NOVANTA INC — Earnings Release 2017

Mar 6, 2017

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 6, 2017

Novanta Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New Brunswick, Canada	001-35083	98-0110412
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
125 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, Massachusetts		01730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 266-5700

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 6, 2017, Novanta Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished under this Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing thereunder or under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 Press Release, dated March 6, 2017.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Novanta Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: March 6, 2017	By:	/s/ Robert J. Buckley
		Robert J. Buckley
		Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated March 6, 2017.