Coherent (COHR) DEF 14ADefinitive proxy

UNITED STATES

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Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

to be held on November 18, 2021

October 7, 2021

Dear Shareholder:     

I invite you to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of II-VI Incorporated on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time. Our Annual Meeting will be held by webcast, to provide a consistent experience to all shareholders regardless of location, and to reduce the environmental and public health impact of our meeting.

We expect the formal business of the Annual Meeting to consist of the election of directors, a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of our independent registered public accounting firm, and any other business that validly arises at the Annual Meeting.

To ensure that your shares are represented and voted, please vote your shares as soon as possible, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and management, thank you for your investment and interest in II-VI Incorporated.

Sincerely,

VINCENT D. MATTERA, JR., PHD

Chief Executive Officer

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

VOTING

Shareholders are asked to vote on the following items at the Annual Meeting:

RECORD DATE

Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2021, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, and any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.

AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS

Shareholders of record will automatically receive a printed set of proxy materials, including a proxy card. For shareholders who hold shares through a broker, bank or other nominee (commonly referred to as held in “street name”), we furnish proxy materials via the internet. If you received a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) by mail from your broker, bank or other nominee, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request one. The Notice instructs you how to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials over the Internet. The Notice also provides instructions for submitting your proxy over the Internet. If you received a Notice and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions for requesting materials included in the Notice.

This proxy statement and Proxy Card will first be made available to shareholders on or about October 7, 2021.

By Order of the Board

JO ANNE SCHWENDINGER, Secretary

October 7, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Proxy Statement for the

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021

GENERAL

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of II-VI Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company” or “II-VI”), for use at the annual meeting of Shareholders (“the Annual Meeting”) to be held on November 18, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time, or any rescheduled date. These proxy materials were first made available on or about October 8, 2021, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2021 (the “Record Date”).

The Annual Meeting will occur as a virtual meeting conducted exclusively via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IIVI2021. You will need your control number, included on your proxy card or Notice, to access the webcast. Please see the Company’s website at www.ii-vi.com/investor-relations for further information about the Annual Meeting.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING?

Shareholders will act on the matters outlined on the cover page of this proxy statement. We are not aware of any other matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy holder will vote your shares in his or her discretion.

WHO MAY VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?

You are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting if our records show that you held shares of Company common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”), as of the close of business on the Record Date. As of the Record Date, 106,237,103 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. In addition, 75,000 shares of the Company’s Series B-1 convertible preferred stock, no par value (“Series B-1 Preferred Stock”), which are entitled to vote as one class with the Common Stock on an as-converted basis, were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date.

Unless the context provides otherwise, references in this proxy statement to “shareholders” means, collectively, holders of Common Stock and holders of Series B-1 Preferred Stock.

WHAT ARE THE VOTING RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF II-VI COMMON STOCK AND SERIES B-1 PREFERRED STOCK?

Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders, including the election of directors. Each share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock is entitled to 119 votes, which represents the number of whole shares of Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) into which each share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock was convertible on the Record Date. Shareholders do not have cumulative voting rights.

WHO MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL MEETING?

You are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on September 15, 2021, or hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting. To participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, including to vote, ask questions, and view the list of registered shareholders as of the Record Date, you must access the meeting website at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IIVI2021. To vote or submit a question, you will need the control number included on your proxy card or Notice, and to follow the instructions posted at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IIVI2021. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the Annual Meeting website during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Annual Meeting website log-in page.

We will endeavor to answer as many shareholder-submitted questions as time permits that comply with the meeting rules of conduct. We reserve the right to group questions on the same topic, to edit inappropriate language and to exclude questions regarding topics that are not pertinent to meeting matters or Company business.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A QUORUM?

Our bylaws provide that the presence, in person (virtually) or by proxy, of shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of votes that all shareholders are entitled to cast on the Record Date will constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. The virtual presence via the webcast or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast at least 57,581,053 votes will be required to establish a quorum. Proxies received but marked as abstentions and broker non-votes (explained below) will be included as shares present when determining whether there is a quorum. If there is no quorum, the presiding officer of the Annual Meeting, or the shareholders present and entitled to cast a majority of the votes present at the Annual Meeting, may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another date.

HOW DO I VOTE?

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. If entitled to vote, you may vote:

HOW DO I REQUEST PAPER COPIES OF THE PROXY MATERIALS?

Please refer to the Notice for the ways you may request a paper copy of the proxy statement and proxy card.

CAN I CHANGE OR REVOKE MY VOTE AFTER I VOTE ONLINE OR RETURN MY PROXY CARD?

Yes. Even after you have submitted your proxy, you may change or revoke your vote at any time before the proxy is exercised. You may (i) deliver a notice of revocation or deliver a later-dated proxy to the Company’s Secretary at II-VI Incorporated, 375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056; (ii) submit another vote via the Internet or by telephone; or (iii) vote during the Annual Meeting. Your participation in the Annual Meeting will not automatically revoke a previously submitted proxy. A shareholder’s last vote is the vote that will be counted.

WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD?

Unless you give other instructions when you vote, the persons named as proxy holders on the proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. These recommendations are set forth in the description of each proposal in this proxy statement. In summary, the Board recommends a vote:

With respect to any other matter that properly comes before the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will vote as recommended by the Board or, if no recommendation is given, in their own discretion.

WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES?

For each of the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum, but will not be counted in determining the number of votes necessary for approval. A “broker non-vote” occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular matter because it did not receive instructions from the beneficial owner. A nominee may have discretionary authority to vote on Proposal 3 but will not be permitted to vote a beneficial owner’s shares on Proposals 1 or 2 absent having instructions from the beneficial owner. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election of directors, since they are not considered to be “votes cast”. Abstentions have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” with respect to Proposals 2 and 3 while broker non-votes have no effect.

MATTERS OF BUSINESS, VOTES NEEDED AND

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The current term of our Class One Directors expires at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, four directors have been nominated for election to Class One positions, for a term of three years or until such time as their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until death, resignation or removal. Any Board vacancy may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors then in office, and any director so elected will serve for the same term that the predecessor would have served, or until his or her death, resignation or removal.

