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):  December 11, 2017

 

VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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):

 

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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

Item 8.01   Other Events

 

On December 11, 2017, Veeco Instruments Inc. (“Veeco”) announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of Veeco’s outstanding common stock to be completed over the next two years.  Repurchases are expected to be made from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws.  Further information regarding the authorized repurchase is contained in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Veeco dated December 11, 2017

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Veeco dated December 11, 2017

 

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.

 

December 11, 2017	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
	By:	/s/ Gregory A. Robbins
	Name: Gregory A. Robbins
	Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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