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

Needham 14th Annual Growth Conference

Palace Hotel, New York City

Date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Presentation time: 11:20am EST

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

About Intevac

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

Equipment Business: We are a leader in the design, development and marketing of high productivity lean manufacturing systems and have been producing Lean Thinking platforms since 1994. We provide process manufacturing equipment solutions to the hard disk drive industry, high-productivity process manufacturing equipment and inspection solutions to the solar photovoltaic industry and wafer handling platforms 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, medical and scientific.

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

Intevac, Inc.
Jeff Andreson, 408-986-9888
Chief Financial Officer
Claire McAdams, 530-265-9899
Investor Relations