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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) FEBRUARY 1, 2005
BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-25434 04-3040660
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (978) 262 2400
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
February 1, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2004. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein in its entirety by reference.
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information furnished in
this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for
historical information contained in the press release attached as an exhibit
hereto, the press release contains forward-looking statements which involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to
the cautionary note in the press release regarding these forward-looking
statements.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated February 1, 2005 of Brooks Automation, Inc. (the
"Company") announcing its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended
December 31, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date February 1, 2005
By: /s/ Robert W. Woodbury, Jr.
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Robert W. Woodbury,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer