Coherent (COHR) CEO James Anderson Receives 30,564 RSU Award

What Happened

• James R. Anderson, CEO and Director of Coherent Corp. (COHR), was granted 30,564 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-08-28 (award code A, $0.00 acquisition price). To cover tax obligations, 11,958 shares were withheld (code F) at $295.39 per share, representing $3,532,274. The withholding was a non-market disposition to satisfy tax liability, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-28; Form 4 filed 2026-09-01 (timely).
• Award: 30,564 RSUs granted (A) — acquisition price reported $0.00.
• Tax withholding: 11,958 shares (F) withheld at $295.39/share = $3,532,274; these were retained by the company to pay taxes, not sold on the open market.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: RSU vesting schedule — 1/3 vest on 8/28/2027; remaining 2/3 vest in eight equal quarterly installments beginning 11/28/2027.
  • F2: Filing includes 243 shares acquired via the company’s employee stock purchase plan.
  • F3: Withheld shares were used to discharge tax obligations and are not open market sales.

Context

• This transaction is a compensation award (RSUs), not a market purchase or deliberate sale; tax-withholding via share retention is routine after grants and does not by itself signal insider buying or selling intent. The RSUs vest over time according to the schedule in the footnote, so the economic benefit is realized gradually.