The persons named as proxies for this Annual Meeting were selected by the Board and have advised the Board that, unless authority is withheld, they intend to vote the shares represented by validly submitted proxies as follows:

Each of the nominees has consented to serve if elected. However, if any of them is unable or unwilling to serve as a director, the Board may designate a substitute nominee, in which case the persons named as proxies will vote for any substitute nominee proposed by the Board.

DIRECTOR CONDITIONAL RESIGNATION POLICY

Each incumbent director nominee has submitted an irrevocable conditional resignation, which is effective if the nominee receives a greater number of votes “AGAINST” than votes “FOR” that person’s election. If this occurs, the Environmental, Social Responsibility and Governance Committee (the “ESG Committee”) will recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation. The Board will act on the resignation, taking into account the Committee’s recommendation, and publicly disclose its decision and the underlying rationale, within 90 days after the date the election results are certified. The incumbent director will remain as a member of the Board during this process.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY’S BOARD

The professional and personal experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each director nominee and the Company’s other current directors are described below, and reflect the qualities that the Company seeks in its Board members. In addition to the specific examples, the Board and the Company believe that the broad-based business knowledge, commitment to ethical and moral values, personal and professional integrity, sound business judgment, and commitment to corporate citizenship demonstrated by the nominees make them exceptional candidates for these positions.

CLASS ONE DIRECTORS STANDING FOR ELECTION

Vincent D. Mattera, Jr. Dr. Mattera initially served as a member of the II-VI Board from 2000 until 2002. Dr. Mattera joined the Company as Vice President in 2004, and served as Executive Vice President from January 2010 to November 2013, when he became Chief Operating Officer. He was re-appointed to the Board in 2012. In November 2014, Dr. Mattera became the President and Chief Operating Officer. In September 2016, Dr. Mattera became the Company’s third President and Chief Executive Officer in 45 years and served as the Company’s President through June 2019, when the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer were separated. Dr. Mattera will become the Company’s Board Chair immediately following the 2021 Annual Meeting. During his career at II-VI he has assumed successively broader management roles, including as a lead architect of the Company’s growth and diversification strategies. The platforms that the Company has added under his leadership have contributed to positioning the Company into large and transformative global growth markets while increasing our global reach, deepening our technology and IP portfolio, broadening our product roadmap and customer base, and increasing the potential of the Company.

Prior to joining II-VI as an executive, Dr. Mattera had a continuous 20-year career in the Optoelectronic Device Division of AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies and Agere Systems, during which he led the development and manufacturing of semiconductor laser-based materials and devices for optical and data communications networks. Dr. Mattera has 37 years of leadership experience in the compound semiconductor materials and device technology, operations and markets that are core to II-VI’s business and strategy. Dr. Mattera holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Rhode Island (1979), and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Brown University (1984). He completed the Stanford University Executive Program in 1996. His long tenure at II-VI offers invaluable historical knowledge about the Company. We believe that Dr. Mattera’s expertise and experience qualify him to provide the Board with continuity, and a unique perspective about the Company.

Michael L. Dreyer. Mr. Dreyer served as the Chief Operations Officer of Silicon Valley Bank from September 2015 to April 2019. Before joining Silicon Valley Bank, Mr. Dreyer was President and Chief Operating Officer of Monitise Americas, LLC, a subsidiary of Monitise plc, a company providing mobile banking and payment services, from 2014 to September 2015. Mr. Dreyer was the global head of technology and Chief Information Officer at VISA Inc., from 2005 to 2014. Previously, Mr. Dreyer was Chief Information Officer of Inovant, LLC, a company providing electronic payment processing services. He has also held executive positions at VISA USA (Senior Vice President of Processing and Emerging Products, and Senior Vice President of Commercial Solutions). Additionally, Mr. Dreyer held senior positions at American Express Co, Prime Financial, Inc., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Downey Savings, Bank of America, and the Fairmont Hotel Management Company. Mr. Dreyer served as a member of the board of directors of Finisar Corporation (“Finisar”) from December 2015 through September 24, 2019 (the effective date of the Company’s acquisition of Finisar), and is currently a director of F5 Networks, Inc., a developer and provider of software-defined application services. Mr. Dreyer received an M.B.A. and a B.A. in psychology from Washington State University. Mr. Dreyer brings to the Board extensive executive and leadership experience, as well as expertise in various aspects of the financial and banking industries.

Stephen Pagliuca. Mr. Pagliuca is a Managing Director of Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, a global private equity firm, and Co-Chair of Bain Capital, LP. He is also a Managing General Partner and co-owner of the Boston Celtics basketball franchise. Mr. Pagliuca joined Bain & Company in 1982, and founded the Information Partners private equity fund for Bain Capital in 1989. Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Pagliuca worked as a senior accountant and international tax specialist for Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company in the Netherlands. Mr. Pagliuca is a former director of Burger King Holdings, Inc., HCA, Inc. (Hospital Corporation of America), Kioxia Holdings Corporation, Quintiles Transnational Corporation, Warner Chilcott PLC and the Weather Company. Mr. Pagliuca received a B.A. from Duke University in 1977, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School in 1982. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Axis Bank, Ltd., Gartner, Inc., and Virgin Voyages.

Howard H. Xia. Dr. Xia currently serves as a consultant to the telecommunications industry. Dr. Xia served as General Manager of Vodafone China Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, a telecommunications company, from 2001 to 2014. From 1994 to 2001, he served as a Director, Technology Strategy for Vodafone AirTouch Plc and AirTouch Communications, Inc. He served as a Senior Staff Engineer at Telesis Technology Laboratory from 1992 to 1994, and was a Senior Engineer at PacTel Cellular from 1990 to 1992. Dr. Xia holds a B.S. degree in Physics from South China Normal University, and an M.S. in Physics and Electrical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Electrophysics, from Polytechnic School of Engineering of New York University. Dr. Xia’s extensive knowledge of, and experience in, the telecommunications industry, his knowledge of international business, including with China, and his strong leadership skills make him a valuable member of our Board. In particular, his experience and knowledge of telecommunications in Asia contribute to the Board’s breadth of knowledge in this area.

