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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COGNEX CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>04-2713778</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Vision Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Natick, Massachusetts 01760 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cognex Corporation 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert J. Willett </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cognex Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One
Vision Drive </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Natick, Massachusetts 01760 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(508) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">650-3000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent For Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><B> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lisa R. Haddad</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Goodwin Procter LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100
Northern Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Boston, Massachusetts 02210</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(617) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">570-1000</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mark T. Fennell</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate Secretary</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cognex Corporation</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One
Vision Drive</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Natick, Massachusetts 01760</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(508) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">650-3000</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. &#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed by Cognex Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)
to register the offer and sale of up to 8,100,000 newly authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.002 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), pursuant to the Cognex Corporation 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the &#147;2023 Plan&#148;).
The amount registered on this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> does not include 10,610,800 shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Cognex Corporation 2001 General Stock Option Plan, as
amended and restated (the &#147;2001 Plan&#148;), and the Cognex Corporation 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the &#147;2007 Plan&#148;) that were outstanding as of May&nbsp;3, 2023 and that may become eligible for
issuance under the 2023 Plan if such awards are forfeited, cancelled or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) (the &#147;Carryover Shares&#148;). Contemporaneously with the filing of this Registration Statement on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,</FONT> the Company is filing Post-Effective Amendments to the following Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8:</FONT> (i) the Company&#146;s Registration Statements on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File Nos. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000095013502004593/b44576ccsv8.txt"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-100709</FONT></A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000119312518154489/d581899ds8.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-224716</FONT></A>), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on October&nbsp;24, 2002 and May&nbsp;7, 2018, respectively, with respect to the 2001 Plan; and (ii)&nbsp;the
Company&#146;s Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File Nos. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000095013508002593/b69636ccsv8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-150315</FONT></A>
and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000119312515276741/d16332ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-206081</FONT></A>), as filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;18, 2008 and August&nbsp;4, 2015, respectively, with respect to
the 2007 Plan (collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;), to reflect that the Carryover Shares under the Prior Registration Statements may be issued under the 2023 Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.* </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.* </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to participants in the
2023 Plan in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule 428 promulgated under the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents need not be filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are
incorporated by reference (other than, in each case, those documents, or the portions of those documents or exhibits thereto, deemed to be furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120523000004/cgnx-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;16, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000851205/000085120523000008/cgnx-20230402.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended April&nbsp;2, 2023, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;4, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000115752323000296/a53329327.htm">February&nbsp;16,
 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000851205/000115752323000715/a53392890.htm">May&nbsp;
4, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000851205/000119312523135029/d255047d8k.htm">May&nbsp;4, 2023</A> (excluding, in each case, any information furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01); and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> as filed with the SEC pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment thereto or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (other than, in each case, those documents, or the portions of those documents or exhibits thereto, deemed to be furnished and
not filed in accordance with SEC rules). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under no circumstances will any information furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> be deemed
incorporated herein by reference unless such Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> expressly provides to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4.
Description of Securities. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.02(b)(4) of Chapter&nbsp;156D of the Massachusetts General Laws allows a corporation to
eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director of a corporation to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except
where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of an improper distribution or obtained an improper personal benefit. The
Company has included a similar provision in its articles of organization. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.51(a) of Chapter&nbsp;156D of the Massachusetts
General Laws provides that a corporation may indemnify its directors against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred in connection with any litigation or other legal proceeding
brought against any director by virtue of his or her position as a director of the corporation unless he or she is deemed to have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the corporation. As
noted below, the Company has provided for director indemnification in its articles of organization and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.52 of Chapter&nbsp;156D of the Massachusetts General Laws provides that a corporation must indemnify a director who is wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.56(a) of Chapter&nbsp;156D of the Massachusetts General Laws (&#147;Section&nbsp;8.56&#148;) provides that a corporation may
indemnify its officers to the same extent as its directors and, for officers that are not directors, to the extent provided by (i)&nbsp;the articles of organization, (ii)&nbsp;the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws,</FONT> (iii)&nbsp;a vote of
the board of directors or (iv)&nbsp;a contract. In all instances, the extent to which a corporation provides indemnification to its officers under Section&nbsp;8.56 is optional. As noted below, the Company has provided for officer indemnification in
its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws,</FONT> as amended and
restated, provide that, except as limited by law or otherwise provided in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws,</FONT> each director or officer of the Company (and his or her heirs and personal representatives) shall be indemnified by the
Company against any expense incurred in connection with each proceeding in which he or she is involved as a result of his or her serving or having served as a director or officer. The <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> further
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provide that no indemnification shall be provided to a director or officer with respect to a proceeding as to which it shall have been adjudicated that he or she did not act in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Company. The Company will pay sums on account of indemnification in advance of a final disposition of a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to
repay such sums if it is subsequently established that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> do not limit the power of the board of directors to authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance on behalf of any director or officer against any expense whether or not the Company would have
the power to indemnify such director or officer against such expense under the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors. The indemnification agreements require, among other matters, that the Company indemnify its directors to the fullest extent provided by law and advance to directors certain
expenses, subject to reimbursement if it is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration
Claimed. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The exhibits
listed below represent a complete list of exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120516000035/exhibit31.htm">Restated Articles of Organization effective June&nbsp;27, 1989, as amended through May&nbsp;
5, 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended July&nbsp;3, 2016, as filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;1, 2016).
