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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;6, 2003.<br>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT>
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<FONT size="3">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.</B><BR>
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<B>51-0263969</B></FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<B>30097</B></FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Martin S. Headley<BR>
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
2160 Satellite Blvd.<BR>
Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Duluth, Georgia 30097</B><BR>
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<center>(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(770)&nbsp;495-5100</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copy to:<BR>
Gabriel Dumitrescu, Esq.<BR>
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP<BR>191 Peachtree Street, N.E.<br>Suite&nbsp;1600<BR>Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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<TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Roper
Industries Inc. Non-Qualified
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Obligations(1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10,000,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Roper Industries, Inc. Non-Qualified Retirement Plan Obligations are
unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay benefits in the future in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Roper Industries, Inc.
Non-Qualified Retirement Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part I of the
Instructions to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to
employees of the Registrant as required by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration
Statement the documents listed below previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;):
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">the Registrant&#146;s latest annual report filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">all other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the
date upon which this offering is terminated shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date any such document is
filed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Roper Industries, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;), certain management and highly compensated employees of Roper
Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) may elect to defer a portion of their base
salary and bonus compensation. Amounts deferred by a Plan participant (a
&#147;Participant&#148;) are credited to the Participant&#146;s deferral contribution account.
The Plan permits the Registrant to make excess matching contributions and
discretionary contributions to an account maintained by each Participant.
Deferred amounts will be credited with rates of return selected by the
Participant in accordance with investment elections made by the Participant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The obligations of the Registrant under the Plan (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) are
unsecured general obligations to pay in the future the value of the deferred
compensation accounts adjusted to reflect the performance of the selected
investment funds in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Obligations
rank without preference with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of
the Registrant from time to time outstanding and are, therefore, subject to the
risks of the
Registrant&#146;s insolvency. The Registrant is not required to fund or otherwise
segregate assets to be used for the
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">payment of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant has established a grantor trust
to assist it in funding the Obligations and any payments made to a participant
or to a beneficiary of a participant from the trust will relieve the Registrant
from any further obligations under the Plan to the extent of such payments.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits under the Plan are generally payable upon termination of
employment, retirement or death. The form of payment is selected by the
administrator of the Plan and is made either in a lump sum or in annual or more
frequent installments. Benefits are paid in cash.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Plan, a Participant&#146;s right to the Obligations cannot be
assigned, alienated, sold, garnished, transferred, pledged, or encumbered
except by a written designation of a beneficiary under the Plan or by the laws
of descent and distribution. The Obligations are not convertible into another
security of the Registrant. No trustee has been appointed having the authority
to take action with respect to the Obligations and each Participant will be
responsible for acting independently with respect to, among other things, the
making of investment elections and giving of notices.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant may modify, amend or terminate the Plan at any time. No
such modifications or amendment shall have the effect of retroactively changing
or depriving any Participants of benefits already accrued under the Plan.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains
provisions which eliminate the personal liability of its directors for monetary
damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty other than liability
for breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, violations
under Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) or any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL generally provides for indemnification by the
Company of its directors and officers, and the Company&#146;s By-Laws contain
provisions requiring the indemnification of the Company&#146;s directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, including
circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has also agreed to indemnify each director and certain
officers pursuant to Indemnification Agreements from and against any and all
expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities incurred by such director for
or as a result of actions taken or not taken while such director or officer was
acting in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company. In addition, the Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability
insurance which insures the Company against indemnification payments made to
directors and officers of the Company.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference
herein:
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Roper Industries, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.06 to the Roper Industries,
Inc. Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K/A filed January&nbsp;22, 2003
(File No.&nbsp;1-12273).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP with respect to the legality of the securities being
registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (this
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;):
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction to the questions whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Duluth, State of Georgia, on this 6th day of June
2003.
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<B>ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/  Brian D. Jellison<BR>
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Brian D. Jellison<BR>
President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Brian D. Jellison, Martin S. Headley, and
Shanler D. Cronk, and any of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on the date specified.
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Derrick N. Key</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Brian D. Jellison
<HR size="1" noshade>
Brian D. Jellison</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive<br>
Officer and Director<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Martin S. Headley
<HR size="1" noshade>
Martin S. Headley</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President and Chief<br>
Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ W. Lawrence Banks
<HR size="1" noshade>
W. Lawrence Banks</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Donald G. Calder
<HR size="1" noshade>
Donald G. Calder</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David W. Devonshire
<HR size="1" noshade>
David W. Devonshire</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John F. Fort, III
<HR size="1" noshade>
John F. Fort, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wilbur J. Prezzano
<HR size="1" noshade>
Wilbur J. Prezzano</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour
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Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour</FONT></TD>
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Director
</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Eriberto R. Scocimara
<HR size="1" noshade>
Eriberto R. Scocimara</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Christopher Wright
<HR size="1" noshade>
Christopher Wright</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Roper Industries, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.06 to the Roper Industries,
Inc. Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K/A filed January&nbsp;22, 2003
(File No.&nbsp;1-12273).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 6, 2003.
