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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COHERENT CORP. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Pennsylvania<BR></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">25-1214948</FONT><BR></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA<BR></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>16056<BR></B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Coherent Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ronald Basso </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Legal and Compliance Officer&nbsp;&amp; Corporate Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Coherent Corp. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>375 Saxonburg Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Saxonburg, PA 16056 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name
and address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(724) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">352-4455</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company (as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (&#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed to
register the offering and sale of an additional 4,500,000 shares of common stock, no par value (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Coherent Corp, a Pennsylvania corporation (&#147;Registrant&#148;) as a result of an increase in the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Coherent Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (&#147;ESPP&#148;). The ESPP is an amendment and restatement approved by the shareholders of the Company on November&nbsp;9, 2023 of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">II-VI</FONT> Incorporated 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>PLAN INFORMATION.<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">*</SUP> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN INFORMATION.<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">*</SUP>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> The document containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants
in the ESPP as required by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and the instructions to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such
documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000082031823000016/iivi-20230630.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for its fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2023, as filed on August&nbsp;18, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39375);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since June&nbsp;30, 2023 (except to the extent of any information furnished in a Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 and
exhibits furnished therein that relate to such items); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312523029127/d445308d8a12b.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed with the Commission under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on February&nbsp;9, 2023,
including all amendments and reports updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with
the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities
offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the
Registrant is not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> or any exhibit furnished therein that relates to such
items. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained or incorporated by reference herein or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion of counsel is given by Ronald Basso, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer&nbsp;&amp; Corporate Secretary. Mr.&nbsp;Basso owns shares
of the Registrant&#146;s common stock and is eligible to participate in the ESPP. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pennsylvania statutory law regarding directors and officers insurance and indemnification is embodied in Chapter 17, Subchapter D (Sections
1741 through 1750) of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the &#147;PBCL&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sections 1741 (relating to
third-party actions) and 1742 (relating to derivative and corporate actions) of the PBCL provide that a business corporation may indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent who is or was a representative of, or serving at the request of, the
corporation (a &#147;Representative&#148;), so long as the Representative acted in good faith and with a reasonable belief that his or her actions were in the best interests, or not opposed to the best interests, of the corporation, and with respect
to any criminal proceeding under Section&nbsp;1741 of the PBCL, </P>
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the Representative must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In general, the power to indemnify under these sections does not exist in the case of actions
against a director or officer by or in the right of the corporation if the person otherwise entitled to indemnification shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless it is judicially determined that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for specified expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1743 of the PBCL provides mandatory indemnification for a present or former director or officer if he or she succeeds on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any claim or action or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein. The corporation must indemnify him or her to the extent of his or her actual and reasonable expenses (including
attorney&#146;s fees) incurred in connection with the claim or action. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1745 of the PBCL states that expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in defending any third-party or derivative action or proceeding may be paid by a business corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the Representative to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized by the PBCL or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided in the corporation&#146;s articles or
bylaws, advancement of expenses must be authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. The PBCL provisions ordinarily governing transactions with interested directors or officers, or interested shareholders (Sections 1728 and 2538 of the
PBCL) do not apply to the authorization of advancement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1746(a) states that the statutory rights of indemnification and
advancement of expenses shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person might be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to the action in his or her official
capacity and as to the action or proceeding in another capacity while holding that office. Section&nbsp;1746(c) specifies that indemnification pursuant to Section&nbsp;1746(a) may be made even if the corporation would not have the power to make such
indemnification under other provisions of law, and may be made even in the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation. Such indemnification is declared to be consistent with Pennsylvania&#146;s public policy. However,
Section&nbsp;1746(b) forbids indemnification under subsection 1746(a) to be made in any case where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim is determined by a court to be willful misconduct or recklessness. A corporation&#146;s articles of
incorporation may not provide for indemnification in the case of willful misconduct or recklessness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The PBCL, in Section&nbsp;1747, also
authorizes corporations to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a Representative or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Representative of another domestic or foreign entity, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify him or her, unless otherwise restricted in its bylaws. Such insurance is declared to be consistent with Pennsylvania&#146;s public policy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1750 of the PBCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to Subchapter D
of the PBCL shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Representative and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representatives of that person. Section 1750 of the PBCL
provides that the right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or bylaws may not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of the provision after the occurrence of an act that is the
subject of the threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of the act
explicitly authorizes the elimination or impairment after an act has occurred. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.02 of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws provides
that a director will not be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, unless the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under Section&nbsp;9.01 of the
Registrant&#146;s bylaws (relating to standard of care and justifiable reliance) and the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. A director&#146;s criminal or tax liability is not limited by the
foregoing provision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.03 of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws requires the Registrant to indemnify any director or officer of
the Registrant to the fullest extent not prohibited by law in connection with any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding for indemnification, or that may give rise to indemnification, that (1)&nbsp;is brought against a person entitled to
indemnification under Article IX of the bylaws, and (2)&nbsp;arises out of the service of that person to the Registrant, or to another enterprise at the request of the Registrant (referred to as an &#147;indemnification action&#148;). The Registrant
</P>
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may not indemnify any director or officer in connection with an indemnification action initiated by that director or officer (other than a successful indemnification action to enforce that
individual&#146;s right to indemnification under the Registrant&#146;s bylaws) unless the Registrant&#146;s board authorizes the indemnification action. The right to indemnification under Section&nbsp;9.03 includes the right to be reimbursed for
expenses before the final disposition of an indemnification action. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.06 of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws permits the
Registrant to purchase insurance to protect against any liability asserted against the Registrant or any individual, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify that individual. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and officers pursuant to which the Registrant has agreed to provide for the
indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to each such indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in the applicable agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued
coverage of each such indemnitee under the Registrant&#146;s directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance policies. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in each such agreement is
unavailable to the applicable indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Registrant, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by such indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under such agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such claim in
order to reflect (i)&nbsp;the relative benefits received by the Registrant and such indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving rise to such claim; and/or (ii)&nbsp;the relative fault of the Registrant (and its directors,
officers, employees and agents) and such indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification described
in the preceding paragraphs may include indemnification against liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>EXHIBITS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312511302244/d253525dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;II-VI&nbsp;
Incorporated</FONT> (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;000-16195)&nbsp;
filed</FONT></FONT> on November&nbsp;8, 2011). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312522240836/d347635dex31.htm">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s
 Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39375)</FONT> filed on September&nbsp;8, 2022). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312522240836/d347635dex32.htm">Amended and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Restated&nbsp;By-Laws&nbsp;of&nbsp;
Coherent</FONT> Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;001-39375)&nbsp;
filed</FONT></FONT> on September 8, 2022). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d588575dex51.htm">Opinion of Counsel (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d588575dex231.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d588575dex51.htm">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d588575ds8.htm#sig">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312523276082/d319673dex102.htm">Coherent Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39375)</FONT> filed on November&nbsp;13, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d588575dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>UNDERTAKINGS. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">iii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of Saxonburg, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 17<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of November, 2023. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">COHERENT CORP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint Vincent D. Mattera, Jr. and Ronald Basso, or either of them, as his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in his or her name and on his or her behalf and to execute any and all instruments for him or her and in his or her name in the respective capacities indicated below, which said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Coherent Corp. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in
connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for him or her in his or her name in the respective capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) hereto, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated
have signed this Registration Statement below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>November 17, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard J. Martucci</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard J. Martucci</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Interim Chief Financial Officer</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ilaria Mocciaro</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ilaria Mocciaro</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President,<BR>Chief Accounting Officer and Controller</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>November&nbsp;15, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joseph J. Corasanti</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph J. Corasanti</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Enrico Digirolamo</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Enrico Digirolamo</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael L. Dreyer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael L. Dreyer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Patricia Hatter</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patricia Hatter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David L. Motley</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lisa Neal-Graves</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen Pagliuca</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Elizabeth Patrick</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Elizabeth Patrick</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Shaker Sadasivam</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shaker Sadasivam</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen A. Skaggs</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen A. Skaggs</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michelle M. Sterling</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michelle M. Sterling</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sandeep S. Vij</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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S-8
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COHERENT CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
25-1214948
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA
16056
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Coherent Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ronald Basso
Chief
Legal and Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
Coherent Corp.
