COHERENT CORP. (COHR) · Initial Holdings (Form 3) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 3 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 3 Period of Report: 2026-05-26 --- Issuer --- Name: COHERENT CORP. (COHR) CIK: 0000820318 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Place Jeffrey B. CIK: 0002138361 Role: Officer (Chief Supply Chain Officer) --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Includes 314 shares acquired in non-reportable transactions through Coherent Corp.'s employee stock purchase plan. [F2] Includes 19,525 shares underlying restricted stock units granted to the reporting person ("RSUs") under the Issuer's Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each of the RSUs represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock upon settlement. 6,508 of such restricted stock units will vest on July 1, 2026, and the remaining 13,017 restricted stock units will vest in eight quarterly installments beginning October 1, 2026, in each case subject to the reporting person's continued service. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Includes 314 shares acquired in non-reportable transactions through Coherent Corp.'s employee stock purchase plan. F2: Includes 19,525 shares underlying restricted stock units granted to the reporting person ("RSUs") under the Issuer's Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each of the RSUs represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock upon settlement. 6,508 of such restricted stock units will vest on July 1, 2026, and the remaining 13,017 restricted stock units will vest in eight quarterly installments beginning October 1, 2026, in each case subject to the reporting person's continued service. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Chris Forrester, Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey B. Place (2026-06-05)