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
51-0263969
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2160 SATELLITE BLVD., SUITE 200, DULUTH, GEORGIA
30097
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Martin S. Headley
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2160 Satellite Blvd.
Suite 200
Duluth, Georgia 30097
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(770) 495-5100
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Gabriel Dumitrescu, Esq.
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 1600
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Title of Each Class
of Securities to be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Registered
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Roper Industries,
Registered
Per Unit
Price
Registration Fee
Roper
Industries Inc. Non-Qualified
Retirement Plan
Obligations(1)
$
10,000,000
(2)
100
%(2)
$
10,000,000
(2)
$
809.00
(1)
Roper Industries, Inc. Non-Qualified Retirement Plan Obligations are
unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay benefits in the future in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Roper Industries, Inc.
Non-Qualified Retirement Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of the
Instructions to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 will be sent or given to
employees of the Registrant as required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration
Statement the documents listed below previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"):
(1)
the Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
(2)
all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the
date upon which this offering is terminated shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date any such document is
filed.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Under the Roper Industries, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan (the
"Plan"), certain management and highly compensated employees of Roper
Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant") may elect to defer a portion of their base
salary and bonus compensation. Amounts deferred by a Plan participant (a
"Participant") are credited to the Participant's deferral contribution account.
The Plan permits the Registrant to make excess matching contributions and
discretionary contributions to an account maintained by each Participant.
Deferred amounts will be credited with rates of return selected by the
Participant in accordance with investment elections made by the Participant.
The obligations of the Registrant under the Plan (the "Obligations") are
unsecured general obligations to pay in the future the value of the deferred
compensation accounts adjusted to reflect the performance of the selected
investment funds in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Obligations
rank without preference with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of
the Registrant from time to time outstanding and are, therefore, subject to the
risks of the
Registrant's insolvency. The Registrant is not required to fund or otherwise
segregate assets to be used for the
payment of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant has established a grantor trust
to assist it in funding the Obligations and any payments made to a participant
or to a beneficiary of a participant from the trust will relieve the Registrant
from any further obligations under the Plan to the extent of such payments.
Benefits under the Plan are generally payable upon termination of
employment, retirement or death. The form of payment is selected by the
administrator of the Plan and is made either in a lump sum or in annual or more
frequent installments. Benefits are paid in cash.
Under the Plan, a Participant's right to the Obligations cannot be
assigned, alienated, sold, garnished, transferred, pledged, or encumbered
except by a written designation of a beneficiary under the Plan or by the laws
of descent and distribution. The Obligations are not convertible into another
security of the Registrant. No trustee has been appointed having the authority
to take action with respect to the Obligations and each Participant will be
responsible for acting independently with respect to, among other things, the
making of investment elections and giving of notices.
The Registrant may modify, amend or terminate the Plan at any time. No
such modifications or amendment shall have the effect of retroactively changing
or depriving any Participants of benefits already accrued under the Plan.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains
provisions which eliminate the personal liability of its directors for monetary
damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty other than liability
for breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, violations
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") or any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the DGCL generally provides for indemnification by the
Company of its directors and officers, and the Company's By-Laws contain
provisions requiring the indemnification of the Company's directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, including
circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary.
The Company has also agreed to indemnify each director and certain
officers pursuant to Indemnification Agreements from and against any and all
expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities incurred by such director for
or as a result of actions taken or not taken while such director or officer was
acting in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company. In addition, the Company maintains directors' and officers' liability
insurance which insures the Company against indemnification payments made to
directors and officers of the Company.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
.
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference
herein:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Roper Industries, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.06 to the Roper Industries,
Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed January 22, 2003
(File No. 1-12273).
5.1
Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP with respect to the legality of the securities being
registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3
Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration Statement).
Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement on Form S-8 (this
"Registration Statement"):
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction to the questions whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Duluth, State of Georgia, on this 6th day of June
2003.
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/  Brian D. Jellison
Brian D. Jellison
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Brian D. Jellison, Martin S. Headley, and
Shanler D. Cronk, and any of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on the date specified.
Signature
Title
Date
Derrick N. Key
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
/s/ Brian D. Jellison
Brian D. Jellison
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 6, 2003
/s/ Martin S. Headley
Martin S. Headley
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
June 6, 2003
/s/ W. Lawrence Banks
W. Lawrence Banks
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/ Donald G. Calder
Donald G. Calder
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/ David W. Devonshire
David W. Devonshire
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/ John F. Fort, III
John F. Fort, III
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/ Wilbur J. Prezzano
Wilbur J. Prezzano
Director
June 6, 2003
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour
Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/ Eriberto R. Scocimara
Eriberto R. Scocimara
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/ Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright
Director
June 6, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Roper Industries, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.06 to the Roper Industries,
Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed January 22, 2003
(File No. 1-12273).
5.1
Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3
Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration Statement).