UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Cognex Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
192422103
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
___ Rule 13d-1(b)
___ Rule 13d-1(c)
___ Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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1 Name of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Robert J. Shillman
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number 5 Sole Voting Power
of Shares
Benefic- 3,258,024
ially
owned
by Each
Reporting
Person
With
6 Shared Voting Power
0
7 Sole Dispositive Power
3,258,024
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,258,724
10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions) |_|
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
15.0%
12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Cognex Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's principal executive offices:
One Vision Drive, Natick, MA 01760-2059
Item 2(a) Name of person filing:
Robert J. Shillman
Item 2(b) Address of principal business office or, if none, residence:
c/o Cognex Corporation
One Vision Drive
Natick, MA 01760-2059
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
USA
Item 2(d) Title of class of securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
1924222103
Item 3 If Statement filed pursuant to Rule 240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15
of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19)
of the Act (5 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) |_| Investment company registered under section 8
of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with
section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) |_| An employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund or
Endowment Fund in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g) |_| A parent holding company or control person
in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) |_| A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b)
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the
definition of an investment company under
section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amounts beneficially owned:
Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,258,724 - Mr. Shillman owns
2,978,824 of such shares, directly owns options exercisable
as of December 31, 1999 or exercisable within sixty days of
December 31, 1999 to purchase 279,200 of such shares
and is the beneficiary of the Robert J. Shillman 1990
Irrevocable Trust, which holds 3,000,000 of such shares.
Mr. Shillman's spouse owns 700 shares to which he may be
deemed beneficial owner. Mr. Shillman does not have sole or
shared voting power or sole or shared dispositive power with
respect to the shares held by the 1990 Irrevocable Trust,
but has only a pecuniary interest in such shares.
(b) Percent of class:
The reporting person could be deemed to be the beneficial
owner for purposes of Schedule 13G of 6,258,724 shares of
common stock, which would constitute 15.0 % of the Issuer's
41,827,755 shares of common stock outstanding as of December
31, 1999.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,258,024
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 3,258,024
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following |_|.
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company.
Not applicable.
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Item 8 Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group: |_| EXHIBIT ATTACHED
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: |_| EXHIBIT ATTACHED
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification: |_| EXHIBIT ATTACHED
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 14, 2000 /s/Robert J. Shillman
Robert J. Shillman
