BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. (NASDAQ:BRKS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. (NASDAQ:BRKS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on
February 8, 2017 (the 2017 Annual Meeting), the Companys
stockholders approved the 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The
Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2017 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan on November 9, 2016, subject to stockholder approval.

The 2017 Plan is intended to replace our 1995 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, as amended (the 1995 Plan), which will be terminated
at the expiration of the offering period in effect at the time of
the stockholder approval of the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan will allow
for the purchase by employees of up to 1,250,000 shares of Common
Stock. If any right granted under the 2017 Plan terminates without
having been exercised, the Common Stock not purchased under such
right will again become available for issuance under the 2017 Plan.

The foregoing summary of the 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed summary of
the 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan set forth in the section
Proposal No . 3 – Approval of 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in
the Companys Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 16, 2016 and to the full text of the 2017
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit
10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein
by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Brooks Automation, Inc.
(the Company) was held on February 8, 2017. The stockholders
elected each of the Companys nominees for director; approved, by a
non-binding advisory vote, the overall compensation of the Companys
named executive officers; approved the 2017 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan; and, ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the Companys independent registered accounting firm for the 2017
fiscal year. The proposals below are described in detail in the
Companys definitive proxy statement dated December 16, 2016. The
results are as follows:

1. Election of Directors



	For	Withhold		Broker Non-Votes
A. Clinton Allen	58,453,586		582,430		5,548,829
Robyn C. Davis	58,609,536		426,480		5,548,829
Joseph R. Martin	58,478,302		557,714		5,548,829
John K. McGillicuddy	58,618,568		417,448		5,548,829
Krishna G. Palepu	58,619,270		416,746		5,548,829
Kirk P. Pond	58,604,437		431,579		5,548,829
Stephen S. Schwartz	58,654,682		381,334		5,548,829
Alfred Woollacott, III	58,656,813		379,203		5,548,829
Mark S. Wrighton	58,658,835		377,181		5,548,829
Ellen M. Zane	58,606,576		429,440		5,548,829

2. Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the overall
compensation of the Companys named executive officers

3. Approval of the Company’s 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

4. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
the independent registered accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal
year

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


10.1	Brooks Automation, Inc. 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. (NASDAQ:BRKS)
Brooks Automation, Inc. is a provider of automation and cryogenic solutions for various applications and markets. The Company operates through two segments: Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group and Brooks Life Science Systems. The Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group segment offers critical automated transport, vacuum and contamination controls solutions and services. Its product offerings include robots and integrated automation systems for handling of substrates. It is also a provider of cryogenic components to create vacuum and thermal stability within critical operating environments in the manufacturing process. It also offers equipment for automated contamination control, conditioning and metrology solutions for wafer and reticle carriers. The Brooks Life Science Systems segment offers sample life cycle management solutions that provide life science and bioscience customers with a range of sample management solutions for scientific research and support drug development. BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. (NASDAQ:BRKS) Recent Trading Information
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