-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MlQoUkNchNsWpFJgn17T83Q73JvcSpB7rbwib2Ol7QtEz1CRlG+3b84eJgJw3iie HZjaMuYi15zuXtWCT6Xq9Q== 0000914427-96-000004.txt : 19960213 0000914427-96-000004.hdr.sgml : 19960213 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914427-96-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960212 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COGNEX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000851205 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845] IRS NUMBER: 042713778 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-40448 FILM NUMBER: 96515376 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VISION DR CITY: NATICK STATE: MA ZIP: 01760 BUSINESS PHONE: 5086503000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VISION DRIVE CITY: NATICK STATE: MA ZIP: 01760 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SHILLMAN ROBERT J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923204 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O COGNEX CORP STREET 2: ONE VISION DRIVE CITY: NATRICK STATE: MA ZIP: 01760 BUSINESS PHONE: 508-650-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O COGNEX CORP STREET 2: ONE VISION DRIVE CITY: NATRICK STATE: MA ZIP: 01760 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13G/A AND COVER LETTER SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment) COGNEX CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 192422103 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_|. 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Robert J. Shillman 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 4,021,402 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,021,402 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,177,402 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 18.4 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN Item 1. (a) COGNEX CORPORATION (b) One Vision Drive, Natick, MA 01760-2059 Item 2. (a) Robert J. Shillman (b) c/o Cognex Corporation, One Vision Drive, Natick, MA 01760-2059 (c) US (d) Common Stock (e) 1924222103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |_|Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) |_|Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (h) |_| Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 7,177,402 - Mr. Shillman directly owns 4,021,402 of such shares, directly owns options exercisable as of December 31, 1995 or exercisable within sixty days of December 31, 1995 to purchase 156,000 of such shares and is the beneficiary of the Robert J. Shillman 1990 Irrevocable Trust, which holds 3,000,000 of such shares. Mr. Shillman does not have sole or shared voting power or sole or shared dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the 1990 Irrevocable Trust, but has only a pecuniary interest in such shares. (b) Percent of Class: 18.4% - Mr. Shillman directly owns 10.3% of such class, directly owns options which are, as of December 31, 1995, exercisable or exercisable within sixty days to purchase 0.4% of such class and is the beneficiary of the Robert J. Shillman 1990 Irrevocable Trust which owns 7.7% of such class. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,021,402 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,021,402 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A Item 10. Certification. N/A Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Robert J. Shillman Dated: February 7, 1996 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----