Edgar Filing: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*

Veeco Instruments Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

922417100

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2010

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

þ Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Global Undervalued Securities Master Fund, L.P.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	PN

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Global Undervalued Securities Fund, L.P.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Delaware

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	PN

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Global Undervalued Securities Fund (QP), L.P.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Delaware

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	PN

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Global Undervalued Securities Fund, Ltd.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	CO

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Texas

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	IA

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Kleinheinz Capital Partners LDC


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	CO

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		922417100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS John Kleinheinz


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	United States

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			2,269,500

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			2,269,500

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,269,500**

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.7%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	IN

**SEE ITEM 4(b).

SCHEDULE 13G

This Schedule 13G (this “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of Global Undervalued Securities Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Master Fund”), Global Undervalued Securities Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Domestic Fund”), Global Undervalued Securities Fund (QP), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Domestic QP Fund” and together with the Domestic Fund, the “Domestic Funds”), Global Undervalued Securities Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Cayman Fund” and together with the Domestic Funds, the “Feeder Funds”), Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Kleinheinz”), Kleinheinz Capital Partners LDC, a Cayman Islands limited duration company (“LDC”), and John Kleinheinz (collectively with the Master Fund, the Feeder Funds, Kleinheinz and LDC, the “Reporting Persons”).

This Schedule 13G relates to shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Veeco Instruments Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), purchased by Kleinheinz for the account of the Master Fund. Kleinheinz acts as investment adviser to the Feeder Funds and the Master Fund. The Feeder Funds serve as general partners of the Master Fund. LDC serves as general partner of the Domestic Funds. Mr. Kleinheinz is the principal of both Kleinheinz and LDC.


Item 1(a)		Name of Issuer.


		Veeco Instruments Inc.


Item 1(b)		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.


		Terminal Drive Plainview, New York 11803


Item 2(a)		Name of Person Filing.

	(1)		Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc.

	(2)		Kleinheinz Capital Partners LDC

	(3)		John Kleinheinz

	(4)		Global Undervalued Securities Master Fund, L.P.

	(5)		Global Undervalued Securities Fund, L.P.

	(6)		Global Undervalued Securities Fund (QP), L.P.

	(7)		Global Undervalued Securities Fund, Ltd.


Item 2(b)		Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence.

	(1)		Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc. 301 Commerce Street, Suite 1900 Forth Worth, Texas 76102

	(2)		Kleinheinz Capital Partners LDC c/o Walkers SPV Limited Walker House, 87 Mary Street George Town, Grand Cayman KYI-9002 Cayman Islands

	(3)		John Kleinheinz 301 Commerce Street, Suite 1900 Forth Worth, Texas 76102

	(4)		Global Undervalued Securities Master Fund, L.P. c/o BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services Ltd. 48 Par-La-Ville Road, Suite 464 Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda

	(5)		Global Undervalued Securities Fund, L.P. c/o BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services Ltd. 48 Par-La-Ville Road, Suite 464 Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda

	(6)		Global Undervalued Securities Fund (QP), L.P. c/o BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services Ltd. 48 Par-La-Ville Road, Suite 464 Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda

	(7)		Global Undervalued Securities Fund, Ltd. c/o BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services Ltd. 48 Par-La-Ville Road, Suite 464 Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda


Item 2(c)		Citizenship or Place of Organization.

(1) Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas.

(2) Kleinheinz Capital Partners LDC is a Cayman Islands limited duration company.

(3) John Kleinheinz is a U.S. citizen.

(4) Global Undervalued Securities Master Fund, L.P. is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.

(5) Global Undervalued Securities Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership.

(6) Global Undervalued Securities Fund (QP), L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership.

(7) Global Undervalued Securities Fund, Ltd. is a Cayman Islands exempted company.


Item 2(d)		Title of Class of Securities.


		Common Stock, par value $.01 per share


Item 2(e)		CUSIP Number.


		922417100


Item 3		If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:


(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)	þ	An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)	o	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4		Ownership.

	(a)		The Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners of 2,269,500 shares of Common Stock held by the Master Fund.

	(b)		The Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners of 5.7% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The percentage is determined by dividing 2,269,500 by 39,904,001, which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 27, 2010, as disclosed by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed on October 27, 2010.

	(c)		The Reporting Persons have the sole power to vote and dispose of the 2,269,500 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned.


Item 5		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.


		If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o.


Item 6		Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.


		Not Applicable.


Item 7		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.


		Not Applicable.


Item 8		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.


		Not Applicable.


Item 9		Notice of Dissolution of Group.


		Not Applicable.


Item 10		Certification.


		By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


Exhibits		Exhibit 99.1


		Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 2011, by and among the Reporting Persons.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 14, 2011


	KLEINHEINZ GLOBAL UNDERVALUED SECURITIES MASTER FUND, L.P.
	By: Global Undervalued Securities Fund, L.P., its general partner

	By: Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc., its investment manager

	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
	Name:	John B. Kleinheinz
	Title:	President

	KLEINHEINZ UNDERVALUED SECURITIES FUND, L.P.
	By: Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc., its investment manager

	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
	Name:	John B. Kleinheinz
	Title:	President

	KLEINHEINZ UNDERVALUED SECURITIES FUND (QP), L.P.
	By: Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc., its investment manager

	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
	Name:	John B. Kleinheinz
	Title:	President

	KLEINHEINZ UNDERVALUED SECURITIES FUND, LTD.
	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
	Name:	John B. Kleinheinz
	Title:	Director


	KLEINHEINZ CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
	Name:	John B. Kleinheinz
	Title:	President

	KLEINHEINZ CAPITAL PARTNERS LDC
	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
	Name:	John B. Kleinheinz
	Title:	Managing Director

	By:	/s/ John B. Kleinheinz
		John B. Kleinheinz