UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

July 8, 2005

 


 

Coherent, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-05255

 

94-1622541

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

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)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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):

 

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

 

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Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

 

On July 8, 2005, Coherent’s subsidiary Lambda Physik AG, completed the sale of its 50% joint venture interest in XTREME technologies GmbH to USHIO Inc., Tokyo, Japan.  This transaction is in furtherance of Coherent’s earlier announcement to discontinue future development activities in the area of lithography and concentrate on its core industrial, scientific and OEM medical markets.

 

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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.

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Helene Simonet

 

 

Helene Simonet
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  July 13, 2005

 

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