FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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| 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ANDERSON JAMES ROBERT | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COHERENT CORP. [ COHR ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO & President |
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
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_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person | |
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Trans. Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any |
3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8) |
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 6/3/2025 | F | 25,836 (1)(2) | D | $76.78 | 123,378 | D | |||
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Trans. Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any | 4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney |
| Reporting Owners | |||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | |||||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | ||
| ANDERSON JAMES ROBERT C/O COHERENT CORP. 375 SAXONBURG BLVD. SAXONBURG, PA 16056 | X | CEO & President | |||
| Signatures | ||
| /s/ Christopher M. Forrester, Attorney-in-Fact | 6/4/2025 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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SUBSTITUTE POWER OF ATTORNEY
Under the terms of powers of attorney (each, a “Power of Attorney”) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the undersigned, Aaron Wax, was appointed an attorney-in-fact to, among other things, execute for and on behalf of the following individuals any Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder:
Stephen Skaggs
Julie S. Eng
Sandeep Vij
David L. Motley
Ilaria Mocciaro
Elizabeth A. Patrick
Michelle Sterling
James R. Anderson
Sherri Renee Luther
Robert P. Beard
In accordance with the authority granted under each Power of Attorney, including the full power of substitution, the undersigned hereby appoints Chris Forrester and Yian Huang as substitute attorneys-in-fact, on behalf of the individuals listed above, with the power to exercise and execute all of the powers granted or conferred in the original Power of Attorney. By their signatures as attorneys-in-fact to this Substitute Power of Attorney, Chris Forrester and Yian Huang accept such appointment and agree to assume from the undersigned any and all duties and responsibilities attendant to their capacity as attorneys-in-fact.
For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing appointment shall not serve as a revocation of the powers granted to the undersigned himself in each Power of Attorney.
This Substitute Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the underlying Power of Attorney is revoked or terminated, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Substitute Power of Attorney to be executed as of March 18, 2025.
Signature: /s/ Aaron Wax
Name: Aaron Wax
We accept this appointment and substitution:
Signature: /s/ Chris Forrester
Name: Chris Forrester
Signature: /s/ Yian Huang
Name: Yian Huang