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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2025
Belden Inc.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
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Delaware |  | 001-12561 |  | 36-3601505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15 th Floor
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(314) 854-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if this Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value |  | BDC |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
Effective August 21, 2025, the Board of Directors of Belden Inc. approved the adoption of a new code of ethics for the Company, known as the Belden Code of Conduct (the “Code”). A copy of the Code is included in Exhibit 14.1 hereof.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits. |  |
Exhibit Number |  |
14.1 |  | Belden Code of Conduct, as adopted August 21, 2025

SIGNATURES
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.

|  |  |  | BELDEN INC.
Date: August 27, 2025 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Brian E. Anderson
|  |  |  |  |  | Brian E. Anderson
|  |  |  |  |  | Senior Vice President-Legal, General
|  |  |  |  |  | Counsel and Corporate Secretary