UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 15, 2021
COHERENT, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
Delaware
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001-33962
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94-1622541
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.)
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5100 Patrick Henry Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including
Zip Code)
(408) 764-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
x Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock (par value $0.01 per share)
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COHR
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Nasdaq
Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth
company ¨
If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with
any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Explanatory Note
This
Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K amends Item 8.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Coherent, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Coherent”), on June 15, 2021 (the “Original Form 8-K”), solely to correct certain scrivener's errors with respect to certain information previously disclosed as part of the supplemental disclosures in the Original
Form 8-K. No other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed, on March 25, 2021, Coherent, II-VI Incorporated (“II-VI”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and Watson
Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the acquisition of Coherent will be
accomplished through a merger of Merger Sub with and into Coherent (the “Merger”), with Coherent surviving the Merger.
A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by II-VI
on May 6, 2021 (the “joint proxy statement/prospectus”), in connection with, among other things, the Merger Agreement.
Certain Litigation
As previously disclosed in the joint proxy statement/prospectus, between
April 28, 2021 and May 4, 2021, three lawsuits were filed by purported stockholders of Coherent in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, under the captions Stein v. Coherent, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-3775
(S.D.N.Y.), Shirey v. Coherent, Inc., et al., Case 2:21-cv-10698-JMV-AME (N.J.), and Diaz v. Coherent, Inc., et al.,
Case 1:21-cv-03990 (S.D.N.Y.). Six additional lawsuits were filed between May 7, 2021 and June 10, 2021 by purported stockholders
of Coherent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement under the captions Acosta v. Coherent, Inc.,
et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-04108 (S.D.N.Y.), Wolf v. Coherent, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:21-cv-04848 (S.D.N.Y.),
Lawrence v. Coherent, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00808-UNA (Del.), Finger v. Coherent, Inc., et. al., Case
No. 5:21-cv-04217 (N.D. Cal.), Waterman v. Coherent, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:21-cv-02623 (E.D. Pa.), and
Anderson v. Coherent, Inc., et. al., Case No. 5:21-cv-04505 (N.D. Cal.). The complaints name as defendants Coherent
and members of the Coherent board of directors. Certain complaints additionally name as defendants II-VI and Merger Sub. The complaints
allege, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, by filing a materially
incomplete and misleading registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the Merger.
While Coherent believes that the disclosures set forth in the joint
proxy statement/prospectus comply fully with all applicable law and denies the allegations in the pending actions described above, in
order to moot plaintiffs’ disclosure claims, avoid nuisance and possible expense and business delays, and provide additional information
to its stockholders, Coherent has determined voluntarily to supplement certain disclosures in the joint proxy statement/prospectus related
to plaintiffs’ claims with the supplemental disclosures set forth below (the “Supplemental Disclosures”). Nothing in
the Supplemental Disclosures shall be deemed an admission of the legal merit, necessity or materiality under applicable laws of any of
the disclosures set forth herein. To the contrary, Coherent specifically denies all allegations in the various litigation matters that
any additional disclosure was or is required or material.
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES
This supplemental information should be read in conjunction with the
joint proxy statement/prospectus, which should be read in its entirety, including the cautionary notes regarding the risks and limitations
associated with relying on prospective financial information. The inclusion in this supplement to the joint proxy statement/prospectus
of certain summary unaudited prospective financial information should not be regarded as an indication that any of Coherent, II-VI
or their respective affiliates, officers, directors or other representatives, or any other recipient of this information, considered,
or now considers, it to be material or to be reliably predictive of actual future results, and the unaudited prospective financial information
should not be relied upon as such. To the extent defined terms are used but not defined herein, they have the meanings set forth in the
joint proxy statement/prospectus.
