Veeco Instruments Investor Presentation — May 2022 - Veeco Instruments Inc.

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This presentation contains “forward -looking statements”, within themeaning ofthesafe harbor provisions oftheU.S.Private Securities

Litigation Reform Actof1995 ,asamended, that arebased onmanagement’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions .

Words such as“expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “scheduled,” “estimates” and variations ofthese words and similar

expressions are intended toidentify forward -looking statements .Forward -looking statements include, but are not limited to,those

regarding anticipated growth andtrends inourbusinesses andmarkets, industry outlooks anddemand drivers, ourinvestment and growth

strategies, ourdevelopment ofnew products and technologies, ourbusiness outlook forcurrent and future periods, theimpact ofthe

COVID -19pandemic, ourongoing transformation initiative and theeffects thereof onouroperations and financial results ;and other

statements that arenothistorical facts .These statements and their underlying assumptions aresubject torisks and uncertainties and are

notguarantees offuture performance .Factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially from those expressed orimplied bysuch

statements include, without limitation :thelevel ofdemand forourproducts ;global economic and industry conditions ;theeffects of

regional orglobal health epidemics, including theeffects oftheCOVID -19pandemic ontheCompany’s operations and onthose ofour

customers and suppliers ;global trade issues, including theongoing trade disputes between theU.S.and China, andchanges intrade and

export license policies ;ourdependency onthird -party suppliers and outsourcing partners ;thetiming ofcustomer orders ;ourability to

develop, deliver andsupport new products andtechnologies ;ourability toexpand ourcurrent markets, increase market share anddevelop

new markets ;the concentrated nature ofour customer base ;our ability toobtain and protect intellectual property rights inkey

technologies ;ourability toachieve theobjectives ofoperational and strategic initiatives and attract, motivate and retain keyemployees ;

thevariability ofresults among products and end-markets, and ourability toaccurately forecast future results, market conditions, and

customer requirements ;theimpact ofourindebtedness, including ourconvertible senior notes andourcapped calltransactions ;andother

risks and uncertainties described inourSEC filings onForms 10-K,10-Qand 8-K,and from time-to-time inourother SEC reports .All