CONTINUING DIRECTORS

EXISTING CLASS TWO DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2022

Enrico Digirolamo. Mr. Digirolamo is currently a senior advisor to technology companies and manufacturing firms. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Digirolamo served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Covisint Corporation, a leading cloud computing company for the internet of Things and Identity platforms. Mr. Digirolamo was with Allstate Insurance from 2010 to 2013, where he served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Finance. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Digirolamo served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for General Motors in Europe. During a 31-year career with General Motors, Mr. Digirolamo held a variety of senior executive positions throughout the corporation, including 12 years outside the United States. Mr. Digirolamo served on the board of directors of Metromedia International Group from 2010 to

2017; Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc., from 2012-2013; and Identifix from 2013-2014. Mr. Digirolamo holds a B.S. degree from Central Michigan University, and an M.B.A. from Eastern Michigan University, and completed the Senior Executive Program at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a member of the Dean’s Leadership Roundtable at Central Michigan University, and a member of the Detroit Opera House board of directors and board of trustees. Mr. Digirolamo has extensive experience leading complex global businesses and has a broad financial, general management, and board oversight background.

Francis J. Kramer. Mr. Kramer joined the Company in 1983, served as its President from 1985 to 2007, its President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to November 2014, and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from November 2014 to September 2016. He now serves as the Company’s Board Chair. Mr. Kramer will transition to Chair Emeritus while continuing as a director, effective immediately following the 2021 Annual Meeting. Mr. Kramer holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University. Mr. Kramer served as a director of Barnes Group Inc., an aerospace and industrial manufacturing company, from 2012 to September 2016. Mr. Kramer provides our Board and the Company with guidance on growth strategy, in particular on the profitable execution of the strategy to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. He contributes considerable business development experience. He also has significant operations experience that is relevant to the Company’s strategy.

Shaker Sadasivam. Dr. Sadasivam is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Auragent Bioscience, LLC. He also serves on the boards FTC Solar, Inc., a public company, and of three private companies, Sfara, Dclimate Inc., and Sea Pharma, LLC, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Chesterfield Montessori School in Chesterfield, MO. In 2016, Dr. Sadasivam retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of SunEdison Semiconductor Limited, a leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductors for electronics, a position he held from 2013. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Executive Vice President and President, Semiconductor Materials Business Unit of SunEdison, Inc. (a predecessor to SunEdison Semiconductor Limited, formerly known as MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.). From 2002 to 2009, Dr. Sadasivam served as Senior Vice President Research and Development of SunEdison, Inc. Dr. Sadasivam holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and Indian Institute of Technology, an M.B.A. from Washington University’s Olin School of Business, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University. Dr. Sadasivam brings to the Board his extensive experience related to the semiconductor industry, and insight into areas including operations, product development and engineering management.

EXISTING CLASS THREE DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2023

Joseph J. Corasanti. Mr. Corasanti presently serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of SRC, Inc., a company that designs, manufactures and sells products and services for the defense industry. Previously, Mr. Corasanti held a number of management roles at CONMED Corporation, a medical technology company, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to July 2014; President and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2006; Executive Vice President/General Manager from 1998 to 1999; and General Counsel and Vice President-Legal Affairs from 1993 to 1998. He also served as a director of CONMED from 1994 to 2014. From 1990 to 1993, he was an Associate Attorney with the Los Angeles office of the law firm of Morgan, Wenzel & McNicholas. Mr. Corasanti holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from Hobart College and a J.D. degree from Whittier College School of Law. Mr. Corasanti’s past executive positions and his prior public company board experience have provided him with leadership skills and experience in a variety of matters that he contributes to our Board. His experience and skill set, including his legal background and acquisition experience, are valuable to our Board.

Patricia Hatter. Ms. Hatter is currently the Chief Customer Officer of Palo Alto Networks, Inc., a multinational cybersecurity company, where she has served since August 2019. From July 2017 to August 2019, Ms. Hatter worked as a strategic advisor to various private companies. Ms. Hatter previously served as the General Manager and Senior Vice President — Services and Interim Chief Information Officer of

McAfee, LLC, a global computer security software company, from January 2017 to July 2017, and was the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President — Operations, at McAfee, LLC, from 2010 to June 2015. Ms. Hatter additionally served as the Chief Information Officer — Intel Security and General Manager — Security & Software at Intel Corporation, a leader in the semiconductor industry, from June 2015 to January 2016. Ms. Hatter also held various leadership roles at Cisco Systems, Inc., and AT&T Corporation. Ms. Hatter served on the board of directors of Barrick Gold Corporation, an international mining company from April 2018 until January 2019, and the board of directors of Qualys, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, from October 2018 until August 2019. Ms. Hatter holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Among the attributes that qualify Ms. Hatter to serve as a member of our Board are her experience in executive roles at various cybersecurity and technology companies and her prior experience on boards of directors of public companies.

David L. Motley. Mr. Motley has served as Managing Partner with BlueTree Venture Fund, a venture fund focused on early-stage life science and information technology opportunities, since 2012. Mr. Motley also has served as a partner in DDRC 327 NEGL, LLC, a real estate development company, since 2016, and as Chief Executive Officer and President of MCAPS, LLC, a professional services company providing corporate real estate services and information technology capabilities and services, since January 2018. From 2011 to July 2017, Mr. Motley served as Senior Managing Partner of Headwaters SC, a private equity advisory services company. Mr. Motley also serves on the boards of directors of Deep Lake Capital Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, F.N.B. Corporation, a diversified financial services company, and Koppers Holdings Inc., an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds. Mr. Motley is a member of the board of directors of SRI International, an independent nonprofit technology research and development organization. Mr. Motley is a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and a Distinguished Alumni Awardee, a recognition provided to less than one percent of the graduates. Mr. Motley also holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

Marc Y.E. Pelaez. Mr. Pelaez is a Rear Admiral, United States Navy (retired). Rear Admiral Pelaez is currently a private consultant to defense and commercial companies. He was Vice President of Engineering, and later Vice President of Business and Technology Development, for Newport News Shipbuilding, from 1996 until 2001, when it was acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. From 1993 to 1996, Rear Admiral Pelaez served as Chief of Naval Research. He served as the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition) from 1990 to 1993. From 1968 to 1990, he held numerous positions, including command assignments, in the United States Navy. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Rear Admiral Pelaez has a broad background and understanding of technology and technology development, a seasoned knowledge of military procurement practices, and management leadership and consulting skills developed throughout his military and civilian careers.

