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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ✔ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to New Brunswick , Canada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 125 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , Massachusetts , USA ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common shares , no par value Commission File No. 001-35083 NOVANTA INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ✓ ■ ( 781 ) 266-5700 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) NOVT Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 98-0110412 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 01730 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Select Market NO NO Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . YES NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( Section 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ooo 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 . 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . YES NO The aggregate market value of the Registrant's outstanding common shares held by non - affiliates of the Registrant , based on the closing price of the common shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ( July 3 , 2020 ) was $ 3,653,922,136 . For purposes of this disclosure , common shares held by officers and directors of the Registrant and by persons who hold more than 10 % of the Registrant's outstanding common shares have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily conclusive . As of February 22 , 2021 , there were 35,310,472 shares of the Registrant's common shares , no par value , issued and outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 13 , 2021 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in answers to Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .