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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) :  May 4 , 2017 VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdictionof incorporation) 0-16244 (Commission File Number) 11-2989601 (IRS Employer Identification No.) Terminal Drive, Plainview, New York  11803 (Address of principal executive offices) (516) 677-0200 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): o                   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o                   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o                   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o                   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o 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. o Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Explanatory Note This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Veeco Instruments Inc. (the “Company”) on May 4, 2017 (the “Original 8-K”).  The Original 8-K was filed, among other things, to report the results of the matters submitted to a vote by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders held on May 4, 2017.  The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, the Company’s decision as to how frequently the Company will conduct future stockholder advisory votes regarding named executive officer compensation. Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (d) Consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, and after taking into account the results of the stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation conducted at the annual meeting, the Board of Directors determined that the Company’s policy will be to submit the compensation of its named executive officers to stockholders for a non-binding advisory vote every year, at least until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of executives. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. September 15, 2017 VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. By: /s/ Gregory A. Robbins Name: Gregory A. Robbins Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel 2