{"url_path":"/sec/novt/8-k/2026-06-09/item-7-01","section_key":"item-7-01","section_title":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-09","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/0001193125-26-262867-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-262867","cik":"0001076930","ticker":"NOVT","issuer_name":"NOVANTA INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1076930/0001193125-26-262867-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001076930","primary_entity_name":"NOVANTA INC"},"word_count":656,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.\n\nOn June 9, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Transaction. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.\n\nAlso on June 9, 2026, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss the Transaction. A copy of the conference call presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is also available on the Company’s website, https://www.novanta.com, in the Investor section.\n\nExhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “future,” “target,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “aim,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the expected timing and completion of the transaction, the ability of the parties to satisfy the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction, including the ability to secure the applicable regulatory approvals on the terms expected, at all or in a timely manner, the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction, the expected financing of the transaction statements, and other statements that are not historical facts.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future expectations and actions and actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Our future expectations and actions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the risk that the transaction may not be completed on the anticipated timeline or at all; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits or synergies of the transaction may not be realized; the risk that the business of Runway Buyer and its subsidiaries may not be integrated successfully; risks relating to the financing for the transaction; risks relating to the effect of the announcement of the proposed transaction on the ability of Runway Buyer and its subsidiaries to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its key business partners and customers, and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and businesses generally; risks associated with the disruption of our, Runway Buyer and its subsidiaries’ management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the significant costs associated with the proposed transaction; and other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect the Company’s operating results and financial condition that are discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as updated by our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such statements are based on the Company’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently\n\n \n\n \n\navailable to the Company. Undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which are only effective as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K except as required by law."}