On May 19, 2023, Veeco Instruments Inc. entered into an amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2021, among the Company, as borrower, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Barclays Bank PLC, Santander Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A. as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (the “Loan and Security Agreement”). The First Amendment provides for modifications to the Loan and Security Agreement to permit the offering of the Notes, the Note Exchanges and the use of proceeds from the offering of the Notes.