NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) July 29, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned a 'BBB-' rating to Roper Industries Inc.'s offering of $350 million senior unsecured notes due 2013. At the same time, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned preliminary 'BBB-' and preliminary 'BB+' ratings to senior unsecured and subordinated debt securities filed by Roper Industries Inc. as part of a Rule 415 shelf registration dated July 29, 2008. This filing falls under the SEC's well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) rules, which do not require a dollar amount of securities to be registered. We expect the company to use proceeds from the offering to reduce outstanding debt. "The ratings on Roper Industries, a diversified manufacturer of industrial products, continues to
