---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-080208"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOVT"
cik: "0001076930"
company_name: "NOVANTA INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T02:23:03.081585+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Novanta holds annual meeting; all director nominees elected, advisory votes approved

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with substantial support (each received >31M votes for).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 31.0M for vs 928k against.
- Shareholders recommended a 1-year frequency for future advisory votes on exec comp; board adopted annual vote.
- Deloitte & Touche ratified as independent auditor with 33.9M votes for, 36k withheld.
- Approximately 94.3% of outstanding shares were represented at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-080208
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOVT
- cik: 0001076930
- company_name: NOVANTA INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000095017025080208/0000950170-25-080208-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000095017025080208/novt-20250529.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-080208.txt

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