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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-001351
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170427
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170502

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COGNEX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000851205
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				042713778
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34218
		FILM NUMBER:		17804911

	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
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; April 27, 2017</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 36pt">On April 27, 2017, Cognex Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;).&#160; As of the record date for the Meeting, there were 86,649,349 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote.&#160; The 79,695,273 shares represented at the Meeting were voted as follows:</div>

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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion (&#8220;say-on-pay&#8221;).&#160; The proposal was approved by a vote of the shareholders as follows:</div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To cast a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of &#8220;say-on-pay&#8221; proposals.&#160; The voting results on this proposal were as follows:</div>
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