April 5, 2010 (FinancialWire) — FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC) announced the Internet availability of proxy materials for its 2010 annual meeting of Shareholders under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access rule.

FEI's proxy materials can be found on its investor relations website at http://investor.fei.com/annual_proxy_2010.cfm.

Pursuant to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access rule, companies may satisfy their proxy materials delivery requirements by delivering a "Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials" to shareholders, providing Internet access to the proxy materials and providing a set of printed materials by mail to any shareholder who requests them. FEI has elected to take full advantage of these rules in order to minimize impact on the environment for printing of the proxy materials.

FEI's 2009 Annual Report on form 10-K and proxy statement for its 2010 annual meeting of Shareholders have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. FEI's shareholders may obtain hard copies of proxy materials free of charge by following the instructions provided in the "Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials" which is being mailed to shareholders.

FEI's annual meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 9: 00 a.m., local time, at the company headquarters at 5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon.

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 across many industries: industrial and academic materials research, life sciences, semiconductors, data storage, natural resources and more.

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