The disclosure under the heading “Certain Unaudited Prospective
Financial Information” beginning on page 133 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended by including the following
at the end of the eighth paragraph under that heading (such paragraph being the first full paragraph on page 135):
Financial measures included in forecasts provided
to a financial advisor for use in connection with a business combination transaction are excluded from the definition of non-GAAP financial
measures and therefore, are not subject to SEC rules regarding disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures, which would otherwise require
a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, we have not provided a reconciliation of the
financial measures included in the company projections which have been provided to BofA Securities and Credit Suisse for purposes of
preparing their financial analyses and opinions.
The disclosure under the heading “II-VI Adjusted Prospective
Financial Information” on page 138 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended by including the following at
the end of the first paragraph under that heading:
Financial measures included in forecasts provided to a financial advisor
for use in connection with a business combination transaction are excluded from the definition of non-GAAP financial measures and therefore,
are not subject to SEC rules regarding disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures, which would otherwise require a reconciliation of
a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, we have not provided a reconciliation of the financial measures
included in the company projections which have been provided to BofA Securities and Credit Suisse for purposes of preparing their financial
analyses and opinions.
The disclosure under the heading “Summary of Material Coherent
Financial Analyses” beginning on page 107 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing
the tenth and eleventh paragraphs under that heading (such paragraphs beginning on page 109 and continuing on to page 110) in
their entirety with the following:
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. BofA Securities performed a discounted
cash flow analysis of Coherent to calculate the estimated present value of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that Coherent
was forecasted to generate during Coherent’s second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2021 and fiscal years 2022 through
2026 based on the Coherent forecasts. BofA Securities calculated terminal values for Coherent by applying to Coherent’s estimated
standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flow of $271 million for the terminal year a range of perpetuity growth rates of 3.0% to 4.0%,
which perpetuity growth rates were selected based on BofA Securities’ professional judgment and experience. The cash flows and terminal
values were then discounted to present value, assuming a mid-year convention, as of December 31, 2020 using discount rates ranging
from 8.5% to 11.5%, which were based on an estimate of Coherent’s weighted average cost of capital, derived using the capital asset
pricing model, which took into account, among other things, risk free rate, unlevered beta, and historical equity risk premium and BofA
Securities’ professional judgment and experience. From the resulting enterprise values, BofA Securities added net cash of $85 million
to derive equity values.
This analysis indicated the following approximate implied per share
equity value reference ranges for Coherent (rounded to the nearest $0.25) as compared to the per share price of Coherent common stock
implied by the merger consideration:
Implied Per
Share Equity
Value Reference Range for Coherent
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Per Share Price
Implied by Merger Consideration
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$104.75 - $196.25
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$281.21
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The disclosure under the heading “Opinions of
Coherent’s Financial Advisors – Opinion of BofA Securities” beginning on page 103 is hereby amended and
supplemented by replacing the second, third, fourth and fifth bullet points of the fourth paragraph under that heading (such
paragraph beginning on page 104) in their entirety with the following:
• reviewed certain internal financial and operating information
with respect to the business, operations and prospects of Coherent furnished to or discussed with BofA Securities by the management of
Coherent, including certain financial forecasts relating to Coherent prepared by or at the direction of and approved by the management
of Coherent (such forecasts we refer to as “Coherent forecasts” and are set forth in the section titled “The Merger—Certain
Unaudited Prospective Financial Information—Coherent Prospective Financial Information—C. Coherent management case prospective
financial information” beginning on page 136 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus);
• reviewed certain internal financial and operating information
with respect to the business, operations and prospects of II-VI furnished to or discussed with BofA Securities by the management of II-VI,
including certain financial forecasts relating to II-VI prepared by the management of II-VI (such forecasts we refer to as “II-VI
forecasts” and are set forth in the section titled “The Merger—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information—II-VI
Prospective Financial Information” beginning on page 137 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus);
• reviewed an alternative version of the II-VI forecasts
incorporating certain adjustments thereto made by the management of Coherent and certain extrapolations thereto prepared by or at the
