Newport Corporation

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that it will present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology & Telecom Conference next Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at 9:45 am Pacific time (12:45 pm Eastern time) at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in ... read more

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 ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today reported that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of ILX Lightwave Corporation ("ILX"), a market and technology leader in high-performance test and measurement solutions for laser diodes and other photonics components. ILX, ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that its senior management is scheduled to present at the 8th Annual Noble Financial Capital Markets' Equity Conference next Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Charles F. Cargile will ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that its senior management is scheduled to present at the 12th Annual CJS Securities "New Ideas for the New Year" Conference on Wednesday, January 11, and at the 14th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today reported that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ILX Lightwave Corporation ("ILX"), a market and technology leader in high-performance test and measurement solutions for laser diodes and other photonics components. ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that it has retired $69.6 million in principal amount of its 2.5% convertible subordinated notes due February 15, 2012, for a payment of $70.0 million plus accrued interest. The early retirement of these ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) announced today that Christopher Cox has joined the company's Board of Directors. Cox, 59, is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group of Bingham McCutchen LLP, an international law firm, and is President of the firm's subsidiary Bingham Consulting ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today reported financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011. The company noted the following highlights regarding its third quarter results: -- $125.6 million in net sales; ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today announced that on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, the company will release results for its third quarter ended October 1, 2011. The company said that President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Phillippy and Senior Vice President and ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Ophir Optronics Ltd. ("Ophir"), a global leader in precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation and three-dimensional non-contact measurement equipment, for $8.43 per share in cash. Robert J. Phillippy, Newport's President ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, October 4, 2011, the company will close its previously announced acquisition of Ophir Optronics Ltd. ("Ophir"), a global leader in precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation and three-dimensional non-contact measurement equipment. President and Chief ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) and Ophir Optronics Ltd. (TASE: OPIR) today provided an update regarding the status of the acquisition of Ophir by Newport. The two companies reported that the shareholders of Ophir have approved the transaction and that all required regulatory ... read more

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) today announced that its senior management is scheduled to present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference next Wednesday, September 14, at 8:40 A.M. Pacific time (11:40 A.M. Eastern time) at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel in Las Vegas, ... read more