<html>
<head>
	<title>occ20180312_8k.htm</title>

	<!-- Created by RDG HTML Converter v1.1.0.0 3/12/2018 11:05:40 AM --><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"/>
</head>
<body style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; cursor: auto;">
<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;"><a href="#toc" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Table of Contents</a></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,Serif;font-size:18pt;">UNI</font>TED STATES </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549 </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<hr style="height: 1px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000; width: 100%; border: none; margin: 0 0 6pt 0;">
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K </b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

<hr style="height: 1px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000; width: 100%; border: none; margin: 3pt 0">
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Current Report </b></p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </b><b>March 12</b><b>, </b><b>201</b><b>8</b><b> </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<hr style="height: 1px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 100%; border: medium none; margin: 3pt 0px 6pt;">
<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<hr style="height: 1px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000; width: 100%; border: none; margin: 3pt 0">
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%;text-indent:0;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">

		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 33%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 33%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 33%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Virginia</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>000-27022</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>54-1237042</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(State or other jurisdiction of</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>incorporation or organization)</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Commission</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>File Number) </b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(I.R.S. Employer</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Identification Number)</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 33%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;width:33%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>5290 Concourse Drive</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Roanoke, VA</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>24019</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Address of principal executive offices) </b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Zip Code)</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(540) 265-0690 </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Registrant<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code) </font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<hr style="height: 1px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000; width: 100%; border: none; margin: 0 0 6pt 0;">
<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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):</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;">

		<tr style="vertical-align: top;">
			<td style="width: 27pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;</p>
			</td>
			<td>
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;">

		<tr style="vertical-align: top;">
			<td style="width: 27pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;</p>
			</td>
			<td>
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;">

		<tr style="vertical-align: top;">
			<td style="width: 27pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;</p>
			</td>
			<td>
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;">

		<tr style="vertical-align: top;">
			<td style="width: 27pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;</p>
			</td>
			<td>
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12B-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Emerging growth company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<hr style="height: 1px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000; width: 100%; border: none; margin: 3pt 0">
<p style="font-size:1pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<div id="PGBK" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</div>

<hr style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; border: none; width: 100%; height: 2px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000">
<div id="PGHDR" style="text-align: left; width: 100%"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></div>
</div>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b><a id="toc" name="toc"></a>Table of Contents<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%;text-indent:0;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">

		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:95.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:4.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:95.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:12pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-12pt;"><a href="#item202" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition</font></a></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:4.2%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">3</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:95.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;width:4.8%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:95.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:12pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-12pt;"><a href="#item901" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></a></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:4.2%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; text-align: right;">3</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:95.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;width:4.8%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:95.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:12pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-12pt;"><a href="#sigs" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Signatures</a></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:4.2%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; text-align: right;">4</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:95.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;width:4.8%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:95.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:12pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-12pt;">Exhibits</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:4.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-size:1pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<div id="PGBK" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2</div>

<hr style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; border: none; width: 100%; height: 2px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000">
<div id="PGHDR" style="text-align: left; width: 100%"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></div>
</div>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b><a id="item202" name="item202"></a>Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b><b> </b></font></p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">On <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">March 12, 2018, Optical Cable Corporation issued a press release announcing its first quarter of fiscal year 2018 financial results. Also on March 12, 2018, Optical Cable Corporation held an earnings call. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the transcript for the earnings call is attached as Exhibit 99.2.</font></p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b><a id="item901" name="item901"></a>Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(d) Exhibits</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%;text-indent:0;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">

		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 88%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt;"><b>Exhibit<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;No.</font></b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 88%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Description of Exhibit</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">99.1</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">99.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 88%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_107662.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Press Release dated <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">March 12, 2018&nbsp;(FILED HEREWITH)</font></a></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_107663.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Transcript of earnings call on <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">March 12, 2018&nbsp; (FILED HEREWITH)</font></a></p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-size:1pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<div id="PGBK" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">3</div>

<hr style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; border: none; width: 100%; height: 2px; color: #000000; background-color: #000000">
<div id="PGHDR" style="text-align: left; width: 100%"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></div>
</div>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><a id="sigs" name="sigs"></a>SIGNATURES</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<table border="0px" cellpadding="0pt" cellspacing="0pt" style="width: 40%; text-indent: 0px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt auto;">

		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 87%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 121%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">By:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 87%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ TRACY G. SMITH</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Name:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 87%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Tracy G. Smith</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Title:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 87%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Dated: <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">March 13, 2018 </font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">4</p>
</body>
</html>
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "occ20180312_8k.htm", "description": "FORM 8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 27871}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "OPTICAL CABLE CORP", "cik": "0001000230", "assigned-sic": "3357", "irs-number": "541237042", "state-of-incorporation": "VA", "fiscal-year-end": "1031"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "000-27022", "film-number": "18686623"}, "business-address": {"street1": "5290 CONCOURSE DR", "city": "ROANOKE", "state": "VA", "zip": "24019", "phone": "5402650690"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "5290 CONCOURSE DRIVE", "city": "ROANOKE", "state": "VA", "zip": "24019"}}
occ20180312_8k.htm
Table of Contents
UNI
TED 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):
March 12
,
201
8
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):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12B-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
3
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
3
Signatures
4
Exhibits
2
Table of Contents
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
March 12, 2018, Optical Cable Corporation issued a press release announcing its first quarter of fiscal year 2018 financial results. Also on March 12, 2018, Optical Cable Corporation held an earnings call. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the transcript for the earnings call is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit
99.1
99.2
Press Release dated
March 12, 2018 (FILED HEREWITH)
Transcript of earnings call on
March 12, 2018  (FILED HEREWITH)
3
Table of Contents
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:
March 13, 2018
4