direction of and approved by the management of Coherent (such forecasts we refer to as “adjusted II-VI forecasts” and are
set forth in the section titled “The Merger—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information—Coherent-Adjusted II-VI
Prospective Financial Information” beginning on page 137 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus) and discussed with the management
of Coherent its assessments as to the relative likelihood of achieving the future financial results reflected in the II-VI forecasts and
the adjusted II-VI forecasts;
• reviewed certain estimates
furnished to BofA Securities by the management of Coherent as to the amount and timing of cost savings and the costs of achieving such
results (which we refer to as the “cost savings” and are set forth in the section titled “The Merger—Certain
Unaudited Prospective Financial Information—Certain Potential Combined Company Cost Savings and Revenue Synergies” beginning
on page 139 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus) anticipated by the managements of Coherent and II-VI to result from the merger;
The disclosure under the heading “Summary of Material Coherent
Financial Analyses” beginning on page 107 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing
the twelfth paragraph under that heading (such paragraph beginning on page 110) in its entirety with the following:
Other Factors. BofA Securities also noted certain additional
factors that were not considered part of BofA Securities’ material financial analyses with respect to its opinion but were referenced
for informational purposes, including, among other things, the following:
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the trading range for the Coherent
common stock for the 12-month period as of January 15, 2021 (the last trading day prior to the public announcement of the January 18
Lumentum Merger Agreement), which was $82.09 to $175.70 per share; and
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the following publicly available
equity research analyst price targets for the Coherent common stock available as of January 15, 2021 (the last trading day prior
to the public announcement of the January 18 Lumentum Merger Agreement), and noted that the range of such price targets (discounted
one year by 10% cost of equity) was $127.25 to $154.50 per share:
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Firm
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Price Target
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Barclays
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140.00
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Edgewater Research
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NA
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Goldman Sachs
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$
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169.00
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The Benchmark Company
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$
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160.00
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Longbow Research
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NA
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Susquehanna Financial Group
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$
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160.00
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CJS Securities
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$
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170.00
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Stifel Nicolaus
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$
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140.00
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Northcoast Research
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NA
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Needham
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NA
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* NA means not available.
The disclosure under the heading “Summary of Material II-VI
Financial Analyses” beginning on page 110 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing
the seventh, eighth and ninth paragraphs under that heading (such paragraph beginning on page 111 and continuing on to page 112)
in their entirety with the following:
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. BofA Securities performed a discounted
cash flow analysis of II-VI to calculate the estimated present value of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that II-VI
was forecasted to generate during II-VI’s third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2021 and fiscal years 2022 through 2026 based
on the adjusted II-VI forecasts. BofA Securities calculated terminal values for II-VI by applying to II-VI’s estimated standalone
unlevered, after-tax free cash flow of $968 million for the terminal year a range of perpetuity growth rates of 2.5% to 3.5%, which perpetuity
growth rates were selected based on BofA Securities’ professional judgment and experience. The cash flows and terminal values were
then discounted to present value, assuming mid-year convention, as of December 31, 2020 using discount rates ranging from 7.0% to
9.0%, which were based on an estimate of II-VI’s weighted average cost of capital, derived using the capital asset pricing model,
which took into account, among other things, risk free rate, unlevered beta, and historical equity risk premium and BofA Securities’
professional judgment and experience. From the resulting enterprise values, BofA Securities subtracted net debt of $689 million to derive
equity values.
