IRVINE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport Corporation
(Nasdaq: NEWP) has announced that next Wednesday, July 30, 2008, the company
will release results for its second quarter ended June 28, 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
888-684-1262 within the U.S. and Canada or 913-312-1495 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, July 30, 2008, and continue through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on
Wednesday, August 6, 2008. The replay confirmation code is 6469557.
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
