Neil D Wilkin JR Form 4 OPTICAL CABLE / NEIL D WILKIN JR ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WILKIN NEIL D JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5290 CONCOURSE DRIVE

(Street)

ROANOKE VA 24019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OPTICAL CABLE CORP [ OCC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/31/2025		F		4,345(1)	D	$4.93	1,043,155	D
Common Stock								22,595	I	By Wilkin Capital Fund I, LLC(2)
Common Stock								315	I	By Daughter #1(3)
Common Stock								315	I	By Daughter #2(3)
Common Stock								115	I	By Daughter #3(3)
Common Stock								315	I	By Son(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. 4,345 shares are being surrendered as allowed by the Company's 2017 Stock Incentive Plan for the payment of taxes currently due on previously granted restricted shares. Mr. Wilkin is surrendering 4,345 shares as partial payment of the taxes due, and paying cash for the remainder of the taxes due.

2. The shares are held by Wilkin Capital Fund I, LLC for the benefit of Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his children, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	/s/ Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.	02/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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