---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-020415"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOVT"
cik: "0001076930"
company_name: "NOVANTA INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T13:34:23.212157+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Novanta shareholders elect all 8 directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor at AGM

## Summary
- All eight director nominees elected; Thomas Secor received the most withhold votes (2,088,251).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 31,057,232 votes for, 939,214 against, 24,520 abstained.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as auditor for 2023 with 32,624,275 for, 154,408 against.
- Total shares present represented 91.91% of outstanding common shares as of March 31, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-020415
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOVT
- cik: 0001076930
- company_name: NOVANTA INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000156459022020415/0001564590-22-020415-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/000156459022020415/novt-8k_20220512.htm

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