X0202 4 2007-11-08 0 0000933974 BROOKS AUTOMATION INC BRKS 0001182721 LEPOFSKY ROBERT C/O BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. 15 ELIZABETH DRIVE CHELMSFORD MA 01824 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 2007-11-08 4 A 0 300000 0.00 A 640031 D Common Stock 2007-11-08 4 A 0 50000 0.00 A 690031 D Common Stock 2170 I By 401(k) Plan Grant of restricted stock to the reporting person in connection with his appointment to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective Sepetmber 30, 2007 and pursuant to the Employment Agreement effective Sepetmber 30, 2007 by and between the Company and the reporting person. Some or all of the shares will vest, if at all, upon the Company's achievement of specified performance measures of total shareholder return, pre-tax operating income, and pre-tax return on shareholder equity measured at September 30, 2008 and at September 30, 2009. Grant of restricted stock to the reporting person in connection with his appointment to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective Sepetmber 30, 2007 and pursuant to the Employment Agreement effective Sepetmber 30, 2007 by and between the Company and the reporting person. All of the shares will vest on December 31, 2009. These shares are held by the reporting person's 401K Plan. /s/ Thomas S. Grilk, attorney-in-fact for the reporting person 2007-11-09