Veeco First Quarter 2002 Financial Results: Veeco's fourth quarter financial results will be distributed prior to the market opening on Friday, April 26, 2002. A conference call reviewing these results has been scheduled for 10:00am ET that same morning at 800/314-7867. The call will also be webcast live at www.veeco.com on the investor site. A replay of the call will be available at 888/203-1112 code 553202 or on the Veeco website.

         Veeco Management will be presenting at the following
                        conferences in May 2002
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Conference        Location            Presentation Date   Time
Merrill Lynch
 Hardware Haven                       Wednesday,
 Conference       San Francisco, CA   May 1, 2002(a)      11:15am PST
Soundview
 Photonics                            Thursday,
 Conference       New York City, NY   May 2, 2002(a)      9:30am EST
Salomon Smith
 Barney
 Semiconductor                        Wednesday,
 Conference       Monterey, CA        May 8, 2002(a)      8:40am PST
Wells Fargo
 Semiconductor                        Monday,
 Conference       San Francisco, CA   May 20, 2002(a)     9:30am PST
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(a) All conferences will be webcast on the Veeco Website at www.veeco.com

About Veeco:

Veeco Instruments Inc. is a worldwide leader in process equipment and metrology tools for the telecommunications/wireless, data storage, semiconductor and research markets. Manufacturing and engineering facilities are located in New York, California, Colorado, Arizona and Minnesota. Global sales and service offices are located throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Veeco can be found at http://www.veeco.com.

CONTACT:

For Veeco Instruments Inc., Woodbury
Investor Relations
Debra Wasser, 516-677-0200 ext. 1472