SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 8, 2000


                            OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Virginia                 0-27022                54-1237042
        (State or other           (Commission             (IRS Employer
         jurisdiction of          File Number)            Identification No.)
         incorporation)


               5290 Concourse Dr.
               Roanoke, Virginia                           24019
         (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 265-0690


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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








Item 5. Other Events.

     On September 6, 2000, Optical Cable Corporation issued a press release, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

     The press release, among other things, declares a three-for-two stock
split. The "stock split" will be effected in the form of a share dividend of one
full share of Common Stock of Optical Cable Corporation payable for every two
shares of Common Stock of Optical Cable Corporation, to the holders thereof. The
record date of such share dividend is September 8, 2000. The pay or distribution
date of such share dividend is September 28, 2000. The ex-dividend date of such
share dividend is September 29, 2000. Any fractional shares will be settled in
cash.


Item 7. Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits.

        (c)    Exhibits.

               99 - Press Release dated September 6, 2000


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                                   SIGNATURES


        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION



                                    By s/Robert Kopstein
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                                         Robert Kopstein
                                         Chairman of the Board, President
                                         and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  September 8, 2000




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