total  
    (in thousands)  
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies
  $ 657     $     $ 657  
Health & Science Technologies
    841       184       1,025  
Dispensing Equipment
    630             630  
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
    24             24  
Corporate/Other
    202       214       416  
                         
Total restructuring costs
  $ 2,354     $ 398     $ 2,752  
                         
 
Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:
 
                         
    Severance
             
    Costs     Exit Costs     Total  
    (in thousands)  
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies
  $ 1,864     $ 202     $ 2,066  
Health & Science Technologies
    2,948       323       3,271  
Dispensing Equipment
    120             120  
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
    477             477  
Corporate/Other
    396       92       488  
                         
Total restructuring costs
  $ 5,805     $ 617     $ 6,422  
                         
 
Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, were as follows:
 
                         
    Severance
             
    Costs     Exit Costs     Total  
    (in thousands)  
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies
  $ 2,552     $ 490     $ 3,042  
Health & Science Technologies
    2,123       596       2,719  
Dispensing Equipment
    347       860       1,207  
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
    474             474  
Corporate/Other
    441       370       811  
                         
Total restructuring costs
  $ 5,937     $ 2,316     $ 8,253  
                         
 
Restructuring accruals of $5.0 million and $6.9 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are reflected in Accrued expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
 
         
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance at January 1, 2010
  $ 6,878  
Restructuring costs
    6,422  
Payments/Utilization
    (8,286 )
         
Balance at September 30, 2010
  $ 5,014  
         
 
3.   Acquisitions
 
On April 15, 2010, the Company acquired Seals, Ltd (“Seals”), a leading provider of proprietary high performance seals and advanced sealing solutions for a diverse range of global industries, including analytical instrumentation, semiconductor/solar and process technologies. Seals consists of the Polymer Engineering and Perlast divisions. Seals’ Polymer Engineering division focuses on sealing solutions for hazardous duty applications. The Perlast division produces highly engineered seals for analytical instrumentation, pharmaceutical, electronics,


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
and food applications. Headquartered in Blackburn, England, Seals has annual revenues of approximately $32.0 million (£21 million). Seals operates as part of the Health and Science Technologies segment. The Company acquired Seals for an aggregate purchase price of $54.0 million, consisting of $51.3 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $2.7 million of debt related items. The cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $29.9 million and $17.1 million, respectively. The $29.9 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.
 
On July 21, 2010, the Company acquired OBL, S.r.l. (“OBL”), a leading provider of mechanical and hydraulic diaphragm pumps. OBL provides polymer blending systems and related accessories for a diverse range of global industries, including water, waste water, oil and gas, petro-chemical and power generation markets. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, with annual revenues of approximately $10.9 million (€8.5 million), OBL operates within IDEX’s Fluid and Metering Technologies segment as part of the Water and Waste Water Group. The Company acquired OBL for an aggregate purchase price of $15.4 million, of which $12.8 million in cash was paid as of September 30, 2010 and approximately $2.6 million in cash will be paid in the fourth quarter. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $7.6 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The $7.6 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.
 
On September 17, 2010, the Company acquired Periflo, a leading provider of peristaltic pumps for the industrial and municipal water and wastewater markets. Periflo offers a complete family of peristaltic hose pumps for a wide variety of applications. Headquartered in Loveland, Ohio, with annual revenues of approximately $3.5 million, Periflo operates within IDEX’s Fluid and Metering Technologies segment as part of the Water and Waste Water Group. The Company acquired Periflo for an aggregate purchase price of $4.2 million, consisting entirely of cash. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $2.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The $2.3 million of goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
 
The purchase price for Seals, OBL and Periflo has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and further refinements may be necessary pending certain asset and liability valuations.
 
The results of operations for these acquisitions have been included within the Company’s financial results from the date of the acquisition. The Company does not consider these acquisitions to be material to its results of operations for any of the periods presented.
 
4.   Business Segments
 
The Company consists of four reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products.
 
The Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for water and wastewater. The Health & Science Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics and sealing solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting OEM specifications. The Dispensing Equipment Segment produces precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants, paints, and hair colorants and other personal care products used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, and engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications.


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The Company evaluates segment performance based on several factors, of which operating income is the primary financial measure. Intersegment sales are accounted for at fair value as if the sales were to third parties. Information on the Company’s business segments is presented below.
 
                                 
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended
    Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (In thousands)        
 
Net sales
                               
Fluid & Metering Technologies:
                               
External customers
  $ 176,685     $ 156,781     $ 523,753     $ 470,271  
Intersegment sales
    196       158       553       686  
                                 
Total group sales
    176,881       156,939       524,306       470,957  
                                 
Health & Science Technologies:
                               
External customers
    103,745       75,365       288,868       219,305  
Intersegment sales
    574       773       3,459       4,837  
                                 
Total group sales
    104,319       76,138       292,327       224,142  
                                 
Dispensing Equipment:
                               
External customers
    26,352       25,580       100,992       104,111  
Intersegment sales
    128             177        
                                 
Total group sales
    26,480       25,580       101,169       104,111  
                                 
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products:
                               
External customers
    66,949       65,523       194,242       192,630  
Intersegment sales
    44       1       143       3  
                                 
Total group sales
    66,993       65,524       194,385       192,633  
                                 
Intersegment elimination
    (942 )     (932 )     (4,332 )     (5,526 )
                                 
Total net sales
  $ 373,731     $ 323,249     $ 1,107,855     $ 986,317  
                                 
Operating income (loss)
                               
Fluid & Metering Technologies
  $ 31,554     $ 25,755     $ 93,928     $ 70,731  
Health & Science Technologies
    21,661       14,287       60,649       34,703  
Dispensing Equipment
    2,711       (311 )     19,062       13,112  
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
    17,045       15,932       44,032       42,790  
Corporate office and other
    (10,532 )     (9,146 )     (34,559 )     (28,923 )
                                 
Total operating income
  $ 62,439     $ 46,517     $ 183,112     $ 132,413  
                                 
 
5.   Earnings Per Common Share
 
Earnings per common share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock (basic) plus common stock equivalents outstanding (diluted) during the period. Common stock equivalents consist of stock options, which have been included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, unvested shares, and shares issuable in connection with certain deferred compensation agreements (“DCUs”).
 
ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”, (“ASC 260”) concludes that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. If awards are considered participating securities, the Company is required to apply the two-class method of


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computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The Company has determined that its outstanding unvested shares are participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per common share are computed using the two-class method prescribed by ASC 260. Net income attributable to common shareholders was reduced by $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net income attributable to common shareholders was reduced by $1.0 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Basic weighted average shares reconciles to diluted weighted average shares as follows:
 
                                 
    Three
    Nine
 
    Months
    Months
 
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (in thousands)        
 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
    80,517       79,740       80,322       79,642  
Dilutive effect of stock options, unvested shares, and DCUs
    1,421       1,139       1,427       893  
                                 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    81,938       80,879       81,749       80,535  
                                 
 
Options to purchase approximately 2.9 million and 2.5 million shares of common stock as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock and, therefore, the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive.
 
6.   Inventories
 
The components of inventories as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2010     2009  
    (In thousands)  
 
Raw materials and component parts
  $ 130,034     $ 113,777  
Work-in-process
    25,260       20,669  
Finished goods
    54,677       43,626  
                 
Total
    209,971       178,072  
Less inventory reserves
    18,273       18,609  
                 
Total inventories-net
  $ 191,698     $ 159,463  
                 
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor, and factory overhead, is determined on a FIFO basis.


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7.   Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, by reportable segment, were as follows:
 
                                         
    Fluid &
    Health &
          Fire & Safety/
       
    Metering
    Science
    Dispensing
    Diversified
       
    Technologies     Technologies     Equipment     Products     Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 533,979     $ 392,379     $ 104,973     $ 149,114     $ 1,180,445  
Foreign currency translation
    (4,854 )     172       (4,146 )     (2,628 )     (11,456 )
Acquisitions
    9,916       29,851                   39,767  
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2010
  $ 539,041     $ 422,402     $ 100,827     $ 146,486     $ 1,208,756  
                                         
 
ASC 350 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Annually on October 31st, goodwill and other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment. The Company concluded that the fair value of each of the reporting units was in excess of the carrying value as of October 31, 2009. The Company did not consider there to be any triggering event that would require an interim impairment assessment, therefore none of the goodwill or other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives were tested for impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
 
                                                         
    At September 30, 2010           At December 31, 2009  
    Gross
                Weighted
    Gross
             
    Carrying
    Accumulated
          Average
    Carrying
    Accumulated
       
    Amount     Amortization     Net     Life     Amount     Amortization     Net  
 
Amortizable intangible assets:
                                                       
Patents
  $ 9,844     $ (4,883 )   $ 4,961       11     $ 9,914     $ (4,289 )   $ 5,625  
Trade names
    66,349       (13,216 )     53,133       15       63,589       (10,144 )     53,445  
Customer relationships
    167,986       (44,347 )     123,639       12       157,890       (32,422 )     125,468  
Non-compete agreements
    4,543       (3,773 )     770       4       4,268       (3,356 )     912  
Unpatented technology
    42,532       (8,706 )     33,826       14       36,047       (6,240 )     29,807  
Other
    5,958       (2,409 )     3,549       10       6,236       (2,239 )     3,997  
                                                         
Total amortizable intangible assets
    297,212       (77,334 )     219,878               277,944       (58,690 )     219,254  
Banjo trade name
    62,100             62,100               62,100             62,100  
                                                         
    $ 359,312     $ (77,334 )   $ 281,978             $ 340,044     $ (58,690 )   $ 281,354  
                                                         
 
The Banjo trade name is an indefinite lived intangible asset which is tested for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.


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8.   Accrued Expenses
 
The components of accrued expenses as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2010     2009  
    (In thousands)  
 
Payroll and related items
  $ 49,079     $ 39,315  
Management incentive compensation
    16,767       12,157  
Income taxes payable
    10,310       3,757  
Insurance
    4,647       4,375  
Warranty
    4,233       4,383  
Deferred revenue
    4,102       4,480  
Restructuring
    5,014       6,878  
Forward setting interest rate contract (see Note 11)
    42,189        
Other
    26,778       23,385  
                 
Total accrued expenses
  $ 163,119     $ 98,730  
                 
 
9.   Other Noncurrent Liabilities
 
The components of noncurrent liabilities as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2010     2009  
    (In thousands)  
 
Pension and retiree medical obligations
  $ 69,633     $ 67,426  
Interest rate exchange agreements
    4,659       10,497  
Deferred revenue
    4,539       5,353  
Other
    11,923       16,535  
                 
Total other noncurrent liabilities
  $ 90,754     $ 99,811  
                 
 
10.   Borrowings
 
Borrowings at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2010     2009  
    (In thousands)  
 
Credit Facility
  $ 284,866     $ 298,732  
Term Loan
    90,000       95,000  
Euro-denominated Senior Notes
    110,241        
Other borrowings
    6,522       6,368  
                 
Total borrowings
    491,629       400,100  
Less current portion
    11,070       8,346  
                 
Total long-term borrowings
  $ 480,559     $ 391,754  
                 
 
The Company maintains a $600.0 million unsecured domestic, multi-currency bank revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”), which expires on December 21, 2011. In 2008, the Credit Facility was amended to allow the Company to designate certain foreign subsidiaries as designated borrowers. Upon approval from the lenders, the


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designated borrowers were allowed to receive loans under the Credit Facility. A designated borrower sublimit was established as the lesser of the aggregate commitments or $100.0 million. As of the amendment date, Fluid Management Europe B.V., (FME) was approved by the lenders as a designated borrower. On March 16, 2010, IDEX UK Ltd. (“IDEX UK”) was also approved by the lenders as a designated borrower which allowed them to receive loans under the Credit Facility. FME had no borrowings under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2010. IDEX UK’s borrowings under the Credit Facility at September 30, 2010 were £22.0 million ($34.9 million). As the IDEX UK’s borrowings under the Credit Facility are British Pound denominated and the cash flows that will be used to make payments of principal and interest are predominately denominated in British Pound, the Company does not anticipate any significant foreign exchange gains or losses in servicing this debt.
 
