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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 * EGINTON WILLIAM D   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-CORP. DEVELOPMENT (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 CASSATT ROAD, P.O. BOX 1764 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2010 (Street) BERWYN, PA 19312-1177 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/serp 12/31/2010   J(1)   242 A $ 40.1747 8,839 (9) D   Common Stock/deferred Compensation 12/31/2010   J(2)   23 A $ 40.1747 5,322 (9) D   401k Plan               3,205 (9) I 401(k) Plan Common Stock               63,837 (9) D

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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

$ 16.8578

(3)

04/26/2012

Common Stock

14,400

14,400 (9)

D

Stock Option

$ 22.1778

(4)

04/25/2013

Common Stock

13,591

13,591 (9)

D

Stock Option

$ 24.2933

(5)

04/23/2014

Common Stock

12,687

12,687 (9)

D

Stock Option

$ 32.4

(6)

04/22/2015

Common Stock

14,194

14,194 (9)

D

Stock Option

$ 21.8067

(7)

04/22/2016

Common Stock

24,780

24,780 (9)

D

Stock Option

$ 29.38

(8)

04/28/2017

Common Stock

17,457

17,457 (9)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EGINTON WILLIAM D 1100 CASSATT ROAD P.O. BOX 1764 BERWYN, PA 19312-1177			SENIOR VP-CORP. DEVELOPMENT

Signatures

/s/ William D. Eginton		12/31/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Allocated pursuant to the AMETEK, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan under which shares are automatically distributed on a one-for-one basis upon the participant's retirement.
(2)	Constitutes stock units issued under the AMETEK, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan which will be setled for stock on a 1 for 1 basis upon the reporting persons retirement.
(3)	The stock options will become exercisable in four equal installments beginning on April 27, 2006.
(4)	The stock options will become exercisable in four equal installments beginning on April 26, 2007.
(5)	The stock options will become exercisable in four equal installments beginning on April 24, 2008.
(6)	The stock options will become exercisable in four equal installments beginning on April 23, 2009.
(7)	The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on April 23, 2010.
(8)	The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on April 29, 2011.
(9)	All balances in the "Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)" column reflect a 3-for-2 stock split effective December 21, 2010.

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