Edgar Filing: PARSON LAURENCE D

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â PARSON LAURENCE D

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2013

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1791 DEERE AVENUE

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP and GM, Optics Group

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

(Street)

IRVINE,Â CAÂ 92606

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	39,096 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽²⁾	02/22/2015	Common Stock	5,000	$ 13.46	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	09/01/2015	Common Stock	4,000	$ 13.18	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right (Stock-Settled)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	03/20/2016	Common Stock	21,000	$ 4.18	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right (Stock-Settled)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	03/31/2017	Common Stock	7,500	$ 12.47	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right (Stock-Settled)	Â ⁽⁶⁾	05/17/2018	Common Stock	5,400	$ 17.06	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right (Stock-Settled)	Â ⁽⁷⁾	04/12/2019	Common Stock	7,590	$ 17.12	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PARSON LAURENCE D 1791 DEERE AVENUE IRVINE,Â CAÂ 92606	Â	Â	Â SVP and GM, Optics Group	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne, SVP & General Counsel, as attorney-in-fact for reporting person		01/08/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes outstanding restricted stock units (RSUs) representing the right to receive upon vesting a total of 13,690 shares of the issuer's common stock. Such RSUs were awarded and vest as follows: 2,500 RSUs awarded in 2010 vest in full on March 31, 2013; 3,600 RSUs awarded in 2011 vest in two remaining equal installments on March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014; and 7,590 RSUs awarded in 2012 vest in three equal installments on March 31, 2013, March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015. The vesting of the 7,590 RSUs awarded in 2012 is subject to the achievement by the issuer of a specified financial performance goal for 2012.
(2)	Option vested in equal 25% annual installments and became fully vested on February 23, 2009.
(3)	Option vested in equal 25% annul installments and became fully vested on September 2, 2009.
(4)	Stock appreciation right vested in equal one-third annual installments and became fully vested on March 20, 2012.
(5)	Stock appreciation right vests in equal one-third installments. The first two one-third installments vested on March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, and the remaining one-third installment vests on March 31, 2013.
(6)	Stock appreciation right vests in equal one-third installments. The first one-third installment vested on March 31, 2012, and the remaining two one-third installments vest on March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014.
(7)	Stock appreciation right vests in equal one-third installments on March 31, 2013, March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.

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