At September 30, 2010 there was $284.9 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. The net available borrowing under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2010, was approximately $315.1 million. Interest is payable quarterly on the outstanding borrowings at the bank agent’s reference rate. Interest on borrowings based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin is payable on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months. The applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 24 basis points to 50 basis points. Based on the Company’s credit rating at September 30, 2010, the applicable margin was 40 basis points. An annual Credit Facility fee, also based on the Company’s credit rating, is currently 10 basis points and is payable quarterly.
 
At September 30, 2010 the Company had one interest rate exchange agreement related to the Credit Facility. The interest rate exchange agreement, expiring in January 2011, effectively converted $250.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 3.25%. This fixed rate consists of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 40 basis points on the Credit Facility.
 
On April 18, 2008, the Company completed a $100.0 million unsecured senior bank term loan agreement (“Term Loan”) with covenants consistent with the existing Credit Facility and a maturity on December 21, 2011. At September 30, 2010, there was $90.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan with $7.5 million included within short term borrowings. Interest under the Term Loan is based on the bank agent’s reference rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin and is payable at the end of the selected interest period, but at least quarterly. The applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 45 to 100 basis points. Based on the Company’s current debt rating, the applicable margin is 80 basis points. The Term Loan requires a repayment of $7.5 million in April 2011, with the remaining balance due on December 21, 2011. The Company used the proceeds from the Term Loan to pay down existing debt outstanding under the Credit Facility.
 
At September 30, 2010 the Company had an interest rate exchange agreement related to the Term Loan that expires in December 2011. With a current notional amount of $90.0 million, the agreement effectively converted $100.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 4.00%. The fixed rate consists of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 80 basis points on the Term Loan.
 
On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a forward setting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million and an effective date of December 8, 2010 whereby the Company will pay fixed interest and will receive floating rate interest based on LIBOR on the effective date of December 8, 2010. This swap was entered into in anticipation of the expected issuance of at least $300.0 million of new debt during the fourth quarter of 2010 and was designed to lock in the current market interest rate as of April 15, 2010.
 
On June 9, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of €81.0 million ($96.8 million) aggregate principal amount of 2.58% Series 2010 Senior Notes due June 9, 2015 (“Senior Notes”) pursuant to a Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of additional series of notes in the future. The Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.58% per annum and will mature on June 9, 2015. The Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s other senior debt. The Company may at any time prepay all or any


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portion of the Senior Notes; provided that such portion is greater than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding under the Purchase Agreement. In the event of a prepayment, the Company will pay an amount equal to par plus accrued interest plus a make-whole premium. The Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, transfer or sell assets, create liens and engage in certain mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company must comply with a leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Senior Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment events of defaults, any holder of the Senior Notes affected thereby may declare all the Senior Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the Senior Notes may declare all the Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately. The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the private placement to pay down existing debt outstanding under the Euro denominated Credit Facility, with the remainder being available for ongoing business activities.
 
11.   Derivative Instruments
 
The Company enters into cash flow hedges to reduce the exposure to variability in certain expected future cash flows. The type of cash flow hedges the Company enters into includes foreign currency contracts and interest rate exchange agreements that effectively convert a portion of floating-rate debt to fixed-rate debt and are designed to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense.
 
The effective portion of gains or losses on interest rate exchange agreements is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity and reclassified into net income in the same period or periods in which the hedged transaction affects net income. The remaining gain or loss in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows or the hedged item, if any, is recognized into net income during the period of change.
 
Fair values relating to derivative financial instruments reflect the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay to sell or buy the contracts based on quoted market prices of comparable contracts at each balance sheet date.
 
At September 30, 2010, the Company had three interest rate exchange agreements. The first interest rate exchange agreement, expiring in January 2011, effectively converted $250.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 3.25%. The second interest rate exchange agreement, expiring in December 2011, with a current notional amount of $90.0 million, effectively converted $100.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 4.00%. The fixed rate consists of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreements and the Company’s current margin of 40 basis points for the Credit Facility and 80 basis points on the Term Loan. The forward setting interest rate contract currently has a notional amount of $300.0 million and an effective date of December 8, 2010. The Company will pay fixed interest and will receive floating rate interest based on LIBOR on the effective date of December 8, 2010. This instrument was entered into in anticipation of the expected issuance of at least $300.0 million of new debt during the fourth quarter of 2010 and was designed to lock in the current market interest rate as of April 15, 2010.
 
Based on interest rates at September 30, 2010, approximately $7.8 million of the amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2010 will be recognized to net income over the next 12 months as the underlying hedged transactions are realized.
 
At September 30, 2010, the Company had foreign currency exchange contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $4.0 million to manage its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The change in fair market value of these contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was immaterial.


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The following table sets forth the fair value amounts of derivative instruments held by the Company as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
 
                     
    Fair Value-Liabilities    
    September 30,
  December 31,
   
    2010   2009   Balance Sheet Caption
    (In thousands)    
 
Forward setting interest rate contract
  $ 42,189     $     Accrued expenses
Interest rate exchange agreements
    4,659       10,497     Other noncurrent liabilities
Foreign exchange contracts
    133           Accounts receivable
 
The following table summarizes the net change recognized and the amounts and location of income (expense) and gain (loss) reclassified into income for interest rate contracts and foreign currency contracts as of September 30, 2010 and 2009:
 
                                     
    Gain (Loss)
       
    Recognized in
           
    Other
  (Expense)
   
    Comprehensive
  and Gain
   
    Income   Reclassified into Income    
    Three Months Ended September 30,   Income
    2010   2009   2010   2009   Statement Caption
    (In thousands)    
 
Interest rate agreements
  $ (16,347 )   $ (751 )   $ (2,146 )   $ (2,148 )   Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts
    93       112       36       346     Sales
 
                                     
    Gain (Loss)
           
    Recognized in
  (Expense)
   
    Other
  and Gain
   
    Comprehensive
  Reclassified into
   
    Income   Income    
    Nine Months Ended September 30,   Income
    2010   2009   2010   2009   Statement Caption
    (In thousands)    
 
