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 26, 1996
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-16244 11-2989601
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(State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Terminal Drive, Plainview, New York 11803
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 349-8300
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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As of the date hereof, shares of common stock, par
value $.01 per share, of Veeco Instruments Inc. (the "Company")
may no longer be offered for resale or resold pursuant to any of
the following prospectuses: (i) the Company's Prospectus dated
December 15, 1994 filed as part of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, file no. 33-87394, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
December 15, 1994; (ii) the Company's Prospectus dated August 3,
1995 filed as part of the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-8, file no. 33-95424, filed with the Commission on
August 4, 1995; and (iii) the Company's Prospectus dated
August 3, 1995 filed as part of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, file no. 33-95422, filed with the
Commission on August 4, 1995.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aforementioned
Registration Statements shall remain in effect.
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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.
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Date: July 25, 1996 By:/s/ Edward H. Braun
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Edward H. Braun
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
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