SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  May 14, 2002
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                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)


                             ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


                                    DELAWARE
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                 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)


                                     1-12273
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           (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)


                   160 BEN BURTON ROAD, BOGART, GEORGIA 30622
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               (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)


                                 (706) 369-7170
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              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

                                       N/A
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                                (FORMER ADDRESS)



ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

On April 14, the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP ("Arthur Andersen") as
independent public accountants of Roper Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant") and
the Roper Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings 003 Plan and the Roper
Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings 004 Plan (the "Plans") for each
of which the Registrant is the sponsor was terminated and the firm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was engaged as the independent public accountants for
the Registrant and the Plans. The Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
on May 17, 2002 reporting the change in certifying accountant.

The Registrant delivered a copy of the Current Report on Form 8-K to Arthur
Andersen and requested it to furnish Registrant with a letter addressed to the
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not Arthur Andersen agrees
with the statements made by the Registrant in response to Item 4 of the Form 8-K
and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of Arthur
Andersen's response letter is filed as Exhibit 16 hereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired

     Not Applicable

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Statements

     Not Applicable

(c)  Exhibits

     16.      Letter regarding change in certifying accountants.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                (Registrant)

Date: June 3, 2002              By:      /s/ Martin S. Headley
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                                Martin S. Headley
                                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

                                                                     EXHIBIT 16

Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549


May 31, 2002


Dear Sir/Madam:

We have read the first three paragraphs of Item 4 included in the amended Form
8-K dated May 17, 2002, of Roper Industries, Inc., filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein.

Very truly yours,


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

cc:  Martin S. Headley, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer