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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-21-019580
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210420
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210420

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVANTA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001076930
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690]
		IRS NUMBER:				980110412
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35083
		FILM NUMBER:		21837340

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE
		STREET 2:		.
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-266-5618

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE
		STREET 2:		.
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GSI GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050622

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GSI LUMONICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GSI LUMONICS
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990331
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&#160;14(a) of </p>
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<p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Filed by the Registrant&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9746;</font></font> </p>
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<p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Check the appropriate box: </p>
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<p style="margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) </p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement </p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12 </p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Payment of Filing Fee (check the appropriate box): </p>
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<p style="margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">No fee required </p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Dear Shareholder: </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The information contained in this letter supplements the definitive proxy statement of Novanta Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2021 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s 2021 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the &#8220;2021 Annual Meeting&#8221;). As a reminder, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all shareholders and any other persons entitled to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting are asked to attend online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NOVT2021 or to dial into the toll-free conference call line at 1-833-722-0216 (Canada and U.S.) or 1-929-517-0280 (international) at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 13, 2021.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Board of Directors continues to recommend that you vote your shares as follows: </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">At the 2021 Annual Meeting, shareholders are being asked to approve the Incentive Award Plan. Subsequent to the filing of the Proxy Statement, the Company determined that the <font style="color:#000000;">Incentive Award Plan should be further amended</font> for an administrative change to remove the phrase &#8220;any reload provision&#8221; from Section 12.4(d) of the Incentive Award Plan. Set forth in Appendix A to this Supplement is the marked version of Section 12.4(d) of the Incentive Award Plan to show this amendment (language being deleted is crossed out). No other changes were made to the Incentive Award Plan. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, you will be voting to approve the Incentive Award Plan, as amended by this amendment.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">At the 2021 Annual Meeting, shareholders are being asked to approve an <font style="color:#000000;">amendment to the Company&#8217;s articles to authorize an unlimited number of blank check preferred shares</font>. As previously disclosed, the Board of Directors believes that the approval of an amendment to the Company&#8217;s articles to authorize an unlimited number of blank check preferred shares will provide flexibility to take advantage of financing and acquisition opportunities as they arise. However, the preferred stock will not be issued or used for any defensive or anti-takeover purpose or for the purpose of implementing any shareholder rights plan.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">As a reminder, if for any reason you desire to revoke a submitted proxy or change your vote, your proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the 2021 Annual Meeting: (a) by delivering another properly executed proxy form bearing a later date and depositing it in the same manner as your original proxy and by no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 11, 2021; (b) by delivering an instrument in writing revoking the proxy, executed by the shareholder or by the shareholder&#8217;s attorney authorized in writing at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the date of the meeting, or at any reconvened meeting following its postponement, continuation or adjournment; (c) by voting during the 2021 Annual Meeting, if you are a shareholder of record; or (d) in any other manner permitted by law. </p>
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