10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 1, 2010

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission file number: 1-12983

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	06-1398235 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4 Tesseneer Drive Highland Heights, KY (Address of principal executive offices)	41076-9753 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (859) 572-8000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class	Outstanding at October 29, 2010
Common Stock, $0.01 per value	52,111,802

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT
ON FORM 10-Q

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PART I Financial Statements
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Statements of Operations — For the three fiscal months and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009		3
Balance Sheets — October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009		4
Statements of Cash Flows — For the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009		5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		36
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		50
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		50
PART II Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		51
Item 1A. Risk Factors		51
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		51
Item 6. Exhibits		52
Signature		53
Exhibit Index		54
Exhibit 12.1
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

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PART I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Fiscal Months Ended						Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1,			October 2,			October 1,			October 2,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Net sales	$	1,200.5		$	1,081.8		$	3,507.1		$	3,256.2
Cost of sales		1,075.2			916.1			3,099.5			2,874.7
Gross profit		125.3			165.7			407.6			381.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses		83.2			81.3			248.4			258.0
Operating income		42.1			84.4			159.2			123.5
Other income (expense)		7.7			0.9			(31.8	)		11.0
Interest income (expense):
Interest expense		(19.4	)		(21.4	)		(57.2	)		(66.0	)
Interest income		1.5			0.9			3.7			2.7
		(17.9	)		(20.5	)		(53.5	)		(63.3	)
Income before income taxes		31.9			64.8			73.9			71.2
Income tax benefit (provision)		(10.5	)		(18.3	)		(32.9	)		(16.5	)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies		0.4			0.1			1.0			0.4
Net income including noncontrolling interest		21.8			46.6			42.0			55.1
Less: preferred stock dividends		0.1			0.1			0.3			0.3
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		3.6			2.9			7.6			7.1
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders	$	18.1		$	43.6		$	34.1		$	47.7
Earnings per share
Earnings per common share-basic	$	0.35		$	0.84		$	0.65		$	0.92
Weighted average common shares-basic		52.1			52.0			52.1			51.9
Earnings per common share-assuming dilution	$	0.34		$	0.83		$	0.65		$	0.91
Weighted average common shares-assuming dilution		53.1			52.9			53.1			52.8

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except share data)

(unaudited)

	October 1,			December 31,
	2010			2009
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	391.0		$	499.4
Receivables, net of allowances of $19.1 million at October 1, 2010 and $21.9 million at December 31, 2009		1,045.7			903.6
Inventories, net		1,162.3			1,002.4
Deferred income taxes		50.7			52.6
Prepaid expenses and other		100.7			94.7
Total current assets		2,750.4			2,552.7
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,037.3			1,015.3
Deferred income taxes		21.1			24.1
Goodwill		171.9			157.4
Intangible assets, net		201.8			197.6
Unconsolidated affiliated companies		10.2			10.2
Other non-current assets		72.9			56.8
Total assets	$	4,265.6		$	4,014.1
Liabilities and Total Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	860.3		$	762.5
Accrued liabilities		372.5			361.9
Current portion of long-term debt		118.4			53.0
Total current liabilities		1,351.2			1,177.4
Long-term debt		882.3			869.3
Deferred income taxes		194.9			209.5
Other liabilities		241.7			248.1
Total liabilities		2,670.1			2,504.3
Commitments and Contingencies
Total Equity:
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, at redemption value (liquidation preference of $50.00 per share):
October 1, 2010 — 76,202 shares outstanding December 31, 2009 — 76,202 shares outstanding		3.8			3.8
Common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding shares:
October 1, 2010 — 52,111,802 (net of 6,207,121 treasury shares) December 31, 2009 — 52,008,052 (net of 6,187,527 treasury shares)		0.6			0.6
Additional paid-in capital		648.7			637.1
Treasury stock		(73.3	)		(72.9	)
Retained earnings		840.3			806.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		45.5			(8.9	)
Total Company shareholders’ equity		1,465.6			1,365.8
Noncontrolling interest		129.9			144.0
Total equity		1,595.5			1,509.8
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,265.6		$	4,014.1

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)

(unaudited)

	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1,			October 2,
	2010			2009
Cash flows of operating activities:
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$	42.0		$	55.1
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows of operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		74.8			74.6
Amortization on restricted stock awards		3.2			3.1
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss		31.6			(11.0	)
Deferred income taxes		(7.4	)		(19.2	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		(0.2	)		(0.7	)
Convertible debt instruments noncash interest charges		14.3			29.5
(Gain) loss on disposal of property		(1.4	)		2.3
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:
(Increase) decrease in receivables		(122.6	)		147.8
(Increase) decrease in inventories		(142.7	)		149.2
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(7.7	)		6.4
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities		96.7			(71.8	)
Net cash flows of operating activities		(19.4	)		365.3
Cash flows of investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(82.5	)		(110.3	)
Proceeds from properties sold		4.4			0.4
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(31.7	)		(14.2	)
Other		3.4			4.9
Net cash flows of investing activities		(106.4	)		(119.2	)
Cash flows of financing activities:
Preferred stock dividends paid		(0.3	)		(0.3	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		0.2			0.7
Proceeds from revolving credit borrowings		11.1			91.5
Repayments of revolving credit borrowings		(11.1	)		(91.5	)
Proceeds (repayments) of other debt		61.1			(82.7	)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest		(3.9	)		—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		0.2			0.4
Net cash flows of financing activities		57.3			(81.9	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(39.9	)		5.4
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(108.4	)		169.6
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period		499.4			282.6
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	391.0		$	452.2
Supplemental Information
Cash paid during the period for:
Income tax payments, net of refunds	$	23.0		$	(11.2	)
Interest paid	$	31.8		$	36.7
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of nonvested shares	$	2.8		$	3.2
Capital lease obligations for new equipment	$	—		$	6.9

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of General Cable Corporation and Subsidiaries (“General Cable” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2009 condensed consolidated balance sheet amounts are derived from the audited financial statements, as adjusted for the change in inventory accounting principle as discussed below, but do not include all disclosures herein required by GAAP. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto in General Cable’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2010. The Company’s fiscal quarters consist of 13-week periods ending on the Friday nearest to the end of the calendar months of March, June and September.

Effective January 1, 2010, the Company changed its method of valuing all of its inventories that used the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method to the average cost method. The Company applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively to all prior periods presented herein in accordance with ASC250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. See Note 2, “Accounting Standards” for information on this change in accounting principle.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of General Cable Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Investments in 50% or less owned joint ventures in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. All intercompany transactions and balances among the consolidated companies have been eliminated.

2. Accounting Standards

During the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010, the Company did not change any of its existing accounting policies with the exception of the following accounting principle, which was adopted and became effective with respect to the Company on January 1, 2010:

Effective January 1, 2010, the Company changed its method of accounting for its North American inventories and non-North American metal inventories from the LIFO method to the average cost method. Inventories valued using the LIFO method represented approximately 57% of total inventories as of December 31, 2009. The Company believes the change is preferable because the average cost method improves financial reporting by better matching sales and expenses, particularly during periods of metal and petrochemical price volatility or reductions in inventory quantities and enhances comparability with industry peers. The Company applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively to all prior periods presented herein in accordance with ASC250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. As a result of the accounting change, retained earnings as of January 1, 2009 increased from $597.9 million to $749.7 million. The Company converted its accounting systems on January 1, 2010, which effectively eliminated its LIFO pools prospectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

As a result of the retrospective application of this change in accounting principle, certain amounts in the Company’s three and nine months ended October 2, 2009 condensed consolidated statement of operations were adjusted as presented below:

	Three Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009
	As Originally
(in millions, except per share data)	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Cost of sales	$	957.7		$	(41.6	)	$	916.1
Operating income		42.8			41.6			84.4
Provision for income taxes		(3.9	)		(14.4	)		(18.3	)
Net income including noncontrolling interest		19.4			27.2			46.6
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders		16.4			27.2			43.6
Earnings per common share — basic		0.32			0.52			0.84
Earnings per common share — assuming dilution		0.31			0.52			0.83

	Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009
	As Originally
(in millions, except per share data)	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Cost of sales	$	2,767.9		$	106.8		$	2,874.7
Operating income		230.3			(106.8	)		123.5
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		(53.4	)		36.9			(16.5	)
Net income including noncontrolling interest		125.0			(69.9	)		55.1
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders		117.6			(69.9	)		47.7
Earnings per common share — basic		2.27			(1.35	)		0.92
Earnings per common share — assuming dilution		2.23			(1.32	)		0.91

The Company’s December 31, 2009 consolidated balance sheet was adjusted as presented below:

	Year Ended December 31, 2009
	As Originally
(in millions)	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Assets
Inventories	$	850.3		$	152.1		$	1,002.4
Deferred income taxes		114.7			(62.1	)		52.6
Total assets		3,924.1			90.0			4,014.1
Liabilities and Total Equity
Accrued liabilities		366.6			(4.7	)		361.9
Deferred income taxes		208.5			1.0			209.5
Other liabilities		250.0			(1.9	)		248.1
Total liabilities		2,509.9			(5.6	)		2,504.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4.8	)		(4.1	)		(8.9	)
Retained earnings		706.4			99.7			806.1
Total liabilities and equity		3,924.1			90.0			4,014.1

The condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended October 2, 2009 was adjusted as presented below:

	Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009
	As Originally
(in millions)	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	125.0		$	(69.9	)	$	55.1
Deferred income taxes		17.7			(36.9	)		(19.2	)
Inventory impairment charges		(19.7	)		19.7			—
Decrease in inventories		62.1			87.1			149.2
Net cash flows of operating activities		365.3			—			365.3

There was no impact to net cash flows of operating activities as a result of this change in accounting policy.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

New Accounting Standards

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures — Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 requires new disclosures for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the activity within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The updated guidance also clarifies existing disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation of assets or liabilities and the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with the exception of the new Level 3 activity disclosures, which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this accounting standard had no impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-19 “Foreign Currency (Topic 830) Foreign Currency Issues: Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” (“ASU 2010-19”). The amendments in this update are effective as of the announcement date of March 18, 2010. The provisions of ASU 2010-19 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-12 (“ASU 2010-12”), which codifies an SEC Staff Announcement relating to accounting for the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Management completed its assessment and adoption of ASU 2010-12 in the third quarter of 2010, and determined it has no material impact on the Company.

3. Acquisitions and Divestitures

General Cable actively seeks to identify key global macroeconomic and geopolitical trends in order to capitalize on expanding markets and new niche markets or exit declining or non-strategic markets in order to achieve better returns. The Company also sets aggressive performance targets for its business and intends to refocus or divest those activities which fail to meet targets or do not fit the Company’s long-term strategies. We have completed several acquisitions and joint ventures in Egypt, South Africa, Oman, and France in the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010. The results of operations of the acquired businesses have been included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since the respective dates of the acquisition and have been determined to be individually and collectively immaterial for disclosure purposes. No material divestitures were made in the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010.

4. Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) includes foreign currency transaction gains or losses, which result from changes in exchange rates between the designated functional currency and the currency in which a transaction is denominated as well as unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments that are not designated as cash flow hedges. During the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded other income of $7.7 million and other expense of $31.8 million, respectively. During the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009, the Company recorded other income of $0.9 million and $11.0 million, respectively. For the three months ended October 1, 2010, other income (expense) comprised of other income of $17.1 million related to foreign currency transaction gains (losses) and other expense of $9.4 million related to unrealized losses on derivative instruments due to the dedesignation of cash flow hedges of which $8.5 million results from the deferral of raw material purchases related to changes in the anticipated timing of a certain project in Brazil. For the nine months ended October 1, 2010, other expense of $29.8 million was a result of the Venezuelan currency devaluation as discussed below, other income of $7.0 million resulting primarily from foreign currency transaction gains (losses), and other expense of $9.0 million related to an unrealized loss on derivative instruments as noted above. During the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009, the Company recorded other income (expense) primarily attributable to foreign currency transaction gains and losses.

On January 8, 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its currency (Bolivar fuertes, “BsF”) and established a two-tier foreign exchange structure. The official exchange rate for essential goods (food, medicine and other essential goods) was adjusted from 2.15 BsF per U.S. dollar to 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar. The official exchange rate for non-essential goods was adjusted from 2.15 BsF per U.S. dollar to 4.30 BsF per U.S. dollar. The Company remeasures the financial statements of its Venezuelan subsidiary at the rate at which the Company expects to remit dividends, which is 4.30 BsF per U.S dollar.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

In the second quarter, the Company received authorization to import copper at the official exchange rate for essential goods of 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar. For the three and nine months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded $12.2 million and $16.6 million in foreign exchange gains related to transactions completed at the 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar essential rate. To date, 13.2 million pounds of copper have been approved at the essential rate. The Company purchased 9.3 million and 12.4 million pounds of copper for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2010, respectively, at the essential rate. Copper imports prior to the approval were imported at a parallel rate of exchange. For the nine months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded $10.7 million in foreign exchange losses related to copper imports at the parallel rate. In the third quarter, no purchases were made using the parallel rate of exchange.

On June 9, 2010, the Venezuelan government closed down the parallel market thereby declaring it illegal and imposing volume restrictions on each entity’s trading activity. All other imported materials, prior to the shutdown of the parallel market, were completed at the parallel rate or the essential rate based on requests previously on file with the Venezuelan government. The foreign exchange gain (loss) related to the other imported materials at the parallel rate was immaterial for the nine months ended October 1, 2010.

Due to the impact of the devaluation of its currency by the Venezuelan government, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $29.8 million in the first quarter of 2010 related to the remeasurement of the local balance sheet on the date of the devaluation at the official non-essential rate. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela is the U.S. dollar. Excluding the impact of the remeasurement of the local currency balance sheet as it relates to the devaluation of the Venezuelan Bolivar, other income resulting from foreign currency transaction gains and losses is $7.0 million in the nine months ended October 1, 2010, which includes a $5.9 million foreign exchange gain in Venezuela.

5. Inventories

Approximately 82% of the Company’s inventories are valued using the average cost method and all remaining inventories are valued using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. All inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value.

	October 1,		December 31,
(in millions)	2010		2009
Raw materials	$	223.8	$	158.3
Work in process		218.3		154.2
Finished goods		720.2		689.9
Total	$	1,162.3	$	1,002.4

As of December 31, 2009, inventories have been retrospectively adjusted for the change from the LIFO method of inventory accounting to the average cost method. See Note 2 for information on this change in accounting principle.

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Costs assigned to property, plant and equipment relating to acquisitions are based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: new buildings, from 15 to 50 years; and machinery, equipment and office furnishings, from 2 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the asset, unless acquired in a business combination, in which case the leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful life of the asset or a term that includes the reasonably assured life of the lease.

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in millions):

	October 1,			December 31,
	2010			2009
Land	$	111.1		$	109.2
Buildings and leasehold improvements		300.1			290.4
Machinery, equipment and office furnishings		1,001.8			967.2
Construction in progress		101.6			77.1
Total — gross book value		1,514.6			1,443.9
Less accumulated depreciation		(477.3	)		(428.6	)
Total — net book value	$	1,037.3		$	1,015.3

Depreciation expense for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 was $21.4 million and $62.4 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009 was $21.4 million and $62.0 million, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amount of long-lived assets (including property, plant and equipment and intangible assets with determinable lives) whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. The Company evaluates events or changes in circumstances based mostly on actual historical operating results, but business plans, forecasts, general and industry trends, and anticipated cash flows are also considered. Impairment is assessed when the undiscounted expected future cash flows derived from an asset are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value and are recognized in earnings. The Company also continually evaluates the estimated useful lives of all long-lived assets and, when warranted, revises such estimates based on current events. No material impairment charges occurred during the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009.

7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are reviewed at least annually for impairment. If the carrying amount of goodwill or an intangible asset with an indefinite life exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss would be recognized in the amount equal to the excess. Intangible assets that are not deemed to have indefinite lives are amortized over their useful lives.

