OPTICAL CABLE CORP

This proxy statement is furnished to the holders of Optical Cable Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company” or “OCC®”), common stock, no par value (“Common Shares”), in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of the Company (sometimes referred to herein as the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) of proxies for use at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, or at any adjournment thereof, pursuant to the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The purposes of the meeting and the matters to be acted upon are set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors is not currently aware of any other matters that will properly come before the annual meeting.

Proxies for use at the annual meeting are being solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company. These proxy solicitation materials are first being mailed on or about February 27, 2024 to all shareholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Proxies will be solicited chiefly by mail, but are also available on the Company’s website at*www.occfiber.com/investor-relations/*under “Proxy Materials”. The Company will make arrangements with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy materials to the beneficial owners of the shares and will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in so doing. Should it appear desirable to do so in order to ensure adequate representation of shares at the annual meeting, solicitations may be made by mail or by telephone, facsimile, e-mail, or personal interviews by Directors, officers and regular employees of the Company, none of whom will receive additional compensation for these services, or by a proxy solicitor, if deemed necessary. All expenses incurred in connection with this solicitation will be borne by the Company. The Company’s 2023 Annual Report and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, are not proxy soliciting materials.