375 Saxonburg Boulevard
Saxonburg, PA 16056
(Name
and address of agent for service)
(724)
352-4455
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act):
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form
S-8
("Registration Statement") is being filed to
register the offering and sale of an additional 4,500,000 shares of common stock, no par value ("Common Stock") of Coherent Corp, a Pennsylvania corporation ("Registrant") as a result of an increase in the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Coherent Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). The ESPP is an amendment and restatement approved by the shareholders of the Company on November 9, 2023 of the
II-VI
Incorporated 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1.
PLAN INFORMATION.
*
ITEM 2.
REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN INFORMATION.
*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
The document containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants
in the ESPP as required by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and the instructions to Form
S-8,
such
documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
1.
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, as filed on August 18, 2023 (File
No. 001-39375);
2.
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since June 30, 2023 (except to the extent of any information furnished in a Current Report on Form
8-K
under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 and
exhibits furnished therein that relate to such items); and
3.
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement
on
Form
8-A
filed with the Commission under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act on February 9, 2023,
including all amendments and reports updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with
the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities
offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that the
Registrant is not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K
or any exhibit furnished therein that relates to such
items.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained or incorporated by reference herein or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
The opinion of counsel is given by Ronald Basso, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary. Mr. Basso owns shares
of the Registrant's common stock and is eligible to participate in the ESPP.
ITEM 6.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Pennsylvania statutory law regarding directors and officers insurance and indemnification is embodied in Chapter 17, Subchapter D (Sections
1741 through 1750) of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the "PBCL").
Sections 1741 (relating to
third-party actions) and 1742 (relating to derivative and corporate actions) of the PBCL provide that a business corporation may indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent who is or was a representative of, or serving at the request of, the
corporation (a "Representative"), so long as the Representative acted in good faith and with a reasonable belief that his or her actions were in the best interests, or not opposed to the best interests, of the corporation, and with respect
to any criminal proceeding under Section 1741 of the PBCL,
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the Representative must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In general, the power to indemnify under these sections does not exist in the case of actions
against a director or officer by or in the right of the corporation if the person otherwise entitled to indemnification shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless it is judicially determined that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for specified expenses.
Section 1743 of the PBCL provides mandatory indemnification for a present or former director or officer if he or she succeeds on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any claim or action or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein. The corporation must indemnify him or her to the extent of his or her actual and reasonable expenses (including
attorney's fees) incurred in connection with the claim or action.
Section 1745 of the PBCL states that expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred in defending any third-party or derivative action or proceeding may be paid by a business corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the Representative to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized by the PBCL or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided in the corporation's articles or
bylaws, advancement of expenses must be authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. The PBCL provisions ordinarily governing transactions with interested directors or officers, or interested shareholders (Sections 1728 and 2538 of the
PBCL) do not apply to the authorization of advancement.
Section 1746(a) states that the statutory rights of indemnification and
advancement of expenses shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person might be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to the action in his or her official
capacity and as to the action or proceeding in another capacity while holding that office. Section 1746(c) specifies that indemnification pursuant to Section 1746(a) may be made even if the corporation would not have the power to make such
indemnification under other provisions of law, and may be made even in the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation. Such indemnification is declared to be consistent with Pennsylvania's public policy. However,
Section 1746(b) forbids indemnification under subsection 1746(a) to be made in any case where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim is determined by a court to be willful misconduct or recklessness. A corporation's articles of
incorporation may not provide for indemnification in the case of willful misconduct or recklessness.
The PBCL, in Section 1747, also
authorizes corporations to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a Representative or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Representative of another domestic or foreign entity, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify him or her, unless otherwise restricted in its bylaws. Such insurance is declared to be consistent with Pennsylvania's public policy.
Section 1750 of the PBCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to Subchapter D
of the PBCL shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Representative and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representatives of that person. Section 1750 of the PBCL
provides that the right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or bylaws may not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of the provision after the occurrence of an act that is the
subject of the threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of the act
explicitly authorizes the elimination or impairment after an act has occurred.
Section 9.02 of the Registrant's bylaws provides
that a director will not be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, unless the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under Section 9.01 of the
Registrant's bylaws (relating to standard of care and justifiable reliance) and the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. A director's criminal or tax liability is not limited by the
foregoing provision.
Section 9.03 of the Registrant's bylaws requires the Registrant to indemnify any director or officer of
the Registrant to the fullest extent not prohibited by law in connection with any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding for indemnification, or that may give rise to indemnification, that (1) is brought against a person entitled to
indemnification under Article IX of the bylaws, and (2) arises out of the service of that person to the Registrant, or to another enterprise at the request of the Registrant (referred to as an "indemnification action"). The Registrant
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may not indemnify any director or officer in connection with an indemnification action initiated by that director or officer (other than a successful indemnification action to enforce that
individual's right to indemnification under the Registrant's bylaws) unless the Registrant's board authorizes the indemnification action. The right to indemnification under Section 9.03 includes the right to be reimbursed for
expenses before the final disposition of an indemnification action.
Section 9.06 of the Registrant's bylaws permits the
Registrant to purchase insurance to protect against any liability asserted against the Registrant or any individual, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify that individual.
The Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and officers pursuant to which the Registrant has agreed to provide for the
indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to each such indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in the applicable agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued
coverage of each such indemnitee under the Registrant's directors' and officers' liability insurance policies. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in each such agreement is
unavailable to the applicable indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Registrant, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by such indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under such agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such claim in
order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Registrant and such indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving rise to such claim; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Registrant (and its directors,
officers, employees and agents) and such indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).
The indemnification described
in the preceding paragraphs may include indemnification against liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
ITEM 7.
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
No.
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
of II-VI 
Incorporated
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 000-16195) 
filed
on November 8, 2011).
4.2
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's
 Current Report on Form
8-K
(File
No. 001-39375)
filed on September 8, 2022).
4.3
Amended and
Restated By-Laws of 
Coherent
Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-39375) 
filed
on September 8, 2022).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (filed herewith).
23.3
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
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Exhibit
No.
99.1
Coherent Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
(File
No. 001-39375)
filed on November 13, 2023).
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Filing Fee Table.
ITEM 9.
UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
i.
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
ii.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement.
iii.
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of Saxonburg, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 17
th
day of November, 2023.
COHERENT CORP.
By:
/s/ Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.
Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint Vincent D. Mattera, Jr. and Ronald Basso, or either of them, as his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in his or her name and on his or her behalf and to execute any and all instruments for him or her and in his or her name in the respective capacities indicated below, which said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Coherent Corp. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in
connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for him or her in his or her name in the respective capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) hereto, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated
have signed this Registration Statement below.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.
Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 17, 2023
/s/ Richard J. Martucci
Richard J. Martucci
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
November 17, 2023
/s/ Ilaria Mocciaro
Ilaria Mocciaro
Senior Vice President,
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
November 15, 2023
/s/ Joseph J. Corasanti
Joseph J. Corasanti
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Enrico Digirolamo
Enrico Digirolamo
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Michael L. Dreyer
Michael L. Dreyer
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Patricia Hatter
Patricia Hatter
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ David L. Motley
David L. Motley
Director
November 17, 2023
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Lisa Neal-Graves
Lisa Neal-Graves
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Stephen Pagliuca
Stephen Pagliuca
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Elizabeth Patrick
Elizabeth Patrick
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Shaker Sadasivam
Shaker Sadasivam
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Stephen A. Skaggs
Stephen A. Skaggs
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Michelle M. Sterling
Michelle M. Sterling
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Sandeep S. Vij
Sandeep S. Vij
Director
November 17, 2023
/s/ Howard H. Xia
Howard H. Xia
Director
November 17, 2023