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AMETEK to Web Cast Third Quarter 2000 Earnings Conference Call; Web Cast Scheduled for 9:00 AM, October 17

28 September 2000

AMETEK to Web Cast Third Quarter 2000 Earnings Conference Call; Web Cast Scheduled for 9:00 AM, October 17

    PAOLI, Pa., Sept. 28 AMETEK, Inc. will Web
cast its Third Quarter 2000 investor conference call on Tuesday, October 17,
2000, beginning at 9:00 AM EST.
    Frank Hermance, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Molinelli,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss AMETEK's
third quarter results and future outlook.
    The live audio Web cast will be available at http://www.ametek.com/investors and
at http://www.streetevents.com.  To access the Web cast from ametek.com, click on the
Audio Conference Call link.  The call will be archived at
http://www.ametek.com/investors. To access the audio archive, click on the Audio
Conference Call link in the Investors Section.
    For more information contact William J. Burke of AMETEK, 610-889-5249.