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

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Veeco (Nasdaq: VECO)

November 2, 2021Q3 2021

2This 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 areintended toidentify forward -looking statements .Forward -looking statements include, butarenot

limited to,those regarding anticipated growth and trends inourbusinesses and markets, industry outlooks and demand drivers,

ourinvestment and growth strategies, ourdevelopment ofnew products and technologies, ourbusiness outlook forcurrent and

future periods, theimpact oftheCOVID -19pandemic, ourongoing transformation initiative and theeffects thereof onour

operations and financial results ;and other statements that arenothistorical facts .These statements and their underlying

assumptions aresubject torisks and uncertainties andarenotguarantees offuture performance .Factors that could cause actual

results todiffer materially from those expressed orimplied bysuch statements include, without limitation :thelevel ofdemand for

ourproducts ;global economic and industry conditions ;theeffects ofregional orglobal health epidemics, including theeffects of

theCOVID -19pandemic ontheCompany’s operations andonthose ofourcustomers andsuppliers ;global trade issues, including

theongoing trade disputes between theU.S.and China, and changes intrade and export license policies ;ourdependency on

third -party suppliers and outsourcing partners ;thetiming ofcustomer orders ;ourability todevelop, deliver and support new

products and technologies ;ourability toexpand ourcurrent markets, increase market share and develop new markets ;the

concentrated nature ofourcustomer base ;ourability toobtain and protect intellectual property rights inkeytechnologies ;our

ability toachieve theobjectives ofoperational and strategic initiatives and attract, motivate and retain key employees ;the

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

customer requirements ;theimpact ofourindebtedness, including ourconvertible senior notes and ourcapped calltransactions ;

andother risks anduncertainties described inourSEC filings onForms 10-K,10-Qand8-K,andfrom time-to-time inourother SEC

reports .Allforward -looking statements speak only tomanagement’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions asof