IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today announced that the company will release results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011, on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Phillippy and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 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 and update investors on the recent acquisitions of Ophir Optronics, High Q Technologies and ILX Lightwave Corporation.

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 888-727-7622 within the U.S. and Canada or 913-312-1446 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 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, February 22, 2012, and continue through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. The replay passcode is 9063704.

ABOUT NEWPORT CORPORATION

Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, aerospace and defense/security, microelectronics, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets. Newport's innovative solutions leverage its expertise in photonics technologies, including lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical components and subsystems, precision automation and three-dimensional non-contact measurement equipment, 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

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