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): October 27, 2005
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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(516) 677-0200
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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):
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Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (“Veeco”) plans to attend certain investor meetings hosted by Prudential Equipment Group on October 27, 2005. A copy of Veeco’s presentation for these meetings is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and will be available on Veeco’s website (www.veeco.com) prior to or simultaneously with the first of these meetings.
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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Veeco’s Instruments Inc. - Prudential Equity Group Technology Meeting Presentation dated October 27, 2005. |
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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October 27, 2005 |
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/s/ Gregory A. Robbins |
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Gregory A. Robbins |
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Vice President and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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Veeco’s Instruments Inc. - Prudential Equity Group Technology Meeting Presentation dated October 27, 2005. |
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