X0306 4 2017-11-14 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 COMMON STOCK 2017-11-14 4 P 0 12000 6.2 A 12000 D THE PURCHASE CONSISTED OF ONE TRANSACTION OF 12,000 SHARES AT $6.20. NICOL G. GRAHAM, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 2017-11-15