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accession: "0001193125-26-084366"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COHR"
cik: "0000820318"
company_name: "COHERENT CORP."
filed_at: "2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:55:47.765693+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# NVIDIA invests $2B in Coherent; multi-year optics supply pact for AI data centers

## Summary
- NVIDIA buys 7.79M Coherent shares at $256.80/share via private placement, totaling $2B.
- Multi-year non-exclusive agreement includes a multi-billion-dollar purchase commitment from NVIDIA for advanced laser and optical networking products.
- Partnership focuses on co-packaged optics and silicon photonics to enable next-gen AI infrastructure.
- Coherent will use the investment to expand U.S.-based manufacturing, R&D, and capacity for AI data center optics.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-084366
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COHR
- cik: 0000820318
- company_name: COHERENT CORP.
- filed_at: 2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.88
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.88
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312526084366/0001193125-26-084366-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312526084366/d42735d8k.htm

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