Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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The Company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “IIVI.” The following table sets forth the range of high and low trading prices per share of the Company’s common stock for the fiscal periods indicated, as reported by Nasdaq.

On August 22, 2018, the last reported sale price for the Company’s common stock was $47.15 per share. As of such date, there were approximately 806 holders of record of our common stock. The Company historically has not paid cash dividends and does not presently anticipate paying cash dividends in the future.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

In August 2017, in conjunction with the Company’s offering and sale of our outstanding convertible notes, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to $50 million of its common stock with a portion of the net proceeds received from the offering and sale of the Notes. The shares that were purchased by the Company pursuant to this authorization were retained as treasury stock and are available for general corporate purposes. The Company purchased 1,414,900 shares of its common stock for approximately $49.9 million pursuant to this authorization.

In August 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to $50 million of its common stock through a share repurchase program (the “Program”) that calls for shares to be purchased in the open market or in private transactions from time to time. The Program has no expiration and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Shares purchased by the Company are retained as treasury stock and are available for general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has cumulatively purchased 1,316,587 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Program for approximately $19.0 million. The dollar value of shares as of June 30, 2018 that may yet be purchased under the Program is approximately $31.0 million.

The following table provides information with respect to purchases of the Company’s equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

The information incorporated by reference in Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, from our 2018 Proxy Statement under the heading “Equity Compensation Plan Information,” is hereby also incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares cumulative total shareholder return on the Company’s common stock with the cumulative total shareholder return of the Nasdaq Composite Index and with a peer group of companies constructed by the Company for the period from June 30, 2013, through June 30, 2018. The Company’s current fiscal year peer group includes Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Franklin Electric Co., Inc., MKS Instruments, Inc., Silicon Laboratories, Lumentum Holdings Inc., Finisar Corp, Coherent, Inc. and Corning Inc.