Business description of IDEX-CORP

IDEX Corporation (“IDEX” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 24, 1987. The Company is an applied solutions business that sells an extensive array of pumps, flow meters and other fluidics systems and components and engineered products to customers in a variety of markets around the world. All of the Company’s business activities are carried out through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

IDEX has four reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment, and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. Reporting units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment include Banjo, Energy, Chemical, Food & Pharmaceuticals (“CFP”) and Water & Waste Water (“Water”). Reporting units in the Health & Science Technologies segment include IDEX Health & Science (“IH&S”), Semrock, Precision Polymer Engineering (“PPE”), previously referred to as Seals, Ltd, Gast and Micropump. The Dispensing Equipment segment is a reporting unit. Reporting units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment include Fire Suppression, Rescue Tools and Band-It.

IDEX believes that each of its reporting units is a leader in its product and service areas. The Company also believes that its strong financial performance has been attributable to its ability to design and engineer specialized quality products, coupled with its ability to identify and successfully consummate and integrate strategic acquisitions.

FLUID & METERING TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT

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 the water and wastewater industries. Fluid & Metering Technologies application-specific pump and metering solutions serve a diverse range of end markets, including industrial infrastructure (fossil fuels, refined & alternative fuels, and water & wastewater), chemical processing, agricultural, food & beverage, pulp & paper, transportation, plastics & resins, electronics & electrical, construction & mining, pharmaceutical & bio-pharmaceutical, machinery and numerous other specialty niche markets. Fluid & Metering Technologies accounted for 48% of IDEX’s sales and 44% of IDEX’s operating income in 2010, with approximately 47% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

Banjo. Banjo is a provider of special purpose, severe-duty pumps, valves, fittings and systems used in liquid handling. Banjo is based in Crawfordsville, Indiana and its products are used in agricultural and industrial applications. Approximately 11% of Banjo’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Energy. Energy includes the Company’s Corken, Faure Herman, Liquid Controls, S.A.M.P.I. and Toptech businesses. Energy is a leading supplier of flow meters, electronic registration and control products, rotary vane and turbine pumps, reciprocating piston compressors, and terminal automation control systems. Headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois (Liquid Controls and Sponsler products), Energy has additional facilities in Longwood, Florida and Zwijndrech, Belgium (Toptech products); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Corken products); La Ferté Bernard, France and Houston, Texas (Faure Herman products); Vadodara, Gujarat, India (Liquid Controls products); and Altopascio, Italy (S.A.M.P.I. products). Applications for Liquid Controls and S.A.M.P.I. positive displacement flow meters, electronic, registration and control products include mobile and stationary metering installations for wholesale and retail distribution of petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas, aviation refueling, and industrial metering and dispensing of liquids and gases. Corken products consist of positive-displacement rotary vane pumps, single and multistage regenerative turbine pumps, and small horsepower reciprocating piston compressors. Toptech supplies terminal automation hardware and software to control and manage inventories, as well as transactional data and invoicing, to customers in the oil, gas and refined-fuels markets. Faure Herman is a leading supplier of ultrasonic and helical turbine flow meters used in the custody transfer and control of high value fluids and gases. Approximately 55% of Energy’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Chemical, Food & Pharmaceuticals. CFP includes the Company’s Quadro, Richter, Viking and Warren Rupp businesses. CFP is a leading producer of air-operated and motor-driven double-diaphragm pumps and

replacement parts; a leading provider of premium quality lined pumps, valves and control equipment for the chemical, fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries and a leading provider of particle control solutions for the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical markets. Quadro’s products (which also include Fitzpatrick, Inc. (“Fitzpatrick”) and Wright Flow products) consist of rotary lobe pumps, stainless-steel centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, pump replacement parts and customized size reduction, roll compaction and drying systems for the beverage, food processing, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and other industries that require sanitary processing, as well as products for fine milling, emulsification and special handling of liquid and solid particulates for laboratory, pilot phase and production scale processing. Richter’s corrosion resistant fluoroplastic lined products offer superior solutions for demanding applications in the process industry. Viking’s products consist of external gear pumps, strainers and reducers, and related controls used for transferring and metering thin and viscous liquids sold under the Viking^® brand and air-operated double-diaphragm pumps sold under the Blagdon^® brand. Markets served by Viking products include chemical, petroleum, pulp & paper, plastics, paints, inks, tanker trucks, compressor, construction, food & beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and biotech. Warren Rupp products (which also include Pumper Parts and Versa-Matic products) are used for abrasive and semisolid materials as well as for applications where product degradation is a concern or where electricity is not available or should not be used. Markets served by Warren Rupp products include chemical, paint, food processing, electronics, construction, utilities, mining and industrial maintenance.CFP maintains operations in Muskego, Wisconsin; Elmhurst, Illinois; Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and Eastbourne, East Sussex, England (Quadro); Kampen, Germany; Nanjing, China, and Coimbatore, India (Richter); Cedar Falls, Iowa (Richter, Quadro and Viking); and Mansfield, Ohio (Warren Rupp);. CFP uses primarily independent distributors to sell and market its products. Approximately 53% of CFP’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Water & Waste Water. Water includes the Company’s ADS, IETG, iPEK, Knight and Pulsafeeder businesses. Water is a leading provider of metering technology and flow monitoring products and underground surveillance services for water & wastewater markets, as well as a leading manufacturer of pumps and dispensing equipment for industrial laundries, commercial dishwashing and chemical metering; and a provider of metering pumps, special-purpose rotary pumps, peristaltic pumps, fully integrated pump and metering systems, custom chemical-feed systems, electronic controls and dispensing equipment. ADS’s products and services provide comprehensive integrated solutions that enable industry, municipalities and government agencies to analyze and measure the capacity, quality and integrity of wastewater collection systems, including the maintenance and construction of such systems. IETG’s products and services enable water companies to effectively manage their water distribution and sewerage networks, while its surveillance service specializes in underground asset detection and mapping for utilities and other private companies. iPEK supplies remote controlled systems used for infrastructure inspection. Knight is a leading manufacturer of pumps and dispensing equipment for industrial laundries, commercial dishwashing and chemical metering. Pulsafeeder products are used to introduce precise amounts of fluids into processes to manage water quality and chemical composition, as well as peristaltic pumps. Its markets include water and wastewater treatment, oil & gas, power generation, pulp & paper, chemical and hydrocarbon processing, and swimming pools. Water maintains operations in Huntsville, Alabama; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and Auckland, New Zealand (ADS); Leeds, England (IETG); Hirschegg, Austria; and Sulzberg, Germany (iPEK); Lake Forest, California; Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Eastbourne, East Sussex, England;,Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (Maquila Arrangement) (Knight); Rochester, New York; Punta Gorda, Florida; Loveland, Ohio; and Milan, Italy (Pulsafeeder). Approximately 41% of Water’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

HEALTH & SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT

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 segment accounted for 26% of IDEX’s sales and 28% of operating income in 2010, with approximately 45% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

IDEX Health & Science. IH&S consists of the Eastern Plastics, Innovadyne, Isolation Technologies, Rheodyne, Ismatec, Sapphire Engineering, Systec and Upchurch Scientific businesses and has facilities in Rohnert Park, California (Innovadyne, Rheodyne and Systec products); Bristol, Connecticut (Eastern Plastics products); Glattbrugg, Switzerland and Wertheim-Mondfeld, Germany (Ismatec products); Middleboro, Massachusetts (Isolation Technologies and Sapphire Engineering products); and Oak Harbor, Washington (Upchurch Scientific and Ismatec products). Rheodyne and Systec products include injectors, valves, fittings and accessories for the analytical instrumentation market. Rheodyne and Systec products are used by manufacturers of high pressure liquid chromatography equipment servicing the pharmaceutical, biotech, life science, food & beverage, and chemical markets. Ismatec is a manufacturer of peristaltic metering pumps, analytical process controllers, and sample preparation systems. Sapphire Engineering and Upchurch Scientific products include fluidic components and systems for the analytical, biotech and diagnostic instrumentation markets, such as fittings, precision-dispensing pumps and valves, tubing and integrated tubing assemblies, filter sensors and other micro-fluidic and nano-fluidic components. Markets for Sapphire Engineering and Upchurch Scientific products include pharmaceutical, drug discovery, chemical, biochemical processing, genomics/proteomics research, environmental labs, food/agriculture, medical lab, personal care, and plastics/polymer/rubber production. Eastern Plastics products, which consist of high- precision integrated fluidics and associated engineered plastics solutions, are used in a broad set of end markets including medical diagnostics, analytical instrumentation, and laboratory automation. Isolation Technologies products include advanced column hardware and accessories for the high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) market. HPLC instruments are used in a variety of analytical chemistry applications, with primary commercial applications including drug discovery and quality control measurements for pharmaceutical and food/beverage testing. Approximately 44% of IH&S’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Semrock. Semrock is a provider of optical filters for biotech and analytical instrumentation in the life sciences markets. Semrock’s optical filters are produced using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes which enable it to offer its customers significant improvements in instrument performance and reliability. Semrock is located in Rochester, New York. Approximately 39% of Semrock’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE). PPE, which was acquired in April 2010 and is located in Blackburn, England, is a provider of proprietary high performance seals and advanced sealing solutions for a diverse range of global industries and applications, including hazardous duty, analytical instrumentation, semiconductor/solar, process technologies, pharmaceutical, electronics, and food applications. Approximately 83% of PPE’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Gast. Gast includes the Company’s Gast and Jun-Air businesses. The Gast business is a leading manufacturer of air-moving products, including air motors, low-range and medium-range vacuum pumps, vacuum generators, regenerative blowers and fractional horsepower compressors. Gast products are used in a variety of long-life applications requiring a quiet, clean source of moderate vacuum or pressure. Markets served by Gast products include medical equipment, environmental equipment, computers & electronics, printing machinery, paint mixing machinery, packaging machinery, graphic arts, and industrial manufacturing. Based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Gast also has a facility in Redditch, England. Jun-Air is a provider of low-decibel, ultra-quiet vacuum compressors suitable for medical, dental and laboratory applications. Jun-Air has locations in Norresundby, Denmark and Lyon, France; and Dankeryd, The Netherlands. Approximately 29% of Gast’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Micropump. Micropump includes the Company’s Micropump and Trebor businesses. Micropump, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, is a leader in small, precision-engineered, magnetically and electromagnetically driven rotary gear, piston and centrifugal pumps. Micropump products are used in low-flow abrasive and corrosive applications. Markets served by Micropump products include printing machinery, medical equipment, paints & inks, chemical processing, pharmaceutical, refining, laboratory, electronics, pulp & paper, water treatment, textiles, peristaltic metering pumps, analytical process controllers and sample preparation systems. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Trebor business is a leader in high-purity fluid handling products, including air-operated diaphragm pumps and deionized water-heating systems. Trebor products are used in manufacturing of semiconductors, disk drives and flat panel displays. Approximately 68% of Micropump’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

DISPENSING EQUIPMENT SEGMENT

The Dispensing Equipment Segment produces precision equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing colorants and paints used in a variety of retail and commercial businesses around the world. The segment accounted for 8% of IDEX’s sales and 7% of IDEX’s operating income in 2010, with approximately 67% of its sales to customers outside the U.S. Dispensing Equipment is a global supplier of precision-designed tinting, mixing, dispensing and measuring equipment for auto refinishing and architectural paints. Dispensing Equipment products are used in retail and commercial stores, hardware stores, home centers, department stores, automotive body shops as well as point-of-purchase dispensers. Dispensing Equipment is headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois, with additional operations in Sassenheim, The Netherlands; Unanderra, Australia; Gennevilliers, France; Milan, Italy; Torun, Poland; Barcelona, Spain; and Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

FIRE & SAFETY/DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS SEGMENT

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. The segment accounted for 18% of IDEX’s sales and 21% of IDEX’s operating income in 2010, with approximately 55% of its sales to customers outside the U.S.

