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exv10w61

Exhibit 10.61

Amended & Restated

ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

     This Indemnity Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered effective as of the December 31,
2008, by and between Asyst Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the “Corporation”), and
[___] (“Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

          Whereas, it is essential to the Corporation to retain and attract as directors and
officers the most capable persons available;

          Whereas, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Corporation;

          Whereas, both the Corporation and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of
litigation and other claims currently being asserted against directors and officers of
corporations;

          Whereas, the shareholders of the Corporation have adopted provisions in the Articles
of Incorporation (the “Articles”) and the Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of the Corporation providing for
the indemnification of the directors, executive officers, officers, employees and other agents of
the Corporation, including persons serving at the request of the Corporation in such capacities
with other corporations or enterprises, as authorized by the California Corporations Code, as
amended;

          Whereas, the Articles, the Bylaws and the California Corporations Code, by their
non-exclusive nature, permit contracts between the Corporation and its directors, executive
officers, officers, employees, agents and other affiliates with respect to indemnification of such
persons; and

          Whereas, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for (i) substantial protection against
personal liability based on Indemnitee’s reliance on the aforesaid Articles and Bylaws, (ii)
specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Bylaws will be available to
Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Bylaws or any
change in the composition of the Corporation Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating
to the Corporation), and (iii) an inducement to continue to provide effective services to the
Corporation as a director and/or officer, the Corporation wishes to provide in this Agreement for
the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether
partial or complete) permitted under California law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the
extent insurance is maintained, to provide for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the
Corporation’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.

Now, Therefore, the parties hereto agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

     1. Services to the Corporation. Indemnitee will continue to serve, at the will of
the Corporation or under separate contract, if any such contract exists, as a director, executive
officer, officer, executive, employee, agent or other fiduciary of the Corporation or an affiliate
thereof (including any employee benefit plan of the Corporation) faithfully and to the best of
Indemnitee’s ability so long as Indemnitee is duly appointed, elected or employed and qualified in
accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws or other applicable charter documents of the
Corporation or such affiliate; provided, however, that Indemnitee may at any time and for any
reason resign from such position (subject to any contractual obligation that Indemnitee may have
assumed apart from this Agreement) and that the Corporation or any affiliate shall have no
obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee’s office, employment, agency, service or
affiliation in any such position (or at all).

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     2. Indemnity. Subject to a determination pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and except
and to the extent as specifically excluded in Section 3 hereof, the Corporation hereby agrees fully
to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee:

          a. against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), witness fees, damages, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement, and any other amounts that Indemnitee becomes legally
obligated to pay because of any claim or claims made against Indemnitee (“Expenses”) in connection
with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
arbitrational, administrative, regulatory or investigative (including an action, suit or proceeding
by or in the right of the Corporation) to which Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a party,
or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee (x) is, was or at any
time becomes a director, executive officer, officer, executive, employee, agent or other fiduciary
of the Corporation or an affiliate thereof (including any employee benefit plan of the
Corporation), or (y) is or was serving or at any time served or serves at the request of the
Corporation as a director, executive officer, officer, executive, employee, agent or other
fiduciary of the Corporation or an affiliate thereof (including any employee benefit plan of the
Corporation), of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise (“Indemnifiable Event”); and

          b. otherwise to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Articles, the Bylaws, the Code or any
other law, statute or administrative or regulatory rule then applicable to the Corporation.

     3. Limitations on Indemnity. The Corporation will not defend, hold harmless
or indemnify Indemnitee, and has no obligation, duty or liability whatsoever to Indemnitee,
hereunder or otherwise, with respect to and to the extent of any claim or claims made in connection
with the matters set forth in subsections (a) through (k) (whether the Corporation has provided
Indemnitee notice of such matters or whether the Corporation has suspended or terminated
Indemnitee’s employment on the basis of any such matters):

          a. on account of any claim against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the
purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions
of any federal, state or local statutory law;

          b. on account of Indemnitee’s conduct from which Indemnitee derived an improper personal
benefit or gain;

          c. on account of Indemnitee’s conduct contrary to the best interests of the Corporation or its
shareholders or that involved the absence of good faith on the part of Indemnitee;

          d. on account of Indemnitee’s conduct that constituted intentional misconduct or a knowing and
culpable violation of law;

          e. on account of Indemnitee’s conduct that showed a reckless disregard for the Indemnitee’s
duty to the Corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which Indemnitee was aware, or
should reasonably have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing Indemnitee’s duties, of a
risk of serious or intended harm to the Corporation or its shareholders;

          f. on account of Indemnitee’s conduct that constituted a pattern of inattention that amounted
to an abdication of the Indemnitee’s duty to the Corporation or its shareholders;

          g. on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which constituted a violation of the Indemnitee’s duties
under Sections 310 or 316 of the California Corporations Code;

          h. for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance
policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, bylaw or agreement, except in respect of
any excess beyond payment under such insurance, clause, bylaw or agreement;

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          i. if indemnification is not lawful under law, statute or administrative rule or governmental
regulation or order applicable to the Corporation, including the California Corporations Code, as
amended (collectively, the “Code”) (and, in this respect, both the Corporation and Indemnitee have
been here advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for
liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore,
unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for
adjudication);

          j. with respect to any claim by or in the right of the Corporation:

               i. if the Indemnitee is adjudged to be liable to the Corporation in performance of the
Indemnitee’s duty to the Corporation and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which such claim is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all
of the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
expenses, and then only to the extent and in the event that the court shall determine;

               ii. for expenses incurred in defending a pending claim which is settled or otherwise disposed
of without court approval; or

               iii. for amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a pending claim without court
approval; and

          k. to the extent, but only to the extent, that indemnification with respect to such claim (x)
would be inconsistent with the Articles or Bylaws, or a resolution of the shareholders or agreement
of the Corporation prohibiting or otherwise limiting such indemnification and in effect at the time
of the accrual of the action or (y) would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a
court or administrative or regulatory authority or agency having competent jurisdiction over the
Corporation or a relevant aspect of the Corporation’s operations in approving a settlement, unless
Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or unless the indemnification has been approved by the
shareholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 153 of the California Corporations Code
(with the shares of the Indemnitee not being entitled to vote thereon).

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any proceeding initiated by
Indemnitee against, or any proceeding between Indemnitee and, the Corporation or its directors,
executive officers, officers, employees or other agents, unless (i) such indemnification is
expressly required by law to be provided by the Corporation, (ii) such indemnification was
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (iii) the Corporation has joined in or the
Board has authorized the initiation of such proceeding (iv) such indemnification is provided by the
Corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under the
Code, or (v) the proceeding is one to enforce indemnification rights as provided in Section 5,
below.

     4. Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements, obligations and liabilities of the
Corporation contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is a director, executive
officer, officer, executive, employee, agent or other fiduciary of the Corporation or an affiliate
thereof (including any employee benefit plan of the Corporation) (or is serving or had served at
the request of the Corporation as a director, executive officer, officer, executive, employee,
agent or other fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be
subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, arbitrational, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that
Indemnitee had served in the capacity referred to herein.

     5. Notification and Defense of Claim. Not later than thirty (180) days after receipt
by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Indemnifiable Event asserting an indemnified
matter for which Indemnitee seeks the benefits or protections provided under this Agreement,
Indemnitee will, if a claim for indemnification under this Agreement in respect thereof is to be
made against the Corporation, provide written notice to the Corporation of the commencement thereof
in reasonably sufficient detail to demonstrate the facts and circumstances establishing an

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Indemnifiable Event. Failure to provide the Corporation with reasonably prompt and timely notice
will relieve it from any obligation or liability whatsoever which the Corporation may have to
Indemnitee under this Agreement. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of any such timely notice, the
Corporation will provide notice to Indemnitee in writing to indicate whether and to what extent it
will provide indemnification under this Agreement. With respect to any such Indemnifiable Event as
to which Indemnitee notifies the Corporation of the commencement thereof:

          a. the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

          b. except as otherwise provided below, the Corporation may, at its option and jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified and electing to assume such defense, assume the defense
thereof, with counsel chosen by the Corporation but reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After
written notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense thereof,
the Corporation will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof except for
reasonable costs of investigation or otherwise, as provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right
to employ separate counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall
be at the sole expense and liability of Indemnitee, without right or recourse against the
Corporation, unless and to the extent: (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been
authorized in writing by the Corporation or (ii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed
counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses
reasonably and actually incurred of Indemnitee’s separate counsel shall be at the expense of the
Corporation.

