COHERENT CORP.

Not applicable.

Part II

The Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “COHR”, beginning February 23, 2023 when the Company voluntarily transferred the listing of its common stock from the NASDAQ Global Select Market to the NYSE. As of August 10, 2026, there were approximately 736 holders of record of our common stock. The Company historically has not paid cash dividends on its common stock and does not presently anticipate paying cash dividends on its common stock in the future.

Dividends on the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were payable on a cumulative basis when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors, or an authorized committee of our Board of Directors, at an annual rate of 5%, subject to increase if Coherent defaulted on its payment obligation with respect to these shares, not to exceed 14% per annum. Until the fourth anniversary of the issuance of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dividends were payable solely in-kind. After the fourth anniversary, dividends were payable, at the Company’s option, in cash, in-kind or as a combination of both. All outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were converted to Company Common Stock in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, and no shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are currently issued and outstanding.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, and no stock repurchase program was in effect during the period.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares cumulative total shareholder return on the Company’s common stock with the cumulative total shareholder return of the S&P 500, the Russell 1000, the S&P Composite 1500 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Index, and a peer group of companies constructed by the Company for the period from June 30, 2021, through June 30, 2026. The Company’s peer group includes IPG Photonics Corp., Wolfspeed Inc., Lumentum Holdings, Inc., Corning, Inc., MKS Instruments, Inc., and Honeywell International, Inc.