-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Tapu8oI1uLhuYZ7JjYf8+3/fKMpkPY2NOK/wgYFOx/eu4CKHI22VP9ZYZMy9FtPB /WCt7kQOMzX4fOZ+A2dPTw== 0000916641-01-501749.txt : 20020412 0000916641-01-501749.hdr.sgml : 20020412 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000916641-01-501749 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011203 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20011207 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPTICAL CABLE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001000230 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357] IRS NUMBER: 541237042 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27022 FILM NUMBER: 1809121 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5290 CONCOURSE DR CITY: ROANOKE STATE: VA ZIP: 24019 BUSINESS PHONE: 5402650690 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5290 CONCOURSE DRIVE CITY: ROANOKE STATE: VA ZIP: 24019 8-K 1 d8k.txt CURRENT REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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 reported): December 3, 2001 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Virginia 0-27022 54-1237042 - ---------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.)
5290 Concourse Dr., Roanoke, Virginia 24019 - --------------------------------------- ------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 265-0690 Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. On December 3, 2001, Optical Cable Corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release that announced that, upon the recommendation of the independent Special Committee of its Board of Directors (the "Special Committee"), the Board of Directors had removed Mr. Robert Kopstein as the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The Special Committee was formed on October 2, 2001 to address issues on behalf of the Company and the shareholders of the Company shortly after the Board of Directors first learned that Mr. Kopstein had pledged substantially all of his personally-held unregistered shares of the Company to secure substantial personal margin loans from several brokerage firms. Mr. Neil Wilkin, currently the Company's Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, has assumed the additional responsibilities of Acting President until a successor to that position is named. Mr. Wilkin joined the Company on September 1, 2001. 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 Date: December 7, 2001 /s/ NEIL D. WILKIN, JR. ------------------------------ Neil D. Wilkin, Jr. Acting President, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----