          c. the Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any
amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit or proceeding claim effected by Indemnitee or any
third party without the Corporation’s written consent. The Corporation shall be permitted to
settle any action, suit or proceeding with respect to an indemnified matter, except that it shall
not settle any action, suit or proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or
limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent, which may be given or withheld in
Indemnitee’s sole discretion.

          d. it shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Corporation to
enforce this Agreement that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Corporation to
indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed.

          e. for purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding,
by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval), conviction or upon a plea
of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet
any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined
that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. For purposes of any determination of good
faith under any applicable standard of conduct, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good
faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation,
including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the
Corporation in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or
the Board or counsel selected by any committee of the Board or on information or records given or
reports made to the Corporation by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser,
investment banker, compensation consultant, or other expert selected with reasonable care by the
Corporation or the Board or any committee of the Board. The provisions of the preceding sentence
shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the
Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct.

          f. if Indemnitee has provided timely written notice to the Corporation of an Indemnifiable
Event in accordance with this Section 5, and the Corporation fails to respond in writing within
sixty (60) days thereafter, then Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce its indemnification
rights under this Agreement. The Corporation hereby consents to service of process and to appear
in any such proceeding. The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any such proceeding
that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and
shall stipulate in any such court that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this

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Agreement. The remedy provided for in this Section 5 shall be in addition to any other
remedies available to Indemnitee at law or in equity.

     6. Expenses. The Corporation shall advance, prior to the final disposition of any
proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written
undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay said amounts if it shall be determined
ultimately that Indemnitee is not entitled to be an Indemnifiable Event or indemnifiable under the
provisions of this Agreement, the Bylaws, the Articles, the Code or otherwise. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to Section 7, no advance shall be made by the
Corporation if a determination is reasonably and promptly made by the Board of Directors by a
majority vote of a quorum comprising the then-serving directors who are not parties to the
proceeding (or, if no such quorum exists, by independent legal counsel mutually acceptable to both
the Corporation and Indemnitee in a written opinion) that the facts known to the decision-making
party at the time such determination is made that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner
that such person did not believe to be in the best interests of the Corporation and its
shareholders, or that the claim is not an indemnified matter hereunder.

          a. The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses that are incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or
advance payment of Expenses by the Corporation under this Agreement or any other agreement or under
applicable law or the Corporation’s Articles or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to
indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful
in such action, unless as a part of such action a court of competent jurisdiction over such action
determines that the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action was not made
in good faith or was frivolous; and/or (ii) recovery under directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policies maintained by the Corporation; but only in the event that Indemnitee ultimately
is determined to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

          b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Indemnitee has been successful on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any proceeding which constitutes an Indemnifiable Event under
this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. This section shall not apply to any claim made by
Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to this Agreement.

          c. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the
Corporation for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is
entitled.

     7. Determination by the Corporation. To the extent required by the Code, promptly
after receipt of a request for indemnification hereunder made by Indemnitee (and in any event
within 90 days from such request), the Corporation shall make a reasonable, good faith
determination as to whether indemnification of Indemnitee is proper under the Code by means of:

          a. a majority vote of a quorum comprising the then-serving directors who are not parties to
such proceeding;

          b. if such quorum is not obtainable, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or

          c. approval or ratification by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the
Corporation represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which
shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) or by
written consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; where in each case the
shares owned by the person to be indemnified shall not be considered entitled to vote thereon.

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Such determination shall be reasonably made in good faith by the decision-making party based upon
the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made and the
reasonable understanding of the decision-making party of the scope and limits of this Agreement and
the respective rights and obligations of the Corporation and Indemnitee hereunder.

     8. Enforcement by Arbitration Only. Any right to indemnification or advances granted
by this Agreement to Indemnitee, and any other dispute between Indemnitee and the Corporation
arising from or relating to any right or obligation hereunder, shall be resolved exclusively by
binding non-appealable arbitration under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”), and pursuant to the AAA civil arbitration and discovery rules then in-effect.

          a. neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee shall be liable to, or entitled to recover from, the
other, for any claim, cause or action, suit or proceeding relating to any right or obligation
hereunder, any incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages of any kind, including
punitive damages. The Corporation shall be entitled to raise by pleading as an affirmative defense
to any action for which a claim for indemnification is made hereunder that Indemnitee is not
entitled to indemnification.

          b. the arbitrator also will not have jurisdiction or authority to award attorneys’ fees or
costs to either party for any claim, cause, action, suit or proceeding unless and to the extent a
statute at issue which is the basis for the claim, cause, action, suit or proceeding expressly
authorizes the award of attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party. In this instance only,
the arbitrator shall have the authority to make an award only of reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs to the prevailing party, and to the extent and in the manner permitted by the statute
applicable to such claim, cause, action, suit or proceeding; however, any award of fees and costs
will be limited to the amount of reasonable fees and costs actually incurred and which bear a
reasonable relation to the prevailing party’s actual recovery.

          c. neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its shareholders
or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
enforcement action that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances, nor an actual
determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its shareholders or independent
legal counsel) that such indemnification is improper shall be a defense to the action, be
admissible as evidence of an intention or expectation of indemnity hereunder, or create a
presumption that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement or
otherwise.

          d. in the event entered between the parties (and as thereafter amended from time to time), the
terms and conditions of the Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes and Claims shall govern such
arbitration, be binding on the Corporation and Indemnitee, shall be deemed incorporated herein by
reference as a material part of this Agreement, and (to the extent expressly contrary) shall
supersede the foregoing.

     9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall
be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who
shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such
rights and to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

     10. Liability Insurance. For the duration of Indemnitee’s service as a director
and/or officer of the Corporation, and thereafter for so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any
pending or possible Indemnifiable Event by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable
Event, the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the scope and
amount of coverage available relative to the cost thereof) to cause to be maintained in effect
policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing coverage for directors and/or
officers of the Corporation that is at least substantially comparable in scope and amount to that
provided by the Corporation’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be required to maintain said policies of
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance during any time period in which such insurance is not
reasonably available or if it is determined in good faith by the then directors of the Corporation
either that: (a) the premium cost of such insurance is substantially disproportionate to the

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amount of coverage provided thereunder, or (b) the protection provided by such insurance is so
limited by exclusions, deductions or otherwise that there is insufficient benefit to warrant the
cost of maintaining such insurance.

     11. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on Indemnitee by this
Agreement shall not be exclusive of any other right which Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquired
under any statute, provision of the Code or of the Articles or Bylaws, agreement, vote of
shareholders or directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding office.

     12. Survival of Rights.

          a. The rights conferred on Indemnitee by this Agreement shall continue after Indemnitee has
ceased to be a director, executive officer, officer, executive, employee, agent or other fiduciary
of the Corporation or an affiliate thereof (or to serve at the request of the Corporation as a
director, executive officer, officer, executive, employee, agent or other fiduciary of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise), and
shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.

          b. The Corporation shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Corporation, expressly to assume and agree. by written agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. The
indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken
or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity pertaining to an Indemnifiable Event even
though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any proceeding, and
shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible claim or
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil or criminal,
arbitrational, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee was serving
in the capacity referred to herein..

     13. Severability/Separability.

          a. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is a separate and distinct agreement and
independent of the others. Accordingly, if any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement
shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable,
(a) the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b)
such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to
applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the
fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each
portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise
unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give
effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, void or unenforceable.

          b. If this Agreement shall be invalidated in its entirety on any ground, then the Corporation
shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent provided by the Articles, the Bylaws,
the Code or any other applicable law.

     14. No Duplication of Payments. The Corporation shall not be liable under this
Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee to the extent
Indemnitee has otherwise received payment (under any insurance policy, Bylaw or otherwise) of the
amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

     15. Governing Law/Jurisdiction/Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as if a contract entered into
in California, between California residents and to be performed entirely within California. The
Indemnitee and the Corporation intend that any disputes arising from or relating to any right or
obligation hereunder be resolved exclusively by binding non-appealable arbitration, as provided in
Section 8. However, if for any reason a party should otherwise be required to commence litigation
in a civil proceeding, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i)
agree that

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any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement may be brought in
the Superior Courts of the State of California, (ii) consent to submit to the jurisdiction of the
Superior Courts of the State of California for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of
or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such
action or proceeding in the Superior Courts of the State of California, and (iv) waive, and agree
not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Superior
Courts of the State of California has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

     16. Amendment and Termination; Waiver. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto.
No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver
shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such
waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to
exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver
thereof.

