---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-263979"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOVT"
cik: "0001076930"
company_name: "NOVANTA INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-09T21:00:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T21:05:33.795977+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Novanta raises $300M via private placement of 2.1M shares at $140 each

## Summary
- Sold 2,142,857 common shares at $140.00 each for gross proceeds of ~$300M.
- Closing expected on June 11, 2026, subject to customary conditions.
- Shares issued under Section 4(a)(2) exemption; resale registration rights agreement filed.
- Proceeds intended for general corporate purposes; no specific use disclosed.
- J.P. Morgan, William Blair, CJS Securities, PNC Capital Markets acted as placement agents.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-263979
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOVT
- cik: 0001076930
- company_name: NOVANTA INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-09T21:00:16+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000119312526263979/0001193125-26-263979-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000119312526263979/novt-20260608.htm

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## Key facts
- Equity Issuances
  NOVANTA INC issued 2,142,857 common shares of common stock to institutional and other accredited investors for $140.00 per share.
  - Security: common stock
  - Shares: 2,142,857 common shares
  - Purchaser: institutional and other accredited investors
  - Consideration: $140.00 per share
  source text: The Purchasers agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,142,857 common shares, no par value, of the Company (the “Common Shares”), at a purchase price per share of $140.00, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $300.0 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000119312526263979/0001193125-26-263979-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  NOVANTA INC entered into Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and other accredited investors valued at approximately $300.0 million (effective 2026-06-08).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: certain institutional and other accredited investors
  - Value: approximately $300.0 million
  - Effective: 2026-06-08
  source text: On June 8, 2026, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") for a private placement (the "Private Placement") with certain institutional and other accredited investors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000119312526263979/0001193125-26-263979-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  NOVANTA INC entered into Registration Rights Agreement with certain institutional and other accredited investors (effective 2026-06-08).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: certain institutional and other accredited investors
  - Effective: 2026-06-08
  source text: Also on June 8, 2026, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") with the Purchasers
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000119312526263979/0001193125-26-263979-index.htm

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