COHERENT,INC. (NASDAQ:COHR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March2, 2017, the stockholders of Coherent,Inc. (the Company)
approved the Companys 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan). A
description of the terms of the Plan is incorporated by reference
herein to Proposal Five Approval of 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
contained in the Companys proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as
amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February8, 2017.

ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Securityholders

On March2, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy
were holders of 23,180,935 shares of common stock, or
approximately 94.4% of the total shares entitled to vote at the
meeting. The voting results for each of the proposals considered
at the annual meeting are provided below.

Proposal One

The stockholders elected each of the nominees listed below to
serve on the Companys Board of Directors.

Proposal Two

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte Touche LLP
as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for
the Companys fiscal year ending September30, 2017.

Proposal Three

The stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory
basis, the Companys executive officer compensation.

Proposal Four

The stockholders cast their vote with respect to the advisory
vote on the frequency with which stockholders will vote on the
Companys executive officer compensation as follows:

A majority of the votes cast were voted for holding future
advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis.
Based on these results, the Company will include an advisory vote
on named executive officer compensation in its proxy statement
for each annual meeting of stockholders until the next advisory
vote taken on the frequency of advisory votes on named executive
officer compensation.

About COHERENT, INC. (NASDAQ:COHR)

Coherent, Inc. is a photonics manufacturer. The Company is engaged in designing, manufacturing, servicing and marketing of lasers and related accessories for a range of scientific, commercial and industrial applications. It operates through two segments: Specialty Lasers and Systems (SLS) and Commercial Lasers and Components (CLC). SLS develops and manufactures configurable products serving the microelectronics, scientific research and government programs, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) components and instrumentation markets. The Commercial Lasers and Components segment focuses on higher volume products that are offered in set configurations. The product architectures are designed for exchange at the point of use such that substantially all product service and repairs are based upon advanced replacement and depot (that is factory) repair. CLC’s primary markets include materials processing, OEM components, and instrumentation and microelectronics.

COHERENT, INC. (NASDAQ:COHR) Recent Trading Information

COHERENT, INC. (NASDAQ:COHR) closed its last trading session down -1.81 at 181.85 with 166,649 shares trading hands.