Veeco Instruments Investor Presentation — February 2021 - Veeco Instruments Inc.

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Veeco (Nasdaq: VECO)

February 11, 2021Q4 2020

2This presentation contains “forward -looking statements”, within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and

assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “scheduled,” “estimates” and variations of these wo rds

and similar expressions are intended to identify forward -looking statements. Forward -looking statements include, but are not

limited to, those regarding anticipated growth and trends in our businesses and markets, industry outlooks and demand drivers ,

our investment and growth strategies, our development of new products and technologies, our business outlook for current and

future periods, the impact of the COVID -19 pandemic, our ongoing transformation initiative and the effects thereof on our

operations and financial results; and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements and their underlying

assumptions are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Factors that could cause act ual

results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements include, without limitation: the level of dem andfor

our products; global economic and industry conditions; the effects of regional or global health epidemics, including the effe ctsof

the COVID -19 pandemic on the Company’s operations and on those of our customers and suppliers; global trade issues, including

the ongoing trade disputes between the U.S. and China, and changes in trade and export license policies; our dependency on

third -party suppliers and outsourcing partners; the timing of customer orders; our ability to develop, deliver and support new

products and technologies; our ability to expand our current markets, increase market share and develop new markets; the

concentrated nature of our customer base; our ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights in key technologies; our

ability to achieve the objectives of operational and strategic initiatives and attract, motivate and retain key employees; th e

variability of results among products and end -markets, and our ability to accurately forecast future results, market conditions, and

customer requirements; the impact of our indebtedness, including our convertible senior notes and our capped call transaction s;

and other risks and uncertainties described in our SEC filings on Forms 10 -K, 10 -Q and 8 -K, and from time -to-time in our other S EC