     17. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, whether or
not the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is available to Indemnitee for any reason
whatsoever, the Corporation shall pay all or a portion of the amount that would otherwise be
incurred by Indemnitee for Expenses in connection with any claim relating to an Indemnifiable
Event, as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such proceeding in
order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result
of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative
fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in
connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

     18. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which
together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.

     19. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the
construction hereof.

     20. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) upon delivery if delivered by hand to
the party to whom such communication was directed or (ii) upon the third business day after the
date on which such communication was mailed if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid:

	 	a.	 	if to Indemnitee, at the address indicated below Indemnitee’s signature
hereunder (or such last address provided by Indemnitee to the Corporation).
	 
	 	b.	 	if to the Corporation, to

Asyst Technologies, Inc.

46897 Bayside Parkway

Fremont, CA 94538

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

          General Counsel

or to such other address as may have been later furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of the
day and year first above written.

ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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	 	By:  	                       /s/ Stephen S. Schwartz
 	 
	 	 	Stephen S. Schwartz 	 
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer
Chair, Board of Directors 
	 
	 	         INDEMNITEE

 	 
	 	  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Address:

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Exhibit 10.62

Amended and Restated

ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

          THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December
31, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Asyst Technologies, Inc., a California corporation
(including, in the event of merger, acquisition, Change in Control or corporate dissolution or
succession, any parent or successor entities, “Asyst”), and [                    ] (the “Executive”).

          WHEREAS, Asyst considers it essential to foster the continued employment of key management
personnel and recognizes the distraction and disruption that the possibility of a Change in Control
(as defined in Section 1(g), below) may raise, to the detriment of Asyst and its stockholders; and

          WHEREAS, Asyst has determined to amend, extend and restate certain protections provided by
this Agreement in order to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of key
management personnel to their assigned duties in the face of a possible Change in Control.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein,
Asyst and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

          This Agreement shall specifically supersede and replace that Change-in-Control Agreement
between Asyst and Executive, dated [                    ], which agreement is deemed cancelled as of the
Effective Date.

     1. DEFINITIONS.

          (a) “Annual Base Salary” shall mean, as of any point in time, the annual

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base salary of Executive, as may be adjusted from time to time by Asyst.

          (b) “Anticipatory Involuntary Termination” shall mean a termination (x) by Asyst of
Executive’s employment for any reason other than for Causeor (y) by Executive for Good Reason, that
occurs within the 12 months prior to the date on which a Change in Control occurs, and it is
reasonably demonstrated by Executive that such termination of employment (I) was at the request of,
was due to or resulted from a third party that had taken steps reasonably calculated to effect such
Change in Control or (II) otherwise arose in connection with or was due to or resulted from an
anticipation of a Change in Control, and such Change in Control is consummated.

          (c) “Base Salary” shall mean, as of any point in time, the current portion of the Annual Base
Salary.

          (d) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).

          (e) “Beneficiary” shall mean (i) the person or persons named by Executive pursuant to Section
15, below, or (ii) in the event of his or her death, if no person is designated Beneficiary and
survives Executive, his or her estate.

          (f) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Asyst.

          (g) “Cause” shall mean the occurrence, without the Board’s express written consent, and when
substantiated and demonstrated in advance of any termination by Asyst of the Executive by formal
action, as manifested by delivery to Executive of a copy of the resolution duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of not less than a super-majority of its members (excluding Executive, if
Executive is a member of the Board) at a meeting of the Board called and held for

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such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to Executive and Executive is given an
opportunity, together with counsel for Executive, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in
the good faith determination of the Board, Executive is guilty of any one of the following
specific material acts or omissions by Executive:

               (i) Executive’s conviction in a court of law of, or entry of a guilty plea or plea of no
contest to, a felony charge (whether subject to appeal);

               (ii) willful or continued failure by Executive to perform his or her material duties or
obligations under this Agreement and/or as an officer or senior executive of Asyst;

               (iii) willful or continued engagement by Executive in misconduct that is demonstrably and
materially injurious to Asyst;

               (iv) gross negligence by Executive during the performance of the duties of his or her position
resulting in demonstrable and material injury to Asyst;

               (v) entry by a court or governmental or regulatory agency of the United States, or a political
subdivision thereof, of an order barring Executive from serving as an officer or director of a
public company;

               (vi) willful or continued breach by Executive of a material duty or obligation under Asyst’s
Code of Business Conduct then in effect; or

               (vii) willful or continued breach by Executive of his or her confidentiality obligations to
Asyst, under this Agreement or otherwise.

          For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on the part of Executive shall
be deemed “willful” to the extent (x) caused by Disability or (y) unless it is done, or

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omitted to be done, by him or her in bad faith or without reasonable belief that his or her act or
omission was in the best interest of Asyst. Such formal action by resolution of the Board by a
super-majority of its members shall expressly provide in reasonable detail the specific acts,
circumstances and bases for the Board’s good faith for Cause determination that is the bases for
the Executive’s termination. In addition, any termination by Asyst of Executive that is attributed
to an occurrence which was with the Board’s express written consent, or which was not substantiated
and demonstrated in advance of any termination of the Executive by formal action by a
super-majority of its members, shall be deemed without Cause.

          (h) “Change in Control” shall mean occurrence of any of the following:

               (i) acquisition by an individual, an entity or a group (excluding Asyst or an employee benefit
plan of Asyst, or a corporation controlled by Asyst’s shareholders) of 30 percent or more of
Asyst’s common stock or voting securities;

               (ii) change in composition of the Board (other than by retirement or voluntary termination of
service) occurring within a rolling two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of
the directors at the end of such rolling two-year period are Incumbent Directors (“Incumbent
Directors” shall mean directors who either are members of the Board (x) as of the beginning of such
rolling two-year period or (y) prior to any Business Combination are elected, or nominated for
election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of such directors at the
time of such election or nomination, but shall not include an individual not otherwise an Incumbent
Director whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest);
or

               (iii) consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Asyst or

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a merger, consolidation, transfer or sale of all or substantially all of Asyst’s assets
(collectively, a “Business Combination”), but which shall not include a Business Combination (x) in
which the shareholders of Asyst receive 50 percent or more of the stock resulting from the Business
Combination, (y) in which at least a majority of the board of directors of the resulting
corporation comprise Incumbent Directors and (z) after which no individual, entity or group
(excluding any corporation resulting from the Business Combination or any employee benefit plan of
such corporation or of Asyst) owns 30 percent or more of the stock of the resulting corporation,
who did not own such stock immediately before the Business Combination.

          (i) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended.

          (j) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.

          (k) “Date of Termination” shall mean, with respect to any actual or purported termination of
Executive’s employment during the Term of Agreement, the following:

               (i) if his or her employment terminates by death, the date of death; or

               (ii) if his or her employment terminates for any other reason, the date specified in the
Notice of Termination, whether provided by Asyst or Executive. Anything in the foregoing to the
contrary notwithstanding, for purposes of the payment of any Deferred Compensation Benefits (as
hereinafter defined), “Date of Termination” shall mean the date Executive experiences a Separation
from Service (as hereinafter defined).

          (l) “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability reasonably to perform the essential duties
as an officer or senior executive of Asyst by reason of a physical or mental disability or
infirmity, with or without reasonable accommodation, as determined in writing by a

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physician reasonably acceptable to Asyst and Executive, which disability or infirmity has continued
for more than six consecutive months or an aggregate of nine months in any 12-month period.

          (m) “Effective Date” shall mean the date indicated in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

          (n) “Fiscal Year” shall mean the 12-month fiscal period then in effect as determined and
reported by Asyst.

