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0001269873
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001037868
AMETEK INC/
001-12981
1100 CASSATT ROAD
BERWYN
PA
19312
610-647-2121
AMATO THOMAS A
Director
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
710
125416.00
230659382
03/27/2025
NYSE
Common
03/22/2025
Restricted Stock Lapse
AMETEK, Inc.
N
710
03/22/2025
Equity Compensation
Y
03/27/2025
THOMAS A AMATO