Interest rate agreements
  $ (43,102 )   $ (943 )   $ (6,751 )   $ (5,757 )   Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts
    95       493       48       399     Sales
 
12.   Fair Value Measurements
 
ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. This standard discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The standard utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
 
  •  Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
  •  Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
 
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The following table summarizes the basis used to measure the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
 
                                 
    Basis of Fair Value Measurements
    Balance at
           
    September 30, 2010   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
    (In thousands)
 
Money market investment
  $ 70,251     $ 70,251              
Interest rate agreements
  $ 46,848           $ 46,848        
Foreign currency contracts
  $ 133           $ 133        
 
                                 
    Basis of Fair Value Measurements
    Balance at
           
    December 31, 2009   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
    (In thousands)
 
Money market investment
  $ 9,186     $ 9,186              
Interest rate agreements
  $ 10,497           $ 10,497        
 
There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the first nine months of 2010.
 
In determining the fair value of the Company’s interest rate exchange agreement derivatives, the Company uses a present value of expected cash flows based on market observable interest rate yield curves commensurate with the term of each instrument and the credit default swap market to reflect the credit risk of either the Company or the counterparty.
 
The carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their fair values because of the short term nature of these instruments. At September 30, 2010, the fair value of our Credit Facility, Term Loan and Senior Notes, based on the current market rates for debt with similar credit risk and maturity, was approximately $478.8 million compared to the carrying value of $485.1 million.
 
13.   Common and Preferred Stock
 
At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had 150 million shares of authorized common stock, with a par value of $.01 per share and 5 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $.01 per share. No preferred stock was issued as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
 
14.   Share-Based Compensation
 
During the nine months ending September 30, 2010, the Company granted approximately 0.9 million stock options and 0.3 million unvested shares, respectively. During the nine months ending September 30, 2009, the Company granted approximately 1.2 million stock options and 0.3 million unvested shares, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Total compensation cost for stock options is as follows:
 
                                 
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (In thousands)        
 
Cost of goods sold
  $ 124     $ 220     $ 653     $ 758  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    1,402       1,455       5,265       5,109  
                                 
Total expense before income taxes
    1,526       1,675       5,918       5,867  
Income tax benefit
    (474 )     (531 )     (1,887 )     (1,889 )
                                 
Total expense after income taxes
  $ 1,052     $ 1,144     $ 4,031     $ 3,978  
                                 
 
Total compensation cost for unvested shares is as follows:
 
                                 
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (In thousands)        
 
Cost of goods sold
  $ (42 )   $ 63     $ 223     $ 187  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    2,044       2,072       6,717       6,727  
                                 
Total expense before income taxes
    2,002       2,135       6,940       6,914  
Income tax benefit
    (398 )     (384 )     (1,448 )     (1,167 )
                                 
Total expense after income taxes
  $ 1,604     $ 1,751     $ 5,492     $ 5,747  
                                 
 
Classification of stock compensation cost within the Consolidated Statements of Operations is consistent with classification of cash compensation for the same employees and $0.1 million of compensation cost was capitalized as part of inventory.
 
As of September 30, 2010, there was $11.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years, and $12.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested shares that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.0 years.
 
15.   Retirement Benefits
 
The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans and other postretirement plans for its employees. The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for its major defined benefit plans and its other postretirement plans.
 
                                 
    Pension Benefits  
    Three Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009  
    U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.  
          (In thousands)        
 
Service cost
  $ 311     $ 173     $ 388     $ 214  
Interest cost
    1,114       519       1,093       549  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,081 )     (80 )     (876 )     (205 )
Net amortization
    1,047       72       1,218       96  
                                 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 1,391     $ 684     $ 1,823     $ 654  
                                 
 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                 
    Pension Benefits  
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009  
    U.S.     Non-U.S.     U.S.     Non-U.S.  
          (In thousands)        
 
Service cost
  $ 1,249     $ 357     $ 1,164     $ 609  
Interest cost
    3,393       1,071       3,281       1,562  
Expected return on plan assets
    (3,297 )     (163 )     (2,629 )     (577 )
Net amortization
    3,301       148       3,654       273  
                                 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 4,646     $ 1,413     $ 5,470     $ 1,867  
                                 
 
                                 
    Other Postretirement Benefits  
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (In thousands)        
 
Service cost
  $ 130     $ 149     $ 390     $ 441  
Interest cost
    259       343       778       1,017  
Net amortization
    (87 )     23       (262 )     47  
                                 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 302     $ 515     $ 906     $ 1,505  
                                 
 
The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, that it expected to contribute approximately $4.7 million to these pension plans and $1.0 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2010. As of September 30, 2010, $3.3 million of contributions have been made to the pension plans and $0.7 million have been made to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing up to an additional $1.7 million in 2010 to fund these pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.
 
In March of 2010 the United States enacted two new laws relating to healthcare. The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 has resulted in comprehensive health care reform. The effect of this new legislation is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
 
16.   Legal Proceedings
 
The Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which are expected to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
17.   Income Taxes
 
The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes increased to $18.6 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $14.2 million in the third quarter of 2009. The effective tax rate increased to 32.6% for the third quarter of 2010 compared to 32.2% in the third quarter of 2009 due to the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions.
 
The provision for income taxes increased to $55.7 million in the first nine months of 2010 from $39.7 million in the same period of 2009. The effective tax rate decreased to 32.5% for the first nine months of 2010 compared to 33.1% in the same period of 2009 primarily due to the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions.
 
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may change within the next twelve months by a range of zero to $1.7 million.
 
18.   Comprehensive Income
 
The components of comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
 
                                 
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (In thousands)        
 
Net income
  $ 38,564     $ 29,777     $ 115,587     $ 80,304  
Other comprehensive income:
                               
Unrealized losses on derivatives, net of tax
    (9,080 )     (639 )     (23,076 )     (450 )
Pension and other post-retirement plans, net of tax
    (12 )     4       728       1,702  
Cumulative translation adjustment
    38,678       11,224       (12,187 )     23,558  
                                 
Comprehensive income
  $ 68,150     $ 40,366     $ 81,052     $ 105,114  
                                 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments are generally not adjusted for income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in non-US subsidiaries.
 
