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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000916641-03-001521
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030514

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:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-103108
		FILM NUMBER:		03699413

	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
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO FORM S-3
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2003 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Registration No. 333-103108 </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%"
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 3
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>TO </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"
COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-3 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Under </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Exact name of registrant as specified in our charter) </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Virginia</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="51%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">54-1237042</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State or Other Jurisdiction of</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="51%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification Number)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5290
Concourse Drive </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Roanoke, Virginia 24019 </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(540) 265-0690 </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Address and telephone number of registrant&#146;s principal
executive offices) </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Mr. Neil D. Wilkin, Jr. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable Corporation </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5290 Concourse Drive </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Roanoke, Virginia 24019 </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">540-265-0690 </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Copy to: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Leslie A. Grandis </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">McGuireWoods LLP </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">One James Center </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">901 East Cary Street </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Richmond, Virginia 23219 </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: as soon as practicable after the effective
date of this registration statement. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If the only
securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. /&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/ </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. /X/ </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. /&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/ </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant
to Rule 434, please check the following box. / / </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>



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<IMG SRC="g83014g61p85.jpg" ALT="LOGO"> </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">250,000 COMMON SHARES </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE</U> </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">The common shares offered by this prospectus are issuable upon exercise of common share purchase warrants. Optical Cable Corporation will sell the common shares to class members upon exercise of the warrants at an exercise price of
$4.88 per common share. If all of the warrants are exercised, Optical Cable Corporation would receive aggregate cash proceeds of $1,220,000. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s common shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol &#147;OCCF.&#148; On May 12, 2003,
the last reported sale price of the common shares was $5.45 per common share. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Investing in Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s common shares involves risks.
See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page 3. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1"
NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>The information in this prospectus is not
complete and may be changed. Optical Cable Corporation may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is
not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The date of this Prospectus is May 14, 2003. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>



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<A HREF="#tx014_3">Where You Can Find More Information </A></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="3%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">1</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<A HREF="#tx014_4">Optical Cable Corporation </A></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx014_5">Risk Factors </A></FONT></P></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx014_10">Forward-Looking Statements</A></FONT></P></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx014_6">Use of Proceeds </A></FONT></P></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx014_7">Plan of Distribution</A></FONT></P></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx014_8">Legal Matters</A></FONT></P></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx014_9">Experts </A></FONT></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable
Corporation has not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on
it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>
<A NAME="tx014_3"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). Such reports, proxy statements and information may be inspected without charge and copied at prescribed rates, at the SEC&#146;s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 25049. You
may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Such reports, proxy statements and other information, when available, also may be accessed through the Internet site maintained by the SEC
(http://www.sec.gov). In addition, our common shares, no par value, are quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol &#147;OCCF,&#148; and such material may also be available from the Nasdaq Stock Market. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form
S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities registered hereby. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and in the
exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information about us and our common shares, we urge you to carefully review the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules. The registration statement may be inspected without
charge at, or copies obtained upon payment of prescribed fees from, the SEC. The registration statement also may be accessed through the Internet site maintained by the SEC (http://www.sec.gov). Any statements we have made in this prospectus
concerning a provision of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, we urge you to carefully review the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate&#148; into this
prospectus information that we file with the SEC in other documents. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to other documents that contain that information. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this prospectus, and the information that we file with the SEC in the future and incorporate by reference will automatically update and may supersede the information contained in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the sale of all of the shares covered by this
prospectus. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following documents that Optical
Cable Corporation has filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>



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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The description of our common shares and share purchase rights, all as contained in our registration statements on Form 8-A filed February 12, 2003, including any
