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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-087739
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160104
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160104

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000103145
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		IRS NUMBER:				112989601
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16244
		FILM NUMBER:		161318269

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TERMINAL DRIVE
		CITY:			PLAINVIEW
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11803
		BUSINESS PHONE:		516 677-0200

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		STREET 1:		TERMINAL DRIVE
		CITY:			PLAINVIEW
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11803

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VACUUM ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19700408
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02&#160;&#160; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January&nbsp;4, 2016, Veeco Instruments Inc. (&#147;Veeco&#148;) issued a press release announcing that William J. Miller, Ph.D., age 47, had been appointed President of Veeco, effective immediately.&#160; A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this report.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prior to this appointment, Dr.&nbsp;Miller served as Executive Vice President, Process Equipment since 2011, where he guided the strategic direction and product development for Veeco&#146;s etch and deposition product lines.&#160; </font>Dr.&nbsp;Miller joined Veeco in 2002 and has held a series of technology and operational leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility.&#160; Prior to this promotion, he served as Executive Vice President, Process Equipment.&#160; He was Executive Vice President, Compound Semiconductor from July&nbsp;2010 until December&nbsp;2011.&#160; Prior thereto, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Veeco&#146;s MOCVD business beginning in January&nbsp;2009.&#160; From January&nbsp;2006 to January&nbsp;2009, Dr.&nbsp;Miller was Vice President, General Manager of Veeco&#146;s Data Storage equipment business. Prior to Veeco, Miller worked for Advanced Energy and Exxon holding various engineering and operations leadership positions.&#160; He earned his doctoral, master&#146;s and bachelor&#146;s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the appointment, Veeco increased Dr.&nbsp;Miller&#146;s base salary and target bonus percentage to $460,000 and 100%, respectively, and awarded Dr.&nbsp;Miller shares of restricted stock having a value of $250,000.&#160; These restricted stock awards are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture which will lapse, subject to Dr.&nbsp;Miller&#146;s continued employment, on the third anniversary of the award.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release issued by   Veeco dated January&nbsp;4, 2016</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:48.4pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VEECO ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF WILLIAM J. MILLER TO PRESIDENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PLAINVIEW, N.Y.&#151;January&nbsp;4, 2015&#151; Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq:VECO) today announced that William J. Miller, Ph.D. has been promoted to President, effective immediately.&#160; In his new role, Dr.&nbsp;Miller will have direct responsibility over all of Veeco&#146;s business units and central R&amp;D.&#160; He will also oversee global manufacturing operations, a responsibility he assumed in 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Miller served as Executive Vice President, Process Equipment since 2011, where he guided the strategic direction and product development for Veeco&#146;s etch and deposition product lines.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Bill is a proven leader and has played a pivotal role in executing Veeco&#146;s growth strategies,&#148; said John Peeler, Veeco&#146;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.&#160; &#147;Among his many accomplishments, Bill was instrumental in catapulting our Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) business to the leadership position we enjoy today.&#160; I am confident that Bill will excel in his new role and I look forward to continuing to work with him in the years ahead.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Miller joined Veeco in 2002 and has held a series of technology and operational leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility.&#160; Prior to this promotion, he served as Executive Vice President, Process Equipment.&#160; </font>He was Executive Vice President, Compound Semiconductor from July&nbsp;2010 until December&nbsp;2011.&#160; Prior thereto, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Veeco&#146;s MOCVD business beginning in January&nbsp;2009.&#160; From January&nbsp;2006 to January&nbsp;2009, Dr.&nbsp;Miller was Vice President, General Manager of Veeco&#146;s Data Storage equipment business. </font>Prior to Veeco, Miller worked for Advanced Energy and Exxon holding various engineering and operations leadership positions.&#160; He earned his doctoral, master&#146;s and bachelor&#146;s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;It is a tremendous honor to be named President of Veeco,&#148; Miller said. &#147;Having spent the majority of my career with Veeco, it has been very gratifying to be part of such an exceptional organization.&#160; I am excited by our future prospects and look forward to playing a part in Veeco&#146;s continued success.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">About Veeco</font></u></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Veeco&#146;s process equipment solutions enable the manufacture of LEDs, displays, power electronics, compound semiconductors, hard disk drives, semiconductors, MEMS and wireless chips. We are the leader in MOCVD, MBE,&nbsp;Ion Beam, Wet Etch single wafer processing and other advanced thin film process technologies. Our high performance systems drive innovation in energy efficiency, consumer electronics and network storage and allow our customers to maximize productivity and achieve lower cost of ownership. For information on our company, products and worldwide service and support, please visit www.veeco.com.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include the risks discussed in the Business Description and Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis sections of Veeco&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q, current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K and press releases.&#160; Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.</font></i></p>
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