COHR: Leadership change · Other company developments

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the headings “Performance Stock Units”, “Shareholder-Aligned Award Design”, and “Shareholder-Aligned Termination Provisions” is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. Item 8.01. Other Events. Performance Stock Units On August 27, 2026 (the “Grant Date”), the Compensation and Human Capital Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Coherent Corp. approved special incentive awards for key members of its leadership team, including James R. Anderson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, with a target value of $50 million, Sherri Luther, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, with a target value of $15 million, Julie Eng, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Optical Components, with a target value of $15 million, Rob Beard, Chief Strategy and Legal Affairs Officer, with a target value of $15 million, and Jeffrey Place, Chief Supply Chain Officer, with a target value of $5 million (collectively the “Awards”). The Awards consist entirely of performance stock units (“PSUs”), with vesting tied to the achievement of significant share price growth milestones, satisfaction of a relative total shareholder return hurdle and a continued service requirement through 2030. The Awards were granted pursuant to and under the Coherent Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. Advancing Coherent’s Transformative Growth and Shareholder Value Creation Under Mr. Anderson’s leadership and with the support of the executive team, the Company has delivered substantial shareholder value and strengthened its strat