Sec Form 4 Filing - Tenney Maurice H. @ BROOKS AUTOMATION INC - 2017-11-08

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Tenney Maurice H.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC [ BRKS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President-Brooks Life Sciences
(Last) (First) (Middle)
15 ELIZABETH DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
11/08/2017
(Street)
CHELMSFORD, MA01824
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/08/2017 A 6,637 ( 1 ) A $ 0 191,664 D
Common Stock 11/08/2017 A 1,041 ( 2 ) A $ 0 192,685 D
Common Stock 11/09/2017 S 13,337 ( 3 ) D $ 28.55 179,348 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tenney Maurice H.
15 ELIZABETH DRIVE
CHELMSFORD, MA01824
President-Brooks Life Sciences
Signatures
/s/ Jason W. Joseph, Attorney-in-fact for Maurice H. Tenney III 11/10/2017
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Grant of restricted stock units to the Reporting Person under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan. No amount was paid upon grant of the units. The units are subject to time-based vesting and will vest 33-1/3% per year, beginning on November 15, 2018.
( 2 )An initial grant of 75,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) was received on November 5, 2014 and reported on Form 4 dated November 6, 2014. The grant contained 22,500 performance-based units subject to performance-based vesting requirements, measured at the three-year period ended September 30, 2017, resulting in the achievement of 104.63%, or 23,541 of the performance-based units. This transaction represents a grant of an additional 1,041 RSUs. No amount was paid upon grant of RSUs.
( 3 )The sale of shares by the reporting person to satisfy the reporting person's obligations with respect to withholding taxes in connection with the vesting on November 8, 2017 of 23,541 restricted stock units held by the reporting person.

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