Fire Suppression. Fire Suppression includes the Company’s Class 1, Hale and Godiva businesses, which produce truck-mounted and portable fire pumps, stainless steel valves, foam and compressed air foam systems, pump modules and pump kits, electronic controls and information systems, conventional and networked electrical systems, and mechanical components for the fire, rescue and specialty vehicle markets. Fire Suppression’s customers are primarily OEMs. Fire Suppression is headquartered in Ocala, Florida (Class 1), with additional facilities located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (Hale); Neenah, Wisconsin (Class 1 and Hale); and Warwick, England (Godiva). Approximately 37% of Fire Suppression’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Rescue Tools. Rescue Tools includes the Company’s Dinglee, Hurst, Lukas and Vetter businesses, which produce hydraulic, battery, gas and electric-operated rescue equipment, hydraulic re-railing equipment, hydraulic tools for industrial applications, recycling cutters, pneumatic lifting and sealing bags for vehicle and aircraft rescue, environmental protection and disaster control, and shoring equipment for vehicular or structural collapse. Markets served by Rescue Tools products include public and private fire and rescue organizations. Rescue Tools has facilities in Shelby, North Carolina (Hurst); Tianjin, China (Dinglee); Erlangen, Germany (Lukas); and Zulpich, Germany (Vetter). Approximately 79% of Rescue Tools’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

Band-It. Band-It is a leading producer of high-quality stainless steel banding, buckles and clamping systems. The BAND-IT^® brand is highly recognized worldwide. Band-It products are used for securing exhaust system heat and sound shields, industrial hose fittings, traffic signs and signals, electrical cable shielding, identification and bundling, and numerous other industrial and commercial applications. Markets for Band-It products include transportation equipment, oil & gas, general industrial maintenance, electronics, electrical, communications, aerospace, utility, municipal and subsea marine. Band-It is based in Denver, Colorado, with additional operations in Staveley Near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, and Singapore. Approximately 42% of Band-It’s 2010 sales were to customers outside the U.S.

GENERAL ASPECTS APPLICABLE TO THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Competitors

The Company’s businesses participate in highly competitive markets. IDEX believes that the principal points of competition are product quality, price, design and engineering capabilities, product development, conformity to customer specifications, quality of post-sale support, timeliness of delivery, and effectiveness of our distribution channels.

Principal competitors of the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment are the Pump Solutions Group (Blackmer and Wilden products) of Dover Corporation (with respect to pumps and small horsepower compressors used in liquified petroleum gas distribution facilities, rotary gear pumps, and air-operated double-diaphragm

pumps); the Milton Roy unit of United Technologies Corporation (with respect to metering pumps and controls); and Tuthill Corporation (with respect to rotary gear pumps).

Principal competitors of the Health & Science Technologies Segment are the Thomas division of Gardner Denver, Inc. (with respect to vacuum pumps and compressors); Dionex Corporation (with respect to analytical instrumentation); Parker Hannifin (with respect to sealing devices); and Valco Instruments Co., Inc. (with respect to fluid injectors and valves).

The principal competitor of the Dispensing Equipment Segment is CPS Color Group Oy, which is owned by Nordic Capital (with respect to dispensing and mixing equipment for the paint industry).

The principal competitors of the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment are Waterous Company, a unit of American Cast Iron Pipe Company (with respect to truck-mounted firefighting pumps), Holmatro, Inc. (with respect to rescue tools), and Panduit Corporation (with respect to stainless steel bands, buckles and tools).

Employees

At December 31, 2010, the Company had 5,966 employees. Approximately 8% were represented by labor unions with various contracts expiring through February 2012. Management believes that the Company’s relationship with their employees is good. The Company historically has been able to satisfactorily renegotiate its collective bargaining agreements, with its last work stoppage in March 1993.

Suppliers

The Company manufactures many of the parts and components used in its products. Substantially all materials, parts and components purchased by the Company are available from multiple sources.

Inventory and Backlog

The Company regularly and systematically adjusts production schedules and quantities based on the flow of incoming orders. Backlogs typically are limited to one to one and a half months of production. While total inventory levels also may be affected by changes in orders, the Company generally tries to maintain relatively stable inventory levels based on its assessment of the requirements of the various industries served.

Raw Materials

The Company uses a wide variety of raw materials which are generally available from a number of sources. As a result, shortages from any single supplier have not had, and are not likely to have a material impact on operations.

Shared Services

The Company has two production facilities in Suzhou, China, that support multiple IDEX business units. IDEX also has personnel in China, India and Singapore that provide sales and marketing, product design and engineering, and sourcing support to IDEX business units, as well as personnel in various locations in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Japan to support sales and marketing efforts of IDEX businesses in those regions.

Segment Information

For segment financial information for the years 2010, 2009, and 2008, see the table titled “Company and Business Segment Financial Information” presented on page 18 in Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following table sets forth the names of the executive officers of the Company, their ages, years of service, the positions held by them, and their business experience during the past 5 years.

Lawrence D. Kingsley

Dominic A. Romeo

Kevin G. Hostetler

John L. McMurray

Heath A. Mitts

Harold Morgan

Frank J. Notaro

Daniel J. Salliotte

Andrew K. Silvernail

Michael J. Yates

Mr. Kingsley has been Chairman of the Board since April 2006. He was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2005.

Mr. Romeo has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2004. As previously announced in December 2010, Mr. Romeo is retiring in February 2011.

Mr. Hostetler has been Vice President-Group Executive Fluid & Metering Technologies since February 2010. Mr. Hostetler joined IDEX in July 2005 as President of the Energy Group and was appointed Vice President, Group Executive and President Energy and Water and IDEX Asia in December 2008.

Mr. McMurray has served as Vice President-Corporate since February 2010 with responsibilities for operational excellence, supply chain and environment and health and safety. Prior to that, Mr. McMurray was Vice President-Group Executive from August 2003. Mr. McMurray will be retiring in April 2011.

Mr. Mitts has been Vice President-Corporate Finance since September 2005. In December 2010, the Company announced that Mr. Mitts is succeeding Mr. Romeo as Chief Financial Officer in February 2011.

Mr. Morgan has been Vice President-Human Resources of the Company since June 2008. From February 2003 to June 2008, Mr. Morgan was Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Bally Total Fitness Corporation.

Mr. Notaro has served as Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary since March 1998.

Mr. Salliotte has been Vice President-Strategy and Business Development since October 2004.

Mr. Silvernail has been Vice President-Group Executive Health & Science Technologies, Global Dispensing and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products since January 2011. From February 2010 to December 2010, Mr. Silvernail was Vice President-Group Executive Health & Sciences Technologies and Global Dispensing. Mr. Silvernail joined IDEX in January 2009 as Vice President-Group Executive Health & Science Technologies. Prior to joining IDEX, Mr. Silvernail served as Group President at Rexnord Industries from April 2005 to August 2008.

Mr. Yates has been Vice-President and Chief Accounting Officer since February 2010. Mr. Yates was hired as Vice President-Controller in October 2005.

The Company’s executive officers are elected at a meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders, and they serve until the next annual meeting of the Board, or until their successors are duly elected.

Public Filings

Copies of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are made available free of charge at www.idexcorp.com as soon as reasonably practicable after being filed electronically with the SEC. Our reports are also available free of charge on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The information on the Company’s website is not incorporated into this Form 10-K.

For an enterprise as diverse and complex as the Company, a wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance. In addition to the factors affecting specific business operations identified in connection with the description of those operations and the financial results of these operations elsewhere in this report, the most significant factors affecting our operations include the following:

CHANGES IN U.S. OR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PROFITABILITY OF ANY OF OUR BUSINESSES.

In 2010, 51% of the Company’s revenue was derived from domestic operations while 49% was derived from international operations. The Company’s largest markets include life sciences and medical technologies, fire and rescue, petroleum LPG, paint and coatings, chemical processing and water and wastewater treatment. A slowdown in the economy and in particular any of these specific end markets could directly affect the Company’s revenue stream and profitability.

POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.

In 2010, approximately 49% of our total sales were to customers outside the U.S. We expect our international operations and export sales to continue to be significant for the foreseeable future. Both our sales from international operations and export sales are subject in varying degrees to risks inherent in doing business outside the United States. These risks include the following:

We cannot predict the impact such future, largely unforeseeable events might have on the Company’s operations.

AN INABILITY TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS CAN LIMIT THE COMPANY’S REVENUE AND PROFITABILITY.

The Company’s revenue grew organically by 12% in 2010, but was down 14% in 2009. Approximately 19% of our revenue was derived from new products developed over the past three years. Our ability to continue to grow organically is tied to our ability to continue to develop new products.

OUR GROWTH STRATEGY INCLUDES ACQUISITIONS AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE ACQUISITIONS OF SUITABLE CANDIDATES OR INTEGRATE ACQUISITIONS SUCCESSFULLY.

Our historical growth has included, and our future growth is likely to continue to include acquisitions. We intend to continue to seek acquisition opportunities both to expand into new markets and to enhance our position in existing markets throughout the world. We cannot be assured, however, that we will be able to successfully identify suitable candidates, negotiate appropriate acquisition terms, obtain financing which may be needed to consummate those acquisitions, complete proposed acquisitions, successfully integrate acquired businesses into our existing operations or expand into new markets. In addition, we cannot assure you that any acquisition, once successfully integrated, will perform as planned, be accretive to earnings, or prove to be beneficial to our operations and cash flow.

Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including the assumption of undisclosed or unindemnified liabilities, difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, technologies, services and products of the acquired companies and the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns. In addition, prior acquisitions have resulted, and future acquisitions could result, in the incurrence of substantial additional indebtedness and other expenses. Once integrated, acquired operations may not achieve levels of revenues, profitability or productivity comparable with those achieved by our existing operations, or otherwise perform as expected.