19.   Subsequent Events
 
On November 1, 2010, the Company acquired The Fitzpatrick Company (“Fitzpatrick”) for cash consideration of approximately $21.0 million. Fitzpatrick is a global leader in the design and manufacture of process technologies for the pharmaceutical, food and personal care markets. Fitzpatrick designs and manufactures customized size reduction, roll compaction and drying systems to support their customers’ product development and manufacturing processes. Fitzpatrick will expand the capability of IDEX’s Quadro Engineering by adding coarse particle sizing, roll compaction and drying systems to Quadro’s fine particle processing. Headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, Fitzpatrick has annual revenues of approximately $22.0 million. Fitzpatrick will operate in the Chemical Food & Pharmaceutical Group within the Fluid and Metering Technologies segment.


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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
 
The “Historical Overview” and the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections of this management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may relate to, among other things, operating results and are indicated by words or phrases such as “expects,” “should,” “will,” and similar words or phrases. These statements are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the date of this filing. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, IDEX Corporation’s (“IDEX” or the “Company”) ability to integrate and operate acquired businesses on a profitable basis and other risks and uncertainties identified under the heading “Risk Factors” included in item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and information contained in subsequent periodic reports filed by IDEX with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented here.
 
Historical Overview
 
IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers’ specifications. Our products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. Accordingly, our businesses are affected by levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and in other countries where we do business and by the relationship of the U.S. dollar to other currencies. Levels of capacity utilization and capital spending in certain industries and overall industrial activity are among the factors that influence the demand for our products.
 
The Company consists of four reportable segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products.
 
The Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes positive displacement pumps, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems and provides flow monitoring and other services for water and wastewater. The Health & Science Technologies Segment designs, produces and distributes a wide range of precision fluidics solutions, including very high precision, low-flow rate pumping solutions required in analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and drug discovery, high performance molded and extruded biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors used in medical, dental and industrial applications, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies that meet exacting OEM specifications. The Dispensing Equipment Segment produces precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants, paints, and hair colorants and other personal care products used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world. The Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment produces firefighting pumps and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry, and engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications
 
Results of Operations
 
The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial position and results of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. For purposes of this discussion and analysis section, reference is made to the table below and the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations included in Item 1.
 
Performance in the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared with the Same Period of 2009
 
Sales in the three months ended September 30, 2010 were $373.7 million, a 16% increase from the comparable period last year. This increase reflects a 14% increase in organic sales and 4% from acquisition (Seals — April 2010 and OBL — July 2010), partially offset by 2% from unfavorable foreign currency translation. Sales to international customers represented approximately 50% of total sales in the current period compared to 48% in the same period in 2009.


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For the third quarter of 2010, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 47 percent of sales and 43 percent of operating income; Health & Science Technologies accounted for 28 percent of sales and 30 percent of operating income; Dispensing Equipment accounted for 7 percent of sales and 4 percent of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products represented 18 percent of sales and 23 percent of operating income.
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies sales of $176.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $19.9 million, or 13% compared with 2009, reflecting a 14% increase in organic growth, 1% from acquisition (OBL — July 2010) and 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The increase in organic growth was driven by strong global growth in chemical, food, pharma and water and waste water markets. In the third quarter of 2010, organic sales increased approximately 17% domestically and 11% internationally. Organic business sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 46% of total segment sales during the third quarter of 2010 and 41% in 2009.
 
Health & Science Technologies sales of $104.3 million increased $28.2 million, or 37% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with 2009. This reflects a 24% increase in organic growth and 14% from acquisition (Seals — April 2010), partially offset by 1% from unfavorable foreign currency translation. The increase in organic growth reflects market strength across all Health & Science Technologies products. In the third quarter of 2010, organic sales increased 20% domestically and 30% internationally. Organic business sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 43% of total segment sales in the third quarter of 2010, compared to 46% in 2009.
 
Dispensing Equipment sales of $26.5 million increased $0.9 million, or 4% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with 2009. This increase reflects 9% from organic sales, partially offset by 5% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The increase in organic growth is due to strength in Asia and parts of Eastern Europe, partially offset by market softness in North America and Western Europe. In the third quarter of 2010, organic sales increased 22% domestically and 5% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 74% of total segment sales in the third quarter of 2010, compared with 78% in the comparable quarter of 2009.
 
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products sales of $67.0 million increased $1.5 million, or 2% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with 2009. This change reflects a 6% increase in organic business volume, partially offset by 4% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The change in organic business reflects strength in rescue equipment and engineered band clamping systems, partially offset by weakness in fire suppression. In the third quarter of 2010, organic business sales decreased 1% domestically and increased 12% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 56% of total segment sales in the third quarter of 2010, compared to 55% in 2009.
 


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    Three Months
  Nine Months
    Ended September 30,(1)   Ended September 30,(1)
    2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies
                               
Net sales
  $ 176,881     $ 156,939     $ 524,306     $ 470,957  
Operating income(2)
    31,554       25,755       93,928       70,731  
Operating margin
    17.8 %     16.4 %     17.9 %     15.0 %
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 8,335     $ 8,061     $ 24,560     $ 24,396  
Capital expenditures
    3,359       3,810       13,030       9,682  
Health & Science Technologies
                               
Net sales
  $ 104,319     $ 76,138     $ 292,327     $ 224,142  
Operating income(2)
    21,661       14,287       60,649       34,703  
Operating margin
    20.8 %     18.8 %     20.7 %     15.5 %
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 4,640     $ 3,866     $ 12,519     $ 10,579  
Capital expenditures
    2,295       1,879       6,059       3,793  
Dispensing Equipment
                               
Net sales
  $ 26,480     $ 25,580     $ 101,169     $ 104,111  
Operating income (loss)(2)
    2,711       (311 )     19,062       13,112  
Operating margin
    10.2 %     (1.2 )%     18.8 %     12.6 %
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 816     $ 670     $ 2,980     $ 2,340  
Capital expenditures
    245       292       887       850  
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
                               
