Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Place Jeffrey B. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/26/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COHERENT CORP. [COHR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COHERENT CORP., 5100 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Supply Chain Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 19,839(1)(2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Place Jeffrey B. C/O COHERENT CORP. 5100 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE SANTA CLARA, CA 95054			Chief Supply Chain Officer

Signatures

/s/ Chris Forrester, Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey B. Place		06/05/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 314 shares acquired in non-reportable transactions through Coherent Corp.'s employee stock purchase plan.
(2)	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.
Remarks: See attached Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.

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