          (o) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence, without Executive’s prior express written
consent, of any one of the following specific material acts or omissions by Asyst (but shall not
include acts or omissions whose affect on Executive is de minimis or not material), subject to the
opportunity to correct, cure or remedy the Good Reason as provided in Section 4, below:

               (i) Executive’s removal from his or her position as an executive of Asyst or a substantial
adverse alteration in the nature of his or her authority, duties or responsibilities as an
executive of Asyst (including (x) the assignment to Executive of any duties substantially
inconsistent with his or her position as an executive of Asyst, or (y) a substantial change in the
reporting of Executive (including, solely as a result of the Company ceasing to be a publicly
traded company), or any other action by Asyst that results in substantial diminution in such
authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial or
inadvertent action that is remedied promptly by Asyst, after receipt of a notice from Executive as
provided in Sections 4 and 20, below, describing such isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent
action;

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               (ii) reduction by Asyst in Executive’s Base Salary and/or annual target bonus as in effect on
the Effective Date, or as the same may be adjusted from time to time, except for across-the-board
reductions similarly and proportionately affecting all senior executives of Asyst; provided,
however, that such across-the-board reductions are not made as a result of, or in contemplation of,
a Change in Control;

               (iii) failure by Asyst to continue in effect any compensation plan or other senior executive
incentive program in which Executive participates and that is material to his or her total
compensation, except pursuant to an across-the-board elimination, deferral or reduction similarly
and proportionately affecting all senior executives of Asyst; provided, however, that such
across-the-board elimination, deferral or reduction is not made as a result of, or in contemplation
of, a Change in Control;

               (iv) relocation of Asyst’s principal place of business or the Executive’s principal place of
work to a location more than 30 miles from the location of such office on the Effective Date;

               (v) imposition of substantially increased travel as a requirement or obligation of employment
or the Executive’s continuing responsibilities; or

               (vi) failure of a successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
Asyst, and/or such entity as succeeds, constitutes or comprises Asyst following a Change in
Control, expressly in writing to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in full and in the same
manner and to the same extent that Asyst is required to perform it.

          (p) “Letter of Intent” shall mean an executed (or if execution is not contemplated, an
indication by the parties memorialized in writing to the contemplated

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transaction manifesting their approval) letter of intent, term sheet or similar document setting
forth the material terms of a contemplated transaction that would constitute, if consummated, a
Change in Control.

          (q) “Notice of Termination” shall mean delivery of written notice by one party and receipt
thereof by the other party in accordance with Sections 4 and 20, below.

          (r) “Involuntary Termination” shall mean a termination of Executive’s employment (x) by Asyst
without Cause, (y) due to Executive’s death or disability or (z) by Executive for Good Reason, in
each of the foregoing cases, within two years following the date a Change in Control occurs.

          (s) “Performance-Based Awards” shall mean any equity awards or other long-term incentive
awards for which the vesting is based on the accomplishment of certain performance criteria,
including, without limitation, the restricted stock awards granted to Executive under the Company’s
2001 Non-Officer Equity Plan or 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. Awards for which the vesting is based
on continued service only shall not be considered Performance-Based Awards.

          (t) “Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code, as amended, and any final regulations
and guidance promulgated thereunder.

          (u) “Target Bonus” shall mean the annual target bonus for the Executive for a given fiscal
year under Asyst’s performance-based annual incentive compensation plan (which annual target bonus
is typically expressed as a percentage of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary in effect for such
fiscal year).

     2. TERM OF AGREEMENT

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          The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on March
31, 2011, unless it is earlier terminated by Asyst for Cause or voluntarily by Executive, or to the
specific extent otherwise amended or extended by written agreement of the parties; provided,
however, that, if a Change in Control shall occur or Letter of Intent has been received and/or
executed (or otherwise agreed to) on or prior to March 31, 2011, the Term of Agreement shall
continue in effect until the later of (x) 24 months after the date on which such Change in Control
occurs or Letter of Intent has been received and/or executed (or otherwise agreed to) or (y) March
31, 2011.

          (a) Termination for Cause. Executive understands, acknowledges and agrees that Asyst may
terminate his or her employment for Cause at any time, upon two (2) weeks written notice. During
the period of such notice, the Executive may be relieved of his or her daily, general and specific
responsibilities. Asyst is not required to provide Executive any opportunity or period to correct,
cure or remedy the event or condition that constitutes Cause in order to reinstate his or her
employment.

          (b) Voluntary Termination by Executive. Asyst understands, acknowledges and agrees that
Executive may terminate his or her employment voluntarily at any time, upon two (2) weeks written
notice.

          (c) Entitlement upon Termination by Asyst for Cause or Voluntarily by Executive. In the event
the Executive’s employment is terminated by Asyst for Cause or voluntarily by Executive, Executive
understands, acknowledges and agrees that he or she will be entitled to the following compensation
and benefits as Executive’s sole compensation, and Asyst shall have, sue or owe no other obligation
or liability to Executive, under this Agreement or

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otherwise, in respect of the conduct or termination of Executive’s employment.

               (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination;

               (ii) payment in lieu of any accrued but unused vacation in accordance with Asyst’s policy and
procedures and applicable laws;

               (iii) any annual performance bonus for any completed fiscal year, deemed earned, due and
payable but not yet paid to Executive;

               (iv) any deferred compensation deemed earned and due under any incentive compensation plan of
Asyst or any deferred compensation agreement then in effect;

               (v) any other right, compensation, payment or benefit, including without limitation long-term
incentive compensation, benefits under equity awards, and employee benefits that have vested
through the Date of Termination or to which Executive may then be entitled in accordance with the
applicable terms of each award or plan; and

               (vi) reimbursement of any reasonable and appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive
through the Date of Termination but not yet paid to Executive.

     3. ENTITLEMENT UPON TERMINATION BY ASYST WITHOUT CAUSE, DUE TO DEATH OR DISABILITY OR BY THE
EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON IN CONNECTION WITH CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event, during the Term of
the Agreement, that Executive’s employment is terminated as a result of an Involuntary Termination
or an Anticipatory Involuntary Termination (to the extent permitted in Section 5(a) hereof), then
the Executive shall be entitled to the following rights, compensation, payments and benefits:

          (a) General Entitlement

               (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination;

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               (ii) payment in lieu of any accrued but unused vacation in accordance with Asyst’s policy and
procedures and applicable laws;

               (iii) any annual bonus deemed earned, due and payable but not yet paid to Executive;

               (iv) any deferred compensation deemed earned and due under any incentive compensation plan of
Asyst or any deferred compensation agreement then in effect;

               (v) any other right, compensation, payment or benefit, including without limitation long-term
incentive compensation, benefits under equity awards, and employee benefits that have vested
through the Date of Termination or to which Executive may then be entitled in accordance with the
applicable terms of each award or plan; and

               (vi) reimbursement of any reasonable and appropriate business expenses incurred by Executive
through the Date of Termination but not yet paid to Executive.

          (b) Change in Control Entitlement

               (i) an amount in cash representing an annual bonus under Asyst’s performance-based annual
incentive compensation plan for the Fiscal Year in which Executive’s termination occurs, prorated
to the Date of Termination utilizing as the pro ration factor a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days in the current Fiscal Year through the Date of Termination and the denominator
of which is 365. Such annual bonus payment shall be based on the then-current annual Target Bonus
for Executive, and shall assume 100 percent achievement of individual and corporate performance
targets and objectives;

               (ii) an amount in cash equal to two times Executive’s Annual Base Salary, at the rate in
effect immediately before the Date of Termination;

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               (iii) an amount in cash equal to two times the average of Executive’s annual Target Bonus for
Executive for the three most recently completed Fiscal Years (assuming 100 percent achievement of
individual and corporate performance targets and objectives with respect to such Target Bonus,
regardless of whether any such Target Bonus amount was actually paid) preceding the Date of
Termination.  For example:

                                (A)      if, as of the Date of Termination, the Executive’s Target Bonuses for the
three most recently completed fiscal years were FY-1 – 50 percent, FY-2 – 75 percent, and FY-3 – 75
percent, respectively, then the average of Executive’s Target Bonuses for the three most recently
completed Fiscal Years would be 67 percent, and the amount in cash payable to the Executive would
be two times Executive’s Annual Base Salary multiplied by 67 percent.

               (iv) continuing Asyst-paid coverage under the life, disability, accident, medical, health,
dental and vision insurance programs covering senior executives of Asyst generally, then in-effect,
to the extent permitted under COBRA coverage or the terms of other such programs, for the two-year
period from such termination or, if earlier, through such date as Executive becomes eligible for
substantially similar coverage under the employee benefit plans of a new employer; provided that
Executive agrees that the period of such continuation coverage under such plans shall count against
any obligation by the plan or Asyst to provide continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA; provided,
however, that any portion the benefit coverage contemplated in this Section 3(b)(iv) that is exempt
from Section 409A as a separation payment (including reimbursements and in-kind benefits) shall not
extend beyond the last day of the second calendar year in which Executive experiences a Separation
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defined), and any related reimbursements for such expenses shall not
be paid following the third
calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive experiences a Separation from
Service; and provided further, however, that, in order to comply with Section 409A, any portion of
the benefit continuation coverage, which is not excludible from Executive’s income for Federal
income tax purposes, that is provided in any given calendar year shall not affect the amount of
such benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year,
Executive’s right to have the Company provide such benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for
any other benefit, and to the extent the benefit is provided in the form of reimbursement, any
reimbursement of such benefits must be made no later than the end of the calendar year next
following the calendar year in which such expenses were incurred, and the provision of such
benefits shall otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 409A applicable to reimbursement
arrangements; and

               (v) accelerated, immediate and unconditional vesting of all unvested stock options and other
equity awards (including Performance-Based Awards) previously granted to Executive and, for the
one-year period following the Date of Termination, the right to exercise any such stock options and
other equity rights held by Executive.

          (c) Asyst shall provide Executive 30 days’ Notice of Termination of Executive’s employment
without Cause, and Executive shall comply with Section 4, below, regarding the Notice of
Termination of his or her employment for Good Reason.

     4. CONDITIONS ON EXECUTIVE’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT FOR GOOD REASON. Executive’s right
to terminate his or her employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executive’s incapacity
due to physical or

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mental illness. In order for Executive to terminate his or her employment for
Good Reason, and to be eligible to receive the rights, payments and benefits provided under
subsections 3(a) and
(b), above, Executive must satisfy the following requirements:

          (a) Executive must deliver a Notice of Termination to Asyst, which written notice shall
indicate the specific provision or provisions in the definition of Good Reason relied upon as a
basis for termination and shall describe the specific facts and circumstances in sufficient detail
to identify the specific act, omission, event or condition that constitutes Good Reason as the
basis for such termination of Executive’s employment. Executive must deliver such Notice of
Termination no later than 90 days of Executive’s initial determination of the existence of such
specific act, omission, event or condition that constitutes Good Reason as the basis for such
termination of Executive’s employment.

          (b) Upon receipt of such written notice, Asyst must have at least 30 days to correct, cure or
remedy the event or condition that constitutes Good Reason and fail to do so in that period. If
Asyst corrects, cures or remedies the Good Reason, Executive’s Notice of Termination shall be
deemed withdrawn and Asyst shall not be required to provide or pay the rights, payments or benefits
under subsections 3(a) and (b), above.

          (c) Executive must not have consented to the event or condition that constitutes Good Reason.
Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights by
Executive with respect to, any act or omission constituting Good Reason as the basis for such
termination of Executive’s employment.

          (d) Notwithstanding any other provision, in no event may Executive terminate his or her
employment for Good Reason as of a Date of Termination that is more than two years
following the
initial existence of the specific event or condition that constitutes Good Reason.

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     5. TIMING AND DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.

          (a) Generally, amounts to be paid to the Executive upon termination of
employment under this Agreement other than amounts payable upon an Anticipatory Involuntary
Termination, which shall be paid in accordance with the last sentence of this subsection 5(a),
shall be paid in a cash lump sum within 60 business days after the Date of Termination, except
that (x) the payment of any equity awards may be made (in Asyst’s sole discretion) in shares and
(y) in the event it is determined that the Executive is a “Specified Employee” as defined in
Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code,” and such
employee, a “Specified Employee”), any payment to be made under this Agreement that is
“nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be delayed as
provided in Section 16, below. In the event of an Anticipatory Involuntary Termination, any
payments that are Deferred Compensation Benefits (as hereinafter defined) shall be paid in a cash
lump sum within 30 business days following the date of the Change in Control and only to the extent
the Change in Control is a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A; provided,
however, that if Executive is a Specified Employee and the Delayed Payment Date (as hereinafter
defined) is later than the date of the Change in Control, the payment of the Deferred Compensation
Benefits shall be paid in a cash lump sum on the Delayed Payment Date. The payment of any amounts
upon an Anticipatory Involuntary Termination that are not Deferred Compensation Benefits shall be
paid within 60 days following the date of the Change in Control regardless of whether the Change in
Control is a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A.

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          (b) Determination of Amount of Payment.

               (i) for purposes any payments contemplated under Section 3(b)(i) through (iii), above, such
payments shall be calculated on the basis of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary in-effect
immediately before the Date of Termination, but unadjusted for any
reduction then in-effect for Executive (whether with respect to Executive only or with respect
to an across-the-board reduction similarly and proportionately affecting all senior executives of
Asyst); and

               (ii) notwithstanding the foregoing subsection 5(b)(i), in the event that any rights,
compensation, payments or benefits received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this
Agreement (“Payments”) would (x) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section
280G of the Code and (y) but for subsection 5(a), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section
4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payments shall be reduced to the maximum amount that
would result in no portion of the payments being subject to Excise Tax, but only if and to the
extent that such a reduction would result in Executive’s receipt of Payments that are greater than
the net amount that he would receive hereunder (after application of the Excise Tax) if no
reduction were made.

          (c) Tax Reductions. The amount of required reduction, if any, shall be the smallest amount so
that Executive’s net proceeds with respect to the Payments (after taking into account payment of
any Excise Tax) shall be maximized, as determined by Executive. Executive’s determination of any
required reduction pursuant to subsection 5(b) shall be conclusive and binding upon Asyst, which
shall reduce Payments accordingly only upon written notice from Executive indicating the amount of
such reduction, if any; provided, however, that,

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anything to the contrary in the foregoing
notwithstanding, in order to comply with Section 409A, payments or benefits that constitute
Deferred Compensation Benefits shall be reduced or eliminated last in time. If the Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) determines that a Payment is subject to Excise Tax, then the following
paragraph shall apply.

          (d) Liability for Excise Taxes. Notwithstanding any reduction described in
the immediately preceding paragraph (or in the absence of any such reduction), if the IRS
determines that Executive is liable for Excise Tax as a result of receipt of Payments, then Asyst
shall allow Executive to pay back to Asyst, within 30 days after final IRS determination, an amount
of the Payments equal to the “Repayment Amount.” The Repayment Amount shall be the smallest such
amount, if any, as shall be required to be paid to Asyst so that Executive’s net proceeds with
respect to the Payments (after taking into account payment of the Excise Tax imposed on such
Payments) shall be maximized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Repayment Amount shall be zero if
a Repayment Amount of more than zero would not eliminate the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments.
If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this paragraph, Executive shall pay it.

          (e) Release. Asyst may require in its sole discretion, and at any time as a condition of
receiving any right, compensation, payment or benefit under this Agreement in conjunction with a
Change in Control, that (x) Executive execute at the time of such termination of employment and
abide by the terms of a general release of claims against Asyst and its affiliates and agents
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“General Release”), and (y)
reaffirm in an executed document Executive’s confidentiality obligations to Asyst consistent with
this Agreement and the terms of Asyst’s standard Proprietary or Confidential

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Information and
Inventions Assignment Agreement then in effect; provided, however, that, in order to comply with
Section 409A, any of the foregoing requirements shall be completed by Executive (after taking into
consideration any revocation period mandated under applicable law), within such time that the
payments or benefits contemplated under this Agreement are made (or are commenced to be made)
within the period contemplated in this Section 5, it being understood that Executive shall forfeit
the right to payments and benefits under this Agreement if the
foregoing requirements are not completed in time to make the payments within the requisite period.

     6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

          (a) Acknowledgments. Executive acknowledges that:

               (i) as a result of his or her employment with Asyst, Executive has obtained and will obtain
secret and confidential information concerning the business of Asyst, including, without
limitation, the identity of customers and sources of supply, their needs and requirements, the
nature and extent of contracts with them, and related cost, price and sales information;

               (ii) Asyst will suffer damage that will be difficult to compute if, during the Term of
Employment or thereafter, Executive should divulge secret and confidential information relating to
the business of Asyst heretofore or hereafter acquired by him or her in the course of his or her
employment with Asyst; and

               (iii) the provisions of this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the
business of Asyst.

          (b) Confidential Information. Executive agrees that he will not at any time,

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either during
the Term of Employment or thereafter, divulge to any person, firm or corporation any confidential
information obtained or learned by him or her during the course of employment with Asyst with
regard to the operational, financial, business or other affairs of Asyst, its officers and
directors, including, without limitation, trade “know how,” secrets, customer lists, sources of
supply, pricing policies, operational methods or technical processes. In this regard, Executive
agrees to execute and at all times be bound by Asyst’s standard Proprietary or Confidential
Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement, as may be amended by Asyst from time to
time (the “Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement”). To the specific extent the terms of
the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement conflict with the terms of this Agreement,
such terms of this Agreement will control.

          (c) Remedies and Sanctions. In the event that Executive is found to be in violation of this
Section 6 (including the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement), Asyst shall be entitled
to relief as provided in Section 7, below.

     7. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

          (a) If Executive commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any material provision
of Section 6, above, Asyst shall have the right and remedy to seek to have the provisions of this
Agreement specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and
agreed by Executive that the services rendered hereunder to Asyst are of a special, unique and
extraordinary character and that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury
to Asyst, for which monetary damages will not provide an adequate remedy. The rights and remedies
enumerated in this subsection (a) shall be independent of the other and shall be severally
enforceable, and such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
damages, rights and remedies available to Asyst under law or equity.

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          (b) If any provision of Section 6, above, is held to be unenforceable because of the scope,
duration or area of its applicability, the tribunal making such determination shall have the power
to modify such scope, duration or area, or all of them, and any such provision shall then be
applicable in such modified form.

     8. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

          All payments to Executive or his or her Beneficiary under or pursuant to this Agreement shall
be subject to further withholding or deductions on account of federal, state and
local taxes as required by law. If any payment under this Agreement is insufficient to provide the
amount of such withholdings or deductions, Asyst may withhold or deduct from any subsequent or
other payment due Executive or his or her Beneficiary. In this regard, Asyst may withhold or
deduct from any payments hereunder the amount that Asyst, in its reasonable judgment, determines it
is required to withhold or deduct for any federal, state or local income or employment taxes.

     9. ASSIGNABILITY, SUCCESSORS, BINDING AGREEMENT.

          (a) This Agreement, and its terms, conditions and obligations, shall be binding on any
successor-in-interest to Asyst, whether through merger, acquisition, consolidation, assignment,
corporate dissolution or otherwise. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any
successor to Asyst, Asyst will use its best efforts to obtain from any such successor to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of Asyst a written agreement in which such
successor expressly assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that Asyst is required to perform it. Notwithstanding

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such assumption, Asyst shall remain
liable and responsible for fulfillment of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in no
event shall any such assignment and assumption of this Agreement adversely affect Executive’s
rights hereunder upon a Change in Control.

          (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties’ personal
or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees,
assignees and legatees, including the Beneficiary.

     10. REPRESENTATIONS.

          The parties respectively represent and warrant that each is fully authorized and empowered to
enter into this Agreement and that the performance of its or his or her obligations,
as the case may be, under this Agreement will not violate any agreement between such party and any
other person, firm or organization. Asyst represents and warrants that this Agreement has been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and is valid, binding and enforceable in
accordance with its terms.

     11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

          Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement contains the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes
any prior agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties concerning the subject matter
hereof; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of the Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes and
Claims, Indemnification Agreement, Code of Business Conduct, and Proprietary Information and
Inventions Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and not superseded by this Agreement
(except and to the extent expressly provided to the contrary herein).

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          (a) In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and terms of any benefit plan, grant or
award, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern the determination of the parties’ respective
rights, obligations and liabilities.

     12. AMENDMENT OR WAIVER.

          No provision in this Agreement may be amended unless and to the extent such amendment is
agreed to in writing and signed by both Executive and an authorized officer of Asyst. No waiver by
either party of any breach by the other party of any condition, obligation, performance or
provision contained in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition
or provision at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed
by the party to be charged with the waiver.

     13. SEVERABILITY.

          In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid
or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement
shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent
permitted by law.

     14. SURVIVAL.

          The respective rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall survive any
termination of Executive’s employment with Asyst.

     15. BENEFICIARIES/REFERENCES.

          Executive shall be entitled to designate (and change, to the extent permitted under any
applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation or benefit under this
Agreement upon his or her death by giving Asyst written notice thereof in the form attached

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as
Exhibit B. In the event of Executive’s death or of a judicial determination of his or her
incompetence, reference in this Agreement to Executive shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to
his or her beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.

     16. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A.

          (a) It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that all of the payments and benefits
set forth in this Agreement shall either qualify for exemption from or comply with the requirements
of Section 409A, so that none of the payments and benefits will result in adverse tax consequences,
including tax penalties under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so
comply.

          (b) Asyst agrees to use reasonable and good faith efforts to administer its performance-based
annual cash incentive plan or any other annual incentive plan, long term
incentive plan or equity award in which Executive participates in a manner that qualifies for
exemption from or complies with Section 409A.

          (c) It is the intent of the parties that a termination by Asyst without Cause or a termination
by Executive for Good Reason shall constitute an involuntary separation of service under 409A and
that the payments and benefits in Sections 3(a) and (b), above, shall, to the extent possible,
qualify for the short term deferral exception, the separation pay plan exception or other
applicable exception to Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply.
Each payment under Section 3(b) shall be deemed a separate payment under this Agreement. To the
extent that any of the payments and benefits under Section 3(b) is determined to constitute
deferred compensation subject to 409A (the “Deferred Compensation Benefit”), they will be subject
to the following restrictions:

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               (i) anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, any Deferred Compensation
Benefit shall be paid or provided to Executive only if and as of the date Executive experiences a
“separation from service” as defined in the final Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section
409A (a “Separation from Service”).

               (ii) anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if Executive is a Specified
Employee on the Date of Termination, and as determined in accordance with the applicable standards
of Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, as applied on a consistent basis, then the
parties agree that to the extent the Deferred Compensation Benefit is subject to the “six-month
delay rule” in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), the Deferred Compensation Severance Benefit that would
otherwise have been due within the first six (6) months following the Date of Termination will be
provided or paid in a lump sum one (1) day following the earlier of (which date, shall be referred
to as the “Delayed Payment Date”):

                    (A) the last day of the sixth (6th) complete calendar month following the Date of
Termination; or

                    (B) Executive’s death.
Any remaining installments following the Delayed Payment Date shall be made in accordance with the
original payment schedule.

          (d) The parties agree to work in good faith to use reasonable efforts to amend or modify this
Agreement as may be necessary to ensure that all payments and benefits provided under this
Agreement are made in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A.

          (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing or elsewhere in this Agreement, Asyst

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makes no
representations or warranties that the compensation or benefits provided under this Agreement will
be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertakings to preclude Section 409A of the
Code from applying to the benefits provided under this Agreement. To the extent that any of the
payments and benefits in Sections 3(b), above, or otherwise under this Agreement, is determined to
constitute deferred compensation subject to 409A, Executive will have sole liability for any
additional tax, assessment or penalty imposed under Section 409A, and Asyst shall have no
obligation to hold harmless, indemnify, compensate or “gross up” Executive for any such additional
tax, assessment or penalty.

     17. MITIGATION.

          Asyst agrees that Executive is not required to seek other employment following the Term of
Employment, or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to him or her under this
Agreement. Further, the amount of any cash payment payable under this Agreement shall not be
reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by
another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by him or
her to Asyst, or otherwise.

     18. GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION/VENUE.

          This Agreement shall be governed by and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of California, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The
parties intend that any disputes arising from or relating to any right or obligation hereunder be
resolved exclusively by binding non-appealable arbitration, as provided in Section 19, below.
However, if for any reason a party should otherwise be required to commence litigation in a civil
proceeding, Asyst and the Executive hereby irrevocably and unconditionally

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(i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
may be brought in the Superior Courts of the State of California, (ii) consent to submit to the
jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of California for purposes of any action or
proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the
laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Superior Courts of the State of California,
and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding
brought in the Superior Courts of the State of California has been brought in an improper or
inconvenient forum.

     19. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.

