BELDEN INC. — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Aug 13, 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2012

Belden Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-12561	36-3601505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(314) 854-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 13, 2012, Belden Inc. issued a press release announcing that it intends to commence a private offering of senior subordinated notes due 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Company news release dated August 13, 2012, titled “Belden Announces $550 Million Private Offering of Senior Subordinated Notes”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield
Kevin L. Bloomfield
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel