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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-009360"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCC"
cik: "0001000230"
company_name: "OPTICAL CABLE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T04:40:37.105439+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Optical Cable shareholders approve all proposals at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected: Neil Wilkin, Randall Frazier, John Holland, John Nygren, Craig Weber (votes For ranged 3.84M-3.96M).
- Second Amendment to 2017 Stock Incentive Plan approved, authorizing 350,000 new common shares; 3.96M For, 356K Against, 144K Abstain.
- Ratification of Crowe LLP as independent auditor approved with 5.47M For, 2,140 Against, 67,420 Abstain.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved (4.07M For, 344K Against).
- Non-binding advisory vote favored ‘once every year’ frequency for future say-on-pay votes (2.83M For one year vs. 1.55M For three years).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-009360
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCC
- cik: 0001000230
- company_name: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774925009360/0001437749-25-009360-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000230/000143774925009360/occ20250325_8k.htm

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