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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Belden CDT Inc.</B>

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Delaware
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;800, St. Louis, Missouri
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Belden Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan<BR>
Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan<BR>
Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan


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(Full titles of the plans)</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Kevin L. Bloomfield<BR>
Secretary<BR>
Belden CDT Inc.<BR>
7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63105


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(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(314)&nbsp;854-8000


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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>



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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
including the associated junior
participating preferred stock
Series&nbsp;A purchase rights<sup>(1)</sup></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">4,000,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right">78,200,000</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><sup>(1)</sup> This registration statement also covers the associated junior participating
preferred stock Series&nbsp;A purchase rights (the &#147;<B>Rights</B>&#148;) issued pursuant to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;11, 1996, between the Registrant and The
First National Bank of Boston. Until the occurrence of certain events, the
Rights will not be exercisable for or evidenced separately from shares of the
Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;<B>Common Stock</B>&#148;).

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><sup>(2)</sup> This Registration Statement (the &#147;<B>S-8 Registration Statement</B>&#148;) relates to
4,000,000 shares of the Common Stock. The Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No.&nbsp;333-113875), declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;3, 2004 (the &#147;<B>S-4 Registration Statement</B>&#148;), related
to the offer and sale of an aggregate of 28,759,000 shares of Common Stock,
which included shares of Common Stock issuable to holders of outstanding shares
of Belden Inc.&#146;s common stock immediately prior to the Merger (as defined
below) and shares of Common Stock (the &#147;<B>Vested Option Shares</B>&#148;) issuable
pursuant to vested and exercisable options to acquire shares of Belden Inc.
common stock through the closing of the Merger (the &#147;<B>Options</B>&#148;), which were
ssumed by the Registrant at the closing of the Merger. This S-8


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration Statement relates to the offer and sale of Common Stock (a)
issuable upon exercise of the Options, (b)&nbsp;issuable upon the exercise of
options or in connection with other awards that may be granted in the future
(the &#147;<B>Future Award Shares</B>&#148;) pursuant to the employee benefit plans of Belden
Inc. or its subsidiaries (listed on the cover page of this S-8 Registration
Statement) that were approved by the Registrant in connection with the Merger,
and (c)&nbsp;issuable in the event participants under the Savings Plan (as defined
below) were to elect, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of such
plan, to purchase Common Stock in the stock fund from another investment fund
of the Savings Plan (the &#147;<B>Savings Plan Shares</B>&#148;) . This S-8 Registration
Statement also relates to any additional shares of Common Stock which become
issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction with respect to the Vested Option Shares, the Future
Award Shares or Savings Plan Shares effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt
of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding
shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><sup>(3)</sup> Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee required
by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and calculated
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, the registration
fee has been calculated based on the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on August&nbsp;2, 2004 ($19.55).

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><sup>(4)</sup> The registration fee payable pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Common Stock to which this
registration statement applies is $9,908. The Registrant previously paid a
registration fee in the amount of $65,953 in connection with the S-4
Registration Statement, of which $6,655 pertained to the shares subject to
Options (the &#147;<B>Option Share Registration Fee</B>&#148;). Promptly following the closing
of the Merger, the Registrant issued approximately 25,857,001 shares of Common
Stock to holders of outstanding shares of common stock of Belden Inc. prior to
the Merger. The remaining shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the
S-4 Registration Statement will not be issued pursuant to the S-4 Registration
Statement and instead will be issued to holders of Options upon the exercise of
such options pursuant to this S-8 Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule
457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant hereby offsets the
amount of the fees payable with respect to the shares of Common Stock
subject to the Options under this S-8
Registration Statement against the Option Share Registration Fee previously
paid. Accordingly, an additional fee of $3,253 is being paid by the
Registrant.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On July&nbsp;15, 2004, BC Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Belden CDT Inc. (previously known as Cable Design Technologies
Corporation) (the &#147;<B>Registrant</B>&#148;), merged with and into Belden Inc. (the
"<B>Merger</B>&#148;), with Belden Inc. surviving the Merger, pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of February&nbsp;4, 2004 (as amended, the &#147;<B>Merger
Agreement</B>&#148;), by and among the Registrant, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. In
connection with the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, (i)
the Registrant approved certain employee benefit plans of Belden Inc. and its
subsidiaries, as listed on the cover page of this S-8 Registration Statement
(the &#147;<B>Approved Plans</B>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;options to purchase shares of Belden Inc.&#146;s common
stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger were converted into options
to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Registrant (the &#147;<B>Common Stock</B>&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;the Approved Plans were amended to
provide that references to common stock of Belden Inc. contained therein would
be deemed to be references to the Common Stock. This Registration Statement on
Form S-8 registers the offering and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the Approved Plans, including the Belden Inc. Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (as amended, the &#147;<B>Savings Plan</B>&#148;). In addition to shares that are
issuable upon exercise of options or other awards that have been or may be
granted under the Approved Plans other than the Savings Plan, this Registration
Statement covers the offering and sale of 200,000 shares of the Common Stock
that may be issued in the event participants under the Savings Plan were to
elect, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Savings Plan, to
purchase Common Stock in the stock fund from another investment fund of the
Savings Plan.


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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1: Plan Information*</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2: Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3: Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4: Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5: Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7: Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8: Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9: Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c87259exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c87259exv10w3.htm">Amendment to Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c87259exv10w8.htm">Fourth Amendment to the Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c87259exv15w1.htm">Letter from Deloitte & Touche</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c87259exv23w2.htm">Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>*</sup> Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148;), and
the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been previously filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;), are
hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
31, 2003 filed on October&nbsp;29, 2003;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended October&nbsp;31, 2003 filed on December&nbsp;15, 2004;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended January&nbsp;31, 2004 filed on March&nbsp;16, 2004, as amended on April&nbsp;27, 2004;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended April&nbsp;30, 2004 filed on June&nbsp;14, 2004;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;5, 2004,
March&nbsp;15, 2004 (as amended on March&nbsp;15, 2004) and July&nbsp;16, 2004;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement under cover of Schedule&nbsp;14A
filed on November&nbsp;12, 2003; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7)&nbsp;The description of Registrant&#146;s capital stock contained in
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No.
333-113875).


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Until such time that a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement has been filed which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold at the time
of such amendment, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;), shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which is also deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4: Description of Securities</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5: Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Lance Balk, a director of the Registrant, is a partner of Kirkland &#038; Ellis LLP,
the law firm delivering an opinion in connection with this Registration
Statement and who represents the Registrant in connection with the merger of a
subsidiary of the Registrant with and into Belden Inc. Kirkland &#038; Ellis LLP
will receive legal fees for its representation of the Registrant in connection
with the merger and other matters. Mr.&nbsp;Balk receives compensation from the
Registrant as a director.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(&#147;<B>Delaware Corporation Law</B>&#148;) provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because the person is or
was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that
a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, against any expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement
of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have
been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court
of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that
a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against
any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out
of the person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of
the Delaware Corporation Law. The Company has obtained a directors&#146; and
officers&#146; liability insurance policy, which insures the Company&#146;s directors and
officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities for which the
Company may not be able to indemnify such persons. The Company has also
entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and
executive officers, which provide for indemnification against expenses,
judgments, fines and settlements in connection with threatened or pending
litigation, inquiries or investigations that arise out of the director&#146;s or
officer&#146;s acts or omissions in his capacity as a director or officer of the
Company to the extent permitted by Delaware law.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VIII of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Article&nbsp;V of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for
indemnification and/or exculpation to the fullest extent authorized by the
Delaware Corporation Law for any person who is or was a director or officer of
the Registrant who is or was involved or threatened to be made so involved in
any proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that such person is or was serving as a director or officer
of the Registrant or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director
or officer of any other enterprise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing is only a general summary of certain aspects of Delaware law
and the Registrant&#146;s organizational documents dealing with indemnification of
directors and officers, and does not purport to be complete. It is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of Section&nbsp;145 of the
Delaware Corporation Law, Article&nbsp;VIII of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Article&nbsp;V of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8: Exhibits</B>