          (a) Arbitration. Any right or benefit, or obligation or liability, granted or arising under
this Agreement, and any other dispute between Executive and Asyst arising from or relating to
Executive’s employment or termination of employment, shall be subject to and resolved exclusively
by binding non-appealable arbitration under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”), and pursuant to the AAA civil arbitration and discovery rules then in-effect. Neither
Executive nor Asyst shall be liable to, or entitled to recover from, the other for any claim, cause
or action, suit or proceeding relating to any right or obligation hereunder, any incidental,
special, consequential or exemplary damages of any kind, including punitive damages (and the
arbitrator will be without jurisdiction or authority to award such damages). The arbitrator also
will not have jurisdiction or authority to award attorneys’ fees or costs to either party for any
claim, cause, action, suit or proceeding unless and to the extent a statute at issue which is the
basis for the claim, cause, action, suit or proceeding expressly authorizes the award of attorneys’
fees and costs to the prevailing party. In this instance only,

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the arbitrator shall have the
authority to make an award only of reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs to the prevailing party, and to the extent and in the manner permitted by the statute
applicable to such claim, cause, action, suit or proceeding; however, any award of fees and costs
will be limited to the amount of reasonable fees and costs actually incurred and which bear a
reasonable relation to the prevailing party’s actual recovery.

               (i) in the event entered between the parties (and as thereafter amended from time to time),
the terms and conditions of the Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes and Claims shall govern such
arbitration, be binding on the parties, shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference as a
material part of this Agreement, and (to the extent expressly contrary) shall supersede the
foregoing.

          (b) Continuation of Payments. Pending the outcome or resolution of any dispute between the
Parties, Asyst shall continue to pay Executive all amounts, and provide on his or her behalf all
benefits, expressly provided and due him or her under this Agreement.

     20. NOTICES.

          Any notice, consent or waiver given to either party shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given when delivered either personally, by fax, by overnight delivery service or sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, duly addressed to the
Party concerned at the address indicated below or to such changed address as the Party may
subsequently give notice of.

     If to Asyst:

Asyst Technologies, Inc.

46897 Bayside Parkway

Fremont, CA 94538

Attention: General Counsel

Tel: (510) 661-5000

Fax: (510) 661-5166

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     With a copy to:

Chair, Compensation Committee

Board of Directors

Asyst Technologies, Inc.

46897 Bayside Parkway

Fremont, CA 94538

Tel: (510) 661-5000

Fax: (510) 661-5166

     If to Executive, to Executive’s residence last specified by him or her in writing to Asyst for
this purpose or, if none, as the residence is last indicated in Asyst’s employment records for
Executive.

     21. HEADINGS.

          The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

     22. PARTIAL INVALIDITY.

          If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without
being impaired or invalidated in any way.

     23. NO OTHER COMPENSATION; EMPLOYEE AT WILL.

          (a) Except and to the extent specifically provided in Sections 2 and 3, above, no right,
payment, compensation or benefit shall be conferred, due or payable to Executive, and no obligation
or liability shall be due or owing by Asyst, under this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the
conduct or termination of Executive’s employment in relation to a Change in Control.

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          (b) Executive is and shall remain an “employee at will” at all times during the
term of this Agreement and shall not have any right or expectation (reasonable or otherwise)
to be retained or continue in the employ of Asyst.

          (c) Executive understands and expressly agrees, as a material inducement to Asyst to enter
this Agreement, that Executive’s only right, claim, cause or action arising from termination or the
affect of termination of his or her employment, whether by him, her or Asyst, or whether in the
context of a Change in Control, at any time and for any reason, shall be limited to payment and
recovery of the specific payments and benefits identified in Sections 2 and 3, above, and that
Executive understands and agrees that he or she shall never raise or assert (and is estopped from
ever raising or asserting) any other right, claim, cause or action arising from termination or the
affect of termination of his or her employment.

     24. COUNTERPARTS.

          This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asyst Technologies, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	[an officer authorized to sign for the company]	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	[Executive]	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS

This Severance Agreement and Release of All Claims (“Agreement and Release”) is intended to
constitute a binding agreement between you, [                    ] (“Employee”), and Asyst Technologies, Inc.,
on behalf of its subsidiary and affiliated entities (“Asyst” or the “Company”). Please review the
terms carefully. By signing below, you are agreeing to end your employment relationship with Asyst
on the terms identified below, and in return for the benefits provided herein. We advise you to
consult with an attorney or other advisor concerning its terms and obligations and the specific
effect on your legal rights. This Agreement and Release is deemed effective as of
[                                        ] (the “Effective Date”).

     1. Your employment with Asyst shall terminate on [                    ]. You understand you have no
recall rights.

     2. You and Asyst agree that this Agreement and Release is contractual in nature and not a mere
recital, and that this Agreement and Release shall be interpreted as though drafted jointly by the
Employee and Asyst.

     3. You will be entitled to the current pay and benefits due you through termination of your
employment. You understand that, except as provided herein, you will not be entitled to any
additional payments or severance or any other benefits from Asyst associated with any claimed work
or right to work beyond the date of your termination.

     4. During the course of your employment with Asyst, you have had access to or have had
possession of confidential and proprietary information or materials of Asyst. You acknowledge and
confirm that you have complied during your employment with all the terms of Asyst’s Confidential
Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement signed by you and reaffirm that your
confidentiality obligations to Asyst are continuing into the future regardless of termination of
your employment.

     5. You also agree to return promptly all property of Asyst, including pagers, cellular phones,
PDAs and any other materials or equipment in your possession or which were provided to you by or
through Asyst, except as specifically authorized by Asyst’s C.E.O. You further understand that any
use of credit or telephone cards, cellular phones, pagers, PDAs, and other materials or equipment
provided to you by or through Asyst will not be authorized beyond your termination date, and any
expenses incurred after your termination date will not be eligible for reimbursement except as
specifically authorized by Asyst’s C.E.O.

     6. You hereby fully waive, release and discharge Asyst, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated
entities, and the shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives of each
(the “Released Parties”) from, and agree never to assert against any of the Released Parties any
and all claims, liabilities, charges and causes of action of any kind whatsoever which you have,
had or may have against them as of the date on which you sign this Agreement,
including without limitation any and all claims, liabilities, charges and causes of action
relating to:

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	 	(a)	 	your employment, termination of employment or any right,
expectation, claim or benefit relating to or arising in any manner from your
employment;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code
section 12900 et seq., as amended);
	 
	 	(c)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000, et seq., as
amended);
	 
	 	(d)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (29 U.S.C. 706 et seq., as
amended);
	 
	 	(e)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621
et seq., as amended);
	 
	 	(f)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the WARN Act (as amended), and any comparable provisions of
California or other applicable law;
	 
	 	(g)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (as amended);
	 
	 	(h)	 	any and all rights or claims relating to or in any manner
arising under the California Labor Code Section 1197.5 (as amended); and
	 
	 	(i)	 	any and all rights or claims otherwise relating to or in any
manner arising under federal, state or local statutory, administrative or
common law or regulation, including claims for wrongful termination or
constructive discharge or demotion, breach of contract (written, oral or
implied), breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of
public policy, infliction of emotional distress, personal injury, defamation
and misrepresentation.

Asyst hereby fully waives, releases and discharges you from, and agrees never to assert against
you, any and all claims, liabilities, charges and causes of action of any kind whatsoever which
Asyst has, had or may have against you as of the date on which you sign this Agreement, provided,
however, that nothing in this Paragraph 6 shall preclude Asyst from enforcing its rights with
respect to your obligations under the terms and conditions of (i) this Agreement and Release, (ii)
the releases from you contained herein, (iii) the Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes and Claims, and
(iv) the continuing obligations and liabilities expressly provided under the Confidential
Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement.

 

 

     7. Each party waives his, her or its rights under section 1542 of the Civil Code of
California, or other comparable provision of applicable law, which states:

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not
know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known to him must have materially affected his
settlement with the debtor.

     8. This Agreement and Release shall not affect any waiver or release of any claim for workers’
compensation benefits and unemployment insurance benefits or any other claims that may not be
released under applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement and Release shall preclude you from
enforcing your rights with respect to Asyst’s obligations under the terms and conditions of (i)
this Agreement and Release, (ii) the releases from Asyst contained herein, (iii) the Agreement to
Arbitrate Disputes and Claims, (iv) the continuing obligations and liabilities expressly provided
under any Indemnity Agreement between the parties, and (v) claims relating to the validity of this
Agreement and Release under the ADEA (as amended).

     9. You understand, represent and agree that:

	 	(a)	 	you have had a reasonable opportunity of up to 21 days to
consider this Agreement and Release if you wish and to consult an attorney or
other advisor before signing this Agreement and Release;
	 
	 	(b)	 	you have read this Agreement and Release in full and understand
all of the terms and conditions set forth herein;
	 
	 	(c)	 	you knowingly and voluntarily agree to all of the terms and
conditions set forth herein and intend to be legally bound by them;
	 
	 	(d)	 	you may rescind this Agreement and Release only with respect to
claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29
U.S.C. 621 et seq.) and only if you do so within seven (7) days after signing
it (in which case you will forfeit in full and agree immediately to refund,
return to and reimburse Asyst any and all benefits provided to you under
Paragraph 8, above); and
	 
	 	(e)	 	this Agreement and Release will not become effective or
enforceable with respect to claims arising under the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) until seven (7) days after you
have signed it.

