UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 4, 2005
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II-VI Incorporated
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-16195 25-1214948
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(724) 352-4455
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
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On April 4, 2005, II-VI Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press
release entitled, "II-VI Incorporated, SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. and
Mississippi State University Partner in the Development of Silicon
Carbide." The full text of the Company's press release is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed pursuant to
Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
99.1 Press Release
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
II-VI INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
Date: April 5, 2005 By: /s/ Carl J. Johnson
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 5, 2005 By: /s/ Craig A. Creaturo
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release II-VI Incorporated, SemiSouth
Laboratories, Inc. and Mississippi
State University Partner in the
Development of Silicon Carbide