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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit No.</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February&nbsp;4, 2004, by
and among Cable Design Technologies Corporation, BC Merger
Corp. and Belden Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on February&nbsp;5,
2004).</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of May&nbsp;25, 2004, by and among Cable Design Technologies
Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-4/A (File No.&nbsp;333-113875)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;33-69992)) and Certificate of
Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant and Certificate of Designation, Preferences and
Rights of Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;A of
the Registrant, as filed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware on December&nbsp;11, 1996 (Incorporated by reference to
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A filed on
December&nbsp;23, 1996).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the Secretary
of State of Delaware on July&nbsp;15, 2004 (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
on July&nbsp;16, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Belden CDT Inc. (Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed on July&nbsp;16, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;11, 1996, between the
Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on December&nbsp;11, 1996).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Description of Capital Stock of the Registrant (Incorporated
by reference to the description of capital stock contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4/A (File
No.&nbsp;333-113875)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Kirkland &#038; Ellis LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
filed on July&nbsp;22, 2003).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 filed on
March&nbsp;4, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Belden Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002 filed on
March&nbsp;14, 2003).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Belden Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002 filed on March&nbsp;14, 2003).</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amendment to Belden Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002 filed on March&nbsp;14, 2003).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amendment to the Belden Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed on December&nbsp;18,
2003).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.8*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fourth Amendment to the Belden Wire &#038; Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
filed on December&nbsp;1, 2000).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 filed on
March&nbsp;4, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.11*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">15.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Letter from Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP regarding unaudited interim
financial statements.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Kirkland &#038; Ellis LLP (included as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to
this Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9: Undertakings.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Belden CDT Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets
all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri as of
August&nbsp;3, 2004.

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">BELDEN CDT INC.<BR>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ C.&nbsp;BAKER CUNNINGHAM</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">C. Baker Cunningham&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Chief Executive Officer, President and Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and as of the dates indicated.

