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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No.2)
UNDER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
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(Title of Class of Securities)
922-417-100
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(CUSIP Number)
EDWARD H. BRAUN
C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
TERMINAL DRIVE
PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK 11803
(516) 349-8300
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
Copies to:
RORY A. GREISS, ESQ.
KAYE, SCHOLER, FIERMAN, HAYS & HANDLER, LLP
425 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
JANUARY 26, 2000
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [ ]
(continued on following pages)
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 922-417-100 Page 2 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
JAMES C. WYANT, PH.D.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 975,127
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
975,127
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
975,127
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.5%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 922-417-100 Page 3 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
LOUISE A. WYANT
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 975,127
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
975,127
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
975,127
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.5%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule
13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Veeco Instruments Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), previously filed by James C. Wyant and Louise A.
Wyant (the "Reporting Persons").
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify
any of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Item 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own
in the aggregate 975,127 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 5.5%
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (based on the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding as of February 1, 2000).
(b) James C. Wyant and Louise A. Wyant may be deemed to share the
power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition
of the 975,127 shares of Common Stock.
(c) During the past sixty (60) days, the Reporting Persons: (i) sold
213,000 shares of Common Stock on January 24, 2000, in a transaction on the
open market for $56.4049 per share of Common Stock, (ii) sold 55,500 shares of
Common Stock on January 25, 2000, in a transaction on the open market for
$55.4651 per share of Common Stock, and (iii) sold 56,000 shares of Common
Stock on January 26, 2000, in a transaction on the open market for $55.279 per
share of Common Stock.
Except as set forth above, the Reporting Persons do not beneficially
own any shares of Common Stock and have not effected any transaction in shares
of Common Stock during the preceding 60 days.
(d) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no person has
the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
the proceeds from the sale of, the 975,127 shares of Common Stock.
(e) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated as of February 4, 2000
/s/ James C. Wyant
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James C. Wyant
/s/ Louise A. Wyant
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Louise A. Wyant
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