Form of Certificate Representing Common Stock



 Exhibit 4.2 

 
 



 
  
 OCC®


	
	

 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION 

NUMBER 
 C 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINA 
 SHARES 
 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
 CUSIP 683827
20 8 
 This Certifies that 
 is the owner of 
 FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF 
 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION (the “Corporation”) transferable on the books of
the Corporation by the holder hereof in person, or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

 Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized
representatives. 
 Dated: 
 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer 

Fray G. Smith 
 Senior Vice President, CFO and Secretary 
 OPTICAL
CABLE CORPORATION 
 CORPORATE 
 SEAL 
 1983 

VIRGINIA 
 COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
 AMERICAN STOCK
TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC 
 (Brooklyn, New York) 

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 
 BY 
 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 

© SECURITY-COLUMBIAN UNITED STATES BANKNOTE CORPORATION 







 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION 
 The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder on request and without charge a full statement of the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions,
limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation is authorized to issue, or of the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each
series of a class in series which the Corporation is authorized to issue, to the extent they have been set, and the authority of the Board of Directors to set the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series or classes. Such request may be
made to the Secretary of the Corporation or to its Transfer Agent. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

							
	TEN COM	 	–	 	as tenants in common	 	 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT–              
as Custodian for                UNIF TRAN MIN ACT               
as Custodian for                 
                                        
(Cust)                                (Minor)       
                                     (Cust)   
                             (Minor)

 
 under Uniform Gifts to
Minors                                        
                under Uniform Transfers to Minors
  

                        Act
                                        
                                         
                     Act
                        
                                   
  (State)                                      
                                         
                     (State)

	TEN ENT	 	–	 	as tenants by the entireties	 
	JT TEN	 	–	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 
	TOD	 	–	 	transfer on death direction in event of owner’s dealth, to person name on face	 

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

For value received,
                         hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 

 

			
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shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
  
                                  
                                         
                                         
                                         
                         Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full
power of substitution in the premises.


  

									
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		 		 		 		 	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY
CHANGE WHATEVER.

  

					
		 	SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:	 	  

		 		 	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

 Until the Separation Time (as defined in the Rights Agreement referred to below), this certificate also evidences and
entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as set forth in a Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2011 (as such may be amended from time to time, the “Rights Agreement”), between Optical Cable Corporation
(the “Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent, the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal executive offices of the Company.
Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights may be redeemed, may become exercisable for securities or assets of the Company or securities of another entity, may be exchanged for shares of Common Stock or other
securities or assets of the Company, may expire, may become null and void (including, if they are “Beneficially Owned” by an “Acquiring Person” or an “Affiliate” or “Associate” thereof (as such terms are
defined in the Rights Agreement, or by any transferee of any of the foregoing)) or may be evidenced by separate certificates and may no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail or arrange for the mailing of a copy of the Rights
Agreement to the holder of this certificate without charge after the receipt of a written request therefor.