Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

For Immediate Release
November 12, 2009

Brooks Automation Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Chelmsford, Massachusetts November 12, 2009 — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) announced financial results for the Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended on September 30, 2009.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $64.1 million, compared to revenues of $106.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of 40.0%. Sequentially, revenues grew 46.1% from third quarter revenues of $43.9 million.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 amounted to $14.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share. Excluding special charges totaling $0.5 million, the non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 was $14.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. Special charges taken during the quarter were $0.5 million of residual restructuring charges related to the 2009 restructuring initiatives.

The fiscal 2009 fourth quarter results compare with a loss from continuing operations of $216.2 million, or $3.45 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Sequentially, the net loss was $25.7 million or $0.41 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2009. Excluding special charges, the net loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of the prior year was $10.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Sequentially, the net loss for the third quarter excluding special charges, was $23.0 million or $0.37 per diluted share. Special charges are identified in a table to this release.

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 was ($8.7) million, which compared to ($1.9) million in the prior year period and ($17.2) million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most nearly comparable GAAP measure follows the consolidated statements of operations, balance sheets and statements of cash flows attached to this release.

Effective working capital management and reduced levels of losses reduced the use of cash in operations in the quarter to $3.6 million. The Company closed the quarter with $110.5 million of cash and marketable securities.

Revenues for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 were $218.7 million, a 58.4% decrease from the prior fiscal year revenues of $526.4 million. The net loss for the current fiscal year was $227.9 million, as compared to the prior year’s net loss of $235.9 million. Excluding special charges, the adjusted loss from continuing operations before special charges for fiscal 2009 and 2008 was $102.9 million or $1.64 per share and $21.8 million or $0.34 per share, respectively. Special charges are identified in the tables to this release.

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Brooks Automation, Inc. ¨ 15 Elizabeth Drive ¨ Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 ¨ (978)262-2400 ¨ www.brooks.com

Brooks Automation Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results		page two

Commenting on recent activities, Robert J. Lepofsky, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brooks stated, “We continue to see a sharp and continuing ramp in requirements from our semiconductor OEM customers. As previously announced, on top of the 46% increase in sales just reported we anticipate another increase in revenues in the December ending quarter that will exceed 45%. Based on current order booking activity and discussions with our major customers we have gained a growing confidence in projecting strong sales growth well into calendar year 2010. In addition, we presently anticipate converging on at least break even results in the current quarter and positive earnings for our full fiscal year.”

“Many of the investments we made in new product and market development initiatives during the business downturn are now beginning to have an impact” added Mr. Lepofsky. “We are currently working with several customers on new product platforms serving markets beyond our core semiconductor manufacturing equipment business. Combined with the continuing recovery of our base business we believe these new programs can accelerate our growth track well into next year and beyond.”

Brooks management will webcast its September quarter earnings conference today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the attached quarterly results and business highlights. During the call, Company management will respond to questions concerning, but not limited to, the Company’s financial performance, business conditions and industry outlook. Their responses could contain information that has not been previously disclosed.

Analysts, investors and members of the media can access the live broadcast available on Brooks’ website at www.brooks.com. The call will be archived on this website for convenient on-demand replay until Brooks reports fiscal 2010 first quarter results in early February, 2010.

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About Brooks Automation, Inc.

Brooks is a leading worldwide provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. Our products and services are meeting the needs of customers across a broad spectrum of applications and industries and the global semiconductor manufacturing sector is our largest served market. When demanding productivity and availability objectives are essential factors for success, customers throughout the world turn to Brooks Automation, Inc. For more information see www.brooks.com or email co.csr@brooks.com.

Brooks Automation, Inc. ¨ 15 Elizabeth Drive ¨ Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 ¨ (978)262-2400 ¨ www.brooks.com

Brooks Automation Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results		page three

“Safe Harbor Statement” under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Some statements in this release are forward-looking statements made under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees but involve risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause Brooks’ financial and business results to differ materially from our expectations. They are based on the facts known to management at the time they are made. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding revenues, our profit and loss and cash flow expectations and our ability to achieve financial success in the future. Factors that could cause results to differ from our expectations include the following: volatility of the industries the Company serves, particularly the semiconductor industry; our possible inability to meet increased demand for our products due to difficulties in obtaining components and materials from our suppliers in required quantities and of required quality; the inability of customers to make payments to us when due; the timing and effectiveness of cost reduction and cost control measures; price competition; disputes concerning intellectual property; continuing uncertainties in global political and economic conditions and other factors and other risks that we have described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. As a result we can provide no assurance that our future results will not be materially different from those projected. Brooks expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Brooks undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Contact:
Barbara Culhane
Corporate Marketing Manager
Brooks Automation, Inc.
978-262-2400
www.brooks.com

Brooks Automation, Inc. ¨ 15 Elizabeth Drive ¨ Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 ¨ (978)262-2400 ¨ www.brooks.com

BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)

		September 30,				September 30,
		2009				2008
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	59,985			$	110,269
Marketable securities			28,046				33,077
Accounts receivable, net			38,428				66,844
Insurance receivable for litigation			120				8,772
Inventories, net			84,738				105,901
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			9,872				13,783
Total current assets			221,189				338,646
Property, plant and equipment, net			74,793				81,604
Long-term marketable securities			22,490				33,935
Goodwill			48,138				119,979
Intangible assets, net			14,081				58,452
Equity investment in joint ventures			29,470				26,309
Other assets			3,161				4,713
Total assets		$	413,322			$	663,638
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	26,360			$	37,248
Deferred revenue			2,916				3,553
Accrued warranty and retrofit costs			5,698				8,174
Accrued compensation and benefits			14,317				18,174
Accrued restructuring costs			5,642				7,167
Accrued income taxes payable			2,686				3,151
Accrual for litigation settlement			—				7,750
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			12,870				17,634
Total current liabilities			70,489				102,851
Accrued long-term restructuring			2,019				5,496
Income taxes payable			10,755				10,649
Long-term pension liability			7,913				—
Other long-term liabilities			2,523				2,238
Total liabilities			93,699				121,234
Commitments and contingencies
Minority interests			494				409
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and 2008			—				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized, 77,883,173 shares issued and 64,421,304 shares outstanding at September 30, 2009, 77,044,737 shares issued and 63,582,868 shares outstanding at September 30, 2008			779				770
Additional paid-in capital			1,795,619				1,788,891
Accumulated other comprehensive income			16,318				18,063
Treasury stock at cost, 13,461,869 shares at September 30, 2009 and 2008			(200,956	)			(200,956	)
Accumulated deficit			(1,292,631	)			(1,064,773	)
Total stockholders’ equity			319,129				541,995
Total liabilities, minority interests and stockholders’ equity		$	413,322			$	663,638

Brooks Automation, Inc. ¨ 15 Elizabeth Drive ¨ Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 ¨ (978)262-2400 ¨ www.brooks.com

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

		Three months ended								Twelve months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
Revenues
Product		$	51,073			$	89,265			$	167,552			$	456,422
Services			13,012				17,605				51,154				69,944
Total revenues			64,085				106,870				218,706				526,366
Cost of revenues
Product			40,292				68,365				155,370				335,163
Services			11,931				15,422				48,408				64,375
Impairment of long-lived assets			—				—				20,924				—
Total cost of revenues			52,223				83,787				224,702				399,538
Gross profit (loss)			11,862				23,083				(5,996	)			126,828
Operating expenses
Research and development			7,115				8,669				31,607				42,924
Selling, general and administrative			18,831				25,881				91,231				110,516
Impairment of goodwill			—				197,883				71,800				197,883
Impairment of long-lived assets			—				5,687				14,588				5,687
Restructuring charges			513				1,610				12,806				7,287
Total operating expenses			26,459				239,730				222,032				364,297
Operating loss from continuing operations			(14,597	)			(216,647	)			(228,028	)			(237,469	)
Interest income			640				1,151				2,719				7,403
Interest expense			196				102				454				407
Loss on investment			—				1,009				1,185				3,940
Other (income) expense, net			(66	)			1,082				(31	)			1,739
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity (loss) in earnings of joint ventures			(14,087	)			(217,689	)			(226,917	)			(236,152	)
Income tax provision (benefit)			(85	)			(1,165	)			643				1,233
Loss from continuing operations before minority interests and equity (loss) in earnings of joint ventures			(14,002	)			(216,524	)			(227,560	)			(237,385	)
Minority interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries			22				(48	)			85				(53	)
Equity (loss) in earnings of joint ventures			(466	)			260				(213	)			707
Loss from continuing operations			(14,490	)			(216,216	)			(227,858	)			(236,625	)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—				308				—				679
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—				308				—				679
Net loss		$	(14,490	)		$	(215,908	)		$	(227,858	)		$	(235,946	)
Basic loss per share from continuing operations		$	(0.23	)		$	(3.45	)		$	(3.62	)		$	(3.67	)
Basic income per share from discontinued operations			—				0.00				—				0.01
Basic net loss per share		$	(0.23	)		$	(3.45	)		$	(3.62	)		$	(3.66	)
Diluted loss per share from continuing operations		$	(0.23	)		$	(3.45	)		$	(3.62	)		$	(3.67	)
Diluted income per share from discontinued operations			—				0.00				—				0.01
Diluted net loss per share		$	(0.23	)		$	(3.45	)		$	(3.62	)		$	(3.66	)
Shares used in computing income (loss) per share
Basic			63,135				62,587				62,911				64,542
Diluted			63,135				62,587				62,911				64,542

