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0001560297
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000820318
COHERENT CORP.
001-39375
375 SAXONBURG BLVD
SAXONBURG
PA
16056
724-352-4455
Dreyer Michael L
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
14239
946893.00
152461013
06/05/2024
NYSE
Common
09/25/2019
Stock Merger
Issuer
N
14239
09/25/2019
Stock Merger
Y
Shares to be sold in THE MICHAEL L DREYER AND AMY S DREYER Trust - MICHAEL LEWIS DREYER TTEE
06/05/2024
Michael L Dreyer