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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (26260)	10/24/2005 8:08:51 AM
From: sixty2nds	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95931

07:03 VECO Veeco Instruments beats by $0.02, guides Q4 below consensus (17.07 ) Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.14 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.12; revenues rose 2.8% year/year to $100.1 mln vs the $102.7 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.13-0.17 vs. $0.20 consensus. added, "We maintain our view that 2005 will be a relatively flat revenue year with significantly improved profitability compared to 2004. We look forward to 2006 growth driven by new Veeco product introductions in Ion Beam, Epitaxial and Metrology; addressing market growth opportunities in data storage, LED/wireless, semiconductor and scientific research."