BELDEN INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Aug 13, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BELDEN INC. (BDC)
CIK: 0000913142
Period of Report: 2013-08-12

Reporting Person: Norman John S (VP, Controller & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-08-12	Common Stock	M	14366	$21.70	Acquired	31648	Direct
2013-08-12	Common Stock	D	8337	$58.605	Disposed	23311	Direct
2013-08-13	Common Stock	S	6029	$58.4941	Disposed	17282	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-08-12	Stock Appreciation Rights	$21.70	M	14366	Disposed	2020-02-22	Common Stock (14366)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The exercise reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Norman on May 3, 2013.

F2: This represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised (14,366) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (6,029). The number of shares to be issued under a SAR exercise is determined by multiplying the number of SARs being exercised by the difference between the FMV on the date of exercise ($58.605) and the exercise price ($21.70). Additional shares are then withheld to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligations.

F3: The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Norman on May 3, 2013.

F4: This price represents the average sale price for multiple transactions on this line. The prices of the transactions reported on this line ranged from $58.24 to $58.93. Upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will undertake to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which transactions were effected.

F5: 5,456 SARs, of which 2,000 were previously exercised, became exercisable on February 22, 2011. The remaining 10,910 SARs became exercisable in equal installments on February 22, 2012 and February 22, 2013.