MEETINGS AND STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Company’s Board held four regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, and 25 special meetings during fiscal year 2021. Each quarterly meeting took place over a two-day period. In fiscal year 2021, each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (a) the total number of meetings of the Board, and (b) the total number of meetings for the committees of which he or she was a member.

The Board has four standing committees: Audit; Compensation; ESG; and Subsidiary. All Committees have written charters that may be found on the Company’s website at www.ii-vi.com/corporate-governance-documents.

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE POLICIES

The Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market require that a majority of the Company’s Board be Independent Directors (as defined in the Nasdaq Rules). Our Corporate Governance Guidelines further provide that a substantial majority of the members of the Company’s Board must qualify as independent. The Board has determined that all of the continuing directors or nominees for election as director are independent within the meaning of the Nasdaq Rules, other than Mr. Kramer and Dr. Mattera. In its annual review of director independence, the Board considers all commercial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting or other business relationships any director may have with the Company to determine whether any director has a material relationship with the Company. The Board considers a “material relationship” to be one that impairs or inhibits, or has the potential to impair or inhibit, a director’s exercise of critical and disinterested judgment on behalf of the Company. When assessing the “materiality” of a director’s relationship with the Company, the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances, from both the standpoint of the director in his or her individual capacity, and from the standpoint of the director’s family and other affiliations.

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTOR

The Company considers director candidates from several sources, including existing directors, members of the Company’s management team, shareholders, and third-party search firms. The Company’s current bylaws describe the procedures by which shareholders may recommend candidates for election to the Board. In general, shareholder nominations must be made in writing and be given to our Secretary no earlier than the close of business on the 150th day, and no later than the close of business on the 120th day, before the anniversary date of the mailing date of the Company’s proxy statement in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting. In addition, nominations must include information regarding both the nominating shareholder and the director nominee, including

Further, to be eligible for election as a director of the Company, the nominee must deliver within the timeframe noted above a written questionnaire detailing his or her background and qualifications, and a written representation and agreement as set forth in the Company’s bylaws. The form for this representation and agreement will be provided by the Secretary of the Company upon written request.

The ESG Committee considers a variety of factors when determining whether to recommend a nominee for election to the Board, including those factors set forth in the Company’s ESG Committee Charter. In general, candidates nominated for election to the Board should possess the following qualifications:

Potential candidates are screened and interviewed by a selection committee appointed by the ESG Committee.

Although the Board does not have a formal diversity policy, the ESG Committee’s practice is to review the skills and attributes of individual Board members and candidates given the current make-up of the Board, to ensure that the Board includes individuals who will serve the Company’s governance and strategic needs. We consider all dimensions of diversity in determining what mix of individuals will provide the Board a diverse portfolio of experience, knowledge, talents and perspectives. Candidates are also evaluated on their broad-based business knowledge and contacts, prominence, commitment to ethical and moral values, personal and professional integrity, sound reputation in their respective fields, as well as a global business perspective and commitment to corporate citizenship. All members of the Board may interview the final candidates. The same identifying and evaluation procedures apply to all candidates for director nomination, including candidates submitted by shareholders.

Of our 11 current directors, one identifies as female, one as Black or African-American, two as Asian, and one as two or more races, as shown in the table below.

BAIN BOARD NOMINATION RIGHTS

On March 30, 2021, the Company and BCPE Watson (DE) SPV, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and an affiliate of Bain Capital, LP (“BCPE”), entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Investment Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Investment Agreement, BCPE has the right to nominate one designee to our Board for so long as BCPE continues to beneficially own shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (and/or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion) that represent at least 25% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued to BCPE on March 30, 2021, and at the closing of the Company’s pending business combination with Coherent, Inc. BCPE’s designee to our Board is Stephen Pagliuca.

SIZE OF THE BOARD

As provided in the Company’s bylaws, the Board is composed of no less than five and no more than eleven members, with the exact number determined by the Board based on its current composition and requirements. At present, the Board consists of eleven members.

In accordance with the terms of our outstanding 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value per share (“Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), whenever any dividends on any shares of

the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared or paid for the equivalent of six or more dividend periods, whether or not for consecutive periods (a “nonpayment”), the authorized number of directors will, at the next annual or special meeting of the Company’s shareholders, automatically be increased by two. At such time, the holders of record of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of record of all other series of voting preferred stock then outstanding, will be entitled, at the next shareholder meeting, to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of the Board (collectively, the “Preferred Stock Directors”). As of the date of this proxy statement, the Company has declared and paid the applicable dividend on all shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for each completed dividend period.

BOARD STRUCTURE AND LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

The Board has the flexibility to determine whether it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to separate or combine the roles of Board Chair and CEO at any given time. In making that determination, the Board assesses whether the roles should be separated or combined based on its evaluation of the existing composition of the Board and the circumstances at the time.

As part of the Board’s ongoing succession planning and leadership transition processes, the Board separated the roles of Board Chair and CEO in 2016. The Board made this decision to support Dr. Mattera’s ability to focus his attention and efforts on the development and execution of the Company’s short- and long-term business strategies as he transitioned to his new role as CEO, while retaining the benefits of the continuity of Mr. Kramer’s leadership as the Board Chair. Accordingly, Mr. Kramer currently serves as Board Chair, and Dr. Mattera serves as CEO.

In August 2021, the Company announced that Mr. Kramer will become Chair Emeritus while continuing as a director, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting, and that Dr. Mattera will become the Board Chair at that time. After careful consideration, the Board determined that the Company and its shareholders will be best served by re-combining the roles of Board Chair and CEO in light of Dr. Mattera’s success in executing his duties and responsibilities as the Company’s CEO, and the importance of unified leadership during the ongoing significant evolution of the Company’s business, especially the pending acquisition of Coherent, Inc.

Regardless of whether, in the future, the roles of Board Chair and CEO are combined or separated, the Company intends to retain the position of Lead Independent Director, which is currently held by Rear Admiral Pelaez. Currently, the primary responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director include:

BOARD’S ROLE IN THE OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT

The Board has overall responsibility for risk management oversight. Elements of risk are overseen by each of our standing committees. Material risks that are identified by a committee are brought to the attention of the full Board.

