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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Collingwood Peter   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC [VECO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP WW Sales & Field Service (Last) (First) (Middle) VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., TERMINAL DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/04/2014 (Street) PLAINVIEW, NY 11803 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/04/2014   M   25,800 (1) A $ 34.13 32,785 D   Common Stock 09/04/2014   M   13,333 (1) A $ 33 46,118 D   Common Stock 09/04/2014   F   38,276 (4) D $ 34.86 7,842 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to purchase)

$ 34.13

09/04/2014

M

25,800

(2)

06/10/2020

common stock

25,800

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (right to purchase)

$ 33

09/04/2014

M

13,333

(3)

05/24/2022

common stock

13,333

$ 0

6,667

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Collingwood Peter VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. TERMINAL DRIVE PLAINVIEW, NY 11803			SVP WW Sales & Field Service

Signatures

Gregory A. Robbins, Attorney-in-fact		09/08/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 25, 2014, Mr. Collingwood has notified the Issuer of his intention to resign to pursue an employment opportunity based in the United Kingdom, where he resides. His last day will be September 19, 2014. These options would expire if not exercised on or before such date.
(2)	The option was granted on June 11, 2010 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.
(3)	The option was granted on May 25, 2012 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.
(4)	Represents securities surrendered to Veeco to pay the option exercise price and to satisfy tax withholding obligations due upon the exercise.

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