This analysis indicated the following approximate implied per share
equity value reference ranges for II-VI (rounded to the nearest $0.25), as compared to the closing price of II-VI common stock on March 23,
2021:
Implied Per Share Equity
Value Reference Range for II-VI
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Closing Trading
Price of II-VI on
March 23, 2021
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$99.00- $182.50
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$65.85
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Other Factors. BofA Securities also noted certain additional
factors that were not considered part of BofA Securities’ material financial analyses with respect to its opinion but were referenced
for informational purposes, including, among other things, the following:
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the trading range for II-VI
common stock for the 12-month period as of March 23, 2021, which was $24.25 to $99.58 per share; and
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the following publicly available
equity research analyst price targets for the II-VI common stock available as of March 23, 2021, and noted that the range of such
price targets (discounted one year by 8.0% cost of equity) was $66.75 to $140.75 per share:
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Price Target
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Cowen & Company
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$
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124.00
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Loop Capital Markets
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$
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118.00
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Northland Securities
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$
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72.00
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Raymond James
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NA
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Canaccord Genuity
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$
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152.00
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Morgan Stanley
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$
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88.00
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J.P. Morgan
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$
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105.00
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The Benchmark Company
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$
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105.00
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Craig Hallum Capital Group
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$
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120.00
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Susquehanna
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$
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100.00
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B Riley Securities
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$
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77.00
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Piper Sandler Companies
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$
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110.00
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DA Davidson
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$
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110.00
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Stifel Nicolaus
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$
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110.00
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Needham
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$
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105.00
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Citi
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$
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115.00
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Barclays
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$
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105.00
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* NA means not available.
The disclosure under the heading “Summary of Material Relative
Financial Analyses” beginning on page 112 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing
the first and second paragraphs under that heading in their entirety with the following:
Pro Forma Analysis. BofA Securities performed a pro forma analysis
to calculate the theoretical change in value for Coherent stockholders resulting from the merger based on a comparison of (i) the
pro forma ownership by Coherent stockholders of the combined company following the merger and (ii) the 100% ownership by Coherent
stockholders of the Coherent common stock on a standalone basis. For Coherent on a standalone basis, BofA Securities used the reference
range obtained in its discounted cash flow analysis described above under “—Summary of Material Coherent Financial Analyses—Discounted
Cash Flow Analysis.” BofA Securities then calculated the implied pro forma equity value per share of Coherent common stock resulting
from the merger as follows:
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the implied equity value of Coherent on a standalone basis plus the implied equity value of II-VI on a standalone basis (each as calculated
using the discounted cash flow analysis described above);
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plus the implied equity value of net estimated cost savings to the combined company applying a perpetuity growth rate of 3.0% to 4.0%
and a discount rate range of 8.5% to 11.5% (based on the perpetuity growth rates and discount rates used in the discounted cash flow analysis
with respect to Coherent as described above);
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less the decrease in cash from the merger to the combined company; and
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plus $220.00 cash per share included in the merger consideration.
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This analysis yielded the following implied per share equity value
reference ranges for Coherent common stock on a standalone basis and, assuming pro forma ownership by Coherent stockholders set forth
in the table below, for the combined company, excluding payment in kind interest payable on the II-VI Series B convertible preferred
stock (rounded to the nearest $0.25):
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Per Share Equity Value Reference Ranges for
Coherent Common Stock
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Low
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Midpoint
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High
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Standalone
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$
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104.75
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$
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136.50
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$
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196.25
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Pro Forma(1)
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$
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286.75
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$
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315.75
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$
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367.75
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Coherent Stockholders Ownership(1)
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15.8
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13.9
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13.8
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(1)
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Treats
shares of II-VI Series B convertible preferred stock as debt in the event that such preferred
stock is out of the money.
