Newport Corporation to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Technology and Telecom Conference February 9

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Feb 02, 2010, 11:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today announced that it is scheduled to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Technology and Telecom Conference next Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 8:35 am Pacific time (11:35 am Eastern time). Newport will make its presentation in the Fountain Room of The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

The 30-minute presentation by President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Phillippy and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Charles F. Cargile can be heard through a live audio webcast available at www.newport.com/investors and http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/twp/tech2010/09202456.cfm.

A replay also will be available shortly after the live presentation and will be archived 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