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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): April 23, 2009
COGNEX CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Massachusetts 0-17869 04-2713778
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
One Vision Drive
Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2059
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(508) 650-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective April 23, 2009, each of Eric Ceyrolle, Executive Vice President of
Worldwide Sales and Marketing, MVSD, and Justin Testa, Executive Vice President
and Business Unit Manager, Vision Systems, ceased to serve as an "executive
officer" of Cognex Corporation (the "Company") as such term is defined in Rule
3b-7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Ceyrolle has informed the
Company of his intention to resign from the Company after 17 years of service
and return to his native France. He relocated to the Company's headquarters in
the United States in 2006 upon his promotion to Executive Vice President. Mr.
Testa, whose duties with the Company have changed, will continue to serve as a
member of the Company's senior management team.
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: April 27, 2009 By: /s/ Richard A. Morin
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Richard A. Morin
Executive Vice President of Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer