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Veeco Announces Date for Release of Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2011 Financial Results

January 5, 2012

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2012-- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that it plans to release fourth quarter and year-end 2011 financial results after the market closes on Monday, February 6, 2012 and to hold a conference call to review these results at 5:00pm ET that day. To join the call, dial 1-877-857-6176 (toll free) or 1-719-325-4907 and use passcode 2749163. The call will also be webcast live on the Veeco website at www.veeco.com . A replay of the call will be available beginning at 8:00pm ET that same evening through 8:00pm ET on February 20, 2012 at 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820, using passcode 2749163, and on the Veeco website.

About Veeco

Veeco makes equipment to develop and manufacture LEDs, solar cells, hard disk drives and other devices. We support our customers through product development, manufacturing, sales and service sites in the U.S., Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Japan, Europe and other locations. Please visit us at www.veeco.com .

To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include the risks discussed in the Business Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections of Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Source: Veeco Instruments Inc.

Veeco Instruments Inc.
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Debra Wasser, 516-677-0200 x1472
SVP Investor Relations & Corporate Communications