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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
103145	Veeco Instruments Inc	VECO	Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)	112989601

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1053572	R John Peeler	Veeco Instruments Inc. Terminal Drive Plainview NY 11803	Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-02-11	50,000	$8.82	196,511	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-02-11	50,000	$51.82	146,511	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to purchase)	Disposition	2011-02-11	50,000	$0.00	50,000	$8.82

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
100,000		2016-05-17	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Represents securites sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 sales plan adopted by the reporting person.
Reflects weighted average sale price. Actual sale prices ranged from $51.80 to $51.92 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
The option was granted on May 18,2009 and became exercisable with respect to 1/3 of such shares on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.