UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2009

OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	000-27022	54-1237042
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

5290 Concourse Drive Roanoke, VA	24019
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(540) 265-0690

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Signatures

Exhibits

Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 31, 2009, Optical Cable Corporation merged its wholly owned subsidiary, Superior Modular Products Incorporated (doing business as SMP Data Communications) (“SMP”) into itself. No consideration was paid as a result of the consolidation. Optical Cable Corporation and SMP now operate as a single legal entity as Optical Cable Corporation.

The press release announcing the merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated November 11, 2009 announcing the merger (FILED HEREWITH)

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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/    TRACY G. SMITH
Name:	Tracy G. Smith
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 12, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION

Current report on Form 8-K

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated November 11, 2009 announcing the merger (FILED HEREWITH)

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