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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 12/12/19 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 851205 |
| Issuer Name: COGNEX CORP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CGNX |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1438093 |
| | Owner Name: Willett Robert |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: ONE VISION DRIVE |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: NATICK |
| | Owner State: MA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 01760 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: CEO& President |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/12/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 20.195 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/12/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 53.5249 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/13/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 46,929 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 20.195 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 46,929 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/13/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 46,929 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 54.3774 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 20.195 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/12/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0.0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 11/3/15 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 11/3/24 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 846,929 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 20.195 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/13/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 46,929 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0.0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 11/3/15 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 11/3/24 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 46,929 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 800,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 16.72 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 2/12/17 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/12/26 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 180,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 180,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 38.39 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 2/21/18 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/21/27 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 180,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 180,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 51.49 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 2/19/20 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/19/29 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 180,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 180,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 56.44 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 2/20/19 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/20/28 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 90,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 90,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Robert Willett |
| Signature Date: 12/16/19 |