Nierenberg Investment Management Form 4 Houston Wire & Cable / David Nierenberg ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Nierenberg David

(Last) (First) (Middle)

19605 NE 8TH STREET

(Street)

CAMAS WA 98607

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Houston Wire & Cable CO [ HWCC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON STOCK	06/15/2021		D		664,888	D	(1)	0	I	By D3 Family Fund LP(2)
COMMON STOCK	06/15/2021		D		1,314,254	D	(1)	0	I	By D3 Family Bulldog Fund LP(2)
COMMON STOCK	06/15/2021		D		64,216	D	(1)	0	I	By Haredale LTD(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Nierenberg David

(Last) (First) (Middle)

19605 NE 8TH STREET

(Street)

CAMAS WA 98607

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Nierenberg Investment Management Company, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

19605 NE 8TH ST

(Street)

CAMAS WA 98607

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of March 24, 2021, by and among the Omni Cable, LLC, OCDFH Acquisition Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub") and Houston Wire & Cable Company (the "Issuer"), effective as of the effective time of the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), these shares of the Issuer's common stock were canceled and converted into the right to receive $5.30 in cash per share (the "Merger Consideration").

2. Nierenberg Investment Management Company ("NIMCO") is the sole general partner of The D3 Family Fund, LP and The D3 Family Bulldog Fund, LP, and the sole investment manager of Haredale Ltd. (collectively, the "Funds"). Mr. Nierenberg is the president of NIMCO. By virtue of these relationships, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by the Funds.

	/S/TAMIKA HOWARD, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT	06/21/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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