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Exhibit 10.10

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into in Chelmsford,
Massachusetts by and between Brooks Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and
Michael W. Pippins (the “Executive”), as of Oct 17, 2005.

RECITALS

     1. The Company desires to continue to employ the Executive as Senior Vice
President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

     2. In consideration of the employment to be provided hereby as provided herein and
the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Executive has entered
into the
Executive Invention, Nondisclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached

hereto as Exhibit B.

     For and in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, provisions and conditions
contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Duties. The Company shall continue to employ Executive on an at will basis as Senior
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company. Executive shall report to the
Company’s President and CEO. Executive shall have such reasonable and appropriate duties as
may from time to time be assigned by the President & CEO, which duties shall include, without
limitation, responsibility for Corporate and Hardware Marketing. Executive shall perform the
duties of such office as are provided for in the bylaws of the Company subject to the general
supervision and direction of the President and CEO and the Company’s board of directors (the
“Board of Directors”).

2. At Will Employment. Subject to Section 6 and the termination provisions contained
therein, the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be on an at will basis (the actual
period of Executive’s employment with the Company is referred to herein as the “Employment
Term”).

3.
Other Activities. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Executive Invention, Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Nonsolicitation Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B,
Executive may serve on corporate, civic, charitable boards or committees, fulfill speaking
engagements, teach at educational institutions or manage personal investments, provided that
such activities do not individually or in the aggregate interfere or conflict with the performance
of his duties or obligations under this Agreement.

4. Performance. During the Employment Term, Executive shall use his business judgment,
skill and knowledge for the advancement of the Company’s interests and to discharge his duties
and responsibilities hereunder. Executive shall perform and discharge, faithfully, diligently and
to the best of his ability, his duties and responsibilities hereunder. Subject to Section 3 hereof,
Executive shall devote substantially all of his working time and efforts to the business and
affairs
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5. Compensation and Benefits.

     5.1. Base Salary. As consideration for Executive’s services performed during the
Employment Term, the Company agrees to pay Executive a base salary of $263,536 per year (the “Base
Salary”) payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company for its executives
and subject to federal and state tax withholding. The Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the
compensation committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) and adjusted as
determined by the Compensation Committee (the Base Salary as adjusted from time to time shall be
referred to as the “Current Base Salary”).

     5.2. Annual Management Bonus. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be
eligible to receive cash bonuses each year from the Company determined by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (the “Chief Executive Officer”) and the Compensation Committee (the “Annual
Management Bonus”). The Annual Management Bonus shall be payable based upon performance criteria to
be agreed upon by Executive and the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Compensation
Committee. The Annual Management Bonus may range from 0% to 150% of 70% of Current Base Salary and
shall be reviewed at least annually by the Compensation Committee. Any such Annual Management
Bonuses paid to Executive shall be in addition to the Current Base Salary.

     5.3. Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible for
participation in and shall receive all benefits available under the Brooks Automation, Inc. 401(k)
Plan, and the Company’s welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs (including
disability, salary continuance, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans
and programs) normally available to other senior executives except as any of these may be limited
by law.

     5.4. Business Expenses. Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt
reimbursement during the Employment Term for all reasonable employment-related expenses incurred or
paid by him in the performance of his services, subject to reasonable substantiation and
documentation.

     5.5. Corporate Opportunities. During the Employment Term, Executive agrees that he
will first present to the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Directors, for acceptance
or
rejection on behalf of the Company, any opportunity to create or invest in any company which
is
or will be involved in providing or furnishing equipment, systems, components, products,
software or services to customers in industries that the Company serves (including, without
limitation, the semiconductor and flat panel display industries) which comes to his attention
and
in which he, or any affiliate, might desire to participate. If the Board of Directors, or the
Chief
Executive Officer, rejects the same or fails to act thereon in a reasonable time, Executive
shall be
free to invest in, participate or present such opportunity to any other person or entity,
subject to
the other terms of this Agreement.

6. Termination Events.

     6.1. Death/Long-Term Disability. This Agreement shall terminate and any and all
rights and obligations of the Company and Executive hereunder shall cease and be completely

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void except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, upon the death or Long-Term Disability (as
defined below) of Executive.

