8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          Date of report: APRIL 4, 2007
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                                IDEX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   DELAWARE                      1-10235                         36-3555336
  (State of              (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer
Incorporation)                                               Identification No.)


                                630 DUNDEE ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (847) 498-7070
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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Item 7.01 -- Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 4, 2007, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing that its
Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the Company's regular
quarterly cash dividend and declared a 3-for-2 split of the Company's common
stock.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 -- Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

     99.1       Press release dated April 4, 2007





                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             IDEX CORPORATION



                                             By: /s/ Dominic A. Romeo
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                                                 Dominic A. Romeo
                                                 Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

April 6, 2007




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99.1            Press release dated April 4, 2007

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1




         IDEX CORPORATION INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND 20 PERCENT;
                          ANNOUNCES 3-FOR-2 STOCK SPLIT

NORTHBROOK, IL, APRIL 4, 2007 -- IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE: IEX) today announced
that its Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the company's
regular quarterly cash dividend and declared a 3-for-2 split of the company's
common stock.

The company's Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in the
regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.18 per common share (or $0.12 per
post-split share), payable April 30, 2007, to shareholders of record as of
April 16, 2007. This dividend represents the company's 50th consecutive regular
quarterly cash dividend payment.

The 3-for-2 stock split of IDEX common shares, which will be effected in the
form of a 50 percent stock dividend, will result in the issuance of one
additional share of IDEX common stock for every two shares owned as of the
record date. The new shares are payable on May 21, 2007, to shareholders of
record as of May 7, 2007. Any fractional shares resulting from the split will be
paid in cash based on the closing market price of the common stock on the record
date. This action reflects the fourth split of the company's common stock since
its initial public offering in 1989.

ABOUT IDEX
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' exacting
specifications. Its products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of
industries throughout the world. IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "IEX".