8-A12B

BELDEN INC.

Date: July 26, 2016

/s/ Brian E. Anderson

Brian E. Anderson

Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

0001193125-16-657511.txt : 20160726 0001193125-16-657511.hdr.sgml : 20160726 20160726102602 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-657511 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160726 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160726 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-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12561 FILM NUMBER: 161783442 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 8-A12B 1 d226264d8a12b.htm 8-A12B 8-A12B

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

BELDEN INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		36-3601505
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer or Identification No.)

1 North Brentwood Boulevard 15^th Floor St. Louis, Missouri		63105
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

to be so registered

Name of each exchange on which

each class is to be registered

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100^th interest in a share of 6.75% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates: 333-211717

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

Belden Inc. (the “Company”) is registering Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100^th interest in a share of 6.75% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), pursuant to this Form 8-A. The descriptions of the Depositary Shares and the underlying Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are contained in the sections captioned “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” and “Description of Depositary Shares” in the Company’s prospectus supplement, dated July 20, 2016, which constitutes a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-211717), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2016. Such sections are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.


Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit	The filings referenced for incorporation by reference are Company (Belden Inc.) filings (File No. 001-12561)

3.1	Certificate of Incorporation, as amended	February 29, 2008 Form 10-K, Exhibit 3.1

3.2	Bylaws	May 31, 2016 Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1

3.3	Certificate of Designations	July 26, 2016 Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1

4.1	Rights Agreement	December 11, 1996 Form 8-A, Exhibit 1.1

4.2	Amendment to Rights Agreement	November 15, 2004 Form 10-Q, Exhibit 4.1

4.3	Amendment to Rights Agreement	December 8, 2006 Form 8-A/A, Exhibit 4.2(a)

4.4	Form of Certificate	July 26, 2016 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1

4.5	Deposit Agreement	July 26, 2016 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.2

4.6	Form of Depositary Receipt	July 26, 2016 Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.3

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.