VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Mar 12, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC (VECO)
CIK: 0000103145
Period of Report: 2014-03-10

Reporting Person: PEELER JOHN R (Director, Chairman & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-03-10	Common Stock	M	23296	$20.74	Acquired	195605	Direct
2014-03-10	Common Stock	M	8582	$17.48	Acquired	204187	Direct
2014-03-10	Common Stock	S	23296	$42.20	Disposed	180891	Direct
2014-03-10	Common Stock	S	8582	$44.35	Disposed	172309	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-03-10	Stock Option (right to purchase)	$20.74	M	23296	Disposed	2014-06-30	common stock (23296)	Direct
2014-03-10	Stock Option (right to purchase)	$17.48	M	8582	Disposed	2015-06-11	common stock (8582)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents securities sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person.

F2: The option was granted on July 1, 2007 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.

F3: The option was granted on June 12, 2008 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.