Newport Corporation To Present At Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference 2007

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation announced that it will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference 2007 to be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at 10:20 a.m. Pacific time (1:20 p.m. Eastern time).

The presentation by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Deuster can be heard through a live audio webcast available at the following links: www.newport.com/investors and http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/twp/tech07/77205473.cfm.

The slides to be used during the presentation will be available in PowerPoint(R) format on both web sites. A replay will be available shortly after the live presentation and will remain 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 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 Midcap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.

Newport Corporation

CONTACT: Company Contact: Charles F. Cargile, Senior Vice President, ChiefFinancial Officer & Treasurer, Newport Corporation, +1-949-863-3144,investor@newport.com; or Investor Relations Contact: Dan Peoples ofMakinson Cowell (US), +1-858-552-8146, dan.peoples@makinson-cowell.com

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