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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;11, 2007</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 CHARTER)</DIV>



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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><U><B>Delaware</B></u>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63105</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective as of June&nbsp;11, 2007, the Board of Directors of Belden Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) appointed
Denis Suggs as Vice President, Operations and President of Belden Americas. In connection with his
appointment, Mr.&nbsp;Suggs entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (&#147;Employment Agreement&#148;) with
the Company dated as of June&nbsp;11, 2007 and effective on such date (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). Mr.
Suggs&#146;s annual base salary is $333,000. He will be entitled to participate in the Company&#146;s annual
management incentive (bonus)&nbsp;plan, as well as all other employee benefit plans of the Company
available to senior executives. For 2007, he will receive a pro-rata share (based on his
employment period from the Effective Date through December&nbsp;31) of any bonus earned in 2007. The
Employment Agreement&#146;s initial term is for three years from the Effective Date, subject to earlier
termination based on disability, death, termination by the Company with or without cause, and
voluntary termination by Mr.&nbsp;Suggs with or without good reason.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the Effective Date, Mr.&nbsp;Suggs was awarded 7,250 restricted stock units (&#147;RSUs&#148;), 6,800
stock appreciation rights (&#147;SARs&#148;) and 3,300 performance share units. (&#147;PSUs&#148;), in part, to induce
him to accept employment with the Company. His RSUs will cliff vest after five years after
continuous employment with the Company. The SARs were granted at an exercise price equal to the
closing price of the Company&#146;s stock on the Effective Date, $53.90. One-third of the SARs will
vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, one-third on the second anniversary of the grant
date, and the remainder will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The PSUs were
awarded based on the closing price of the Company&#146;s stock on the Effective Date. Each PSU
represents the right to receive between zero and one and one-half of a RSU, depending on the
attainment of Company performance objectives during the calendar year 2007. Each RSU represents
the right to receive one share of Company stock. Additional provisions apply with respect to these
equity awards in the event of a change in control of the Company or in the event of Mr.&nbsp;Suggs&#146;s
death, disability, or his termination by the Company without cause.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Following a change in control of the Company, if Mr.&nbsp;Suggs&#146;s employment is terminated by the
Company without cause or is voluntarily terminated by Mr.&nbsp;Suggs for good reason, in either case
during the period commencing on the occurrence of the change in control and ending on the second
anniversary thereof (the &#147;Protection Period&#148;), the Company will pay and provide Mr.&nbsp;Suggs with
certain payments and benefits, including a lump sum severance payment equal to the sum of his
highest base salary during the Protection Period and his annual target bonus, multiplied by two; a
pro-rated annual bonus through the date of termination based on target performance; and Company
medical benefits for two years.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Outside the context of a change in control of the Company, if Mr.&nbsp;Suggs&#146;s employment is
terminated by the Company without cause, the Company will pay and provide Mr.&nbsp;Suggs with certain
payments and benefits, including severance payments in installments that equal in the aggregate the
sum of his base salary and his annual target bonus; a pro-rated annual bonus through the date of
termination based on actual performance; and Company medical benefits for 12&nbsp;months.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Suggs also agrees to certain confidentiality, nonsolicitation and noncompetition covenants
that begin on the Effective Date and extend for various periods beyond termination of his
employment. In connection with his employment, Mr.&nbsp;Suggs and the Company also entered into an
indemnification agreement dated June&nbsp;11, 2007. The indemnification agreement provides, in
essence, for indemnification against expenses, judgments, fines, and settlements in connection with
covered threatened or pending litigation, inquiries or investigations that arise out of Mr.&nbsp;Suggs&#146;s
acts or omissions in his capacity as an officer of the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">BELDEN INC.<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: June 14, 2007&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Kevin Bloomfield
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