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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): September 9, 2022

Coherent Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania |  | 001-39375 |  | 25-1214948
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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 |  | Nasdaq Global Select Market
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value |  | IIVIP |  | Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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 7.01. | Regulation FD

On July 1, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), II-VI Incorporated (now named Coherent Corp.) (the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition of Coherent, Inc. (“Coherent”). Coherent’s results of operations and financial position will be included in the consolidated results of the Company from and after the Closing Date.

The Company is furnishing investors with certain unaudited supplemental financial information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 is subject to the limitations, disclaimers and other related disclosures set forth therein.

In addition, a slide presentation to be used by senior management of the Company in connection with its discussions with investors is included in Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is being furnished in accordance with Regulation FD of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, 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 Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, 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

Exhibit 99.1 |  | Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information
Exhibit 99.2 |  | Investor Presentation
Exhibit 104 |  | 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: September 9, 2022 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Mary Jane Raymond
|  |  |  |  |  | Mary Jane Raymond
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer