Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 11, 2022

NOVANTA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Brunswick, Canada	001-35083	98-0110412
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

125 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, Massachusetts		01730
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 266-5700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common shares, no par value

NOVT

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Effective July 11, 2022, Novanta Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michele D. Welsh as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Ms. Welsh will lead the Company’s global legal, regulatory, corporate secretary, and environmental health & safety organizations. She brings to the Company more than 20 years of experience working with global, public companies across multiple industries. From 2018 until joining the Company, Ms. Welsh was with Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL), most recently serving as Carlisle’s Vice President, Assistant General Counsel & Legal Compliance. From 2007 through 2018, Ms. Welsh served in a variety of increasingly senior legal roles at Aon plc (NYSE: AON). Prior to Aon, she practiced law within the corporate and securities practice groups of Thompson Coburn LLP (St. Louis, MO) and Neal, Gerber and Eisenberg LLP (Chicago, IL). Ms. Welsh holds a B.S.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 is furnished under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.