          6.1.1. Long-Term Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Long-Term Disability”
shall mean any disability of Executive that prevents Executive from devoting to the business of the
Company his best efforts, skill and attention, for a period of 180 consecutive days.

     6.2. Termination by the Company. At the election of the Company, this Agreement
shall terminate and any and all rights and obligations of the Company and Executive hereunder shall
cease and be completely void except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, upon the earliest
to occur of the following: (i) the termination of Executive by the Company with Cause (as
defined below) under this Agreement and delivery of written notice in accordance with Sections 6, 7
and 13 or (ii) the termination of Executive by the Company without Cause upon delivery of written
notice in accordance with Sections 6, 7 and 13.

          6.2.1. Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall include, without
limitation, the occurrence of any of the following events during the Employment Term:

(i) Executive’s conviction of, or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere to any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or any felony;

(ii) fraud, embezzlement, or similar act of dishonesty; unauthorized
disclosure, attempted disclosure, use or attempted use of confidential information
of the company or of any other party if disclosed to the Company under the condition
that it be kept confidential; acts prejudicial to the interest or reputation of the
Company; or falsification, concealment or distortion of management information;

(iii) material misrepresentation in connection with the Executive’s application
for employment with the Company;

(iv) conduct by the Executive constituting an act of moral
turpitude, or of physical violence while on duty;

(v) the Executive’s willful failure or refusal to perform the duties on behalf
of the Company which are consistent with the scope and nature of the Executive’s
responsibilities, or otherwise to comply with a lawful directive or policy of the
Company, including without limitation, the Company’s Standards of Conduct as then in
effect as published on the Company’s internal website;

(vi) any act of gross negligence, gross corporate waste or disloyalty by
the Executive to the Company or the commission of any intentional tort by the
Executive against the Company; or

(vii) material breach of this Agreement or the agreements referenced herein by the
Executive.

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     6.3.
Termination by Executive. At the election of the Executive, this Agreement
shall terminate and any and all rights and obligations of the Company or Executive hereunder shall
cease and be completely void except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, upon the earliest
to occur of the following: (i) the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason (as defined below);
provided that Executive shall have first provided the Company with written notice in accordance
with Section 13 of the occurrence of such action he believes constitutes Good Reason and the
Company shall have failed to remedy such action within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such
notice; or (ii) the Executive’s resignation without Good Reason upon delivery of written notice in
accordance with Section 13.

          6.3.1.
Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean,
without Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any one or more of the
following events:

(i) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company;

(ii) a diminution of the Executive’s responsibilities and authority described in
Section 1 resulting in responsibilities and authority in any material respect
inconsistent with the responsibilities and authority of a senior officer of the
Company, provided, however, that the parties may agree in writing to a waiver of
this right by the Executive;

(iii) a material reduction of the Current Base Salary or of any benefit enjoyed by
the Executive unless all senior executives suffer a substantially similar reduction;

(iv) the relocation of the Executive’s office to a location more than
60 miles from Chelmsford, Massachusetts; or

(v) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption in writing of its
obligation to perform this Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company within 15 days after a merger, consolidation, sale of
assets or similar transaction.

     6.4. Termination Date. The term “Termination Date” shall mean if the Executive’s
services are terminated (A) by his death, then the date of his death, or (B) by his Long-Term
Disability, then the 180th day of such disability, or (C) for any other reason,
then the date on
which such termination is to be effective pursuant to the notice of termination to be given by
the
party terminating the employment relationship.

7. Effect of Termination.

     7.1. Termination for Death or Disability. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed
that
if Executive’s employment shall be terminated due to Executive’s death or Long-Term
Disability, all of the obligations under Sections 1 through 5 of the Company and Executive
shall

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cease except that the Company shall pay, or provide the following benefits, to Executive or his
heirs, executors or administrators as applicable, without further recourse or liability to the
Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the prorata Annual Management Bonus, if
any, for the completed portion of the current annual pay period where the
total Annual Management Bonus is determined in accordance with Section 5.2; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	an amount equal to the value of Executive’s vacation
accrued as of the Termination Date.