Net sales
  $ 66,993     $ 65,524     $ 194,385     $ 192,633  
Operating income(2)
    17,045       15,932       44,032       42,790  
Operating margin
    25.4 %     24.3 %     22.7 %     22.2 %
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 1,195     $ 1,287     $ 3,993     $ 3,815  
Capital expenditures
    786       853       2,662       2,569  
Company
                               
Net sales
  $ 373,731     $ 323,249     $ 1,107,855     $ 986,317  
Operating income(2)
    62,439       46,517       183,112       132,413  
Operating margin
    16.7 %     14.4 %     16.5 %     13.4 %
Depreciation and amortization(3)
  $ 15,235     $ 14,135     $ 44,888     $ 41,893  
Capital expenditures
    7,936       7,081       25,972       18,303  
 
 
(1) Data includes acquisitions of OBL (July 2010) in the Fluid & Metering Technologies Group and Seals (April 2010) in the Health & Science Technologies Group from the date of acquisition.
 
(2) Segment operating income excludes unallocated corporate operating expenses.
 
(3) Excludes amortization of debt issuance expenses.
 
Gross profit of $154.1 million in the third quarter of 2010 increased $25.1 million, or 19% from 2009. Gross profit as a percent of sales was 41.2% in the third quarter of 2010 and 39.9% in 2009. The increase in gross margin primarily reflects higher sales volume and change in product mix.
 
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased to $88.2 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $79.8 million in 2009. The $8.4 million increase reflects approximately $4.9 million for volume related expenses and $3.5 million for incremental costs associated with the acquisitions of Seals in April 2010 and OBL in July 2010. As a percent of sales, SG&A expenses were 23.6% for 2010 and 24.7% for 2009.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $3.5 million, while $2.8 million was recorded for the same period in 2009. These restructuring expenses were mainly attributable to employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas and facility closures resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives.
 
Operating income of $62.4 million and operating margins of 16.7% in the third quarter of 2010 were up from the $46.5 million and 14.4% recorded in 2009, primarily reflecting an increase in volume and cost reductions due to our restructuring initiatives. In the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment, operating income of $31.6 million and operating margins of 17.8% in the third quarter of 2010 were up from the $25.8 million and 16.4% recorded in 2009, principally due to higher sales and cost reduction initiatives. In the Health & Science Technologies Segment, operating income of $21.7 million and operating margins of 20.8% in the third quarter of 2010 were up from the $14.3 million and 18.8% recorded in 2009 due to higher volume and cost reduction initiatives. In the Dispensing Equipment Segment, operating income of $2.7 million and operating margins of 10.2% in the third quarter of 2010 were up from the $0.3 million of operating loss and (1.2)% recorded in 2009 due to volume, cost reduction initiatives and improved productivity. Operating income and operating margins in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment of $17.0 million and 25.4%, respectively, were higher than the $15.9 million and 24.3% recorded in 2009 due to higher sales and favorable mix.
 
Other expense of $1.1 million in 2010 was unfavorable compared with the $1.4 million gain in 2009, due to unfavorable foreign currency translation.
 
Interest expense increased slightly to $4.2 million in 2010 from $4.0 million in 2009.
 
The provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes increased to $18.6 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009, which was $14.2 million. The effective tax rate increased to 32.6% for the third quarter of 2010 compared to 32.2% in the third quarter of 2009 due to the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions.
 
Net income for the current quarter of $38.6 million increased from the $29.8 million earned in the third quarter of 2009. Diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2010 of $0.47 increased $0.10, or 28%, compared with the third quarter of 2009.
 
Performance in the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared with the Same Period of 2009
 
Sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $1,107.9 million, a 12% increase from the comparable period last year. This increase reflects a 10% increase in organic sales and 2% from acquisition (Seals — April 2010 and OBL — July 2010). Sales to international customers represented approximately 48% of total sales in the current period compared to 46% in the same period in 2009.
 
For the first nine months of 2010, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 47 percent of sales and 43 percent of operating income; Health & Science Technologies accounted for 26 percent of sales and 28 percent of operating income; Dispensing Equipment accounted for 9 percent of sales and 9 percent of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products represented 18 percent of sales and 20 percent of operating income.
 
Fluid & Metering Technologies sales of $524.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $53.3 million, or 11% compared with 2009, reflecting an 11% increase in organic growth. The increase in organic growth was driven by strong global growth across chemical, food, pharma and water and waste water markets. In the first nine months of 2010, organic sales increased approximately 13% domestically and 10% internationally. Organic business sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 45% of total segment sales during the first nine months of 2010 and 40% in 2009.
 
Health & Science Technologies sales of $292.3 million increased $68.2 million, or 30% in the first nine months of 2010 compared with 2009. This reflects a 22% increase in organic growth and 8% from acquisition (Seals — April 2010). The increase in organic growth reflects market strength across all Health & Science Technologies products. In the first nine months of 2010, organic sales increased 18% domestically and 30% internationally. Organic business sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 41% of total segment sales in the first nine months of 2010, compared to 40% in 2009.


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Dispensing Equipment sales of $101.2 million decreased $2.9 million, or 3% in the first nine months of 2010 compared with 2009. This reflects a 2% decrease in organic growth and 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The decrease in organic growth is due to market softness in North America. In the first nine months of 2010, organic sales decreased 13% domestically and increased 5% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 66% of total segment sales in the first nine months of 2010, compared with 64% in the comparable period of 2009.
 
Fire & Safety/Diversified Products sales of $194.4 million increased $1.8 million, or 1% in the first nine months of 2010 compared with 2009. This reflects a 2% increase in organic growth, partially offset by 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The change in organic business reflects strength in engineered band clamping systems, partially offset by weakness in fire suppression. In the first nine months of 2010, organic business sales decreased 5% domestically and increased 8% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 55% of total segment sales in the first nine months of both 2010 and 2009.
 
