Company: OCC
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-004188
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Company: OPTICAL CABLE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: PRE 14A
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 shareholders in their vote on this proposal. Consequently, the Compensation Committee intends to take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation decisions for our executive officers.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTEFORAPPROVAL OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

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NON-BINDING SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF HOLDING A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</div>

In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company is seeking the input of its shareholders on the frequency with which shareholders will hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers. Shareholders may indicate their preference as to whether the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur (1) once every year, (2) once every two years or (3) once every three years.

After careful consideration, the Board of Directors has determined that the frequency of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should be once every year.

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Although the results of this vote will have an impact on how frequently the Company holds an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, this vote is non-binding upon the Company or our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may decide, after considering the results of this vote that it is in the best interest of the Company’s shareholders to hold the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation with a different frequency than the option selected by the Company’s shareholders.

The Company’s shareholders may cast a vote on the preferred voting frequency by selecting the option of once every year, once every two years or once every three years (or may abstain from voting) in response to this proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTEFORHOLDING AN ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ONCE EVERY YEAR.

<div align='center'>BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES</div>

Except as noted below, the following table sets forth information as of January 24, 2025, regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Shares of (i) each person made known to the Company through public filings made with the SEC to be the beneficial owner, within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of more