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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Veeco Instruments (VECO)

Veeco to merge into Axcelis in all-stock deal; Veeco holders get 0.3575 Axcelis shares

Neutral Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Veeco Instruments agreed on September 30, 2025 to merge into Axcelis Technologies in an all-stock deal, with Veeco becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axcelis. Veeco shareholders will receive 0.3575 Axcelis shares for each Veeco share and will own about 41.6% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis. The merger is subject to shareholder votes, regulatory approvals including from China, and other conditions, and is expected to close in the second half of 2026.

Key points

  • Exchange ratio: 0.3575 newly issued Axcelis shares per Veeco share; Veeco holders to own 41.6% of the combined company
  • Combined enterprise value of approximately $4.4 billion; pro-forma 2024 revenue of $1.7 billion
  • Expected annual run-rate cost synergies of $35 million within 24 months; Veeco's $230 million 2029 convertible bonds to be assumed
  • Expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to shareholder approval and regulatory approvals

The filing

CompanyVeeco Instruments (VECO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 1, 2025, 7:15 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-095312

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 01, 2025.

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