IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation has announced that next Wednesday, October 25, 2006, the company will release results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. The company also said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert G. Deuster 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 web broadcast via the Internet at http://www.newport.com/investors and http://www.earnings.com. The call also will be available to investors and analysts by dialing (800) 967-7135 within the U.S. and Canada or (719) 457-2626 from abroad.
The webcast will be archived on both web sites and can be reached through the same links. A telephonic playback of the conference call also will be available by calling (888) 203-1112 within the U.S. and Canada and (719) 457-0820 from abroad. Playback will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time (5:00 p.m. Pacific time) on October 25, 2006, and continue through midnight on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. The replay confirmation code is 4923567.
ABOUT NEWPORT CORPORATION
Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to the scientific research, microelectronics, life and health sciences, aerospace and defense/security, and general industrial markets. The company provides components and integrated subsystems to manufacturers of semiconductor processing equipment, biomedical instrumentation and medical devices, advanced automated assembly and test systems to manufacturers of communications and electronics devices, and a broad array of high-precision systems, components and instruments to commercial, academic and government customers worldwide. Newport’s innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, precision automation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation and optical subsystems 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: Charles F. Cargile, Senior Vice President, Chief FinancialOfficer & Treasurer of Newport Corporation, +1-949-863-3144,investor@newport.com; or Investor Relations - Dan Peoples of MakinsonCowell (US), +1-858-552-8146