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120516000035/exhibit32.htm">Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, effective December&nbsp;
5, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended July&nbsp;3, 2016, as filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;1, 2016).
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000119312518154489/d581899dex42.htm">Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, effective May&nbsp;
2, 2018 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;7, 2018, Reg. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;
333-224716).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120519000006/cgnxarticlesofamendment.htm">Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, effective April&nbsp;
26, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;29, 2019).
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000119312513468399/d640190dex31.htm">Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company&#146;s Current
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> as filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;10, 2013). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120516000035/exhibit34.htm">Amendment to Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws,</FONT> effective May&nbsp;
5, 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended July&nbsp;3, 2016, as filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;1, 2016).
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<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Certificates for Shares of Common Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1,</FONT> Reg.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;33-29020).</FONT> (P)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d312430dex51.htm">Legal Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000119312523135029/d255047dex101.htm">Cognex Corporation 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
 on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> as filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;4, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(P) Paper filing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>,<I>
however</I>,<I> </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Natick, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on this 5<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of May, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">COGNEX CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert J. Willett</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Robert J. Willett and Paul D.
Todgham as such person&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person in such person&#146;s name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any Registration Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, or any substitute or substitutes of any of them, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert J. Willett</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert J. Willett</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;5, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paul D. Todgham</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul D. Todgham</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;5, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sachin Lawande</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sachin Lawande</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;5, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John T.C. Lee</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John T.C. Lee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Angelos Papadimitriou</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Angelos Papadimitriou</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dianne M. Parrotte</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dianne M. Parrotte</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Marjorie T. Sennett</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;5, 2023</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Anthony Sun</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COGNEX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Massachusetts
04-2713778
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Vision Drive
Natick, Massachusetts 01760
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Cognex Corporation 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Robert J. Willett
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cognex Corporation
One
Vision Drive
Natick, Massachusetts 01760
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(508)
650-3000
(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
Lisa R. Haddad
Goodwin Procter LLP
100
Northern Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(617)
570-1000
Mark T. Fennell
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Corporate Secretary
Cognex Corporation
One
Vision Drive
Natick, Massachusetts 01760
(508)
650-3000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is being filed by Cognex Corporation (the "Company")
to register the offer and sale of up to 8,100,000 newly authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.002 per share ("Common Stock"), pursuant to the Cognex Corporation 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan").
The amount registered on this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
does not include 10,610,800 shares of Common Stock subject to awards granted under the Cognex Corporation 2001 General Stock Option Plan, as
amended and restated (the "2001 Plan"), and the Cognex Corporation 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "2007 Plan") that were outstanding as of May 3, 2023 and that may become eligible for
issuance under the 2023 Plan if such awards are forfeited, cancelled or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) (the "Carryover Shares"). Contemporaneously with the filing of this Registration Statement on
Form S-8,
the Company is filing Post-Effective Amendments to the following Registration Statements on Form
S-8:
(i) the Company's Registration Statements on Form
S-8
(File Nos.
333-100709
and
333-224716
), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 24, 2002 and May 7, 2018, respectively, with respect to the 2001 Plan; and (ii) the
Company's Registration Statements on Form
S-8
(File Nos.
333-150315
and
333-206081
), as filed with the SEC on April 18, 2008 and August 4, 2015, respectively, with respect to
the 2007 Plan (collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"), to reflect that the Carryover Shares under the Prior Registration Statements may be issued under the 2023 Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to participants in the
2023 Plan in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 promulgated under the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form
S-8,
such documents need not be filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The following documents filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are
incorporated by reference (other than, in each case, those documents, or the portions of those documents or exhibits thereto, deemed to be furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules):
•
the Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2023;
•
the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2023;
•
the Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on
February 16,
 2023
,
May 
4, 2023
and
May 4, 2023
(excluding, in each case, any information furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01); and
•
the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's registration statement on Form
8-A,
as filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment thereto or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (other than, in each case, those documents, or the portions of those documents or exhibits thereto, deemed to be furnished and
not filed in accordance with SEC rules).