The Audit Committee oversees financial and general risk management. It receives reports from Company management, internal audit, and other advisors, and provides serious and thoughtful attention to the Company’s risk control processes and system, the nature of the material risks the Company faces, and the adequacy of the Company’s policies and procedures to respond to and manage these risks.

The Compensation Committee assesses the appropriateness and competitiveness of the Company’s executive compensation programs, and reviews the Company’s compensation policies and practices for employees, including executive and non-executive officers, as they relate to the Company’s risk management practices.

Cyber security risk is reviewed and assessed by the ESG Committee.

Operational risk management is reviewed and assessed by the Subsidiary Committee.

The Board encourages management to promote a corporate culture that understands the importance of risk management and to incorporate it into the corporate strategy and day-to-day operations of the Company. The Company’s risk management approach also includes an ongoing effort to assess and analyze the most likely areas of future risk for the Company and to address them in its long-term planning process.

COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS

Shareholders wishing to communicate with the Board may send written communications addressed to the Lead Independent Director, or to any member of the Board individually, in care of II-VI Incorporated, Attn: Secretary, 375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056, U.S.A. Any communication addressed to a director that is received by the Company at this address will be delivered or forwarded to the individual director as soon as practicable, except for advertisements, solicitations or other matters unrelated to the Company. The Company will forward communications received from shareholders that are addressed to the Board, to the chair of the Board committee whose function is most closely related to the subject matter of the communication.

DIRECTOR MANDATORY SERVICE CONCLUSION AND SUCCESSION PLANNING

The Board has instituted a policy for directors, as set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Under this policy, a director must tender a resignation to the ESG Committee, to be effective at the end of the last regularly scheduled Board meeting prior to the director’s 76^th birthday. The ESG Committee considers each case, and recommends to the Board the action to be taken. The Board in its discretion chooses to accept or reject the resignation. If rejected, the director’s resignation will be deemed to be re-submitted to the ESG Committee annually thereafter, until such time as it is accepted by the Board. The Board has undertaken a succession planning process to proactively address future openings on the Board.

DIRECTOR OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

The Board has established a stock ownership program that requires each non-employee director to own shares of the Company’s Common Stock with a market value of at least $150,000 no later than the third anniversary of the director joining the Board. In the event of non-compliance, the Board will consider measures appropriate to the circumstances.

STANDING BOARD LIMITS

Board members are limited to serving on a maximum of four public company boards, including the Board.

CHANGE IN DIRECTOR OCCUPATION

Under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, when a director’s principal occupation or business association changes substantially (including retirement), the director must tender a resignation for consideration by the ESG Committee. The ESG Committee then will recommend to the Board the action to be taken with respect to the resignation.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

Executive sessions of independent directors are held regularly, with the Lead Independent Director presiding.

DIRECTOR ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting, in person or remotely. All directors attended last year’s Annual Meeting.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

The Board has approved and adopted a Code of Ethical Business Conduct (the “Code of Conduct”) applicable to everyone in the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Board. The Code of Conduct also applies to contractors, consultants, temporary workers, suppliers, and other third parties. This document is available on the Company’s website at www.ii-vi.com/corporate-governance-documents. The Company will promptly disclose on its website any substantive amendments or waivers with respect to any provision of the Code of Conduct.

Employees are required and encouraged to report suspected violations of our Code of Conduct. Reports are forwarded for review by the Audit Committee.

COMPANY POLICY REGARDING EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, AND DIRECTOR HEDGING

The Company’s insider trading policy prohibits the Company’s directors and executive officers, as well as any other employee of the Company who possesses material, non-public information about the Company, from engaging in hedging transactions. The policy does not specifically define hedging transactions, but they are intended to include the purchase of financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds), or other transactions that are intended to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of Company securities held by the individual.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s policies and procedures regarding related party transactions are included in the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct requires that all Company directors, officers and employees refrain from activities that might appear to involve a conflict of interest. Additionally, the Code of Conduct requires each Company director, officer and employee to disclose any situation that involves an actual or potential conflict of interest. Before making an investment, accepting a position or benefit, participating in a transaction or business arrangement, or otherwise acting in a manner that creates or appears to create a conflict of interest, a full disclosure of all relevant facts and circumstances must be made, and the Company’s written approval obtained. Waivers under the Code of Conduct for any of the Company’s executive officers or directors are granted only by the Board or a properly designated committee of the Board. It is expected that only those matters that are in the best interest of the Company would be approved or waived under our Code of Conduct.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2021

The Company uses a combination of cash and equity compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on the Company’s Board. In setting director compensation, the Company consults with its independent compensation advisor, Radford, an Aon Hewitt company (“Radford”), and considers the significant amount of time and skill required for directors to fulfill their overall responsibilities. Director compensation is only paid to non-employee directors. For purposes of this section, all references to “directors” means non-employee directors.

The director compensation program is periodically reviewed by our Compensation Committee, with the help of the Company’s independent compensation advisor, to ensure that the program remains competitive. As part of this review, the types and levels of compensation offered to our directors are compared to those offered by a select group of comparable companies. The comparable companies used are the same as those used for the Company’s named executive officers (the “Comparator Group”) and are listed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement.

The components of our director compensation program for fiscal year 2021 are disclosed below. The Board is compensated based on a role-based compensation program, not on the number of meetings attended, except for the Subsidiary Committee. Attendance at Subsidiary Committee meetings is compensated on a per-meeting basis due to the fact that there is not a set number of meetings for which attendance is required. The Compensation Committee strives to set director compensation at levels that are competitive with our Comparator Group. Typically, the overall compensation level of the Company’s directors ranges between the upper end of the second quartile and the lower end of the third quartile of the Comparator Group.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021

