IRVINE, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) announced that it will release results for its second quarter ended July 4, 2009, on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. The company also said that Robert J. Phillippy, its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Charles F. Cargile, its Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, 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 888-601-3862 within the U.S. and Canada or 913-312-0730 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 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 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, and continue through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. The replay passcode is 1895541.

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