DENVER -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- May. 10, 2013 -- Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AMOT) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $.025 per share payable on May 30, 2013 to shareholders of record on May 20, 2013.

“The dividend, when annualized, represents approximately 17% of net income achieved for the last twelve months,” commented Dick Warzala, President and CEO of Allied Motion. “The payment of a cash dividend is in keeping with management’s commitment to increase shareholder value and demonstrates our confidence in the future of the company. As stated previously, the dividend does not affect our growth strategy as we fully intend to invest in the Company both organically and through acquisitions in the future.”

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Allied Motion designs, manufactures and sells motion control products into applications that serve many industry sectors. Allied Motion is a leading supplier of precision and specialty motion control components and systems to a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world.

The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements, and may contain the word “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “should” or words or phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Company has no obligation or intent to release publicly any revisions to any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Allied Motion Technologies Inc.
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