UNITED STATES
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on February 28, 2019 COHERENT, INC. You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. C/O AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER 59 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK, NY 10038 0000393168_1 R1.0.1.17 See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions. Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: December 31, 2018 Date: February 28, 2019Time: 8:00 AM PST Location: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. 1A Election of Directors Nominees John R. Ambroseo NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof. 1B Jay T. Flatley Stockholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2018 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting. However, to assure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to mark, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as promptly as possible in the postage-prepaid envelope for that purpose, or vote by telephone or via the internet. Any stockholder attending the meeting may vote in person, even if he or she has returned a proxy. 1C Pamela Fletcher 1D Susan M. James 1E Michael R. McMullen 1F Garry W. Rogerson 1G Steve Skaggs 1H Sandeep Vij The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2019. 3. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation. 0000393168_3 R1.0.1.17 Voting items

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