Designed by Curran & Connors, Inc. / www.curran-connors.com Cover photography by John Rae Photography / www.raephoto.com DIVIDENDS STOCK LISTING CORPORATE OFFICERS TRANSFER AGENT INDEPENDENT  ACCOUNTANTS DIRECTORS GENERAL COUNSEL Corporate Information Robert J. Therrien Chief Executive Officer  and President  Brooks Automation, Inc. Roger D. Emerick Board Member Juergen Giessmann President  M&W Zander Holding GmbH Michael W. Pippins Senior Vice President  Factory Interface Division Ellen B. Richstone Senior Vice President  Finance and Administration  and Chief Financial Officer INVESTOR RELATIONS Electronic copies of the 2001 Annual Report and the 2002 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement are available online in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website: http://investor.brooks.com Electronic copies of quarterly earnings reports, 10-Q’s and recent news releases may also be found at the same online location. Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer  One Financial Center  Boston, MA 02111 Amin J. Khoury Chairman of the Board  B/E Aerospace, Inc. Joseph R. Martin Executive Vice President  and Chief Financial Officer  Fairchild Semiconductor International Corporation PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  160 Federal Street  Boston, MA 02110 Printed copies of investor pack- ages, quarterly earnings reports and recent news releases are also available. Call, write, fax or e-mail:  Mark Chung  Director of Investor Relations  Brooks Automation, Inc.  15 Elizabeth Drive  Chelmsford, MA 01824  Tel: (978) 262-2459  Fax: (978) 262-7606  mark.chung@brooks.com EquiServe Limited Partnership  P.O. Box 8040  Boston, MA 02266-8040  (781) 575-3400 Robert J. Therrien Chief Executive Officer  and President Lynda M. Avallone Vice President  and Treasurer Patrick M. Bolger Vice President  Information Management Services Jeffrey A. Cassis Senior Vice President  Factory Automation  Software Division Steven E. Hebert Corporate Controller Charles M. McKenna Executive Vice President  Automation Systems Division The Company has not paid cash dividends on its common stock and currently intends to retain earnings to finance future growth. The Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. © 2002 by Brooks Automation, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed  in the U.S.A. All products listed  as being from Brooks Automation are registered trademarks or trademarks of Brooks Automation, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. The Company’s common stock is traded in the Over-the-Counter Market under the symbol “BRKS” and quoted on the Nasdaq National Market GLYPH<H23006> . As of December 19, 2001 there were 356 holders of record of the Company’s  common stock. Investor Relations Dept.  (978) 262-2566