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Exhibit 10.31

 Exhibit 10.31 
 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION 
 10b5-1 REPURCHASE
AGREEMENT 
 This 10b5-1 Repurchase Agreement (this “Repurchase Agreement”) is dated as of November 17, 2009, between
Optical Cable Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company. (“Broker”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to repurchase shares of its common stock (the “Stock”) in the open market and in private transactions; and

 WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the Broker to effect repurchases of shares of Stock in accordance with this Repurchase Agreement;

 NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Broker hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Repurchases 

 A. Subject
to the Company’s continued compliance with Section 2 hereof, the Broker shall (i) effect a purchase or purchases (each, a “Purchase”) of up to 325,848 shares of the Stock (the “Total Plan Shares”) as set forth in
Attachment 1, and (ii) effect each Purchase in accordance with the trade parameters and trade order set forth in Attachment 1. 
 Attachment 1 may be amended from time to time by Company with any such amendment being effective the next business day after receipt by Broker. Any such amendment shall be in writing signed by the President or Chief Financial Officer and
delivered to Broker via telecopy, transmitted to (804-782-8700), Attention: Reid Buford. 
 B. Purchases may be made in the open
market or through privately negotiated transactions. The Broker shall comply with all applicable requirements of Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), specifically the requirements of
paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(3) and (b)(4) of Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, in connection with Purchases of Stock in the open market pursuant to this Repurchase Agreement. The Company agrees not to take any action that would cause Purchases not to
comply with Rule 10b-18, Rule 10b5-1 or Regulation M. 
 C. Broker agrees to actively assist Company, under the direction of the
Company’s President or Chief Financial Officer, by approaching its shareholders to determine whether any interest exists to sell Stock in private transactions to the Company. Broker shall provide Company with quarterly reports indicating the
results of such interest and shall assist Company in accordance with all applicable requirements set for under Section 1B hereof in effectuating such private sales to the Company. 
  

	2.	Commission and Fees 

 The
Company shall pay to the Broker a commission of $.02 cents per share of Stock repurchased pursuant to this Repurchase Agreement. In addition, the Company shall pay to the Broker the DWAC fee for the transfer agent. In accordance with the
Broker’s customary procedures, the Broker will deposit shares of Stock purchased hereunder into an account established by the Broker for the Company against payment to the Broker of the purchase price therefor and commissions and other amounts
in respect thereof payable pursuant to this Section. The Company will be notified of all transactions pursuant to customary trade confirmations. 
  

	3.	Term of the Repurchase Agreement 

 A. This Repurchase Agreement shall become effective immediately and shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following: 
  

	 	(i)	the ending of the Trading Period, if any, as set forth in Attachment 1; 

	 	(ii)	the purchase of the number of Total Plan Shares pursuant to this Repurchase Agreement; 

  

	 	(iii)	the end of the second business day following the date of receipt by the Broker of notice of early termination signed by the Company’s President or Chief Financial
Officer, delivered to the Broker by telecopy, transmitted to (704-954-1344), Attention: Reid Buford; 

  

	 	(iv)	the commencement of any voluntary or involuntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar law or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar official, or the taking of any corporate action by the Company to authorize or commence any of the foregoing; 

  

	 	(v)	the public announcement of a tender or exchange offer for the Stock or of a merger, acquisition, recapitalization or other similar business combination or transaction
as a result of which the Stock would be exchanged for or converted into cash, securities or other property; or 

  

	 	(vi)	the failure of the Company to comply with Section 2 hereof. 

 B. Sections 2 and 13 of this Repurchase Agreement shall survive any termination hereof. In addition, the Company’s obligation under Section 2 hereof in respect of any shares of Stock purchased
prior to any termination hereof shall survive any termination hereof. 
  

	4.	Market Disruptions and Restrictions 

 The Company understands that the Broker may not be able to effect a Purchase due to a market disruption or a legal, regulatory or contractual restriction or internal policy applicable to the Broker or
otherwise. If any Purchase cannot be executed as required by Section 1 due to a market disruption, a legal, regulatory or contractual restriction or internal policy applicable to the Broker or any other event, such Purchase shall be cancelled
and shall not be effected pursuant to this Repurchase Agreement. 
  

	5.	Representations of Company 

 The Company represents and warrants, on the date hereof and on the date of any amendment hereto, that: 
 A. it is not
aware of material, nonpublic information with respect to the Company or any securities of the Company (including the Stock); 
 B. it is entering into or amending, as the case may be, this Repurchase Agreement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws; and

 C. its execution of this Repurchase Agreement or amendment hereto, as the case may be, and the Purchases contemplated hereby
do not and will not violate or conflict with the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or, if applicable, any similar constituent document, or any law, rule, regulation or agreement binding on or applicable to the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or any of its or of their property or assets. 
  

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	6.	Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 

 It is the intent of the parties that this Repurchase Agreement comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, and this Repurchase Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with the
requirements thereof. 
  

	7.	Notification and Indemnification 

 The Company shall, on the business day prior to the intended date of such purchase, notify the Broker of the intention on the part of any affiliated purchaser, as defined in Rule 10b-18, of the Company to purchase the Stock on any day if
such purchase is to be effected otherwise than through the Broker pursuant to this Repurchase Agreement and the Broker shall refrain from purchasing any Stock hereunder on the day following receipt of such notice. The Company shall be solely
responsible for any purchases made by the Broker as the Company’s agent prior to the Broker’s receipt of such written notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Broker receives such notice, the Broker may nevertheless be entitled to
make, and the Company shall be solely responsible for, a purchase hereunder pursuant to a bid made before such notice is received by the Broker. The Company shall be solely responsible for notifying the Broker of any purchases of the Stock by any
such affiliated purchaser, and, without limiting the generality of Section 14 hereof, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Broker for any failure to so notify the Broker or any error in any such notification. The Company also
acknowledges that any action that it takes that causes or influences any such affiliated purchaser to purchase the Stock may cause the Daily Share Purchase Amount to be reduced. 
  

	8.	Exclusive Agreement 

 At
the time of the Company’s execution of this Repurchase Agreement, the Company has not entered into a similar agreement with respect to the Stock. The Company agrees not to enter into any such agreement while this Repurchase Agreement remains in
effect. 
  

	9.	Compliance 

 Except as
specifically contemplated hereby, the Company shall be solely responsible for compliance with all statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the Company and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, reporting and filing
requirements. 
  

	10.	Applicable Law 

 This
Repurchase Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions), and may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by the parties hereto.

  

	11.	Authorization of Program 

 The Company represents and warrants that the transactions contemplated hereby are consistent with the Company’s publicly announced stock repurchase program (“Program”) and said Program has been duly authorized by the
Company’s Board of Directors. 
  

	12.	Stock Splits 

 The number
of Total Plan Shares, other share amounts and prices, if applicable, set forth in section 1(a) shall be adjusted automatically on a proportionate basis to take into account any stock split, reverse stock split or stock dividend with respect to the
Stock or any change in capitalization with respect to the Company that occurs during the term of this Repurchase Agreement. 
  

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	13.	Authority; Influence and Control 

 Except as contemplated by Section 1.A. and Section 3.A. iii. of this Repurchase Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that it will have limited authority, influence or control over any Purchase effected by the Broker
pursuant to this Repurchase Agreement and the Company will not attempt to exercise any authority, influence or control over Purchases. The Broker agrees not to seek advice from the Company with respect to the manner in which it effects Purchases
under this Repurchase Agreement. 
  

	14.	Indemnification 

 The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Broker and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees and representatives against any loss, claim, damage or liability, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of any action or
proceeding relating to this Repurchase Agreement or any Purchase, except to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability is determined in a non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction to be solely the result of the
indemnified person’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. 
  

