SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  October 26, 2007

 

COHERENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

5100 Patrick Henry Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.02.                                    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

                On October 26, 2007, as part of its annual evaluation of compensation, the Compensation and H.R. Committee of the Board of Directors of the registrant approved an amendment to the registrant’s Productivity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that removed executive officers (including “named executive officers”) of the registrant from being eligible participants for awards under the Plan.  Executive officers will continue to be eligible participants in the registrant’s Variable Compensation Plan.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

	COHERENT, INC.
Date:  November 1, 2007
	By: /s/ Bret M. DiMarco
	Bret M. DiMarco
	Executive Vice President and
	General Counsel

 

 

 

 

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