8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2023

 

 

Coherent Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   001-39375   25-1214948

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

375 Saxonburg Boulevard

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(724) 352-4455

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, no par value   COHR   New York Stock Exchange
6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value   N/A   N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 15, 2023, Coherent Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release (“Press Release”) announcing it has publicly disseminated a shareholder letter (the “Shareholder Letter”) with its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (the “financial results”) and that it will be holding an earnings call webcast (the “Earnings Call”) on August 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. The Company is making reference to non-GAAP financial information in the Shareholder Letter and on the Earnings Call. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is provided in the Shareholder Letter.

A copy of the Press Release and the Shareholder Letter are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

A slide presentation to be used by senior management of the Company in connection its discussions with investors and others regarding the financial results is furnished as Exhibit 99.3.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
  99.1    Press Release dated August 15, 2023
  99.2    Shareholder Letter dated August 15, 2023
  99.3    Investor Presentation
104.0    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Coherent Corp.
Date: August 15, 2023     By:  

/s/ Mary Jane Raymond

      Mary Jane Raymond
      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer