COHERENT,INC. (NASDAQ:COHR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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COHERENT,INC. (NASDAQ:COHR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securityholders

On March1, 2018, Coherent,Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Present at the annual meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 22,783,569 shares of common stock, or approximately 91.8% 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 Company’s Board of Directors.

Nominee

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon- Votes

John R. Ambroseo

20,382,120

167,007

8,193

2,226,249

Jay T. Flatley

19,621,316

925,270

10,734

2,226,249

Pamela Fletcher

20,535,418

12,872

9,030

2,226,249

Susan M. James

20,520,816

27,534

8,970

2,226,249

L. William Krause

20,457,005

89,741

10,574

2,226,249

Garry W. Rogerson

20,042,476

504,658

10,186

2,226,249

Steve Skaggs

20,536,459

10,497

10,364

2,226,249

Sandeep Vij

20,272,490

275,134

9,696

2,226,249

Proposal Two

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending September29, 2018.

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

22,012,649

751,837

19,083

Proposal Three

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

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

17,156,681

3,242,204

158,435

2,226,249


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.