Newport Corporation (fka NEWP)

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Newport Corporation to Report 2008 First Quarter Results on April 30
Wednesday April 23, 11:30 am ET

IRVINE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP - News) has announced that next Wednesday, April 30, 2008, the company will release results for its first quarter ended March 29, 2008. The company also said President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Phillippy and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Charles F. Cargile will host an investor conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to review the company's financial results and business outlook.

The call is open to all interested investors through a live audio broadcast via the Internet at www.newport.com/investors and www.earnings.com. The call also will be available to investors and analysts by dialing [phone] within the U.S. and Canada or [phone] from abroad.

The webcast will be archived on both websites and can be reached through the same links. A telephonic playback of the conference call also will be available by calling [phone] within the U.S. and Canada and [phone] from abroad. Playback will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time (5:00 p.m. Pacific time) on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, and continue through 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The replay confirmation code is 6646410.

About Newport Corporation

Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets. Newport's innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical 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 Microcap Index.


Source: Newport Corporation