Joerg Kuechen - Mar 12, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for COGNEX CORP (CGNX)

Role
Chief Technology Officer
Signature
Joerg Kuechen
Stock symbol
CGNX
Transactions as of
Mar 12, 2024
Transactions value $
-$218,212
Form type
4
Date filed
3/13/2024, 04:19 PM
Previous filing
Feb 23, 2024
Next filing
Dec 16, 2024

Transactions Table

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
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12.5K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 12.5K $38.39 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 89.1K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 89.1K $39.44 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 67.8K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 67.8K $47.21 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 39.9K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 39.9K $47.95 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 80K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 80K $50.94 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 45K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 45K $51.49 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 30K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 30K $56.44 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 49.5K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 49.5K $64.43 Direct
holding CGNX Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 29.5K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 29.5K $90.50 Direct
holding CGNX Restricted Stock Unit 4.23K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 4.23K $0.00 Direct
holding CGNX Restricted Stock Unit 10.2K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 10.2K $0.00 Direct
holding CGNX Restricted Stock Unit 17.7K Mar 12, 2024 Common Stock 17.7K $0.00 Direct
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 These shares were disposed of in an open market sale 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.