X0303 4 2008-11-24 0 0001079023 VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES INC VSEA 0001402089 Perlmutter Robert J 35 DORY ROAD GLOUCESTER MA 01930 0 1 0 0 EVP Implant Bus Unit Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 17.08 2008-11-24 4 A 0 75600 0 A 2009-11-24 2015-11-24 Common Stock 75600 75600 D The Options vest as to one-fourth (1/4) one year from the grant date, and the remaining three-fourths (3/4) will vest in twelve (12) equal quarterly installments until one hundred percent (100%) of the shares have vested at the end of four (4) years. /s/ Robert J Perlmutter 2008-11-26