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Issuer:     COGNEX CORP (CGNX)
CIK:        0000851205
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000851205-26-000028
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cognex removes Joerg Kuechen as executive officer; shareholders approve 4.6M share plan increase
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- Joerg Kuechen no longer deemed executive officer as role evolves; remains Head of M&A.
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2023 Stock Option Plan, increasing authorized shares by 4.6M.
- All three director nominees elected: Moschner (136.6M for), Papadimitriou (121.3M for), Donato (134.2M for).
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY2026 approved with 153.6M votes for.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 109.6M for vs 29.7M against (78.7% of votes cast).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000028/0000851205-26-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000028/cgnx-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-26-000028

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