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The disclosure under the heading “Financial Analyses Regarding
Coherent” beginning on page 118 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing the
ninth paragraph under that heading (such paragraph beginning on page 120) in its entirety with the following:
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Regarding Coherent. Credit Suisse
also performed a discounted cash flow analysis with respect to Coherent by calculating the estimated net present value of the projected
after-tax, unlevered free cash flows of Coherent, treating stock-based compensation as a cash expense, based on the Coherent management
case prospective financial information. Credit Suisse applied, based on its experience and professional judgment, a range of terminal
value multiples of 10.0x to 12.0x to the Coherent Adjusted EBITDA estimate for the fiscal year ending September 2026 and discount
rates ranging from 8.5% to 10.5% derived from a weighted average cost of capital calculation, by application of the capital asset pricing
model. The discounted cash flow analysis indicated the following approximate implied equity value per share reference range for Coherent
common stock, as compared to the implied value of the merger consideration:
Implied Per Share Equity Value Reference Range
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Per Share Price Implied by
Merger Consideration
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$163.89 - $209.68
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$281.21
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The disclosure under the heading “Other Matters” beginning
on page 122 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing the second paragraph under that
heading (such paragraph beginning on page 123) in their entirety with the following:
Credit Suisse and its affiliates may in the future provide investment
banking and other financial advice and services to Coherent, II-VI and their respective affiliates for which advice and services
Credit Suisse and its affiliates would expect to receive compensation. Credit Suisse and its affiliates have provided and currently are
providing investment banking and other financial advice and services to Bain Capital, LP and its affiliates, one of which is providing
financing to II-VI, for which advice and services Credit Suisse and its affiliates have received and would expect to receive compensation,
including, during the past two years, having provided such advice and services for which Credit Suisse and its affiliates received aggregate
fees of less than $50 million.
The disclosure under the heading “Opinions of BofA
Securities” on page 20 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing the last
sentence of the first paragraph under that heading with the following:
Coherent has
agreed to pay BofA Securities for its services in connection with the merger an aggregate fee currently estimated to be approximately
$57,700,000 based on the aggregate value of the consideration estimated to be paid in connection with the merger taking into account
the closing price of II-VI common stock on April 23, 2021, a total of $2 million of which was paid upon rendering two opinions in connection
with the January 18 Lumentum Merger Agreement (as defined below) and the March 9 Lumentum Merger Agreement (as defined below), $1 million
of which was paid in connection with its opinion dated March 24, 2021 and the remainder of which is contingent upon the completion of
the merger.
The disclosure under the heading "Miscellaneous" on
page 113 of the joint proxy statement/prospectus is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing the fourth paragraph, under that
heading in its entirety with the following:
Coherent has agreed to pay BofA Securities for its services in connection
with the merger an aggregate fee currently estimated to be approximately $57,700,000 based on the aggregate value of the consideration
estimated to be paid in connection with the merger taking into account the closing price of II-VI common stock on April 23, 2021,
a total of $2 million of which was paid upon rendering two opinions in connection with the January 18 Lumentum Merger Agreement and
the March 9 Lumentum Merger Agreement, $1 million of which was paid in connection with its opinion dated March 24, 2021 and
the remainder of which is contingent upon the completion of the merger. Coherent also has agreed to reimburse BofA Securities for its
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with BofA Securities’ engagement and to indemnify BofA Securities, its affiliates, and
each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each other controlling person of BofA Securities or any of its
affiliates against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements relating to future
events and expectations that are based on certain assumptions and contingencies. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in this document
involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or trends to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures.
II-VI and Coherent believe that all forward-looking statements made
in this document have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs, or projections
as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct. In addition to general industry and global
economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements
in this document include, but are not limited to: (i) the failure of any one or more of the assumptions stated above to prove to
be correct; (ii) the conditions to the completion of the proposed transaction between II-VI and Coherent, and the remaining equity
investment by an affiliate of Bain Capital, LP, including the receipt of any required shareholder and regulatory approvals, and the risks
that those conditions will not be satisfied in a timely manner or at all; (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances
that could give rise to an amendment or termination of the merger agreement relating to the proposed transaction, including the receipt
by either party of an unsolicited proposal from a third party; (iv) II-VI’s ability to finance the proposed transaction, the
substantial indebtedness II-VI expects to incur in connection with the proposed transaction and the need to generate sufficient cash flows
to service and repay such debt; (v) the possibility that the combined company may be unable to achieve expected synergies, operating
efficiencies and other benefits within the expected time-frames or at all and to successfully integrate Coherent’s operations with
