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144
0001781635
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000820318
COHERENT CORP.
001-39375
375 Saxonburg Blvd.
Saxonburg
PA
16056
7243524455
CHRISTOPHER KOEPPEN
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1899
168840.09
153300385
10/01/2024
NYSE
Common
08/15/2017
Restricted Stock Units and Awards
Issuer
N
1899
08/15/2017
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for CHRISTOPHER KOEPPEN
375 Saxonburg Blvd.
Saxonburg
PA
16056
Common
08/15/2024
2000
142016.00
The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units and awards on 08/15/2017, 08/18/2020 and 08/28/2020
10/01/2024
06/15/2023
/s/ Christopher Koeppen