UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2014

VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Terminal Drive, Plainview, New York 11803
(Address of principal executive offices)

(516) 677-0200
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 4, 2014, Veeco Instruments Inc. (“Veeco”) acquired privately held Solid State Equipment Holdings LLC (“SSEH”), based in Horsham, Pennsylvania.  The acquisition was made pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated December 4, 2014, by and among Veeco, SSEH and certain other parties named therein (the “Acquisition”).

Under the terms of the Agreement, Veeco paid approximately $150 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.  A portion of the purchase price was placed in escrow to support certain indemnity obligations under the Agreement.  The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions.

On December 4, 2014, Veeco issued a press release announcing the Acquisition and, on December 5, 2014, Veeco held a conference call to discuss the Acquisition.  In connection with the conference call, Veeco posted a presentation relating to the Acquisition on its website (www.veeco.com). Copies of the press release and presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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