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): March 17, 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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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (978) 262-2400.
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 17, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brooks Automation, Inc. (the “Company”)
voted to accept the offer of the following named executive officers to reduce temporarily their
base salaries in the amount of 10%, effective from March 1, 2009 through the balance of the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009 (the “Fiscal Year”): Martin S. Headley, Steven A. Michaud, and
Thomas S. Grilk. In addition three other senior executives, Ralf K. Wuellner Shaun D. Wilson and
William T. Montone, also voluntarily accepted such 10% reductions in base salary through the end of
the Fiscal Year.
This action follows earlier compensation reductions implemented in February 2009, in which (a) the
Board voted that no meeting fees will be paid to Board members through the balance of calendar year
2009 and (b) the Board voted to accept the offer of Robert J. Lepofsky to reduce temporarily his
base salary from an annual rate of $650,000 to an annual rate of $550,000, for the balance of the
Fiscal Year, as previously reported.