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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#091;_______&#093;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2009
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BELDEN INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>36-3601505</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63105</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2001 Cable Design Technologies Corporation Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Kevin L. Bloomfield<BR>
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Belden Inc.<BR>
7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63105</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(314)&nbsp;854-8000</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share, including
the associated
junior
participating
preferred stock
Series&nbsp;A purchase
rights<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">2,200,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">37,521,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,093.67</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;This registration statement also covers the associated junior participating preferred stock
Series&nbsp;A purchase rights (the &#147;Rights&#148;) issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of
December&nbsp;11, 1996, between Belden Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) and Computershare Trust
Company, N.A., as amended. 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;Common
Stock&#148;).<BR><BR style="font-size: 3pt">
(2)&nbsp;This Registration Statement also relates to any additional shares of Common Stock which become
issuable under the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction 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.<BR><BR style="font-size: 3pt">

(3)&nbsp;Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), 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 June&nbsp;22, 2009 ($17.055).
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement registers an additional 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), for which registration statements (Registration Nos.
333-73790 and 333-138177) filed on this form relating to the same employee benefit plan are
effective.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act and the Note to
Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Belden Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or &#147;Company&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this
registration statement the following documents, which have been previously filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under File No.&nbsp;001-12561:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;29,
2009;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;30, 2009,
April&nbsp;23, 2009, and May&nbsp;22, 2009;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2009,
which revised certain information based on the retrospective application of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Staff Position APB 14-1, <I>Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be
Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) </I>and which also reflects revised
segment reporting as a result of organizational changes to consolidate our North American
operations.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s capital stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;23, 1996 (File No.
001-12561), as updated by the description of the Registrant&#146;s capital stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-113875), under the
captions &#147;Description of CDT Capital Stock&#148; and &#147;Comparison of Rights of Belden Stockholders and
CDT Stockholders,&#148; including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s junior participating preferred stock Series&nbsp;A purchase
rights contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
on December&nbsp;11, 1996 and amended on December&nbsp;23, 1996 (File No.&nbsp;001-12561), as updated by the
description of the Registrant&#146;s junior participating preferred stock Series&nbsp;A purchase rights
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-113875),
under the captions &#147;Description of CDT Capital Stock&#148; and &#147;Comparison of Rights of Belden
Stockholders and CDT Stockholders,&#148; including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) subsequent to
the effective date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or de-registering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (other than
information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or otherwise not filed with the
Commission, which is deemed not to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement).
These documents include reports, such as Proxy Statements, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any statement contained herein, in an
amendment hereto, or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
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 other subsequently filed document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference, which statement is also incorporated herein by
reference, 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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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The opinion as to the legality of the securities registered hereunder is being given by Kevin
Bloomfield, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Bloomfield
owns shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, holds options to purchase shares of such common stock,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance shares and participates in the
Company&#146;s employee benefit plans.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (&#147;Delaware Corporation
Law&#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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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
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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Eight of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article&nbsp;V of the
Registrant&#146;s Third 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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;Eight of the Registrant&#146;s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article&nbsp;V of the Registrant&#146;s Third Amended and Restated
Bylaws.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to the Exhibit&nbsp;Index filed herewith.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 County of St. Louis, State of Missouri, as of June&nbsp;29, 2009.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>Belden Inc.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ John S. Stroup
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">John S. Stroup&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="43%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John S. Stroup
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John S. Stroup
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gray Benoist
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gray Benoist
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John S. Norman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John S. Norman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bryan C. Cressey*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bryan C. Cressey
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/</FONT>s<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/ </FONT>David Aldrich*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David Aldrich
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/</FONT>s<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/ </FONT>Lorne D. Bain*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lorne D. Bain
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lance C. Balk*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lance C. Balk
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="43%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/s/ </FONT>Judy L. Brown*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Judy L. Brown
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Glenn Kalnasy*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Glenn Kalnasy
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/s/ </FONT>Mary S. McLeod*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mary S. McLeod
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John M. Monter*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John M. Monter
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bernard G. Rethore*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bernard G. Rethore
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ John S. Stroup
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John S. Stroup
</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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Attorney-In-Fact</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="95%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
</TR>

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<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 Company (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 filed on February&nbsp;29,
2008).</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">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on November&nbsp;24, 2008 and Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on May&nbsp;22, 2009).</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
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., successor to The
First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent, including the form
of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;A attached thereto as
Exhibit&nbsp;A, the form of Rights Certificate attached thereto as
Exhibit&nbsp;B and the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibit&nbsp;C
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 to the Registration
Statement of Cable Design Technologies Corporation (&#147;CDT&#148;) on Form
8-A, File Number 000-22724, filed on December&nbsp;11, 1996).</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">Amendment to Rights Agreement (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2004 filed on November&nbsp;15, 2004).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Rights Agreement (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.2(a) to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A/A filed on December&nbsp;8,
2006).</TD>
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</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 under the
captions &#147;Description of CDT Capital Stock&#148; and &#147;Comparison of
Rights of Belden Stockholders and CDT Stockholders&#148; (File No.
