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accession: "0001193125-25-284011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COHR"
cik: "0000820318"
company_name: "COHERENT CORP."
filed_at: "2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T19:32:40.919383+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coherent shareholders elect five Class Two directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify auditor

## Summary
- Elected Enrico DiGirolamo, David L. Motley, Lisa Neal-Graves, Shaker Sadasivam, and Michelle Sterling as Class Two directors.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 147.2M for, 5.2M against, 0.7M abstain, 10.6M broker non-votes.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY ending June 30, 2026 with 161.6M for, 1.6M against, 0.5M abstain.
- Approximately 87.62% of outstanding votes were represented at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-284011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COHR
- cik: 0000820318
- company_name: COHERENT CORP.
- filed_at: 2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312525284011/0001193125-25-284011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312525284011/d946815d8k.htm

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