SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KRANTZ THEODOR (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE VISION DRIVE (Street) NATICK MA 01760 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COGNEX CORP [ CGNX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/13/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/13/2022		M(1)		26,000	A	$19.655	62,108	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		S(2)		26,000	D	$51.4	36,108	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		M(1)		26,000	A	$20.625	62,108	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		S(2)		26,000	D	$51.4	36,108	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		M(1)		15,600	A	$51.49	51,708	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		S(2)		15,600	D	$52.0125	36,108	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		M(1)		9,200	A	$50.94	45,308	D
Common Stock	12/13/2022		S(2)		9,200	D	$52	36,108	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.655	12/13/2022		M(1)			26,000	02/18/2015(3)	02/18/2024	Common Stock	26,000	$0.0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.625	12/13/2022		M(1)			26,000	02/17/2016(4)	02/17/2025	Common Stock	26,000	$0.0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$50.94	12/13/2022		M(1)			9,200	02/18/2021(5)	02/18/2030	Common Stock	9,200	$0.0	13,800	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$51.49	12/13/2022		M(1)			15,600	02/19/2020(6)	02/19/2029	Common Stock	15,600	$0.0	10,400	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$56.44							02/20/2019(7)	02/20/2028	Common Stock	13,000		13,000	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0(9)							02/16/2022(8)	02/16/2024	Common Stock	2,431		2,431	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0(9)							02/22/2023(10)	02/22/2025	Common Stock	4,269		4,269	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These stock option exercises were effected 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.

2. 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.

3. The options vest in four equal annual installments on the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the grant date (February 18, 2014).

4. The options vest in four equal annual installments on the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the grant date (February 17, 2015).

5. The options vest in five equal annual installments on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the grant date (February 18, 2020).

6. The options vest in five equal annual installments on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the grant date (February 19, 2019).

7. The options vest in five equal annual installments on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the grant date (February 20, 2018).

8. The restricted stock units vest approximately 20%, 30%, and 50% on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date (February 16, 2021), respectively.

9. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Cognex Corporation common stock.

10. The restricted stock units vest approximately 20%, 30%, and 50% on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date (February 22, 2022), respectively.

	Theodor Krantz	12/15/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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