Helix Reports Quarterly Dividend

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    MANSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2005--Helix Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: HELX) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend is payable on February 17, 2005, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2005.
    Helix Technology Corporation is a global leader in the development and application of innovative solutions in the field of vacuum technology. Our CTI-Cryogenics and Granville-Phillips product offerings provide a broad range of components and subsystems that are key to the manufacture of semiconductors, flat panel displays and data storage devices. In addition, our highly regarded Global Support activity provides critical ongoing operational support services to semiconductor device producers throughout the world.

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CONTACT: Helix Technology Corporation Beverly L. Couturier, 508-337-5111

KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE DIVIDEND SOURCE: Helix Technology Corporation

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