Cognex Corp. Watch

from 10-K 4 pages Indenture or similar

from S-8 POS 4 pages (1) Exact Name of Corporation: Cognex Corporation (2) Registered Office Address: One Vision Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2059 (Number, Street, City or Town, State, Zip Code) (3) These Articles of Amendment Affect Article(s):articles 3 and 4 (Specify the Number(s) of Article(s) Being Amended (I-VI)) (4) Date Adopted: April 25, 2018 (Month, Day, Year) (5) Approved By: (Check Appropriate Box) ☐ the Incorporators. ☐ the Board of Directors Without Shareholder Approval and Shareholder Approval Was Not Required

from S-8 4 pages (1) Exact Name of Corporation: Cognex Corporation (2) Registered Office Address: One Vision Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2059 (Number, Street, City or Town, State, Zip Code) (3) These Articles of Amendment Affect Article(s):articles 3 and 4 (Specify the Number(s) of Article(s) Being Amended (I-VI)) (4) Date Adopted: April 25, 2018 (Month, Day, Year) (5) Approved By: (Check Appropriate Box) ☐ the Incorporators. ☐ the Board of Directors Without Shareholder Approval and Shareholder Approval Was Not Required

from 8-A12B 57 pages Cognex Corporation and National City Bank as Rights Agent Shareholder Rights Agreement Dated as of December 4, 2008

from S-8 10 pages Cognex Corporation 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

from S-8 ~10 pages 2001 General Stock Option Plan

from S-8 1 page Cognex Corporation First Amendment to the Cognex Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan the Cognex Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (The "Plan") Is Hereby Amended in Accordance With the Provisions of Section 20 of the Plan as Follows: 1. Section 4 of the Plan Is Hereby Amended by Adding at the End Thereof the Following New Subsection: (D) the Committee, in Its Sole Discretion, May Delegate Its Authority to the President of the Company to Designate Individuals Who Are Not Designated by the Company as Section 16 Reporting Persons for Purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended, Nor Expected to Be Subject to the Tax Deduction Limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code, to Receive Grants of Non-Qualified Options When the Committee Is Not in Session. Said Grants Are to Be Subject to Such Terms and Conditions as the Committee May Impose, Including (I) a Limitation of Up to and Including 20,000 Shares Which May Be Granted, in the Aggregate, to Any One Individual From the Total Number of Shares Which May Be Granted in Any Twelve (12) Month Calendar Period, and (II) a Requirement That Each Such Option Grant Shall Have an Exercise Price Per Share Equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the Date of the Grant. the Grant of the Options by the President May Be on Such Terms and Conditions as Deemed Appropriate by the President to the Extent So Authorized by the Committee, Provided That the Terms and Conditions of the Options Otherwise Comply With All of the Provisions of the Plan. the President's Designations and Grants Hereunder Shall Be Made in Writing and a Certificate of Designation Shall Be Filed With the Records of the Committee. 2. Except as Hereinabove Provided, the Plan Is Hereby Ratified and Confirmed in All Respects. Cognex Corporation By: Anthony J. Medaglia, Jr. Clerk Adopted by the Board of Directors: July 17, 2001 Stockholder Approval Not Necessary

from S-8 ~10 pages Cognex 1998 Stock Option Plan

from S-8 ~10 pages 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

from S-8 ~10 pages Indenture or similar

from S-8 ~10 pages Indenture or similar

from S-8 ~10 pages Indenture or similar

from S-8 ~20 pages Stock Option Plan