DIRECTOR CASH COMPENSATION

DIRECTOR EQUITY PROGRAM

In addition to the cash compensation outlined above, directors receive annual equity awards, typically in August of each fiscal year. In setting the total dollar value of the equity awards, the Board takes into account cash compensation, limits in the Company’s equity plan governing documents, recommendations of the Compensation Committee and its independent compensation advisor, and Comparator Group practices. For fiscal year 2021, the Company determined the number of restricted stock units awarded by dividing the dollar value of the grant by the closing stock price on the grant date, subject to rounding. For fiscal year 2021, the nominal value of the annual equity award for full-year directors was $170,000. For Messrs. Motley and Pagliuca, the value of their equity awards was determined by prorating the fiscal year 2021 full-year award value of $170,000 for their partial period of service. Restricted stock unit awards granted to directors also generally have the same terms as those granted to our employees, including annual vesting of one-third of the award over three years. They do not automatically vest upon a director’s departure from the Board. The Compensation Committee may recommend, and the Board may in its sole judgment approve, vesting of a restricted stock unit award upon a director’s departure from the Board if the departing director is found to be in good standing at the time of departure.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021

DIRECTOR EQUITY AWARDS OUTSTANDING

The following table sets forth the aggregate number of restricted stock units, and the number of shares that underly exercisable stock options, that were held by the current directors as of June 30, 2021, including options exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2021.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership by any person, including any “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of August 31, 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the shareholders named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned. Ownership information is as reported by shareholder in their respective filings with the SEC.

STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The following table shows the number of shares of II-VI Common Stock beneficially owned by all directors, our named executive officers, and all of our directors and executive officers as a group, as of August 31, 2021. The beneficial ownership reflected in this table includes shares that could have been acquired within 60 days of that date through the exercise of stock options. The number of shares “beneficially owned” is defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Unless otherwise indicated, each individual and member of the group has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to shares owned. None of the shares reflected in the table below have been pledged as security.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a class of the Company’s registered equity securities to file with the SEC and deliver to the Company initial reports of ownership, and reports of changes in ownership, of such securities. Based solely on our review of Section 16(a) reports, and written representations that our directors and executive officers have furnished to us, we believe that all reporting persons complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements during our fiscal year 2021, other than the late reporting of a withholding of shares to cover tax obligations of Mr.  Kramer, and the late reporting of an award to each of Messrs. Motley and Pagliuca.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Set forth below is information concerning our executive officers as of June 30, 2021.

Biographical information for VINCENT D. MATTERA, JR. may be found in the “DIRECTORS” section of this proxy statement.

MARY JANE RAYMOND has been Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since March 2014. Previously, Ms. Raymond was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudson Global, Inc., from 2005 to 2013. Ms. Raymond was the Chief Risk Officer and Vice President and Corporate Controller at Dun and Bradstreet, Inc., from 2002 to 2005. In addition, she was the Vice President, Merger Integration, at Lucent Technologies, Inc., from 1997 to 2002, and held several management positions at Cummins Engine Company from 1988 to 1997. In 2019 Ms. Raymond was named to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Veeco, Inc. Ms. Raymond holds a B.A. degree in Public Management from St. Joseph’s University, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

WALTER R. BASHAW II has served as the Company’s President since July 1, 2019. Mr. Bashaw served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, from October 2018 to July 2019. Previously, Mr. Bashaw served as the Company’s Interim General Counsel and Secretary from December 2015 until March 2017. Mr. Bashaw was also a Managing Shareholder and a Director of the law firm of Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C. (“SGK”) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until October 2018, and Of Counsel at SGK from October 2018 until June 30, 2019. Mr. Bashaw graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. degree in Logistics and holds a J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

GIOVANNI BARBAROSSA joined II-VI in October 2012, and was the Company’s Chief Technology Officer from 2012 through June 2019 and also served as the President of the Laser Solutions Segment from 2014 through June 2019. Dr. Barbarossa became the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer and the President, Compound Semiconductor Segment, in June 2019. Dr. Barbarossa was employed at Avanex Corporation from 2000 through 2009, serving in various executive positions in product development and general management, ultimately serving as President and Chief Executive Officer. When Avanex merged with Bookham Technology, forming Oclaro, Dr. Barbarossa became a member of the board of directors of Oclaro, where he served from 2009 to 2011. Previously, he held senior management roles in the Optical

Networking Division of Agilent Technologies and in the Network Products Group of Lucent Technologies. He was previously a Member of Technical Staff, then Technical Manager, at AT&T Bell Labs, and a Research Associate at British Telecom Labs. Dr. Barbarossa graduated from the University of Bari, Italy, with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, and holds a Ph.D. in Photonics from the University of Glasgow, U.K.

JO ANNE SCHWENDINGER was appointed to the position of General Counsel and Secretary of II-VI Incorporated in March 2017, and assumed the role of Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary in November 2017. Prior to joining II-VI, from August 2016 to March 2017, Ms. Schwendinger was in the private practice of law at Blank Rome LLP, where she was a member of the firm’s Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities group. Before joining Blank Rome, Ms. Schwendinger held various positions, from February 2000 to August 2016, at Deere & Company, including Regional General Counsel for Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Schwendinger currently serves as the Chair of the global board of directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel. Ms. Schwendinger holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, and a Master’s degree from the Université de Strasbourg. Her Juris Doctor degree is from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

CHRIS KOEPPEN joined II-VI in 2011 via the acquisition of Aegis Lightwave, Inc., where he served as General Manager, Aegis-NJ. He was named General Manager of II-VI’s Agile Network Products Division in 2012 and Director of Corporate Strategic Technology Planning in 2015. He then served as Vice President of the Industrial Laser Group and Corporate Strategic Technology Planning from 2017 until his appointment as Chief Technology Officer in 2019. Previously, Dr. Koeppen was co-founder and CEO of CardinalPoint Optics, prior to its acquisition by Aegis Lightwave. He has more than two decades of progressively increasing general and technology management experience in high-tech companies, including at Meriton Networks, Mahi Networks, Photuris, and Lucent Technologies. Dr. Koeppen holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Scholar, and B.S. degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the Pennsylvania State University.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

FISCAL YEAR 2021 COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) section of our proxy statement is to provide an overview of our executive compensation program, including the objectives of the program and the decisions we made with respect to each element of our executive compensation program.

