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HILLSBORO, Ore., Dec. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC) announced that Ray Link, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak at the Nasdaq OMX 27^th Investor Conference in London, England at 2:15 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, December 7, 2011.

Live and recorded audio webcasts of these 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 tools for nanoscale applications globally and across many industries: industrial and academic materials research, 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’s imaging systems provide 3D characterization, analysis and modification/prototyping with resolutions down to the sub-Ångström (one-tenth of a nanometer) level. FEI has over 2,000 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: Fletcher Chamberlin
         Treasurer & Communications Director
         fletcher.chamberlin@fei.com
         (503) 726-7710