Corporate Headquarters
Cognex Corporation
One Vision Drive
Natick, Massachusetts 01760
Telephone: (508) 650-3000
Fax: (508) 650-3333
www.cognex.com

Transfer Agent
Computershare
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Outside Legal Counsel
Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts

Independent Auditors
Grant Thornton LLP, Boston, Massachusetts

Form 10-K
The Cognex Annual Report on Form 10-K is included with and incorporated in this report and has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional copies are available free of charge upon written request to the Director of Investor Relations at the address above, or request one online at www.cognex.com/investor.

This report, including the Chairman's letter and the CEO's letter, may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For further information please see the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II – Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K included with this report. In particular, a discussion regarding risks associated with forward-looking statements is included under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements."

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