Meintjes Willem A Form 4 NEWPORT / Willem A Meintjes ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Meintjes Willem A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1791 DEERE AVENUE

(Street)

IRVINE CA 92606

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWPORT CORP [ NEWP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Former VP & Corp. Controller

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/29/2016		D		901	D	$23(1)	0	D
Common Stock	04/29/2016		D		3,094(2)	D	(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right	$19.11	04/29/2016		D			4,640	(3)	05/19/2022	Common Stock	4,640	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On April 29, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the issuer, MKS Instruments, Inc. ("MKS") and MKS' wholly owned subsidiary, PSI Equipment, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), dated February 22, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), Merger Sub merged with and into the issuer (the "Merger"), with the issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of MKS. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the shares were automatically converted into a right to receive $23.00 per share in cash.

2. Restricted stock units representing the right to receive a total of 3,094 shares of the issuer's common stock, which vest in two equal installments on March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018, were assumed by MKS in connection with the Merger and were converted into restricted stock units representing the right to receive a total of 1,899 shares of MKS' common stock.

3. Stock appreciation right, which vests in equal 1/3rd installments on March 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, was assumed by MKS in connection with the Merger and was converted into a stock appreciation right with respect to a total of 2,848 shares of MKS' common stock having a base value of $31.13 per share.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne, as attorney-in-fact for reporting person	05/02/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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