Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 29 2019 - 4:47PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): April 25, 2019
Cognex Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Massachusetts
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001-34218
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04-2713778
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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One Vision Drive, Natick, Massachusetts
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01760-2059
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(508)
650-3000
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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
(
see
General Instruction A.2.
below):
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 29, 2019, Cognex Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news
release to report its financial results for the quarter ended March 31,
2019. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information
in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit
attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933
or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
On April 25, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company designated
Laura MacDonald, Vice President and Corporate Controller, as the
Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer
on an interim basis, effective May 3, 2019. Ms. MacDonald will be
assuming such roles from John J. Curran, Senior Vice President of
Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On
April 4, 2019, the Company announced Mr. Curran’s resignation, effective
May 3, 2019, and the search for a new Chief Financial Officer. In
connection with assuming these roles, Ms. MacDonald will receive a stock
option grant with respect to 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
that will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant if Ms.
MacDonald remains employed by the Company through such anniversary
date. Ms. MacDonald, age 50, has served as the Company’s Vice President
and Corporate Controller since December 2007, and prior to that time, in
various roles of increasing responsibility within the Finance Department
after joining the Company in 1994.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 29, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. This dividend is
payable on May 31, 2019 to all shareholders of record at the close of
business on May 17, 2019.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
News
release, dated April 29, 2019, by Cognex Corporation
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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COGNEX CORPORATION
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Dated:
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April 29, 2019
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By: /s/ John J. Curran
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John J. Curran
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Senior Vice President of Finance
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and Chief Financial Officer
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