Coherent (COHR) 29 Jan 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Coherent’s First Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results Conference Call hosted by Coherent, Inc. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. At the conclusion of our prepared remarks, we will conduct the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded. I would now like to introduce Bret DiMarco, Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

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