333-113875)).</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Counsel.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Cable Design Technologies Corporation 2001 Long-Term Performance
Incentive Plan (adopted December&nbsp;6, 2000, as amended)
(incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;I to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy
Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on
April&nbsp;6, 2009).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
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    <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 Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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Registration No. 333-[_______]
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2009
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
BELDEN 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.)
7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2001 Cable Design Technologies Corporation Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kevin L. Bloomfield
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Belden Inc.
7733 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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to Be Registered
Registered(2)
Share(3)
Price(3)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share, including
the associated
junior
participating
preferred stock
Series A purchase
rights
(1)
2,200,000 shares
$
17.055
$
37,521,000
$
2,093.67
(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 Belden Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") and Computershare Trust
Company, N.A., as amended. 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 also relates to any additional shares of Common Stock which become
issuable under the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction 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 (the "Securities Act"), 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 June 22, 2009 ($17.055).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement registers an additional 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), for which registration statements (Registration Nos.
333-73790 and 333-138177) filed on this form relating to the same employee benefit plan are
effective.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan 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.
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 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.
Belden Inc. (the "Registrant" or "Company") hereby incorporates by reference into this
registration statement the following documents, which have been previously filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under File No. 001-12561:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29,
2009;
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2009,
April 23, 2009, and May 22, 2009;
(d) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 23, 2009,
which revised certain information based on the retrospective application of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Staff Position APB 14-1,
Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be
Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)
and which also reflects revised
segment reporting as a result of organizational changes to consolidate our North American
operations.
(e) The description of the Registrant's capital stock contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December 23, 1996 (File No.
001-12561), as updated by the description of the Registrant's capital stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-113875), under the
captions "Description of CDT Capital Stock" and "Comparison of Rights of Belden Stockholders and
CDT Stockholders," including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description; and
(f) The description of the Registrant's junior participating preferred stock Series A purchase
rights contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
on December 11, 1996 and amended on December 23, 1996 (File No. 001-12561), as updated by the
description of the Registrant's junior participating preferred stock Series A purchase rights
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-113875),
under the captions "Description of CDT Capital Stock" and "Comparison of Rights of Belden
Stockholders and CDT Stockholders," including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") subsequent to
the effective date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or de-registering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (other than
information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or otherwise not filed with the
Commission, which is deemed not to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement).
These documents include reports, such as Proxy Statements, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any statement contained herein, in an
amendment hereto, or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
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 other subsequently filed document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference, which statement is also incorporated herein by
reference, 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.
The opinion as to the legality of the securities registered hereunder is being given by Kevin
Bloomfield, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr. Bloomfield
owns shares of the Company's common stock, holds options to purchase shares of such common stock,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance shares and participates in the
Company's employee benefit plans.
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
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 Eight of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article V of the
Registrant's Third 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 Eight of the Registrant's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article V of the Registrant's Third Amended and Restated
Bylaws.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index 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 of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective 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.
Provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
(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 of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the 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 of 1933 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
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 County of St. Louis, State of Missouri, as of June 29, 2009.
Belden Inc.
By:
/s/ John S. Stroup
John S. Stroup
President, Chief Executive Officer 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
/s/ John S. Stroup
John S. Stroup
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
June 29, 2009
/s/ Gray Benoist
Gray Benoist
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
June 29, 2009
/s/ John S. Norman
John S. Norman
Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
June 29, 2009
/s/ Bryan C. Cressey*
Bryan C. Cressey
Chairman of the Board and Director
June 29, 2009
/
s
/
David Aldrich*
David Aldrich
Director
June 29, 2009
/
s
/
Lorne D. Bain*
Lorne D. Bain
Director
June 29, 2009
/s/ Lance C. Balk*
Lance C. Balk
Director
June 29, 2009
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Judy L. Brown*
Judy L. Brown
Director
June 29, 2009
/s/ Glenn Kalnasy*
Glenn Kalnasy
Director
June 29, 2009
/s/
Mary S. McLeod*
Mary S. McLeod
Director
June 29, 2009
/s/ John M. Monter*
John M. Monter
Director
June 29, 2009
/s/ Bernard G. Rethore*
Bernard G. Rethore
Director
June 29, 2009
*By:
/s/ John S. Stroup
John S. Stroup
Attorney-In-Fact
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed on February 29,
2008).
3.2
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2008 and Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2009).
4.1
Rights Agreement dated as of December 11, 1996, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., successor to The
First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent, including the form
of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, Series A attached thereto as
Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate attached thereto as
Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibit C
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration
Statement of Cable Design Technologies Corporation ("CDT") on Form
8-A, File Number 000-22724, filed on December 11, 1996).
4.2
Amendment to Rights Agreement (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2004 filed on November 15, 2004).
4.3
Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2(a) to the Company's Form 8-A/A filed on December 8,
2006).
4.4
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 under the
captions "Description of CDT Capital Stock" and "Comparison of
Rights of Belden Stockholders and CDT Stockholders" (File No.
333-113875)).
5.1*
Opinion of Counsel.
10.1
Cable Design Technologies Corporation 2001 Long-Term Performance
Incentive Plan (adopted December 6, 2000, as amended)
(incorporated by reference to Appendix I to the Registrant's Proxy
Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on
April 6, 2009).
23.1*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2*
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
*
Filed herewith.