THE MARKETS WE SERVE ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. THIS COMPETITION COULD LIMIT THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL AND REDUCE OUR OPERATING MARGINS.

Most of our products are sold in competitive markets. We believe that the principal points of competition in our markets are product quality, price, design and engineering capabilities, product development, conformity to customer specifications, quality of post-sale support, timeliness of delivery, and effectiveness of our distribution channels. Maintaining and improving our competitive position will require continued investment by us in manufacturing, engineering, quality standards, marketing, customer service and support, and our distribution networks. We may not be successful in maintaining our competitive position. Our competitors may develop products that are superior to our products, or may develop methods of more efficiently and effectively providing products and services or may adapt more quickly than us to new technologies or evolving customer requirements. Pricing pressures also could cause us to adjust the prices of certain of our products to stay competitive. We may not be able to compete successfully with our existing competitors or with new competitors. Failure to continue competing successfully could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS, PARTS AND COMPONENTS USED IN OUR PRODUCTS.

While we manufacture many of the parts and components used in our products, we require substantial amounts of raw materials and purchase some parts and components from suppliers. The availability and prices for raw materials, parts and components may be subject to curtailment or change due to, among other things, suppliers’ allocations to other purchasers, interruptions in production by suppliers, changes in exchange rates and prevailing price levels. Any change in the supply of, or price for, these raw materials or parts and components could materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES MAY HARM OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS.

We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the Euro, Canadian Dollar, British Pound and Chinese Renminbi. Any significant change in the value of the currencies of the countries in which we do business against the U.S. Dollar could affect our ability to sell products competitively and control our cost structure, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. For additional detail related to this risk, see Part II. Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk”.

AN UNFAVORABLE OUTCOME OF ANY OF OUR PENDING CONTINGENCIES OR LITIGATION COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND CASH FLOW.

We currently are involved in certain legal and regulatory proceedings. Where it is reasonably possible to do so, we accrue estimates of the probable costs for the resolution of these matters. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future operating results for any particular quarter or annual period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings. For additional detail related to this risk, see Item 3. “Legal Proceedings”.

OUR INTANGIBLE ASSETS ARE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR TOTAL ASSETS AND A WRITE-OFF OF OUR INTANGIBLE ASSETS COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR OPERATING RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR NET WORTH.

Our total assets reflect substantial intangible assets, primarily goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. At December 31, 2010, goodwill and intangible assets totaled $1,207.0 million and $281.4 million, respectively. These goodwill and intangible assets result from our acquisitions, representing the excess of cost over the fair value of the tangible assets we have acquired. Annually, or when certain events occur that require a more current valuation, we assess whether there has been an impairment in the value of our goodwill or intangible assets. If future operating performance at one or more of our reporting units were to fall significantly below forecast levels, we could be required to reflect, under current applicable accounting rules, a non-cash charge to operating income for an impairment. Any determination requiring the write-off of a significant portion of the goodwill or intangible assets could have a material negative effect on our results of operations and total capitalization.

The Company has received no written comments regarding its periodic or current reports from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that remain unresolved.

The Company’s principal plants and offices have an aggregate floor space area of approximately 4.0 million square feet, of which 2.5 million square feet (62%) is located in the U.S. and approximately 1.5 million square feet (38%) is located outside the U.S., primarily in Germany (8%), Italy (7%), the U.K. (6%), China (4%) and The Netherlands (2%). These facilities are considered to be suitable and adequate for their operations. Management believes we can meet the expected demand increase over the near term with our existing facilities, especially given our operational improvement initiatives that usually increase capacity. The Company’s executive office occupies 32,165 square feet of leased space in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Approximately 2.9 million square feet (73%) of the principal plant and office floor area is owned by the Company, and the balance is held under lease. Approximately 1.9 million square feet (48%) of the principal plant and office floor area is held by business units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment; 0.7 million square feet (18%) is held by business units in the Health & Science Technologies Segment; 0.5 million square feet (12%) is held by business units in the Dispensing Equipment Segment; and 0.8 million square feet (19%) is held by business units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment.

The Company and nine 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. These 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 flow.

The Company is also party to various other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

The principal market for the Company’s Common Stock is the New York Stock Exchange, but the Common Stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange. As of February 17, 2011, Common Stock was held by approximately 7,000 shareholders and there were 82,441,446 shares of Common Stock outstanding, net of treasury shares.

The high and low sales prices of the Common Stock per share and the dividends paid per share during the last two years is as follows:

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Our payment of dividends in the future will be determined by our Board of Directors and will depend on business conditions, our earnings and other factors.

For information pertaining to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans and the related weighted average exercise price, see Part III, Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters.”

The following table provides information about the Company purchases of Common Stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2010:

October 1, 2010 to
October 31, 2010

November 1, 2010 to
November 30, 2010

December 1, 2010 to
December 31, 2010

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Performance Graph. The following table compares total shareholder returns over the last five years to the Standard & Poor’s (the “S&P”) 500 Index, the S&P 600 Small Cap Industrial Machinery Index and the Russell 2000 Index assuming the value of the investment in our Common Stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2005. Total return values for our Common Stock, the S&P 500 Index, S&P 600 Small Cap Industrial Machinery Index and the Russell 2000 Index were calculated on cumulative total return values assuming reinvestment of dividends. The shareholder return shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

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Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

This management’s discussion and analysis, including, without limitations the section entitled “Historical Overview and Outlook” and other portions of this report 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, capital expenditures, cost reductions, cash flow, and operating improvements and are indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “management believes,” “the Company believes,” “we believe,” “the Company intends” 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, the following: economic and political consequences resulting from terrorist attacks and wars; levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and other countries around the world; pricing pressures and other competitive factors, and levels of capital spending in certain industries — all of which could have a material impact on our order rates and results, particularly in light of the low levels of order backlogs we typically maintain; our ability to make acquisitions and to integrate and operate acquired businesses on a profitable basis; the relationship of the U.S. dollar to other currencies and its impact on pricing and cost competitiveness; political and economic conditions in foreign countries in which we operate; interest rates; capacity utilization and the effect this has on costs; labor markets; market conditions and material costs; and developments with respect to contingencies, such as litigation and environmental matters. The forward-looking statements included here are only made as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented here.

Historical Overview and Outlook

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 and paints 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.

Some of our key 2010 financial highlights are as follows:

For 2011, the Company is expected to grow organically in the mid to high single digits with acquisition-related growth projected at approximately 4 percent for transactions completed in 2010 and two acquisitions to be completed in the first quarter of 2011. Based on the Company’s current outlook, for the full year 2011, we are forecasting fully diluted EPS of $2.23 to $2.33.

Results of Operations

The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial position and results of operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. For purposes of this discussion and analysis section, reference is made to the table on page 16 and the Consolidated Statements of Operations in Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” on page 26.

Performance in 2010 Compared with 2009

Sales in 2010 of $1,513.1 million were 14% higher than the $1,329.7 million recorded a year ago. This increase reflects a 12% increase in organic sales and 3% from four acquisitions (PPE — April 2010, OBL — July 2010, Periflo — September 2010 and Fitzpatrick — November 2010), partially offset by 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation. Organic sales increased in Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segments, but were flat in the Dispensing Equipment segment. Domestic organic sales were up 9% versus the prior year, while international organic sales increased 15% in 2010. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. represented 49% of total sales in 2010 and 46% in 2009.

In 2010, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 48% of sales and 44% of operating income; Health & Science Technologies accounted for 26% of sales and 28% of operating income; Dispensing Equipment accounted for 8% of sales and 7% of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products represented 18% of sales and 21% of operating income.

Fluid & Metering Technologies sales of $729.9 million in 2010 increased $88.8 million, or 14%, compared with 2009. This reflects a 13% increase in organic sales and 2% for acquisitions (OBL, Periflo and Fitzpatrick), partially offset by 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation. The increase in organic growth was driven by strong global growth across energy, chemical, food & pharma and water & wastewater markets. In 2010, organic sales increased approximately 13% domestically and 14% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 46% of total segment sales in 2010 and 41% in 2009.

Health & Science Technologies sales of $397.2 million increased $92.9 million, or 31%, in 2010 compared with last year. This change reflects a 21% increase in organic growth and a 10% increase from the acquisition of PPE. The increase in organic sales reflects market strength across all Health & Science Technologies products. In 2010, organic sales increased 14% domestically and 32% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 43% of total segment sales in 2010 and 40% in 2009.

Dispensing Equipment sales of $125.3 million decreased $2.0 million, or 2%, in 2010 compared with the prior year. This change reflects 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation, while organic growth was flat in 2010 compared to 2009. The Dispensing Equipment Segment experienced strength in Asia and parts of Eastern Europe, offset by softness in North America and Western Europe. Organic domestic sales decreased 9% compared with 2009, while organic international sales increased 5%. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were 67% of total segment sales in 2010 and 66% in 2009.

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products sales of $265.5 million increased $2.7 million, or 1%, in 2010 compared with 2009. Organic sales activity increased 2%, while foreign currency translation accounted for a 1% decrease. The increase in organic business growth was driven by higher demand for engineered band clamping systems, partially offset by weakness in fire suppression. In 2010, organic sales decreased 3% domestically and increased 7%

internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were 56% of total segment sales in 2010 and 55% in 2009.

Gross profit of $618.5 million in 2010 was $96.1 million, or 18%, higher than 2009. As a percent of sales, gross profit was 40.9% in 2010, which represented a 160 basis-point increase from 39.3% in 2009. The increase in gross margin primarily reflects higher sales volume, cost reductions due to our restructuring initiatives and change in product mix.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased to $358.3 million in 2010 from $325.5 million in 2009. The $32.8 million increase reflects approximately $22.0 million for volume related expenses and $10.8 million for incremental costs associated with the acquisitions of PPE in April 2010, OBL in July 2010, Periflo in September 2010 and Fitzpatrick in November 2010. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 23.7% for 2010 and 24.5% in 2009.

In 2010, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $11.1 million, while $12.1 million was recorded 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. These initiatives included severance benefits for 215 employees in 2010 and 478 in 2009. The Company has completed these employee reductions in 2010 and expects severance payments to be fully paid by the end of 2011 using cash from operations.

Operating income increased $64.3 million, or 35%, to $249.1 million in 2010 from $184.9 million in 2009. This increase primarily reflects an increase in volume, changes in product mix and cost reductions due to our restructuring initiatives. Operating margins in 2010 were 16.5% of sales compared with 13.9% recorded in 2009.

