Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MOLINELLI JOHN J
   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)
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
37 NORTH VALLEY ROAD, BUILDING 4		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/23/2008
(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 04/23/2008   A(1)   9,590 A $ 48.6 260,467 D  
Common Stock/SERP               46,373 D  
401K PLAN               504 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 90,000   90,000 D  
Stock Option $ 12.5467             05/22/2003 05/21/2009 Common Stock 82,500   82,500 D  
Stock Option $ 17.45             05/18/2005 05/17/2011 Common Stock 39,375   39,375 D  
Stock Option $ 20.27             09/22/2005 09/21/2011 Common Stock 37,020   37,020 D  
Stock Option $ 25.2867             04/27/2006 04/26/2012 Common Stock 27,870   27,870 D  
Stock Option $ 33.2667             04/26/2007 04/25/2013 Common Stock 27,990   27,990 D  
Stock Option $ 36.44             04/24/2008 04/23/2014 Common Stock 30,750   30,750 D  
Stock Option $ 48.6 04/23/2008   A   34,870   04/23/2009 04/22/2015 Common Stock 34,870 $ 0 34,870 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MOLINELLI JOHN J
37 NORTH VALLEY ROAD
BUILDING 4
PAOLI, PA 19301-0801		       EXECUTIVE VP & CFO  

Signatures

 JOHNJMOLINELLI   04/24/2008
**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) Constitutes restricted stock issued under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan of AMETEK, Inc.

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