6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

September 16, 2009

Commission File No.: 000-30688

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Building 22 Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot
P.O.B 266
Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____ 

        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____ 

        Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

Yes o No x

        Attached hereto and incorporated by way of reference herein is a press release issued by the Registrant and entitled “Nova to Present at the 2009 RedChip Small-Cap Investor Conference”. 



SIGNATURES 

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 





Date: September 16, 2009
NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.
(Registrant)


By: /s/ Dror David
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Dror David
Chief Financial Officer



Company Contact: Investor Relations Contacts:
Dror David, Chief Financial Officer Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. GK Investor Relations
Tel: 972-8-938-7505 Tel: +1-646-201-9246
E-mail: info@nova.co.il nova@gkir.com
http://www.nova.co.il

Nova to Present at the 2009 RedChip Small-Cap Investor Conference

REHOVOT, Israel, September 16, 2009 – Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, announced today that executive officers from the company will be presenting at the New York RedChip Small-Cap Investment Conference on September 30th & October 1st 2009.

Presenters for Nova will be Gabi Seligsohn, President and CEO and Dror David, Chief Financial Officer. The event will take place at the NASDAQ MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York. A webcast of the presentation can be accessed starting from the day of the presentation on the company’s web site at www.nova.co.il.

Investors interested in meeting with management at the conference or in New York should contact Nova’s Investor Relations team.

About Nova: Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. develops, produces and markets advanced integrated and stand alone metrology solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Nova is traded on the NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI. The Company’s website is www.nova.co.il.