ULTRATECH STEPPER INC
EXHIBIT 10.43
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.43</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[ULTRATECH LETTERHEAD]</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[DATE]</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear [EMPLOYEE]:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As you know, as a senior employee of Ultratech Stepper, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;), you have been asked to assist the Company in the preparation and
review of its disclosure documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in particular the Company&#146;s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form
10-K.&#160; In connection with such
preparation and review, the Company has asked you to certify that, among other
things, you have reviewed the report and that within your areas of expertise
and duties at the Company, the report is not misleading and does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact (the &#147;Certification,&#148; a form of which
has been provided to you).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company agrees that it will indemnify you and hold
you harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law if you should become a
party to or a witness or other participant in, or are threatened to be made a
party to or witness or other participant in, any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism,
or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that you believe might lead to the
institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute
resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
other by reason of or arising from any Certification made by you to the
Company, except in the case of fraud or intentional or knowing misstatement,
omission or misconduct by you, including, without limitation, for any and all
losses, claims, damages, expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), fines, penalties
and liabilities incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement
of, any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution
mechanism.&#160; The Company shall advance
all expenses actually incurred by you no later than five (5) days after receipt
of written request therefor.&#160;
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Company hereunder
shall be subject to the condition that the Company&#146;s outside legal counsel
shall not have determined that such indemnification is not permitted under
applicable law.&#160; In addition, the
Company&#146;s indemnification obligation hereunder shall be subject to the further
condition that any advance payment of any expenses by the Company shall be
subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent the Company&#146;s outside
legal counsel determines that under applicable law you would not be permitted
to be indemnified hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by
you (and you hereby agree to so reimburse the Company) for all such amounts
theretofore paid.&#160; This indemnification
shall not apply to any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute
resolution mechanism between you and the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please indicate your acceptance of the terms and conditions contained
herein by signing below.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sincerely,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bruce Wright, Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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