Coherent Corp. filings document the formal disclosures of a Pennsylvania operating company whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under COHR. Recent Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results, Regulation FD investor materials, executive transition matters, shareholder-vote results and capital-structure events.
The filing record also documents securities registered under Section 12(b), a completed private placement of common stock to NVIDIA, Series B convertible preferred stock and a dividend-rights waiver by its holder. These disclosures connect Coherent's photonics operations with governance, ownership, financing and reporting matters, including exhibits furnished with earnings releases and investor presentations.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) reported that Chief Strategy & Legal Officer Robert P. Beard received a grant of 5,373 restricted stock units of common stock on August 28, 2026. One-third of the units will vest on August 28, 2027, with the remaining two-thirds vesting in eight equal quarterly installments beginning November 28, 2027. On the same date, 1,896 shares were withheld by the company at $295.39 per share to discharge his tax obligations, which the company states does not constitute an actual sale or open-market transaction. Beard’s holdings also include 243 shares acquired through Coherent Corp.’s employee stock purchase plan.
For COHERENT CORP. (COHR), CEO and director James Robert Anderson reported two equity-related transactions on August 28, 2026. He received a grant of 30,564 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units, with one-third vesting on August 28, 2027 and the remaining two-thirds vesting in eight equal quarterly installments beginning November 28, 2027. On the same date, 11,958 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the company at $295.39 per share to satisfy tax obligations, which the company states does not constitute an open market sale. The report also notes that his holdings include 243 shares acquired through Coherent Corp.'s employee stock purchase plan.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) received a notice that officer Julie S. Eng has filed to sell restricted securities under Rule 144. The planned sale covers 6,030 shares of common stock of Coherent Corp., with an indicated aggregate market value of $1,675,314.90, to be executed through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on September 1, 2026 on the NYSE. These shares were acquired from the issuer on August 31, 2026 via Performance Stock Units. Coherent Corp. reports 195,832,246 common shares outstanding. In the prior three months, Eng sold 7,047 common shares on August 31, 2026 for $1,950,834.40 pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) received a Rule 144 notice from stockholder Stephen Skaggs regarding a planned sale of company common stock. The notice covers up to 2,272 shares of common stock, valued at an aggregate $634,342.40, to be sold through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NYSE. The shares relate to Restricted Stock Units acquired from the issuer on 08/28/2026. No other sales in the past three months are listed in this notice.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) received a notice under Rule 144 that officer Julie S. Eng intends to sell 7,047 shares of common stock. The shares are held through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services and were acquired from the issuer on August 28, 2026 as Restricted Stock Units.
The planned sale has an indicated aggregate market value of $1,967,522.40, with COHERENT CORP. reporting 195,832,246 common shares outstanding as context. The approximate sale date referenced is August 31, 2026, and the shares are listed on the NYSE.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) is the issuer for a planned sale of its common stock under Rule 144 by Enrico Digirolamo. The notice covers 2,272 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $634,342.40, to be sold through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services on the NYSE, with the Rule 144 period noted through August 31, 2026. The shares relate to Restricted Stock Units issued by COHERENT CORP.
Coherent Corp. (COHR) approved special, one-time performance stock unit (PSU) awards for key executives, including CEO James R. Anderson, with a target value of $50 million, and other leaders with targets of $15 million or $5 million. These awards are entirely performance-based, tied to ambitious stock-price and relative total shareholder return outcomes over a four-year performance period starting August 27, 2026.
PSUs can be earned only if specified stock price hurdles, measured as a 60‑day average, are met while Coherent’s total shareholder return exceeds the 50th percentile of the S&P Composite 1500 – Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Index. Payouts range from 50% to 200% of target based on achieving stock price levels aligned with 10%–25% compound annual stock price growth rates
Termination and change‑in‑control provisions are designed to keep the performance link: unearned PSUs are generally forfeited, while PSUs tied to already-achieved milestones may vest later, and change‑in‑control treatment involves converting earned PSUs into time-based awards with double‑trigger acceleration. The company notes that since Mr. Anderson became CEO in June 2024, it has delivered over 300% total shareholder return and record fiscal 2026 revenue.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) reported that its Chief Financial Officer, Sherri R. Luther, sold 3,000 shares of common stock on August 18, 2026 at a price of $324.00 per share. After this transaction, she directly holds 64,475 shares of COHERENT CORP. common stock. The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 13, 2025.
COHERENT CORP. (COHR) insider Sherri Luther filed a notice to sell common stock under Rule 144. The planned sale covers 3,000 shares of common stock issuable from restricted stock units originally acquired from the issuer on 10/11/2025. The filing lists an aggregate market value for the planned sale of $1,053,660.00 and references total common shares outstanding of 195,832,246, which is a baseline figure, not the amount being sold. A prior Rule 10b5‑1 sale by Sherri Luther of 1,000 shares for $306,680.00 on 07/22/2026 is also reported.
Coherent Corp. develops and manufactures lasers, optical components, transceivers, and engineered materials for datacenter & communications and industrial markets, supported by a vertically integrated global footprint. Effective July 1, 2025, it reorganized into two reportable segments: Datacenter & Communications and Industrial.
The company is heavily focused on AI-driven datacenter growth, expanding 6-inch InP and GaAs manufacturing and its Sherman, Texas facility, and has a multi-year supply agreement with NVIDIA plus a $50 million preliminary CHIPS and Science Act memorandum to support this expansion. It invested $723 million in R&D in fiscal 2026, up from prior years, and held approximately 51,478 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2026, with a diversified global manufacturing base and significant human-capital programs.
Key risks highlighted include dependence on cyclical AI and datacenter demand, large customer concentration (two customers over 10% of revenue in 2026), reliance on limited and rare-earth suppliers, substantial debt with restrictive covenants, cybersecurity threats, evolving AI regulation, and exposure to trade controls and environmental, health, and safety laws.