William John Miller - 17 Mar 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC (VECO)

Role: CEO, Director
Signature: Kirk W. Mackey, Attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: VECO
Transactions as of: 17 Mar 2022
Net transactions value: -$199,745
Form type: 4
Filing time: 21 Mar 2022, 16:22:49 UTC
Previous filing: 16 Mar 2022
Next filing: 23 Mar 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	VECO	Common Stock	Tax liability	$199,745	-6,938	-1.6%	$28.79	416,181	17 Mar 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	VECO	Commmon Stock	Award	$0	+42,000	+10%	$0.000000	458,181	17 Mar 2022	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	VECO	Restricted Stock Unit	Award	$0	+78,000		$0.000000	78,000	17 Mar 2022	Common Stock	78,000	$0.000000	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents securities surrendered to Veeco to satisfy tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock.
F2	These shares were acquired pursuant to a restricted stock award under the Veeco Instructions Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan and are subject to certain restrictions. These restrictions will lapse with respect to one-third of such shares on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service through such dates.
F3	On March 17, 2022, the reporting person was granted the contingent right to receive 78,000 performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs"). This contingent right is subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Company and the achievement of three-year performance criteria, which is based on the Company's total shareholder return relative to other companies in the Russell 2000 as specified in the award agreement (the "Criteria"). Each PRSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Veeco common stock. The award, if earned, could range from 50% to 200% of the granted PRSUs based on the achievement of the Criteria. If the Criteria are not achieved, the award will be forfeited. Subject to having been earned, vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on the date specified in the award agreement, but in no case earlier than the third anniversary of the grant date.