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating or supplementing such description. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We will provide without charge to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon a written or oral request, a copy of any of the
documents incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference herein). Requests for such documents should be directed to the Secretary of Optical Cable Corporation,
in writing, at 5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, Virginia 24019 or by telephone at 540-265-0690. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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<A NAME="tx014_4"></A>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable Corporation was incorporated in Virginia in 1983. Our executive offices are located at 5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, Virginia 24019, and our telephone number is (540) 265-0690. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We are a leading manufacturer of a broad range of tight-buffer
fiber optic cables primarily for the local area network and premise markets, often referred to as the enterprise market. Our fiber optic cables are well-suited for use in short to moderate distance applications to connect metropolitan, access and
enterprise networks. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We pioneered the design and
production of special tight-buffer fiber optic cables for the most demanding military field applications in the early 1980s&#151;applications requiring rugged, flexible and compact fiber optic cables. At our ISO 9001 registered facility in Roanoke,
Virginia, we manufacture a broad range of fiber optic cables for &#147;high bandwidth&#148; transmission of data, video, and audio communications over short to moderate distances. Our cables can be used both indoors and outdoors and utilize a unique
tight-buffer coating process and cable construction that provide excellent mechanical and environmental protection for each optical fiber. Our current portfolio of products is built on the evolution and refinement of the original fundamental
technology into a comprehensive and versatile product line designed to provide end-users with significant value and performance. Our fiber optic cables are easy and economical to install, provide a high degree of reliability and offer outstanding
performance characteristics. We have designed and implemented an efficient and automated manufacturing process based on our proprietary technologies. This enables us to produce high quality indoor/outdoor tight-buffer fiber optic cable rapidly and
cost efficiently. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<A NAME="tx014_5"></A>RISK FACTORS </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><I>Investing in our common shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors and all other information contained in this prospectus before investing in Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s
common shares. The risk factors include risks related to our industry as well as risks related to our business. The trading price of Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s common shares could decline due to any of these risks or other factors and you may
lose all or part of your investment. </I></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Any decline in
the demand for tight-buffer fiber optic cable may cause our sales to fall. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Tight-buffer fiber optic cable accounts for all of our sales. As a result, any decline in the demand for tight-buffer fiber optic cable will likely cause our sales to fall, cause our share price to
decline and limit our future prospects. Furthermore, if alternative fiber optic cable constructions, such as loose-tube fiber optic cable, become more accepted as alternatives to tight-buffer fiber optic cable construction in our target markets,
then our sales could decrease materially, our future prospects could be limited and our share price could decline significantly. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Any decline in demand for fiber optic cable used in short to moderate distance applications such as metropolitan, access and enterprise networks may
cause our sales to fall. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A majority of
our fiber optic cables are used in short to moderate distance applications for enterprise networks, and to a lesser extent, metropolitan and access networks. Any decline in the demand for fiber optic cable used in short to moderate distance
applications, such as metropolitan, access and enterprise networks, will likely cause our sales to fall, limit our prospects for the future and cause a decline in our share price. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Our future growth depends on the rate at which optical networks are deployed in the metropolitan, access and enterprise
markets. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We focus on producing
tight-buffer fiber optic cable that is used to connect optical networking equipment in short to moderate distance applications, for the enterprise market, and to a lesser extent, the metropolitan and access markets. Our future growth depends on the
rate at which optical networking and related optical cabling are deployed in these markets. The desire of organizations to deploy fiber optic cabling depends on such factors as end-user demand for the increased bandwidth made possible by optical
networks, as well as a lack of suitable alternative technologies. The current economic downturn has dampened capital spending on fiber optic networking and fiber optic cables, and may continue to do so for the foreseeable future. If organizations in
metropolitan, access and enterprise markets cease to deploy fiber optic cabling to extend the reach of their fiber optic networks, our sales could decrease materially, our share price could decline and our growth rate could be impaired.
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>The optical networking market is ever changing and if the
fiber optic networking market does not develop and expand as we anticipate, sales for our products may decline, which would negatively impact our financial performance. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The optical networking market is characterized by rapid technological change, changes in
customer requirements, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. Our success will, to a significant degree, depend on our ability to develop and introduce in a timely fashion new products that address customers&#146;
diverse needs, incorporate new technologies, conform to changing industry standards and achieve market acceptance. Fiber optic cabling also competes with alternative broadband delivery technologies such as wireless and coaxial cable. If alternative
broadband technologies gain greater relative acceptance, demand for fiber optic cables may decline. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Our ability to remain competitive in the fiber optic cable market is crucial to our continued success. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The market for fiber optic cables, including the short to moderate distance market in which our products are
concentrated, is highly competitive. We compete with large, integrated fiber optic cable manufacturers such as Corning Cabling Systems, Pirelli, OFS (formerly Lucent Technologies), Alcatel and Draka, as well as with other large fiber optic cable
manufacturers such as General Cable, Mohawk/CDT, Berk-Tek, CommScope and others. Some of our competitors are more established, benefit from greater market recognition and have much greater financial, research and development, production and
marketing resources than we do. Competition could increase if new companies enter the market or if existing competitors expand their product lines. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Robert Kopstein, our former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, who was removed from his roles with us by a Special Committee
of our Board of Directors in December 2001, may choose to compete with us in the future. Furthermore, fiber optic cable competes with copper wire cable and other alternative transmission media including wireless and satellite communications.
