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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 17, 2023   VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-16244 (Commission File Number) 11-2989601 (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):     ¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share VECO The NASDAQ Global Select Market    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨             Item 8.01 Other Events.   On May 17, 2023, Veeco Instruments Inc. issued a press release announcing the pricing of $205 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the “notes”) in a private offering. The notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.   A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits .   EXHIBIT INDEX   Exhibit   Description ​ ​ ​ 99.1 ​ Press release issued by Veeco dated May 17, 2023 ​ ​ ​ 104 ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).         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 17, 2023 VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. ​ ​ ​ By: /s/ Kirk Mackey ​ Name: Kirk Mackey ​ Title: Vice President, General Counsel