The amounts of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets were as follows in millions of dollars:

	Goodwill									Indefinite-lived assets — Trade names
	North			Europe and						North		Europe and
	America			Mediterranean		ROW		Total		America		Mediterranean		ROW		Total
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	5.2		$	—	$	152.2	$	157.4	$	—	$	0.5	$	129.3	$	129.8
Acquisitions		1.4			5.0		1.3		7.7		2.4		—		—		2.4
Currency translation and other adjustments		(4.3	)		—		11.1		6.8		—		—		6.0		6.0
Balance at October 1, 2010	$	2.3		$	5.0	$	164.6	$	171.9	$	2.4	$	0.5	$	135.3	$	138.2

The amounts of other intangible assets — customer relationships were as follows in millions of dollars:

	October 1,			December 31,
	2010			2009
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	107.0		$	106.4
Accumulated amortization		(45.7	)		(34.8	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		2.3			(3.8	)
Amortized intangible assets, net	$	63.6		$	67.8

Amortized intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Customer relationships have been determined to have a useful life in the range of 3.5 to 10 years and the Company has accelerated the amortization expense to align with the historical customer attrition rates. The amortization of intangible assets for the first nine fiscal months of 2010 and 2009 was $10.9 million and $11.8 million, respectively. The estimated amortization expense during the twelve month periods beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2015, based on exchange rates as of October 1, 2010, are $12.9 million, $10.5 million, $9.6 million, $8.9 million, $8.0 million and $13.7 million thereafter.

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8. Long-Term Debt

	October 1,			December 31,
(in millions)	2010			2009
North America
Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2029	$	429.5		$	429.5
Debt discount on Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2029		(265.9	)		(266.6	)
1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2012		10.6			10.6
Debt discount on 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2012		(1.2	)		(1.7	)
0.875% Convertible Notes due 2013		355.0			355.0
Debt discount on 0.875% Convertible Notes due 2013		(63.9	)		(77.0	)
7.125% Senior Notes due 2017		200.0			200.0
Senior Floating Rate Notes		125.0			125.0
Amended Credit Facility		—			—
Other		9.1			9.1
Europe and Mediterranean
Spanish Term Loan		54.4			72.5
Credit facilities		18.8			31.4
Uncommitted accounts receivable facilities		—			1.1
Other		16.4			17.1
ROW
Credit facilities		112.9			16.3
Total debt		1,000.7			922.3
Less current maturities		118.4			53.0
Long-term debt	$	882.3		$	869.3

At October 1, 2010, maturities of long-term debt during the twelve month periods beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2015 are $118.4 million, $56.6 million, $28.7 million, $294.1 million and $127.3 million, respectively, and $375.6 million thereafter. As of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as discussed below.

On December 15, 2009, the Company completed an offer to exchange $925 principal amount of new subordinated convertible notes due in 2029 for each $1,000 principal amount of the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due in 2012 which resulted in the issuance of $429.5 million aggregate principal amount of new Subordinated Convertible Notes due in 2029 in exchange for approximately 97.8% or $464.4 million aggregate principal amount of the 1.00% senior convertible notes due in 2012. An aggregate principal amount of $10.6 million of the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due in 2012 remain outstanding after completion of the exchange offer. The exchange was treated as an extinguishment of the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due in 2012 and issuance of new subordinated debt due in 2029 for the notes that were tendered. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company recorded a non-cash pre-tax loss on debt extinguishment of $7.6 million or approximately $0.10 earnings per share which included the write-off of $4.9 million of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due in 2012.

The Company’s convertible debt instruments outstanding as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	Subordinated Convertible Notes						1.00% Senior Convertible Notes						0.875% Convertible Notes
	October 1,			December 31,			October 1,			December 31,			October 1,			December 31,
(in millions)	2010			2009			2010			2009			2010			2009
Face value	$	429.5		$	429.5		$	10.6		$	10.6		$	355.0		$	355.0
Debt discount		(265.9	)		(266.6	)		(1.2	)		(1.7	)		(63.9	)		(77.0	)
Book value		163.6			162.9			9.4			8.9			291.1			278.0
Maturity date	November 2029						October 2012						November 2013
Stated annual interest rate	4.50% until Nov 2019 2.25% until Nov 2029						1.00% until Oct 2012						0.875% until Nov 2013
Interest payments	Semi-annually: May 15 & November 15						Semi-annually: April 15 & October 15						Semi-annually: May 15 & November 15

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

As of October 1, 2010, the fair value of the Company’s Subordinated Convertible Notes, 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes and 0.875% Convertible Notes was $429.4 million, $9.1 million and $317.3 million, respectively. The 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes and the 0.875% Convertible Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by the Company’s wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. For additional information on the convertible notes, refer to the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Subordinated Convertible Notes

The Company’s Subordinated Convertible Notes were issued on December 15, 2009 in the amount of $429.5 million pursuant to the aforementioned exchange offer. The notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion were registered on a Registration Statement on Form S-4, initially filed with the SEC on October 27, 2009, as amended and as declared effective by the SEC on December 15, 2009. At issuance, the Company separately accounted for the liability and equity components of the instrument, based on the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the instrument’s issuance date of 12.5%. At issuance, the liability and equity components were $162.9 million and $266.6 million, respectively. The equity component (debt discount) is being amortized to interest expense based on the effective interest method. There were no proceeds generated from the transaction and the Company incurred issuance fees and expenses of approximately $14.6 million as a result of the exchange offer which have been proportionately allocated to the liability and equity components of the new subordinated notes due in 2029.

1.00% Senior Convertible Notes

As a result of the aforementioned exchange offer, approximately 97.8% or $464.4 million of the Company’s 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes were validly tendered. After the exchange offer there were $10.6 million of the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes outstanding. The Company’s 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes were originally issued in September 2007 in the amount of $475.0 million and sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Subsequently, on July 16, 2008, the resale of the notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes was registered on a Registration Statement on Form S-3. Beginning January 1, 2009, the Company separately accounted for the liability and equity components of the instrument, retrospectively, based on the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the instrument’s issuance date of 7.5%. At issuance, the liability and equity components were $348.2 million and $126.8 million, respectively. At the exchange date of December 15, 2009, the liability and equity components were $389.7 million and $74.7 million, respectively. The equity component (debt discount) on the remaining outstanding notes is being amortized to interest expense based on the effective interest method.

Proceeds from the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes were used to partially fund the purchase price of $707.6 million related to the Phelps Dodge International Corporation (“PDIC”) acquisition and pay transaction costs of approximately $12.3 million directly related to the note issuance which have been allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to the allocation of proceeds.

0.875% Convertible Notes

The Company’s 0.875% Convertible Notes were issued in November of 2006 in the amount of $355.0 million. At the time of issuance, the notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes were registered on a Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR, which was subsequently renewed on September 30, 2009 when the Company filed a Renewal Registration Statement for the underlying common stock on Form S-3ASR. Beginning January 1, 2009, the Company separately accounted for the liability and equity components of the instrument, retrospectively, based on the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the instrument’s issuance date of 7.35%. At issuance, the liability and equity components were $230.9 million and $124.1 million, respectively. The equity component (debt discount) is being amortized to interest expense based on the effective interest method.

Concurrent with the sale of the 0.875% Convertible Notes, the Company purchased note hedges that are designed to mitigate potential dilution from the conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Notes in the event that the market value per share of the Company’s common stock at the time of exercise is greater than approximately $50.36. Under the note hedges that cover approximately 7,048,880 shares of the Company’s common stock, the counterparties are required to deliver to the Company either shares of the Company’s common stock or cash in the amount that the Company delivers to the holders of the 0.875% Convertible Notes with respect to a conversion, calculated exclusive of shares deliverable by the Company by reason of any additional make whole premium relating to the 0.875% Convertible Notes or by reason of any election by the Company to unilaterally increase the conversion rate as permitted by the indenture governing the 0.875% Convertible Notes. The note hedges expire at the close of trading on November 15, 2013, which is also the maturity date of the 0.875% Convertible Notes, although the counterparties will have ongoing obligations with respect to 0.875% Convertible Notes properly converted on or prior to that date as to which the counterparties have been timely notified.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

The Company issued warrants to counterparties that could require the Company to issue up to approximately 7,048,880 shares of the Company’s common stock in equal installments on each of the fifteen consecutive business days beginning on and including February 13, 2014. The strike price is $76.00 per share, which represents a 92.4% premium over the closing price of the Company’s shares of common stock on November 9, 2006. The warrants are expected to provide the Company with some protection against increases in the common stock price over the conversion price per share.

The note hedges and warrants are separate and legally distinct instruments that bind the Company and the counterparties and have no binding effect on the holders of the 0.875% Convertible Notes. In addition, the note hedges and warrants were recorded as a charge and an increase, respectively, in additional paid-in capital in total equity as separate equity transactions.

Proceeds from the offering were used to decrease outstanding debt by $87.8 million, including accrued interest, under the Company’s Amended Credit Facility, to pay $124.5 million for the cost of the note hedges, and to pay transaction costs of approximately $9.4 million directly related to the issuance which have been allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to the allocation of proceeds. Additionally, the Company received $80.4 million in proceeds from the issuance of the warrants. At the conclusion of these transactions, the net effect of the receipt of the funds from the 0.875% Convertible Notes and the payments and proceeds mentioned above was an increase in cash of approximately $213.7 million, which is being used by the Company for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.

7.125% Senior Notes and Senior Floating Rate Notes

The Company’s $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of new senior unsecured notes, comprised of $125.0 million of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015 (the “Senior Floating Rate Notes”) and $200.0 million of 7.125% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2017 (the “7.125% Senior Notes” and together, the “Notes”) were offered and sold in private transactions in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act on March 21, 2007. An exchange offer commenced on June 11, 2007 and was completed on October 16, 2007 to replace the unregistered Notes with registered Notes with like terms pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form S-4.

	7.125% Senior Notes							Senior Floating Rate Notes
(in millions)	October 1, 2010				Dec 31, 2009			October 1, 2010				Dec 31, 2009
Face value	$	200.0			$	200.0		$	125.0			$	125.0
Fair value		206.0				196.0			114.2				111.3
Interest rate		7.125	%			7.125	%		2.9	%			2.7	%
	Semi-annually:							3-month LIBOR rate plus 2.375%
Interest payment	Apr 1 & Oct 1							Quarterly: Jan 1, Apr 1, Jul 1 & Oct 1
Maturity date	April 2017							July 2015
Guarantee	Jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries
Call Option(1)	Beginning Date				Percentage			Beginning Date				Percentage
	April 1, 2012			—		103.563	%	April 1, 2009			—		102.0	%
	April 1, 2013			—		102.375	%	April 1, 2010			—		101.0	%
	April 1, 2014			—		101.188	%	April 1, 2011			—		100.0	%
	April 1, 2015			—		100.000	%

(1) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes on or after the following dates and percentages (plus interest due).

The Notes’ indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase the Company’s capital stock; (ii) incur additional indebtedness; (iii) make investments; (iv) create liens; (v) sell assets; (vi) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; (vii) create or designate unrestricted subsidiaries; and (viii) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all assets. However, these covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, one of which will permit the Company to declare and pay dividends or distributions on the Series A preferred stock provided there is no default on the Notes and certain financial conditions are met.

Proceeds from the Notes of $325.0 million, less approximately $7.9 million of cash payments for fees and expenses that are being amortized over the life of the Notes, were used to pay approximately $285.0 million for the 9.5% Senior Notes, $9.3 million for accrued interest on the 9.5% Senior Notes and $20.5 million for tender fees and the inducement premium on the 9.5% Senior Notes, leaving net cash proceeds of approximately $2.3 million which were used for general corporate purposes.

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (“Amended Credit Facility”)

The Company’s current senior secured revolving credit facility (“Amended Credit Facility”), as amended, is a five-year, $400.0 million asset based revolving credit agreement that includes an approximate $50.0 million sublimit for the issuance of commercial and standby letters of credit and a $20.0 million sublimit for swingline loans. The Company under the Amended Credit Facility has the option (subject to certain limitations and conditions) to elect whether loans under the Amended Credit Facility will be LIBOR loans or alternative base rate loans. Eurodollar loans bear interest at a rate equal to an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin percentage, ranging from 1.125% to 1.875% and alternative base rate loans bear interest at a rate equal to an alternative base rate plus an applicable margin percentage ranging from 0.00% to 0.625%. The applicable margin percentage is subject to adjustments based upon the excess availability, as defined in the Amended Credit Facility. Indebtedness under the Amended Credit Facility is guaranteed by the Company’s U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries and is secured by a first priority security interest in tangible and intangible property and assets of the Company’s U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. The lenders have also received a pledge of all of the capital stock of the Company’s existing U.S. subsidiaries and any future U.S. subsidiaries.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

The Amended Credit Facility requires that the Company comply with certain financial and negative covenants, the principal covenant of which is a quarterly minimum fixed charge coverage ratio test, which is only applicable when excess availability, as defined, is below a certain threshold. However, the Company will be permitted to declare and pay dividends or distributions on the Series A preferred stock so long as there is no default under the Amended Credit Facility and certain financial conditions are met.

The Company pays quarterly fees in connection with the issuance of letters of credit and commitment fees equal to 50 basis points, per annum on any unused commitments under the Amended Credit Facility. Both fees are payable quarterly. In connection with the original issuance and related subsequent amendments to the Amended Credit Facility, the Company incurred fees and expenses aggregating $11.1 million, which are being amortized over the term of the Amended Credit Facility.

The Company’s Amended Credit Facility is summarized in the table below:

	Amended credit facility
(in millions)	October 1, 2010		Dec 31, 2009
Outstanding borrowings	$	—	$	—
Undrawn availability		355.4		293.6
Outstanding letters of credit		27.7		28.2
Original issuance	November 2003
Maturity date	July 2012

Spanish Term Loans

The table below provides a summary of the Company’s term loans and corresponding fixed interest rate swaps. The proceeds from the Spanish Term Loans were used to partially fund the acquisition of Enica Biskra and for general working capital purposes. There is no remaining availability under these Spanish Term Loans.

	Spanish Term Loans(1)
(in millions)	October 1, 2010			Dec 31, 2009
Outstanding borrowings	$	54.4		$	72.5
Interest rate — weighted average(2)		3.7	%		4.1	%

(1) The terms of the Spanish Term Loans are as follows:

	Original					Interest rate
(in millions)	Amount	Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Interest rate	Loan and Interest payable	Swap(2)
Term Loan 1	20.0 euros	February 2008	February 2013	Euribor +0.5%	Semi-annual: Aug & Feb		4.2	%
Term Loan 2	10.0 euros	April 2008	April 2013	Euribor +0.75%	Semi-annual: April & Oct		4.58	%
Term Loan 3	21.0 euros	June 2008	June 2013	Euribor +0.75%	Quarterly: Mar, Jun, Sept & Dec		4.48	%
Term Loan 4	15.0 euros	September 2009	August 2014	Euribor +2.0%	Quarterly: Mar, Jun, Sept & Dec		1.54	%
					Principal payments: Feb & Aug

(2) The Company entered into fixed interest rate swaps to coincide with the terms and conditions of the term loans that will effectively hedge the variable interest rate with a fixed interest rate.

Europe and Mediterranean Credit Facilities

The Company’s Europe and Mediterranean credit facilities are summarized in the table below:

	Europe and Mediterranean credit facilities
(in millions)	October 1, 2010			Dec 31, 2009
Outstanding borrowings	$	18.8		$	31.4
Undrawn availability		147.3			147.7
Interest rate — weighted average		5.3	%		4.6	%
Maturity date	Various

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Europe and Mediterranean Uncommitted Accounts Receivable Facilities

The Company’s Europe and Mediterranean uncommitted accounts receivable facilities are summarized in the table below:

	Uncommitted accounts receivable facilities
(in millions)	October 1, 2010		Dec 31, 2009
Outstanding borrowings	$	—	$	1.1
Undrawn availability		119.9		125.4
Interest rate — weighted average		—		1.7	%
Maturity date	Various

The Spanish Term Loans and certain credit facilities held by the Company’s Spain subsidiary are subject to certain financial ratios of the Company’s European subsidiaries, which include minimum net equity and net debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under these facilities.

Rest of World (“ROW”) credit facilities

The Company’s ROW credit facilities are summarized in the table below:

	ROW credit facilities
(in millions)	October 1, 2010			Dec 31, 2009
Outstanding borrowings	$	112.9		$	16.3
Interest rate — weighted average		3.2	%		2.3	%
Maturity date	Various

The Company’s ROW credit facilities are short term loans utilized for working capital purposes. Certain credit facilities are subject to financial covenants. The Company has approximately $257.7 million of borrowing availability under the various credit facilities at October 1, 2010. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under these facilities as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

9. Financial Instruments

General Cable is exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest rates, foreign currency and raw material (commodity) prices. To manage risks associated with the volatility of these natural business exposures the Company enters into interest rate, commodity and foreign currency derivative agreements, as well as copper and aluminum forward pricing agreements. The Company does not purchase or sell derivative instruments for trading purposes. The Company does not engage in trading activities involving derivative contracts for which a lack of marketplace quotations would necessitate the use of fair value estimation techniques.

