Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock Award Plans

The Company grants equity awards pursuant to the Coherent Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Plan”). The Plan was originally approved by the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting in November 2018, and was subsequently amended, restated and approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meetings held in November 2020, November 2023 and November 2024. The Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, deferred shares, performance shares and performance units to employees (including officers), consultants and directors of the Company.

On June 3, 2024, the Board of Directors granted 147,214 restricted stock units vesting over three years from date of grant and 694,007 performance stock units vesting over the approximate three-year period ending June 30, 2027, to the new CEO. The grants were “employment inducement awards” as contemplated by the New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule 303A.08 and therefore were not made pursuant to the Plan.

On October 11, 2024, the Board of Directors granted 15,902 and 63,154 restricted stock units vesting over three years and two years, respectively, from date of grant and 118,853 performance stock units vesting over the approximate three-year period ending June 30, 2027, to the new CFO. The grants were “employment inducement awards” as contemplated by the New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule 303A.08 and therefore were not made pursuant to the Plan.

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan whereby eligible employees may authorize payroll deductions (subject to certain limitations) of up to 15% (or such lesser amount as may be determined by the plan administrator) of their wages and base salary to purchase shares at an amount which will not be less than 85% of the lower of (i) the fair market value of the common stock on the first trading day of the offering period and (ii) the fair market value of the common stock on the last trading day of the approximately six-month offering period.

Share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated was as follows ($000):


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Stock Options and Cash-Based Stock Appreciation Rights	$	(822)	$	1,078	$	(239)	$	824
Restricted Share Awards and Cash-Based Restricted Share Unit Awards	22,427		20,050		70,077		72,038
Performance Share Awards and Cash-Based Performance Share Unit Awards	16,064		2,781		39,813		16,611
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,497		2,504		7,005		8,716
	$	40,166	$	26,413	$	116,656	$	98,189