# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000820318
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-045851
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 9481
**Document Hash:** 1c895d6a105e6ffdc0e9e7e6d7029033
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-045851.hdr.sgml**: 20230223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-045851

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230223

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230223

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COHERENT CORP.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000820318
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES [3827]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 251214948
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** PA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39375
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23657163

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 375 SAXONBURG BLVD
- **CITY:** SAXONBURG
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 16056
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 724-352-4455

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 375 SAXONBURG BLVD
- **CITY:** SAXONBURG
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 16056

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** II-VI INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of Report: February 23, 2023

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## Coherent Corp.

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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| **Pennsylvania** | **001-39375** | **25-1214948** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br> **of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification Number)** |
| 375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056 | 375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056 | 375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)** |

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(724) 352-4455

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### Not Applicable

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

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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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, no par value | COHR | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value | IIVI | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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. ☐

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| **Item 7.01** | **Regulation FD Disclosure**  |

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The Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the transfer of the Common Stock and Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the New York Stock Exchange from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The press release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) Exhibits:

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| Exhibit 99.1 | [Press release dated February 23, 2023](d399250dex991.htm) |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) |

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#### SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **Coherent Corp.** | **Coherent Corp.** |
| Date: February 23, 2023 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ Ronald Basso |
|  |  | Ronald Basso |
|  |  | Chief Legal and Compliance Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1** 

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| ![LOGO](g399250g0222225229729.jpg) | Coherent Corp.<br> 375 Saxonburg Blvd.<br> Saxonburg, PA 16056-9499 |

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**PRESS RELEASE** 

**COHERENT CORP. BEGAN TRADING ON THE NYSE** 

**COHERENT CORP. ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSFER OF COMMON STOCK AND SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK LISTINGS TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE** 

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR) ("Coherent," "We," or the "Company"), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced the completion of the transfer of the listing of its common stock and its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq").

The Company's common stock and 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ceased trading on Nasdaq at the close of trading on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The Company's common stock and 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock began trading on the NYSE on Thursday, February 23, 2023, under the ticker symbols of "COHR" and "IIVI", respectively.

"It is exciting for us at Coherent to join the NYSE, one of the world's most prestigious trading platforms. Our company has undergone a tremendous period of transformation, and this move is part of that," said Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., Chair and CEO. "We look forward to a fruitful relationship as our company continues to grow and we deliver greater shareholder value, and we thank the Nasdaq for their support since our IPO in 1987."

**<u>Forward-looking Statements</u>**

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events and expectations that are based on certain assumptions and contingencies, including statements regarding the Company's continued growth and the delivery of greater shareholder value. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in this press release involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures.

coherent.com \| T. 724 352 4455 1

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The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it in this press release have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs, or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct. In addition to general industry and global economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements in this press release include but are not limited to: (i) the failure of any one or more of the assumptions stated herein to prove to be correct; and (ii) the risks relating to forward-looking statements and other "Risk Factors" discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, and additional risk factors that may be identified from time to time in filings of the Company. The Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, or otherwise.

**<u>About Coherent</u>**

Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver innovations that resonate with our customers in diversified applications for the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, Coherent has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. For more information, please visit us at <u>coherent.com</u>.

**<u>Contact</u>**

Mary Jane Raymond

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

investor.relations@coherent.com

coherent.com/company/investor-relations

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