UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): March 11, 2019
II-VI Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| PENNSYLVANIA | 0-16195 | 25-1214948 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(724) 352-4455
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Settlement of Certain Litigation Relating to the Merger
On March 8, 2019, solely to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation and to allow each of II-VI Incorporated’s (“II-VI”) shareholders and Finisar Corporation’s (“Finisar”) stockholders to vote on the proposals required in connection with the proposed merger (the “Merger”) between Finisar and Mutation Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI, Finisar and II-VI entered into a memorandum of understanding (the “Finisar Stockholder MOU”) with the plaintiffs and other named defendants regarding the settlement of the following eight lawsuits filed by alleged Finisar stockholders challenging the Merger (collectively, the “Finisar Stockholder Actions”): (1) Hein v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 19CV340510, filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara; (2) Tenvold v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 1:19-cv-00050, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; (3) Klein v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 5:19-cv-00155, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; (4) Wheby v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 1:19-cv-00064, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; (5) Sharma v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 5:19-cv-00220, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; (6) Davis v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 3:19-cv-00271, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; (7) Bushansky v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 5:19-cv-00446, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; and (8) Pappey v. Finisar Corporation, et al., 1:19-cv-00167, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
In addition, on March 11, 2019, solely to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation and to allow each of II-VI’s shareholders and Finisar’s stockholders to vote on the proposals required in connection with the proposed Merger, II-VI entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the plaintiff and other named defendants regarding the settlement of a putative class action complaint, filed by Thomas Stabile in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and captioned Stabile v. II-VI Incorporated, et al., 2:19-cv-00062 (the “II-VI Shareholder Action”).
On or around March 12, 2019, II-VI and Finisar sent a letter to their respective shareholders and stockholders, which describes the Finisar Stockholder Actions and II-VI Shareholder Action, and terms of the Finisar Stockholder MOU and Settlement Agreement, in greater detail, and which contains certain supplemental disclosures to the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus, dated February 7, 2019, contained in II-VI’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-229052). A copy of this letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 |
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: March 11, 2019 | By: | /s/ Mary Jane Raymond | ||||
| Mary Jane Raymond | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||