The fiscal year 2021 Named Executive Officers (“NEO’s”) are listed below:

This CD&A is organized as follows:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Company Performance. Fiscal year 2021 continued our transformation following the completion of the Finisar acquisition in fiscal year 2020. The Company achieved record results across multiple performance metrics, while facing unprecedented challenges resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. We achieved record revenue, operating cash flow, and profitability. We also continued to focus on the safety and well-being of our employees globally. Key milestones from fiscal year 2021 include:

In addition, on March 25, 2021, we agreed to acquire Coherent, Inc. When completed, this transformative transaction will accelerate our vertical integration strategy. The completion of the acquisition of Coherent is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain additional customary closing conditions, including receipt of merger approval by the State Administration for Market Regulation in China, and the Korea Fair Trade Commission in South Korea. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the closing conditions, the Company expects the Merger will be completed during the first calendar quarter of 2022.

Fiscal Year 2021 Compensation Outcomes

As a result of our strong fiscal year 2021 financial performance, the NEOs received the following payouts under our annual and long-term incentive compensation programs:

Say-on-Pay Vote and Shareholder Outreach

At the 2020 Annual Meeting, the Company’s advisory vote on executive compensation received over 96% approval from the total shares voted. This level of support was viewed by our Compensation Committee as an indication that no significant changes to our executive compensation programs were required. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider shareholder input, including the advisory Say-on-Pay vote, as it considers the design of our executive compensation programs in the future.

With most meetings being virtual, the Company’s interaction with investors increased substantially in fiscal year 2021, to over 100 days, including 29 conferences. While most investor questions were about the pending Coherent transaction, a major change in investor focus was on environmental, social and governance, or ESG, topics. Investors asked about diversity on our board and in management; the impact of our manufacturing processes and products on the environment; and global social goals safety protocols. Recognizing the importance of ESG issues to shareholders and other stakeholders, the Company has established a management ESG Steering Committee.

COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

We have a pay-for-performance compensation program that is linked to our strategy and the drivers of long-term shareholder value. The primary objectives of our compensation program are to:

Our executive compensation philosophy is reviewed annually by our Compensation Committee to maintain alignment of our strategic priorities, corporate values, shareholder value and peer group practices, in accordance with the following principles.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROCESS

The Compensation Committee’s Processes

The Compensation Committee utilizes several processes to assist it in ensuring that the Company’s executive compensation program achieves its objectives. Among those are:

Development of the Comparator Group

Our Comparator Group was constructed by the Compensation Committee with assistance from Radford, and includes companies we compete with for investor capital, talent, and market share. Because the Company provides a wide range of products serving multiple end markets, the Compensation Committee believes that it is important to consider peers with Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) codes that align with the Company’s multiple segments. The Comparator Group for fiscal year 2021 consisted of 20 manufacturing companies with GICS codes that reflect the Company’s lines of business:

Companies in the Comparator Group had revenues ranging from $1.1 billion to $8.0 billion, with median revenues of $2.1 billion. In structuring the Comparator Group, the Compensation Committee focused on (a) industry, (b) total revenue and profitability, (c) compounded annual revenue growth and total shareholder return, and (d) global footprint and number of employees. The members of the Comparator Group also had executive officer functions that are generally comparable to ours in terms of complexity and scope of responsibilities. For fiscal year 2021 compensation decisions, the Comparator Group consisted of:

Fiscal Year 2021 Comparator Group

ELEMENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Our executive compensation program combines both fixed and variable elements of compensation focusing on both annual and long-term incentives. The following charts show target TDC for fiscal year 2021.

CEO COMPENSATION MIX		NEO COMPENSATION MIX

The following chart summarizes the key elements of TDC for our NEOs for fiscal year 2021.

FISCAL YEAR 2021 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee annually reviews NEO base salaries. In August 2020, the Compensation Committee approved annual merit increases in base salary based on its assessment of current market data for similar positions in the Comparator Group and individual performance. The Compensation Committee’s approval was then reviewed and ratified by the Board. The increases in NEO base salaries for fiscal year 2021 that appear in the chart below reflect these adjustments.

Short-Term Incentives

We provided our NEOs with annual cash incentive award opportunities for fiscal year 2021 under two programs: (1) Bonus Incentive Program, and (2) Goals Results Incentive Program. Actual payouts under these programs for fiscal year 2021 are included under the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column in the Summary Compensation Table.

Bonus Incentive Program. The Bonus Incentive Program (“BIP”) is a broadly applied bonus program that has been successfully used by the Company throughout most of its history to tie the interests of our employees to the operating earnings of the Company. The BIP encourages a Company-wide focus on operating income, which we believe is a major driver of shareholder value. The performance metric for BIP is bonus operating profit (“BOP”). BOP is operating income, without the impact of cash and equity-based variable compensation. For fiscal year 2021, the BIP was measured over the entire fiscal year, rather than the two separate measurement periods that were utilized in fiscal year 2020, due to the Finisar acquisition.

The BOP target and adjusted results for fiscal year 2021 were:

The NEO BIP payouts for fiscal year 2021 were:

Goals Results Incentive Program. The Goals Results Incentive Program (“GRIP”) is designed to link the achievement of Company performance measures to our strategy. For fiscal year 2021, the GRIP performance measures were based on the achievement of revenue and net income targets. Consistent with BIP, there was only one measurement period for fiscal year 2021.

The GRIP revenue and net income targets, and performance results, for fiscal year 2021 were:

For purposes of calculating net income, the Compensation Committee used adjusted net income, which excluded certain incremental and one-time costs.

Based on these results, the fiscal year 2021 GRIP was earned at 180% of target, and the GRIP payouts to our NEOs for fiscal year 2021 were:

Long-Term Incentives

Equity Grants Made in Fiscal Year 2021. The equity compensation for our NEOs for fiscal year 2021 was composed of a mix of (a) RSUs (60%), and (b) PSUs (40%). Equity awards were targeted based on the Compensation Committee’s assessment of market data and individual performance. The awards for all NEOs were made in August 2020, at the beginning of the 2021 fiscal year. We refer to these awards as the “2021 awards.”

The “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table and the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table later in this proxy statement, include the grant date fair value and other details for the 2021 awards.

RSUs. We use RSUs to align management incentives with long-term shareholder value while also providing for long-term retention of management talent. RSUs are increasingly common in the marketplace and are becoming a more important component of our competitive compensation opportunity.

