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COHERENT CORP. (COHR): restructuring charge — Coherent approves $150-200M restructuring plan; announces SiC substrate MOU with Mitsubishi Electric
COHERENT CORP.
- Restructuring plan includes site consolidations and facilities closures; expects $150M-$200M pre-tax charges, with $75M-$100M cash severance and $75M-$100M non-cash impairment losses.
- Actions substantially complete by end of fiscal 2025; intended to realign cost structure as part of post-Coherent acquisition integration.
- Declared quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (IIVI), payable July 3, 2023 to holders of record June 15.
- Entered MOU with Mitsubishi Electric to supply 200mm SiC substrates for Mitsubishi's new 200mm wafer fab for SiC power devices.
- MOU supports Mitsubishi's ~¥260B investment in SiC manufacturing; long-term supply agreement expected.