Gross profit of $456.5 million in the first nine months of 2010 increased $73.1 million, or 19% from 2009. Gross profit as a percent of sales was 41.2% in the first nine months of 2010 and 38.9% in 2009. The increase in gross margin primarily reflects higher sales volume and change in product mix.
 
SG&A expenses increased to $267.0 million in the first nine months of 2010 from $242.7 million in 2009. The $24.3 million increase reflects approximately $18.8 million for volume related expenses and $5.5 million for incremental costs associated with the acquisitions of Seals in April 2010 and OBL in July 2010. As a percent of sales, SG&A expenses were 24.1% for 2010 and 24.6% for 2009.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $6.4 million, while $8.3 million was recorded for the same period in 2009. These restructuring expenses were mainly attributable to employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas and facility closures resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives.
 
Operating income of $183.1 million and operating margins of 16.5% in the first nine months of 2010 were up from the $132.4 million and 13.4% recorded in 2009, primarily reflecting an increase in volume and cost reductions due to our restructuring initiatives. In the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment, operating income of $93.9 million and operating margins of 17.9% in the first nine months of 2010 were up from the $70.7 million and 15.0% recorded in 2009 principally due to higher sales and cost reduction initiatives. In the Health & Science Technologies Segment, operating income of $60.6 million and operating margins of 20.7% in the first nine months of 2010 were up from the $34.7 million and 15.5% recorded in 2009 due to higher volume and cost reduction initiatives. In the Dispensing Equipment Segment, operating income of $19.1 million and operating margins of 18.8% in the first nine months of 2010 were up from the $13.1 million and 12.6% recorded in 2009, due to cost reduction initiatives and improved productivity. Operating income and operating margin in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment of $44.0 million and 22.7% were up from the $42.8 million and 22.2% recorded in 2009 due to higher sales and favorable mix.
 
Other expense of $0.6 million in 2010 was unfavorable compared with the $0.8 million gain in 2009, primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency translation.
 
Interest expense decreased to $11.2 million in 2010 from $13.2 million in 2009. The decrease was principally due to lower debt levels and a lower interest rate environment.
 
The provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes increased to $55.7 million for the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, which was $39.7 million. The effective tax rate decreased to 32.5% for the first nine months of 2010 compared to 33.1% in the same period of 2009 due to the mix of global pre-tax income among jurisdictions.
 
Net income for the current period of $115.6 million increased from the $80.3 million earned in the first nine months of 2009. Diluted earnings per share in the first nine months of 2010 of $1.40 increased $0.41, or 41%, compared with the first nine months of 2009.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At September 30, 2010, working capital was $380.1 million and our current ratio was 2.4 to 1. Cash flows from operating activities of $157.3 million were flat compared to the same period in 2009.
 
Cash flows provided by operations were more than adequate to fund capital expenditures of $26.0 million and $18.3 million in the first nine months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. Capital expenditures were generally for machinery and equipment that improved productivity and tooling to support the global sourcing initiatives, although a portion was for business system technology and replacement of equipment and facilities. Management believes that the Company has ample capacity in its plants and equipment to meet expected needs for future growth in the intermediate term.
 
The Company acquired Seals in April 2010 for cash consideration of $51.3 million and the assumption of approximately $2.7 million in debt related items, OBL in July 2010 for cash consideration of $12.8 million and approximately $2.6 in cash to be paid in the fourth quarter and Periflo in September 2010 for cash consideration of $4.2 million. The cash payment for Seals was financed by borrowings under the Company’s credit facility.
 
The Company maintains a $600.0 million unsecured domestic, multi-currency bank revolving Credit Facility, which expires on December 21, 2011. At September 30, 2010 there was $284.9 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. The net available borrowing under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2010, was approximately $315.1 million. Interest is payable quarterly on the outstanding borrowings at the bank agent’s reference rate. Interest on borrowings based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin is payable on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months. The applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 24 basis points to 50 basis points. Based on the Company’s credit rating at September 30, 2010, the applicable margin was 40 basis points. An annual Credit Facility fee, also based on the Company’s credit rating, is currently 10 basis points and is payable quarterly.
 
At September 30, 2010 the Company has one interest rate exchange agreement related to the Credit Facility. The interest rate exchange agreement, expiring in January 2011, effectively converted $250.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 3.25%. The fixed rate noted above consists of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 40 basis points on the Credit Facility.
 
On April 18, 2008, the Company completed a $100.0 million unsecured senior bank term loan agreement (“Term Loan”), with covenants consistent with the existing Credit Facility and a maturity on December 21, 2011. At September 30, 2010, there was $90.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan with $7.5 million included within short term borrowings. Interest under the Term Loan is based on the bank agent’s reference rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin and is payable at the end of the selected interest period, but at least quarterly. The applicable margin is based on the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 45 to 100 basis points. Based on the Company’s current debt rating, the applicable margin is 80 basis points. The Term Loan requires a repayment of $7.5 million in April 2011, with the remaining balance due on December 21, 2011. The Company used the proceeds from the Term Loan to pay down existing debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2010 the Company has an interest rate exchange agreement related to the Term Loan that expires in December 2011. With a current notional amount of $90.0 million, the agreement effectively converted $100.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 4.00%. The fixed rate consists of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 80 basis points on the Term Loan.
 
On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a forward setting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million and an effective date of December 8, 2010 whereby the Company will pay fixed interest and will receive floating rate interest based on LIBOR on the effective date of December 8, 2010. This instrument was entered into in anticipation of the expected issuance of at least $300.0 million of new debt during the fourth quarter of 2010 and was designed to lock in the current market interest rate as of April 15, 2010.
 
On June 9, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of €81.0 million ($96.8 million) aggregate principal amount of 2.58% Series 2010 Senior Notes due June 9, 2015 (“Senior Notes”) pursuant to a Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”). The Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of additional series of notes in the future. The Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.58% per annum and


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will mature on June 9, 2015. The Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s other senior debt. The Company may at any time prepay all or any portion of the Senior Notes; provided that such portion is greater than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding under the Purchase Agreement. In the event of a prepayment, the Company will pay an amount equal to par plus accrued interest plus a make-whole premium. The Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, transfer or sell assets, create liens and engage in certain mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company must comply with a leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Senior Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment events of defaults, any holder of the Senior Notes affected thereby may declare all the Senior Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the Senior Notes may declare all the Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately. The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the private placement to pay down existing debt outstanding under the Euro denominated Credit Facility, with the remainder being available for ongoing business activities.
 