	15.	Counterparts 

 This
Repurchase Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Repurchase Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

									
	 BB&T Capital Markets,
 a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC
	 		 	Optical Cable Corporation
			
	  
	 		 	  

	By:	 	Reid Buford	 		 	By:	 	Tracy G. Smith
	Its:	 	Senior Vice President, Corporate Services	 		 	Its:	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

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 ATTACHMENT 1 
 BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BB&T”) shall be entitled to purchase up to three hundred twenty five
thousand eight hundred forty eight (325,848) Shares (the “Total Plan Shares”) for Issuer. Issuer reserves the right to suspend repurchase at any time during the term of this Agreement provided BB&T is given two (2) business
days prior written notice of such suspension. 
 If notice is not earlier provided by the Issuer, BB&T is hereby notified to suspend
repurchase during the following periods: 
 (1) at the close of trading on each October 31st of each year until the close of two (2) business days following
the earlier of the publication by the Company of its earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter (ending October 31st) of each year or the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities Exchange Commission
for the related year; and 
 (2) at the close of trading on each of January 31st, April 30th and July 31st of each year until the close of business two (2) days following the earlier of the publication by the Company of
its earnings for the first fiscal quarter (ending January 31st), the second fiscal quarter (ending April 30th) and the third fiscal quarter (ending July 31st), or the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities Exchange Commission for the related quarterly period. 
 Issuer agrees to pay BB&T a commission of $.02 per Share on all Shares purchased pursuant to this Agreement. 
 BB&T shall not effectuate any purchases of Shares above $[    ] per Share authorized by the Company as communicated to BB&T in writing. 
 BB&T shall not begin to effectuate any purchases of Shares until authorized by the Company as communicated to BB&T in writing. 
  

 5Avon Products, Inc. Compensation Recoupment Policy

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AVON PRODUCTS, INC. 
 COMPENSATION RECOUPMENT POLICY

 (Clawback Policy) 
 Section 1. Purpose. The Policy is designed to help deter actions that could potentially harm the financial position of Avon Products, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and its shareholders
and to support the Corporation’s pay-for-performance philosophy for executive compensation. 
 Section 2.
Definitions. For purposes of this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meaning: 
 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
 “Corporation” means Avon Products, Inc. and any successor thereto. 
 “Covered
Persons” means those persons identified in Section 3. 
 “Effective Date” means March 11,
2010 which is the date that this Policy is effective. 
 “Financial Restatement” means a restatement of the
Corporation’s financial statements or a material incorrect calculation of performance metrics pursuant to which payment was made under a cash or equity incentive award (e.g. active representative growth). 
 “Misconduct” means unethical behavior, including violation of the Corporation’s policies or applicable law,
intentional error, or fraud, by a Covered Person that leads to a Financial Restatement or a material adverse effect on the Corporation. 
 Section 3. Persons Subject to this Policy. The following employees are subject to this Policy: 
  

	 	(i)	Persons holding the title of Group Vice President or a more senior title (or who formerly held the title at the time of the event resulting in the Financial Restatement
or Misconduct); and 

  

	 	(ii)	Regional Finance Heads (including persons who formerly held such position at the time of the event resulting in the Financial Restatement or Misconduct).

 Section 4. Recoupment of Compensation. 
 (a) In the event of a Financial Restatement on or after the Effective Date, the Committee may require (i) reimbursement of compensation
granted, earned or paid under the Corporation’s annual incentive and long-term incentive cash plans to Covered Persons and (ii) cancellation of outstanding equity awards and reimbursement of any gains realized on the exercise, settlement
or sale of equity awards held by Covered Persons. The total amount of performance-based compensation that the Committee may recoup under this paragraph (a) shall not exceed the difference between (i) the amount of incentive compensation
calculated based upon the achievement of certain performance metrics or financial results that were subsequently adjusted due to a Financial Restatement less (ii) the lower payment that would have occurred based upon the Financial
Restatement. In addition, with respect to time-based equity compensation, the Committee may determine to recoup an appropriate amount to reflect the effect of the Financial Restatement on the Corporation’s stock price with respect to the
proceeds from any exercise, settlement or sale of such equity awards. 
 (b) In the event that the Committee determines that a
Covered Person has engaged in Misconduct occurring on or after the Effective Date, the Committee may require (i) reimbursement of compensation granted, earned or paid under the Corporation’s annual incentive and long-term incentive cash
plans to such Covered Person and (ii) cancellation of outstanding equity awards and reimbursement of any gains realized on the exercise, settlement or sale of equity awards held by such Covered Person. 
 (c) In order for compensation to be recouped under this Policy, the event resulting in the Financial Restatement or the conduct constituting
Misconduct must be discovered within three years of its occurrence. 
 (d) Only the compensation described above under
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4 are subject to recoupment and only to the extent granted, earned, paid or outstanding during the three-year period following the date of occurrence of the conduct constituting Misconduct or
during the period covered by the Financial Restatement, as applicable. Benefits other than annual incentive and long-term incentive payments and time-based and performance-based equity awards (such as retirement benefits and earnings under the
Corporation’s Deferred Compensation Plan) are not subject to recoupment under this Policy. 
 Section 5.
Administration. 
 (a) The Committee will administer this Policy and have the full authority and discretion necessary to
accomplish its purpose, including, without limitation, the determination of the amount of, and manner in which, compensation is recovered, in

