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): December 29, 2006
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
(Commission File Number)
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04-3040660
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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01824
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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:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On January 5, 2007, Brooks Automation, Inc. (“Brooks”) issued a press release announcing that it
had received a request for additional information (commonly referred to as a “Second Request”) from
the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice regarding its proposed sale of Brooks
Software, a division of Brooks, to Applied Materials, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued on January 5, 2007 by Brooks Automation, Inc.
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.
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BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
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/s/ Thomas S. Grilk
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Thomas S. Grilk |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary |
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Date: January 5, 2007