Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 12, 2022, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of
Santa Clara, issued an order granting preliminary approval (the "Preliminary
Approval Order") of the proposed settlement in the previously disclosed
stockholder derivative action, captioned Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v.
Peeler, Case No. 18CV339925 (Cal. Super. Ct.-Santa Clara Cnty.). The proposed
settlement requires certain governance reforms by Veeco Instruments Inc.
("Veeco") and does not contain a monetary component except for a potential award
of attorneys' fees, which will be paid by Veeco's insurance carriers. The
Preliminary Approval Order set November 17, 2022 at 1:30pm (PT) as the hearing
date and time for the final approval of the proposed settlement.
As required by the Preliminary Approval Order, Veeco is filing the Amended
Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action with
this Current Report on Form 8-K, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
99.1 Amended Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Shareholder
Derivative Action
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).
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