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0001893078
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001037868
AMETEK INC/
001-12981
1100 CASSATT ROAD
BERWYN
PA
19312
610-647-2121
Speranza Emanuela
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
2909
499571.00
230798657
02/15/2024
NYSE
Common
02/15/2024
Employee Stock Option Exercise
AMETEK, Inc.
N
2909
02/15/2024
Broker Payment for Cashless Exercise
Y
02/15/2024
Emanuela Speranza