Page 1

Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 0-16244 FORM 10 - K VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Terminal Drive Plainview , New York ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 516 ) 677-0200 Large accelerated filer > Non - accelerated filer 11-2989601 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 11803 ( Zip Code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) VECO Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No | Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . X The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant at June 26 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter ) was $ 614,033,790 based on the closing price of $ 12.57 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on that date . As of February 11 , 2021 , there were 49,724,102 shares of the registrant's common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be used in connection with the Registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .