X0304 4 2012-02-11 0 0000933974 BROOKS AUTOMATION INC BRKS 0001483553 Haris Clinton M. C/O BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. 15 ELIZABETH DRIVE CHELMSFORD MA 01824 0 1 0 0 SVP, Brooks Life Sciences Common Stock 2012-02-11 4 F 0 427 12.04 D 170517 D Forfeiture of shares by the reporting person to satisfy the reporting person's obligations with respect to withholding taxes in connection with the vesting on February 11, 2012 of 1,166 shares of restricted stock held by the reporting person. /s/ Jason W. Joseph, attorney-in-fact for Clinton M. Haris 2012-02-14