newport_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported): April 14, 2010
NEWPORT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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000-01649 |
94-0849175 |
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| 1791 Deere Avenue, Irvine,
California |
92606 |
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offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
(949) 863-3144
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) On April 14,
2010, Mark J. Nelson, who has served as Vice President and Corporate Controller
of Newport Corporation (the “Company”) since May 2008, was appointed to the
additional position of Chief Accounting Officer. In his expanded role, Mr.
Nelson will perform the duties of principal accounting officer.
Mr. Nelson, age 41, joined the Company in
October 2004, as Director of Finance for the Company’s Industrial and Scientific
Technologies Division (now the Photonics and Precision Technologies, or PPT,
Division), and served in that position until April 2006. From April 2006 until
May 2008, Mr. Nelson served as Vice President, Optical Components Business, PPT
Division.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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NEWPORT
CORPORATION |
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| Date: |
April 19, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne |
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Jeffrey B. Coyne |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel
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Corporate
Secretary |