St Dennis Thomas 4

What Happened
St Dennis Thomas, a director of Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO), was granted 2,945 restricted shares on 2026-05-08. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (a compensatory award), so the immediate cash value reported for the transaction is $0. These shares were issued as an award under the Veeco Instruments Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan and are subject to lapse/vesting conditions described below.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-08; filing date: 2026-05-11 (filed within the SEC two-business-day window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A). Price per share reported: $0.00. Total shares awarded: 2,945.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnote: Shares awarded as restricted stock under the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. Restrictions lapse on the earlier of (i) the day before the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of stockholders or (ii) the first anniversary of the award (2027-05-08).
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or cashless exercise in this filing.

Context
This is a standard director compensation award (restricted stock), not an open-market purchase or sale. Restricted shares typically vest over time or upon satisfaction of conditions, so they can align the director’s interests with shareholders but do not represent an immediate market buy signal. For retail investors, such awards are common and primarily reflect compensation policy rather than a direct trading view by the insider.