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Exhibit 99.1
GSI Group Inc. Approved for Listing on NASDAQs Global Select Market
BEDFORD, Mass., February 9, 2011 GSI Group Inc. (Pink Sheets: LASR.PK) (the Company or GSI) today announced that its common shares have been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Global Select Market and are expected to begin trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on February 14, 2011 under the symbol GSIG. The Companys common shares will continue to be quoted on Pink OTC Markets Inc. under the symbol LASR.PK until the listing on The NASDAQ Global Select Market commences. Following the recent reverse split of its common shares, GSI has approximately 33.3 million common shares issued and outstanding.
The listing on The NASDAQ Global Select Market is an important step in returning GSI to corporate normalcy and positioning the Company for long-term profitable growth. We expect the NASDAQ listing to increase GSIs exposure to large institutions and funds, as well as improve visibility for our investors, commented John Roush, GSIs Chief Executive Officer.
About GSI Group Inc.
GSI Group Inc. supplies precision technology to the global medical, electronics, and industrial markets and semiconductor systems. GSI Group Inc.s common shares are currently quoted on Pink OTC Markets Inc. (LASR.PK).
More information about GSI is available on the companys website at www.gsig.com.
Safe Harbor and Forward Looking Information
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this news release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as expect, intend, anticipate, estimate, plan, and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to: the trading symbol of the Companys common shares; the commencement of trading on NASDAQs Global Select Market; the Companys expected growth prospects; the expected impact of the NASDAQ listing; and other statements that are not historical facts.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could affect future results and cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical and expected results and those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the potential adverse impact of the Companys recently completed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on the Companys business, financial condition or results of operations; the potential adverse impact of the SECs formal investigation relating to its review of the Companys accounting practices and the restatement of the Companys historical consolidated financial statements; the highly unpredictable nature of the semiconductor and electronics materials processing industry; the Companys ability to manage its significant indebtedness in light of current economic and business conditions; the Companys ability to grow and increase profitability; the Companys ability to quickly increase manufacturing capacity and promptly respond to fluctuating product demands; the Companys need to invest in research and development; the Companys ability to develop and deliver new competitive technology and enhancements and customer acceptance thereof; the effects of competition; the Companys ability to identify and hire permanent senior management; the Companys failure to identify and manage weaknesses in internal controls; the Companys ability to file timely with the SEC in the future; and the Companys ability to convert bookings and backlog into shipments or revenue, as they are subject to termination or cancellation under certain circumstances. Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect the Companys operating results and financial condition are discussed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2010, and in the Companys subsequent filings with the SEC made prior to or after the date hereof. Such statements are based on the Companys managements beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to the Companys management. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document except as required by law.
For more information contact:
GSI Group Investor Relations
Telephone: (781) 266-5137
Email: InvestorRelations@gsig.com