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): September 20, 2012
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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Signatures
Exhibits
Item 8.01. Other Events
On September 20, 2012, Optical Cable Corporation and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC executed an Agreement to purchase and retire up to 320,000 of the Company’s common stock (the “Agreement”). The Company anticipates that the purchases will be made during the next 12 to 24 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
(c) Exhibits
The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | 10b5-1 Repurchase Agreement (FILED HEREWITH) | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 21, 2012 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: September 21, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
Current report on Form 8-K
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | 10b5-1 Repurchase Agreement (FILED HEREWITH) | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 21, 2012 announcing the repurchase plan. (FILED HEREWITH) | |
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