     7.2. Termination by the Company.

          7.2.1. Termination by the Company for Cause. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed
that if Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, all of the obligations under Sections 1
through 5 of the Company and Executive shall cease except that the Company shall pay immediately
after the Termination Date the following amounts to the Executive without further recourse or
liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the sum of Executive’s Current Base
Salary earned through the Termination Date; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the value of Executive’s vacation
accrued as of the Termination Date.

          7.2.2. Termination By the Company Without Cause. It is expressly
acknowledged and agreed that if Executive’s employment shall be terminated by Company for any
reason, except as set forth in Sections 6.1, and 6.2.1, then all of the obligations under Sections
1 through 5 of the Company and Executive shall cease except that the Company shall pay, or provide
the following benefits, to Executive without further recourse or liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the prorata Annual Management Bonus, if
any, for the completed portion of the current annual pay period where the
total Annual Management Bonus is determined in accordance with Section 5.2;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	an amount equal to the value of Executive’s vacation
accrued as of the Termination Date;

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	 	(iv)	 	one (1) year’s Current Base Salary as severance in pay
continuation
Payment of this severance will be made in bi-weekly payments for one (1)
year (the “Initial Salary Continuation Period”);
	 
	 	(v)	 	during the Initial Salary Continuation Period as it may be extended
pursuant to subsection (vi) below (together, the “Total Salary Continuation
Period”), Executive will continue to be eligible for medical, dental and
vision plans in which Executive was a participant at the Termination Date.
The Company will continue to pay the employer portion of the costs of these
plans during the Total Salary Continuation Period;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	if the Executive has not found a full time comparable
executive position with another employer during the Initial Salary Continuation
Period, the Company will extend the bi-weekly payment plan on a month to month
basis until the earlier to occur of (A) one (1) additional year (26 additional
bi-weekly payments) or (B) the date Executive secures full-time employment, in
each case subject only to the Executive’s obligation to inform the Company’s
Human Resources Department that Executive’s search for replacement employment
is ongoing and continuing in good faith. Said Notice from Executive shall be
made on the 15th of the month commencing with the last month of the
Initial Salary Continuation Period and monthly thereafter as applicable. Notice
shall be made in accordance with Section 13 of this Agreement. Executive’s
rights under the Total Salary Continuation Period shall be offset by income
earned from consulting fees with the Company, by short term and/or sporadic
consulting fees earned from any other business entity or by income received for
part time employment with another business entity; and
	 
	 	(vii)	 	any and all payment by the Company under this Agreement
are and shall be specifically conditioned upon full compliance by the Executive
with all elements of the Executive Invention, Nondisclosure, Noncompetition and
Nonsolicitation Agreement (attached as Exhibit B) and the other
applicable provisions of this Agreement.

     7.3. Termination by Executive

          7.3.1. Termination by Executive Without Good Reason. It is expressly acknowledged
and agreed that if Executive resigns without Good Reason, then all of the obligations under
Sections 1 through 5 of the Company and Executive shall cease except that the Company shall pay, or
provide the following benefits, to Executive without further recourse or liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current Base
Salary earned through the Termination Date; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the value of Executive’s accrued
vacation pay.

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          7.3.2. Termination by Executive For Good Reason. It is expressly acknowledged and
agreed that if Executive’s employment shall be terminated because the Executive resigns for Good
Reason, then all of the obligations under Sections 1 through 5 of the Company and Executive shall
cease except that the Company shall pay, or provide the following benefits, to Executive without
further recourse or liability to the Company:

	 	(i)	 	an amount equal to the unpaid portion of Executive’s Current
Base Salary earned through the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an amount equal to the prorata Annual Management Bonus, if
any, for the completed portion of the current annual pay period where the
total Annual Management Bonus is determined in accordance with Section 5.2;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	an amount equal to the value of Executive’s vacation pay
accrued as of the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	one (1) year’s Current Base Salary as severance in pay
continuation.
Payment will be made in bi-weekly payments during the Initial Salary
Continuation Period;
	 
