SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SCHALL RIAUCOUR GEORGE GRAF (Last) (First) (Middle) WITTELSBACHER AUSGLEINCHSFONDS SCHMANNSTRASSE 10 (Street) MUNICH 2M D81679 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROPER INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ [ ROP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/01/2004		A		2,000	A	$52.51	20,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

	Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour, by Shanler D. Cronk, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated March 3, 2004.	06/03/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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 SECTION 16
POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Shanler D. Cronk and Martin S.
Headley or either of them, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigneds capacity as an officer, director and/or
10% shareholder of Roper Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and
5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and
on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

	(3)	take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-facts discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of
Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigneds
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 3rd day of March,
2004.

							   /s/  Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour



CONFIRMING STATEMENT


	This Statement confirms
that the undersigned, Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour, has authorized and
designated Shanler D. Cronk and Martin S. Headley or either of them to
execute and file on the undersigneds behalf all Forms 3, 4, and 5
(including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Roper
Industries, Inc.  The authority of Shanler D. Cronk and Martin S. Headley
under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regard to the undersigneds
ownership of or transactions in securities of Roper Industries, Inc.,
unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges that
neither Shanler D. Cronk nor Martin S. Headley is assuming any of the
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Date: March 3, 2004				/s/ Georg
Graf Schall-Riaucour

						    Reporting Person