Cash Flow Hedges

General Cable utilizes interest rate swaps to manage its interest expense exposure by fixing its interest rate on a portion of the Company’s floating rate debt. The Company has entered into interest rate swaps on the Company’s Spanish Term Loans with a notional value of $54.4 million and $51.1 million as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. In addition, the Company has one outstanding interest rate swap with a notional value of $9.0 million, which provides for a fixed interest rate of 4.49% maturing in October 2011. The Company does not provide or receive any collateral specifically for this contract. The fair value of interest rate derivatives, which are designated as and qualify as cash flow hedges, are based on quoted market prices, which reflect the present values of the difference between estimated future variable-rate receipts and future fixed-rate payments.

The Company enters into commodity futures contracts, which are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, for the purchase of copper, aluminum and lead for delivery in a future month to match certain sales transactions.

The Company enters into foreign currency exchange contracts, which are designated as and qualify as cash flow hedges, principally to hedge the currency fluctuations in certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby limiting the Company’s risk that would otherwise result from changes in exchange rates. Principal transactions hedged during the year were firm sales and purchase commitments. The fair value of foreign currency contracts represents the amount required to enter into offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities based on quoted market prices.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Fair Value of Derivatives Instruments

The notional amounts and fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges at October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are shown below (in millions).

	October 1, 2010						December 31, 2009
	Notional		Fair Value				Notional		Fair Value
	Amount		Asset (1)		Liability (2)		Amount		Asset (1)		Liability (2)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap	$	63.4	$	—	$	2.2	$	60.1	$	2.5	$	0.6
Commodity futures		223.4		21.3		0.1		195.0		25.1		9.1
Foreign currency exchange		244.0		8.5		4.1		274.8		2.7		3.4
			$	29.8	$	6.4			$	30.3	$	13.1
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges:
Commodity futures	$	34.6	$	0.1	$	8.5		—		—		—
Foreign currency exchange		36.0	$	0.7		1.2	$	29.6	$	0.1	$	0.3
			$	0.8	$	9.7			$	0.1	$	0.3

(1)	Balance recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other” and “Other non-current assets”
(2)	Balance recorded in “Accrued liabilities” and “Other liabilities”

Depending on the extent of an unrealized loss position on a derivative contract held by the Company, certain counterparties may require collateral to secure the Company’s derivative contract position. As of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no contracts held by the Company that required collateral to secure the Company’s derivative liability positions.

For the above derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the unrealized gain and loss on the derivative is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings, which generally occurs over periods of less than one year. Gain and loss on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings.

	Three fiscal months ended October 1, 2010
	Effective portion						Ineffective portion and
	recognized in			Reclassified from			amount excluded from
	Accumulated OCI			Accumulated OCI			effectiveness testing
(in millions)	Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Location
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap	$	(2.3	)	$	(0.1	)	$	—		Interest Expense
Commodity futures		21.2			(2.3	)		0.1		Cost of Sales
Foreign currency exchange		5.1			(7.2	)		(0.6	)	Other income /(expense)
Total	$	24.0		$	(9.6	)	$	(0.5	)

	Nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010
	Effective portion						Ineffective portion and
	recognized in			Reclassified from			amount excluded from
	Accumulated OCI			Accumulated OCI			effectiveness testing
(in millions)	Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Location
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap	$	(4.9	)	$	(0.3	)	$	0.1		Interest Expense
Commodity futures		4.5			18.4			—		Cost of Sales
Foreign currency exchange		(0.9	)		(8.5	)		(1.1	)	Other income /(expense)
Total	$	(1.3	)	$	9.6		$	(1.0	)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

	Three fiscal months ended October 2, 2009
	Effective portion						Ineffective portion and
	recognized in			Reclassified from			amount excluded from
	Accumulated OCI			Accumulated OCI			effectiveness testing
(in millions)	Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Location
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap	$	(0.2	)	$	(0.1	)	$	0.2		Interest Expense
Commodity futures		11.5			(3.3	)		—		Cost of Sales
Foreign currency exchange		4.5			1.3			(0.3	)	Other income /(expense)
Total	$	15.8		$	(2.1	)	$	(0.1	)

	Nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009
	Effective portion						Ineffective portion and
	recognized in			Reclassified from			amount excluded from
	Accumulated OCI			Accumulated OCI			effectiveness testing
(in millions)	Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)			Gain / (Loss)		Location
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap	$	2.2		$	(0.3	)	$	0.1	Interest Expense
Commodity futures		(11.5	)		(45.6	)		—	Cost of Sales
Foreign currency exchange		1.6			(2.5	)		0.8	Other income /(expense)
Total	$	(7.7	)	$	(48.4	)	$	0.9

Not included in the above tables; for derivative instruments that are not designated as cash flow hedges, the unrealized gain or loss on the derivatives is reported in current earnings. For the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded a loss of $9.4 million and $9.0 million, respectively, for derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges in other income/(expense). The loss was primarily attributable to $8.5 million of unrealized losses on derivative instruments due to the dedesignation of cash flow hedges as a result of the deferral of raw material purchases related to changes in the anticipated timing of a certain project in Brazil. For the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009, the Company recorded a loss of $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges in other income/(expense) on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Other Forward Pricing Agreements

In the normal course of business, General Cable enters into forward pricing agreements for the purchase of copper and aluminum for delivery in a future month to match certain sales transactions. The Company accounts for these forward pricing arrangements under the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exemption because these arrangements are for purchases of copper and aluminum that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used by the Company over a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business. For these arrangements, it is probable at the inception and throughout the life of the arrangements that the arrangements will not settle net and will result in physical delivery of the inventory. At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, General Cable had $33.6 million and $62.2 million, respectively, of future copper and aluminum purchases that were under forward pricing agreements. At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the fair value of these arrangements was $38.3 million and $67.7 million, respectively, and General Cable had unrealized gains of $4.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively, related to these transactions. General Cable believes the unrealized gains (losses) under these agreements are largely offset as a result of firm sales price commitments with customers.

10. Income Taxes

During the third quarter of 2010, the Company accrued approximately $2.5 million of income tax expense for uncertain tax positions likely to be taken in the current year and for interest and penalties on tax positions taken in prior periods, all of which would have a favorable impact on the effective tax rate, if recognized. During the third quarter of 2010, the Company also recognized a net tax benefit of $18.5 million (including penalties and interest) for changes in uncertain tax positions that were primarily due to statute of limitations expirations and the settlement of tax exposures in various tax jurisdictions. Partially offsetting the tax benefits the Company recorded $8.3 million of tax expense for valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets, which primarily related to the Company’s Mexican and Australian units due to losses in recent years and uncertainties regarding the ability to realize the future tax benefits as well as a true-up of our expected full year tax rate due to a change in a geographic mix of earnings.

The Company files income tax returns in numerous tax jurisdictions around the world. Due to uncertainties regarding the timing and outcome of various tax audits, appeals and settlements, it is difficult to reliably estimate the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that could change within the next twelve months. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that approximately $13 million of unrecognized tax benefits could change within the next twelve months due to the resolution of tax audits and statute of limitations expirations.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Tax years that are open for examination and assessment by the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) are 2007 through 2009. The IRS is currently in the process of examining the Company’s 2007 and 2008 consolidated income tax returns. With limited exceptions, tax years prior to 2006 are no longer open in foreign, state or local tax jurisdictions where the Company has significant operations.

11. Employee Benefit Plans

General Cable provides retirement benefits through contributory and noncontributory qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans covering eligible domestic and international employees as well as through defined contribution plans and other postretirement benefits.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Benefits under General Cable’s qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan generally are based on years of service multiplied by a specific fixed dollar amount, and benefits under the Company’s qualified non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans generally are based on years of service and a variety of other factors that can include a specific fixed dollar amount or a percentage of either current salary or average salary over a specific period of time. The amounts funded for any plan year for the qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan are neither less than the minimum required under federal law nor more than the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax purposes. General Cable’s non-qualified unfunded U.S. defined benefit pension plans include a plan that provides defined benefits to select senior management employees beyond those benefits provided by other programs. The Company’s non-qualified unfunded non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans include plans that provide retirement indemnities to employees within the Company’s European and ROW segments. Pension obligations for the majority of non-qualified unfunded defined benefit pension plans are provided for by book reserves and are based on local practices and regulations of the respective countries. General Cable makes cash contributions for the costs of the non-qualified unfunded defined benefit pension plans as the benefits are paid. The components of net periodic benefit cost for pension benefits were as follows (in millions):

	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010						October 2, 2009
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	0.4		$	0.6		$	0.4		$	0.6
Interest cost		2.1			1.3			2.0			1.2
Expected return on plan assets		(2.3	)		(0.4	)		(1.9	)		(0.3	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			0.1			0.1
Amortization of net loss		1.2			0.2			1.9			0.1
Net pension expense	$	1.4		$	1.7		$	2.5		$	1.7

	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010						October 2, 2009
	U.S. Plans			Non-U.S Plans			U.S. Plans			Non-U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	1.1		$	1.8		$	1.2		$	1.8
Interest cost		6.3			4.1			6.1			3.7
Expected return on plan assets		(6.9	)		(1.3	)		(5.6	)		(1.1	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			0.4			0.1
Amortization of net loss		3.6			0.5			5.4			0.3
Net pension expense	$	4.1		$	5.1		$	7.5		$	4.8

Defined benefit pension plan cash contributions for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 were $9.3 million and $13.1 million, respectively. Defined benefit pension plan cash contributions for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009 were $6.8 million and $10.4 million, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

General Cable has postretirement benefit plans that provide medical and life insurance for certain retirees and eligible dependants. General Cable funds the plans as claims or insurance premiums are incurred.

Net postretirement benefit expense included the following components (in millions):

	Three Fiscal Months Ended				Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1,		October 2,		October 1,		October 2,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
Service cost	$	—	$	—	$	0.1	$	0.1
Interest cost		0.1		0.2		0.3		0.4
Net amortization and deferral		—		—		—		0.1
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.4	$	0.6

Defined Contribution Plans

Expense under both U.S. and non-U.S. defined contribution plans generally equals up to nine percent of each eligible employee’s covered compensation based on the location and status of the employee. The net defined contribution plan expense recognized for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 was $2.0 million and $6.4 million, respectively. The net defined contribution plan expense recognized for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009 was $2.0 million and $6.9 million, respectively.

12. Total Equity

General Cable is authorized to issue 200 million shares of common stock and 25 million shares of preferred stock.

Condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity are presented below for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009 (in millions).

				General Cable shareholders
																Accumulated
				Preferred		Common		Add’l								Other
				stock		Stock		Paid in		Treasury			Retained			Comprehensive			Noncontrolling
	Total			Amount		Amount		Capital		Stock			Earnings			Income/(Loss)			Interest
Balance, December 31, 2009	$	1,509.8		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	637.1	$	(72.9	)	$	806.1		$	(8.9	)	$	144.0
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income including noncontrolling interest		42.0												34.4						7.6
Foreign currency translation adj.		28.5															43.5			(15.0	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		10.4															10.9			(0.5	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		80.9
Preferred stock dividend		(0.3	)											(0.3	)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		(3.9	)																	(3.9	)
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation		0.2							0.2
Other — Issuance pursuant to restricted stock, stock options and other		8.8							11.4		(0.4	)		0.1						(2.3	)
Balance, October 1, 2010	$	1,595.5		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	648.7	$	(73.3	)	$	840.3		$	45.5		$	129.9
				General Cable shareholders
																Accumulated
				Preferred		Common		Add’l								Other
				stock		Stock		Paid in		Treasury			Retained			Comprehensive			Noncontrolling
	Total			Amount		Amount		Capital		Stock			Earnings			Income/(Loss)			Interest
Balance, December 31, 2008	$	1,140.6		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	486.6	$	(71.9	)	$	749.7		$	(149.3	)	$	121.1
Comprehensive income:
Net income including noncontrolling interest		55.1			—		—		—		—			48.0			—			7.1
Foreign currency translation adj.		77.7			—		—		—		—			—			74.4			3.3
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		45.7			—		—		—		—			—			42.3			3.4
Unrealized investment gain (loss) on def comp		5.8			—		—		—		—			—			5.8			—
Comprehensive income		184.3			—		—		—		—			—			—			—
Preferred stock dividend		(0.3	)		—		—		—		—			(0.3	)		—			—
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation		0.7			—		—		0.7		—			—			—			—
Other — Issuance pursuant to restricted stock, stock options and other		13.6			—		—		8.5		(1.4	)		0.1			—			6.4
Balance, October 2, 2009	$	1,338.9		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	495.8	$	(73.3	)	$	797.5		$	(26.8	)	$	141.3

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, consisted of the following (in millions):

	October 1, 2010						December 31, 2009
	Company						Company
	common			Noncontrolling			common			Noncontrolling
	shareholders			interest			shareholders			interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	84.5		$	10.6		$	41.0		$	4.4
Pension adjustments, net of tax		(45.1	)		(0.8	)		(45.1	)		(0.8	)
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax		(1.5	)		(0.3	)		(12.4	)		0.2
Company deferred stock held in rabbi trust, net of tax		7.3			—			7.3			—
Other		0.3			—			0.3			—
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	45.5		$	9.5		$	(8.9	)	$	3.8

Comprehensive income consists of the following (in millions):

	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Company					Company
	common		Noncontrolling			common		Noncontrolling
	shareholders		interest			shareholders		interest
Net income (1)	$	18.2	$	3.6		$	43.7	$	2.9
Currency translation gain (loss)		91.2		0.8			47.2		1.2
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax		41.1		(0.3	)		6.5		0.2
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	150.5	$	4.1		$	97.4	$	4.3

⁽¹⁾ Net income before preferred stock dividend payments.

	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Company					Company
	common		Noncontrolling			common		Noncontrolling
	shareholders		interest			shareholders		interest
Net income (1)	$	34.4	$	7.6		$	48.0	$	7.1
Currency translation gain (loss)		43.5		(15.0	)		74.4		3.3
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax		10.9		(0.5	)		42.3		3.4
Company deferred stock held in rabbi trust gain, net of tax		—		—			5.8		—
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	88.8	$	(7.9	)	$	170.5	$	13.8

⁽¹⁾ Net income before preferred stock dividend payments.

The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan (“Deferred Compensation Plan”) under the terms and conditions disclosed in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company accounts for the Deferred Compensation Plan in accordance with “ASC 710 Compensation — General” as it relates to arrangements where amounts earned are held in a rabbi trust. The market value of mutual fund investments, nonvested and subsequently vested stock and restricted stock in the rabbi trust was $32.4 million as of October 1, 2010 and $33.6 million as of December 31, 2009. The market value of the assets held by the rabbi trust, exclusive of the market value of the shares of the Company’s nonvested and subsequently vested restricted stock, restricted stock units held in the deferred compensation plan and Company stock investments by participants’ elections, at October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $14.8 million and $14.2 million, respectively, and is classified as “other non-current assets” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amounts payable to the plan participants at October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, excluding the market value of the shares of the Company’s nonvested and subsequently restricted vested stock and restricted stock units held, was $16.5 million and $16.0 million, respectively, and is classified as “other liabilities” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

13. Share-Based Compensation

General Cable has various plans which provide for granting options, restricted stock units and restricted common stock to certain employees and independent directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company recognizes compensation expense for share-based payments based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date. The table below summarizes compensation expense for the Company’s non-qualified stock options, non-vested stock awards, including restricted stock units, and performance-based non-vested stock awards based on the fair value method as estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009 (in millions).

	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010		October 2, 2009
Non-qualified stock option expense	$	1.1	$	1.3
Non-vested stock awards expense		1.0		1.5
Total pre-tax share-based compensation expense	$	2.1	$	2.8
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation	$	—	$	—

	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010		October 2, 2009
Non-qualified stock option expense	$	3.2	$	3.8
Non-vested stock awards expense		3.9		4.3
Total pre-tax share-based compensation expense	$	7.1	$	8.1
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation (1)	$	0.2	$	0.7

⁽¹⁾ Cash inflows recognized as financing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

The Company records compensation expense related to non-vested stock awards as a component of selling, general and administrative expense. There have been no material changes in financial condition or operations that would affect the method or the nature of the share-based compensation recorded in the current period or the prior comparative periods.