In the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment, operating income of $131.9 million and operating margins of 18.1% in 2010 were up from the $100.3 million and 15.6% recorded in 2009, principally due to higher sales and cost reduction initiatives. In the Health & Science Technologies Segment, operating income of $82.3 million and operating margins of 20.7% in 2010 were up from the $51.7 million and 17.0% recorded in 2009 due to higher volume and cost reduction initiatives. In the Dispensing Equipment Segment, operating income of $19.5 million and operating margins of 15.6% in 2010 were up from the $15.1 million and 11.9% recorded in 2009 due to cost reduction initiatives and improved productivity. Operating income and operating margins in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment of $62.8 million and 23.7%, respectively, were higher than the $59.9 million and 22.8% recorded in 2009, due to higher volume and favorable mix.

Other expense was $1.1 million in 2010 compared with a $1.2 million gain in 2009, due to unfavorable foreign currency translation.

Interest expense decreased to $16.2 million in 2010 from $17.2 million in 2009. The decrease was principally due to lower debt levels and a lower interest rate environment.

The provision for income taxes increased to $74.8 million in 2010 from $55.4 million in 2009. The effective tax rate decreased to 32.2% in 2010 from 32.8% in 2009, due to changes in the mix of global pre-tax income among taxing jurisdictions.

Net income for 2010 was $157.1 million, 39% higher than the $113.4 million earned in 2009. Diluted earnings per share in 2010 of $1.90 increased $0.50, or 36%, compared with last year.

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Performance in 2009 Compared with 2008

Sales in 2009 of $1,329.7 million were 11% lower than the $1,489.5 million recorded in 2008. This decrease reflects a 14% decrease in organic sales and 2% unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 5% increase from five acquisitions (Richter — October 2008, iPEK — October 2008, IETG — October 2008, Semrock — October 2008 and Innovadyne — November 2008). Organic sales decreased in all four of the Company’s reportable segments. Domestic organic sales were down 13% versus the prior year, while international organic sales were down 15% in 2009. Sales to customers outside the U.S. represented 47% of total sales in both 2009 and 2008.

In 2009, Fluid & Metering Technologies contributed 48% of sales and 44% of operating income; Health & Science Technologies accounted for 23% of both sales and operating income; Dispensing Equipment accounted for 9% of sales and 7% of operating income; and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products represented 20% of sales and 26% of operating income.

Fluid & Metering Technologies sales of $641.1 million in 2009 decreased $56.6 million, or 8%, compared with 2008. This reflects a 16% decline in organic sales and 1% of unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 9% increase for acquisitions (Richter, iPEK and IETG). The decrease in organic growth was driven by weakness in chemical, energy, water and wastewater markets. In 2009, organic sales declined approximately 16% both domestically and internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 41% of total segment sales in 2009 and 43% in 2008.

Health & Science Technologies sales of $304.3 million decreased $27.3 million, or 8%, in 2009 compared with 2008. This change represents a 12% decrease in organic volume and 1% unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by a 5% increase from the acquisitions of Semrock and Innovadyne. The decrease in organic sales reflected market softness across the Health & Science Technologies businesses. In 2009, organic sales decreased 13% domestically and 10% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were approximately 40% of total segment sales in 2009 and 38% in 2008.

Dispensing Equipment sales of $127.3 million decreased $36.6 million, or 22%, in 2009 compared with the prior year. Organic sales decreased 18%, while foreign currency translation accounted for 4% of the decrease. The decrease in organic growth was due to continued deterioration in capital spending in the European and North American markets. Organic domestic sales increased 8% compared with 2008, while organic international sales decreased 27%. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were 66% of total segment sales in 2009, down from 73% in 2008.

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products sales of $262.8 million decreased $37.7 million, or 13%, in 2009 compared with 2008. Organic sales activity decreased 9%, while foreign currency translation accounted for 4% of the decrease. The decrease in organic business growth was driven by lower demand for engineered band clamping systems and lower levels of municipal spending. In 2009, organic sales decreased 12% domestically and 7% internationally. Organic sales to customers outside the U.S. were 55% of total segment sales in 2009 and 53% in 2008.

Gross profit of $522.4 million in 2009 was $75.0 million, or 13%, lower than 2008. As a percent of sales, gross profit was 39.3% in 2009, which represented an 80 basis-point decrease from 40.1% in 2008. The decrease in gross margin primarily reflects lower volume and product mix.

SG&A expenses decreased to $325.5 million in 2009 from $343.4 million in 2008. The $17.9 million decrease reflects approximately $40.7 million for restructuring related savings and volume related expenses, partially offset by a $22.8 million increase for incremental costs associated with recently acquired businesses. As a percent of net sales, SG&A expenses were 24.5% for 2009 and 23.1% in 2008.

In 2008, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $30.1 million. The Company concluded in accordance with ASC 350 that events had occurred and circumstances had changed which required the Company to perform an interim period goodwill impairment test at Fluid Management, a reporting unit in 2008 within the Company’s Dispensing Equipment Segment. Fluid Management had experienced a downturn in capital spending by its customer base and a loss of market share. The Company performed an impairment test and compared the fair

value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. It was determined that the fair value of Fluid Management was less than the carrying value of the net assets. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. The Company’s analysis resulted in an implied fair value of goodwill of $21.2 million.

In 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $12.1 million and $18.0 million, respectively, for employee severance related to employee reductions across various functional areas and facility closures resulting from the Company’s cost savings initiatives. These initiatives included severance benefits for 478 employees in 2009 and 380 in 2008.

Operating income decreased $21.1 million, or 10%, to $184.9 million in 2009 from $206.0 million in 2008. This decrease primarily reflects a decrease in volume, partially offset by the goodwill impairment charge in 2008 and the impact from acquisitions. Operating margins in 2009 were 13.9% of sales compared with 13.8% recorded in 2008.

In the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment, operating income of $100.3 million and operating margins of 15.6% in 2009 were down from the $123.8 million and 17.7% recorded in 2008 principally due to lower sales. In the Health & Science Technologies Segment, operating income of $51.7 million and operating margins of 17.0% in 2009 were down from the $58.3 million and 17.6% recorded in 2008 due to lower volume. In the Dispensing Equipment Segment, operating income of $15.1 million and operating margins of 11.9% in 2009 were up from the $10.7 million of operating loss recorded in 2008, due to a goodwill impairment charge in 2008, partially offset by continued deterioration in the North American and European markets. Operating income and operating margins in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment of $59.9 million and 22.8%, respectively, were lower than the $74.3 million and 24.7% recorded in 2008, due primarily to lower volume and unfavorable product mix.

Other income of $1.2 million in 2009 was $3.9 million lower than the $5.1 million in 2008, due to unfavorable foreign currency translation and lower interest income.

Interest expense decreased to $17.2 million in 2009 from $18.9 million in 2008. The decrease was due to a lower interest rate environment, the replacement of $150.0 million of debt with a lower interest rate borrowing in February 2008 and the conversion of $350.0 million floating-rate debt into fixed-rates.

The provision for income taxes decreased to $55.4 million in 2009 from $65.2 million in 2008. The effective tax rate decreased to 32.8% in 2009 from 33.9% in 2008, due to changes in the mix of global pre-tax income among taxing jurisdictions.

Net income for 2009 was $113.4 million, 11% lower than the $127.0 million in 2008. Diluted earnings per share in 2009 of $1.40 decreased $0.13, or 8%, compared with 2008.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2010, working capital was $339.1 million and the Company’s current ratio was 2.0 to 1. Cash flows from operating activities decreased $28.1 million, or 13%, to $184.5 million in 2010, primarily due to the settlement of the forward starting interest rate contract entered into during 2010 in connection with the $300.0 million 4.5% Senior Notes issued in December 2010.

Cash flows from operations were more than adequate to fund capital expenditures of $32.8 million and $25.5 million in 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 PPE 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 $15.4 million, Periflo in September 2010 for cash consideration of $4.3 million and Fitzpatrick in November 2010 for cash consideration of $20.3 million and the assumption of approximately $0.4 million in debt related items. The cash payment for PPE was financed with borrowings under the Company’s credit facility, while the other acquisitions were paid with cash from operations.

The Company maintains a $600.0 million unsecured domestic, multi-currency bank revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”), which expires on December 21, 2011. At December 31, 2010, there was $27.8 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. The net available borrowing under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2010, was approximately $572.2 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 December 31, 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.

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 December 31, 2010, there was $90.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan 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 currently maintains an interest rate exchange agreement related to the Term Loan which expires in December 2011. This interest rate exchange agreement has a current notional amount of $90.0 million, the agreement effectively converted the $100.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 4.00%. The fixed rate is comprised 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 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 Euro Notes due June 9, 2015 (“2.58% Senior Euro 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 2.58% Senior Euro Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.58% per annum and will mature on June 9, 2015. The 2.58% Senior Euro 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 2.58% Senior Euro 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 2.58% Senior Euro Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment events of defaults, any holder of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes affected thereby may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro 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 Credit Facility that had previously been denominated in Euros, with the remainder being available for ongoing business activities.

4.5% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.5% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of the 4.5% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase 4.5% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if any.

On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million with a settlement date in December 2010. This contract was entered into in anticipation of the issuance of the $300.0 million 4.5% Senior Notes and was designed to lock in the market interest rate as of April 15, 2010. The Company settled this interest rate contract in December 2010, resulting in a $31.0 million payment. The $31.0 million will be amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the 4.5% Senior Notes yielding an effective interest rate of 5.8%.

There are two key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Credit Facility, Term Loan, and 2.58% Senior Euro Notes. There are no financial covenants relating to the 4.5% Senior Notes. The most restrictive financial covenants under these debt instruments require a minimum interest coverage ratio (operating cash flow to interest) of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio (outstanding debt to operating cash flow) of 3.25 to 1. At December 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants. The Company expects to be in compliance with both of these key financial covenants throughout 2011.

On April 21, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125.0 million of its outstanding common shares. Repurchases under the new program will be funded with cash flow generation, and made from time to time in either the open market or through private transactions. The timing, volume, and nature of share repurchases will be at the discretion of management, dependent on market conditions, other priorities for cash investment, applicable securities laws, and other factors, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. No shares were purchased in 2010 or 2009.

We expect our current cash and cash that will be generated from operations during 2011 will be sufficient to meet our operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest on all borrowings, required debt repayments, pension and postretirement funding requirements and annual dividend payments to holders of the Company’s stock during the next twelve months. Additionally, in the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition upon acceptable terms, we may obtain all or a portion of the financing for these acquisitions through the incurrence of additional borrowings. Our current intention, if the available terms and conditions are acceptable, is to enter into a new revolving credit facility agreement during 2011 since the existing Credit Facility matures on December 21, 2011. As of December 31, 2010, $27.8 million is outstanding under the existing Credit Facility and $90.0 million is outstanding under the Term Loan and both are classified as short term borrowings on the Balance Sheet. We expect our cash and cash from operations to be adequate to repay these balances during 2011.

Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments include pension and postretirement medical benefit plans, rental payments under operating leases, payments under capital leases, and other long-term obligations arising in the ordinary course of business. There are no identifiable events or uncertainties, including the lowering of our credit rating that would accelerate payment or maturity of any of these commitments or obligations.

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and commercial commitments at December 31, 2010, and the future periods in which such obligations are expected to be settled in cash. In addition, the table reflects the timing of principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Additional detail

regarding these obligations is provided in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, as referenced in the table:

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Critical Accounting Policies

We believe that the application of the following accounting policies, which are important to our financial position and results of operations, requires significant judgments and estimates on the part of management. For a summary of all of our accounting policies, including the accounting policies discussed below, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

Revenue recognition — The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility of the sales price is reasonably assured. For product sales, delivery does not occur until the products have been shipped and risk of loss has been transferred to the customer. Revenue from services is recognized when the services are provided or ratably over the contract term. Some arrangements with customers may include multiple deliverables, including the combination of products and services. In such cases, the Company has identified these as separate elements in accordance with ASC 985-65-25 “Revenue Recognition-Multiple-Element Arrangements-Recognition” and recognizes revenue consistent with the policy for each separate element based on the fair value of each accounting unit. Revenues from certain long-term contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted long-term contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is reasonably possible that completion costs, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, will be revised in the near-term. Such revisions to costs and income are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

The Company records allowances for discounts, product returns and customer incentives at the time of sale as a reduction of revenue as such allowances can be reliably estimated based on historical experience and known trends. The Company also offers product warranties and accrues its estimated exposure for warranty claims at the time of sale based upon the length of the warranty period, warranty costs incurred and any other related information known to the Company.

Share-based compensation — The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation under the fair value recognition and measurement provisions of ASC Topic 718 “Compensation — Stock Compensation” and applies the Binomial lattice option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options. The Binomial lattice option-pricing model incorporates certain assumptions, such as the expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected forfeiture rate and expected life of options, in order to arrive at a fair value estimate. As a result, share-based compensation expense, as calculated and recorded under ASC 718 could have been impacted if other assumptions were used. Furthermore, if the Company used different assumptions in future periods, share-based compensation expense could be impacted in future periods. See Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information.

Inventory — The Company states inventories at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor, and factory overhead, is determined on a FIFO basis. We make adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value, if required, for estimated excess, obsolescence or impaired balances. Factors influencing these adjustments include changes in market demand, product life cycle and engineering changes.

Goodwill, long-lived and intangible assets — The Company evaluates the recoverability of certain noncurrent assets utilizing various estimation processes. An impairment of a long-lived asset exists when the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, and is recorded when the carrying amount is not recoverable through future operations. An intangible asset or goodwill impairment exists when the carrying amount of intangible assets and goodwill exceeds its fair value. Assessments of possible impairments of goodwill, long-lived or intangible assets are made when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable through future operations. Additionally, testing for possible impairment of recorded goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset balances is performed annually. The amount and timing of impairment charges for these assets require the estimation of future cash flows and the fair value of the related assets.

The Company’s business acquisitions result in recording goodwill and other intangible assets, which affect the amount of amortization expense and possible impairment expense that the Company will incur in future periods. The Company follows the guidance prescribed in ASC 350, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” to test goodwill and intangible assets for impairment. Annually, on October 31 or more frequently if triggering events occur, the Company compares the fair value of their reporting units to the carrying value of each reporting unit to determine if a goodwill impairment exists.

The Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit utilizing an income approach (discounted cash flows) weighted 50% and a market approach consisting of a comparable public company EBITDA multiples methodology weighted 50%. To determine the reasonableness of the calculated fair values, the Company reviews the assumptions to ensure that neither the income approach nor the market approach yielded significantly different valuations.

The key assumptions are updated each year for each reporting unit for the income and market methodology used to determine fair value. Various assumptions are utilized including forecasted operating results, annual operating plans, strategic plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, the weighted average cost of capital, comparable transactions, market data and EBITDA multiples. The assumptions that have the most significant effect on the fair value calculation are the weighted average cost of capital, the EBITDA multiples and terminal growth rates. The 2010 and 2009 ranges for these three assumptions utilized by the Company are as follows:

Weighted average cost of capital

EBITDA multiples

Terminal growth rates

The Company concluded that the fair value of each of its reporting units was substantially in excess of its carrying value as of October 31, 2010, and thus no goodwill impairment was identified.

Income taxes — The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 — “Income Taxes”. Under ASC 740, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the estimated future tax effects

of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities based on currently enacted tax laws. The Company’s tax balances are based on management’s interpretation of the tax regulations and rulings in numerous taxing jurisdictions. Future tax authority rulings and changes in tax laws and future tax planning strategies could affect the actual effective tax rate and tax balances recorded by the Company.

Contingencies and litigation — We are currently involved in certain legal and regulatory proceedings and, as required and where it is reasonably possible to do so, we accrue estimates of the probable costs for the resolution of these matters. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future operating results for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings.

Defined benefit retirement plans — The plan obligations and related assets of the defined benefit retirement plans are presented in Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”. Level 1 assets are valued using unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. Level 2 assets are valued using quoted prices or other observable inputs for similar assets. Level 3 assets are valued using unobservable inputs, but reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets. Plan obligations and the annual pension expense are determined by consulting with actuaries using a number of assumptions provided by the Company. Key assumptions in the determination of the annual pension expense include the discount rate, the rate of salary increases, and the estimated future return on plan assets. To the extent actual amounts differ from these assumptions and estimated amounts, results could be adversely affected.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

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 new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures were effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2010, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2011. See Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this report for disclosures associated with the adoption of this standard that were effective in 2010.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) — Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements.” ASU No. 2009-13 addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit. This guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which is based on: (a) vendor-specific objective evidence; (b) third-party evidence; or (c) estimates. This guidance also eliminates the residual method of allocation and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. In addition, this guidance significantly expands required disclosures related to a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. ASU No. 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and early adoption is permitted. A company may elect, but will not be required, to adopt the amendments in ASU No. 2009-13 retrospectively for all prior periods. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of ASU No. 2009-13 and has not yet determined the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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 exchange agreements 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 exchange agreements. Under the policy, we do not use financial or commodity derivative 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 exchange agreements on the Company’s outstanding long-term debt. The Company’s exposure related to derivative instruments is, in the aggregate, not material to its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk is limited principally to the Euro, Canadian Dollar, British Pound 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 Consolidated Statements of Operations.

IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Receivables — net

Inventories

Other current assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment — net

Goodwill

Intangible assets — net

Other noncurrent assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Trade accounts payable

Accrued expenses

Short-term borrowings

Dividends payable

Total current liabilities

Long-term borrowings

Deferred income taxes

Other noncurrent liabilities

Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

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: 84,636,668 shares at December 31, 2010 and 83,510,320 shares at December 31, 2009

Additional paid-in capital

Retained earnings

Treasury stock at cost: 2,566,985 shares at December 31, 2010 and 2,540,052 shares at December 31, 2009

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Total shareholders’ equity

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Net sales

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Goodwill impairment

Restructuring expenses

Operating income

Other income (expense) — net

Interest expense

Income before income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net income

Earnings per common share:

Basic earnings per common share

Diluted earnings per common share

Share data:

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Balance, December 31, 2007

Net income

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Cumulative translation adjustment

Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax benefit of $7.7 million)

Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax benefit of $3.7 million)

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Cumulative effect of change in measurement date of foreign plans under ASC 715

Issuance of 597,863 shares of common stock from exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans

Share-based compensation

Repurchase of 2.3 million shares of common stock

Unvested shares surrendered for tax withholding

Cash dividends declared — $.48 per common share outstanding

Balance, December 31, 2008

Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax expense of $3.5 million)

Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax benefit of $0.1 million)

Issuance of 744,827 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans

Balance, December 31, 2009

Net change in retirement obligations (net of tax benefit of $1.7 million)

Net change on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (net of tax benefit of $11.9 million)

Other comprehensive loss

Issuance of 1,222,274 shares of common stock from issuance of unvested shares, exercise of stock options and deferred compensation plans

Cash dividends declared — $.60 per common share outstanding

Balance, December 31, 2010

IDEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Cash flows from operating activities

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Loss on sale of fixed assets

Goodwill impairment

Depreciation and amortization

Amortization of intangible assets

Amortization of debt issuance expenses

Share-based compensation expense

Deferred income taxes

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

Forward starting interest rate contract

Changes in (net of the effect from acquisitions):

Receivables

Inventories

Trade accounts payable

Accrued expenses

Other — net

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

Proceeds from fixed assets disposals

Changes in restricted cash

Net cash flows used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Borrowings under credit facilities for acquisitions

Borrowings under credit facilities and term loan

Proceeds from issuance of 2.58% Senior Euro Notes

Payments under credit facilities and term loan

Proceeds from issuance of 4.5% Senior Notes

Payment of 6.875% Senior Notes

Debt issuance costs

Dividends paid

Proceeds from stock option exercises

Purchase of common stock

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

Net increase (decrease) in cash

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

Supplemental cash flow information

Cash paid for:

Interest

Income taxes

Significant non-cash activities:

Debt acquired with acquisition of business

Issuance of unvested shares

IDEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Business

IDEX 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. Its products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. The Company’s products include industrial pumps, compressors, flow meters, injectors and valves, and related controls for use in a wide variety of process applications; precision fluidics solutions, including pumps, valves, degassing equipment, corrective tubing, fittings, and complex manifolds, as well as specialty medical equipment and devices used in life science applications; precision-engineered equipment for dispensing, metering and mixing paints; refinishing equipment; and engineered products for industrial and commercial markets, including fire and rescue, transportation equipment, oil and gas, electronics, and communications. These activities are grouped into four reportable segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment, and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The principal areas of estimation reflected in the financial statements are revenue recognition, sales returns and allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, recoverability of long-lived assets, income taxes, product warranties, derivatives, contingencies and litigation, insurance-related items, share-based compensation and defined benefit retirement plans.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured. For product sales, delivery does not occur until the products have been shipped and risk of loss has been transferred to the customer. Revenue from services is recognized when the services are provided or ratably over the contract term. Some arrangements with customers may include multiple deliverables, including the combination of products and services. In such cases the Company has identified these as separate elements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 985 and recognizes revenue consistent with the policy for each separate element based on the fair value of each accounting unit. Revenues from certain long-term contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted long-term contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is reasonably possible that completion costs, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, will be revised in the near-term. Such revisions to costs and income are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

sale based upon the length of the warranty period, warranty costs incurred and any other related information known to the Company.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales and are recognized as a period expense during the period in which they are incurred.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs of $11.0 million, $11.4 million and $11.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively are expensed as incurred.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

Inventories

The Company states inventories at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor, and factory overhead, is determined on a FIFO basis. We make adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value, if required, at the business unit level for estimated excess, obsolescence or impaired balances. Factors influencing these adjustments include changes in market demand, product life cycle and engineering changes.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable, as measured by comparing their net book value to the projected undiscounted future cash flows generated by their use. Impaired assets are recorded at their estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets annually on October 31, or upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying value of the goodwill or intangible assets may not be recoverable, in accordance with ASC 350. The Company evaluates the recoverability of each of these assets based on the estimated fair value of each of the thirteen reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible asset. See Note 4 for a further discussion on goodwill and intangible assets.