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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<B>Bryan C. Cressey</B></TD>
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Chairman and Director
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ C. BAKER CUNNINGHAM<HR size="1" noshade>
<B>C. Baker Cunningham</B></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer, President<BR>
and Director (Principal Executive<BR>
Officer)
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<B>Richard K. Reece</B></TD>
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Vice President, Finance and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer and<BR>
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<B>Lorne D. Bain</B></TD>
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Director
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<B>Lance C. Balk</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Director
</TD>
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Director
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Director
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<B>John M. Monter</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Director
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<B>Bernard G. Rethore</B></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Belden CDT Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-3601505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800, St. Louis, Missouri
63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan
Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Kevin L. Bloomfield
Secretary
Belden CDT Inc.
7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Name and address of agent for service)
(314) 854-8000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
Amount to Be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
of Securities to Be Registered
Registered
(2)
Offering Price Per Unit
Aggregate Offering Price
(3)
Registration Fee
(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
including the associated junior
participating preferred stock
Series A purchase rights
(1)
4,000,000
N/A
$
78,200,000
$
9,908
(1)
This registration statement also covers the associated junior participating
preferred stock Series A purchase rights (the "
Rights
") issued pursuant to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1996, between the Registrant and The
First National Bank of Boston. Until the occurrence of certain events, the
Rights will not be exercisable for or evidenced separately from shares of the
Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "
Common Stock
").
(2)
This Registration Statement (the "
S-8 Registration Statement
") relates to
4,000,000 shares of the Common Stock. The Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-113875), declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 3, 2004 (the "
S-4 Registration Statement
"), related
to the offer and sale of an aggregate of 28,759,000 shares of Common Stock,
which included shares of Common Stock issuable to holders of outstanding shares
of Belden Inc.'s common stock immediately prior to the Merger (as defined
below) and shares of Common Stock (the "
Vested Option Shares
") issuable
pursuant to vested and exercisable options to acquire shares of Belden Inc.
common stock through the closing of the Merger (the "
Options
"), which were
ssumed by the Registrant at the closing of the Merger. This S-8
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Registration Statement relates to the offer and sale of Common Stock (a)
issuable upon exercise of the Options, (b) issuable upon the exercise of
options or in connection with other awards that may be granted in the future
(the "
Future Award Shares
") pursuant to the employee benefit plans of Belden
Inc. or its subsidiaries (listed on the cover page of this S-8 Registration
Statement) that were approved by the Registrant in connection with the Merger,
and (c) issuable in the event participants under the Savings Plan (as defined
below) were to elect, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of such
plan, to purchase Common Stock in the stock fund from another investment fund
of the Savings Plan (the "
Savings Plan Shares
") . This S-8 Registration
Statement also relates to any additional shares of Common Stock which become
issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction with respect to the Vested Option Shares, the Future
Award Shares or Savings Plan Shares effected without the Registrant's receipt
of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee required
by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and calculated
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, the registration
fee has been calculated based on the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Registrant's common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on August 2, 2004 ($19.55).
(4)
The registration fee payable pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Common Stock to which this
registration statement applies is $9,908. The Registrant previously paid a
registration fee in the amount of $65,953 in connection with the S-4
Registration Statement, of which $6,655 pertained to the shares subject to
Options (the "
Option Share Registration Fee
"). Promptly following the closing
of the Merger, the Registrant issued approximately 25,857,001 shares of Common
Stock to holders of outstanding shares of common stock of Belden Inc. prior to
the Merger. The remaining shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the
S-4 Registration Statement will not be issued pursuant to the S-4 Registration
Statement and instead will be issued to holders of Options upon the exercise of
such options pursuant to this S-8 Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule
457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant hereby offsets the
amount of the fees payable with respect to the shares of Common Stock
subject to the Options under this S-8
Registration Statement against the Option Share Registration Fee previously
paid. Accordingly, an additional fee of $3,253 is being paid by the
Registrant.
INTRODUCTION
On July 15, 2004, BC Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Belden CDT Inc. (previously known as Cable Design Technologies
Corporation) (the "
Registrant
"), merged with and into Belden Inc. (the
"
Merger
"), with Belden Inc. surviving the Merger, pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of February 4, 2004 (as amended, the "
Merger
Agreement
"), by and among the Registrant, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. In
connection with the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, (i)
the Registrant approved certain employee benefit plans of Belden Inc. and its
subsidiaries, as listed on the cover page of this S-8 Registration Statement
(the "
Approved Plans
"), (ii) options to purchase shares of Belden Inc.'s common
stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger were converted into options
to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Registrant (the "
Common Stock
"), and (iii) the Approved Plans were amended to
provide that references to common stock of Belden Inc. contained therein would
be deemed to be references to the Common Stock. This Registration Statement on
Form S-8 registers the offering and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the Approved Plans, including the Belden Inc. Wire & Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (as amended, the "
Savings Plan
"). In addition to shares that are
issuable upon exercise of options or other awards that have been or may be
granted under the Approved Plans other than the Savings Plan, this Registration
Statement covers the offering and sale of 200,000 shares of the Common Stock
that may be issued in the event participants under the Savings Plan were to
elect, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Savings Plan, to
purchase Common Stock in the stock fund from another investment fund of the
Savings Plan.
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PART I
Item 1: Plan Information*
Item 2: Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*
PART II
Item 3: Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4: Description of Securities
Item 5: Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7: Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8: Exhibits
Item 9: Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Amendment to Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Fourth Amendment to the Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan
Amendment to Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
Letter from Deloitte & Touche
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Powers of Attorney
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1: Plan Information*
Item 2: Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), and
the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3: Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which have been previously filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
"), are
hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(1) Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
31, 2003 filed on October 29, 2003;
