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About the Company:

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., (VSEA) is the industry leader in designing, manufacturing, marketing and servicing ion implantation systems, semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Through the process and productivity advantages of single wafer technology, VSEA is providing chipmakers with high throughput, low-cost and maximum yields. Our Corporate Offices and main Research and Development facility and Manufacturing location is in Gloucester, MA (with a sister facility in Newburyport, Massachusetts) as well as offices around the world. Our stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "VSEA." Additional information and background is available on our website (www.vsea.com ).