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):  July 30, 2014

 

VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

0-16244
(Commission
File Number)

 

11-2989601
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On July 30, 2014, Veeco Instruments Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.  In connection with the release and the related conference call, Veeco posted a presentation relating to its second quarter 2014 financial results 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.

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Veeco dated July 30, 2014

 

 

 

99.2

 

Presentation entitled Veeco Q2 2014 Conference Call, July 30, 2014

 

The information in this report, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall this information or these exhibits be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

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.

 

July 30, 2014

VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory A. Robbins

 

Name:  Gregory A. Robbins

 

Title:  Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Veeco dated July 30, 2014

 

 

 

99.2

 

Presentation entitled Veeco Q2 2014 Conference Call, July 30, 2014

 

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