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): April 30, 2012


COGNEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Massachusetts

001-34218

04-2713778

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Vision Drive

Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2059

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(508) 650-3000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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Item 2.02          Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 30, 2012, Cognex Corporation issued a news release to report its financial results for the quarter ended April 1, 2012.  The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   Exhibits

Exhibit No.        Description

99.1                    News release, dated April 30, 2012, by Cognex Corporation


SIGNATURES

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

COGNEX CORPORATION

 

Dated:

April 30, 2012

By: /s/ Richard A. Morin

Richard A. Morin

Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration

and Chief Financial Officer