14. Shipping and Handling Costs

All shipping and handling amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction are classified as revenue. Shipping and handling costs associated with storage and handling of finished goods and shipments to customers are included in cost of sales and totaled $30.5 million and $29.0 million, respectively, for the three fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009 and $86.3 million and $83.5 million, respectively, for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

15. Earnings Per Common Share

The Company applied the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009. Historically, and for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009, the Company did not declare, pay or otherwise accrue a dividend payable to the holders of the Company’s common stock or holders of unvested share-based payment awards (restricted stock). A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of earnings per common share — basic to earnings per common share - assuming dilution is as follows (in millions, except per share data):

	Three Fiscal Months Ended				Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1,		October 2,		October 1,		October 2,
(in millions, except per share data)	2010		2009		2010		2009
Earnings per common share — basic:
Net income for basic EPS computation (1)	$	18.1	$	43.6	$	34.1	$	47.7
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS computation (2)		52.1		52.0		52.1		51.9
Earnings per common share — basic (3)	$	0.35	$	0.84	$	0.65	$	0.92
Earnings per common share — assuming dilution:
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders	$	18.1	$	43.6	$	34.1	$	47.7
Add: preferred stock dividends, if applicable		0.1		0.1		0.3		0.3
Net income for diluted EPS computation(1)	$	18.2	$	43.7	$	34.4	$	48.0
Weighted average shares outstanding including nonvested shares		52.1		52.0		52.1		51.9
Dilutive effect of convertible bonds		—		—		—		—
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units		0.6		0.5		0.6		0.5
Dilutive effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.4
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS computation(2)		53.1		52.9		53.1		52.8
Earnings per common share — assuming dilution	$	0.34	$	0.83	$	0.65	$	0.91

(1)	Numerator
(2)	Denominator
(3)	Under the two-class method, Earnings per share — basic reflects undistributed Earnings per share for both common stock and unvested share-based payment awards (restricted stock).

Under ASC No. 260 Earnings per Share and ASC No. 470 Debt and because of the Company’s obligation to settle the par value of the 0.875% Convertible Notes, 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes, and the Subordinated Convertible Notes in cash, the Company is not required to include any shares underlying the 0.875% Convertible Notes, 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes and Subordinated Convertible Notes in its weighted average shares outstanding — assuming dilution until the average stock price per share for the quarter exceeds the $50.36, $83.93, and $36.75 conversion price of the 0.875% Convertible Notes, 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes and the Subordinated Convertible Notes, respectively, and only to the extent of the additional shares that the Company may be required to issue in the event that the Company’s conversion obligation exceeds the principal amount of the 0.875% Convertible Notes, the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes and the Subordinated Convertible Notes.

Regarding the 0.875% Convertible Notes, the average stock price threshold conditions had not been met as of October 1, 2010. At any such time in the future that the threshold conditions are met, only the number of shares issuable under the “treasury” method of accounting for the share dilution would be included in the Company’s earnings per share — assuming dilution calculation, which is based upon the amount by which the average stock price exceeds the conversion price. In addition, shares underlying the warrants will be included in the weighted average shares outstanding - assuming dilution when the average stock price per share for a quarter exceeds the $76.00 strike price of the warrants, and shares underlying the note hedges, will not be included in the weighted average shares outstanding — assuming dilution because the impact of the shares will always be anti-dilutive.

The following table provides examples of how changes in the Company’s stock price would require the inclusion of additional shares in the denominator of the weighted average shares outstanding - assuming dilution calculation for the 0.875% Convertible Notes. The table also reflects the impact on the number of shares that the Company would expect to issue upon concurrent settlement of the 0.875% Convertible Notes and the note hedges and warrants.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

										Incremental Shares
	Shares Underlying				Total Treasury		Shares Due to the			Issued by the
	0.875% Convertible		Warrant		Method Incremental		Company under			Company upon
Share Price	Notes		Shares		Shares(1)		Note Hedges			Conversion(2)
$50.36		—		—		—		—			—
$60.36		1,167,502		—		1,167,502		(1,167,502	)		—
$70.36		2,003,400		—		2,003,400		(2,003,400	)		—
$80.36		2,631,259		382,618		3,013,877		(2,631,259	)		382,618
$90.36		3,120,150		1,120,363		4,240,513		(3,120,150	)		1,120,363
$100.36		3,511,614		1,711,088		5,222,702		(3,511,614	)		1,711,088

(1)	Represents the number of incremental shares that must be included in the calculation of fully diluted shares under GAAP.
(2)	Represents the number of incremental shares to be issued by the Company upon conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Notes, assuming concurrent settlement of the note hedges and warrants.

Regarding the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes, the average stock price threshold conditions had not been met as of October 1, 2010. At any such time in the future that the threshold conditions are met, only the number of shares issuable under the “treasury” method of accounting for the share dilution would be included in the Company’s earnings per share — assuming dilution calculation, which is based upon the amount by which the average stock price exceeds the conversion price.

The following table provides examples of how changes in the Company’s stock price would require the inclusion of additional shares in the denominator of the weighted average shares outstanding - assuming dilution calculation for the 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes.

	Shares Underlying
	1.00% Senior		Total Treasury Method
Share Price	Convertible Notes		Incremental Shares(1)
$83.93		—		—
$93.93		13,425		13,425
$103.93		24,271		24,271
$113.93		33,213		33,213
$123.93		40,712		40,712
$133.93		47,091		47,091

(1) Represents the number of incremental shares that must be included in the calculation of fully diluted shares under GAAP.

Regarding the Subordinated Convertible Notes, the average stock price threshold conditions had not been met as of October 1, 2010. At any such time in the future that the threshold conditions are met, only the number of shares issuable under the “treasury” method of accounting for the share dilution would be included in the Company’s earnings per share — assuming dilution calculation, which is based upon the amount by which the average stock price exceeds the conversion price.

The following table provides examples of how changes in the Company’s stock price would require the inclusion of additional shares in the denominator of the weighted average shares outstanding - assuming dilution calculation for the Subordinated Convertible Notes.

	Shares Underlying
	Subordinated		Total Treasury Method
Share Price	Convertible Notes		Incremental Shares(1)
$36.75		—		—
$38.75		603,152		603,152
$40.75		1,147,099		1,147,099
$42.75		1,640,151		1,640,151
$44.75		2,089,131		2,089,131

(1) Represents the number of incremental shares that must be included in the calculation of fully diluted shares under GAAP.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

16. Segment Information

The Company conducts its operations through three geographic operating segments — North America, Europe and Mediterranean, and ROW, which consists of operations in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific. The Company’s operating segments align with the structure of the Company’s internal management organization. All three segments engage in the development, design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum, and fiber optic communication, electric utility and electrical infrastructure wire and cable products. In addition to the above products, the ROW and the Europe and Mediterranean segments develop, design, manufacture, market and distribute construction products and the ROW segment develops, designs, manufactures, markets and distributes rod mill wire and cable products.

Net revenues as shown below represent sales to external customers for each segment. Intercompany revenues have been eliminated. The chief operating decision maker evaluates segment performance and allocates resources based on segment operating income. Segment operating income represents income from continuing operations before interest income, interest expense, other income (expense), other financial costs and income tax.

Where applicable, “Corporate” generally includes corporate activity, eliminations and assets such as: cash, deferred income taxes, certain property, including property held for sale, prepaid expenses and other certain current and non-current assets. Summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009 is as follows:

	Three Fiscal Months Ended				Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1,		October 2,		October 2,		October 2,
(in millions)	2010		2009		2010		2009
Net sales:
North America	$	463.8	$	364.2	$	1,318.4	$	1,127.8
Europe and Mediterranean		328.1		361.5		1,052.9		1,133.6
ROW		408.6		356.1		1,135.8		994.8
Total	$	1,200.5	$	1,081.8	$	3,507.1	$	3,256.2
Operating Income:
North America	$	14.0	$	17.6	$	73.0	$	13.8
Europe and Mediterranean		9.0		25.6		18.5		41.8
ROW		19.1		41.2		67.7		67.9
Total	$	42.1	$	84.4	$	159.2	$	123.5

	October 1,		December 31,
(in millions)	2010		2009
Identifiable Assets:
North America	$	886.4	$	832.3
Europe and Mediterranean		1,482.2		1,520.9
ROW		1,787.4		1,552.6
Corporate		109.6		108.3
Total	$	4,265.6	$	4,014.1

17. Commitments and Contingencies

Certain present and former operating sites, or portions thereof, currently or previously owned or leased by current or former operating units are the subject of investigations, monitoring or remediation under the United States Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or comparable state statutes or agreements with third parties. These proceedings are in various stages ranging from initial investigations to active settlement negotiations to implementation of the cleanup or remediation of sites.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Certain present and former operating units in the United States have been named as potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at several off-site disposal sites under CERCLA or comparable state statutes in federal court proceedings. In each of these matters, the operating unit is working with the governmental agencies involved and other PRPs to address environmental claims in a responsible and appropriate manner.

At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had an accrued liability of approximately $1.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for various environmental-related liabilities to the extent costs are known or can be reasonably estimated as its liability. American Premier Underwriters Inc., a former parent of General Cable, agreed to indemnify General Cable against all environmental-related liabilities arising out of General Cable’s or its predecessors’ ownership or operation of the Indiana Steel & Wire Company and Marathon Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. businesses, (which were divested by General Cable), without limitation as to time or amount. While it is difficult to estimate future environmental-related liabilities accurately, General Cable does not currently anticipate any material adverse impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows as a result of compliance with federal, state, local or foreign environmental laws or regulations or cleanup costs of the sites discussed above.

As part of the acquisition of the worldwide energy cable and cable systems business of BICC plc, BICC plc agreed to indemnify General Cable against environmental liabilities existing on the purchase closing. The indemnity is for an eight-year period ending in 2007 while General Cable operates the businesses subject to certain sharing of losses (with BICC plc covering 95% of losses in the first three years, 80% in years four and five and 60% in the remaining three years). The indemnity is also subject to the overall indemnity limit of $150 million, which applies to all warranty and indemnity claims in the transaction. In addition, BICC plc assumed responsibility for cleanup of certain specific conditions at several sites operated by General Cable and cleanup is mostly complete at those sites. In the sale of the European businesses to Pirelli in August 2000, the Company generally indemnified Pirelli against any environmental-related liabilities on the same basis as BICC plc indemnified the Company in the earlier acquisition. However, the indemnity the Company received from BICC plc related to the European businesses sold to Pirelli terminated upon the sale of those businesses to Pirelli. At this time, there are no claims outstanding under the general indemnity provided by BICC plc. In addition, the Company generally indemnified Pirelli against other claims relating to the prior operation of the business. Pirelli has asserted claims under this indemnification. The Company is continuing to investigate and defend against these claims and believes that the reserves currently included in the Company’s balance sheet are adequate to cover any obligation it may have.

General Cable has also agreed to indemnify Southwire Company against certain environmental liabilities arising out of the operation of the business it sold to Southwire prior to its sale. The indemnity is for a ten year period from the closing of the sale, which ends in the fourth quarter of 2011, and is subject to an overall limit of $20 million. At this time, there are no claims outstanding under this indemnity.

In 2007, the Company acquired the worldwide wire and cable business of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., which operates as PDIC. As part of this acquisition, the seller agreed to indemnify the Company for certain environmental liabilities existing on the purchase closing date. The seller’s obligation to indemnify the Company for these particular liabilities generally survives four years from the date the parties executed the definitive purchase agreement unless the Company has properly notified the seller before the expiry of the four year period. The seller also made certain representations and warranties related to environmental matters and the acquired business and agreed to indemnify the Company for breaches of those representation and warranties for a period of four years from the closing date. Indemnification claims for breach of representations and warranties are subject to an overall indemnity limit of approximately $105 million, which applies to all warranty and indemnity claims for the transaction.

In addition, Company subsidiaries have been named as defendants in lawsuits alleging exposure to asbestos in products manufactured by the Company. As of October 1, 2010, General Cable was a defendant in approximately 591 non-maritime cases and 30,881 maritime cases brought in various jurisdictions throughout the United States. As of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had accrued, on a gross basis, approximately $5.1 million and had recovered approximately $0.5 million of insurance recoveries for these lawsuits. The Company does not believe that the outcome of the litigation will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

The Company is also involved in various routine legal proceedings and administrative actions. Such proceedings and actions should not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

In Europe and Mediterranean as it relates to the 2005 purchase of shares of Silec Cable, S.A.S (“Silec”), the Company has pledged to the bank the following: Silec shares, segment assets such as land and buildings and certain General Cable entities in Spain and Portugal have been designated as guarantors.

The U.S. Department of Justice, or DOJ, and the European Commission have been conducting antitrust and competition law investigations relating to the cable industry, which the Company believes relate primarily to the submarine and underground high-voltage cables businesses. The Company has not been engaged in the high-voltage submarine cable business. The Company only recently entered the submarine cable business in March 2009 through its German affiliate, Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH & Co., which was acquired in 2007. The Company has received requests for information from both the DOJ and the European Commission in connection with their investigations and has provided documents to the DOJ and responded to their questions. With regard to the European Commission investigation, which has been addressed to the Company’s Spanish operations, the Company completed its response to a request for information on November 16, 2009. The Company received an additional request for information from the European Commission in early April 2010 and filed its response on May 7, 2010. The Company may receive further requests for information from the DOJ and the European Commission.

General Cable has entered into various operating lease agreements related principally to certain administrative, manufacturing and distribution facilities and transportation equipment. At October 1, 2010, future minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement during twelve month periods beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2015 are $11.2 million, $8.0 million, $4.9 million, $3.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively, and $17.5 million thereafter.

As of October 1, 2010, the Company had $159.7 million in letters of credit, $155.9 million in various performance bonds and $217.8 million in other guarantees. These letters of credit, performance bonds and guarantees are periodically renewed and are generally related to risk associated with self insurance claims, defined benefit plan obligations, contract performance, assets pledged and quality and other various bank financing guarantees.

18. Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies

Unconsolidated affiliated companies are those in which the Company generally owns less than 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares. The Company does not control these companies and accounts for its investments in them on the equity basis. The unconsolidated affiliated companies primarily manufacture or market wire and cable products in our ROW segment. The Company’s share of the income of these companies is reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations under “Equity in earnings of affiliated companies.” For the three and nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010, equity in earnings of affiliated companies was $0.4 and $1.0 million, respectively, and for the three and nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009, equity in earnings of affiliated companies was $0.1 and $0.4 million, respectively. The net investment in unconsolidated affiliated companies was $10.2 million as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. As of October 1, 2010, the Company’s ownership percentages were as follows: PDTL Trading Company Ltd. 49%, Colada Continua Chilean, S.A. 41%, Keystone Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. 20% and Thai Copper Rod Company Ltd. 18%.

19. Fair Value Disclosure

ASC820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair market values of the Company’s financial instruments are determined based on the fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values are as follows:

• Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities that are traded in an active exchange market.

• Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

• Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

The Company carries derivative assets and liabilities (Level 2) and trading marketable equity securities (Level 1) held in the Rabbi Trust as part of the Company’s deferred compensation plan at fair value. The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities traded in the over-the-counter market are determined using quantitative models that require the use of multiple market inputs including interest rates, prices and indices to generate pricing and volatility factors, which are used to value the position. The predominance of market inputs are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including brokers, market transactions and third-party pricing services. Trading marketable equity securities are recorded at fair value, which are based on quoted market prices.

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in millions).