Borrowing Expenses

Expenses, inclusive of commissions and professional fees, incurred in securing and issuing debt are amortized over the life of the related borrowing and are included in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock (basic) plus common stock equivalents and unvested shares (diluted) outstanding during the year. Common stock equivalents consist of stock options and deferred compensation units (“DCUs”) and have been included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding using the treasury stock method.

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 computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The Company has determined that its outstanding unvested shares are participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per common share were computed using the two-class method prescribed by ASC 260. Net income attributable to common shareholders was reduced by $1.4 million, $0.8 million and $0.9 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Basic weighted average shares outstanding reconciles to diluted weighted average shares outstanding as follows:

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

Dilutive effect of stock options, DCUs and unvested shares

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

Options to purchase approximately 0.2 million, 2.2 million and 3.3 million shares of common stock as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, 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 have been antidilutive.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for share-based payments in accordance with ASC 718. Accordingly, the Company expenses the fair value of awards made under its share-based compensation plans. That cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period of the grants. See Note 13 for further discussion on share-based compensation.

Depreciation and Amortization

Property and equipment are stated at cost, with depreciation and amortization provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Land improvements

Buildings and improvements

Machinery & equipment and engineering drawings

Office and transportation equipment

Certain identifiable intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives used in the computation of amortization of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:

Patents

Trade names

Customer relationships

Non-compete agreements

Unpatented technology and other

Research and Development Expenditures

Costs associated with research and development are expensed in the period incurred and are included in “Cost of sales” within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Research and development expenses, which include costs associated with developing new products and major improvements to existing products were $31.8 million, $29.6 million and $29.5 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency of substantially all operations outside the United States is the respective local currency. Accordingly, those foreign currency balance sheet accounts have been translated using the exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date. Income statement amounts have been translated using the average exchange rate for the year. The gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates from year to year have been reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of transaction gains and losses is reported within “Other income (expense)-net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense includes United States, state, local and international income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities and for loss carryforwards. The tax rate used to determine the deferred tax assets and liabilities is the enacted tax rate for the year and manner in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company is not dependent on a single customer, the largest of which accounted for less than 2% of net sales for all years presented.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820).” This Update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 and related guidance within 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 new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures were effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2010, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2011. See Note 7 for disclosures associated with the adoption of this standard that were effective in 2010.

to adopt the amendments in ASU No. 2009-13 retrospectively for all prior periods. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of ASU No. 2009-13 and has not yet determined the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company has recorded restructuring expenses 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 ASC 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.” These expenses are included in Restructuring expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations while the related restructuring accruals are included in Accrued expenses in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded an additional $11.1 million 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 2009, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring expenses totaling $12.1 million related to this same initiative. The 2009 initiative included severance benefits for approximately 700 employees.

Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment, for the year ended December 31, 2010, were as follows:

Corporate/Other

Total restructuring costs

Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment, for the year ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

Pre-tax restructuring expenses, by segment, for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

Restructuring accruals of $3.5 million and $6.9 million at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are reflected in Accrued expenses in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2009

Restructuring costs

Acquisition related

Payments/utilization

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2009

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2010

The components of certain balance sheet accounts at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

RECEIVABLES

Customers

Other

Total

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

Total receivables — net

INVENTORIES

Raw materials and components parts

Work in process

Finished goods

Less inventory reserves

Total inventories-net

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Land and improvements

Buildings and improvements

Machinery and equipment

Office and transportation equipment

Engineering drawings

Construction in progress

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

Total property, plant and equipment — net

ACCRUED EXPENSES

Payroll and related items

Management incentive compensation

Income taxes payable

Deferred income taxes

Insurance

Warranty

Deferred revenue

Restructuring

Interest rate exchange agreement

Liability for uncertain tax positions

Total accrued expenses

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

Pension and retiree medical obligations

Total other noncurrent liabilities

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, by business segment, were as follows:

Goodwill

Accumulated impairment losses

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2009

Foreign currency translation

Purchase price adjustments

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2009

Acquisitions (Note 12)

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2010

ASC 350 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. Goodwill represents the purchase price in excess of the net amount assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Goodwill and other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives were tested for impairment as of October 31, 2010, the Company’s annual impairment assessment date. In 2010, there were no triggering events or change in circumstances that would have required a review other than as of our annual test date. The Company concluded that the fair value of each of the reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets was in excess of the carrying value as of October 31, 2010.

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset at December 31, 2010 and 2009:

Amortizable intangible assets:

Patents

Trade names

Customer relationships

Non-compete agreements

Unpatented technology

Other

Total amortizable intangible assets

Banjo trade name

The Banjo trade name is an indefinite lived intangible asset which is tested for impairment on an annual basis on October 31. Amortization of intangible assets was $25.7 million, $24.5 million and $17.6 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization expense for each of the next five years is estimated to be approximately $27.0 million annually.

Borrowings at December 31, 2010 and 2009 consisted of the following:

Credit Facility

Term Loan

2.58% Senior Euro Notes

4.5% Senior Notes

Other borrowings

Total borrowings

Less current portion

Total long-term borrowings

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 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 December 31, 2010, while $48.7 million was outstanding as of December 31,2009. This balance was repaid with proceeds from the €81.0 million 2.58% Senior Euro Notes. IDEX UK’s borrowings included within short term borrowings under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2010 were £18.0 million ($27.8 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 generated in British Pound, the Company does not anticipate any significant foreign exchange gains or losses in servicing this debt.

At December 31, 2010 there was $27.8 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. The net available borrowing under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2010, was approximately $572.2 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 December 31, 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.

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 December 31, 2010, there was $90.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan 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 currently maintains an interest rate exchange agreement related to the Term Loan which expires in December 2011. This interest rate exchange agreement has 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 is comprised of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company’s current margin of 80 basis points on the Term Loan.

Notes affected thereby may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro 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 Credit Facility that had previously been denominated in Euros, with the remainder being available for ongoing business activities.

On December 6, 2010, the Company completed a public offering of $300.0 million 4.5% Notes due December 15, 2020 (“4.5% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering of approximately $295.7 million, after deducting the $1.6 million issuance discount, the $1.9 million underwriting commission and estimated offering expenses of approximately $0.8 million, was used to repay $250.0 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility. The balance of the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. The 4.5% Senior Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.5% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears each June 15 and December 15, beginning June 15, 2011. The Company may redeem all or part of the 4.5% Senior Notes at any time prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the Note Indenture (“Indenture”) governing the 4.5% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.5% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of the 4.5% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase 4.5% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if any.

Other borrowings of $4.3 million at December 31, 2010 was comprised of capital leases as well as debt at international locations maintained for working capital purposes. Interest is payable on the outstanding debt balances at the international locations at rates ranging from 1.0% to 7.28% per annum.

Total borrowings at December 31, 2010 have scheduled maturities as follows (in thousands):

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Thereafter

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 (loss) 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 December 31, 2010, the Company had one interest rate exchange agreement. The 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 80 basis points on the Term Loan.

Expiring in January 2011, the interest rate exchange agreement related to the Credit Facility was settled in December 2010. The interest rate exchange agreement effectively converted $250.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 3.25%.

Based on interest rates at December 31, 2010, approximately $5.9 million of the amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2010 will be recognized to net income over the next 12 months as the underlying hedged transactions are realized. The $5.9 million is comprised of $2.3 million from the interest rate exchange agreement and $3.6 million from the forward starting interest rate contract.

At December 31, 2010, the Company had foreign currency exchange contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $2.5 million to manage its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The change in fair market value of these contracts for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 was immaterial.

The following table sets forth the fair value amounts of derivative instruments held by the Company as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:

Interest rate exchange agreement

Foreign exchange contracts

The following table summarizes the gain (loss) recognized and the amounts and location of income (expense) and gain (loss) reclassified into income for interest rate contracts and foreign currency contracts for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:

Interest rate agreements

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:

The following table summarizes the basis used to measure the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet at December 31, 2010 and 2009:

Money market investments

Interest rate agreements

Foreign currency contracts

Money market investment

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 in 2010 or 2009.

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 December 31, 2010, the fair value of our Credit Facility, Term Loan, 2.58% Senior Euro Notes and 4.5% Senior Notes, based on quoted market prices and current market rates for debt with similar credit risk and maturity, was approximately $515.5 million compared to the carrying value of $523.6 million.

The Company leases certain office facilities, warehouses and data processing equipment under operating leases. Rental expense totaled $13.9 million, $12.2 million and $12.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

The aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating and capital leases as of December 31, 2010 were as follows:

2016 and thereafter

Warranty costs are provided for at time of sale. The warranty provision is based on historical costs and adjusted for specific known claims. A roll forward of the warranty reserve is as follows:

Beginning balance January 1

Provision for warranties

Claim settlements

Other adjustments

Ending balance December 31

The Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

On April 21, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125.0 million of outstanding common shares either in the open market or through private transactions. In 2008, the Company purchased a total of 2.3 million shares at a cost of approximately $50.0 million. No shares were purchased in 2010 and 2009.

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had 150 million shares of authorized common stock, with a par value of $.01 per share and 5 million shares of authorized preferred stock with a par value of $.01 per share. No preferred stock was issued as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Pretax income for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was taxed in the following jurisdictions:

Domestic

Foreign

Total

The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, was as follows:

Current

U.S.