	 	(v)	 	during the Total Salary Continuation Period, Executive
will continue to be eligible for medical, dental and vision plans in which the
Executive was a participant at the Termination Date. The Company will continue
to pay the employer portion of the costs of these plans during the Total Salary
Continuation Period;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	if the Executive has not found full time comparable
executive position with another employer during the Initial Salary Continuation
Period, the Company will extend the bi-weekly payment plan on a month to month
basis until the earlier to occur of (A) one (1) additional year (26 additional
bi-weekly payments) or (B) the date Executive secures full-time employment,
subject only to the Executive’s obligation to inform the Company’s Human
Resources Department that Executive’s search for replacement employment is
ongoing and continuing in good faith. Said Notice from Executive shall be made
on the 15th of the month commencing with the last month of the
Initial Salary Continuation Period and monthly thereafter as applicable. Notice
shall be made in accordance with Section 13 of this Agreement. Executive’s
rights under the Total Salary Continuation Period shall not be offset by income
earned from consulting fees with the Company, by short term and/or sporadic
consulting fees earned from any other business entity or by income received for
part time employment with another business entity; and
	 
	 	(vii)	 	any and all payment by the Company under this Agreement
are and shall be specifically conditioned upon full compliance by the Executive
with all elements of the Executive Invention, Nondisclosure, Noncompetition and

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	 	 	 	Nonsolicitation Agreement (attached as Exhibit B) and the
other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

     7.4. 280G. In the event that the Executive shall become entitled to payment and/or
benefits provided by this Agreement or any other amounts in the “nature of compensation” (whether
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the
Company, any person whose actions result in a change of ownership or effective control covered by
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code or any person affiliated with the Company or such person) as a
result of such change in ownership or effective control (collectively the “Company Payments”), and
such Company Payments would be subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (together
with any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed by any taxing authority, the “Excise Tax”) the
Executive shall be solely responsible for the payment in full of any such Excise Tax and the
Company shall withhold any federal or state taxes as required by applicable law.

8. Noncompetition Agreement. The Executive shall execute the Executive Invention, Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Nonsolicitation Agreement attached as Exhibit B to this
Agreement.

9. Assignment. Neither the Company nor Executive may make any assignment of this
Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written
consent of the other party, provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights and
obligations under this Agreement without the consent of Executive if the Company shall
hereafter effect a reorganization, consolidate with, or merge with or into any other entity or
transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person or entity. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, Executive and their
respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

10. Indemnification. The Executive shall execute the Indemnification Agreement attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.

11. Waiver. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
by any other party will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach
by such other party.

12. Severability. The parties agree that each provision contained in this Agreement shall be
treated as a separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in
no way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses herein. Moreover, if one or more of
the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad
as to scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by the appropriate judicial
body by limiting and reducing it or them, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with
the applicable law.

13. Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with this Agreement shall be
deemed to be delivered if in writing, addressed as provided below and actually delivered at said
address:

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     If to Executive, to him at the following address:

Michael
W. Pippins

300 Bridge Street

Hamilton, MA 01982

     If to the Company, to it at the following address:

Brooks Automation, Inc.

15 Elizabeth Drive

Chelmsford, MA 01824

Attn: General Counsel

     or
to such other person or address as to which either party may notify
the other in
accordance with this Section 13.

14. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

15. Remedies. Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the promises or agreements
contained herein could result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Company for which
there may be no adequate remedy at law, and the Company shall be entitled to seek injunctive
relief and/or a decree for specific performance, and such other relief as may be proper (including
monetary damages if appropriate).

16. Integration. This Agreement, the Executive Invention, Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition
and Nonsolicitation Agreement attached as Exhibit B hereto, the Indemnification Agreement
attached as Exhibit A hereto, unless otherwise provided herein, form the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and
shall supersede all prior agreements, oral discussions, promises and representations regarding
employment, compensation, severance or other payments contingent upon termination of
employment, whether in writing or otherwise.

17. Absence of Conflicting Obligations. Executive represents that he is not bound by any
agreement or any other existing or previous business relationship
which conflicts with or
prevents the full performance of his duties and responsibilities
under this Agreement. Executive
further represents that his obligations under or in consideration with this Agreement do not
breach and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information,
knowledge or data acquired by him.

