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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2022

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AMETEK, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware						1-12981			14-1682544
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1100 Cassatt Road
Berwyn,			Pennsylvania						19312
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 647-2121

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value (voting)

AME

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AMETEK, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 5, 2022. The following matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting and received the number of votes indicated:

1) Election of Directors. The following nominees were elected to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2025:

Nominee			Votes For			Votes Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
Steven W. Kohlhagen			176,082,440			15,937,558			2,958,425			10,087,308
Dean Seavers			192,157,130			2,610,733			210,560			10,087,308
David A. Zapico			178,283,379			16,228,861			466,183			10,087,308

Of the remaining five Board members, Thomas A. Amato, Anthony J. Conti, and Gretchen W. McClain terms expire in 2023 and Tod E. Carpenter and Karleen M. Oberton terms expire in 2024.

2) Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation. The Stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers. The result of the vote was as follows:

Votes For						Votes Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
175,403,109						14,543,380						5,031,934						10,087,308

3) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022. The result of the vote was as follows:

Votes For						Votes Against						Abstain
195,107,725						9,785,061						172,945

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 6, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a $1 billion share repurchase authorization. This authorization replaces an earlier $500 million share repurchase authorization approved by the Board in February 2019, of which approximately $313 million remained available. A copy of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release dated May 6, 2022, “AMETEK Announces $1 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization”
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						AMETEK, Inc.
May 6, 2022						By:			/s/ THOMAS M. MONTGOMERY
									Name: Thomas M. Montgomery
									Title: Senior Vice President - Comptroller