Increased competition could result in price reductions and loss of market share, which could cause a material decrease in our sales. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>We are a &#147;microcap&#148; stock with little, if any, coverage by security analysts, and with few institutional investors. Therefore, the price
of our common shares is volatile and subject to significant fluctuations. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable Corporation has a relatively low market capitalization represented by the total number of common shares issued and outstanding multiplied by the price per common share. Often the capital
stock of companies with such low market capitalizations are referred to as &#147;microcap&#148; stocks. As a result of this low market capitalization, it is quite difficult for us to secure coverage by security analysts and to convince institutional
investors to invest in our common shares. Additionally, our low market capitalization makes it likely that the sale or purchase of even relatively small blocks of our common shares can result in significant fluctuations in the price of our common
shares with or without any underlying change in our financial performance. As a result, the price of our common stock is volatile and subject to significant fluctuations. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>We believe our quarterly results may tend to fluctuate due to many factors, including seasonality.
The price of our common shares will likely fall if our quarterly results are lower than the expectations of securities analysts, if any, or our shareholders. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We expect our sales and income to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. In future quarters, our operating
results may be below the expectations of securities analysts, if any securities analysts are offering coverage of us, or our shareholders. If this occurs, the price of our common shares is likely to fall and you may lose all or part of your
investment. A number of factors, many of which are discussed in more detail in other risk factors, may cause variations in the results of our operations, including: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">the proportion of our net sales made to distributors relative to other types of customers; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">the proportion of large to small orders; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">our product mix; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">the timing of orders that we receive from our customers; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">changes in the cost and availability of our raw materials; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">our manufacturing capacity and yield; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">capital spending for fiber optic cabling in the metropolitan, access and enterprise markets. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A significant percentage of our expenses, including those
relating to manufacturing, sales and marketing, and general and administrative functions, are relatively fixed in the short term. As a result, if we experience delays in generating or recognizing revenue, our operating results would be
disproportionately affected. You should not rely on our results for one quarter as any indication of our future performance. We believe our results of operations may reflect some seasonality. Historically, our sales are lower in the first half of
each fiscal year and higher in the second half of each fiscal year, which we believe may be partially due to construction cycles and budgetary cycles of our customers. However, our sales have not followed this pattern in fiscal years 2001 and 2002,
and may not follow this pattern in fiscal year 2003. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Some of our optical fiber suppliers are also competitors and if our supply relationship with them
deteriorates, it could harm our business. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Some of our suppliers of optical fiber are also major competitors in the market for fiber optic cables. For example, we may buy some of our optical fiber from a supplier that also offers fiber optic cables that compete with our fiber
optic cables. Our business, financial condition, future prospects, and results of operations could be harmed if these suppliers reduce the amount of optical fiber available to us, increase their prices, lengthen the lead time for orders or otherwise
impair our ability to secure optical fiber on competitive terms. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B><I>If our supplier relationships are disrupted, our operating results may suffer. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We currently rely on a limited number of suppliers for our supply of optical fiber and aramid yarns. We do not have long-term agreements
with all of these suppliers. These raw materials are critical to our production of fiber optic cables, and any disruption in the supply of raw materials could decrease our fiber optic cable production capability and cause our operating results to
decline. Our suppliers may not continue to meet our optical fiber and aramid yarn requirements or meet these requirements on competitive terms and our operating results may suffer. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>A material portion of our net sales are made to distributors. If one or more of our distributors do not continue to
purchase our products in significant quantities, our net sales and profitability may materially decline. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We depend on our distributors offering our products. Our distributors carry the products of our competitors and are not contractually
committed to carry our products or purchase any minimum quantities. For example, one of our major distributors notified us during fiscal year 2002 that they would no longer stock our product as part of that distributor&#146;s regular product
offering. As a result, we experienced a decline in sales. If any one of our distributors decides to purchase significantly less of our products or terminate their relationship with us, our sales and profitability may materially decline. We could
lose our key distributors because of factors beyond our control, such as a significant disruption in our distributors&#146; businesses generally or in a specific product line. For example, one of our major distributors filed for bankruptcy in
January 2001. In addition, if any of our distributors merge, we may experience lower overall sales. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>We rely on our proprietary manufacturing processes, and if our competitors develop similar processes or third parties infringe upon those processes, our ability to compete may be harmed.
