Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 21, 2009, Houston Wire & Cable Company (the "Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, HWC Wire & Cable Company (the "Subsidiary"), entered into the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") among the Subsidiary, as borrower, the Company, as guarantor, the lenders named therein and Bank of America, N.A, as agent. The Loan Agreement extends the maturity of the $75 million facility from May 21, 2010 to September 21, 2013.

Copies of the Loan Agreement and the Amended and Restated Guaranty of the Company are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively and are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Company's press release announcing execution of the Loan Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Resident.

The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

10.1 Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, effective September 21, 2009 among HWC Wire & Cable Company, as borrower, Houston Wire & Cable Company, as guarantor, the lenders named therein and Bank of America, N.A., as agent.

10.2 Amended and Restated Guaranty, effective September 21, 2009 by the Company in favor of Bank of America, N.A.

99.1 Press Release, dated as of September 23, 2009, issued by Houston Wire & Cable Company.

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