Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ: HWCC) today declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share on the Common Stock, payable February 28, 2013, to shareholders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on February 21, 2013.

The Company continues sharing its success with shareholders as this first quarter dividend marks the twenty-third payment since the dividend initiation in August 2007.  With over 35 years experience in the industry, Houston Wire & Cable Company is one of the largest providers of wire and cable in the U.S. market.  Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company has sales and distribution facilities strategically located throughout the nation.  A June 2010 acquisition of Southwest Wire Rope, LLP and Southern Wire, LLC broadened the Company’s product offering to include mechanical wire and cable and related hardware.

Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include continuous and interlocked armor, instrumentation, medium voltage, high temperature, portable cord, power cables, private branded products, including LifeGuard™, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable, mechanical wire and cable and related hardware, including wire rope, lifting products and synthetic rope and slings.