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        <issuerName>Novanta Inc</issuerName>
        <secFileNumber>001-35083</secFileNumber>
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          <com:city>Bedford</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>01730</com:zipCode>
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        <issuerContactPhone>781-266-5974</issuerContactPhone>
        <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Robert J. Buckley</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
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          <name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</name>
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            <com:street1>390 Madison Avenue</com:street1>
            <com:street2>6th Floor</com:street2>
            <com:city>New York</com:city>
            <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
            <com:zipCode>10017</com:zipCode>
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        <noOfUnitsSold>12000</noOfUnitsSold>
        <aggregateMarketValue>1929360</aggregateMarketValue>
        <noOfUnitsOutstanding>35808329</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
        <approxSaleDate>09/07/2023</approxSaleDate>
        <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq</securitiesExchangeName>
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        <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>02/26/2017</acquiredDate>
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        <paymentDate>02/26/2017</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
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      <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <remarks>This filing are for shares the client expects to sell in the next 90 days.  Shares acquired from 02/26/2017 - 02/24/2022.</remarks>
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        <noticeDate>09/07/2023</noticeDate>
        <planAdoptionDates>
          <planAdoptionDate>06/08/2023</planAdoptionDate>
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text: 144
  0001513778
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001076930
  Novanta Inc
  001-35083
  125 Middlesex Turnpike
  Bedford
  MA
  01730
  781-266-5974
  Robert J. Buckley
  Affiliate
  Common
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue
  6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  12000
  1929360
  35808329
  09/07/2023
  Nasdaq
  Common
  02/26/2017
  RSU award
  Issuer
  N
  12000
  02/26/2017
  Compensation
  Y
  This filing are for shares the client expects to sell in the next 90 days.  Shares acquired from 02/26/2017 - 02/24/2022.
  09/07/2023
  06/08/2023
  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Robert J Buckley