Ametek (AME) announced its Board of Directors has approved an 11% increase in its quarterly cash dividend on common stock to 31c per share from

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced its Board of Directors has approved an 11% increase in its quarterly cash dividend on common stock to $0.31 per share from $0.28 per share. The dividend is payable on March 31,

Ametek's board has raised the industrial-technology company's quarterly dividend by 11%, to 31 cents from 28 cents, and approved a new $1.25 billion share-repurchase program. The new quarterly payout,