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) May 17, 2011

II-VI Incorporated

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania	0-16195	25-1214948
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania		16056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (724) 352-4455

Not Applicable

(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 registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 17, 2011, II-VI Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release entitled, “II-VI Incorporated Declares Two-For-One Common Stock Split.” 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.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated May 17, 2011.

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: May 18, 2011	By:	/s/ Francis J. Kramer
		Francis J. Kramer
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 18, 2011	By:	/s/ Craig A. Creaturo
		Craig A. Creaturo
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 17, 2011.