| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COHERENT CORP. [ COHR ] Foreign Trading Symbol | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/28/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction 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 | 11/28/2025(1) | F | 1,130(2)(3) | D | $154 | 24,280(4)(5) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/28/2026(1) | F | 636(3)(6) | D | $258.93 | 22,267(7) | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 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: 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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. This transaction was inadvertently reported late due to an administrative error and not through any fault of the reporting person. |
| 2. Withheld shares are in connection with the vesting of a restricted stock unit award of 7,647 shares granted to the reporting person on November 28, 2024. The restricted stock units vest in three annual installments beginning November 28, 2025. |
| 3. These shares were withheld by the company to discharge withholding tax obligations of the reporting person and do not constitute an actual sale or other open market transaction. |
| 4. Reflects holdings as of November 28, 2025 and does not reflect previously reported transactions occurring after such date. |
| 5. The amount of securities beneficially owned reported on the reporting person's Form 4 filed on December 3, 2025 did not reflect the disposition of 1,130 shares reported herein on November 28, 2025. The reporting person beneficially owned 22,903 shares following the transaction reported on December 3, 2025. The amount of securities beneficially owned reported on the reporting person's Form 4 filed on September 1, 2026 reflects the dispositions reported herein. |
| 6. Withheld shares are in connection with the vesting of a restricted stock unit award of 6,261 shares granted to the reporting person on February 28, 2023. The restricted stock units vest in three annual installments beginning February 28, 2024. |
| 7. Reflects holdings as of February 28, 2026 and does not reflect previously reported transactions occurring after such date. |
| /s/ Christopher M. Forrester, Attorney-in-Fact | 10/07/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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