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GLOUCESTER, MA, Jan 05 (MARKET WIRE) Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (NASDAQ: VSEA) announcedrevised revenue and earnings estimates for the first fiscal quarterending January 2, 2009. Varian now expects first quarter results asfollows:(in millions, except per share data and percentages):Revenue $105.0 to $110.0Gross Margin37.0 to 38.0Restructuring chargeapproximately $5.0Operating loss($14.0) to ($16.0)Operating loss (excluding restructuring charge) ($9.0) to ($11.0)EPS (including restructuring charge)($0.18) to ($0.22)Revenue for the first quarter is expected to be lower than ourpreviously provided range of $115.0 million to $125.0 million in revenue.Robert Halliday, Chief Financial Officer, stated, "The semiconductorcapital equipment market has continued to deteriorate through the quarterand we are experiencing a sharper than anticipated decline in sale ofequipment and non-systems business, including spare parts sales. Theshortfall in forecasted quarterly revenue, particularly the reduction insales of spares and upgrades, continues to pressure quarterly gross marginand earnings projections. Consequently, gross margin for the first quarterof fiscal 2009 is projected to be lower than our earlier guidance of 40.0to 40.5."Mr.

Halliday further stated, "In order to better position the Company inlight of the current economic environment, we continue to focus onaggressively reducing operating expenses. As a result, we expect tofurther reduce the Company's quarterly operating expenses (beforerestructuring expenses) from $59.9 million in the previous quarter-endedOctober 3, 2008 to approximately $50.0 million in the current quarterending January 2, 2009 and to approximately $45.5 million in the nextquarter ending April 3, 2009. The Company will continue to evaluatefurther cost savings measures."Mr. To be comparable with results for prior periods, thenon-GAAP operating loss excludes the restructuring charges associatedwith our recent cost reduction measures. These restructuring charges areconsidered an infrequent event. Management believes that investors mayfind it useful for this item to be excluded for comparability to resultsof prior periods.