Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement Annual Financial Information and Review of Operations NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Tuesday, May 8, 2018 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Lotte New York Palace Hotel 455 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Fellow Stockholder: On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AMETEK, Inc. At the meeting, you will be asked to: 1. Elect two Directors for a term of three years; 2. Cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers; 3. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018; and 4. Transact any other business properly brought before the meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2018 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. Your vote is important. You can vote in one of four ways: (1) via the Internet, (2) by telephone using a toll-free number, (3) by marking, signing and dating your proxy card, and returning it promptly in the enclosed envelope, or (4) by casting your vote in person at the meeting. Please refer to your proxy card for specific proxy voting instructions. We have included the annual financial information relating to our business and operations in Appendix A to the Proxy Statement. We also have enclosed a Summary Annual Report. We hope that you take advantage of the convenience and cost savings of voting by computer or by telephone. A sizable electronic response would significantly reduce return-postage fees. Whether you expect to attend the meeting or not, we urge you to vote your shares via the Internet, by telephone or by mailing your proxy as soon as possible. Submitting your proxy now will not prevent you from voting your stock at the meeting if you want to, as your proxy is revocable at your option. We appreciate your interest in AMETEK. Sincerely, David A. Zapico Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Berwyn, Pennsylvania Dated: March 26, 2018 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 8, 2018 Our Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at: http://www.ametek.com/2018proxy Principal executive offices 1100 Cassatt Road Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312-1177 PROXY STATEMENT We are mailing this proxy statement and proxy card to our stockholders of record as of March 23, 2018 on or about March 26, 2018. The Board of Directors is soliciting proxies in connection with the election of Directors and other actions to be taken at the meeting and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. The Board of Directors encourages you to read this proxy statement and to vote on the matters to be considered at the meeting. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Proxy Summary .................................................................................................................................... 1 Voting Procedures ................................................................................................................................ 2 Corporate Governance .......................................................................................................................... 3 Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations for the 2019 Annual Meeting ................................ 10 Report of the Audit Committee ............................................................................................................ 11 Election of Directors (Proposal 1 on Proxy Card)................................................................................ 12 Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation (Proposal 2 on Proxy Card)............ 12 Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Proposal 3 on Proxy Card)....................................................................................................................................... 13 The Board of Directors ......................................................................................................................... 15 Executive Officers ................................................................................................................................ 17 Executive Compensation: Compensation Discussion and Analysis....................................................................................... 18 Report of the Compensation Committee ...................................................................................... 26 Compensation Tables.................................................................................................................... 27 Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control...................................................... 37 Stock Ownership of Executive Officers and Directors......................................................................... 40 Beneficial Ownership of Principal Stockholders.................................................................................. 41 Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934............................................. 41 Other Business ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Multiple Stockholders Sharing the Same Address ............................................................................... 43 Electronic Distribution of Proxy Statements and Annual Reports ....................................................... 43 Appendix: Index to Annual Financial Information and Review of Operations ............................................. A–1 PROXY SUMMARY This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement before voting. VOTING MATTERS Board Vote Page Proposals for Voting Recommendation Vote Required Reference Elect two Directors FOR each nominee Majority of votes cast 12 Advisory vote on executive compensation FOR Majority of votes cast 12 Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm FOR Majority of votes cast 13 BOARD NOMINEES The following table provides summary information about each director nominee. The nominees receiving a majority of the votes cast at the meeting will be elected as Directors, in accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines described on page 3. During 2017, each nominee attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and Committees on which the nominee served. Name Age Director Since Independent Committee Membership Elizabeth R. Varet 74 1987 Yes Compensation Compensation (Chair), Corporate Dennis K. Williams 72 2006 Yes Governance/Nominating ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION We are asking stockholders to approve a non-binding advisory resolution relating to our named executive officers’ compensation for fiscal 2017, commonly referred to as “say-on-pay”. Last year, of the total votes cast, not including abstentions and broker non-votes, 95% were in favor of approving our named executive officers’ compensation. The design of our 2017 executive compensation program continued to emphasize total return to our stockholders. INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We are asking stockholders to approve the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. Last year, of the total votes cast, not including abstentions, 97% were in favor of approving Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. 