</I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Our success and ability to compete is
dependent in part on our proprietary manufacturing technology. None of our current manufacturing processes or products is protected by patents. We rely on a combination of trade secrets and technical measures to establish and protect our rights
pertaining to our production technology. This protection may not deter misappropriation or preclude competitors from developing production processes, techniques or equipment with features identical, similar or superior to ours, which could harm our
ability to compete. We believe that none of our products, trademarks or other proprietary rights infringe on the </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">proprietary rights of others. However, third parties may assert infringement claims against us in the future with respect to our present or
future products that may require us to enter into license agreements or result in protracted and costly litigation, regardless of the merits of these claims. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>If we fail to retain our key employees, our business may be harmed. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Our success has been largely dependent on the skills, experience and efforts of our key employees, and the
loss of the services of any of our executive officers or other key employees could have an adverse effect on us. The loss of our key employees who have intimate knowledge of our manufacturing process could lead to increased competition in the
marketplace to the extent that those employees are able to recreate our manufacturing process. Our future success will also depend in part upon our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel, who are in great demand.
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Our ability to manage our growth, if any, successfully is
crucial to our future prospects. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Our
ability to operate successfully in the future will depend on our ability to manage the effects of growth, if any, on our manufacturing, distribution, marketing, customer service, engineering, product development, quality control, administration and
financial condition. Our failure to manage growth, if any, effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations by impairing our competitiveness, causing a fall in our share price, causing a decline in our cash
flow, limiting our earnings growth or impairing our ability to conduct business with vendors on the best terms. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>International sales are important to us and may put our future revenues at the risk of currency, political, economic and regulatory fluctuations. </I></B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In fiscal years 2000, 2001 and 2002, export net sales
represented approximately 21%, 23% and 23% of our net sales, respectively, and we expect that international business will continue to account for a significant portion of our sales. Our international business subjects us to added burdens and risks.
These burdens and risks include currency fluctuations, greater uncertainty in political and economic conditions, unexpected changes in regulatory and tariff requirements and added complexity in complying with legal requirements. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">As a result of our international sales, we are subject to
legal requirements in addition to those applicable in the United States. For example, foreign regulatory bodies often establish standards different from those in the United States. Our products are designed generally to meet U.S. standards. Although
our quality management system is certified to the internationally recognized ISO 9001 quality standard, and although some of our products are designed to meet the requirements of various European and Far Eastern markets, any inability by us to
maintain our ISO 9001 quality standard certification or to design products in compliance with foreign standards could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Our failure to comply with foreign legal requirements or any trade or other policies of foreign countries
could result in a significant decline in our international sales. </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Although most of our international sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, our international business may be affected by changes in demand
resulting from fluctuations in currency exchange rates as well as by risks such as restrictive tariff regulations. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Potential strategic alliances may not achieve their objectives. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We intend to explore strategic alliances designed to increase the use of our manufacturing capacity, to
increase distribution of our products and to secure supplies of raw materials. We may not be successful in developing these strategic alliances. Moreover, alliances that Optical Cable Corporation does develop may not achieve their strategic
objectives, and parties to our strategic alliances may not perform as contemplated. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>If a disaster struck our primary business facility, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be harmed. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We believe that our success to date has been, and future results of operations will be, dependent in large
part upon our ability to provide prompt and efficient service to our customers. As a result, any disruption of our day-to-day operations could cause a significant decline in our sales, negatively impact our financial performance and cause a decline
in our share price. Our manufacturing operations, marketing, management information systems, customer service and distribution functions are housed in a single facility in Roanoke, Virginia. A fire, flood, earthquake, terrorist attack, act of war,
military conflict, or any other disaster affecting our facility could disable the functions performed at our Roanoke, Virginia facility. Any significant damage to this facility would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>We may not be able to
grow in the future if we are unable to expand our manufacturing facilities on a timely basis. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Our manufacturing facilities are more than adequate for our current level of production. We currently estimate that we are operating at
approximately 60% of our plant manufacturing capacity. However, if our sales were to grow significantly or if our product mix changed dramatically, we may need to increase our plant manufacturing capacity and/or hire additional production employees.
