Robert Willett - Oct 21, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNEX CORP (CGNX)

Role: Director
Signature: Robert Willett
Stock symbol: CGNX
Transactions as of: Oct 21, 2025
Transactions value $: -$74,523
Form type: 4
Date filed: 10/22/2025, 04:00 PM
Previous filing: May 23, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Willett Robert	Director	ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK	Robert Willett	2025-10-22	0001438093

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CGNX	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$257K	+6.7K		$38.39	6.7K	Oct 21, 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	CGNX	Common Stock	Sale	-$332K	-6.7K	-100%	$49.51	0	Oct 21, 2025	Direct	F1
holding	CGNX	Common Stock						15.8K	Oct 21, 2025	by Trust	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-6.7K	-3.72%	$0.00	173K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	6.7K	$38.39	Direct	F1
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						193K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	193K	$33.04	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						298K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	298K	$39.44	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						233K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	233K	$47.21	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						180K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	180K	$50.94	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						180K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	180K	$51.49	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						90K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	90K	$56.44	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						185K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	185K	$64.43	Direct
holding	CGNX	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)						124K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	124K	$90.50	Direct
holding	CGNX	Restricted Stock Unit						70.8K	Oct 21, 2025	Common Stock	70.8K	$0.00	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These stock option exercises were effected pursuant to a trading plan adopted by the reporting person in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
F2	The reporting person is a trustee and beneficiary of Willett Parkhill Investment Trust dated August 2, 2010. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Content

These stock option exercises were effected pursuant to a trading plan adopted by the reporting person in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The reporting person is a trustee and beneficiary of Willett Parkhill Investment Trust dated August 2, 2010. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.