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): March 21, 2007
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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100 Sunnyside Boulevard, Suite B, Woodbury, New York 11797 |
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
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(516) 677-0200
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telephone number, including area code)
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(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 21, 2007, Veeco Instruments Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had repurchased $10.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this report, including the exhibit, 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 it 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.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Press release issued by Veeco Instruments Inc. dated March 21, 2007. |
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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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VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. |
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March 21, 2007 |
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/s/ GREGORY A. ROBBINS |
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Gregory A. Robbins |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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Press release issued by Veeco Instruments Inc. dated March 21, 2007. |
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