(2) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended October 31, 2003 filed on December 15, 2004;
(3) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended January 31, 2004 filed on March 16, 2004, as amended on April 27, 2004;
(4) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended April 30, 2004 filed on June 14, 2004;
(5) Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2004,
March 15, 2004 (as amended on March 15, 2004) and July 16, 2004;
(6) Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement under cover of Schedule 14A
filed on November 12, 2003; and
(7) The description of Registrant's capital stock contained in
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No.
333-113875).
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Until such time that a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement has been filed which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold at the time
of such amendment, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which is also deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 4: Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5: Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Lance Balk, a director of the Registrant, is a partner of Kirkland & Ellis LLP,
the law firm delivering an opinion in connection with this Registration
Statement and who represents the Registrant in connection with the merger of a
subsidiary of the Registrant with and into Belden Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
will receive legal fees for its representation of the Registrant in connection
with the merger and other matters. Mr. Balk receives compensation from the
Registrant as a director.
Item 6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
("
Delaware Corporation Law
") provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because the person is or
was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person's
conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that
a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, against any expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement
of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
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interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have
been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court
of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145(g) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that
a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against
any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out
of the person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of
the Delaware Corporation Law. The Company has obtained a directors' and
officers' liability insurance policy, which insures the Company's directors and
officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities for which the
Company may not be able to indemnify such persons. The Company has also
entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and
executive officers, which provide for indemnification against expenses,
judgments, fines and settlements in connection with threatened or pending
litigation, inquiries or investigations that arise out of the director's or
officer's acts or omissions in his capacity as a director or officer of the
Company to the extent permitted by Delaware law.
Article VIII of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Article V of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for
indemnification and/or exculpation to the fullest extent authorized by the
Delaware Corporation Law for any person who is or was a director or officer of
the Registrant who is or was involved or threatened to be made so involved in
any proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that such person is or was serving as a director or officer
of the Registrant or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director
or officer of any other enterprise.
The foregoing is only a general summary of certain aspects of Delaware law
and the Registrant's organizational documents dealing with indemnification of
directors and officers, and does not purport to be complete. It is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of Section 145 of the
Delaware Corporation Law, Article VIII of the Registrant's Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Article V of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Item 7: Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8: Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 4, 2004, by
and among Cable Design Technologies Corporation, BC Merger
Corp. and Belden Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5,
2004).
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2.2
Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of May 25, 2004, by and among Cable Design Technologies
Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-4/A (File No. 333-113875)).
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-69992)) and Certificate of
Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant and Certificate of Designation, Preferences and
Rights of Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series A of
the Registrant, as filed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware on December 11, 1996 (Incorporated by reference to
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed on
December 23, 1996).
3.2
Second Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the Secretary
of State of Delaware on July 15, 2004 (Incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on July 16, 2004).
3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Belden CDT Inc. (Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 16, 2004).
4.1
Rights Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1996, between the
Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston
(Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 11, 1996).
4.2
Description of Capital Stock of the Registrant (Incorporated
by reference to the description of capital stock contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File
No. 333-113875)).
5.1*
Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
10.1
Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Belden Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on July 22, 2003).
10.2
Amendment to Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed on
March 4, 2004).
10.3*
Amendment to Belden Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
10.4
Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement Savings Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 filed on
March 14, 2003).
10.5
First Amendment to Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002 filed on March 14, 2003).
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10.6
Second Amendment to Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002 filed on March 14, 2003).
10.7
Third Amendment to the Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan (Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.'s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 18,
2003).
10.8*
Fourth Amendment to the Belden Wire & Cable Company Retirement
Savings Plan.
10.9
Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Belden Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on December 1, 2000).
10.10
Amendment to Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Belden Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed on
March 4, 2004).
10.11*
Amendment to Belden Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
15.1*
Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding unaudited interim
financial statements.
23.1*
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included as Exhibit 5.1 to
this Registration Statement).
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1*
Powers of Attorney.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9: Undertakings.
(a)The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act; and
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
and
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Belden CDT Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets
all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri as of
August 3, 2004.
BELDEN CDT INC.
By:
/s/ C. BAKER CUNNINGHAM
C. Baker Cunningham
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and as of the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Bryan C. Cressey
Chairman and Director
August 3, 2004
/s/ C. BAKER CUNNINGHAM
C. Baker Cunningham
Chief Executive Officer, President
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
August 3, 2004
/s/ RICHARD K. REECE
Richard K. Reece
Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
August 3, 2004
/s/ LORNE D. BAIN*
Lorne D. Bain
Director
August 3, 2004
/s/ LANCE C. BALK
Lance C. Balk
Director
August 3, 2004
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER I. BYRNES*
Christopher I. Byrnes
Director
August 3, 2004
Michael F.O. Harris
Director
August 3, 2004
Glenn Kalnasy
Director
August 3, 2004
Ferdinand C. Kuznik
Director
August 3, 2004
/s/ JOHN M. MONTER*
John M. Monter
Director
August 3, 2004
/s/ BERNARD G. RETHORE*
Bernard G. Rethore
Director
August 3, 2004
* By:
/s/ C. BAKER CUNNINGHAM
C. Baker Cunningham
Attorney-In-Fact