18. Taxes. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable tax
withholding required under federal, state or local law Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company shall accelerate the timing of any amounts payable to the Employee
pursuant to Section 7 hereunder if and as necessary to prevent such amounts from being deemed
“deferred compensation” pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (or the rules and
regulation promulgated thereunder).

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19. Survival. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the
obligations of Executive and the Company pursuant to Sections 6 through 21 hereof shall each
survive termination of this Agreement.

20. Effect of Headings. Any title of a section heading contained herein is for convenience
of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning of construction or any of the provisions hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands, as of the date first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	                                              /s/ Michael W. Pippins
 	 
	 	Michael W. Pippins 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas S. Grilk
 	 
	 	 	Thomas S. Grilk 	 
	 	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary 	 
	 

10exv10w11

Exhibit 10.11

Contract of Employment for a Managing Director

By and between

Mr. Ralf Wuellner

Basteistrasse 16

01277 Dresden

Germany

(Hereinafter “Managing Director”)

And

Brooks Automation (Germany) Holding GmbH

Goeschwitzer Strasse 25

07745 Jena

Germany

(Hereinafter “Company”)

(Managing Director and Company together “the Parties”)

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Responsibilities and Obligations

	1.	 	Mr. Ralf Wuellner is Managing Director of the Company; for purposes internal to the parent
company of the Company, Brooks Automation Inc. (in the following “Brooks”), and its affiliated
companies, he holds the title of “Senior Vice President, Global Customer Operations Group
(Sales and Field Service)”. The Managing Director will be responsible for all of the sales,
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	 	 	engineering, customer support and service activities of Brooks under a unified management
structure. He will continue to function as President Europe.

The Managing Director shall represent the Company in accordance with the statutes and the
articles of incorporation as well as with the resolutions of the shareholders. With
respect to the employees of the Company, he shall exercise rights and obligations in
accordance with statutory rules.

	2.	 	The Company may appoint further managing directors. The allocation of responsibilities
among the Managing Director and such other managing directors shall from time to time be determined
by the shareholders.
	 
	3.	 	The Managing Director shall conduct the business of the Company in its best interest
and in accordance with the statutes, the articles of incorporation, a management ordinance, if
any, and the instructions of the shareholders. Upon further notice, authorized contact for binding
instructions is the President / Chief Executive Officer of Brooks.
	 
	4.	 	The Managing Director is obliged to place his entire capacity to work and all of his
professional knowledge and know-how in the service of the Company. Any unpaid or gainful side
employment, honorary offices as well as memberships in supervisory boards, advisory boards and other
mandates of such type shall require the prior written consent of the shareholders.

§2

Term

	1.	 	This Contract shall be in effect for an indefinite period of time.
	 
	2.	 	Either Party may terminate this Contract by written notice with a notice period of one
(1) month,
such notice being effective as of the end of each calendar month.
	 
	3.	 	This Contract shall terminate without any notice on the expiration of the month in
which the Managing Director reaches the age required for applicability of standard old-age pension.

Additionally, this Contract shall terminate at the end of the month, in which an official
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Managing Director is permanently disabled. In case corresponding pension payments
are postponed, the employment ends on the last day before the start of the respective pension
payments.

In case of death of the Managing Director or termination of this Contract under this para. 3,
the Managing Director or his heirs are not entitled to any severance payment under this
Section 2.

	4.	 	The Managing Director’s appointment as managing director of the Company may be cancelled in
accordance with the applicable statutory provisions. The revocation of the appointment as
managing director of the Company shall be deemed to be a termination of this Contract effective at the
next possible date.
	 
	5.	 	Irrespective of the Managing Director’s appointment as managing director of the Company this
Contract shall automatically terminate in the event that the Managing Director enters into an
employment agreement with the Company’s parent company, Brooks Automation Inc., USA. In
case of such termination the Managing Director is not entitled to any severance payment under
this Section 2. Para. 6. and 7. of this Section shall not be applicable in such event.
	 
