Cognex Corporation filings document regulatory disclosures for an operating company focused on industrial machine vision products and automation technology. Its Form 8-K reports cover furnished operating results, quarterly cash dividends, share repurchase authorization, board and officer matters, annual meeting voting results, and changes in the company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Proxy materials describe director elections, governance matters, executive compensation, shareholder voting procedures, and board committee oversight. The filing record also includes exhibit-based disclosures tied to financial-results releases and capital-return actions involving Cognex common stock.
Cognex Corp VP and principal accounting officer Laura Ann MacDonald reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 15, 2026 she exercised 368 restricted stock units, receiving an equal number of common shares. Of these, 109 shares were automatically withheld at a price of $47.98 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving her with 7,470 common shares held directly after the transactions. Each restricted stock unit represents a right to one Cognex common share, and the grant vests approximately 20%, 30%, and 50% on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the March 15, 2024 grant date.
Cognex Corporation is calling its 2026 annual shareholder meeting for April 29, 2026 at its Natick, Massachusetts headquarters. Shareholders of record on February 27, 2026, when 167,013,856 common shares were outstanding, may vote in person or by proxy.
Investors will vote on four proposals: electing three directors (Matthew Moschner, Angelos Papadimitriou, and Christopher Donato), approving an amendment to the 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, ratifying the independent auditor, and an advisory say‑on‑pay resolution. The board recommends voting FOR all proposals.
The proxy details Cognex’s governance structure, board independence and committees, and a pay‑for‑performance philosophy emphasizing equity. In 2025, revenue grew 9%, operating margin improved from 12.6% to 16.3%, and the company returned $206 million to shareholders via dividends and buybacks, while tightening costs and revising executive bonus and PRSU designs for 2026.
Cognex director Dianne M. Parrotte exercised multiple non-qualified stock options on March 2, 2026 and immediately sold the resulting shares. She acquired 44,000 shares of Cognex common stock through option exercises at strike prices around $45–$51.49, then sold 44,000 shares in open-market transactions at $54.00 per share. After these transactions, she directly owned 33,431 Cognex common shares.
Cognex Corp director Dianne M. Parrotte increased her direct ownership through an equity award event. On February 21, 2026, she exercised or converted 2,913 Restricted Stock Units into 2,913 shares of Cognex common stock at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, indicating no cash outlay in this transaction. Following the conversion, her directly held common stock position rose to 33,431 shares. The filing also reports outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options with direct ownership covering 7,500, 18,400, and 18,100 shares, which remain as rights to buy stock.
Cognex Corp director Angelos Papadimitriou reported a mix of stock transactions. On February 23, 2026, he sold 4,150 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at an average price of $55.5804 per share, leaving 16,222 common shares directly owned.
On February 21, 2026, restricted stock units covering 2,537 shares were exercised and converted into the same number of common shares at no cash exercise price, increasing his common stock before the sale to 20,372 shares. Following these transactions, he also directly holds 4,817 restricted stock units that vest over time under a prior grant.
COGNEX CORP director John Tseng-Chung Lee exercised restricted stock units into common shares. He converted 2,913 restricted stock units into 2,913 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share. After these transactions, he directly holds 24,820 common shares and 4,817 restricted stock units, which will vest over time based on the original grant schedule.
Cognex Corporation director Marjorie Sennett reported the exercise and conversion of 2,913 restricted stock units into an equal number of Cognex common shares at a price of $0.00 per share. After this transaction, she directly holds 25,936 common shares and 4,817 restricted stock units.
The restricted stock units each represent a contingent right to receive one share of common stock and vest in stages of approximately 20%, 30%, and 50% on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the February 21, 2023 grant date.
COGNEX CORP director Sachin Lawande exercised restricted stock units into common shares. On February 21, 2026, he converted 2,913 restricted stock units into 2,913 shares of Cognex common stock at $0.00 per share through a derivative exercise.
After this transaction, he directly held 28,431 shares of common stock and 4,817 restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a right to receive one share of Cognex common stock, and these units vest 20%, 30%, and 50% on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the February 21, 2023 grant date.