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Current Report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 31, 2020, Optical Cable Corporation (“OCC” or the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders for the purposes of (1) electing six directors from the slate of directors nominated in accordance with OCC’s bylaws to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders, (2) ratifying the appointment of Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. as the independent registered public accounting firm for OCC, and (3) approving, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
1. Election of Directors. Each of the following directors were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The vote regarding such directors was as follows:
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Directors |
Common Share Votes For |
Common Share Votes Withheld |
Common Share Broker Non-Votes |
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Neil D. Wilkin, Jr. |
4,067,542 |
650,689 |
1,590,740 |
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Randall H. Frazier |
4,029,948 |
688,283 |
1,590,740 |
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John M. Holland |
4,006,381 |
711,850 |
1,590,740 |
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John A. Nygren |
4,061,149 |
657,082 |
1,590,740 |
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Craig H. Weber |
4,021,018 |
697,213 |
1,590,740 |
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John B. Williamson, III |
3,991,957 |
726,274 |
1,590,740 |
2. Ratification of Brown, Edwards & Company L.L.P. Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. was ratified as the independent registered public accounting firm for OCC. The vote regarding the ratification was as follows:
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Number of Common Share Votes For |
6,076,522 |
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Number of Common Share Votes Against |
82,608 |
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Number of Common Share Votes Abstain |
149,841 |
3. Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation to the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on a non-binding advisory basis. The vote regarding the approval was as follows:
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Number of Common Share Votes For |
4,548,373 |
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Number of Common Share Votes Against |
136,093 |
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Number of Common Share Votes Abstain |
33,765 |
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Number of Common Share Broker Non-Votes |
1,590,740 |
No other matters were voted upon at the annual meeting of shareholders.
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.
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OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION |
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/s/ TRACY G. SMITH |
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Name: |
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Tracy G. Smith |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: April 1, 2020