We believe for the next 12 months that cash flow from operations and our availability under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements, interest on all borrowings, required debt repayments, any authorized share repurchases, planned capital expenditures, and annual dividend payments to holders of common stock. In the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition upon terms acceptable to the Board of Directors, we may obtain all or a portion of the financing for the acquisitions through the incurrence of additional long-term borrowings.
 
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
The Company is subject to market risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps on our debt when we believe there is a financial advantage in doing so. A treasury risk management policy, adopted by the Board of Directors, describes the procedures and controls over derivative financial and commodity instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps. Under the policy, we do not use derivative financial or commodity instruments for trading purposes, and the use of these instruments is subject to strict approvals by senior officers. Typically, the use of derivative instruments is limited to foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps on the Company’s outstanding long-term debt. The Company’s exposure related to derivative instruments primarily relates to the forward setting interest rate contract, a 25-basis point movement in the ten year U.S. treasury yield would result in an approximate $7.0 million change in the value of the forward setting interest rate contract.
 
The Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk is limited principally to the Euro, British Pound, Canadian Dollar and Chinese Renminbi. We manage our foreign exchange risk principally through invoicing our customers in the same currency as the source of our products. The effect of transaction gains and losses is reported within “Other income (expense)-net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
The Company’s interest rate exposure is primarily related to the $491.6 million of total debt outstanding at September 30, 2010. Approximately 8% of the debt is priced at interest rates that float with the market. A 50-basis point movement in the interest rate on the floating rate debt would result in an approximate $0.2 million annualized increase or decrease in interest expense and cash flows. The remaining debt is fixed rate debt.
 
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures.
 
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed


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and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
 
As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of September 30, 2010 that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
There has been no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
 
During the first nine months of 2010, the Company implemented a new ERP system at one of our larger business units. The Company believes that effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained during and after this conversion.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.
 
The Company and six of its subsidiaries are presently named as defendants in a number of lawsuits claiming various asbestos-related personal injuries, allegedly as a result of exposure to products manufactured with components that contained asbestos. Such components were acquired from third party suppliers, and were not manufactured by any of the subsidiaries. To date, the majority of the Company’s settlements and legal costs, except for costs of coordination, administration, insurance investigation and a portion of defense costs, have been covered in full by insurance subject to applicable deductibles. However, the Company cannot predict whether and to what extent insurance will be available to continue to cover such settlements and legal costs, or how insurers may respond to claims that are tendered to them.
 
Claims have been filed in jurisdictions throughout the United States. Most of the claims resolved to date have been dismissed without payment. The balance have been settled for various insignificant amounts. Only one case has been tried, resulting in a verdict for the Company’s business unit.
 
No provision has been made in the financial statements of the Company, other than for insurance deductibles in the ordinary course, and the Company does not currently believe the asbestos-related claims will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
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Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
                                 
                Total Number of
    Maximum Dollar
 
                Shares Purchased as
    Value that May Yet
 
                Part of Publicly
    be Purchased
 
    Total Number of
    Average Price
    Announced Plans
    Under the Plans
 
Period   Shares Purchased     Paid per Share     or Programs(1)     or Programs(1)  
 
July 1, 2010 to
July 31, 2010
                    $ 75,000,020  
August 1, 2010 to
August 31, 2010
                    $ 75,000,020  
September 1, 2010 to
September 30, 2010
                    $ 75,000,020  
                                 
Total
                    $ 75,000,020  
                                 
 
 
(1) On April 21, 2008, IDEX’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125.0 million of its outstanding common shares either in the open market or through private transactions.
 
Item 5.   Other Information.
 
There has been no material change to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s board.
 
Item 6.   Exhibits.
 
The exhibits listed in the accompanying “Exhibit Index” are filed as part of this report.


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SIGNATURES
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
IDEX Corporation
/s/  Dominic A. Romeo
Dominic A. Romeo
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(duly authorized principal financial officer)
 
/s/  Michael J. Yates
Michael J. Yates
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(duly authorized principal accounting officer)
 
November 3, 2010


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number   Description
 
  3 .1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IDEX Corporation (formerly HI, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-21205, as filed on April 21, 1988)
  3 .1(a)   Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IDEX Corporation (formerly HI, Inc.), (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1(a) to the Quarterly Report of IDEX on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, Commission File No. 1-10235)
  3 .1(b)   Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1(b) to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K dated March 24, 2005, Commission File No. 1-10235)
  3 .2   Amended and Restated By-Laws of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-21205, as filed on July 17, 1989)
  3 .2(a)   Amended and Restated Article III, Section 13 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-21205, as filed on February 12, 1990)
  4 .1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of IDEX Corporation (filed as Exhibits No. 3.1 through 3.2(a))
  4 .2   Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of IDEX Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-2 of IDEX, et al., Registration No. 33-42208, as filed on September 16, 1991)
  4 .3   Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, among IDEX Corporation, Bank of America N.A. as Agent and Issuing Bank, and the other financial institutions party hereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K dated December 22, 2006, Commission File No. 1-10235)
  4 .3(a)   Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2008, among IDEX Corporation, Bank of America N.A. as Agent and Issuing Bank, and the other financial institutions party hereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3(a) to the Quarterly Report of IDEX on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, Commission File No. 1-10235)
  4 .4   Term Loan Agreement, dated April 18, 2008, among IDEX Corporation, Bank of America N.A. as Agent, and the other financial institutions party hereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2008, Commission File No. 1-10235)
  4 .5   Master Note Purchase agreement, dated as of June 9, 2010, between IDEX Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities as agents, relating to the 2.58% of Senior Notes of IDEX due June 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to the Current Report of IDEX on Form 8-K dated June 14, 2010, Commission File No. 1-10235)
  *31 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
  *31 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
  *32 .1   Certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
  *32 .2   Certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
 
 
* Filed herewith


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