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

(b) On October 18, 2021, IPG Photonics Corporation (the "Company") announced that Dr. Valentin P. Gapontsev is taking a medical leave of absence from his role as Executive Chair of the Company, effective immediately.

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