Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication is being made in respect of a proposed business combination involving Lumentum Holdings Inc. (Lumentum) and Coherent, Inc.
(Coherent). In connection with the proposed transaction, Lumentum will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that includes the
joint proxy statement of Lumentum and Coherent that will also constitute a prospectus of Lumentum. The information in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus is not complete and may be changed. When the joint proxy statement/prospectus is
finalized, it will be sent to the respective stockholders of Coherent and Lumentum seeking their approval of their respective transaction-related proposals.
Lumentum may not sell the common stock referenced in the proxy statement/prospectus until the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 filed with the SEC becomes effective. The preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and this communication are not offers to sell Lumentum securities, are not soliciting an offer to buy Lumentum securities in
any state where the offer and sale is not permitted and are not a solicitation of any vote or approval.
LUMENTUM AND COHERENT URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY
HOLDERS TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE RELATED JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED THEREIN AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain these
materials (when they are available and filed) free of charge at the SECs website, www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Lumentum (when they become available) may be obtained free of charge on Lumentums website at
www.lumentum.com or by contacting Lumentums Investor Relations Department at investor.relations@lumentum.com. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Coherent (when they become available) may be obtained free of charge on Coherents
website at https://investors.coherent.com/ by contacting Coherents Investor Relations at investor.relations@coherent.com.
Participants in
the Solicitation
Each of Lumentum, Coherent and directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to
be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction. Information regarding these persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the respective stockholders of Coherent and
Lumentum in connection with the proposed transaction is set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus to be filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding Lumentums executive officers and directors is included in Lumentums definitive
proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on September 25, 2020. Additional information regarding Coherents executive officers and directors is included in Coherents definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on
April 6, 2020. You can obtain free copies of these documents using the information in the paragraph immediately above.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws,
including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Coherents and Lumentums current expectations,
estimates and projections about the expected date of closing of the proposed transaction and the potential benefits thereof, its business and industry, managements beliefs and certain assumptions made by Coherent and Lumentum, all of which are
subject to change. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as expect, anticipate, intend,
plan, believe, could, seek, see, will, may, would, might, potentially, estimate, continue,
expect, target, similar expressions or the negatives of these words or other comparable terminology that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. All forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that
involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and are not guarantees of future results, such as statements about the consummation of the proposed transaction and the anticipated benefits thereof. These and other
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially
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