IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today announced that its senior management is scheduled to present at the 1st Annual Sidoti & Company Microcap Conference on Monday, January 11, and at the 12th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, January 12. Both conferences will be held in New York City.

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Charles F. Cargile will appear at the Sidoti & Company Microcap Conference, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the Estate 1 Room at 11:50 am Eastern time on Monday, January 11, 2010.

President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Phillippy and Mr. Cargile are scheduled to make a joint presentation at the Needham Growth Stock Conference, which will be held at the New York Palace Hotel in the Kennedy II Room at 10:40 am Eastern time on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The Needham presentation can be heard through a live audio webcast available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham35/newp/. A replay also will be available for 90 days after the live presentation through this link. A copy of the materials presented at both conferences will be available on the Newport investor relations website at www.newport.com/investors under "Presentations."

Attendees at both conferences will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Newport management. Interested investors should contact the conference organizers at Sidoti or Needham, or Newport Investor Relations at 949/863-3144 or investor@newport.com.

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.

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