FEI Company Announces Dates For Earnings Release And Participation In Investor Conferences

HILLSBORO, Ore., Oct. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC) announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2012 after the financial markets close on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. FEI's third quarter ended on September 30, 2012.

A conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the second quarter results will be held on Tuesday, October 30 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time). Access to the call will be available at 1-877-941-6010 (U.S., toll-free) or 1-480-629-9643 (international and toll), with the conference title: FEI Third Quarter Earnings Call, Conference ID 4570620. A telephone replay of the call will be available at 1-800-406-7325 (U.S., toll-free) or 1-303-590-3030 (international and toll) with the passcode: 4570620#. 

In addition, the company announced that Ray Link, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Fletcher Chamberlin, Treasurer and Communications Director, will make presentations at investor conferences in November and early December.  Mr. Link will present at:

• the J.P. Morgan & Company SMid Cap Conference in New York on November 29 at 1:45 p.m. Eastern time, and
• the NASDAQ OMX 29 ^th Investor Program in London on December 4. The time of the presentation will be included on www.fei.com when it is available.

Mr. Chamberlin will present at:

• the Stephens Fall Investment Conference in New York on November 13 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, and
• the Southwest IDEAS Conference in Dallas, Texas on November 15 at 2:45 p.m. Central time.

Live and recorded audio webcasts of the earnings conference call and the investor presentations will be available at the investor relations section of the company's web site at www.fei.com .

About FEI:

FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) is a leading diversified scientific instruments company. It is a premier provider of electron and ion-beam microscopes and solutions for nanoscale applications globally and across many industries, including materials science, life sciences, semiconductors, data storage, natural resources and more. With a history of over 60 years of technological innovation and leadership, FEI has set the performance standard in transmission electron microscopes (TEM), scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and DualBeams™, which combine a SEM with a focused ion beam (FIB).  FEI has over 2,300 employees and sales and service operations in more than 50 countries around the world. More information can be found at: www.fei.com.

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CONTACT: For more information contact:
         
         Fletcher Chamberlin
         Treasurer & Communications Director
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