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Under no circumstances will any information furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K
be deemed
incorporated herein by reference unless such Form
8-K
expressly provides to the contrary.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Section 2.02(b)(4) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws allows a corporation to
eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director of a corporation to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except
where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of an improper distribution or obtained an improper personal benefit. The
Company has included a similar provision in its articles of organization.
Section 8.51(a) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts
General Laws provides that a corporation may indemnify its directors against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred in connection with any litigation or other legal proceeding
brought against any director by virtue of his or her position as a director of the corporation unless he or she is deemed to have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the corporation. As
noted below, the Company has provided for director indemnification in its articles of organization and
by-laws.
Section 8.52 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws provides that a corporation must indemnify a director who is wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding.
Section 8.56(a) of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws ("Section 8.56") provides that a corporation may
indemnify its officers to the same extent as its directors and, for officers that are not directors, to the extent provided by (i) the articles of organization, (ii) the
by-laws,
(iii) a vote of
the board of directors or (iv) a contract. In all instances, the extent to which a corporation provides indemnification to its officers under Section 8.56 is optional. As noted below, the Company has provided for officer indemnification in
its
by-laws.
The Company's
by-laws,
as amended and
restated, provide that, except as limited by law or otherwise provided in the
by-laws,
each director or officer of the Company (and his or her heirs and personal representatives) shall be indemnified by the
Company against any expense incurred in connection with each proceeding in which he or she is involved as a result of his or her serving or having served as a director or officer. The
by-laws
further
provide that no indemnification shall be provided to a director or officer with respect to a proceeding as to which it shall have been adjudicated that he or she did not act in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Company. The Company will pay sums on account of indemnification in advance of a final disposition of a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to
repay such sums if it is subsequently established that he or she is not entitled to indemnification.
The
by-laws
do not limit the power of the board of directors to authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance on behalf of any director or officer against any expense whether or not the Company would have
the power to indemnify such director or officer against such expense under the
by-laws.
The
Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors. The indemnification agreements require, among other matters, that the Company indemnify its directors to the fullest extent provided by law and advance to directors certain
expenses, subject to reimbursement if it is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration
Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits
listed below represent a complete list of exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Organization effective June 27, 1989, as amended through May 
5, 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2016, as filed with the SEC on August 1, 2016).
4.2
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, effective December 
5, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2016, as filed with the SEC on August 1, 2016).
4.3
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, effective May 
2, 2018 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed with the SEC on May 7, 2018, Reg.
No. 
333-224716).
4.4
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, effective April 
26, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on April 29, 2019).
4.5
Amended and Restated
By-laws
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current
 Report on Form
8-K,
as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2013).
4.6
Amendment to Amended and Restated
By-laws,
effective May 
5, 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2016, as filed with the SEC on August 1, 2016).
4.7
Specimen Certificates for Shares of Common Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1,
Reg.
No. 33-29020).
(P)
5.1*
Legal Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
99.1
Cognex Corporation 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report
 on Form
8-K,
as filed with the SEC on May 4, 2023).
107.1*
Filing Fee Table.
*
Filed herewith.
(P) Paper filing.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided
,
however
,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Natick, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on this 5
th
day of May, 2023.
COGNEX CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Robert J. Willett
Robert J. Willett
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Robert J. Willett and Paul D.
Todgham as such person's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person in such person's name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any Registration Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said
attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any said
attorney-in-fact
and agent, or any substitute or substitutes of any of them, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert J. Willett
Robert J. Willett
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 5, 2023
/s/ Paul D. Todgham
Paul D. Todgham
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 5, 2023
/s/ Sachin Lawande
Sachin Lawande
Director
May 5, 2023
/s/ John T.C. Lee
John T.C. Lee
Director
May 5, 2023
/s/ Angelos Papadimitriou
Angelos Papadimitriou
Director
May 5, 2023
/s/ Dianne M. Parrotte
Dianne M. Parrotte
Director
May 5, 2023
/s/ Marjorie T. Sennett
Marjorie T. Sennett
Director
May 5, 2023
/s/ Anthony Sun
Anthony Sun
Director
May 5, 2023