II-VI Incorporated (IIV) Announce Sale of it X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Radiation Sensor Business

June 12, 2009 11:49 AM EDT

II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) announced the sale of its x-ray and gamma-ray radiation sensor business, doing business as eV PRODUCTS, Inc. ("eV"), to Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc., ("EI") of Endicott, New York.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"The sale of eV will allow us to focus our financial resources and devote greater attention to our core businesses," said Francis J. Kramer, president and chief executive officer of II-VI Incorporated. "We believe Endicott Interconnect has the operational qualities and strategic fit to maximize the value of eV's differentiating material and sensor capabilities in the markets serviced by eV."

II-VI Incorporated has accounted for eV as a discontinued operation and excluded from its operating results effective since the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 when the Company originally announced its intention of selling eV.

II-VI Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets materials and derivative precision components and products for precision use in industrial, medical, military, and aerospace applications worldwide.[SM]


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