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): May 20, 2010
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.) |
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):
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On May 20, 2010, Veeco’s Board of Directors voted to amend Veeco’s Bylaws to reduce the minimum number of directors on each of the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee of the Board from three to two. This change was made in connection with the recent reduction in the size of Veeco’s Board from eight to six members. A copy of the amendment is furnished as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | | Description |
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3.1 | | Amendment No. 1 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Veeco effective May 20, 2010 |
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 this information or this exhibit 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.
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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.
May 26, 2010 | | VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Gregory A. Robbins |
| | Name: | Gregory A. Robbins |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | Description |
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3.1 | | Amendment No. 1 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Veeco effective May 20, 2010 |
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