Hardin John Wesley Form 4 AMETEK / John Wesley Hardin ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hardin John Wesley

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1100 CASSATT ROAD

(Street)

BERWYN PA 19312-1177

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)
PRES. - ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	05/04/2016		A(1)		7,100	A	$46.96	51,146	D
401k Plan								493	I	401k Plan
Common Stock/serp								17,446	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	$46.96	05/04/2016		A		30,750		(2)	05/03/2023	Common Stock	30,750	$0	30,750	D
Stock Option	$19.5867							(3)	04/28/2017	Common Stock	35,725		35,725	D
Stock Option	$29.8267							(4)	05/02/2018	Common Stock	25,965		25,965	D
Stock Option	$34.0467							(5)	04/30/2019	Common Stock	29,955		29,955	D
Stock Option	$41.74							(6)	05/07/2020	Common Stock	26,220		26,220	D
Stock Option	$53.13							(7)	05/07/2021	Common Stock	19,650		19,650	D
Stock Option	$52.27							(8)	05/05/2022	Common Stock	24,330		24,330	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Constitutes restricted stock issued under the AMETEK, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.

2. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 4, 2017.

3. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on April 29, 2011.

4. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal installments beginning on May 3, 2012.

5. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal installments beginning on May 1, 2013.

6. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 8, 2014.

7. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 8, 2015.

8. The stock options will become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 6, 2016.

	/s/ John W. Hardin	05/05/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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