	Fair Value Measurement
	October 1, 2010								December 31, 2009
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Assets:
Derivative assets	$	—	$	30.6	$	—	$	30.6	$	—	$	30.4	$	—	$	30.4
Trading securities		14.8		—		—		14.8		14.2		—		—		14.2
Total Assets	$	14.8	$	30.6	$	—	$	45.4	$	14.2	$	30.4	$	—	$	44.6
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	—	$	16.1	$	—	$	16.1	$	—	$	13.4	$	—	$	13.4
Total liabilities	$	—	$	16.1	$	—	$	16.1	$	—	$	13.4	$	—	$	13.4

At October 1, 2010, there were no financial assets or financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Similarly, there were no nonfinancial assets or nonfinancial liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

With the adoption of ASU 2010-06, there were no significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements to be disclosed, as discussed in Note 2.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

20. Supplemental Guarantor and Parent Company Condensed Financial Information

General Cable Corporation (“Parent Company”) and its U.S. and Canadian 100% wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Guarantor Subsidiaries”) fully and unconditionally guarantee the $10.6 million of 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes, the $355.0 million of 0.875% Convertible Notes, the $200 million of 7.125% Senior Notes due in 2017 and the $125 million of Senior Floating Rate Notes due in 2015 of the Parent Company on a joint and several basis. The following tables present financial information about the Parent Company, Guarantor Subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries in millions. Intercompany transactions are eliminated.

Condensed Statements of Operations
Three Fiscal Months Ended October 1, 2010

							Non-
	Parent			Guarantor			Guarantor
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales:
Customers	$	—		$	452.3		$	748.2		$	—		$	1,200.5
Intercompany		13.2			—			25.3			(38.5	)		—
		13.2			452.3			773.5			(38.5	)		1,200.5
Cost of sales		—			408.1			692.4			(25.3	)		1,075.2
Gross profit		13.2			44.2			81.1			(13.2	)		125.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses		10.5			28.1			57.8			(13.2	)		83.2
Operating income		2.7			16.1			23.3			—			42.1
Other income		—			1.3			6.4			—			7.7
Interest income (expense):
Interest expense		(15.3	)		(21.3	)		(6.3	)		23.5			(19.4	)
Interest income		20.8			2.5			1.7			(23.5	)		1.5
		5.5			(18.8	)		(4.6	)		—			(17.9	)
Income before income taxes		8.2			(1.4	)		25.1			—			31.9
Income tax provision		(3.1	)		13.2			(20.6	)		—			(10.5	)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries and affiliated companies		13.1			1.3			—			(14.0	)		0.4
Net income including noncontrolling interest		18.2			13.1			4.5			(14.0	)		21.8
Less: preferred stock dividends		0.1			—			—			—			0.1
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			3.6			—			3.6
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders	$	18.1		$	13.1		$	0.9		$	(14.0	)	$	18.1

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Condensed Statements of Operations
Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 1, 2010

							Non-
	Parent			Guarantor			Guarantor
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales:
Customers	$	—		$	1,285.9		$	2,221.2		$	—		$	3,507.1
Intercompany		38.2			0.3			58.0			(96.5	)		—
		38.2			1,286.2			2,279.2			(96.5	)		3,507.1
Cost of sales		—			1,125.5			2,032.3			(58.3	)		3,099.5
Gross profit		38.2			160.7			246.9			(38.2	)		407.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses		29.9			98.3			158.4			(38.2	)		248.4
Operating income		8.3			62.4			88.5			—			159.2
Other expense		—			(0.6	)		(31.2	)		—			(31.8	)
Interest income (expense):
Interest expense		(45.9	)		(63.3	)		(17.7	)		69.7			(57.2	)
Interest income		61.6			7.8			4.0			(69.7	)		3.7
		15.7			(55.5	)		(13.7	)		—			(53.5	)
Income before income taxes		24.0			6.3			43.6			—			73.9
Income tax provision		(9.0	)		11.2			(35.1	)		—			(32.9	)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries and affiliated companies		19.4			1.9			—			(20.3	)		1.0
Net income including noncontrolling interest		34.4			19.4			8.5			(20.3	)		42.0
Less: preferred stock dividends		0.3			—			—			—			0.3
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			7.6			—			7.6
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders	$	34.1		$	19.4		$	0.9		$	(20.3	)	$	34.1

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Condensed Statements of Operations
Three Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009

							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales:
Customers	$	—		$	358.9		$	722.9		$	—		$	1,081.8
Intercompany		10.2			0.7			21.0			(31.9	)		—
		10.2			359.6			743.9			(31.9	)		1,081.8
Cost of sales		—			313.3			623.8			(21.0	)		916.1
Gross profit		10.2			46.3			120.1			(10.9	)		165.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses		7.8			31.1			53.3			(10.9	)		81.3
Operating income		2.4			15.2			66.8			—			84.4
Other income (expense)		0.1			1.7			(0.9	)		—			0.9
Interest income (expense):
Interest expense		(17.3	)		(18.1	)		(9.5	)		23.5			(21.4	)
Interest income		17.6			5.9			0.9			(23.5	)		0.9
		0.3			(12.2	)		(8.6	)		—			(20.5	)
Income before income taxes		2.8			4.7			57.3			—			64.8
Income tax provision		(1.1	)		(0.4	)		(16.8	)		—			(18.3	)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries and affiliated companies		42.0			37.7			0.1			(79.7	)		0.1
Net income		43.7			42.0			40.6			(79.7	)		46.6
Less: preferred stock dividends		0.1			—			—			—			0.1
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			2.9			—			2.9
Net income applicable to Company common shareholders	$	43.6		$	42.0		$	37.7		$	(79.7	)	$	43.6

Condensed Statements of Operations
Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009

							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales:
Customers	$	—		$	1,111.3		$	2,144.9		$	—		$	3,256.2
Intercompany		37.5			1.8			40.4			(79.7	)		—
		37.5			1,113.1			2,185.3			(79.7	)		3,256.2
Cost of sales		—			998.6			1,916.5			(40.4	)		2,874.7
Gross profit		37.5			114.5			268.8			(39.3	)		381.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses		29.6			107.7			160.0			(39.3	)		258.0
Operating income		7.9			6.8			108.8			—			123.5
Other income		0.2			2.7			8.1			—			11.0
Interest income (expense):
Interest expense		(52.2	)		(52.3	)		(30.2	)		68.7			(66.0	)
Interest income		51.2			17.6			2.6			(68.7	)		2.7
		(1.0	)		(34.7	)		(27.6	)		—			(63.3	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		7.1			(25.2	)		89.3			—			71.2
Income tax (provision) benefit		(2.7	)		7.0			(20.8	)		—			(16.5	)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries and affiliated companies		43.6			61.8			0.3			(105.3	)		0.4
Net income		48.0			43.6			68.8			(105.3	)		55.1
Less: preferred stock dividends		0.3			—			—			—			0.3
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			7.1			—			7.1
Net income applicable to Company common shareholders	$	47.7		$	43.6		$	61.7		$	(105.3	)	$	47.7

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Condensed Balance Sheets
October 1, 2010

							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	30.2		$	6.0		$	354.8	$	—		$	391.0
Receivables, net of allowances		—			270.4			775.3		—			1,045.7
Inventories, net		—			376.8			785.5		—			1,162.3
Deferred income taxes		—			15.1			35.6		—			50.7
Prepaid expenses and other		1.9			25.8			73.0		—			100.7
Total current assets		32.1			694.1			2,024.2		—			2,750.4
Property, plant and equipment, net		0.4			196.2			840.7		—			1,037.3
Deferred income taxes		0.6			0.7			19.8		—			21.1
Intercompany accounts		1,125.3			412.6			4.1		(1,542.0	)		—
Investment in subsidiaries		1,192.3			1,340.8			—		(2,533.1	)		—
Goodwill		—			0.9			171.0		—			171.9
Intangible assets, net		—			3.7			198.1		—			201.8
Unconsolidated affiliated companies		—			4.2			6.0		—			10.2
Other non-current assets		10.4			20.8			41.7		—			72.9
Total assets	$	2,361.1		$	2,674.0		$	3,305.6	$	(4,075.1	)	$	4,265.6
Liabilities and Total Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	130.5		$	729.8	$	—		$	860.3
Accrued liabilities		(18.6	)		126.1			265.0		—			372.5
Current portion of long-term debt		—			0.1			118.3		—			118.4
Total current liabilities		(18.6	)		256.7			1,113.1		—			1,351.2
Long-term debt		798.0			(0.1	)		84.4		—			882.3
Deferred income taxes		103.4			(29.0	)		120.5		—			194.9
Intercompany accounts		—			1,129.4			412.6		(1,542.0	)		—
Other liabilities		12.7			124.7			104.3		—			241.7
Total liabilities		895.5			1,481.7			1,834.9		(1,542.0	)		2,670.1
Total Company shareholders’ equity		1,465.6			1,192.3			1,340.8		(2,533.1	)		1,465.6
Noncontrolling interest		—			—			129.9		—			129.9
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,361.1		$	2,674.0		$	3,305.6	$	(4,075.1	)	$	4,265.6

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Condensed Balance Sheets
December 31, 2009

							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	22.7		$	10.2		$	466.5	$	—		$	499.4
Receivables, net of allowances		—			208.6			695.0		—			903.6
Inventories, net		—			377.0			625.4		—			1,002.4
Deferred income taxes		—			8.2			44.4		—			52.6
Prepaid expenses and other		1.9			42.1			50.7		—			94.7
Total current assets		24.6			646.1			1,882.0		—			2,552.7
Property, plant and equipment, net		0.6			202.2			812.5		—			1,015.3
Deferred income taxes		0.6			(0.4	)		23.9		—			24.1
Intercompany accounts		1,091.5			471.4			19.3		(1,582.2	)		—
Investment in subsidiaries		1,115.1			1,237.4			—		(2,352.5	)		—
Goodwill		—			5.3			152.1		—			157.4
Intangible assets, net		—			0.6			197.0		—			197.6
Unconsolidated affiliated companies		—			3.8			6.4		—			10.2
Other non-current assets		11.7			25.2			19.9		—			56.8
Total assets	$	2,244.1		$	2,591.6		$	3,113.1	$	(3,934.7	)	$	4,014.1
Liabilities and Total Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	85.4		$	677.1	$	—		$	762.5
Accrued liabilities		(21.6	)		103.5			280.0		—			361.9
Current portion of long-term debt		—			0.1			52.9		—			53.0
Total current liabilities		(21.6	)		189.0			1,010.0		—			1,177.4
Long-term debt		783.7			0.1			85.5		—			869.3
Deferred income taxes		103.4			(29.4	)		135.5		—			209.5
Intercompany accounts		—			1,182.8			399.4		(1,582.2	)		—
Other liabilities		12.8			134.0			101.3		—			248.1
Total liabilities		878.3			1,476.5			1,731.7		(1,582.2	)		2,504.3
Total Company shareholders’ equity		1,365.8			1,115.1			1,237.4		(2,352.5	)		1,365.8
Noncontrolling interest		—			—			144.0		—			144.0
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,244.1		$	2,591.6		$	3,113.1	$	(3,934.7	)	$	4,014.1

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 1, 2010

							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Total
Net cash flows of operating activities	$	33.6		$	(7.4	)	$	(45.6	)	$	—	$	(19.4	)
Cash flows of investing activities:
Capital expenditures		—			(13.1	)		(69.4	)		—		(82.5	)
Proceeds from properties sold		—			0.1			4.3			—		4.4
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			(3.9	)		(27.8	)		—		(31.7	)
Other, net		—			4.1			(0.7	)		—		3.4
Net cash flows of investing activities		—			(12.8	)		(93.6	)		—		(106.4	)
Cash flows of financing activities:
Preferred stock dividends paid		(0.3	)		—			—			—		(0.3	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		0.2			—			—			—		0.2
Intercompany accounts		(26.2	)		17.1			9.1			—		—
Proceeds from revolving credit borrowings		—			11.1			—			—		11.1
Repayments of revolving credit borrowings		—			(11.1	)		—			—		(11.1	)
Proceeds (repayments) of other debt		—			(0.1	)		61.2			—		61.1
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest		—			—			(3.9	)		—		(3.9	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		0.2			—			—			—		0.2
Net cash flows of financing activities		(26.1	)		17.0			66.4			—		57.3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			(1.0	)		(38.9	)		—		(39.9	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		7.5			(4.2	)		(111.7	)		—		(108.4	)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period		22.7			10.2			466.5			—		499.4
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	30.2		$	6.0		$	354.8		$	—	$	391.0

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009

				Guarantor			Non-Guarantor
(in millions)	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Total
Net cash flows of operating activities	$	30.8		$	(5.8	)	$	340.3		$	—	$	365.3
Cash flows of investing activities:
Capital expenditures		—			(21.2	)		(89.1	)		—		(110.3	)
Proceeds from properties sold		—			0.1			0.3			—		0.4
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			(14.2	)		—			—		(14.2	)
Intercompany accounts		—			—			—			—		—
Other, net		—			4.9			—			—		4.9
Net cash flows of investing activities		—			(30.4	)		(88.8	)		—		(119.2	)
Cash flows of financing activities:
Preferred stock dividends paid		(0.3	)		—			—			—		(0.3	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		0.7			—			—			—		0.7
Intercompany accounts		(29.9	)		16.4			13.5			—		—
Proceeds from revolving credit borrowings		—			91.5			—			—		91.5
Repayments of revolving credit borrowings		—			(91.5	)		—			—		(91.5	)
Proceeds (repayments) of other debt, net		—			(2.2	)		(80.5	)		—		(82.7	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		0.4			—			—			—		0.4
Net cash flows of financing activities		(29.1	)		14.2			(67.0	)		—		(81.9	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			0.6			4.8			—		5.4
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1.7			(21.4	)		189.3			—		169.6
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period		2.3			28.1			252.2			—		282.6
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	4.0		$	6.7		$	441.5		$	—	$	452.2

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) — (Continued)

Notes to Parent Company Condensed Financial Information

Basis of Presentation

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission, restricted net assets of the Company’s subsidiaries exceeded 25% of the Company’s total consolidated net assets. The Company’s Spanish Term Loans include covenants that require its Spanish subsidiary to maintain minimum net assets of 197 million euros. This financial information is condensed and omits many disclosures presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

Intercompany Activity

The Parent Company and its Guarantor Subsidiaries participate in a cash pooling program. As part of this program, cash balances are generally swept on a daily basis between the Guarantor Subsidiaries’ bank accounts and those of the Parent Company. There are a significant number of the Company’s subsidiaries that participate in this cash pooling arrangement and there are thousands of transactions per week that occur between the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries, all of which are accounted for through the intercompany accounts.

Parent Company transactions include interest, dividend, tax payments and intercompany sales transactions related to administrative costs incurred by the Parent Company, which are billed to Guarantor Subsidiaries on a cost-plus basis. These costs are reported in the Parent’s “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the respective period(s). All intercompany transactions are presumed to be settled in cash when they occur and are included in operating activities on the statement of cash flows. Non-operating cash flow changes have been classified as financing activities in 2010.

A summary of cash and non-cash transactions of the Parent Company’s intercompany account is provided below for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2009:

(in millions)	October 1, 2010		December 31, 2009
Beginning Balance	$	1,091.5	$	1,037.3
Non-cash transactions
Convertible notes and other debt		—		8.9
Equity based awards		6.8		10.9
Foreign currency and other		0.8		19.3
Cash transactions		26.2		15.1
Ending Balance	$	1,125.3	$	1,091.5

Dividends

There were no cash dividend payments to the Parent Company from the Guarantor Subsidiaries in the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 or October 2, 2009.

Parent Company Long-Term Debt

At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Parent Company was party to the following long-term financing arrangements:

(in millions)	October 1, 2010			December 31, 2009
Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2029	$	429.5		$	429.5
Debt discount on Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2029		(265.9	)		(266.6	)
1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2012		10.6			10.6
Debt discount on 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2012		(1.2	)		(1.7	)
0.875% Convertible Notes due 2013		355.0			355.0
Debt discount on 0.875% Convertible Notes due 2013		(63.9	)		(77.0	)
7.125% Senior Notes due 2017		200.0			200.0
Senior Floating Rate Notes		125.0			125.0
Other		8.9			8.9
Total Parent Company debt		798.0			783.7
Less current maturities		—			—
Parent Company Long-term debt	$	798.0		$	783.7

(in millions)	Q3 2011		Q3 2012		Q3 2013		Q3 2014		Q3 2015
Debt maturities twelve month period ending	$	—	$	—	$	10.6	$	355.0	$	125.0

Long-term debt related to the Parent Company is discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commitments and Contingencies

For contingencies and guarantees related to the Parent Company, refer to Note 17 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the Company’s financial position, changes in financial position and results of operations. MD&A is provided as a supplement to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (“Notes”) and should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and Notes.

