8-K

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): February 1, 2022

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, 15th 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Effective February 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors expanded the size of the Board from ten to eleven and appointed Gregory McCray to the Board and to its Finance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The press release announcing Mr. McCray’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
99.1	Company news release dated February 2, 2022 titled “Belden Appoints Gregory McCray to Board of Directors”

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: February 2, 2022	By:	/s/ Brian E. Anderson
		Brian E. Anderson
		Senior Vice President-Legal, General
		Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	1 North Brentwood Boulevard	Phone: 314.854.8000
	15th Floor	Fax: 314.854.8003
	St. Louis, Missouri 63105
		www.Belden.com

News Release

Belden Appoints Gregory McCray to Board of Directors

St. Louis, Missouri – February 2, 2022 - Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global supplier of specialty networking solutions, announced that with immediate effect, it has appointed Gregory McCray as a Director and member of the Finance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. McCray brings over 30 years of experience in the communications technology industry, and currently serves as CEO of FDH Infrastructure Services LLC. His previous experience includes CEO roles at Access/Google Fiber, Aero Communications, Inc., Antenova Limited, and PipingHot Networks. He held previous managerial and engineering roles at Lucent Technologies, AT&T, Bell Laboratories, and IBM.

Roel Vestjens, President and CEO of Belden Inc., said, “We are excited to welcome Gregory McCray to Belden’s Board of Directors. His impressive executive leadership experience will provide enormous value to Belden.”

About Belden

Belden Inc. delivers a comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of industrial and enterprise markets. With innovative solutions targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts of audio, video and data needed for today'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 America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com or follow us on Twitter @BeldenInc.

Contact:

Belden Investor Relations

314-854-8054

Investor.Relations@Belden.com

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