Houston Wire & Cable Company to be Acquired by OmniCable in $91 Million Transaction - Seite 3

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This press release relates to the proposed transaction involving HWCC and OmniCable (the “Transaction”). HWCC intends to file a proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Transaction. This press release does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval, and is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement or any other document that HWCC may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the Transaction.

Promptly after filing the definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC, HWCC will mail the definitive Proxy Statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the annual meeting at which the Transaction will be considered. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT HWCC FILES WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents (when available) free of charge at the SEC’s web site, http://www.sec.gov, at HWCC’s website, www.houwire.com, or by writing to HWCC at Houston Wire & Cable Company, 10201 North Loop East, Houston, TX 77029, attention: Corporate Secretary.

Participants in Solicitation

HWCC and its directors and executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the Transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of HWCC is set forth in the proxy statement for HWCC’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 26, 2020, and in HWCC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on March 13, 2020, and will be set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, expected to be filed later today. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Proxy Statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available.