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) April 22, 2004
Brooks Automation, Inc.
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(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-25434 04-3040660
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 262 2400
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press release dated April 22, 2004 of Brooks
Automation, Inc. (the "Company") announcing its
financial results for the fiscal second quarter
ended March 31, 2004.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
April 22, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended March 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 12 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.
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: April 22, 2004 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
By: /s/ Robert W. Woodbury, Jr.
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Robert W. Woodbury, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press release dated April 22, 2004 of Brooks Automation, Inc.
(the "Company") announcing its financial results for the fiscal
second quarter ended March 31, 2004.