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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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Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On June 20, 2023, Optical Cable Corporation (“OCC”) detected an incident that impacted a portion of its operational and information technology systems.  Upon detection of the incident, the Company initiated immediate incident response protocols and determined the incident was a sophisticated cyberattack.  As part of its protocols, the Company has undertaken an investigation and engaged containment protocols to mitigate the impact of the incident and engaged internal and third-party cybersecurity and forensics experts to assess any impact on the Company’s systems and utilized additional security measures to help safeguard the integrity of its infrastructure and data contained therein.  The Company has notified appropriate federal law enforcement. 

 

The Company is actively managing this incident and will continue to do so.  The incident has caused and may continue to cause certain delays in parts of the Company’s business which may result in a deferral or loss of revenue and certain incremental costs. The Company is working to maintain continuity in business operations and to minimize disruption to its customers.

 

While systems recovery efforts continue, at this time the Company believes it has restored substantially all systems necessary to return to normal business operations.

 

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain certain forward-looking information within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The forward-looking information may include, among other information, (i) statements concerning our outlook for the future, (ii) statements of belief, anticipation or expectation, (iii) future plans, strategies or anticipated events, and (iv) similar information and statements concerning matters that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown variables, uncertainties, contingencies and risks that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from our expectations, and such known and unknown variables, uncertainties, contingencies and risks may also adversely affect Optical Cable Corporation and its subsidiaries, the Company’s future results of operations and future financial condition, and/or the future equity value of the Company. A partial list of such variables, uncertainties, contingencies and risks that could cause or contribute to such differences from our expectations or that could otherwise adversely affect Optical Cable Corporation and its subsidiaries is set forth in Optical Cable Corporation’s quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the heading “Forward-Looking Information.” OCC’s quarterly and annual reports are available to the public on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In providing forward-looking information, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update this information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by applicable laws and regulations.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Dated: June 30, 2023