UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2019

Cognex Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
Massachusetts
 001-34218
04-2713778
 (State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 (Commission
File Number)
 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Vision Drive, Natick, Massachusetts
01760-2059
 (Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 650-3000

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.002 per share
CGNX
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company
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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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
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Item 2.02          Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 29, 2019, Cognex Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 8.01          Other Events

On July 29, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. This dividend is payable on August 30, 2019 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on August 16, 2019.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)            Exhibits

Exhibit No.              Description

99.1                          News release, dated July 29, 2019, by Cognex Corporation
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
COGNEX CORPORATION
 
 
Dated: July 29, 2019
By:/s/ Laura A. MacDonald
 
Laura A. MacDonald
 
Vice President and Corporate Controller