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. ---------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-16244 11-2989601 - - -------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer diction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Terminal Drive, Plainview, New York 11803 - - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 349-8300 -------------- Not Applicable - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. ------------ 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. 2 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 ------------------- Edward H. Braun Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President 3