Certain statements in this report including without limitation, statements regarding future financial results and performance, plans and objectives, capital expenditures and the Company’s or management’s beliefs, expectations or opinions, are forward-looking statements, and as such, General Cable desires to take advantage of the “safe harbor,” which is afforded such statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those statements as a result of factors, risks and uncertainties over which the Company has no control. Such factors include those stated in Item 1A of the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010.

Effective January 1, 2010, the Company changed its method of valuing all of its inventories that previously used the LIFO method to the average cost method. The Company applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively to all prior periods presented herein in accordance with ASC250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. See Note 2 for information on this change in accounting principle.

Overview

General Cable is a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, installation, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products. The Company’s operations are divided into three reportable segments: North America, Europe and Mediterranean and Rest of World.

The Company has a strong market position in each of the segments in which it competes due to product, geographic and customer diversity and the Company’s ability to operate as a low cost provider. The Company sells a wide variety of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products, which it believes represents one of the most diversified product lines in the industry. As a result, the Company is able to offer its customers a single source for most of their wire and cable requirements.

The following table sets forth net sales and operating income by reportable segment for the periods presented, in millions of dollars:

	Three Fiscal Months Ended										Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009					October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
Net sales:	Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%
North America	$	463.8		39	%	$	364.2		34	%	$	1,318.4		38	%	$	1,127.8		35	%
Europe and Mediterranean		328.1		27	%		361.5		33	%		1,052.9		30	%		1,133.6		35	%
ROW		408.6		34	%		356.1		33	%		1,135.8		32	%		994.8		30	%
Total net sales	$	1,200.5		100	%	$	1,081.8		100	%	$	3,507.1		100	%	$	3,256.2		100	%
Operating income:
North America	$	14.0		33	%	$	17.6		21	%	$	73.0		46	%	$	13.8		11	%
Europe and Mediterranean		9.0		22	%		25.6		30	%		18.5		12	%		41.8		34	%
ROW		19.1		45	%		41.2		49	%		67.7		42	%		67.9		55	%
Total operating income	$	42.1		100	%	$	84.4		100	%	$	159.2		100	%	$	123.5		100	%

General Cable’s reported net sales are directly influenced by the price of copper, and to a lesser extent, aluminum. The price of copper and aluminum as traded on the London Metal Exchange (“LME”) and COMEX has historically been subject to considerable volatility. During the past few years, global copper prices have steadily increased to new average record highs. In the three fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009, copper cathode on the COMEX averaged $3.30 and $2.67 per pound, respectively, and the daily price of aluminum rod averaged $1.01 and $0.87 per pound, respectively. In the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009, copper cathode on the COMEX averaged $3.26 and $2.13 per pound, respectively, and the daily price of aluminum rod averaged $1.02 and $0.75 per pound, respectively. This copper and aluminum price volatility is representative of all reportable segments.

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General Cable generally passes changes in copper and aluminum prices along to its customers, although there are timing delays of varying lengths depending upon the volatility of metals prices, the type of product, competitive conditions and particular customer arrangements. A significant portion of the Company’s electric utility and telecommunications business and, to a lesser extent, the Company’s electrical infrastructure business has metal escalators written into customer contracts under a variety of price setting and recovery formulas. The remainder of the Company’s business requires that volatility in the cost of metals be recovered through negotiated price changes with customers. In these instances, the ability to change the Company’s selling prices may lag the movement in metal prices by a period of time as the customer price changes are implemented. Therefore, in the short-term, during periods of escalating raw material cost inputs, to the extent the Company is able to raise prices in the market to recover the higher current cost of metals, the Company will generally experience a benefit from the sale of its relatively lower value inventory as computed under the weighted average inventory costing method. If the Company is unable to raise prices with the rise in the raw material market prices due to low levels of demand or a competitive price market the Company will experience lower operating income. Conversely, during periods of declining raw material cost inputs, to the extent the Company has to decrease prices in the market due to competitive pressure as the current cost of metals declines, the Company will generally experience downward pressure on its gross profit due to the sale of relatively higher value inventory as computed under the weighted average inventory costing method. If the Company is able to maintain price levels in an environment in which raw material prices are declining due to high levels of demand the Company will experience higher operating income. The Company hedges a portion of its metal purchases but does not engage in speculative metals trading.

The Company has historically experienced volatility on raw materials other than copper and aluminum used in cable manufacturing, such as insulating compounds, steel and wood reels, freight costs and energy costs. Generally, the Company attempts to adjust selling prices in most of its markets in order to offset the impact of this raw material price and other cost volatility on reported earnings. The Company’s ability to execute and ultimately realize price adjustments is influenced by competitive conditions in its markets, including manufacturing capacity utilization.

The Company generally has experienced and expects to continue to experience certain seasonal trends in construction related product sales and customer demand. Demand for construction related products during winter months in certain geographies is usually lower than demand during spring and summer months. Generally larger amounts of cash are required during winter months in order to build inventories in anticipation of higher demand during the spring and summer months, when construction activity increases. In turn, receivables related to higher sales activity during the spring and summer months are generally collected during the fourth quarter of the year. Additionally, the Company has historically experienced changes in demand resulting from poor or unusual weather.

Current Business Environment

The wire and cable industry is competitive, mature and cost driven with minimal differentiation for many product offerings among industry participants from a manufacturing or technology standpoint. The Company continues to experience historically low demand and pricing across a broad spectrum of the Company’s products as a result of the effects of the global financial crisis and economic downturn which began in late 2007.

In addition to the factors previously mentioned, General Cable is currently being affected by the following general macro-level trends:

• Slow global growth, mixed economic indicators and in many markets, continuing recessionary conditions;

• Low levels of demand for construction products in Europe, particularly in the Spanish construction and electrical infrastructure markets;

• Low levels of demand and low pricing across a broad spectrum of product lines as a result of the macroeconomic and heightened competitive environment;

• Continued political uncertainty and currency volatility in certain developing markets;

• Worldwide underlying long-term growth trends in electric utility and infrastructure markets;

• Continuing demand for natural resources, such as oil and gas, and alternative energy initiatives; and

• Population growth in developing countries with growing middle classes which influence demand for wire and cable.

The Company’s overall financial results discussed in this section of the Company’s quarterly report demonstrate the diversification of the Company’s product offering. In addition to the aforementioned macro-level trends, the Company anticipates that the following trends may affect the financial results of the Company during 2010. The Company’s working capital requirements have been and are expected to be impacted by continued volatile raw materials costs, including metals and insulating materials as well as freight and energy costs. Raw material costs, particularly copper and aluminum prices, have been and will likely continue to be volatile. Certain currencies around the world have been and are anticipated to remain volatile, particularly in developing markets located in certain countries in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, credit markets in certain regions around the world remain relatively restrictive compared to recent years due to economic conditions and as a result access to capital may be more difficult, as more fully discussed below.

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As part of General Cable’s ongoing efforts to reduce total operating costs, the Company continuously evaluates its ability to more efficiently utilize existing manufacturing capacity. Such evaluation includes the costs associated with and benefits to be derived from the combination of existing manufacturing assets into fewer plant locations and the possible outsourcing of certain manufacturing processes. The Company may idle manufacturing facilities in the future from time to time depending on market conditions and expected demand. There were no material permanent facility closures during the nine months ended October 1, 2010 or October 2, 2009.

General Cable believes its global investment in Lean Six Sigma (“Lean”) training, coupled with effectively utilized manufacturing assets, provides a cost advantage compared to many of its competitors and generates cost savings which help offset high raw material prices and other high general economic costs over time. In addition, General Cable’s customer and supplier integration capabilities, one-stop selling and geographic and product balance are sources of competitive advantage. As a result, the Company believes it is well positioned, relative to many of its competitors, in the current business environment.

As more fully discussed below in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section, the Company’s current business environment encompasses credit markets in certain regions around the world that have grown increasingly restrictive in recent years. The Company has access to various credit facilities around the world and believes that it can adequately fund its global working capital requirements through both internal operating cash flow and use of the various credit facilities. Overall, the capital structure changes made in the recent years including the exchange of convertible debt during the fourth quarter of 2009, which effectively extended the maturity of the largest tranche of debt by 20 years, should allow the Company to maintain financial flexibility. The Company anticipates upward pressure on interest rates on certain of its credit facilities outside of North America at the time of renewal in the coming year. Additionally, as a result of the rapid and significant volatility in metal prices, the Company’s working capital requirements are expected to be variable for the foreseeable future.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

General Cable actively seeks to identify key trends in the industry to capitalize on expanding markets and new niche markets or exit declining or non-strategic markets in order to achieve better returns. The Company also sets aggressive performance targets for its business and intends to refocus or divest those activities which fail to meet targets or do not fit long-term strategies. We have completed several acquisitions and joint ventures in Egypt, South Africa, Oman, and France in the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010. The results of operations of the acquired businesses have been included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since the respective dates of the acquisition and have been determined to be immaterial individually and collectively for disclosure purposes. No material divestitures were made in the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

During the three fiscal months ended October 1, 2010, the Company did not change any of its critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2010 except as it relates to the change in accounting principle of valuing all of its inventories that used the LIFO method to the average cost method as discussed in Notes 2 and 5 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. The Company applied this change in accounting principle retrospectively to all prior periods presented herein in accordance with ASC250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. See Note 2 for information on this change in accounting principle. All other accounting policies used in preparing the Company’s interim fiscal 2010 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are the same as those described in the Company’s Form 10-K.

Accounting Standards

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures — Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 requires new disclosures for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the activity within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The updated guidance also clarifies existing disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation of assets or liabilities and the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with the exception of the new Level 3 activity disclosures, which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this accounting standard had no impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-19 “Foreign Currency (Topic 830) Foreign Currency Issues: Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” (“ASU 2010-19”). The amendments in this update are effective as of the announcement date of March 18, 2010. The provisions of ASU 2010-19 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

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The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-12“Accounting for Certain Tax Effects of the 2010 Health Care Reform Acts” (“ASU 2010-12”), which codifies an SEC Staff Announcement relating to accounting for the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Management completed its assessment and adoption of ASU 2010-12 in the third quarter of 2010, and determined it has no material impact on the Company.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, statement of operations data in millions of dollars and as a percentage of net sales. Percentages may not add due to rounding.

	Three Fiscal Months Ended												Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010						October 2, 2009						October 1, 2010						October 2, 2009
	Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%
Net sales	$	1,200.5			100.0	%	$	1,081.8			100.0	%	$	3,507.1			100.0	%	$	3,256.2			100.0	%
Cost of sales		1,075.2			89.6	%		916.1			84.7	%		3,099.5			88.4	%		2,874.7			88.3	%
Gross profit		125.3			10.4	%		165.7			15.3	%		407.6			11.6	%		381.5			11.7	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		83.2			6.9	%		81.3			7.5	%		248.4			7.1	%		258.0			7.9	%
Operating income		42.1			3.5	%		84.4			7.8	%		159.2			4.5	%		123.5			3.8	%
Other income (expense)		7.7			0.6	%		0.9			0.1	%		(31.8	)		(0.9	)%		11.0			0.3	%
Interest expense, net		(17.9	)		(1.5	)%		(20.5	)		(1.9	)%		(53.5	)		(1.5	)%		(63.3	)		(1.9	)%
Income before income taxes		31.9			2.7	%		64.8			6.0	%		73.9			2.1	%		71.2			2.2	%
Income tax (provision) benefit		(10.5	)		(0.9	)%		(18.3	)		(1.7	)%		(32.9	)		(0.9	)%		(16.5	)		(0.5	)%
Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies		0.4			—	%		0.1			—	%		1.0			—	%		0.4			—	%
Net income including noncontrolling interest		21.8			1.8	%		46.6			4.3	%		42.0			1.2	%		55.1			1.7	%
Less: preferred stock dividends		0.1			—	%		0.1			—	%		0.3			—	%		0.3			—	%
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		3.6			0.3	%		2.9			0.3	%		7.6			0.2	%		7.1			0.2	%
Net income attributable to Company common shareholders	$	18.1			1.5	%	$	43.6			4.0	%	$	34.1			1.0	%	$	47.7			1.5	%

Three Fiscal Months Ended October 1, 2010 Compared with Three Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009

Net Sales

The following tables set forth net sales, metal-adjusted net sales and metal pounds sold by segment, in millions. For the metal-adjusted net sales results, net sales for the third quarter of 2009 have been adjusted to reflect the third quarter of 2010 copper COMEX average price of $3.30 per pound (a $0.63 increase compared to the same period in 2009) and the aluminum rod average price of $1.01 per pound (a $0.14 increase compared to the same period in 2009). Metal-adjusted net sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, is provided herein in order to eliminate an estimate of metal price volatility from the comparison of revenues from one period to another. See previous discussion of metal price volatility in the “Overview” section.

	Net Sales
	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Amount		%			Amount		%
North America	$	463.8		39	%	$	364.2		34	%
Europe and Mediterranean		328.1		27	%		361.5		33	%
ROW		408.6		34	%		356.1		33	%
Total net sales	$	1,200.5		100	%	$	1,081.8		100	%

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	Metal-Adjusted Net Sales
	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Amount		%			Amount			%
North America	$	463.8		39	%	$	397.3			33	%
Europe and Mediterranean		328.1		27	%		390.6			33	%
ROW		408.6		34	%		398.9			34	%
Total metal-adjusted net sales	$	1,200.5		100	%	$	1,186.8			100	%
Metal adjustment							(105.0	)
Total net sales	$	1,200.5				$	1,081.8

	Metal Pounds Sold
	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Pounds		%			Pounds		%
North America		80.1		33	%		71.7		31	%
Europe and Mediterranean		64.9		27	%		67.0		30	%
ROW		97.1		40	%		88.2		39	%
Total metal pounds sold		242.1		100	%		226.9		100	%

Net sales increased $118.7 million to $1,200.5 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $1,081.8 million in the third quarter of 2009. After adjusting the third quarter of 2009 net sales to reflect the $0.63 increase in the average monthly COMEX prices per pound of copper and the $0.14 increase in the average aluminum rod price per pound, net sales of $1,200.5 million reflect an increase of $13.7 million or 1%, from the metal-adjusted net sales of $1,186.8 million in the third quarter of 2009. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold increased 15.2 million pounds or 7% to 242.1 million pounds in the third quarter of 2010 as compared to 226.9 million pounds in the third quarter of 2009. Metal pounds sold is provided herein as the Company believes this metric to be a reasonable measure of sales volume since it is not impacted by metal prices or foreign currency exchange rate changes. The increase in sales on a metal-adjusted basis is due to higher volume of $44.9 million, favorable product mix of approximately $11.1 million and $5.0 million of net sales attributable to the results of acquired business. These increases have been offset by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes on the translation of reported revenues of $47.3 million.

Metal-adjusted net sales in the North America segment increased $66.5 million, or 17%, principally due to higher sales volume of $23.1 million, favorable product mix of approximately $34.8 million, $4.5 million of net sales attributable to the results of acquired business, and by favorable foreign currency exchange rate changes of $4.1 million, principally related to the Canadian dollar. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, increased by 8.4 million pounds, or 12%, in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009, which is primarily attributable to volume improvement in the electrical utility market, due to the release of transmission grid projects and terrestrial wind projects as well as improvement in demand for medium voltage distribution cables. The Company believes the increased volume in the third quarter of 2010 of electrical utility products will likely continue in the fourth quarter of 2010 but remains cautious.

Metal-adjusted net sales in the Europe and Mediterranean segment decreased $62.5 million, or 16%, principally due to lower sales volume of $5.2 million, unfavorable selling prices/product mix of approximately $22.7 million and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes of $34.6 million, primarily due to a weaker euro relative to the dollar. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, decreased by 2.1 million pounds, or 3%, in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009. The decrease in net sales volumes is the result of economic conditions in Europe creating a more price competitive market. The decrease has been partially offset to a lesser extent by regional demand for high-voltage and extra-high-voltage cables to upgrade the electricity grid, as well as projects involving submarine energy cables and other alternative energy projects. The Council of the European Union, as part of a broader economic recovery plan, recently earmarked funding for numerous projects in the field of energy that may over time lead to an increase in demand for the Company’s products.

