Azenta, Inc. — Board/Management Information 2021

Oct 7, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4 , 20 2 1

BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-25434	04-3040660
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15 Elizabeth Drive , Chelmsford , MA	01824
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 978 ) 262-2400

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	BRKS	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b- 2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) and (e) On October 4, 2021, Brooks Automation, Inc. (“Brooks”) and Guojuan (Amy) Liao agreed that Dr. Liao will no longer serve as President, Life Sciences Services effective as of October 11, 2021. In addition, on October 4, 2021, Brooks and Dr. Liao entered into a letter agreement under which Dr. Liao will serve as a strategic advisor to Stephen S. Schwartz, Brooks’ President and Chief Executive Officer, from October 11, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Under the letter agreement, Dr. Liao will be compensated at a rate equal to 62.5% of her current base salary, reflecting a 25-hour work week while serving in the role of strategic advisor.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 7, 2021, Brooks issued a press release announcing the transition and pending departure of Dr. Liao. A copy of the press release has been filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1	Press Release dated October 7, 2021, issued by Brooks Automation, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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​	BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
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Date: October 7, 2021	/s/ Jason W. Joseph
​	Jason W. Joseph
​	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary