MKS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 12, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MKS INSTRUMENTS INC (MKSI)
CIK: 0001049502
Period of Report: 2010-03-10

Reporting Person: SMITH JOHN ALEXANDER (V.P. & Chief Tech Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-10	Common Stock	M	1157	—	Acquired	1157	Direct
2010-03-10	Common Stock	M	1667	—	Acquired	2824	Direct
2010-03-10	Common Stock	F	898	$19.07	Disposed	1926	Direct
2010-03-11	Common Stock	S	1926	$19.04	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-10	Restricted Stock Unit	$	M	1157	Disposed		Common Stock (1157)	Direct
2010-03-10	Restricted Stock Unit	$	M	1667	Disposed		Common Stock (1667)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

F2: Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of MKS Instruments, Inc.

F3: These RSUs are subject to the achievement of performance criteria determined in the first year of the grant and thereafter vests in equal annual installments over three years.

F4: The RSUs vest in equal annual installments over three years.