ROPER INDUSTRIES INC /DE/
EX10.10 JM OFFER
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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit 10.10 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>January 3, 2003 </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Mr. James Mannebach<BR>35 Portland Place<BR>St. Louis, MO 63108 </FONT></P>

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EMPLOYMENT</U> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dear Jim, </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>It is my great pleasure to extend to
you an offer to join the management of Roper Industries, Inc. (&#147;Roper&#148;), the
terms of which are set out as follows. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Position: </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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You will serve as a corporate officer of Roper and as head of a group of our businesses.
Roper&#146;s offer is subject to your satisfactory completion of a company physical and a
start date no later than January 20, 2003. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Base Salary:</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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 Your starting base salary will be at the annual rate of $275,000 and, under the
Board&#146;s current policy, will be annually reviewed each November with the adjusted
annual rate commencing the following January 1. You will also be paid at the commencement
of your employment a $25,000 sign-on bonus. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Incentive Bonus:</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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 You will participate in Roper&#146;s discretionary annual corporate officer bonus
programs, your bonuses under which will be based upon the fiscal-year performance of the
business group you head and will be paid in January following Roper&#146;s fiscal year-end
(October 31). Under the fiscal 2003 incentive bonus program you could earn a bonus of up
to 100% or more of your base salary; you will be guaranteed a minimum incentive bonus of
$100,000 for fiscal 2003. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Incentive Stock Program:</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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 You will be a participant in the Company&#146;s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
under which you will be granted 40,000 stock options (three-year vesting) at the
commencement of your employment. You will receive an additional grant of 25,000 stock
options in November 2003 and thereafter will participate in this Plan with all other Roper
corporate officers as determined appropriate by Roper&#146;s Board of Directors. </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James Mannebach<BR>January 3, 2003<BR>Page Two </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Employee Benefits:</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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 You will be eligible for all Company employee benefits available to Roper&#146;s
corporate officers including disability, health, dental, vision, a 401-K Plan (subject to
its six-month waiting period) under which the Company would make base and matching
contributions of up to 7-1/2% of your salary and a non-qualified deferred compensation
plan (no waiting period) under which you could defer up to 100% of your cash compensation. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Auto Car Allowance:</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Roper will lease (3-years) an automobile of your choice for
your use under its customary corporate officer program. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Relocation: </FONT></TD>
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Roper will reimburse (and gross up) the customary moving and relocation expenses you incur
at the time of your relocation to the Atlanta area and will provide reasonable temporary
accommodations in the Atlanta area per Roper&#146;s policy for corporate officers until
your relocation. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Severance: </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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If Roper terminates your employment without cause (your commission of any crime involving
the funds or the assets of the Company, your willful breach of the Company&#146;s ethical
and other policies guidelines of conduct applicable to you, your personal conduct or
misbehavior which is substantially detrimental or threatening to the reputation,
prospects, welfare or security of the Company, or your continued non-performance of
ordinary and customary duties in the manner requested by the Chief Executive Officer after
written notice thereof), you will be entitled to receive one year&#146;s severance
(monthly installments) equal to your then-current monthly base salary and any bonus which
would be earned based on Company performance up through the period of termination. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Please indicate your acceptance of
this offer by executing this letter in the space provided below and returning the fully
executed letter to me. </FONT></P>














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     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Sincerely yours,</FONT></TD>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">______________________</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Brian D. Jellison</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">James Mannebach</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">President and</FONT></TD>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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