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): ~~August~~September 515, 2025

NOVANTA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in is 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

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     Title of each class

     Trading
Symbol(s)

     Name of each exchange on which registered

     Common shares, no par value

     NOVT

     Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 25.02 ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~August~~September 515, 2025, Barbara Hulit resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Novanta Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~and athe ~~press~~Audit ~~release~~Committee ~~announcing~~and ~~its~~Environmental, ~~financial~~Social ~~results~~and ~~for~~Governance ~~the~~Committee ~~fiscal~~of ~~quarter~~the ~~ended~~Board, ~~June~~effective 27November 1, 2025. AMs. ~~copy~~Hulit’s decision to resign was not because of ~~this~~any ~~press~~disagreement ~~release~~with isthe ~~attached~~Company ~~hereto~~on asany ~~Exhibit~~matter 99relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.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.

ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated August 5, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.
Date: August 5, 2025	By:	/s/ Robert J. Buckley
Date: September 18, 2025	By:	/s/ Robert J. Buckley
		Robert J. Buckley
		Chief Financial Officer

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