those of the combined company; (vi) the possibility that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected
or that operating costs and business disruption (including, without limitation, disruptions in relationships with employees, customers
or suppliers) may be greater than expected in connection with the proposed transaction; (vii) litigation and any unexpected costs,
charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; (viii) the risk that disruption from the proposed transaction materially
and adversely affects the respective businesses and operations of II-VI and Coherent; (ix) potential adverse reactions or changes
to business relationships resulting from the announcement, pendency or completion of the proposed transaction; (x) the ability of
II-VI and Coherent to retain and hire key employees; (xi) the purchasing patterns of customers and end users; (xii) the timely
release of new products, and acceptance of such new products by the market; (xiii) the introduction of new products by competitors
and other competitive responses; (xiv) II-VI’s and Coherent’s ability to assimilate recently acquired businesses and
realize synergies, cost savings and opportunities for growth in connection therewith, together with the risks, costs, and uncertainties
associated with such acquisitions; (xv) II-VI’s and Coherent’s ability to devise and execute strategies to respond to
market conditions; (xvi) the risks to anticipated growth in industries and sectors in which II-VI and Coherent operate; (xvii) the
risks to realizing the benefits of investments in R&D and commercialization of innovations; (xviii) the risks that the combined
company’s stock price will not trade in line with industrial technology leaders; (xix) the risks of business and economic disruption
related to the currently ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and any other worldwide health epidemics or outbreaks that may arise; (xx) pricing
trends, including II-VI’s and Coherent’s ability to achieve economies of scale; and/or (xxi) uncertainty as to the long-term
value of II-VI common stock. Both II-VI and Coherent disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, or otherwise.
These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed transaction,
are more fully discussed in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-4 (File
No. 333-255547) filed with the SEC, and thereafter amended, in connection with the proposed transaction (the “Form S-4”).
While the list of factors discussed above and the list of factors presented in the Form S-4 are considered representative, no such
list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant
additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. For additional information about other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to II-VI’s and Coherent’s
respective periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors contained in II-VI’s and Coherent’s
most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Neither II-VI nor Coherent assumes any obligation
to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments
or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.
No Offer or Solicitation
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities
shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Important Information and Where You Can Find It
This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation
of an offer to sell any securities. In connection with the proposed transaction, II-VI and Coherent filed with the SEC the Form S-4
on April 21, 2021 (as amended on May 4, 2021), that includes a joint proxy statement of II-VI and Coherent and that also constitutes
a prospectus with respect to shares of II-VI’s common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction. The Form S-4 was declared
effective by the SEC on May 6, 2021, and II-VI and Coherent commenced mailing to their respective stockholders on or about May 10,
2021. This communication is not a substitute for the Form S-4, the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus or any other document
II-VI and/or Coherent may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF II-VI AND COHERENT
ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, FORM S-4 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY
AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by II-VI and/or
Coherent through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by II-VI may be obtained
free of charge on II-VI’s investor relations site at https://ii-vi.com/investor-relations. Copies of the documents filed with the
SEC by Coherent may be obtained free of charge on Coherent’s investor relations site at https://investor.coherent.com.
Participants in the Solicitation of Proxies in Connection with Transaction
This communication is neither a solicitation of a proxy nor a substitute
for any proxy statement or other filings that may be made with the SEC (including the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and
Form S-4). Nonetheless, II-VI, Coherent and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about II-VI’s executive officers
and directors and their ownership of II-VI common stock can be found in II-VI’s proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting, which
was filed with the SEC on September 29, 2020 and in II-VI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2020, which was filed with the SEC on August 26, 2020. Information about Coherent’s executive officers and directors and their
ownership of Coherent common stock can be found in Coherent’s proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting, which was filed with
the SEC on March 19, 2021 and in Coherent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2020,
which was filed with the SEC on December 1, 2020 (and amended on February 1, 2021). Additional information regarding the interests
of such potential participants is included the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and relevant other documents to be filed with
the SEC when such other documents become available. These documents may be obtained free of charge from the SEC’s website, II-VI
or Coherent using the sources indicated above.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 17, 2021
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Coherent, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Bret DiMarco
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Name:
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Bret DiMarco
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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