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): January15, 2014
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.
On January 16, 2014, Optical Cable Corporation (the “Company” or “OCC®”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share on the Company’s common stock effective January 15, 2014. The Company’s Board of Directors declared that the dividend would be paid on or about February 14, 2014 to shareholders of record on January 28, 2014. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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 | Press Release dated January 16, 2014 announcing declaration of dividend. (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: January 16, 2014
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 | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION 5290 Concourse Drive Roanoke, VA 24019 (Nasdaq GM: OCC) www.occfiber.com |
AT THE COMPANY: | |
Neil Wilkin | Tracy Smith |
Chairman, President & CEO | Senior Vice President & CFO |
(540) 265-0690 | (540) 265-0690 |
investorrelations@occfiber.com | investorrelations@occfiber.com |
AT JOELE FRANK, WILKINSON BRIMMER KATCHER: | |
Andrew Siegel | Aaron Palash |
(212) 355-4449 ext. 127 | (212) 355-4449 ext. 103 |
occ-jfwbk@joelefrank.com | occ-jfwbk@joelefrank.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
ROANOKE, VA, January 16, 2014 -- Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCC) (“OCC®” or the “Company”) today announced the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend to OCC’s shareholders.
OCC’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share on the Company’s common stock effective January 15, 2014. The dividend will be paid on or about February 14, 2014, to shareholders of record on January 28, 2014.
The dividend announced today implies an annual cash dividend of $0.08 per common share.
This dividend is the first quarterly dividend OCC’s Board of Directors has declared during fiscal year 2014, and the fourteenth consecutive regular quarterly dividend declared since the Board of Directors initiated the payment of quarterly dividends in October 2010.
Company Information
Optical Cable Corporation (“OCC®”) is a leading manufacturer of a broad range of fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions primarily for the enterprise market (or non-carrier market), offering an integrated suite of high quality, warranted products which operate as a system solution or seamlessly integrate with other providers’ offerings. OCC’s product offerings include designs for uses ranging from commercial, enterprise network, datacenter, wireless, residential and campus installations to customized products for specialty
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applications and harsh environments, including military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, wireless carrier and broadcast applications. OCC products include fiber optic and copper cabling, fiber optic and copper connectors, specialty fiber optic and copper connectors, fiber optic and copper patch cords, pre-terminated fiber optic and copper cable assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, fiber optic and copper patch panels, face plates, multi-media boxes, wireless distributed antenna systems, fiber optic reels and accessories and other cable and connectivity management accessories. OCC products are designed to meet the most demanding needs of end-users, delivering a high degree of reliability and outstanding performance characteristics.
OCC® is internationally recognized for pioneering the design and production of fiber optic cables for the most demanding military field applications, as well as of fiber optic cables suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and creating a broad product offering built on the evolution of these fundamental technologies. OCC also is internationally recognized for its role in establishing copper connectivity data communications standards, through its innovative and patented technologies.
Founded in 1983, OCC is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia with offices, manufacturing and warehouse facilities located in each of Roanoke, Virginia, near Asheville, North Carolina, and near Dallas, Texas. OCC's facilities are ISO 9001:2008 registered, and OCC's Roanoke and Dallas facilities are MIL-STD-790F certified.
Optical Cable Corporation, OCC®, Procyon®, Superior Modular Products, SMP Data Communications, Applied Optical Systems, and associated logos are trademarks of Optical Cable Corporation.
Further information about OCC® is available at www.occfiber.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release by Optical Cable Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “OCC”) 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
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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.
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