Equity and Redeemable Preferred Stock

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Equity and Redeemable Preferred Stock

Equity and Redeemable Preferred Stock

The Company has 5 million shares of preferred stock authorized, of which 2.3 million shares have been designated and issued as Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and 215,000 shares have been designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value per share, of which 215,000 and 75,000 shares were issued as of June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

In July 2020, we issued 2.3 million shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

Unless previously converted, each outstanding share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined in the Statement with Respect to Shares establishing the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) into a number of shares of Coherent Common Stock equal to not more than 4.4523 shares of Coherent Common Stock and not less than 3.8760 shares of Coherent Common Stock (the “Minimum Conversion Rate”), depending on the applicable market value of the Coherent Common Stock, determined in accordance with the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments.

Other than in the event of one of certain fundamental changes, a holder of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock could, at any time prior to July 1, 2023, elect to convert such holder’s shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at the Minimum Conversion Rate per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments.

If one of certain fundamental changes occurred on or prior to July 1, 2023, holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock had the right to convert their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, into shares of Coherent Common Stock at the conversion rate determined in accordance with the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock during the period beginning on, and including, the effective date of such change and ending on, and including, the date that was 20 calendar days after the effective date of such fundamental change (or, if later, the date that was 20 calendar days after holders receive notice of such fundamental change, but in no event later than July 1, 2023). Holders who converted their shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock during that period would also receive a dividend make-whole amount and, to the extent there was any, the accumulated dividend amount, in each case as calculated in accordance with the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

All outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock were converted to 10,240,290 shares of Company Common Stock on July 3, 2023, at a conversion ratio of 4.4523, and no shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are currently issued and outstanding.

Upon issuance of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, we used a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the future market value of the Coherent Common Stock on the mandatory conversion date, based on the following inputs:

Expected Volatility	50% - 55%
Cost of Equity	14% - 17%
Dividend Yield	none

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of Coherent Common Stock, taking into consideration the mean-reverting tendency of volatility and the expected term of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as well as traded option contracts for Coherent Common Stock. The cost of equity was calculated over a three-year term, assuming a risk-free interest rate of 0.2% derived from the average U.S. Treasury Note rate during the period. The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends on Coherent Common Stock and has no current intention to pay cash dividends on Coherent Common Stock in the future.

We recognized $28 million and $28 million of preferred stock dividends during fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively, associated with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, which were presented as a reduction to retained earnings on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2023.

The following table presents dividends per share and dividends recognized for the years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2022:

	Year Ended June 30, 2023		Year Ended June 30, 2022
Dividends per share	$	12	$	12
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock dividends ($000)	27,600		27,600

Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock

In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, Coherent entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2021 (the “Investment Agreement”), with BCPE Watson (DE) SPV, LP, an affiliate of Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (the “Investor”). Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, on March 31, 2021, Coherent issued, sold, and delivered to the Investor 75,000 shares of a new Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, no par value per share (“Series B-1 Preferred Stock”), for $10,000 per share (the “Equity Per Share Price”), resulting in an aggregate purchase price of $750 million.

Following our provision of notice to the Investor of its election to offer the Upsize Shares, the Investor informed the Company on June 8, 2021, of its agreement to purchase the Upsize Shares from the Company immediately prior to the closing of the Coherent acquisition, increasing the Investor’s total equity commitment to Coherent pursuant to the Investment Agreement to $2.15 billion.

On July 1, 2022, the Company issued and sold 140,000 shares of Coherent Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, for $10,000 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $1.4 billion.

The shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock accrue dividends at 5.00% per annum, subject to increase if Coherent defaults on payment obligations with respect to the Series B-1 Preferred Stock, not to exceed 14% per annum. Until the fourth anniversary of March 31, 2021 (the “Initial Issue Date”), dividends are payable solely in-kind. After the fourth anniversary of the Initial Issue Date, dividends are payable on the applicable series, at the Company’s option, in cash, in-kind, or as a combination of both.

The shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Coherent Common Stock as follows:

•at the election of the holder, at a conversion price of $85 per share (as it may be adjusted from time to time, the “Conversion Price”), upon the delivery by Coherent to the holders of the Series B-1 Preferred Stock of an offer to repurchase the Series B-1 Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Statement with Respect to Shares establishing the Series B Preferred Stock as defined below); and

•at the election of the Company, any time following March 31, 2024, at the then-applicable Conversion Price if the volume-weighted average price of Coherent Common Stock exceeds 150% of the then-applicable Conversion Price for 20 trading days out of any 30 consecutive trading days.

The issued shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock currently have voting rights, voting as one class with the Coherent Common Stock and the Series B-2 Preferred Stock (as defined below), on an as-converted basis, subject to limited exceptions.

On or at any time after March 31, 2031:

•each holder has the right to require the Company to redeem all of their Series B-1 Preferred Stock, for cash, at a redemption price per share equal to the sum of the Stated Value (as defined in the Statement with Respect to Shares establishing the Series B Preferred Stock) for such shares plus an amount equal to all accrued or declared and unpaid dividends on such shares that had not previously been added to the Stated Value (such price the “Redemption Price,” and such right the “Put Right”), and

•the Company has the right to redeem, in whole or in part, on a pro rata basis from all holders based on the aggregate number of shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock outstanding, for cash, at the Redemption Price.

In connection with any Fundamental Change (as defined in the Statement with Respect to Shares establishing the Series B Preferred Stock), and subject to the procedures set forth in the Statement with Respect to Shares establishing the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company must, or will cause the survivor of a Fundamental Change to, make an offer to repurchase, at the option and election of the holder thereof, each share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock then outstanding at a purchase price per share in cash equal to (i) the Stated Value for such shares plus an amount equal to all accrued or declared and unpaid dividends on such shares that had not previously been added to the Stated Value as of the date of repurchase plus (ii) if prior to March 31, 2026, the aggregate amount of all dividends that would have been paid (subject to certain exceptions), from the date of repurchase through March 31, 2026.

If the Company defaults on a payment obligation with respect to the Series B-1 Preferred Stock, and such default is not cured within 30 days, the dividend rate will increase to 8% per annum and will be increased by an additional 2% per annum each quarter the Company remains in default, not to exceed 14% per annum.

The Series B-1 Preferred Stock is redeemable for cash outside of the control of the Company upon the exercise of the Put Right, and upon a Fundamental Change, and is therefore classified as mezzanine equity.

The Series B-1 Preferred Stock is initially measured at fair value less issuance costs, accreted to its redemption value over a 10-year period (using the effective interest method) with such accretion accounted for as deemed dividends and reductions to Net Earnings (Loss) available to Common Shareholders.

We recognized $117 million and $41 million of preferred stock dividends during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2022, respectively, which were presented as a reduction to retained earnings on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2023.

The following table presents dividends per share and dividends recognized for the years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2022:

	Year Ended June 30, 2023		Year Ended June 30, 2022
Dividends per share	$	542	$	542
Dividends ($000)	111,785		38,598
Deemed dividends ($000)	4,827		2,027