	6.	 	The Managing Director shall receive a severance payment by the Company (the “Severance”) only
in the event that this Contract is terminated under the following conditions:

	 	a.	 	Termination by the Managing Director by way of a justified and legitimate
termination for cause with or without notice along the lines of Section 626 German Civil
Code (Kündigung aus wichtigem Grund) given that the reason for such termination for cause
lies with the Company and is one of the following:

	 	aa.	 	a material breach of this Agreement by the Company (“vorsätzliche oder
grob fahrlässige Vertragsverletzung”);
	 
	 	bb.	 	a diminution of the Managing Director’s responsibilities and authority
resulting in responsibilities and authority in material respects inconsistent with
the responsibilities and authority of the role of Senior Vice President, Global
Customer Operations Group (Sales and Field Service) and Managing Director of the
Company;
	 
	 	cc.	 	a reduction of the Current Base Salary or of any material employee
benefit enjoyed by the Managing Director unless all senior executives of the
Company and / or Brooks suffer a substantially similar reduction or failure;
	 
	 	dd.	 	the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption in writing of its
obligation to perform this Contract by any successor to all or substantially all
of the assets of the Company within 15 days after a merger, consolidation, sale of
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	 	b.	 	Termination by the Company for any reason other than

	 	aa.	 	an Important Reason. For purposes of this Contract, “Important Reason” shall
mean the occurrence of any of the following events, irrespective of such Important Reason
also constituting a justification for a termination for cause along the lines of
Section 626 German Civil Code (Kündigung aus wichtigem Grund):

	 	(i)	 	Managing Director’s conviction of any misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude or any felony;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	fraud, embezzlement, or similar act of dishonesty,
unauthorized disclosure, attempted disclosure, use or attempted use of
confidential information; acts prejudicial to the interest or reputation of
the Company and / or Brooks; or falsification, concealment or distortion of
management information;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	material misrepresentation in connection with the
Managing Director’s application for employment with the Company;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	conduct by the Managing Director constituting an act of
moral turpitude, or of physical violence while on duty;
	 
	 	(v)	 	Managing Director’s willful failure or refusal to perform
the duties on behalf of the Company which are consistent with the scope and
nature of the Managing Director’s responsibilities, or otherwise to comply
with a lawful directive or policy of the Company, including without
limitation, the Company’s or Brooks’ Standards of Conduct as then in effect
as published on the Company’s or Brooks’ internal website;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	any act of gross negligence, gross corporate waste or
disloyalty by the Managing Director to the Company or the commission of any
intentional tort by the Managing Director against the Company;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	Managing Director being found liable in any SEC or other civil or criminal
securities law action, or entering any cease and desist order with respect to such
action (regardless of whether or not he admits or denies liability); or
	 
	 	(viii)	 	a material breach of this Contract or the agreements referenced herein by the
Managing Director;

	 	bb.	 	a person or behavior related reason along the lines of the German
Employment Protection Act (personen- oder verhaltensbedingter Grund in
entsprechender Anwendung der Grundsätze des Kündigungsschutzgesetzes, KSchG) or
	 
	 	cc.	 	by way of a justified and legitimate termination for cause with or
without notice along the lines of Section 626 German Civil Code (Kündigung aus
wichtigem Grund).

	7.	 	The Severance shall be in the amount of one (1) fixed annual gross salary according to
Section 3 para. 1 of this Contract and shall be payable in 12 equal monthly installments at
the end of each calendar month (First Severance Period). The Managing Director shall also
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to the unpaid portion of the Managing Director’s bonus according to Section 3 para. 2 for the
fiscal year that includes the date of the termination according to para. 6 (and to the extent
earned but unpaid, for the completed fiscal year immediately preceding the termination
according to para. 6, prorated for the number of days that the Managing Director is actually
employed by the Company in such fiscal year, and payable at the same time that payment of
annual bonuses are paid to other senior executives of the Company, as well as an amount equal
to the value of the Managing Director’s accrued but unused vacation as of the termination
according to para. 6.

