Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 12, 2022, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, issued an order granting preliminary approval (the "Preliminary Approval Order") of the proposed settlement in the previously disclosed stockholder derivative action, captioned Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v. Peeler, Case No. 18CV339925 (Cal. Super. Ct.-Santa Clara Cnty.). The proposed settlement requires certain governance reforms by Veeco Instruments Inc. ("Veeco") and does not contain a monetary component except for a potential award of attorneys' fees, which will be paid by Veeco's insurance carriers. The Preliminary Approval Order set November 17, 2022 at 1:30pm (PT) as the hearing date and time for the final approval of the proposed settlement.

As required by the Preliminary Approval Order, Veeco is filing the Amended Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action with this Current Report on Form 8-K, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits





(d)    Exhibits.



Exhibit  Description

  99.1     Amended Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Shareholder
         Derivative Action

104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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