Metal-adjusted net sales in the ROW segment increased $9.7 million or 2%, principally due to higher sales volume of $27.0 million. This increase has been partially offset by an unfavorable product mix of approximately $1.0 million and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes of $16.8 million. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, increased by 8.9 million pounds, or 10%, in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009. The increase in volume was primarily attributable an overall increase in demand across the South America and Asia Pacific regions, particularly in Brazil and Chile. In Brazil, demand for the Company’s low and medium voltage distribution cables increased due to projects such as “Lights for All”, which is designed to provide power to remote locations throughout the country and infrastructure spending in preparation for upcoming events such as the 2014 World Cup of Soccer and the 2016 Olympics. In Chile, sales increased as a result of reconstruction efforts following the Chilean earthquake earlier this year.

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Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased to $125.3 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $165.7 million in the third quarter of 2009. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 decreased to 10.4% as compared to the three fiscal months ended October 2, 2009 of 15.3%. The decrease is due to a greater benefit in the third quarter of 2009 from the relatively higher average market price of metals sold compared to the cost of the lower value inventory relative to the third quarter of 2010 as well as competitive pricing environments across all segments in the third quarter of 2010 which was partially offset by the benefit of cost reductions in Europe earlier this year.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) increased to $83.2 million in the third quarter of 2010 from $81.3 million in the third quarter of 2009. SG&A as a percentage of metal-adjusted net sales was approximately 6.9% for the third quarters of 2010 and 2009.

Operating Income

The following table sets forth operating income by segment, in millions of dollars.

	Operating Income
	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Amount		%			Amount		%
North America	$	14.0		33	%	$	17.6		21	%
Europe and Mediterranean		9.0		22	%		25.6		30	%
ROW		19.1		45	%		41.2		49	%
Total operating income	$	42.1		100	%	$	84.4		100	%

Operating income for North America decreased $3.6 million despite higher volume due to a less favorable mix of products sold during the third quarter of 2010 as well as a heightened competitive pricing environment. In addition, in the third quarter of 2009 the Company benefited from the relatively higher average market price of metals sold compared to the cost of the lower value inventory as compared to the third quarter of 2010. The decrease was partially offset by targeted cost reductions completed in the past year.

Operating income in the Europe and Mediterranean segment decreased $16.6 million due to low levels of demand and a heightened competitive pricing environment particularly for residential and low-voltage cable and building wire, resulting in low plant utilization. In addition, in the third quarter of 2009 the Company benefited from the relatively higher average market price of metals sold compared to the cost of the lower value inventory as compared to the third quarter of 2010. The decrease was partially offset by targeted cost reductions in the first half of the year.

The decrease in operating income for the ROW segment of $22.1 million is attributable to a greater benefit from the relatively higher average market price of metals sold compared to the cost of the lower value inventory in the third quarter of 2009 as compared to the third quarter of 2010 as well as unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes on operating income of $8.7 million. Partially offsetting the decline was the impact of the overall volume increase in South America, particularly Brazil and Chile. In the third quarters of 2010 and 2009, operations in Venezuela generated operating income of $8.7 million and $18.7 million, respectively, which represents approximately 21% and 22% of consolidated operating income in the third quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively. For additional information on the impact of the currency devaluation and foreign currency transaction losses on Venezuela’s results see Other Income (Expense) below.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) includes foreign currency transaction gains or losses, which result from changes in exchange rates between the designated functional currency and the currency in which a transaction is denominated as well as unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments that are not designated as cash flow hedges. Other income for the third quarter 2010 and 2009 is $7.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively. In the third quarter of 2010, other income (expense) comprised of other income of $17.1 million related to foreign currency transaction gains (losses) and other expense of $9.4 million related to unrealized losses on derivative instruments of which $8.5 million is due to the dedesignation of cash flow hedges as a result of the deferral of raw material purchases related to changes in the anticipated timing of a certain project in Brazil. During the three fiscal months ended October 2, 2009, the Company recorded other income (expense) primarily related to foreign currency transaction gains and losses.

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On January 8, 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its currency, BsF, and established a two-tier foreign exchange structure. The official exchange rate for essential goods (food, medicine and other essential goods) was adjusted from 2.15 BsF per U.S. dollar to 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar. The official exchange rate for non-essential goods was adjusted from 2.15 BsF per U.S. dollar to 4.30 BsF per U.S. dollar. The Company remeasures the financial statements of its Venezuelan subsidiary at the rate at which the Company expects to remit dividends, which is 4.30 BsF per U.S dollar.

In the second quarter, the Company received authorization to import copper at the official exchange rate for essential goods of 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar. For the three months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded $12.2 million in foreign exchange gains related to transactions completed at the 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar essential rate. To date, 13.2 million pounds of copper have been approved at the essential rate. The Company purchased 9.3 million pounds of copper in the third quarter at the essential rate. In the third quarter no purchases were made on the parallel market.

On June 9, 2010, the Venezuelan government closed down the parallel market thereby declaring it illegal and imposing volume restrictions on each entity’s trading activity through a newly regulated system, the Sistema de Transacciones con Titulos en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”). SITME provides entities with another legal alternative to obtaining foreign currency through the Commission for the Administration of Foreign Exchange (“CADIVI”). Currently, the Company is not using the SITME system to make purchases as non-copper materials are purchased domestically. Other income related to foreign currency transactions of $17.1 million includes a $12.0 million foreign exchange gain in Venezuela.

Interest Expense

Net interest expense decreased from $20.5 million in the third quarter of 2009 to $17.9 million in the third quarter of 2010, primarily as a result of completing the convertible debt exchange offer in the fourth quarter of 2009. The interest expense related to amortization of the debt discount as a result of the bifurcation of the Company’s convertible debt instruments resulted in lower non-cash interest expense principally due to longer dated maturity on the Company’s new convertible note as discussed in Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Tax Provision

The Company’s effective tax rate for the third quarters of 2010 and 2009 was 32.9% and 28.2%, respectively. The third quarter of 2010 effective tax rate included a net tax benefit of $18.5 million (including penalties and interest) for changes in uncertain tax positions that were primarily related to statute of limitations expirations and the settlement of tax exposures in various tax jurisdictions. The third quarter of 2010 effective tax rate also included $8.3 million of tax expense for valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets, which primarily related to the Company’s Mexican and Australian units due to losses in recent years and uncertainties regarding the ability to realize the future tax benefits as well as a true-up of our expected full year tax rate due to a change in a geographic mix of earnings.

Preferred Stock Dividends

The Company accrued and paid $0.1 million in dividends on its preferred stock in the third quarter of 2010 and 2009.

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Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 1, 2010 Compared with Nine Fiscal Months Ended October 2, 2009

Net Sales

The following tables set forth net sales, metal-adjusted net sales and metal pounds sold by segment, in millions. For the metal-adjusted net sales results, net sales for the first nine fiscal months of 2009 have been adjusted to reflect the first nine fiscal months of 2010 copper COMEX average price of $3.26 per pound (a $1.13 increase compared to the same period in 2009) and the aluminum rod average price of $1.02 per pound (a $0.27 increase compared to the same period in 2009). Metal-adjusted net sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, is provided herein in order to eliminate an estimate of metal price volatility from the comparison of revenues from one period to another. See previous discussion of metal price volatility in the “Overview” section.

	Net Sales
	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Amount		%			Amount		%
North America	$	1,318.4		38	%	$	1,127.8		35	%
Europe and Mediterranean		1,052.9		30	%		1,133.6		35	%
ROW		1,135.8		32	%		994.8		30	%
Total net sales	$	3,507.1		100	%	$	3,256.2		100	%

	Metal-Adjusted Net Sales
	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Amount		%			Amount			%
North America	$	1,318.4		38	%	$	1,321.0			34	%
Europe and Mediterranean		1,052.9		30	%		1,309.3			34	%
ROW		1,135.8		32	%		1,236.1			32	%
Total metal-adjusted net sales	$	3,507.1		100	%	$	3,866.4			100	%
Metal adjustment							(610.2	)
Total net sales	$	3,507.1				$	3,256.2

	Metal Pounds Sold
	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Pounds		%			Pounds		%
North America		218.7		32	%		235.2		33	%
Europe and Mediterranean		202.5		30	%		221.4		31	%
ROW		253.8		38	%		265.1		36	%
Total metal pounds sold		675.0		100	%		721.7		100	%

Net sales increased $250.9 million to $3,507.1 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 from $3,256.2 million in the first nine fiscal months 2009. After adjusting the first nine fiscal months 2009 net sales to reflect the $1.13 increase in the average monthly COMEX prices per pound of copper and the $0.27 increase in the average aluminum rod price per pound, net sales of $3,507.1 million reflect a decrease of $359.3 million or 9%, from the metal-adjusted net sales of $3,866.4 million in 2009. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, decreased 46.7 million pounds or 6% to 675.0 million pounds in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 as compared to 721.7 million pounds in the first nine fiscal months of 2009. Metal pounds sold is provided herein as the Company believes this metric to be a reasonable measure of sales volume since it is not impacted by metal prices or foreign currency exchange rate changes. The decrease in sales on a metal-adjusted basis is due to lower volume of $108.1 million, unfavorable selling prices/product mix of approximately $270.0 million and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes on the translation of reported revenues of $8.2 million which have been partially offset by net sales of $27.0 million attributable to the results of acquired businesses.

Metal-adjusted net sales in the North America segment decreased $2.6 million, principally due to lower sales volume of $23.4 million and unfavorable selling prices/product mix of approximately $30.6 million. These decreases have been partially offset by favorable foreign currency exchange rate changes of $25.9 million, principally related to the Canadian dollar and $25.5 million of net sales attributable to the results of acquired business. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, decreased by 16.5 million pounds, or 7%, in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009, which is primarily attributable to the weak demand for the Company’s electric utility distribution and transmission cables, and telecommunication and electrical infrastructure products in the first six months of 2010, which has been partially offset by volume improvement in the electrical utility market, primarily related to transmission grid projects and terrestrial wind projects in the third quarter of 2010 as well as volume improvement in early cycle products, such as cables for maintenance and repairs, original equipment manufacturers and networking applications during the nine months ended October 1, 2010. The Company believes the increased volume in the third quarter of 2010 of electrical utility products will likely continue in the fourth quarter of 2010 but remains cautious.

Metal-adjusted net sales in the Europe and Mediterranean segment decreased $256.4 million, or 20%, principally due to lower sales volume of $48.7 million, unfavorable selling prices/product mix of approximately $168.2 million and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes of $39.5 million. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, decreased by 18.9 million pounds, or 9%, in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009. The decrease in sales volume is the result of weak economic conditions in Europe and weakness in demand across a broad spectrum of products, particularly low-voltage cables and building wire products in the Spanish domestic construction and electrical infrastructure markets, which have been partially offset to a lesser extent by regional demand for high-voltage and extra-high-voltage cables to upgrade the electricity grid, projects involving submarine energy cables and other alternative energy projects. The Council of the European Union, as part of a broader economic recovery plan, recently earmarked funding for numerous projects in the field of energy that may over time lead to an increase in demand for the Company’s products.

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Metal-adjusted net sales in the ROW segment decreased $100.3 million or 8%, principally due to lower sales volume of $36.0 million and unfavorable selling prices/product mix of approximately $71.2 million. These decreases have been partially offset by favorable foreign currency exchange rate changes of $5.4 million, primarily due to the strengthening of certain currencies in Central and South America relative to the dollar. Volume, as measured by metal pounds sold, decreased by 11.3 million pounds, or 4%, in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009. The decrease in volume was attributable to the challenges faced in Venezuela as the country continues to cope with complex exchange regulations that have caused disruptions in the electrical and constructions projects across the country. The decrease in demand has been partially offset by increased demand in the third quarter for low-voltage distribution cable in Brazil related to its “Lights for All” program, investments in the Brazilian infrastructure in preparation for upcoming events such as the 2014 World Cup of Soccer and the 2016 Olympics, an increase in domestic demand in Chile primarily due to reconstruction efforts after the Chilean earthquake, and for cable related to mining projects in Zambia.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased to $407.6 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 from $381.5 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2009. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 decreased to 11.6% as compared to the nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009 of 11.7%. In the first nine fiscal months of 2010, the Company recorded $17.0 million in charges related to the substantial completion of negotiation with the works councils of various operations in Spain to permanently reduce manufacturing personnel. This charge has been more than offset by the current year benefit of ongoing LEAN initiatives and targeted costs reduction efforts made in the prior year, which include, among other actions, a focus on reducing discretionary spending and personnel reductions. Additionally, the Company benefited from the relatively higher average market price of metals compared to the cost of the lower value inventory in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 as compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

SG&A decreased to $248.4 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 from $258.0 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2009. The decrease of $9.6 million in SG&A is primarily a result of the Company’s LEAN initiatives and targeted cost reduction efforts including, among other actions, lower commissions/royalties due to lower sales volume, a focus on reducing discretionary spending and personnel reductions. This has more than offset the $3.1 million expense primarily due to unfavorable adjustments to research and development tax credits in France. SG&A as a percentage of metal-adjusted net sales was approximately 7.1% and 6.7% for the first nine fiscal months of 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Operating Income

The following table sets forth operating income by segment, in millions of dollars.

	Operating Income
	Nine Fiscal Months Ended
	October 1, 2010					October 2, 2009
	Amount		%			Amount		%
North America	$	73.0		46	%	$	13.8		11	%
Europe and Mediterranean		18.5		12	%		41.8		34	%
ROW		67.7		42	%		67.9		55	%
Total operating income	$	159.2		100	%	$	123.5		100	%

The increase in operating income for the North America segment of $59.2 million is attributable to a greater benefit from the relatively higher average market price of metals compared to the cost of the lower value inventory in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 as compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009 and lower SG&A of $7.3 million as a result of the Company’s LEAN initiatives and targeted costs reduction efforts which include, among other actions, a focus on reducing discretionary spending and personnel reductions partially offset by lower volume due to continued weak demand and weak pricing for electric infrastructure and electric utility products as a result of the weak economy and competitive environment.

The decrease in operating income for the Europe and Mediterranean segment of $23.3 million is primarily attributable to the weak demand and pricing for residential and low-voltage cable and building wire due to the economic slowdown in the Spanish construction and electrical infrastructure related markets, which has resulted in lower plant utilization. As a result, the Company completed negotiations with the works councils of the various operations in Spain to permanently reduce manufacturing personnel which resulted in a charge of $17.0 million. Also, in France the Company incurred $3.1 million of expense primarily due to unfavorable adjustments to research and development tax credits. The decrease in operating income has been partially offset by metal price trending, a reduction in discretionary spending and personnel reductions in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 as compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009.

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The operating income for the ROW segment was relatively flat. This is primarily attributable to a greater benefit from the relatively higher average market price of metals compared to the cost of the lower value inventory in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 as compared to the first nine fiscal months of 2009 and the Company’s LEAN initiatives and targeted costs reduction efforts which included, among other actions, a focus on reducing discretionary spending and personnel reductions offset by lower overall demand and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes on operating income of $19.3 million. In the first nine fiscal months of 2010 and 2009, operations in Venezuela generated operating income of $27.6 million and $42.3 million, respectively, which represents approximately 17% and 34% of consolidated operating income in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 and 2009, respectively. For additional information on the impact of the currency devaluation and foreign currency transaction losses on Venezuela’s results see Other Income (Expense) below.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) includes foreign currency transaction gains or losses, which result from changes in exchange rates between the designated functional currency and the currency in which a transaction is denominated as well as unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments that are not designated as cash flow hedges. During the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 and October 2, 2009, the Company recorded other expense of $31.8 million and other income of $11.0 million, respectively. For the nine months ended October 1, 2010, other expense of $31.8 million was attributable to the $29.8 million Venezuelan currency devaluation, as discussed below, other income of $7.0 million resulting primarily from foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and other expense of $9.0 million related to unrealized losses on derivative instruments of which $8.5 million is due to the dedesignation of cash flow hedges as a result of the deferral of raw material purchases related to changes in the anticipated timing of a certain project in Brazil. During the nine fiscal months ended October 2, 2009, the Company recorded other income (expense) primarily related to foreign currency transaction gains and losses.

On January 8, 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its currency, BsF, and established a two-tier foreign exchange structure. The official exchange rate for essential goods (food, medicine and other essential goods) was adjusted from 2.15 BsF per U.S. dollar to 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar. The official exchange rate for non-essential goods was adjusted from 2.15 BsF per U.S. dollar to 4.30 BsF per U.S. dollar. The Company remeasures the financial statements of its Venezuelan subsidiary at the rate at which the Company expects to remit dividends, which is 4.30 BsF per U.S dollar.

