UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2009
BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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| 0-25434
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04-3040660 |
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| 15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA
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01824 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978) 262-2400.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
Effective November 16, 2009, the officers listed below were granted shares of Brooks
Automation, Inc. (the “Company”) common stock, $0.01 par value, in the amounts specified
following their names. These are performance-based awards made pursuant to the Company’s
performance based variable compensation program, under which executive officers may receive
compensation based upon the attainment of performance objectives established for the Company as a
whole and for the executive officers themselves. In this case, the awards were made in shares of
the Company’s stock rather than cash in order to further align the interests of the executive
officers with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. The awards were made to Robert J.
Lepofsky (70,064 shares of Common Stock), Martin S. Headley (48,663 shares of Common Stock), Steven
A. Michaud (20,637 shares of Common Stock) and Thomas S. Grilk (14,268 shares of Common Stock).