Item 8.01 Other Events

Pursuant to a Stipulation of Settlement filed on September 8, 2009, Coherent, Inc., by and through its Special Litigation Committee, plaintiffs, and certain of Coherent's former and current officers and directors have entered into a settlement of the consolidated shareholder derivative litigation captioned In re Coherent, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. C-07-0955-JF (N.D. Cal.).

The settlement is subject to final approval by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which has scheduled a hearing on November 9, 2009. On September 14, 2009, the court issued an order (the "Preliminary Order") granting preliminary approval of the settlement. The Preliminary Order requires that the Company publish a Notice of Settlement (the "Notice") in a Current Report on Form 8-K within ten (10) days of the entry of such order. The Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Notice of Settlement dated September 14, 2009

---