SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coherent, Inc. (Pink Sheets: COHR) today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending September 29, 2007. The Company expects to file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first fiscal quarter on February 12, 2008. Coherent also announced that it has submitted its application for re-listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market and expects to be re-listed no later than the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders on March 19, 2008. Coherent further announced that it is moving its earnings call from tomorrow, February 7, 2008, to February 12, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. "Over the last five business days, we have submitted our last delinquent filings consisting of three Form 10-Q's and the 2007 Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our attention is now firmly fixed on filing our first fiscal quarter Form 10-Q on February 12, 2008. With this priority in mind, it is much more efficient to work the earnings release and our Form 10-Q filing in parallel rather than in sequence," said John Ambroseo, Coherent's President and Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is a world leader in providing photonics based solutions to the commercial and scientific research markets. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined under the Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding Coherent's expectation regarding the timing for filing its Quarterly Report with the SEC and the timing of the relisting of its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the timing for filing the Quarterly Report with the SEC and relisting on Nasdaq to differ materially and adversely from the timing expressed in the forward-looking statements in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to risks associated with the completion of the review and preparation of such filings and the review and completion of our application by Nasdaq. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to Coherent's expectations as of the date hereof. Coherent undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. DATASOURCE: Coherent, Inc. CONTACT: Leen Simonet of Coherent, Inc., +1-408-764-4161 Web site: http://www.coherent.com/

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