Houston Wire & Cable Company Declares Second Quarter Dividend

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Mon May 11, 2009 10:40am EDT 

HOUSTON, May 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Houston Wire
& Cable Company (Nasdaq:HWCC) today declared a cash dividend of $0.085 per share
on the Common Stock, payable May 29, 2009, to shareholders of record of Common
Stock at the close of business on May 18, 2009.

For more information, visit the Investor Relations page on our website at
www.houwire.com.

About the Company

With more than 30 years of experience in the electrical industry, Houston Wire &
Cable Company is one of the largest distributors of specialty wire and cable and
related services in the U.S. electrical distribution market. Headquartered in
Houston, Texas, HWCC has sales and distribution facilities in Atlanta, Baton
Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Seattle and Tampa.

Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include continuous and
interlocked armor, instrumentation, medium voltage, high temperature, portable
cord, power cables and private branded products, including LifeGuard(tm), a
low-smoke, zero-halogen cable. HWCC's comprehensive value-added services include
same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs,
just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized internet-based ordering
capabilities and 24/7/365 service.

The Houston Wire & Cable Company logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2807

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CONTACT:  Houston Wire & Cable Company 
          Hope M. Novosad, Investor Relations Coordinator
          713.609.2110
          Fax: 713.609.2168
          hnovosad@houwire.com
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