UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 1, 2004 ------------------------------- AMETEK, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-12981 14-1682544 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.) 37 North Valley Road, Building 4, P.O. Box 1764, Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 610-647-2121 --------------
AMETEK, Inc. Item 5. Other Events On February 27, 2004, AMETEK, Inc. issued a press release to announce that the Company has extended the expiration date of its $300 million Revolving Credit Facility from September 2006 to February 2009. A copy of such press release is attached as Exhibit 99(a), and the information contained therein is hereby incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibit Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99(a) Copy of press release issued by AMETEK, Inc. on February 27, 2004. 2
AMETEK, Inc. 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 thereunto duly authorized. AMETEK, Inc. ----------------------------------- (Registrant) By /s/ Robert R. Mandos, Jr. --------------------------------- Robert R. Mandos, Jr. Vice President & Comptroller (Principal Accounting Officer) March 1, 2004 3
AMETEK, Inc. EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- 99 (a) Copy of press release issued by AMETEK, Inc. on February 27, 2004. 4
Exhibit 99 (a) (AMETEK NEWS LETTERHEAD) CORPORATE OFFICE 37 North Valley Road, Building 4, P.O. Box 1764, PAOLI, PA 19301-0801 Contact: William J. Burke (610) 889-5249 AMETEK EXTENDS TERM OF REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY TO 2009 Paoli, Pa., February 27, 2004 -- AMETEK Inc. (NYSE: AME) announced that it has extended the term of its $300 million Revolving Credit Facility. The facility will now expire in February 2009. Prior to the extension, the facility was set to expire in 2006. Other key terms of the facility were unchanged. John Molinelli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, said, "The Revolving Credit Facility is a key part of our financing structure. Extending the term of the facility to 2009 provides AMETEK with the necessary flexibility to support our growth plans, including our successful acquisition strategy." JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves as Administrative Agent for the thirteen-bank syndicate. PNC Bank, Suntrust Bank, Fleet National Bank and Wachovia Bank serve as Syndication Agents. CORPORATE PROFILE AMETEK IS A LEADING GLOBAL MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTRIC MOTORS WITH ANNUAL SALES OF APPROXIMATELY $1.1 BILLION. AMETEK'S CORPORATE GROWTH PLAN IS BASED ON FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS & ALLIANCES, GLOBAL & MARKET EXPANSION, AND NEW PRODUCTS. ITS OBJECTIVE IS DOUBLE-DIGIT PERCENTAGE GROWTH IN EARNINGS PER SHARE OVER THE BUSINESS CYCLE AND A SUPERIOR RETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL. THE COMMON STOCK OF AMETEK IS A COMPONENT OF THE S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX AND THE RUSSELL 1000 INDEX.