Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ANASTASI ROBERT E
  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)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC., 15 ELIZABETH DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2006
(Street)

CHELMSFORD, MA 01824
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (1) 08/22/2006   S   2,860 D $ 13.64 0 I By managed account (2)
Common Stock 05/16/2007   M   4,162 A $ 7.75 44,787 D  
Common Stock 05/16/2007   M   5,625 A $ 12.69 50,412 D  
Common Stock 05/16/2007   S   9,787 D $ 16.4723 (3) 40,625 D  

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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
Non-Qualified Stock Option $ 12.69 05/16/2007   M     5,625   (4) 10/26/2012 Common Stock 5,625 (5) 9,375 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $ 7.75 05/16/2007   M     4,162   (6) 04/16/2013 Common Stock 4,162 (5) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ANASTASI ROBERT E
C/O BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
15 ELIZABETH DRIVE
CHELMSFORD, MA 01824
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Thomas S. Grilk, attorney-in-fact for Robert E. Anastasi   05/18/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person failed to timely report disposition of 2,860 shares of common stock held indirectly in the reporting person's 401(k) plan. This omission resulted in corresponding errors for subsequent reports filed on February 26, 2007, December 13, 2006 and December 11, 2006. Each of these reports erroneously disclosed in Table 1 an indirect holding (by the reporting person's 401(k) plan) of 2,860 shares of common stock.
(2) These shares were held by the reporting person's 401K Plan but were disposed of on August 22, 2006, as reported herein.
(3) This represents the weighted average price for shares sold at a range between $16.45 (low) and $16.50 (high).
(4) The shares are part of an option for 15,000 shares of common stock that was granted on October 26, 2005 and becomes exercisable with respect to 1/16 of the shares subject to the option every three months following the date of grant, such that the option becomes fully exercisable as of 48 months following the date of grant.
(5) No amount was paid upon grant of the option. The reporting person pays for the shares upon exercise of the option the per-share price listed in Column 2.
(6) Received in the merger with Helix Technology Corporation ("Helix") in exchange for a stock option to acquire Helix common stock granted on April 16, 2003. The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.

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