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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (178)	8/29/2000 2:08:04 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 37746

Oh here the news for NEWP weakness , they are terminating stock repurchase program: Newport Terminates Stock Repurchase Program IRVINE, Calif., Aug 29, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Newport Corp. (Nasdaq:NEWP) today announced the termination of its stock repurchase program. In 1997, Newport announced a stock repurchase program for up to 1,920,000 shares on a post-split basis. Through August 1999, the company has repurchased 1,717,500 shares on a post-split basis. No additional shares have been repurchased since August last year. Newport is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-precision components, instruments and integrated systems to the fiber optic communications, semiconductor equipment, computer peripherals and scientific research markets. The company's innovative products are designed to enhance productivity and capabilities of test and measurement and automated assembly for precision manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Customers include Fortune 500 corporations, technology companies and research laboratories in commercial, academic and government sectors worldwide. CONTACT: Newport Corp., Irvine Robert C. Hewitt, 949/253-1405 E-mail: investor@newport.com Web site: www.newport.com or Pondel/Wilkinson Group Cecilia A. Wilkinson/Mike Pollock, 310/207-9300 E-mail: investor@pondel.com