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Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 6, 2026, Coherent Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended March 31, 2026. A copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 27, 2026 (the “Transition Date”), Giovanni Barbarossa notified Coherent Corp. (the “Company”) of his intention to transition from his role as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer, effective as of the Transition Date, and retire in September 2026. In connection with this transition, Dr. Barbarossa will serve as a Special Advisor to the Chie…

Regulation FD Disclosure. The Company’s press release, dated March 2, 2026, announcing the private placement contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and a collaboration between Coherent and NVIDIA under which NVIDIA has access to five additional Coherent product families related to co-packaged optics, enabling next-generation AI infrastructure is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. On March 2, 2026, Coherent Corp. (“Coherent” or the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”), and Coherent completed the issuance and sale of 7,788,161 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at a price of $256.80 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $2 billion in cash. The Shares were issued and sold to NV…

of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this

concerning Mr. Anderson is included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 3, 2024, announcing his appointment as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, which information is incorporated herein by reference. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Anderson and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Anderson was appointed President. Mr. Anderson does not have any family relationship with any of the Company’s directors…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On August 5, 2024, Coherent Corp. (the “Company”) and Walter R. Bashaw II, the Company’s President, agreed that he will be resigning effective September 6, 2024. This resignation is a result of a change in the Company’s leadership structure, which has led to the elimination of Mr. Bashaw’s current position. Consequently, Mr. Bashaw’s resignation wi…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On September 19, 2023, the Board of Directors of Coherent Corp. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to 14 members and elected Elizabeth A. Patrick and Michelle Sterling, each to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Patrick will serve as a Class One Director with a term expiring in 2024 and Ms. Sterling…

Other Events. Coherent Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that all outstanding shares of its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value (“Preferred Stock”), will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”), on July 3, 2023 (the “Conversion Date”) in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock at a rate of 4.4523 shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock (the “Conversion”). No action by holders of…

Other Events. On February 23, 2023, the Board of Directors of Coherent Corp. declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (NYSE: IIVI). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on April 3, 2023, in accordance with the terms of the 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2023. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange…

Other Events. On November 17, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: IIVIP). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on January 1, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 15, 2022. 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 b…

Other Events. On August 31, 2022, the Board of Directors of II-VI Incorporated declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: IIVIP). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on October 1, 2022, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2022. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its be…

Other Events. On May 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of II-VI Incorporated declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: IIVIP). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on July 1, 2022, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2022. 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…

Other Events. The Board of Directors of II-VI Incorporated declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: IIVIP). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on April 1, 2022, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2022. 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 he…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 21, 2021, II-VI Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that Jo Anne Schwendinger, the Company’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, intended to retire from her position with the Company as of a date in 2022 to be determined. Ms. Schwendinger’s retirement became effective on March 6, 2022. On that date, Ronald Basso b…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On February 17, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of II-VI Incorporated (the “Company”) considered and accepted the resignation of Rear Admiral Marc Y.E. Pelaez (Retired) from the Board and all committees thereof pursuant to the Company’s mandatory retirement policy for directors included in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, e…

Regulation FD Disclosure. On February 9, 2022, II-VI Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release to report its results for its fiscal 2022 second quarter ended December 31, 2021 (the “Release”). The Release was filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on February 9, 2022. The Outlook section of the Release incorrectly stated the Company’s outlook for earnings per diluted share on a non-GAAP basis for the third fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022. The p…

Other Events. II-VI Incorporated (“II-VI”) was notified on August 25, 2021 that its pending merger with Coherent, Inc. (“Coherent”) received unconditional clearance by the Federal Cartel Office in Germany. The remaining competition clearances are in the People’s Republic of China and South Korea. As previously noted, the parties believe that the merger will close during the first calendar quarter of 2022. Forward-Looking Statements This communication contains forward-looking statements relati…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 20, 2021, Jo Anne Schwendinger announced her intention to retire from her position as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of II-VI Incorporated. Ms. Schwendinger’s retirement is expected to be effective in 2022 as of a date to be determined. Ms. Schwendinger is expected to remain in her current role until such date in…

Other Events. As previously announced, on March 25, 2021, II-VI Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation (“II-VI”), Watson Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI (“Merger Sub”), and Coherent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Coherent”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides for, among other things and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions, the merger of Merger Sub with an…

Other Events. On May 21, 2021, the Board of Directors of II-VI Incorporated declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: IIVIP). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on July 1, 2021, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2021. 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…