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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 16, 2021, the Company announced that Francis J. Kramer, the Company’s current Board Chair and former CEO, will transition to Chair Emeritus while continuing as a director, effective immediately following the annual meeting of II-VI shareholders in November, 2021, and that Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., II-VI’s current Chief Executive Officer and a director, will become Chair of II-VI’s board of directors at that time. Rear Admiral Marc Y.E. Pelaez (retired) will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director on the Company’s Board.
The Company’s press release with respect to this change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 13, 2021, the Board of Directors of II-VI Incorporated declared a quarterly dividend of $3.00 per share on its 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: IIVIP). The quarterly dividend will be payable in cash on October 1, 2021, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2021.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 16, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| II-VI Incorporated | ||||||
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jo Anne Schwendinger | ||||
| Jo Anne Schwendinger | ||||||
| Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | ||||||