DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 March 12, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 2, 2012. The dividend amount of $.025 per share represents an increase from $.02 per share that was previously being paid.

“The dividend, when annualized, represents approximately 14.7% of net income before non-recurring items achieved for the last twelve months”

“The dividend, when annualized, represents approximately 14.7% of net income before non-recurring items 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 the 25% increase in the dividend rate 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.

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