AMETEK Announces First Quarter 2004 Earnings Release and Webcasted Investor Conference Call.

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PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004

Earnings to be Released Before the Market Opens on Wednesday, April 21; Web Cast Scheduled for 8:30 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 21

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) will issue its first quarter 2004 earnings release before the market opens on Wednesday, April 21, 2004.

AMETEK also will Web cast its First Quarter 2004 investor conference call on Wednesday, April 21, 2004, beginning at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. Frank Hermance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and John Molinelli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will review AMETEK's first quarter results and 2004 outlook.

The live audio Web cast will be available at www.ametek.com/investors and at www.streetevents.com. To access the Web cast from ametek.com, click on the Audio Conference Call link. The call will be archived at www.ametek.com/investors. To access the audio archive, click on the Audio Conference Call link in the Investors Section.