1 VOTING PROCEDURES Your vote is very important. It is important that your views be represented whether or not you attend the meeting. Stockholders who hold AMETEK shares through a broker, bank or other holder of record receive proxy materials and a Voting Instruction Form – either electronically or by mail – before each annual meeting. For your vote to be counted, you need to communicate your voting decisions to your broker, bank or other holder of record before the date of this meeting. Who can vote? Stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2018 are entitled to vote. On that date, 231,538,794 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and eligible to vote. Each share is entitled to one vote on each matter presented at the meeting. We have no other class or series of stock currently outstanding other than our common stock. How do I vote? You can vote your shares at the meeting if you are present in person or represented by proxy. You can designate the individuals named on the enclosed proxy card as your proxies by mailing a properly executed proxy card, via the Internet or by telephone. You may revoke your proxy at any time before the meeting by delivering written notice to the Corporate Secretary, by submitting a proxy card bearing a later date, or by appearing in person and casting a ballot at the meeting. To submit your proxy by mail, indicate your voting choices, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. You may vote via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on your proxy card. Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the persons named on the proxy card to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned the proxy card to us. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other holder of record, that institution will send you separate instructions describing the procedure for voting your shares. What shares are represented by the proxy card? The proxy card represents all the shares registered in your name. If you participate in the AMETEK, Inc. Investors’ Choice Dividend Reinvestment & Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan, the card also represents any full shares held in your account. If you are an employee who owns AMETEK shares through an AMETEK employee savings plan and also hold shares in your own name, you will receive a single proxy card for the plan shares, which are attributable to the units that you hold in the plan, and the shares registered in your name. Your proxy card or proxy submitted through the Internet or by telephone will serve as voting instructions to the plan trustee. How are shares voted? If you return a properly executed proxy card or submit voting instructions via the Internet or by telephone before voting at the meeting is closed, the individuals named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card will vote in accordance with the directions you provide. If you return a signed and dated proxy card but do not indicate how the shares are to be voted, those shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors. A valid proxy card or a vote via the Internet or by telephone also authorizes the individuals named as proxies to vote your shares in their discretion on any other matters which, although not described in the proxy statement, are properly presented for action at the meeting. If your shares are held by a broker, bank or other holder of record, please refer to the instructions it provides for voting your shares. If you want to vote those shares in person at the meeting, you must bring a signed proxy from the broker, bank or other holder of record giving you the right to vote the shares. If you are an employee who owns AMETEK shares through an AMETEK employee savings plan and you do not return a proxy card or otherwise give voting instructions for the plan shares, the trustee will vote those shares in the same proportion as the shares for which the trustee receives voting instructions from other participants in that plan. To enable the savings plan trustee to tabulate the vote of the plan shares prior to the meeting, your proxy voting instructions must be received by May 3, 2018 if you are voting online or by phone, or by May 2, 2018 if you are voting by mail. How many votes are required? A majority of the shares of our outstanding common stock entitled to vote at the meeting must be represented in person or by proxy in order to have a quorum present at the meeting. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. A “broker 2 non-vote” occurs when a bank, broker or other holder of record holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because that holder does not have discretionary voting power for the particular proposal and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. If a quorum is not present, the meeting will be rescheduled for a later date. Directors will be elected by the vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting. This means that a nominee will be elected if the number of votes cast “for” that nominee exceeds the number of votes “against” that nominee. Any shares not voted (whether by abstention, broker non-votes or otherwise) will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the vote. The advisory approval of our executive compensation and the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of eligible shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting on the matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes for or against these proposals. The advisory vote on executive compensation is not binding upon us. However, the Board and Compensation Committee will take into account the outcome of this vote when considering future executive compensation arrangements. Who will tabulate the vote? Broadridge Financial Solutions will tally the vote, which will be certified by independent inspectors of election. Is my vote confidential? It is our policy to maintain the confidentiality of proxy cards, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholders, except where disclosure is mandated by law and in other limited circumstances. Who is the proxy solicitor? We have retained Georgeson LLC to assist in the distribution of proxy materials and solicitation of votes. We will pay Georgeson LLC a fee of $10,000, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of- pocket expenses. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE In accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, our business and affairs are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. We provide information to the Directors about our business through, among other things, operating, financial and other reports, as well as other documents presented at meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board. Our Board of Directors currently consists of nine members. They are Thomas A. Amato, Ruby R. Chandy, Anthony J. Conti, Steven W. Kohlhagen, James R. Malone, Gretchen W. McClain, Elizabeth R. Varet, Dennis K. Williams, and David A. Zapico. The biographies of the continuing Directors appear on pages 15 and 16. The Board is divided into three classes with staggered terms of three years each, so that the term of one class expires at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders. On March 6, 2017, in accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Board increased the number of Class II Directors from three to four, thereby increasing the size of the Board from nine to ten Directors. Mr. Amato was elected to the Board effective March 6, 2017, to serve as a Class II Director until the 2017 Annual Meeting when he was elected for a three-year term ending in 2020. Mr. Amato was recommended for nomination by Mr. Zapico after a thorough recruitment search process using an outside director search agency. On July 7, 2017, Mr. Hermance retired as Executive Chairman. We thank him for his service. Mr. Zapico succeeded Mr. Hermance as Chairman of the Board and the Board decreased the number of Class II Directors from four to three, thereby decreasing the size of the Board from ten to nine Directors. On July 7, 2017, Mr. Conti was appointed Lead Independent Director. As of this meeting, Mr. Malone will retire, and the Board will decrease the number of Class III Directors from three to two, thereby decreasing the size of the Board from nine to eight. We thank Mr. Malone for his service. Corporate Governance Guidelines and Codes of Ethics. The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines that address the practices of the Board and specify criteria to assist the Board in determining Director independence. These criteria supplement the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct sets forth rules of conduct that apply to all of our Directors, officers and employees. We also have adopted a separate Code of Ethical Conduct for our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers. The 3 Guidelines and Codes are available at the Investors section of our corporate website, ametek.com, as well as in printed form, free of charge to any stockholder who requests them, by writing or telephoning the Investor Relations Department, AMETEK, Inc., 1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, PA 19312-1177 (Telephone Number: 1-800-473-1286). The Board of Directors and our management do not intend to grant any waivers of the provisions of either Code. In the unlikely event a waiver for a Director or an executive officer occurs, the action will be disclosed promptly at our website address provided above. If the Guidelines or the Codes are amended, the revised versions also will be posted on our website. Meetings of the Board. Our Board of Directors has four regularly scheduled meetings each year. Special meetings are held as necessary. In addition, management and the Directors frequently communicate informally on a variety of topics, including suggestions for Board or Committee agenda items, recent developments and other matters of interest to the Directors. Directors are expected to attend all meetings of the Board and each Committee on which they serve and are expected to attend the annual meeting. Our Board met a total of eight times in 2017, half in person and half by telephone. Each of the Directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the Committees to which the Director was assigned. All the Directors attended the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Independence. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that no director, other than Mr. Zapico, our chief executive officer, has a material relationship with us, either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with us. Accordingly, eight of our nine current directors are “independent” directors based on an affirmative determination by our Board in accordance with the listing standards of the NYSE and the SEC rules. The Board has further determined that each member of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance/Nominating Committees is independent within the meaning of the NYSE rules. The members of the Audit Committee also satisfy SEC regulatory independence requirements for audit committee members. The Board has established the following standards to assist it in determining Director independence: A Director will not be deemed independent if: (i) within the previous three years or currently, (a) the Director has been employed by us; (b) someone in the Director’s immediate family has been employed by us as an executive officer; or (c) the Director or someone in her/his immediate family has been employed as an executive officer of another entity that concurrently has or had as a member of its compensation committee of the board of directors any of our present executive officers; (ii) (a) the Director is a current partner or employee of a firm that is our internal or external auditor; (b) someone in the Director’s immediate family is a current partner of such a firm; (c) someone in the Director’s immediate family is a current employee of such a firm and personally works on our audit; or (d) the Director or someone in the Director’s immediate family is a former partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on our audit within the last three years; (iii) the Director received, or someone in the Director’s immediate family received, during any twelve-month period within the last three years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from us, other than Director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service) and, in the case of an immediate family member, other than compensation for service as our employee (other than an executive officer). The following commercial or charitable relationships will not be considered material relationships: (i) if the Director is a current employee or holder of more than ten percent of the equity of, or someone in her/his immediate family is a current executive officer or holder of more than ten percent of the equity of, another company that has made payments to, or received payments from us for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years of the other company, does not exceed $1 million or two percent of the other company’s consolidated gross revenues, whichever is greater, or (ii) if the Director is a current executive officer of a charitable organization, and we made charitable contributions to the charitable organization in any of the charitable organization’s last three fiscal years that do not exceed $1 million