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AMETEK Terminates Planned Acquisition of Division of Dynamic Materials

20 October 1999

AMETEK Terminates Planned Acquisition of Division of Dynamic Materials Corporation

    PAOLI, Pa., Oct. 20 -- AMETEK, Inc. today
announced that it has exercised its contractual right to terminate its planned
acquisition of the Clad Metal Bonding Division of Dynamic Materials
Corporation due to material adverse changes in the financial
performance of the business and the failure by Dynamic Materials to satisfy
certain conditions to close.
    AMETEK, Inc. is a global manufacturer of electric motors and electronic
instruments.  Its Specialty Metal Products Division is a leader in metal
bonding technology as well as a producer of metal powder, strip, wire, and
other technically advanced metallurgical products.

    CONTACT:  William J. Burke, 610-889-5249, or James P. McKinley,
610-889-5234, both of AMETEK.