  

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accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, by seeking repayment or by offsetting any salary or other compensation due under any compensation plan, program or arrangement
maintained by the Corporation or any of its affiliates; provided that any offsets against amounts under nonqualified deferred compensation plans (as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code) shall be made in compliance with
Section 409A. Any failure by the Committee to apply any provision of this Policy to any particular situation shall not represent a waiver of the Committee’s authority to apply such provisions thereafter. Every interpretation, choice,
determination or other exercise of any power or discretion given either expressly or by implication to the Committee shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties covered by this Policy or otherwise directly or indirectly affected by such action,
without restriction, however, on the right of the Committee to reconsider and redetermine such action. The Committee may delegate to officers of the Corporation the enforcement of a determination by the Committee to recover compensation. 

(b) In determining whether to recoup compensation under this Policy, the Committee may consider (i) the reason for the Financial
Restatement or Misconduct, (ii) cost to achieve recoupment of compensation compared to the amount recoverable, (iii) passage of time, (iv) the amount of compensation that would have been awarded to or earned by the Covered Person had
there not been a Financial Restatement or Misconduct, (v) the conduct of the Covered Person, and (vi) any other facts and circumstances that the Committee may deem appropriate. 
 (c) If the Committee seeks to cause recoupment of compensation under this Policy from a Covered Person, it shall provide a written notice to
such Covered Person within one year of the discovery of the event resulting in the Financial Restatement or the conduct constituting Misconduct, which shall specify the amount of, and reason for, the recoupment. 
 Section 6. Amendment and Termination. This Policy may be amended or terminated by the Committee at any time. In the event of a
Change in Control (as defined in the Corporation’s Change in Control Policy, or any successor thereto), this Policy shall immediately terminate; provided, however, that the terms and provisions of this Policy shall continue to apply to
any pending Financial Restatement or Misconduct matters under consideration by the Committee at the time of the Change in Control. 
 Section 7. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Any applicable award agreement or other document setting forth the terms
and conditions of any compensation covered by the Policy shall be deemed to include the restrictions imposed herein and incorporate the Policy by reference and, in the event of any inconsistency, the terms of the Policy will govern. 
  

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 (b) If any provision of this Policy is determined to be unenforceable or invalid under any
applicable law, such provision will be applied to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and shall automatically be deemed amended in a manner consistent with its objectives to the extent necessary to conform to any limitations required
under applicable law. 
 (c) Any notice, demand or other communication required or permitted under this Policy shall be
effective only if it is in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid addressed (i) if to a Covered Person, at the address most recently on file with the Corporation or
(ii) if addressed to the Corporation, at its principal executive office and addressed to the General Counsel. 
 (d) This
Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. 
 (e) Any recoupment
under this Policy may be in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the Corporation or to the Committee under the Corporation’s policies as well as applicable law, including disciplinary actions, including but not limited to,
termination of employment. 
 (f) Covered Persons will be requested to sign the acknowledgment attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
failure to sign such acknowledgment, however, will not prevent the application of this Policy. 
  

					
		 	AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
			
	Date: March 11, 2010	 	By:	 	 /S/    AMY W.
BYRNE

		 		 	Name:  Amy W. Byrne
		 		 	Title:    VP - Global Compensation & Benefits

  

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 Exhibit A 
 Acknowledgment 
 I acknowledge that I received, read and
understand the Avon Products, Inc. Compensation Recoupment Policy. 
  

			
	  
	 	  

	[Covered Person]	 	[Date]

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