If we are unable to expand our plant manufacturing capacity and/or hire additional production employees on a timely basis, we may lose sales opportunities and not be able to realize any growth potential. Our ability to expand our plant manufacturing
capacity at our current facilities and/or hire additional production employees will depend on a number of factors, including timely delivery and installation of equipment, the availability of labor and the hiring and training of new personnel. If we
grow significantly, we may also need to construct additional manufacturing facilities which will expose us to construction delays, cost overruns and other risks of new construction. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Provisions of our charter documents and Virginia law may have anti-takeover effects that could
prevent a change of control, which may cause our share price to decline. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Each of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws contain provisions that may discourage acquisition offers, if any, for us. For example, one
provision in the Articles of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors to issue up to 1,000,000 preferred shares in series, with the terms of each series to be fixed by the Board of Directors. On November 2, 2001, our Board of Directors
adopted a Shareholders Rights Plan and declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a &#147;Right&#148;) on each outstanding common share. Under the terms of the Shareholders Rights Plan, if a person or group who is deemed an Acquiring
Person as defined in the Shareholders Rights Plan acquires 15% (or other applicable percentage, as provided in the Shareholders Rights Plan) or more of our outstanding common shares, each Right will entitle its holder (other than such Acquiring
Person or members of such group) to purchase, at the Right&#146;s then current exercise price, a number of common shares having a market value of twice such price. In addition, if we are acquired in a merger or other business transaction after a
person or group who is deemed an Acquiring Person has acquired such percentage of the outstanding common shares, each Right will entitle its holder (other than such Acquiring Person or members of such group) to purchase, at the Right&#146;s then
current exercise price, a number of the acquiring company&#146;s common shares having a market value of twice such price. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">These provisions of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (including the provisions of
our Shareholders Rights Plan), and our Bylaws may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control in us and could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for common shares. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>The volatility of the stock market may cause a decline in the price of
our common shares and make our ability to raise capital difficult. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The market price of Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s common shares could be subject to significant fluctuations in response to variations in anticipated or actual operating results and other events or
factors such as announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or by our competitors, government regulations and developments in patent or other proprietary rights. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In addition, the market prices for common shares of companies in the optical networking sector have recently
experienced significant price fluctuations and declines. Broad market fluctuations, as well as general economic conditions, in the United States or internationally, may adversely affect the market price of our common shares and cause the market
price of the common shares to decline below the price at which shares are initially sold to the public in this offering. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>Terrorism, acts of war,
or military conflicts, may decrease demand for our products and cause a decline in our sales, financial performance and the price of our common shares. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Any future terrorism, acts of war or military conflicts may decrease demand for our products and cause a
decrease in our sales, financial performance and the price of our common shares. These risks have increased given the acts of terrorism against the United States of America, and the subsequent military responses by the United States. Additionally,
if the United States proceeds militarily against other countries, such acts could disrupt the markets in which we operate and decrease demand for our products. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>We have no current intention to pay cash dividends. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We have not historically paid cash dividends, and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance operations and the expansion of our business. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be
dependent upon our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements and other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant. In addition, our Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 18, 2002, as amended, restricts our ability to
pay cash dividends. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>We may experience a decline in results
of operations and a decrease in cash flows if we do not successfully defend the lawsuit brought against us by Anicom, Inc. </I></B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Anicom, Inc., a former customer of ours that is in chapter 11 bankruptcy, filed a complaint against us in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The complaint seeks to avoid and recover alleged preferential payments for products in the approximate amount of $1,100,000 made to us during the 90-day period preceding Anicom&#146;s
bankruptcy filing. Based upon conversation between counsel concerning one of our defenses to the complaint, we currently believe that our maximum liability would not exceed $276,000. We continue to believe that other defenses available will protect
us from liability for the remaining amount of the claim and, thus, that the likelihood that Anicom will be successful in adjudication of the claim is remote. Furthermore, we believe the likelihood that Anicom&#146;s claim will result in a material
loss is remote. If Anicom is successful in its lawsuit, we could experience a decline in results of operations and a decrease in cash flows. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
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<A NAME="tx014_10"></A>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Statements contained in this prospectus may discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or financial condition or state other &#147;forward-looking&#148; information. You can identify these
forward-looking statements by the use of the words &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; and similar expressions, whether
in the negative or affirmative. Those statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements, including those risks and
uncertainties discussed in the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of this prospectus or in Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s periodic filings with the SEC. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements
included in this prospectus, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>
<A NAME="tx014_6"></A>USE OF PROCEEDS </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The
proceeds from the sale of the common shares pursuant to the exercise of the warrants will be used for general corporate purposes. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
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<A NAME="tx014_7"></A>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">We are registering the common shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants to be issued to class members pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement among us, some of our current and former officers and directors and
plaintiffs&#146; counsel that was approved by the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia relating to a consolidated class action lawsuit filed against us and some of our current and former officers and directors by certain
