Newport Corporation to Present at B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference Tomorrow, May 25

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May 24, 2010, 11:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today announced that it will present at the B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference tomorrow, May 25, 2010, at 3:30 pm Pacific time (6:30 pm Eastern time). Newport will make its presentation in the Palisades C Room of Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif.

The 25-minute presentation by Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Charles F. Cargile can be heard through a live audio webcast available at www.newport.com/investors and http://www.wsw.com/webcast/brileyco14/newp/. This webcast will be archived for 90 days on both web sites.

About Newport Corporation

Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences, and precision industrial manufacturing markets. Newport's innovative solutions leverage its expertise in lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical components and subsystems, and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers' manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.

Website: www.newport.com

SOURCE Newport Corporation