1、 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON,D.C.20549 FORM 10-K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,1996 ORTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 For the transitio
2、n period from _ to _ COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-27022 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)Virginia 54-1237042(State of incorporation)(I.R.S.Employer Identification No.)5290 Concourse Drive Roanoke,Virginia 24019 (540)265-0690(Address of principal (Telephone
3、Number)executive offices)Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act:NoneSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)of the Act:Common Stock,no par value Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reportsrequired to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)of the Securitie
4、s Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to file such reports),and(2)has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.(1)Yes X No (2)Yes X No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
5、Item405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein,and will not be contained,to thebest of registrants knowledge,in definitive proxy or information statementsincorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to thisForm 10-K.X The aggregate market value of shares of common stoc
6、k held by non-affiliatesat December 31,1996 was$30,721,284.As of January 15,1997,38,675,416 shares of the Registrants Common Stockwere outstanding.DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE PORTIONS OF THE REGISTRANTS NOTICE OF 1997 ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT PART IITEM 1.BUSINESSGENERAL The Company