ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that
enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.17 per share, payable on December 9, 2016 to shareholders of record as of November 28, 2016.
Future dividend declarations, as well as the record and payment dates for such dividends, are subject to the final determination
of the company's Board of Directors.
About MKS Instruments
MKS Instruments, Inc. is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, control, power,
monitor, and analyze critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity. Our
products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, materials delivery, gas composition analysis,
control and information technology, power and reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, photonics, lasers, optics and motion
control. Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital equipment, industrial manufacturing, environmental, medical, life
sciences and scientific research. Additional information can be found at www.mksinst.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains projections or other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, Section 27 of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act regarding MKS' future growth
and the future financial performance of MKS. These projections or statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may
differ materially from those in the projections or other forward-looking statements set forth herein. Readers are referred to
MKS' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for a discussion of these and other important risk factors concerning MKS and its operations. MKS is
under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Company Contact: Seth H. Bagshaw Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Telephone: 978.645.5578 Investor Relations Contact: Monica Gould The Blueshirt Group Telephone: 212.871.3927 Email: monica@blueshirtgroup.com
