Robert Buckley - 16 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NOVANTA INC (NOVT)

Reporting relationship: Chief Financial Officer
Issuer ticker: NOVT
Reported as of: 16 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: -$1,162,651
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 18 Mar 2026, 16:49:22 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 26 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ John Burke, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Robert Buckley filed Form 4 for NOVANTA INC (NOVT) on 18 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Robert Buckley's Form 4 filing for NOVANTA INC (NOVT).
6 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 18 Mar 2026, 16:49.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 26 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$1,162,651.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001513778 Primary reporting owner

Buckley Robert

Relationship: Chief Financial Officer
Address: C/O NOVANTA INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD
Signature: /s/ John Burke, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 18 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

NOVT transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +9,957
Change %: +10%
Price: $14.13^*
Shares after: 106,573
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

NOVT transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $373,004
Shares: -3,215
Change %: -3%
Price: $116.02
Shares after: 103,358
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

NOVT transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $551,368
Shares: -4,719
Change %: -4.6%
Price: $116.84
Shares after: 98,639
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F3

NOVT transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $228,062
Shares: -1,937
Change %: -2%
Price: $117.74
Shares after: 96,702
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F4

NOVT transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $10,217
Shares: -86
Change %: -0.09%
Price: $118.80
Shares after: 96,616
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F5

NOVT holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 36,219
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Buckley Family Irrevocable Trust

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

NOVT transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -9,957
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 16 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 9,957
Exercise price: $14.13
Footnotes: F1, F6

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Rule 10b5-1 trading plan

These transactions were reported as open-market trades under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The plan lets an insider set trading instructions in advance, which can reduce the risk of trading while in possession of material nonpublic information.

Original filing language: transaction made pursuant to a contract, instruction, or written plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of responses 6 footnotes

Footnote F1

The sales reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 13, 2025.

Footnote F2

This transaction was executed in multiple trades ranging from $115.40 to $116.40. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request from the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

Footnote F3

This transaction was executed in multiple trades ranging from $116.41 to $117.40. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request from the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

Footnote F4

This transaction was executed in multiple trades ranging from $117.42 to $118.41. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request from the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

Footnote F5

This transaction was executed in multiple trades ranging from $118.53 to $119.02. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request from the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

Footnote F6

The Stock Options vested in three equal installments on March 30, 2017, March 30, 2018, and March 30, 2019.

SEC remarks

Power of Attorney on file