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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-035499
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170526
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170526
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170526

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:		17871842

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>May&nbsp;26, 2017</b></font></p>
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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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.01.</font></b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:38.25pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<u>SEC</u>&#148;) by Veeco Instruments Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;) on February&nbsp;3, 2017, the Company, Ultratech,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<u>Ultratech</u>&#148;) and Ulysses Acquisition Subsidiary Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Veeco (&#147;<u>Merger Subsidiary</u>&#148;), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February&nbsp;2, 2017 (the &#147;<u>Merger Agreement</u>&#148;).&#160; On May&nbsp;26, 2017, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into Ultratech (the &#147;<u>Merger</u>&#148;), with Ultratech surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the &#147;<u>Surviving Corporation</u>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the &#147;<u>Effective Time</u>&#148;), each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Ultratech (the &#147;<u>Ultratech Common Stock</u>&#148;) (other than (i)&nbsp;shares of Ultratech Common Stock owned by the Company or Merger Subsidiary and shares of treasury stock held by Ultratech, which were cancelled without consideration, (ii)&nbsp;shares of Ultratech Common Stock held by any subsidiary of either the Company or Ultratech, which were converted into shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation and (iii)&nbsp;shares held by holders of Ultratech Common Stock, if any, who properly exercised their appraisal rights under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount equal to (1)&nbsp;$21.75 in cash without interest (the &#147;<u>Cash Consideration</u>&#148;), (2)&nbsp;0.2675 of a share of the common stock of the Company (the &#147;<u>Company Common Stock</u>&#148;), par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;<u>Stock Consideration</u>&#148; and, together with the Cash Consideration, the &#147;<u>Merger Consideration</u>&#148;) and (3)&nbsp;cash in lieu of fractional shares of Company Common Stock as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, (a)&nbsp;each outstanding option to purchase shares of Ultratech Common Stock became fully vested and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i)&nbsp;the number of shares of Ultratech Common Stock subject to such option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii)&nbsp;the excess, if any, of the value of the Merger Consideration (expressed as a dollar amount) over the exercise price per share of such option; (b)&nbsp;each award of restricted stock units with respect to shares of Ultratech Common Stock (&#147;<u>RSUs</u>&#148;) that was outstanding and vested immediately prior to the Effective Time, including those RSUs that became vested by their terms immediately prior to or as of the Effective Time, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of the value of the Merger Consideration (expressed as a dollar amount) and the number of shares of Ultratech Common Stock subject to such vested RSUs; and (c)&nbsp;each outstanding award of RSUs that was outstanding and unvested immediately prior to the Effective Time was assumed by the Company and converted into a number of restricted stock units with respect to Company Common Stock as determined by multiplying the number of unvested RSUs by the ratio of the dollar value of the Merger Consideration per share of Ultratech Common Stock to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company&#146;s common stock over the period of five trading days ending on the day before the closing of the Merger.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The foregoing summary description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit&nbsp;2.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;3, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate consideration paid to equityholders of Ultratech by the Company in the Merger, including for outstanding stock options and vested RSUs, was approximately $628.4 million in cash plus approximately 7.4 million shares of Veeco common stock, without giving effect to related transaction fees and expenses.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;26, 2017, Veeco issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Merger.&#160; A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The financial statements of Ultratech required by this item were previously filed and incorporated by reference in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 dated April&nbsp;24, 2017.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:22.5pt;"><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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></b></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 Completes Acquisition of Ultratech</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accretive acquisition creates a leading equipment supplier<br> to the growing Advanced Packaging industry</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plainview, New York &#151; May&nbsp;26, 2017 - Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a global leader of advanced thin film etch and deposition process equipment, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Ultratech,&nbsp;Inc. (Nasdaq: UTEK), a leading supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and LEDs.</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;We are excited to complete this strategic transaction, which establishes Veeco as a leading equipment supplier to the growing Advanced Packaging industry,&#148; said John R. Peeler, Veeco&#146;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. &#147;This compelling combination increases our scale while bringing together complementary technologies and a strong talent pool. We believe this is the ideal platform to accelerate growth, enhance profitability and deliver significant value for our customers and shareholders.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive on a non-GAAP basis. Veeco is targeting $15 million in annualized run rate synergies within 24 months after closing, to be achieved through increased efficiencies and leveraging the scale of the combined businesses.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With today&#146;s transaction close, Ultratech shareholders will receive $21.75 in cash and 0.2675 shares of Veeco common stock for each Ultratech common share outstanding. The total transaction is valued at approximately $862.3 million, consisting of approximately 7.4 million shares of Veeco common stock and approximately $628.4 million in cash consideration to former Ultratech shareholders and equity award holders. As a result of the acquisition, Ultratech,&nbsp;Inc. stock has ceased trading and is no longer listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market.</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 (NASDAQ: VECO) is a leading manufacturer of innovative semiconductor process equipment. Our proven MOCVD, lithography, laser annealing, ion beam and single wafer etch&nbsp;&amp; clean technologies play an integral role in producing LEDs for solid-state lighting and displays, and in the fabrication of advanced semiconductor devices. With equipment designed to maximize performance, yield and cost of ownership, Veeco holds technology leadership positions in all these served markets. To learn more about Veeco&#146;s innovative equipment and services, visit www.veeco.com.</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;">Forward-Looking Statements</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;">This written communication contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Veeco&#146;s acquisition of Ultratech (together such companies being the &#147;Combined Company&#148;), the Combined Company&#146;s expected financial performance, as well as the Combined Company&#146;s strategic and operational plans.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this written communication due to a number of risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the reaction of customers to the transaction; general economic conditions; the transaction may involve unexpected costs or; risks that the transaction disrupts current plans or operations of either company; the ability to timely integrate the operations of both companies, and to otherwise recognize the benefits of the transaction; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the transaction; the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the transaction.&nbsp; In addition, please refer to the documents that Veeco and Ultratech have filed with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The filings by Veeco and Ultratech identify and address other important factors that could cause the Combined Company&#146;s financial and operational results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this written communication. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the written communication or, in the case of any document incorporated by reference, the date of that document. Veeco is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this written communication to conform to actual results.</font></p>
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