---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000832101-23-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IEX"
cik: "0000832101"
company_name: "IDEX CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T10:59:50.118890+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IDEX shareholders elect all four Class I director nominees, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Katrina L. Helmkamp, Mark A. Beck, Carl R. Christenson, Alejandro Quiroz Centeno elected as Class I directors.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 65.3M affirmative vs 3.6M negative.
- Stockholders voted for an advisory vote every one year; board adopted annual frequency.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for 2023 approved with 67.1M votes.
- Stockholder proposal on hiring practices related to arrest/incarceration records failed with 12.6M for, 55.6M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000832101-23-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IEX
- cik: 0000832101
- company_name: IDEX CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/0000832101-23-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/iex-20230525.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000832101-23-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000832101-23-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000832101-23-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  IDEX CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter as follows: Affirmative Votes 65,328,418 Negative Votes 3,605,508 Abstentions 339,911 Broker Non-Votes 1,250,659
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/0000832101-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IDEX CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Election of four Class I directors at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: The election of four Class I directors to serve a three-year term. Katrina L. Helmkamp, Mark A. Beck, Carl R. Christenson and Alejandro Quiroz Centeno were elected to serve as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting to be held in 2026, or upon the election and qualification of their successors. Director For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Katrina L. Helmkamp 61,440,895 7,779,543 53,399 1,250,659 Mark A. Beck 54,152,966 15,067,458 53,413 1,250,659 Carl R. Christenson 63,068,104 6,103,272 102,461 1,250,659 Alejandro Quiroz Centeno 68,741,243 479,241 53,353 1,250,659
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/0000832101-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IDEX CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal to approve a report on hiring practices related to people with arrest or incarceration records at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: A stockholder proposal to approve a report on hiring practices related to people with arrest or incarceration records. The proposal did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter as follows: Affirmative Votes 12,634,525 Negative Votes 55,573,427 Abstentions 1,065,885 Broker Non-Votes 1,250,659
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/0000832101-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IDEX CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter as follows: Affirmative Votes 67,107,495 Negative Votes 3,369,771 Abstentions 47,230
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/0000832101-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  IDEX CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of advisory votes on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-25 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-25
  source text: A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency (every one, two, or three years) with which the Company’s stockholders shall be entitled to have an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. A majority of stockholders voted for one year. One year 68,633,788 Two years 31,065 Three years 549,410 Abstentions 59,574 Broker Non-Votes 1,250,659
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832101/000083210123000022/0000832101-23-000022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.