State and local

Foreign

Total current

Deferred

Total deferred

Total provision for income taxes

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) related to the following at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were:

Employee and retiree benefit plans

Depreciation and amortization

Inventories

Allowances and accruals

Interest rate exchange agreement

Other

The deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 were:

Deferred tax asset — other current assets

Deferred tax asset — other noncurrent assets

Total deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liability — accrued expenses

Noncurrent deferred tax liability — deferred income taxes

Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax liabilities

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to pretax income. The computed amount and the differences for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 are shown in the following table:

Pretax income

Provision for income taxes:

Computed amount at statutory rate of 35%

State and local income tax (net of federal tax benefit)

Taxes on non-U.S. earnings-net of foreign tax credits

U.S. business tax credits

Domestic activities production deduction

Total provision for income taxes

The Company has not provided an estimate for any U.S. or additional foreign taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that might be payable if these earnings were repatriated since the Company considers these amounts to be permanently invested.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are shown in the following table:

Unrecognized tax benefits beginning balance

Gross increases for tax positions of prior years

Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years

Settlements

Lapse of statute of limitations

Unrecognized tax benefits ending balance

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 we had approximately $0.8 million, $0.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions. As of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 we had approximately $0.4 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of accrued penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect our effective tax rate if recognized is $5.8 million, $4.4 million and $3.1 million as of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The tax years 2005-2009 remain open to examination by major taxing jurisdictions. Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the 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 $1.6 million.

The Company had loss carry forwards for U.S. federal and non-U.S. purposes at December 31, 2010 of $3.5 and $13.7 million respectively, and as of December 31, 2009, $2.2 million and $12.5 million, respectively. The federal loss carry forwards are available for use against the Company’s consolidated federal taxable income and expire between 2023 and 2030. The entire balance of the non-U.S. losses is available to be carried forward, with $9.5 million of these losses beginning to expire during the years 2012 through 2019. The remaining $4.2 million of such losses can be carried forward indefinitely. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had a foreign capital loss carry forward of approximately $1.3 million and $2.3 million respectively. The foreign capital loss can be carried forward indefinitely. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company has a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset attributable to the foreign capital loss of $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $18.7 million and $12.7 million, respectively. If unutilized, the state net operating loss will expire between 2016 and 2029. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset attributable to the state net operating loss of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

IDEX has four reportable business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, Dispensing Equipment, and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. Reporting units in the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment include Banjo; Energy; Chemical, Food & Pharmaceuticals; and Water & Waste Water. Reporting units in the Health & Science Technologies Segment include IDEX Health & Science; Semrock; PPE; Gast; and Micropump. The Dispensing Equipment Segment is a reporting unit. Reporting units in the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products Segment include Fire Suppression; Rescue Tools; and Band-It.

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 and paints 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.

Information on the Company’s business segments is presented below, based on the nature of products and services offered. The Company evaluates 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.

NET SALES

Fluid & Metering Technologies:

External customers

Intersegment sales

Total segment sales

Health & Science Technologies:

Dispensing Equipment:

Fire & Safety/Diversified Products:

Intersegment eliminations

Total net sales

OPERATING INCOME⁽¹⁾

Dispensing Equipment⁽²⁾

Corporate office and other⁽³⁾

Total operating income

ASSETS

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION⁽⁴⁾

Corporate office and other

Total depreciation and amortization

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

Total capital expenditures

Information about the Company’s operations in different geographical regions for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 is shown below. Net sales were attributed to geographic areas based on location of the customer, and no country outside the U.S. was greater than 10% of total revenues.

Europe

Other countries

LONG-LIVED ASSETS — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Total long-lived assets — net

All of the Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for under ASC 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the accounts of the acquired companies, after adjustments to reflect fair values assigned to assets and liabilities, have been included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.

2010 Acquisitions

On April 15, 2010, the Company acquired the stock of PPE, previously referred to as Seals, Ltd, 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. PPE consists of the Polymer Engineering and Perlast divisions. PPE’ Polymer Engineering division focuses on sealing solutions for hazardous duty applications. The Perlast division produces highly engineered seals for analytical instrumentation, pharmaceutical, electronics, and food applications. Headquartered in Blackburn, England, PPE operates as part of the Health & Science Technologies Segment with annual revenues of approximately $32.0 million (£21 million). The Company acquired PPE 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 $29.7 million and $17.2 million, respectively. The $29.7 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On July 21, 2010, the Company acquired the stock of 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 & Metering Technologies Segment as part of the Water & Waste Water reporting unit. The Company acquired OBL for cash consideration of $15.4 million. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $7.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The $7.7 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On September 17, 2010, the Company acquired the assets of Periflo, a leading provider of peristaltic pumps for the industrial and municipal water & 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 & Metering Technologies Segment as part of the Water & Waste Water reporting unit. The Company acquired Periflo for cash consideration of $4.3 million. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $2.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The $2.5 million of goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

On November 1, 2010, the Company acquired the stock of Fitzpatrick, 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 expands the capability of IDEX’s Quadro Engineering business 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 operates in the Chemical Food & Pharmaceutical reporting unit within the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment. The Company acquired Fitzpatrick for cash consideration of approximately $20.3 million. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $5.6 million and $8.0 million, respectively. The $5.6 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price for 2010 acquisitions has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition. For certain acquisitions that occurred in 2010, the Company is in the process of obtaining or finalizing appraisals of tangible and intangible assets and it is continuing to evaluate the initial purchase price allocations, as of the acquisition date, which will be adjusted as additional information relative to the fair values of the assets and liabilities of the businesses become known. Accordingly, management has used their best estimate in the initial purchase price allocation as of the date of these financial statements.

The allocation of the acquisition costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values were as follows:

Current assets, net of cash acquired

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Other assets

Total assets acquired

Total liabilities assumed

Net assets acquired

Acquired intangible assets consist of trademarks, customer relationships, unpatented technology and non-compete agreements, which are being amortized over a life of 2-15 years. The goodwill recorded for the acquisitions reflects the strategic fit and revenue and earnings growth potential of these businesses.

The Company incurred $4.0 million of acquisition related transaction costs in 2010, relating to completed, pending and potential transactions that ultimately were not completed.

2008 Acquisitions

On January 1, 2008, the Company acquired the stock of ADS, a provider of metering technology and flow monitoring services for water & wastewater markets. ADS is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with regional

sales and service offices throughout the United States and Australia. With annual revenues of approximately $70.0 million, ADS operates as part of the Water reporting unit within the Company’s Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment. The Company acquired ADS for cash consideration of $156.1 million. Approximately $155.0 million of the cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $102.1 million and $51.9 million, respectively. The $102.1 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On October 1, 2008, the Company acquired the stock of Richter, a provider of premium quality lined pumps, valves and control equipment for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Richter’s corrosion resistant fluoroplastic lined products offer solutions for demanding applications in the process industry. Headquartered in Kempen, Germany, with facilities in China, India and the U.S., Richter has annual revenues of approximately $53.0 million. Richter operates as part of the Chemical, Food & Pharmaceutical reporting unit within the Company’s Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment. The Company acquired Richter for an aggregate purchase price of $102.0 million, consisting of $93.3 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $8.7 million of debt related items. Approximately $63.7 million of the cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $57.8 million and $32.7 million, respectively. The $57.8 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On October 14, 2008, the Company acquired the stock of iPEK, a provider of systems focused on infrastructure analysis, specifically wastewater collection systems. iPEK is a developer of remote controlled systems for infrastructure inspection. Headquartered in Hirschegg, Austria, iPEK has annual revenues of approximately $25.0 million. iPEK operates as part of the Water reporting unit within the Company’s Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment. The Company acquired iPEK for an aggregate purchase price of $44.5 million, consisting of $43.1 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $1.4 million of debt related items. Approximately $33.2 million of the cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $21.1 million and $17.8 million, respectively. Of the $21.1 million of goodwill, approximately $20.0 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

On October 16, 2008, the Company acquired the stock of IETG, a provider of flow monitoring and underground utility surveillance services for the water & wastewater markets. IETG products and services enable water companies to effectively manage their water distribution and sewerage networks, while its surveillance service specializes in underground asset detection and mapping for utilities and other private companies. Headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, IETG has annual revenues of approximately $26.0 million. IETG operates as part of the Water reporting unit within IDEX’s Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment. The Company acquired IETG for an aggregate purchase price of $36.9 million, consisting of $35.0 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $1.9 million of debt related items. Approximately $20.5 million of the cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $24.0 million and $9.2 million, respectively. The $24.0 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On October 20, 2008, the Company acquired the stock of Semrock, a provider of optical filters for biotech and analytical instrumentation in the life sciences markets. Semrock’s products are used in the biotechnology and analytical instrumentation industries. Semrock produces optical filters using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes which enable them to offer significant improvements in the performance and reliability of their customers’ instruments. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Semrock has annual revenues of approximately $21.0 million. Semrock operates as part of the Company’s Health & Science Technologies Segment. The Company acquired Semrock for cash consideration of $60.6 million. Approximately $60.0 million of the cash payment was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $38.1 million and $20.0 million, respectively. The $38.1 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

On November 14, 2008, the Company acquired the stock of Innovadyne, a provider of nanoliter dispensing instruments for the life sciences industry. Innovadyne’s products are used for assay miniaturization across a broad range of disciplines including High Throughput Screening, Assay Development, PCR/Sequencing, and Protein Crystallography. Innovadyne operates as part of the IH&S reporting unit within the Company’s Health & Science Technologies Segment. The Company acquired Innovadyne for cash consideration of $3.3 million, which was financed with borrowings under the Company’s Credit Facility. Goodwill and intangible assets recognized as part of this transaction were $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The $1.4 million of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

Acquired intangible assets consist of patents, trademarks, customer relationships, unpatented technology and non-compete agreements, which are being amortized over a life of 2-17 years. The 2008 acquisitions resulted in the recognition of goodwill totaling $244.5 million, of which $20.0 million is deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recorded for the acquisitions reflects the strategic fit and revenue and earnings growth potential of these businesses.

The Company maintains two share-based compensation plans for executives, non-employee directors, and certain key employees which authorize the granting of stock options, unvested shares, unvested share units, and other types of awards consistent with the purpose of the plans. The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s plans as of December 31, 2010 totals 10.6 million, of which 4.3 million shares were available for future issuance. Stock options granted under these plans are generally non-qualified, and are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. Substantially all of the options issued to employees prior to 2005 become exercisable in five equal installments, while the majority of options issued to employees in 2005 and after become exercisable in four equal installments, beginning one year from the date of grant, and generally expire 10 years from the date of grant. Stock options granted to non-employee directors cliff vest after one or two years. Unvested share and unvested share unit awards generally cliff vest after three or four years for employees, and three years for non-employee directors. The Company issued 264,915, 273,000 and 583,000 of unvested shares as compensation to key employees in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Of the shares granted in 2008, 242,800 of the shares vest 50% on April 8, 2011 and 50% on April 8, 2013, but such vesting may be accelerated if the Company’s share price for any five consecutive trading days equals or exceeds $65.90 (twice the closing price of the shares on the date of grant).

All unvested shares carry dividend and voting rights, and the sale of the shares is restricted prior to the date of vesting.

The Company accounts for share-based payments in accordance with ASC 718. Accordingly, the Company expenses the fair value of awards made under its share-based plans. That cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period of the grants.

