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):  May 14, 2020

COHERENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33962	94-1622541
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

5100 Patrick Henry Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 764-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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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, $0.01 par value	COHR	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC 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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 8.01. Other Events

Updated Date for Financial Results Call for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2020

On May 14, 2020, Coherent, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it plans to report second quarter fiscal year 2020 results after market close on May 27, 2020 and host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 1:30 P.M. Pacific (4:30 P.M. Eastern) on May 27, 2020. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Originally, the Company had announced that it would report these results and host the call on May 20, 2020, however, as noted in its Form 8-K, filed on May 6, 2020, the Company continues to require additional time to complete its work related to its long-lived asset and goodwill impairment testing.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release Dated May 14, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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, INC.
Date:  May 14, 2020
	By: /s/ Kevin Palatnik
	Kevin Palatnik
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer