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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

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


       DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): AUGUST 13, 2002




                                IDEX CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                                                           
            DELAWARE                               1-10235                          36-3555336
 (State or other jurisdiction of                 (Commission                     (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                  File Number)                    Identification No.)

          630 DUNDEE ROAD, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS                                        60062
        (Address of principal executive offices)                                     (Zip Code)

                  Registrant's telephone number: (847) 498-7070


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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               18 U.S.C. SS. 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of IDEX Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dennis K. Williams,
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
     Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.



                                                /s/     Dennis K. Williams
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                                         Dennis K. Williams
                                         Chairman, President, and Chief
                                         Executive Officer
                                         August 13, 2002


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               18 U.S.C. SS. 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of IDEX Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Wayne P. Sayatovic,
Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
     Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.



                                                /s/     Wayne P. Sayatovic
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                                         Wayne P. Sayatovic
                                         Senior Vice President - Finance and
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         August 13, 2002


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                         IDEX CORPORATION


                                                /s/     Wayne P. Sayatovic
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                                         Wayne P. Sayatovic
                                         Senior Vice President - Finance and
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         August 13, 2002