The fiscal year 2021 RSUs were granted to our NEOs on August 28, 2020, with a fair market value of $44.30 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date. The RSUs vest at the rate of one-third per year over a three-year period. RSUs granted to the NEOs for fiscal year 2021 were as follows:

PSUs. We believe that long-term awards tied directly to key elements of long-term shareholder value are a critical element of NEO compensation. Our PSUs are designed to reward the NEOs for driving long-term value tied to the execution of our strategy. The fiscal year 2021 PSUs will be earned based on a combination of cumulative rTSR and cash flow from operations, each weighted 50%. The fiscal year 2021 PSUs will be measured over a 36-month period ending June 30, 2023. For purposes of the PSU awards, “cash flow from operations” means cash flow from operations as reported under U.S. GAAP in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, subject to certain permitted adjustments under the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan (such as for certain unusual, infrequent, or non-recurring items).

PSUs were granted to the NEOs on August 28, 2020. The following tables outline the performance metrics of the fiscal year 2021 PSUs:

Cumulative rTSR:

Cash Flow from Operations: For purposes of the fiscal year 2021 PSUs, target cash flow during the measurement period is $1,792,000,000.

Target awards for the PSUs for fiscal year 2021, granted to the NEOs on August 28, 2020, are as follows:

PSUs Earned in Fiscal Year 2021

The NEOs were previously awarded PSUs in August 2018 that were earned based on the combination of the Company’s cash flow from operations and rTSR for the 36-month performance period that ended on June 30, 2021 (the “2018 PSUs”). The payout of the 2018 PSUs is determined by calculating the cash flow from operations metric based on the table below. That value is then multiplied by the rTSR modifier, which results in the payout. The rTSR modifier is calculated based on the rTSR table below.

Cash flow from operations for the 36-month period that ended on June 30, 2021, was $1,050,121,000, which was greater than 140% of target, resulting in a payout of 200% of target. The rTSR modifier, which was equal to 122.49% of target, was then applied, resulting in an aggregate payout of 244.98% of target.

Cash Flow from Operations:

rTSR Modifier:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Deferred Compensation. The II-VI Incorporated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) is designed to allow executive officers and certain other highly compensated employees of the Company to defer receipt of compensation into a trust fund for retirement or other qualified purposes. As a further retention incentive for Dr. Mattera, the employment agreement that he and the Company entered in January 2020, provides for increasing annual contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan from June 2020 to June 2023 in the following amounts on each of the following dates, subject to Dr. Mattera’s continued service with the Company through those dates:

For a description of the Deferred Compensation Plan and more information regarding the amounts deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan, see the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table” and accompanying narrative.

Retirement Savings. The Company maintains a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for all eligible employees, including the NEOs. The Company matches employee contributions at a rate of $.50 per $1.00 of contributions, up to 8% of eligible compensation. Additionally, the Company may make discretionary profit-sharing contributions, if the Company achieves specified levels of profitability. Company contributions to NEO accounts are set forth in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Change in Control. Existing equity awards vest on an accelerated basis in the event of death, disability, or retirement. Performance-based awards generally vest pro rata based on the months employed during the relevant performance period. In case of a change in control of the Company, if an award is assumed by the new company, and if the participant’s employment is involuntarily terminated, without cause or with good reason, within two years of the change in control, then the award will vest in full, with performance-based awards vesting at the greater of target or actual performance up to the change in control date. These acceleration provisions reflect market practices that appropriately value the employees’ contributions to the Company prior to the event triggering the accelerated vesting and following a change in control. Additionally, these acceleration provisions help NEOs focus on delivering shareholder value without distractions.

The Company does not provide tax gross-ups on any excise taxes that may be triggered by change in control payments.

For additional information on payments on termination of employment or change in control, please refer to the “Potential Payments upon Change in Control and Employment Termination” section of this proxy statement.

Perquisites and Other Benefits. The Company provides limited perquisites or personal benefits to its NEOs. As Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mattera is eligible for supplemental disability benefits and all NEOs are eligible for an annual physical examination.

Employment Agreements and Executive Severance Plan. Dr. Mattera and Dr. Barbarossa each have an employment agreement with the Company. The other NEOs participate in the Executive Severance Plan, which replaced their individual employment agreements. A summary description of the employment agreements and the Executive Severance Plan is included in the “Potential Payments upon Change in Control and Employment Termination” section of this proxy statement. The Compensation Committee believes that these arrangements serve the interests of shareholders by encouraging the retention of a stable management team.

Compensation and Risk. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews our compensation policies and practices to ensure that they do not encourage our executives or other employees to take excessive risks or emphasize short-term results at the expense of long-term shareholder value. Based on its review, the Compensation Committee believes that risks arising from our compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Compensation programs for our executives and other employees include the following risk mitigation features:

Tax Considerations. The Compensation Committee considers the impact that applicable tax laws may have with respect to executive compensation. In certain circumstances, tax laws impose penalties on compensation, or may result in a loss of deduction to the Company for such compensation. Participation in, and compensation paid under, our plans, contracts and compensation arrangements may result in the deferral of compensation that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). While the Company intends for its plans, contracts, and compensation arrangements to be structured and administered in a manner that complies with the requirements of Section 409A, to the extent that they fail to meet Section 409A, compensation earned under those arrangements may be subject to immediate taxation and tax penalties.

Section 162(m) of the Code limits the deductibility of compensation in excess of $1 million paid to any one NEO in any calendar year. As a result, compensation paid in excess of $1 million to our NEOs generally will not be deductible. The Compensation Committee designs compensation programs that are intended to be in the best long-term interests of the Company and our shareholders, with deductibility of compensation being one of a variety of considerations.

Fiscal Year 2022. The Compensation Committee carefully reviewed the incentive compensation approach for fiscal year 2022, in light of the pending Coherent acquisition, and in light of ongoing global economic uncertainty caused by events including COVID-19 and global trade uncertainty. Following is a summary of

the features of the fiscal year 2022 short-term (cash) and long-term (equity incentive awards) approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has:

The foregoing report of the Compensation Committee shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference in such filing.

Compensation Committee

Shaker Sadasivam, Chair

Joseph J. Corasanti

Michael L. Dreyer

Marc Y.E. Pelaez

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table summarizes the compensation of the NEOs for the fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, discussed in this proxy document. All footnote references and explanatory statements relate to fiscal year 2021, unless otherwise noted.