of our shareholders. We will issue the common shares directly to the holders of the warrants, upon exercise of the warrants, from time to time after the date of this prospectus. The warrants are exercisable pursuant to the terms of the warrants and
a warrant agreement between us and Wachovia Bank, National Association. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
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<A NAME="tx014_8"></A>LEGAL MATTERS </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Certain
legal matters including, without limitation, the legality of the issuance of the shares offered hereby, will be passed upon for Optical Cable Corporation by McGuireWoods LLP, One James Center, 901 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>
<A NAME="tx014_9"></A>EXPERTS </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable
Corporation&#146;s financial statements as of October 31, 2002 and 2001, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2002, have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the registration statement of which it
forms a part in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </FONT></P><P
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</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Information Not Required in Prospectus </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The expenses of issuance and distribution of the common shares underlying the warrants are to be paid by the
registrant. The following itemized list is an estimate of the expenses: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="75%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">SEC registration fee</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">112.24</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="75%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Legal fees and expenses</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">25,000.00</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="75%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Accounting fees and expenses</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5,000.00</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="right" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">2,600.00</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">32,712.24</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Article 10 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the &#147;Act&#148;) allows, in general, for
indemnification, in certain circumstances, by a corporation of any person threatened with or made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is, or was, a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation.
Indemnification is also authorized with respect to a criminal action or proceeding where the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Article 9 of the Act provides limitations on damages payable by officers and
directors, except in cases of willful misconduct or knowing violation of criminal law or any federal or state securities law. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provide for mandatory indemnification of our directors and officers against
liability incurred by them in proceedings instituted or threatened against them by third parties, or by or on behalf of Optical Cable Corporation itself, relating to the manner in which they performed their duties unless they have been found guilty
of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1**</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Warrant Agreement dated October 24, 2002, by and between Optical Cable Corporation and Wachovia Bank, National
Association</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Warrant Certificate relating to the warrants</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Stipulation of Settlement dated October 24, 2002, in settlement of litigation in the United States District Court for
the&nbsp;Western District of Virginia, entitled In re Optical Cable Corporation Securities Litigation, Civil Action No.&nbsp;7:01 CV00937 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1**</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Luke J. Huybrechts</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Kenneth W. Harber</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Tracy G. Smith</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Randall H. Frazier</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of John M. Holland</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Craig H. Weber</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Previously filed. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;); </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(iii) &nbsp;&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by
means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURES
</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment no. 3 to the registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the County of Roanoke, Commonwealth of Virginia, on May 14, 2003. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><DIV
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="37%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="37%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;N<SMALL>EIL</SMALL> D. W<SMALL>ILKIN</SMALL>, J<SMALL>R</SMALL>.</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="37%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment no. 3 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Signature</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="54" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="25" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="26" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">President, Chief Financial Officer and<BR>Director (principal executive officer<BR>and principal financial
officer)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">May 14, 2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Luke J. Huybrechts</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior Vice President of Sales and<BR>Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">May 14, 2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Tracy G. Smith</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Controller (principal accounting officer)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">May 14, 2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Randall H. Frazier</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">May 14, 2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">John M. Holland</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">May 14, 2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="41%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP WIDTH="17%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">May 14, 2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="36%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N<SMALL>EIL</SMALL> D. W<SMALL>ILKIN</SMALL>,
J<SMALL>R</SMALL>.</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="36%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.1**</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Warrant Agreement dated October 24, 2002, by and between Optical Cable Corporation and Wachovia Bank, National
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Warrant Certificate relating to the warrants</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Stipulation of Settlement dated October 24, 2002, in settlement of litigation in the United States District Court for
the Western District of Virginia, entitled In re Optical Cable Corporation Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 7:01 CV00937</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Luke J. Huybrechts</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Kenneth W. Harber</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Tracy G. Smith</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Randall H. Frazier</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of John M. Holland</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Power of Attorney of Craig H. Weber</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit 23.1
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Optical Cable Corporation: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">We consent to the use of our report incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading &#147;Experts&#148; in the
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</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Roanoke, Virginia </FONT></P> <P
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