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

		Year Ended September 30,
		2009				2008
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss		$	(227,858	)		$	(235,946	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			25,856				34,538
Impairment of assets			107,312				203,570
Stock-based compensation			5,817				6,909
Amortization of premium (discount) on marketable securities			127				(830	)
Undistributed earnings of joint ventures			213				(707	)
Minority interests			85				(53	)
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets			17				1,070
Gain on sale of software division, net			—				(679	)
Loss on investment			1,185				3,940
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
Accounts receivable			29,963				38,612
Inventories			21,779				(610	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			4,527				5,790
Accounts payable			(10,947	)			(20,601	)
Deferred revenue			(676	)			(1,892	)
Accrued warranty and retrofit costs			(2,496	)			(2,772	)
Accrued compensation and benefits			(3,869	)			(5,839	)
Accrued restructuring costs			(5,007	)			(3,089	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(2,522	)			(7,755	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(56,494	)			13,656
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(11,339	)			(23,439	)
Proceeds from the sale of software division			—				1,918
Acquisitions			—				(1,000	)
Purchases of marketable securities			(59,091	)			(151,231	)
Sale/maturity of marketable securities			75,628				190,592
Other			1,055				(75	)
Net cash provided by investing activities			6,253				16,765
Cash flows from financing activities
Treasury stock purchases			—				(90,194	)
Issuance of common stock under stock option and stock purchase plans			1,248				2,391
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			1,248				(87,803	)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(1,291	)			(581	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(50,284	)			(57,963	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			110,269				168,232
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	59,985			$	110,269

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Supplemental Information
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

The information in this press release is for: internal managerial purposes; when publicly providing guidance on future results; and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. These financial measures are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Management believes these financial measures provide an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations, that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of our business. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not rely on any single measure.

The press release includes financial measures which exclude the effects of charges associated with our non-cash impairment charges, restructuring programs and gains or losses on investments. Management believes these measures are useful to investors because it eliminates accounting charges that do not reflect Brooks’ day-to-day operations. A table reconciling income (loss) and diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations is presented below:

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										Quarter ended
		September 30, 2009								June 30, 2009								September 30, 2008
		$				per share				$				per share				$				per share
Loss from continuing operations		$	(14,490	)		$	(0.23	)		$	(25,742	)		$	(0.41	)		$	(216,216	)		$	(3.45	)
Impairment charges - cost of revenues			-				-				408				0.01				-				-
Impairment charges - operating expense			-				-				-				-				203,570				3.25
Restructuring charges			513				0.01				2,327				0.04				1,610				0.03
Loss on investment			-				-				-				-				1,009				0.02
Adjusted loss from continuing operations		$	(13,977	)		$	(0.22	)		$	(23,007	)		$	(0.37	)		$	(10,027	)		$	(0.16	)
		Year ended
		September 30, 2009								September 30, 2008
		$				per share				$				per share
Loss from continuing operations		$	(227,858	)		$	(3.62	)		$	(236,625	)		$	(3.67	)
Impairment charges - cost of revenues			20,924				0.33				-				-
Impairment charges - operating expenses			86,388				1.37				203,570				3.15
Restructuring charges			12,806				0.20				7,287				0.11
Restructuring related inventory charges			3,612				0.06				-				-
Loss on investment			1,185				0.02				3,940				0.06
Adjusted loss from continuing operations		$	(102,943	)		$	(1.64	)		$	(21,828	)		$	(0.34	)
		Quarter ended												Year ended
		Sept 30,				June 30,				Sept 30,				Sept 30,				Sept 30,
		2009				2009				2008				2009				2008
Loss from continuing operations		$	(14,490	)		$	(25,742	)		$	(216,216	)			(227,858	)			(236,625	)
Less: Interest income			(640	)			(536	)			(1,151	)			(2,719	)			(7,403	)
Add: Interest expense			196				60				466				454				1,002
Add: Income tax provision (benefit)			(85	)			148				(1,165	)			643				1,233
Add: Depreciation			4,187				3,679				4,554				15,642				18,170
Add: Amortization of completed technology			457				457				2,331				5,576				9,324
Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets			371				381				1,786				4,638				7,044
Add: Stock compensation expense			810				1,613				1,297				5,817				6,909
Add: Restructuring related inventory charges			-				-				-				3,612				-
Add: Impairment charges - cost of revenues			-				408				-				20,924				-
Add: Impairment charges - operating expense			-				-				203,570				86,388				203,570
Add: Restructuring charges			513				2,327				1,610				12,806				7,287
Add: Loss on investment			-				-				1,009				1,185				3,940
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(8,681	)		$	(17,205	)		$	(1,909	)		$	(72,892	)		$	14,451

Brooks Automation, Inc.  ¨  15 Elizabeth Drive  ¨  Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824  ¨  (978)262-2400  ¨ www.brooks.com