Form 3 COHERENT INC For: Mar 25 Filed by: OLIVER AUGUSTUS K (10K)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Oliver Press Partners, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

152 WEST 57TH STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COHERENT INC [COHR]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Disclaimed Group

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,604,089 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	By Davenport Partners, L.P., JE Partners and Oliver Press Master Fund LP ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. As of March 25, 2008, Davenport Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Davenport") held 244,118 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), of Coherent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). As of March 25, 2008, JE Partners, a Bermuda partnership ("JE"), held 2,280,771 Shares. As of March 25, 2008, Oliver Press Master Fund LP, a Cayman limited partnership ("Master Fund" and, together with Davenport and JE, the "Partnerships"), held 79,200 Shares. Oliver Press Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("OPI"), serves as the general partner of each of the Partnerships. Oliver Press Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("OPP"), serves as the investment adviser to each of the Partnerships. Clifford Press ("Press") and Augustus K. Oliver ("Oliver" and, collectively with OPI and OPP, the "Filing Parties") serve as the Managing Members of each of OPI and OPP.

2. Press files separately from the Filing Parties with respect to the Company.

3. The Filing Parties share the power to vote and the power to direct the disposition of the Shares held by the Partnerships. The Filing Parties' interest in the securities reported herein is limited to their pecuniary interest in the Partnerships, if any.

	/s/ Augustus K. Oliver, Managing Member of Oliver Press Partners, LLC	08/12/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Augustus K. Oliver, Managing Member of Oliver Press Investors, LLC	08/12/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Augustus K. Oliver	08/12/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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