Newport Form 4 NEWPORT / JEFFREY B COYNE 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^*

COYNE JEFFREY B

(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
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2016

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
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	03/15/2016		M		33,420	A	$4.18	113,238	D
Common Stock	03/15/2016		D(1)		6,103	D	$22.89	107,135	D
Common Stock	03/16/2016		S(2)		10,280	D	$22.9127(3)	96,855	D
Common Stock								17,971	I	Held in family trust(4)

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-settled stock appreciation right	$4.18	03/15/2016		M			33,420	(5)	03/20/2016	Common Stock	33,420	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the disposition of shares to the issuer deemed to occur upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right (such shares having a total value at the time of exercise equal to the aggregate base value of the stock appreciation right).

2. Shares were sold to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right.

3. Reflects the weighted-average sale price for an aggregate of 10,280 shares sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $22.90 to $22.93 per share. Reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. Shares are held by reporting person as trustee of a family trust.

5. Stock appreciation right became fully vested on March 20, 2012.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne	03/16/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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