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<P id=PARA8 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA16 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </B><B>July 14, 2015</B><B> </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Press release dated July 14, 2015 announcing the repurchase plan (FILED HEREWITH)</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA128 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ TRACY G. SMITH</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA134 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Tracy G. Smith</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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occ20150714_8k.htm
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):
July 14, 2015
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
000-27022
54-1237042
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
5290 Concourse Drive
Roanoke, VA
24019
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(540) 265-0690
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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Table of Contents
Item 8.01 Other Events
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Signatures
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Exhibits
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Item
8.01 Other Events
On July 14, 2015, Optical Cable Corporation ("OCC
®
" or the "Company") and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC ("BB&T") executed an Agreement whereby OCC will utilize BB&T to repurchase and retire up to 400,000 of the Company's common stock (the "Agreement"), as approved by the Board of Directors of OCC. OCC anticipates that the purchases will be made during the next 24 to 36 months unless the entire number of shares expected to be purchased under the Agreement is sooner acquired. To date, there have been no purchases under the Agreement.
The press release announcing the repurchase plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
10.1
99.1
10b5-1 Repurchase Agreement (FILED HEREWITH)
Press release dated July 14, 2015 announcing the repurchase plan (FILED HEREWITH)
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ TRACY G. SMITH
Name:
Tracy G. Smith
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 14, 2015
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