Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
            Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
            Officers

On March 16, 2022, the Compensation and HR Committee of the Board of Directors of Coherent, Inc. (the "Company") approved the making of retention payments to Kevin Palatnik, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, in the amount of $200,000 per month for each month from March, 2022 through the month of the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, II-VI Incorporated and Watson Merger Sub Inc. dated as of March 25, 2021.

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