UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): November 16, 2004
Belden CDT Inc.
| Delaware | 001-12561 | 36-3601505 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(314) 854-8000
n/a
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item 5.05. Amendments to Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Revised Code of Ethics | ||||||||
Item 5.05 Amendments to Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics |
SIGNATURES |
EXHIBIT INDEX |
Exhibit 14.1 Revised Code of Ethics |
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Item 5.05. Amendments to Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
On July 15, 2004, the Registrant, Belden CDT Inc. (formerly called Cable Design Technologies Corporation) completed a merger transaction involving Belden Inc. As a post-merger matter, on November 16, 2004, the Board of Directors of Belden CDT Inc. approved and adopted the Code of Ethics included in this report as Exhibit 14.1, which supersedes in its entirety its prior code of ethics. The revised code addresses various matters including compliance with laws, outside business interests and employment, affiliation with vendors and customers, use of Company assets (including e-mail and voice-mail), gifts and entertainment, insider trading and confidential information, accounting practices, antitrust laws, exports restrictions, and prevention of harassment.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
14.1
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Revised Code of Ethics entitled “Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Conduct Policy” |
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 CDT INC. |
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| Date: November 19, 2004 | By: | /s/ Kevin Bloomfield | ||
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