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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-214118
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170627
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170627
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170627

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BELDEN INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913142
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357]
		IRS NUMBER:				363601505
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12561
		FILM NUMBER:		17931231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		314-854-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELDEN CDT INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040716

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931006
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;27, 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Belden Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(EXACT NAME
OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-12561</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">36-3601505</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15th Floor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St. Louis, Missouri 63105 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(314) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">854-8000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>n/a </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former Name or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><A NAME="tx356563_1"></A>Item&nbsp;7.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Tender Offer </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;27, 2017, Belden Inc. (&#147;Belden&#148;) issued a news release announcing that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase
any and all of its outstanding 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2022 (the &#147;2022 Notes&#148;). A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this Item 7.01 and in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report shall not be deemed to be
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that Section or Section&nbsp;11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by Belden, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Offering of Senior Notes </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;27, 2017, Belden issued a news release announcing that Belden has commenced, subject to market conditions, a private offering of
&#128;400&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes due 2027 to fund, along with cash on hand, if necessary, its concurrent cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 2022 Notes. A copy of the news release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>(d) Exhibits. </I></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Company news release dated June&nbsp;27, 2017, titled &#147;Belden Announces Cash Tender Offer for Any and All of Its 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2022.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Company news release dated June&nbsp;27, 2017, titled &#147;Belden Announces &#128;400 Million Private Offering of Senior Subordinated Notes.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: June&nbsp;27, 2017 </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President-Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Belden Announces Cash Tender Offer for Any and All of Its 5.5% </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2022 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>June&nbsp;27, 2017
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ST. LOUIS &#150; (BUSINESS WIRE) &#150;<B> </B>Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and
all of its outstanding 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2022 (the &#147;2022 Notes&#148;). As of June&nbsp;27, 2017, there was $700&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes outstanding. The tender offer is being made pursuant to
an offer to purchase, dated today, and a related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery. The tender offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on July&nbsp;5, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated (the
&#147;Expiration Time&#148;). Tendered 2022 Notes may be withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders that validly tender their 2022 Notes
prior to the Expiration Time, or who deliver to the information agent a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery and subsequently deliver such 2022 Notes, each in accordance with the instructions described in the offer to
purchase, will receive total cash consideration of $1,033.00 per $1,000 principal amount of 2022 Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the settlement date, which is expected to be July&nbsp;6, 2017, subject to
satisfaction of the conditions to the tender offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offer is conditioned upon, among other things, Belden&#146;s successful completion of a
proposed issuance (the &#147;Notes Offering&#148;) of debt securities in an aggregate principal amount of at least &#128;400&nbsp;million (equivalent to approximately $448&nbsp;million as of June&nbsp;26, 2017) on terms satisfactory to Belden. The
tender offer is not conditioned on any minimum amount of 2022 Notes being tendered. Subject to applicable law, Belden may amend, extend or terminate the tender offer, and may waive conditions to the offer, in each case in its sole discretion. Belden
currently intends to redeem or otherwise repurchase any 2022 Notes outstanding following the consummation of the tender offer that are not purchased pursuant to the tender offer; however, Belden has not determined the timing of any such redemption
or repurchases and is under no obligation to redeem or repurchase any such 2022 Notes, and Belden expressly reserves the right to elect not to redeem or repurchase any such 2022 Notes for any reason, including general market conditions or other uses
for its cash resources. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offer is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the offer to purchase and related letter of
transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery, copies of which may be requested from the information agent for the tender offer, D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc., by telephone at (888) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">628-9011</FONT> (toll-free) or
(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">269-5550</FONT> (for banks and brokers only), or via the following web address: <U>www.dfking.com/belden</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Persons with questions regarding the tender offer should contact the dealer manager for the tender offer, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., by telephone at (855)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-1922</FONT> (U.S. toll free) or (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">250-7527</FONT> (call collect). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This news
release does not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Belden </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden Inc. delivers a
comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets. With innovative solutions targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts of
data, audio and video needed for today&#146;s applications, Belden is at the center of the global transformation to a connected world. Founded in 1902, the company is headquartered in St. Louis and has manufacturing capabilities in North and South
America, Europe and Asia. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release includes &#147;forward-looking statements.&#148; All statements other than statements of historical facts included herein may constitute
forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary significantly from those </P>

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expressed or implied in such statements and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Although Belden believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, Belden can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that affect operations, financial performance and other factors, as discussed in filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). Among the factors that could cause results to differ materially are those risks discussed in the periodic reports filed with the SEC, including Belden&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016. You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, specifically those under the heading &#147;Risk
Factors.&#148; Belden does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Source: Belden Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">314-854-8054</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor.Relations@Belden.com </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Belden Announces &#128;400 Million Private Offering of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Senior Subordinated Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>June&nbsp;27, 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ST. LOUIS &#150; (BUSINESS WIRE) &#150;<B> </B>Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) today announced that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer
&#128;400&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes due 2027 for sale to eligible purchasers in a private offering (the &#147;Notes Offering&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering, along with cash on hand, if necessary, to fund its concurrent cash tender offer for any and
all of its outstanding 5.5% senior subordinated notes due 2022 (&#147;2022 Notes&#148;). To the extent there are remaining net proceeds following the purchase of any 2022 Notes tendered for purchase in the tender offer or the tender offer is not
consummated, any such remaining net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. The Notes Offering is not conditioned on the consummation of the tender offer at any minimum level of acceptance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The securities to be offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) or any state securities
laws; and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws. The notes are expected to be eligible for resale to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons under Regulation S. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of
an offer to sell the 2022 Notes, which are the subject of the above-referenced cash tender offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the Notes Offering, the initial
purchasers may engage in stabilizing transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. Any stabilization action must be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws
and rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Belden </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden Inc. delivers a
comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets. With innovative solutions targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts of
data, audio and video needed for today&#146;s applications, Belden is at the center of the global transformation to a connected world. Founded in 1902, the company is headquartered in St. Louis and has manufacturing capabilities in North and South
America, Europe and Asia. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Source: Belden Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden
Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">314-854-8054</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor.Relations@Belden.com </P>
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