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) May 3, 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)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release dated May 3, 2004 of Brooks Automation, Inc.
(the "Company") announcing a legal settlement in Israel.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 3, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing a legal
settlement in Israel. 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 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
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: May 3, 2004 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
By: /s/ Robert W. Woodbury, Jr.
Robert W. Woodbury, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release dated May 3, 2004 of Brooks Automation, Inc.
announcing a legal settlement in Israel.