X0306 4 2017-08-04 0 0001356949 Houston Wire & Cable CO HWCC 0001236089 RUELLE MARK A C/O WESTAR ENERGY INC 818 SOUTH KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA KS 66612 1 0 0 0 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT 2017-08-04 4 A 0 9375 6.4 A COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE 9375 9375 D Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive cash equal to the fair market value of one share of HWCC common stock or, following stockholder approval of the Houston Wire & Cable Company 2017 Stock Plan, one share of HWCC common stock. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS VEST ON THE DATE OF THE COMPANY'S 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS WILL SETTLE ON THE DATE THAT IS 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE REPORTING PERSON'S TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NICOL G. GRAHAM, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 2017-08-10