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 1, 2017

Novanta Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (781) 266-5700

N/A

(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 1, 2017, Novanta Inc. (the “Company”) and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Novanta Corporation ( “Novanta”), Novanta UK Investments Holding Limited (“Novanta U.K.”), and Novanta Europe GmbH (“Novanta GmbH” and, together with Novanta and Novanta U.K., “the Borrowers”), each of the Company’s other subsidiaries party thereto as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), each lender party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, entered into an amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2016, by and among the Company, the Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender, letter of credit issuer and lender, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arranger, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as joint lead arranger, co-syndication agent and lender, Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arranger, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-syndication agent and lender, Silicon Valley Bank, as co-documentation agent and lender, TD Bank, N.A., as co-documentation agent and lender, Bank of Montreal, as co-documentation agent and lender, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A, as a lender (as amended prior to the Third Amendment, the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”).

The Third Amendment increased the revolving credit facility commitment under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by $100 million, from $225 million to $325 million, and reset the uncommitted accordion feature to $125 million for potential future expansion. Additionally, the Third Amendment increased the term loan balance by $25 million, from $65.6 million to $90.6 million.

Under the Third Amendment, the Company is required to pay quarterly scheduled principal repayments of $2.3 million beginning in October 2017, with the final installment of $56.1 million due in May 2021, if the maturity date of the term loan facility is not otherwise extended.  Subject to certain exceptions, the Company is required to prepay outstanding loans under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with the net proceeds of certain asset dispositions and incurrences of certain debt.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information set forth in Item 1.01 in connection with the Third Amendment is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

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.

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