13D Filing: Nierenberg Investment Management and Houston Wire & Cable Co (HWCC)

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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction
On September 26, 2017, the Reporting Persons sent a letter to the Chairman and the CEO of the Issuer, which is filed as an exhibit hereto under Item 7, and is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 4.
The Reporting Persons believe the securities of the Issuer are significantly undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity. Depending upon overall market conditions, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, and the availability of securities of the Issuer at prices that would make the purchase or sale of such securities desirable, the Reporting Persons may endeavor (i) to increase or decrease their respective positions in the Issuer through, among other things, the purchase or sale of securities of the Issuer on the open market or in private transactions, including through a trading plan created under Rule 10b5-1(c) or otherwise, on such terms and at such times as the Reporting Persons may deem advisable and/or (ii) to enter into transactions that increase or hedge their economic exposure to the Common Stock without affecting their beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock.
No Reporting Person has any present plan or proposal which would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a) – (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D except as set forth herein or such as would occur upon or in connection with completion of, or following, any of the actions discussed herein. The Reporting Persons may develop plans and/or make proposals with respect to, or with respect to potential changes in, the operations, management, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, Board composition, ownership, capital or corporate structure, dividend policy, strategy and plans of the Issuer, potential strategic transactions involving the Issuer or certain of the Issuer’s businesses or assets, or may change their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in this Item 4.  The Reporting Persons intend to continue to communicate with the Issuer’s management and Board about a broad range of operational and strategic matters. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may from time to time in the future express their views to and/or meet with management, the Board, other shareholders or third parties and/or formulate plans or proposals regarding the Issuer, its assets or its securities. Such plans or proposals may include one or more plans that relate to or would result in any of the actions set forth in subparagraphs (a) – (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 16,487,334 Shares outstanding as of August 1, 2017, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2017.
As of the close of business on the date hereof, the Family Fund individually beneficially owned 379,779 Shares, constituting approximately 2.3% of all of the outstanding Shares.

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