Coherent accepts most-recent II-VI acquisition bid

March 25, 2021
Coherent will enter into a merger agreement with II-VI on the terms of the March 17, 2021 proposal, therefore terminating the Lumentum merger agreement.

The Board of Directors of laser maker Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) has determined, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, that the previously disclosed acquisition proposal Coherent received from II-VI Incorporated (Pittsburgh, PA) on March 17, 2021 continues to be a “Company Superior Proposal” under Coherent’s March 9, 2021 merger agreement with Lumentum (San Jose, CA) after giving due consideration to the revised acquisition proposal Coherent received from Lumentum on March 22, 2021. In making its determination, the Coherent Board evaluated the comparative benefits and risks of the II-VI and Lumentum proposals, including the near- and long-term financial opportunities and risks presented by each proposal, the potential synergies available through a combination with each company, and the complementary businesses of each company.​

Accordingly, Coherent is terminating the March 9, 2021 merger agreement between Coherent and Lumentum and paying Lumentum the $217.6 million termination fee contemplated by their merger agreement in order to enter into a new merger agreement with II-VI.

Under the terms of Coherent’s merger agreement with II-VI, each share of Coherent common stock will be exchanged for $220.00 in cash and 0.91 of a share of II-VI common stock at the completion of the transaction. The transaction with II-VI is subject to approval by the stockholders of Coherent and II-VI, receipt of U.S. and foreign regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. ​

Source: Coherent press release – March 25, 2021

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