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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MANDOS ROBERT R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMETEK INC/ [AME] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SENIOR VP - COMPTROLLER (Last) (First) (Middle) 37 NORTH VALLEY ROAD, BUILDING 4 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/30/2007 (Street) PAOLI, PA 19301-0801 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/30/2007   M   15,000 A $ 12.5467 55,225 D   Common Stock 05/30/2007   S   15,000 D $ 37.5 40,225 D   Common Stock/SERP               4,078 D   401K PLAN               226 I 401K PLAN

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 12.0417

05/20/2004

05/19/2010

Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Stock Option

$ 17.45

05/18/2005

05/17/2011

Common Stock

13,500

13,500

D

Stock Option

$ 20.27

09/22/2005

09/21/2011

Common Stock

16,455

16,455

D

Stock Option

$ 25.2867

04/27/2006

04/26/2012

Common Stock

7,770

7,770

D

Stock Option

$ 33.2667

04/26/2007

04/25/2013

Common Stock

7,758

7,758

D

Stock Option

$ 36.44

04/24/2008

04/23/2014

Common Stock

8,458

7,715

D

Stock Option

$ 12.5467

05/30/2007

M

15,000

05/22/2003

05/21/2009

Common Stock

15,000

$ 12.5467

15,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MANDOS ROBERT R 37 NORTH VALLEY ROAD BUILDING 4 PAOLI, PA 19301-0801			SENIOR VP - COMPTROLLER

Signatures

ROBERT R MANDOS		05/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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