SARASOTA, Fla., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Roper
Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) announced today that its Senior Subordinated
Convertible Notes due 2034 (CUSIP No. 776696AA4) (the “Notes”) will
accrue contingent interest for the period of July 16, 2010 to January 15, 2011 at an annual rate of 0.25%
of the average market price of the Notes for the five trading days
ended July 13, 2010. Contingent cash
interest, which the Company has determined to be approximately
$0.88 per Note, will be payable to
holders of the Notes as of the record date of December 31, 2010, with such payment
expected to be made on January 15,
2011. Contingent interest will not be payable with respect
to any Note converted prior to the January
15, 2011 interest payment date.
Roper also announced an adjustment to the conversion rate for
the Notes is being made pursuant to the governing indenture for the
Notes. The new conversion rate for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes is 12.547
of the Company’s common shares, effective July 12, 2010. The conversion rate for each
$1,000 principal amount of Notes was
previously 12.422 of the Company’s common shares. Notice of the
conversion rate adjustment was delivered to security holders and
U.S. Bank Trust, National Association, the trustee, in accordance
with the terms of the governing indenture for the Notes.
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