144 0001241192 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0001000230 OPTICAL CABLE CORP 000-27022 5290 Concourse Drive Roanoke VA 24019 5402650690 SMITH TRACY G Officer Common Merrill

One Bryant Park New York NY 10036

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