Weighted average option fair values and assumptions for the period specified are disclosed in the following table:

Weighted average fair value of grants

Dividend yield

Volatility

Risk-free interest rate

Expected life (in years)

The assumptions are as follows:

The Company’s policy is to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Additionally, the Company’s general policy is to issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises or grants of unvested shares.

Total compensation cost for stock options is as follows:

Cost of goods sold

Total expense before income taxes

Income tax benefit

Total expense after income taxes

Total compensation cost for unvested shares is as follows:

Recognition of compensation cost was consistent with recognition of cash compensation for the same employees. Compensation cost capitalized as part of inventory was immaterial.

As of December 31, 2010, there was $10.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years. As of December 31, 2010, there was $9.7 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.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity as of December 31, 2010, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2010 is presented in the following table:

Outstanding at January 1, 2010

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited/Expired

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2010

Exercisable at December 31, 2010

The intrinsic value for stock options outstanding and exercisable is defined as the difference between the market value of the Company’s common stock as of the end of the period, and the grant price. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in 2010, 2009 and 2008, was $14.4 million, $5.3 million and $10.4 million, respectively. In 2010, 2009 and 2008, cash received from options exercised was $18.1 million, $7.7 million and $10.4 million, respectively, while the actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from stock options exercised totaled $5.2 million, $1.9 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s unvested share activity as of December 31, 2010, and changes during the year ending December 31, 2010 is presented in the following table:

Nonvested at January 1, 2010

Vested

Forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2010

Unvested share grants accrue dividends and their fair value is equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant.

The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified pension plans and other postretirement plans for its employees. The Company uses a measurement date of December 31 for its defined benefit pension plans and post retirement medical plans. The Company employs the measurement date provisions of ASC 715, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits”, which require the measurement date of plan assets and liabilities to coincide with the sponsor’s year end.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets over the two-year period ended December 31, 2010, and a statement of the funded status at December 31 for both years.

CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION

Obligation at January 1

Service cost

Interest cost

Plan amendments

Benefits paid

Actuarial (gain) loss

Currency translation

Curtailments/settlements

Obligation at December 31

CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS

Fair value of plan assets at January 1

Actual return on plan assets

Employer contributions

Fair value of plan assets at December 31

Funded status at December 31

COMPONENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Noncurrent liabilities

Net liability at December 31

The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was $126.4 million and $114.8 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The weighted average assumptions used in the measurement of the Company’s benefit obligation at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

Discount rate

Rate of compensation increase

The pretax amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

Prior service cost (credit)

Net loss

The amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2010, that are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during 2011 are as follows:

The following tables provide the components of, and the weighted average assumptions used to determine, the net periodic benefit cost for the plans in 2010, 2009 and 2008:

Expected return on plan assets

Net amortization

Net periodic benefit cost

The following table provides pretax amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in 2010:

Net loss in current year

Prior service cost

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

Amortization of net loss (gain)

Exchange rate effect on amounts in OCI

The discount rates for our plans are derived by matching the plan’s cash flows to a yield curve that provides the equivalent yields on zero-coupon bonds for each maturity. The discount rate selected is the rate that produces the same present value of cash flows.

In selecting the expected rate of return on plan assets, the Company considers the historical returns and expected returns on plan assets. The expected returns are evaluated using asset return class, variance and correlation assumptions based on the plan’s target asset allocation and current market conditions.

Prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of active participants. Gains and losses in excess of 10% of the greater of the benefit obligation or the market value of assets are amortized over the average remaining service period of active participants. Costs of bargaining unit-sponsored multi-employer plans and defined contribution plans were $7.2 million, $9.6 million and $9.8 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

For measurement purposes, a 7.9% weighted average annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for 2010. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually each year to a rate of 4.50% for 2028, and remain at that level thereafter. Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A 1% increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates would increase the service and interest cost components of the net periodic benefit cost by $0.1 million and the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by $1.5 million. A 1% decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate would decrease the service and interest cost components of the net periodic benefit cost by $0.1 million and the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by $1.3 million.

Plan Assets

The Company’s pension plan weighted average asset allocations at December 31, 2010 and 2009, by asset category, were as follows:

Equity securities

Fixed income securities

The following tables summarize the basis used to measure defined benefit plans’ assets at fair value at December 31, 2010 and 2009:

Equity

Absolute return funds⁽¹⁾

Non U.S.

Other⁽²⁾

Equities:

Equities that are valued using quoted prices are valued at the published market prices. Equities in a common collective trust or a registered investment company that are valued using significant other observable inputs are valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) provided by the fund administrator. The NAV is based on value of the underlying assets owned by the fund minus its liabilities. Fixed income securities that are valued using significant other observable inputs are valued at prices obtained from independent financial service industry-recognized vendors.

Investment Policies and Strategies

The investment objectives of the Company’s plan assets are to earn the highest possible rate of return consistent with the tolerance for risk as determined periodically by the Company in its role as a fiduciary. The general guidelines of asset allocation of fund assets are that “equities” will represent from 55% to 75% of the market value of total fund assets with a target of 66%, and “fixed income” obligations, including cash, will represent from 25% to 45% with a target of 34%. The term “equities” includes common stock, convertible bonds and convertible stock. The term “fixed income” includes preferred stock and/or contractual payments with a specific maturity date. The Company strives to maintain asset allocations within the designated ranges by conducting periodic reviews of fund allocations and plan liquidity needs, and rebalancing the portfolio accordingly. The total fund performance is monitored and results measured using a 3- to 5-year moving average against long-term absolute and relative return objectives to meet actuarially determined forecasted benefit obligations. No restrictions are placed on the selection of individual investments by the qualified investment fund managers. The performance of the investment fund

managers is reviewed on a regular basis, using appointed professional independent advisors. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, there were no shares of the Company’s stock held in plan assets.

Cash Flows

The Company expects to contribute approximately $7.9 million to its defined benefit plans and $1.0 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2011. The Company also expects to contribute approximately $12.3 million to its defined contribution plans in 2011.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The future estimated benefit payments for the next five years and the five years thereafter are as follows: 2011 — $8.6 million; 2012 — $8.8 million; 2013 — $8.8 million; 2014 — $10.0 million; 2015 — $9.5 million; 2016 to 2020 — $50.4 million.

The following table summarizes the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Net sales

Gross profit

Operating income

Net income

Basic EPS

Diluted EPS

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

On January 20, 2011, the Company acquired Advanced Thin Films, LLC (“AT Films”) for cash consideration of approximately $32.0 million. AT Films, with annual revenues of approximately $9.0 million, specializes in optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, defense, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing. AT Films’ core competence is in the design and manufacture of filters, splitters, reflectors and mirrors with the precise physical properties required to support their customers’ most challenging and cutting-edge optical applications. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, AT Films will operate within the Health & Science Technologies Segment as a part of the IDEX optical products platform.

On January 25, 2011, the Company entered into a merger agreement to acquire Microfluidics International Corporation (“Microfluidics”) at a price of $1.35 net per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. With annual revenues of approximately $16.0 million, Microfluidics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of laboratory and commercial equipment used in the production of micro and nano scale materials for the pharmaceutical and chemical markets. Microfluidics is the exclusive producer of the Microfluidizer^® family of high shear fluid processors for uniform particle size reduction, robust cell disruption and nanoparticle creation. Microfluidics’ product and service offerings will enhance the Company’s micro fluidics and micro particle technology position. Microfluidics is headquartered in Newton, MA.

While allocation of the purchase price is not complete, the Company believes that the majority of the purchase price will be allocated to goodwill and intangibles assets for both acquisitions.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of IDEX Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of IDEX Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 24, 2011, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

February 24, 2011

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of IDEX Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. As described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at Precision Polymer Engineering Limited (“PPE”), which was acquired on April 15, 2010, OBL, S.r.l. (“OBL”), which was acquired on July 21, 2010, Periflo, which was acquired on September 17, 2010, and Fitzpatrick, Inc. (“Fitzpatrick”), which was acquired on November 1, 2010. These exclusions constitute 7.6% and 5.6% of net and total assets, respectively, 2.7% of net sales, and 2.8% of net income of the consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at PPE, OBL, Periflo, and Fitzpatrick. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, of the Company and our report dated February 24, 2011, expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and includes those policies and procedures that:

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Management has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission to assess the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010.

The Company completed the acquisitions of PPE in April 2010, OBL in July 2010, Periflo in September 2010 and Fitzpatrick in November 2010. Due to the timing of the acquisitions, management has excluded these acquisitions from our evaluation of effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. This exclusion represented 2.7% of total sales and 2.8% of net income as well as 7.6% of net assets and 5.6% of total assets for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

/s/ Lawrence D. Kingsley

Lawrence D. Kingsley
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Dominic A. Romeo

Dominic A. Romeo

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Lake Forest, Illinois

None.

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.

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 that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2010.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing on page 61 of this report is incorporated into this Item 9A by reference.

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control 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 control over financial reporting.

Information under the headings “Election of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and the information under the subheading “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Committees,” in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding executive officers of the Company is located in Part I. Item 1. of this report under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to the Company’s directors, officers (including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, along with the Audit Committee Charter, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter and Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Company’s website at www.idexcorp.com.

In the event that we amend or waive any of the provisions of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, we intend to disclose the same on the Company’s website.

Information under the heading “Executive Compensation” in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Information under the heading “Security Ownership” in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2010.

Equity compensation plans approved by the Company’s shareholders

The number of DCUs is determined by dividing the amount deferred by the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock the day before the date of deferral. The DCUs are entitled to receive dividend equivalents which are reinvested in DCUs based on the same formula for investment of a participant’s deferral. Since deferred compensation is payable upon separation of service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, no benefits are payable prior to the date that is six months after the date of separation of service, or the date of death of the employee, if earlier.

No certain relationships exist. Information under the heading “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Committees” in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Information under the heading “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

(A) 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated financial statements filed as part of this report are listed under Part II. Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

2. Financial Statement Schedule

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or because the required information is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company or the Notes thereto.

3. Exhibits

The exhibits filed with this report are listed on the “Exhibit Index.”

(B) Exhibit Index

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index beginning on page 67 hereof.

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, 2009 AND 2008

Year Ended December 31, 2010:

Deducted from assets to which they apply:

Accounts receivable reserves

Year Ended December 31, 2009:

Year Ended December 31, 2008:

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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

Date: February 24, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ LAWRENCE D. KINGSLEY

/s/ DOMINIC A. ROMEO

/s/ MICHAEL J. YATES

/s/ BRADLEY J. BELL

/s/ RUBY R. CHANDY

/s/ WILLIAM M. COOK

/s/ FRANK S. HERMANCE

/s/ GREGORY F. MILZCIK

/s/ ERNEST J. MROZEK

/s/ NEIL A. SPRINGER

/s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ

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Business description of IDEX-CORP from last 10-k form