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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-056570
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210428

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16244
		FILM NUMBER:		21864462

	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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EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Commencing April 28, 2021, the following materials will be used
by officers, directors and employees of Veeco Instruments Inc. to communicate about the following matters related to the upcoming 2021
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May&nbsp;6, 2021, and may be sent to certain stockholders.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">We believe that diversity on corporate boards,
including our Board of Directors, is very important. The Board has authorized the Governance Committee to immediately commence a search
to identify a racially or ethnically diverse candidate, whose relevant experience and background will both supplement the Board&rsquo;s
qualifications and increase the Board&rsquo;s diversity. Our goal is to add such a member to our Board of Directors no later than our
2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. To support this effort, we are in the process of retaining a search firm to assist us in identifying
a candidate.</P>

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