SEC Info - Buckley Robert - ‘4’ for 2/22/12 re: Novanta Inc.

Ownership Document

Schema Version: X0304

Document Type: 4

Period of Report: 2/22/12

Not Subject to Section 16: 0

Issuer:

Issuer CIK: 1076930

Issuer Name: GSI GROUP INC

Issuer Trading Symbol: GSIG

Reporting Owner:

Reporting Owner ID:

Owner CIK: 1513778

Owner Name: Buckley Robert

Reporting Owner Address:

Owner Street 1: C/O GSI GROUP INC.

Owner Street 2: 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE

Owner City: BEDFORD

Owner State: MA

Owner ZIP Code: 01730-1409

Owner State Description:

Reporting Owner Relationship:

Is Director? No

Is Officer? Yes

Is Ten Percent Owner? No

Is Other? No

Officer Title: Chief Financial Officer

Non-Derivative Table:

Non-Derivative Transaction:

Security Title:

Value: Common Stock

Transaction Date:

Value: 2/22/12

Transaction Coding:

Transaction Form Type: 4

Transaction Code: M

Equity Swap Involved? No

Transaction Timeliness:

Value:

Transaction Amounts:

Transaction Shares:

Value: 36,666

Transaction Price Per Share:

Value: 0

Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:

Value: A

Post-Transaction Amounts:

Shares Owned Following Transaction:

Value: 36,666

Ownership Nature:

Direct or Indirect Ownership:

Value: D

Non-Derivative Transaction:

Security Title:

Value: Common Stock

Transaction Date:

Value: 2/22/12

Transaction Coding:

Transaction Form Type: 4

Transaction Code: S

Equity Swap Involved? No

Footnote ID: F1

Transaction Timeliness:

Value:

Transaction Amounts:

Transaction Shares:

Value: 11,984

Transaction Price Per Share:

Value: 11.58

Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:

Value: D

Post-Transaction Amounts:

Shares Owned Following Transaction:

Value: 24,682

Ownership Nature:

Direct or Indirect Ownership:

Value: D

Derivative Table:

Derivative Transaction:

Security Title:

Value: Restricted Stock Unit

Conversion or Exercise Price:

Footnote ID: F2

Transaction Date:

Value: 2/22/12

Transaction Coding:

Transaction Form Type: 4

Transaction Code: M

Equity Swap Involved? No

Transaction Timeliness:

Value:

Transaction Amounts:

Transaction Shares:

Value: 36,666

Transaction Price Per Share:

Value: 0

Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:

Value: D

Exercise Date:

Footnote ID: F3

Expiration Date:

Footnote ID: F3

Underlying Security:

Underlying Security Title:

Value: Common Stock

Underlying Security Shares:

Value: 36,666

Post-Transaction Amounts:

Shares Owned Following Transaction:

Value: 73,334

Ownership Nature:

Direct or Indirect Ownership:

Value: D

Footnotes:

Footnote - F1: The sale to pay withholding taxes reported in this Form 4 was effectuated pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Instruction adopted by the reporting person on November 28, 2011.

Footnote - F2: Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one GSI Group Inc. common share upon vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit.

Footnote - F3: The Restricted Stock Units reported on this Form 4 vested on February 22, 2012.

Owner Signature:

Signature Name: /s/ Robert Buckley

Signature Date: 2/24/12

Buckley Robert – ‘4’ for 2/22/12 re: Novanta Inc.

On: Friday, 2/24/12, at 4:12pm ET · For: 2/22/12 · As: Officer · Accession #: 1067689-12-6 · File #: 1-35083

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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 4 — SEA’34
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Buckley Robert – ‘4’ for 2/22/12 re: Novanta Inc.

On: Friday, 2/24/12, at 4:12pm ET · For: 2/22/12 · As: Officer · Accession #: 1067689-12-6 · File #: 1-35083

Previous ‘4’: None · Next: ‘4’ on 3/12/12 for 3/8/12 · Latest: ‘4’ on 3/1/24 for 2/29/24

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