Intevac to Present at Needham & Co. Growth Stock Conference

Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVAC) announced today that company management is scheduled to participate in the following investor conference:

12th Annual Needham Growth Conference
New York Palace Hotel
Date: Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Presentation time: 11:20am EST

Company representatives include Kevin Fairbairn, CEO and Jeff Andreson, CFO. The presentation slides for the conference will be available through the presentations link on the investor page of the company’s website.

About Intevac

Intevac was founded in 1991 and has two businesses: Equipment and Intevac Photonics.

Equipment Business: We are a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-productivity lean manufacturing systems and have been producing Lean Thinking platforms since 1994. We are the leading supplier of magnetic media processing systems to the hard drive industry and offer highly efficient technology solutions to the photovoltaic industry and advanced etch systems to the semiconductor industry.

Intevac Photonics: We are a leader in the development and manufacture of leading edge, high-sensitivity imaging products and vision systems, as well as table-top and handheld Raman instruments. Markets addressed include military, industrial, physical science and life science.

For more information call 408-986-9888, or visit the company's website at www.intevac.com.