(UTEK) Corporate Culture Of Safety Expands To New Facilities, Health And Safety Award Received

14th Workers’ Compensation Carrier Award Positions Ultratech as a Global Industry Benchmark

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTEK), a leading supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), recently received its 14^th  safety recognition award from its workers’ compensation carrier for its exemplary health and safety record.  The award, presented jointly by Ultratech’s broker Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc., and Berkley Technology Underwriters, a Berkley Company, acknowledges Ultratech’s efforts to incorporate safety as part of the company’s corporate culture.  This recognition confirms the successful extension of Ultratech’s ongoing, company-wide commitment to its employees’ welfare to its new facilities in Waltham, Mass. and Singapore.  Marking its 14^th health and safety award, Ultratech has maintained its excellent safety record.

Matthew Mueller, President, Berkley Technology Underwriters, a Berkley Company, stated, “The company was founded in 1967 and is one of the nation’s premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers.  Like Ultratech, it is our long-time industry experience and specialized knowledge that differentiates us from other companies.  We are proud to be Ultratech’s partner and are committed to supporting all of its global employees in maintaining a safe and thriving work environment.”

“In all areas of its organization, Ultratech’s commitment to safety and overall employee well-being is part of its value-driven culture,” stated Sam Elliot, regional managing director for Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.’s West region.

“Starting with our San Jose headquarters and including our manufacturing facility in Singapore and Cambridge Nanotech business in Waltham, Mass., Ultratech has successfully extended its culture of safety to all of its locations.  Safety is built into everything that we do and we strive to make continuous improvements to an already enviable record,” noted Arthur W. Zafiropoulo, Ultratech’s Chairman and CEO.  “I am proud to receive this award and direct the accolades to our employees who work conscientiously to make safety and quality synonymous with Ultratech.”

“Our success is due both to the leadership of our managers and a workforce that focuses on making safety at Ultratech a top priority throughout our worldwide operations,” explained Bruce Wright, Ultratech’s Senior Vice President and CFO.  “Not only are we rewarded with a safe and productive working environment, but Ultratech also realizes important savings in the cost of doing business, as well as excellent insurance rates.”

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About Ultratech: Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTEK) designs, builds and markets manufacturing systems for the global technology industry. Founded in 1979, Ultratech serves three core markets: front-end semiconductor, back-end semiconductor, and nanotechnology. The company is the leading supplier of lithography products for bump packaging of integrated circuits and high-brightness LEDs. Ultratech is also the market leader and pioneer of laser spike anneal technology for the production of advanced semiconductor devices. In addition, the company offers solutions leveraging its proprietary coherent gradient sensing (CGS) technology to the semiconductor wafer inspection market and provides atomic layer deposition (ALD) tools to leading research organizations, including academic and industrial institutions. Visit Ultratech online at: www.ultratech.com.