The First Severance Period may be extended according to the following (the extension
hereinafter called the “Second Severance Period”):

If the Managing Director has not found a full-time comparable executive position with another
employer during the First Severance Period, the Company will extend the monthly payments on a
month to month basis until the earlier to occur of (A) one (1) additional year (12 additional
monthly payments) or (B) the date the Managing Director secures full-time employment, in each
case subject only to the Managing Director’s obligation to inform in writing the Company’s
Human Resources Department that the Managing Director’s search for replacement employment is
ongoing and continuing in good faith and utmost but reasonable effort. Said notice from
Managing Director shall be made on the 15th of the month commencing with the last month of
the First Severance Period and monthly thereafter as applicable. Payments to the Managing
Director during the Second Severance Period shall be reduced by the amount of income earned
by the Managing Director from employment or consulting arrangements with any other person or
business entity.

	8.	 	Any and all payments by the Company under this Section are and shall be specifically
conditioned
upon full compliance by the Managing Director with all elements of the Employee
Non-Solicitation
and Proprietary Information Agreement entered into by the Managing Director and Brooks.
	 
	9.	 	Any and all claims for any payments by the Company under this Section are and shall further
be
specifically under the condition precedent that in case of a termination entitling the
Managing
Director to the Severance (para. 6. and 7.)

	 	a.	 	the Managing Director shall explicitly waive with immediate effect to all other
known and
unknown claims resulting from all other known and unknown legal relations existing
between
the Company and the Managing Director and
	 
	 	b.	 	the Managing Director shall explicitly waive to bring an action against the Company
or
Brooks with respect to the termination (by the Company), or to bring any other action
(in
particular an action for payment) which is directly or indirectly related to or raised
against the
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	10.	 	Unless otherwise agreed upon in before mentioned para. 6 as regards the conditions of the
Severance, the statutory provisions relating to termination for cause shall remain unaffected.

	11.	 	Brooks shall guarantee all obligations related to this Contract in case the Company is not
able to
fulfill this contact.

§3

Remuneration

	1.	 	The Managing Director shall receive a fixed annual gross salary in the amount of

215,000 EURO

(in words: two hundred fifteen thousand EURO)

which shall be payable in 12 equal monthly installments at the end of each calendar month. The
appropriateness of the annual remuneration shall be reviewed each year.

	2.	 	In addition, the Managing Director shall be eligible to receive bonus compensation according
to the
provisions of the Brooks’ Senior Management Incentive Compensation Program. The amount of the
targeted bonus compensation shall be at the discretion of Brooks but the targeted bonus
percentage
will not be inconsistent with other Senior Vice Presidents.

	3.	 	The payment of any additional allowances, bonuses, gratuity and comparable benefits shall be
voluntary. Even repeated payments shall not create any legal claim for the Managing Director,
neither in respect to their cause or amount, nor for the past or the
future.
	 
	4.	 	The Company is obliged to insure the Managing Director at the Company’s own cost by way of a
group insurance contract; the insurance shall amount to

Euro 250,000 — in case of invalidity

Euro
125,000 — in case of death.

	5.	 	In addition the Company shall take out a world-wide health insurance for the Managing
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     cover potential risks during business travel.

	6.	 	The Managing Director shall be entitled to a company vehicle in accordance with the vehicle
policy
of the Company.
	 
	7.	 	The Company will reimburse the Managing Director’s daughter’s international school tuition
through her final years encompassing the 2007-2009 periods.

§4

Continued Payment of Salary in case of Incapacity

	1.	 	The Managing Director shall notify the Company without delay about illness, and, if the
illness
lasts more than three calendar days, submit no later than on the third day of illness, a
medical
certificate attesting to his inability to work and the anticipated duration thereof, to the
Company.
	 
	 	 	According to German law, in the event of incapacity of the Managing Director to render his
work not caused by his own negligence the Company shall continue to pay the Managing Director
full remuneration for a maximum period of six weeks.

	2.	 	After elapse of the six weeks’ period, the Company shall pay for a period not exceeding 12
months,
compensation amounting to the difference between sickness benefits and monthly net salary.

	3.	 	In case the Managing Director is not entitled to sickness benefits from Health Insurance
Funds, for
purposes of calculating the additional compensation is deemed to receive that amount of
sickness
benefits that corresponds to sickness benefits which would be payable by the Local Health
Insurance Funds had the Managing Director been insured.