     10. You represent that you have not filed any complaints, claims, grievances or actions
against Asyst, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, and the shareholders, directors,
officers, employees, agents and representatives of each, or any other of the Released Parties in

 

 

any state, federal or local court or agency, and you covenant not to file any such complaints,
claims, grievances, or actions (other than for workers’ compensation benefits, unemployment
insurance benefits or otherwise not subject to by law to your waiver or releases herein) at any
time hereafter. You hereby grant power of attorney to Asyst to dismiss on your behalf any such
complaint, claim grievance or action you filed in violation of this Paragraph. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that in the event you successfully assert any claim against
Asyst, despite the waivers, releases and other representations provided in this Agreement and
Release, that an amount equal to any and all benefits provided to you under Paragraph 3, above, may
and shall be off-set and deducted from any recovery from such claim.

     11. Asyst represents that it has not filed any complaints, claims, grievances or actions
against you in any state, federal or local court or agency, and Asyst covenants not to file any
such complaints, claims, grievances, or actions at any time hereafter with respect to the claims
released by Asyst hereunder. Asyst hereby grants power of attorney to you to dismiss on Asyst’s
behalf any such complaint, claim grievance or action Asyst filed in violation of this Paragraph.

     12. You agree not to defame, disparage or criticize Asyst or its shareholders, directors,
officers, employees or business or employment practices at any time. Asyst agrees that neither
Asyst nor its directors, officers will defame, disparage or criticize you.

     13. Except to the extent the Agreement and Release has been publicly disclosed by Asyst, you
agree to not to disclose the existence of this Agreement and Release, its terms, or any information
relating to this Agreement and Release to anyone other than your spouse (if any), tax preparer,
accountant, attorney and other professional adviser or party to whom disclosure is necessary in
order to comply with the law. In such event, you will instruct them to maintain the
confidentiality of this Agreement and Release just as you must.

     14. The parties agree that this Agreement and Release shall be binding upon their successors
and assignees. Each represents that it has not transferred to any person or entity any of the
rights released or transferred through this Agreement.

     15. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares or determines that any provision of this
Agreement and Release is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision(s) shall be deemed not a part of this Agreement, but the remaining provisions shall
continue in full force and effect.

     16. Each party, upon breach of this Agreement and Release by the other, shall have the right
to seek all necessary and proper relief, including, but not limited to, specific performance, from
a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction.

     17. Each party agrees that any differences, disputes or controversies between us arising from
this Agreement and Release or from rights or obligations hereunder, or any liabilities asserted or
arising from your employment or its termination, shall be exclusively submitted to arbitration
subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes and Claims, which said
terms and conditions are deemed incorporated in this Agreement and Release in full by this
reference and made a material part hereof.

 

 

     18. We each, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waive any right or expectation against
the other to trial or adjudication by a jury of any claim, cause or action arising hereunder or
from the rights, duties or liabilities created hereby.

     19. The laws of the State of California shall govern the construction and enforcement of this
Agreement and Release and any rights, obligations or liabilities hereunder, without regard to
conflicts of laws considerations.

     20. You certify and confirm that you do not have in your possession any, and that you have
returned to Asyst as of termination of your employment all, property, devices, records, data,
notes, reports, proposals, lists, correspondence, specifications, drawings, blueprints, sketches,
materials equipment, other documents or property, or reproductions of any aforementioned items
belonging to Asyst.

     21. You also certify and confirm that you have complied during your employment with all the
terms of Asyst’s Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement, including the
reporting of any inventions and original works of authorship (as defined therein), conceived or
made by you (solely or jointly with others) covered by that agreement.

     22. You further reaffirm your obligations in the Asyst Confidential Information and Inventions
Assignment Agreement.

     23. You understand that the provisions of this Agreement and Release set forth the entire
agreement between you and Asyst concerning your employment, separation benefits and termination of
employment, and that this Agreement and Release replaces any other promises, representations or
agreement between you and Asyst, whether written or oral, concerning such matters (except as
otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement and Release). You also understand that any
benefits provided you under this Agreement and Release are offered on a one-time basis, and are not
a part of a funded employee welfare program or established Asyst practice or policy. Any
modification of this Agreement and Release, or change to the benefits offered hereunder, must be in
writing and executed in advance by you and Asyst, or else such modification will not be binding or
effective.

     24. In the event that you breach any of your obligations under this Agreement and Release or
as otherwise imposed by law, Asyst will be entitled to recover the sums and benefits paid under the
Agreement and Release and to obtain all other relief provided by law or equity.

     25. The parties agree and represent that they have not relied and do not rely upon any
representation or statement regarding the subject matter or effect of this Agreement and Release
made by any other party to this Agreement and Release or any party’s agents, attorneys or
representatives.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE HAD A SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND
HAVE BEEN ADVISED IN WRITING THAT I MAY CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY CONCERNING ITS TERMS AND EFFECT
PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE.

 

 

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND UNDERSTAND THAT I ENTER THIS AGREEMENT
AND RELEASE INTENDING TO AND DO WAIVE, SETTLE AND RELEASE ALL CLAIMS I HAVE OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST
ASYST TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. I SIGN THIS AGREEMENT AND RELEASE VOLUNTARILY AND
KNOWINGLY.

ACKNOWLEDGED, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYEE:	 	 	 	ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 	 	 	 	Date:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Beneficiary Designation

Pursuant to Section 15 of that Change in Control Agreement (the “Agreement”), made and entered into
as of [                    , 20___], between myself and Asyst Technologies, Inc., a California corporation, with
its principal office located at 46897 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 (together with its
successors and assigns permitted under this Agreement, “Asyst”), I hereby make and provide notice
to Asyst of the following Beneficiary Designation (which shall be binding on Asyst and in effect,
unless, until and only to the extent superceded by a subsequent written Beneficiary Designation
provided to Asyst in conformity with the requirements of the Agreement):

If I die prior to distribution or payment to me of any claimed right, compensation, payment or
benefit due or payable to me under the Agreement, such right, compensation, payment or benefit
shall be automatically transferred and/or due, distributed and paid to those beneficiaries
designated below who survive me, subject to the provisions of the Agreement (if applicable) [check
one box only]:

	 	o	 	Entirely to the spouse to whom I am currently married. [Please provide name
and address below.] If my spouse does not survive me, payment is to be made to
[check one box only]:
	 
	 	o	 	All of my children who survive me in equal shares. [Please provide names
and addresses below.]
	 
	 	o	 	All of the persons named below who survive me in equal shares.
	 
	 	o	 	To all of my children who survive me in equal shares. [Please provide names
and addresses below.]
	 
	 	o	 	To all of my siblings who survive me in equal shares. [Please provide names
and addresses below.]
	 
	 	o	 	Entirely to the first person named below who survives me.

 

 

	 	o	 	To all of the persons named below who survive me in equal shares.
	 
	 	o	 	Other [please use a separate sheet if necessary]:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 

The term “children” means natural or legally adopted children but excludes stepchildren (if not
adopted). 

The term “siblings” means brothers and sisters, whether natural or adoptive, but
excludes stepbrothers and stepsisters.

The names and addresses of my beneficiaries are as follows [please use a separate sheet if
necessary]:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1.

	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Relationship:
	 

	 	Address:
	 	 	 	Email:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Telephone:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.

	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Relationship:
	 

	 	Address:
	 	 	 	Email:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Telephone:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3.

	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Relationship:
	 

	 	Address:
	 	 	 	Email:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Telephone:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	4.

	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Relationship:
	 

	 	Address:
	 	 	 	Email:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Telephone:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	5.

	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Relationship:
	 

	 	Address:
	 	 	 	Email:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Telephone:

 

 

This beneficiary designation is to take effect on the date when it is received by the person
responsible for administering the Agreement at Asyst Technologies, Inc., and it supersedes any prior designations
that I may have made under the Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Executive
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	                                             
        ,     
	 	                                                            	 	 
	(Date)
	 	(signature)	 	 

Please file this form with Human Resources and the General Counsel, Asyst Technologies, Inc.

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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