UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) December 28, 2004
Brooks Automation, Inc.
Delaware
| 0-25434 | 04-3040660 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA | 01824 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(978) 262 2400
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Press release dated December 28, 2004 of Brooks Automation, Inc. | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 28, 2004, Brooks Automation, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has accelerated the vesting of certain unvested options awarded to employees, officers and other eligible participants under the Company’s various stock option plans other than its 1993 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. The affected options are those which had exercise prices greater than approximately $24 per share. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | ||
| Number |
Description |
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99.1
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Press release dated December 28, 2004 of Brooks Automation, Inc. |
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: December 28, 2004 | BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Robert W. Woodbury, Jr. | |||
| Robert W. Woodbury, Jr., Senior Vice | ||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||