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AMETEK to Web Cast Fourth Quarter Investor Conference Call; Web Cast Scheduled for 8:15 AM on Tuesday, January 23

4 January 2001

AMETEK to Web Cast Fourth Quarter Investor Conference Call; Web Cast Scheduled for 8:15 AM on Tuesday, January 23

    PAOLI, Pa., Jan. 4 AMETEK, Inc. will Web cast
its Fourth Quarter 2000 investor conference call on Tuesday, January 23, 2001,
beginning at 8:15 AM EST.
    Frank Hermance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and John Molinelli,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will review AMETEK's
fourth quarter and full-year results and 2001 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.

    CONTACT:  William J. Burke of AMETEK, 610-889-5249.