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): June 30, 2005
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 0-16244 | | 11-2989601 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
100 Sunnyside Boulevard, Suite B, Woodbury, New York 11797
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(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):
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 30, 2005, Veeco Instruments Inc. (“Veeco”) announced the promotion of Jeannine Sargent to the position of Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development and General Manager of its Nano - Bio Instruments business unit (formerly known as its Research Atomic Force Microscope business unit). In connection with such appointment, Veeco and Ms. Sargent entered into a letter agreement, dated June 17, 2005, providing certain compensation and severance benefits to Ms. Sargent. A copy of the letter agreement is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit | | Description |
| | |
10.1 | | Letter agreement dated June 17, 2005 between Veeco Instruments Inc. and Jeannine P. Sargent. |
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. |
| |
July 1, 2005 | By: | /s/ Gregory A. Robbins | |
| | Gregory A. Robbins |
| | Vice President and General Counsel |
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