Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Aug 11, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Aug 12, 2026
CEOOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0002054688-26-000008
Filed / recorded
Aug 12, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 6, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v2
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
COGNEX CORP
Issuer CIK
851205
Ticker
CGNX
Reporting person
Matthew Moschner
Relationship
Director, Officer
Officer title
CEO & President
Security
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Aug 11, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
4,000
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
0
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
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.
The options vest in five equal annual installments on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the grant date (November 19, 2018).