	4.	 	In case the Managing Director is entitled to claim compensation for loss of earnings from a
third
party for the period of his incapacity, this claim shall be assigned to the Company to the
extent that
the Company continues to pay the remuneration. The Managing Director is obliged to promptly
inform the Company of all circumstances necessary to raise the assigned claims by the Company.
The Managing Director continues to be obliged to raise such claims against third parties.

	5.	 	
In case of death of the Managing Director, his widow and other relatives, who were legally
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to receive support from him during his lifetime, shall continue to receive the contractual
remuneration for the month of death as well as for six further months. The Company is entitled to
render these payments for and on behalf of all surviving dependants to that person who is able to
furnish a prima facie evidence of his dependency within the meaning of sentence 1 of this
paragraph. In the event that no surviving dependants exist, remuneration payable for periods up
till the day of death shall be paid to the heirs of the Managing Director.

§5

Vacation

The Managing Director is entitled to an annual vacation of 30 working days. He shall arrange the
timing of his vacation with the shareholders or the other managing directors, if any, and shall
see to it that the interests of the Company shall not be affected.

§6

Other Benefits

The Managing Director shall be reimbursed for costs and expenses incurred during the course of his
duties and while on business travel, including costs for travelling and accommodation of guests in
accordance with the Company’s Travel Policy. In the case where the Travel Policy does not apply,
the guidelines of the “Reisekostenordnung” shall apply. Such costs and expenses shall be accounted
for monthly.

§7

Non-Competition Clause

For the lifetime of this Contract, the Managing Director shall not directly or indirectly assume
ownership or participate in companies competing with the Company or entertaining a business
relationship to the Company.

§8

Forfeiture of Claims

Except for claims based on tort, claims resulting from this Contract may be raised for a period of
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months only following its maturity.

Claims are deemed to be raised in the event their legal basis and — if known — their amount
have been communicated in writing to the Managing Director or, respectively, to the competent
department of Brooks.

§ 9

Confidentiality

	1.	 	The Managing Director undertakes to maintain secrecy with respect to all business and other
commercial matters and transactions which in accordance with their nature are confidential or
deemed to be confidential, of which he becomes aware during the course of his activity. In the
event
of violation of this obligation, the Company may terminate this Contract for cause. Any
obligations
to render information which result from statutory provisions or internal instructions or which
are
caused by factual circumstances shall remain unaffected.

	2.	 	Following any termination of this Contract, the Managing Director shall immediately,
completely and properly return to the Company without additional request of the Company all
properties of the Company which are still in his possession, in particular all documents,
notes, illustrations and other materials relating to his contractual activities or to the
Company’s business, and shall upon request confirm such complete return in writing. The
Managing Director shall not make or retain any duplicates or copies of work results, documents
or data. The Managing Director shall have no retention right with respect to the Company and
its property items and documents.

§ 10

Restrictions of the Managing Director

The Managing Director is obliged to comply with restrictions in respect of transactions and
management actions which result from the articles of incorporation of the Company, from
shareholders’ resolutions and from a management ordinance.

§ 11

Concluding Provisions

 

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	1.	 	This Contract supersedes any other contractual agreement between the Managing Director and
the Company, in particular the Contract of Employment for a Managing Director between the
Parties, dated December 11, 2006. There are except of the mentioned Annexes no written or oral
side agreements to this Contract.

	2.	 	If individual provisions contained herein should be or become void or invalid, this shall not
effect the validity of the remaining contractual provisions. The Parties shall replace the
void or invalid provision by a valid provision by which in the best possible way the economic
purpose of the void or invalid provision is attained. The same
applies in case lacunae exist.

	3.	 	Alterations and amendments to this Contract, including this clause, must be made in writing
to be
legally valid

	4.	 	Place of performance for all obligations resulting from this Contract as well as place of
jurisdiction
— as far as legally permissible — shall be Jena.
	 
	5.	 	Each party hereby confirms to have received one executed copy
of this Contract.

28, this March, 2008

	 	 	 	 	 
	For the shareholder:	 	For Brooks Automation (Germany) Holding GmbH:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Brooks
Automation 
(Luxemburg) SARL 
Michele P. Rayos

	 	/s/ Marc Diesing
	 	/s/ Michele P. Rayos
	 

	 	 

	 	 

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Managing Director:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Ralf Wuellner

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