or two percent of the charitable organization’s consolidated gross revenues, whichever is greater. For the purposes of these categorical standards, the terms “immediate family member” and “executive officer” have the meanings set forth in the NYSE’s corporate governance rules. All independent Directors satisfied these categorical standards. Communication with Non-Management Directors and Audit Committee. Stockholders and other parties who wish to communicate with the non-management Directors may do so by calling 1-877-263-8357 (in the United States and Canada) or 1-610-889-5271. If you prefer to communicate in writing, address your 4 correspondence to the Corporate Secretary, Attention: Non-Management Directors, AMETEK, Inc., 1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, PA 19312-1177. You may address complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters to the Audit Committee online at ametekhotline.com or by calling 1-855-5AMETEK (1-855-526-3835). The website provides the option to choose your language, as well as a list of international toll-free numbers by country. Committees of the Board. Our Board has established three Committees whose principal responsibilities are briefly described below. The specific responsibilities of each Committee are outlined in more detail in its charter, which is available at the Investors section of our corporate website, ametek.com, as well as in printed form, free of charge to any stockholder who requests them, by writing or telephoning the Investor Relations Department, AMETEK, Inc., 1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, PA 19312-1177 (Telephone Number: 1-800-473-1286). Each Committee conducts an annual assessment to assist it in evaluating whether, among other things, it has sufficient information, resources and time to fulfill its obligations and whether it is performing its obligations effectively. Each Committee may retain advisors to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities. The membership of each Committee as of March 23, 2018 is listed below. Corporate Governance/ Audit Compensation Nominating Thomas A. Amato  Ruby R. Chandy  Anthony J. Conti C* Steven W. Kohlhagen  James R. Malone   C Gretchen W. McClain   Elizabeth R. Varet  Dennis K. Williams C  David A. Zapico Number of meetings in 2017 8 6 6 C: Chair *Audit Committee Financial Expert The Audit Committee has the sole authority to retain, compensate, terminate, oversee and evaluate our independent auditors. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for: • review and approval in advance of all audit and lawfully permitted non-audit services performed by the independent auditors; • review and discussion with management and the independent auditors regarding the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements included in our SEC filings and quarterly sales and earnings announcements; • oversight of our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; • review of the performance of our internal audit function; • meeting separately with the independent auditors and our internal auditors as often as deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee; and • review of major issues regarding accounting principles, financial statement presentation and the adequacy of internal controls. The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things: • establishment and periodic review of our compensation philosophy and the adequacy of the compensation plans for our officers and other employees; • establishment of compensation arrangements and incentive goals for officers at the Corporate Vice President level and above and administration of compensation plans; 5 • review of the performance of officers at the Corporate Vice President level and above and award of incentive compensation, exercising discretion and adjusting compensation arrangements as appropriate; • review and monitoring of management development and succession plans; and • periodic review of the compensation of non-employee Directors. The Committee, in setting compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, will review and evaluate our Chief Executive Officer’s performance and leadership, taking each of into account the views of other members of the Board. The Compensation Committee charter provides that, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, the Committee is to evaluate the performance of other officers and determine compensation for these officers. In this regard, Compensation Committee meetings are regularly attended by our Chief Executive Officer. Our Chief Executive Officer does not participate in the determination of his own compensation. The Compensation Committee has authority under the charter to retain and set compensation for compensation consultants and other advisors that the Committee may engage. The Compensation Committee charter does not provide for delegation of the Committee’s duties and responsibilities other than to one or more members of the Committee when appropriate. Management engaged Pay Governance LLC to provide executive and Director compensation consulting services. Pay Governance provided no other services for us. The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of Pay Governance pursuant to SEC rules and concluded that Pay Governance’s work does not raise any conflict of interest issues. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – 2017 Compensation – Determination of Competitive Compensation” for further information regarding Pay Governance’s services. The Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee is responsible for, among other things: • selection of nominees for election as Directors, subject to approval by the Board; • recommendation of a Director to serve as Chairperson of the Board; • recommendation to the Board of the responsibilities of Board Committees and each Committee’s membership; • oversight of the annual evaluation of the Board and the Audit and Compensation Committees; and • review and assessment of the adequacy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Board Leadership Structure. On July 7, 2017, Mr. Hermance retired from AMETEK and from his role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Zapico was elected Chairman of the Board, in addition to his position as Chief Executive Officer. In addition to Mr. Zapico, we have a Lead Independent Director since July 2017 and experienced Committee Chairs. The Board believes that the traditional U.S. board leadership structure with a combined Chairman and CEO is in the best interest of our Company as our Chairman and CEO serves as a bridge between management and the Board, ensuring that both groups act with a common vision and strategy. Further, the combined Chairman and CEO leadership structure provides clear leadership for our Company, with a single person setting the tone and having primary responsibility for managing our operations. Splitting the role of CEO and Chairman of the Board would create the potential for confusion or duplication of efforts, and would weaken our ability to develop and implement strategy. In contrast, we believe that our current leadership structure enhances the Chairman and CEO’s ability to provide insight and direction on important strategic initiatives to both management and the independent Directors. Our Board and Committee composition ensures independence and protects against too much power being placed with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Currently, all of our Directors (other than Mr. Zapico) and each member of the Audit, Corporate Governance/Nominating and Compensation Committees meet the independence requirements of the NYSE and our Corporate Governance Guidelines’ categorical standards for determining Director independence. Additionally, the members of the Audit Committee also satisfy SEC regulatory independence requirements for audit committee members. Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, each independent Director has the ability to raise questions directly with management and request that topics be placed on the Board agenda for discussion. Currently, independent Directors directly oversee such critical matters as the integrity of our financial statements, the compensation of executive management, the selection and evaluation of Directors and the development and implementation of our corporate governance policies and structures. Further, the 6 Compensation Committee conducts an annual performance review of our Chief Executive Officer and, based upon this review, approves our Chief Executive Officer’s annual compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation. If our Chairman is not a non-management independent director, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that an independent director will serve as our Lead Independent Director. Mr. Conti was appointed our Lead Independent Director in July 2017 when Mr. Zapico was appointed Chairman. Mr. Conti’s powers and duties as Lead Independent Director include the following: presides at all meetings when the Chairman is not present, including executive sessions of independent Directors; serves as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; authorized to call meetings of the independent Directors; communicates to the Chairman regarding the quality, quantity, appropriateness and timeliness of information sent to the Board; works with the Chairman to establish Board agendas; works with the Chairman to optimize the number, frequency and conduct of Board meetings, as well as meeting schedules; authorized to retain outside advisors and consultants to the Board; and available, if required by the management team, for consultation and communication with our stockholders. It is our policy that independent Directors meet in executive session at least once a year outside of the presence of any management Directors or any other members of our management. Our Lead Independent Director chairs these sessions. During executive sessions, the Directors may consider such matters as they deem appropriate. Following each executive session, the results of the deliberations and any recommendations are communicated to the full Board of Directors. Risk Oversight. In accordance with NYSE rules and our Audit Committee’s charter, our Audit Committee has primary responsibility for overseeing risk management for AMETEK. Nevertheless, our entire Board of Directors, and each other Committee of the Board, is actively involved in overseeing risk management. Our Board of Directors, and each of its Committees, regularly consider various potential risks at their meetings during discussion of our operations and consideration of matters for approval. In addition, we have an active risk management program. A committee composed of senior executives, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Comptroller and the Group Presidents, reviews our internal risks, including those relating to our operations, strategy, financial condition, compliance and employees, and our external risks, including those relating to our markets, geographic locations, cyber security, regulatory environment, and economic outlook. The committee analyzes various potential risks for severity, likelihood and manageability, and develops action plans to address those risks. The committee’s findings are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board on a quarterly basis and to the full Board of Directors annually. Consideration of Director Candidates. The Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee seeks candidates for Director positions who help create a collective membership on the Board with varied backgrounds, experience, skills, knowledge and perspective. In addition, Directors should have experience in positions with a high degree of responsibility, be leaders in the companies or institutions with which they are affiliated, and be selected based upon contributions that they can make to AMETEK. The Committee also seeks a Board that reflects diversity, including but not limited to race, gender, ethnicity, age and experience. This is implemented by the Committee when it annually considers diversity in the composition of the Board prior to recommending candidates for nomination as Directors. The Committee solicits input from Directors regarding their views on the sufficiency of Board diversity. This occurs through the annual self-assessment process. The Committee assesses the effectiveness of Board diversity by considering the various skills, experiences, knowledge, backgrounds and perspectives of the members of the Board of Directors. The Committee then considers whether the Board possesses, in its judgment, a sufficient diversity of those attributes. Stockholders can recommend qualified candidates for Director by writing to the Corporate Secretary, AMETEK, Inc., 1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, PA 19312-1177. Stockholder submissions must include the following information: (1) the name of the candidate and the information about the individual that would be required to be included in a proxy statement under the SEC rules; (2) information about the relationship between the candidate and the recommending stockholder; (3) the consent of the candidate to serve as a Director; and (4) proof of the number of shares of our common stock that the recommending stockholder owns and the length of time that the shares have been owned. To enable consideration of a candidate in connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting, a stockholder must submit materials relating to the recommended candidate no later than November 26, 2018. In considering any candidate proposed by a stockholder, the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee will reach a conclusion based on the criteria described above in the same manner as for other candidates. The Corporate 7