In the second quarter, the Company received authorization to import copper at the official exchange rate for essential goods of 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar. For the nine months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded $16.6 million in foreign exchange gains related to transactions completed at the 2.60 BsF per U.S. dollar essential rate. To date, 13.2 million pounds of copper have been approved at the essential rate. The Company purchased 12.4 million pounds of copper in the nine months ended October 1, 2010 at the essential rate. Copper imports prior to the approval were imported at the parallel rate. For the nine months ended October 1, 2010, the Company recorded $10.7 million in foreign exchange losses related to copper imports at the parallel rate.

On June 9, 2010, the Venezuelan government closed down the parallel market thereby declaring it illegal and imposing volume restrictions on each entity’s trading activity through a newly regulated system, the Sistema de Transacciones con Titulos en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”). SITME provides entities with another legal alternative to obtaining foreign currency through the Commission for the Administration of Foreign Exchange (“CADIVI”). Currently, the Company is not using the SITME system to make purchases as non-copper materials are purchased domestically. All other imported materials, prior to the shut down of the parallel market, were completed at the parallel rate or the essential rate based on requests previously on file with the Venezuelan government. The foreign exchange gain (loss) related to the other imported materials at the parallel rate was immaterial for the nine months ended October 1, 2010.

Due to the impact of the devaluation of its currency by the Venezuelan government, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $29.8 million in the first quarter of 2010 related to the remeasurement of the local balance sheet on the date of the devaluation at the official non-essential rate. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela is the U.S. dollar. Excluding the impact of the remeasurement of the local currency balance sheet as it relates to the devaluation of the Venezuelan Bolivar, other income resulting from foreign currency transaction gains and losses is $7.0 million in the nine months ended October 1, 2010, which includes a $5.9 million foreign exchange gain in Venezuela.

Interest Expense

Net interest expense decreased from $63.3 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2009 to $53.5 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 primarily as a result of completing the convertible debt exchange offer in the fourth quarter of 2009. The interest expense related to amortization of the debt discount as a result of the bifurcation of the Company’s convertible debt instruments resulted in lower non-cash interest expense principally due to the longer dated maturity of the Company’s new convertible note as discussed in Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Tax Provision

The Company’s effective tax rate for the first nine fiscal months of 2010 and 2009 was 44.5% and 23.2%, respectively. Excluding the impact of the Venezuelan Bolivar devaluation for which there is no tax benefit, the Company’s effective tax rate for the first nine fiscal months of 2010 was 31.8%, which included a $25.3 million net tax benefit (including penalties and interest) for changes in uncertain tax positions that were primarily related to statute of limitations expirations and the settlement of tax exposures in various tax jurisdictions. The effective tax rate for the first nine fiscal months of 2010 also included $8.3 million of tax expense for valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets, which primarily relate to the Company’s Mexican and Australian units due to losses in recent years and uncertainties regarding the ability to realize the future tax benefits.

Preferred Stock Dividends

The Company accrued and paid $0.3 million in dividends on its preferred stock in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 and 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In general, General Cable requires cash for working capital, capital expenditures, investment in internal product development, debt repayment, salaries and related benefits, interest, Series A preferred stock dividends, repurchase of common shares and taxes. General Cable’s working capital requirement decreases when it experiences softening incremental demand for products and/or a significant reduction in the price of copper, aluminum and/or other raw material cost inputs. Based upon historical experience, the cash on its balance sheet and the expected availability of funds under its current credit facilities, the Company believes its sources of liquidity will be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayment, salaries and related benefits, interest, Series A preferred stock dividends and taxes for the next twelve months and foreseeable future.

General Cable Corporation is a holding company with no operations of its own. All of the Company’s operations are conducted, and net sales are generated, by its subsidiaries and investments. Accordingly, the Company’s cash flow comes from the cash flows of its global operations. The Company’s ability to use cash flow from its international operations, if necessary, has historically been adversely affected by limitations on the Company’s ability to repatriate such earnings tax efficiently.

Summary of Cash Flows

Operating cash outflow of $19.4 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 reflects a net working capital use of $176.3 million driven principally by increases in inventories and receivables of $142.7 million and $122.6 million, respectively, which were partially offset by increases in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities of $96.7 million. The increase in accounts receivable is due to higher seasonal trading activity in the months leading up to the October 1, 2010 balance sheet date as compared to the equivalent period up to December 31, 2009 and to a lesser extent higher global selling prices in response to increased raw material costs. The increase in inventory is principally the result of historical trends as inventories are generally increased in the first nine months and reduced in the fourth quarter as manufacturing activity is lower for facility maintenance and scheduled shutdowns as well as higher raw material prices. The Company continues to adjust its production in order to balance inventory levels in 2010. The negative cash flows have been partially offset by the increase in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities which was primarily the result of incremental manufacturing activity due to an increase in demand, higher raw material cost inputs and seasonal demand trends. Partially offsetting this net working capital use of cash in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 was $156.9 million of net cash inflows related to net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization, amortization on restricted stock awards, foreign currency loss, deferred income tax income, excess tax benefits from stock based compensation, convertible debt instrument non cash charges, and the gain on the disposal of property.

In Venezuela, government restrictions on the transfer of cash out of the country have limited the Company’s ability to immediately repatriate cash. Approximately 7% and 19% of the consolidated cash balance as of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, is held in Venezuela. The proportion of operating cash flows attributable to Venezuela in the third quarter of 2010 as compared to total Company operating cash flows has returned to more normal operating levels. The Company expects this trend to continue into the foreseeable future after accounting for the effects of the currency devaluation announced by the Venezuelan government in January of 2010.

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Cash flow used by investing activities was $106.4 million in the first nine fiscal months of 2010, principally reflecting $82.5 million of capital expenditures. The Company continues to focus its capital program on completing greenfield projects in India and Peru as well as projects around the world to upgrade equipment, improve efficiency and throughput and enhance productivity. The Company anticipates capital spending to be approximately $110.0 million in 2010.

Financing activities in the first nine fiscal months of 2010 generated $57.3 million of cash inflows primarily related to borrowings on various short-term credit facilities in the Company’s Rest of the World segment. See the “Debt and Other Contractual Obligations” section below for details.

Debt and Other Contractual Obligations

The Company’s outstanding debt obligations were $1,000.7 million as of October 1, 2010, which consisted of $9.4 million of 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes due in 2012 (net of debt discount), $291.1 million of 0.875% Convertible Notes due in 2013 (net of debt discount), $163.6 million of Subordinated Convertible Notes due in 2029 (net of debt discount), $200.0 million of 7.125% Senior Notes due in 2017, $125.0 million of Senior Floating Rate Notes due in 2015, $18.8 million drawn on Europe and Mediterranean credit facilities, $54.4 million of Spanish Term Loans, $112.9 million drawn on ROW credit facilities and $25.5 million of various other short-term loans. See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s outstanding debt obligations.

Failure to comply with any of the covenants, financial tests and ratios required by the Company’s existing or future debt obligations could result in a default under those agreements and under other agreements containing cross-default provisions, as defined in the Company’s Amended Credit Facility, 1.0% Senior Convertible Notes, 0.875% convertible notes, Subordinated Convertible Notes, 7.125% senior notes, senior floating rate notes and various other credit facilities maintained by the Company’s restricted subsidiaries. A default would permit lenders to cease making further extensions of credit, accelerate the maturity of the debt under these agreements and foreclose upon any collateral securing that debt. The lenders under the Company’s Amended Credit Facility have a pledge of all of the capital stock of existing and future U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. The lenders under the Company’s Amended Credit Facility have a lien on substantially all of the Company’s U.S. and Canadian assets, including existing and future accounts receivable, cash, general intangibles, investment property and real property. The Company also has incurred secured debt in connection with some of its European operations. The lenders under these European secured credit facilities also have liens on assets of certain of our European subsidiaries. As a result of these pledges and liens, if the Company fails to meet its payment or other obligations under any of its secured indebtedness, the lenders under the applicable credit agreement would be entitled to foreclose on substantially all of the Company’s assets and liquidate these assets. Broadly, cross-default provisions would permit lenders to cause such indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity in the event a default remains unremediated for a period of time under the terms of one or more financing agreements, a change in control or a fundamental change. As of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The Company’s defined benefit plans at December 31, 2009 were underfunded by $103.4 million. Pension expense for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans for the nine fiscal months ended October 1, 2010 was $9.2 million and cash contributions were approximately $13.1 million.

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The Company anticipates being able to meet its obligations as they come due based on historical experience and the expected availability of funds under its current credit facilities. The Company’s contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of October 1, 2010 (in millions of dollars) are summarized below.

	Payments Due by Period
			Less than		1-3		4-5		After 5
Contractual obligations(1):	Total		1 Year		Years		Years		Years
Total debt (excluding capital leases) (6)	$	994.7	$	117.4	$	83.1	$	419.0	$	375.2
Convertible debt at maturity(6,7)		331.0		—		1.2		63.9		265.9
Capital leases		6.0		1.0		2.2		2.4		0.4
Interest payments on 7.125% Senior Notes		99.7		14.2		28.5		28.5		28.5
Interest payments on Senior Floating Rate Notes		16.2		3.6		7.2		5.4		—
Interest payments on 0.875% Convertible Notes		11.6		3.1		6.2		2.3		—
Interest payments on 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes		0.3		0.1		0.2		—		—
Interest payments on Subordinated Convertible Notes		269.1		20.6		41.7		42.5		164.3
Interest payments on Spanish term loans		4.7		2.2		2.3		0.2		—
Operating leases(2)		49.4		11.2		12.9		7.8		17.5
Preferred stock dividend payments		1.0		0.3		0.6		0.1		—
Defined benefit pension obligations(3)		12.5		12.5		—		—		—
Postretirement benefits		9.8		1.4		2.4		2.0		4.0
Commodity futures and forward pricing agreements(4)		291.6		243.3		48.3		—		—
Foreign currency contracts(4)		280.0		211.9		68.1		—		—
Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties(5)		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	2,377.6	$	642.8	$	304.9	$	574.1	$	855.8

1)	This table does not include interest payments on General Cable’s revolving credit facilities because the future amounts are based on variable interest rates and the amount of the borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility and Spanish Credit Facility fluctuate depending upon the Company’s working capital requirements.
2)	Operating lease commitments are described under “Off Balance Sheet Assets and Obligations.”
3)	Defined benefit pension obligations reflect the Company’s estimates of contributions that will be required in 2010 to meet current law minimum funding requirements. Amounts beyond one year have not been provided because they are not determinable.
4)	Information on these items is provided under Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.”
5)	Unrecognized tax benefits of $72.4 million have not been reflected in the above table due to the inherent uncertainty as to the amount and timing of settlement, which is contingent upon the occurrence of possible future events, such as examinations and determinations by various tax authorities.
6)	Reflects adjustment for ASC No. 470, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May be Settled in Cash upon Conversion.
7)	Represents the current debt discount on the Company’s 1.00% Senior Convertible Notes, 0.875% Convertible Notes and Subordinated Convertible Notes as a result of adopting ASC No. 470.

Off Balance Sheet Assets and Obligations

As part of the BICC plc acquisition, BICC plc agreed to indemnify General Cable against environmental liabilities existing at the date of the closing of the purchase of the business. In the sale of the businesses to Pirelli, General Cable generally indemnified Pirelli against any environmental liabilities on the same basis as BICC plc indemnified the Company in the earlier acquisition. However, the indemnity the Company received from BICC plc related to the European business sold to Pirelli terminated upon the sale of those businesses to Pirelli. In addition, General Cable has agreed to indemnify Pirelli against any warranty claims relating to the prior operation of the business. General Cable has also agreed to indemnify Southwire Company against certain liabilities arising out of the operation of the business sold to Southwire prior to its sale. As a part of the 2005 acquisition, SAFRAN SA agreed to indemnify General Cable against certain environmental liabilities existing at the date of the closing of the purchase of Silec. These indemnifications are discussed in more detail at Note 17 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In 2007, the Company acquired the worldwide wire and cable business of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., which operates as PDIC. As part of this acquisition, the seller agreed to indemnify the Company for certain environmental liabilities existing at the date of the closing of the acquisition. The seller’s obligation to indemnify the Company for these particular liabilities generally survives four years from the date the parties executed the definitive purchase agreement unless the Company has properly notified the seller before the expiry of the four year period. The seller also made certain representations and warranties related to environmental matters and the acquired business and agreed to indemnify the Company for breaches of those representation and warranties for a period of four years from the closing date. Indemnification claims for breach of representations and warranties are subject to an overall indemnity limit of approximately $105 million, which applies to all warranty and indemnity claims for the transaction.

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As of October 1, 2010, the Company had $159.7 million in letters of credit, $155.9 million in various performance bonds and $217.8 million in other guarantees. These letters of credit, performance bonds and guarantees are periodically renewed and are generally related to risk associated with self insurance claims, defined benefit plan obligations, assets pledged, contract performance, quality and other various bank and financing guarantees.

See the previous section, “Debt and Other Contractual Obligations,” for information on debt-related guarantees.

Environmental Matters

The Company’s expenditures for environmental compliance and remediation amounted to approximately $1.1 million, $1.7 million and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2010 and twelve months ended December 31, 2009, respectively. In addition, certain of General Cable’s subsidiaries have been named as potentially responsible parties in proceedings that involve environmental remediation. The Company has accrued $1.7 million at October 1, 2010 for all environmental liabilities. Environmental matters are described in Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference. While it is difficult to estimate future environmental liabilities, the Company does not currently anticipate any material adverse effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial position as a result of compliance with federal, state, local or foreign environmental laws or regulations or remediation costs.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial results and performance, plans and objectives, capital expenditures, understanding of competition, projected sources of cash flow, potential legal liability, proposed legislation and regulatory action, and our management’s beliefs, expectations or opinions, are forward-looking statements, and as such, we desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” which is afforded such statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “assume,” “seek to” or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of factors, risks and uncertainties relating to the Company’s operations and business environment over many of which we have no control. These factors include, without limitation, the following: economic and political consequences resulting from terrorist attacks, war and political and social unrest; increased exposure to political and economic developments, crises instability, terrorism, civil strife, expropriation and other risks of doing business in foreign markets, economic consequences arising from natural disasters and other similar catastrophes, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis; domestic and local country price competition, particularly in certain segments of the power cable market and other competitive pressures; general economic conditions, particularly those in the construction, energy and information technology sectors; changes in customer or distributor purchasing patterns in our business segments; our ability to increase manufacturing capacity and productivity; the financial impact of any future plant closures; our ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions and divestitures and our ability to realize expected cost savings or other perceived benefits of these transactions; our ability to negotiate extensions of labor agreements on acceptable terms and to successfully deal with any labor disputes; our ability to service, and meet all requirements under, our debt, and to maintain adequate domestic and international credit facilities and credit lines; our ability to pay dividends on our preferred stock; our ability to make payments of interest and principal under our existing and future indebtedness and to have sufficient available funds to effect conversions and repurchases from time to time; lowering of one or more debt ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, and the adverse impact such action may have on our ability to raise capital and on our liquidity and financial conditions; the impact of unexpected future judgments or settlements of claims and litigation; our ability to achieve target returns on investments in our defined benefit plans; our ability to avoid limitations on utilization of net losses for income tax purposes; our ability to continue our uncommitted accounts payable confirming arrangement and our accounts receivable financing arrangement for our European operations, the cost and availability of raw materials, including copper, aluminum and petrochemicals; our ability to increase our selling prices during periods of increasing raw material costs; our ability to recover the value of our inventory in a period when replacement costs are lower than the recorded value of inventory, the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, devaluations and changes in interest rates; the impact of technological changes; and other material factors. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with important information regarding risks and factors that may affect the Company’s future performance set forth under Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and as updated in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter for the 2010 fiscal year.

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These statements reflect the current views and assumptions of management with respect to future events. The Company does not undertake, and hereby disclaims, any obligation to update or correct these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events in the future. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The inclusion of any statement in this report does not constitute an admission by the Company, its management or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

General Cable is exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest rates, foreign currency and raw material (commodity) prices. To manage risks associated with the volatility of these natural business exposures, General Cable enters into interest rate, commodity and foreign currency derivative agreements, as well as copper and aluminum forward pricing agreements. General Cable does not purchase or sell derivative instruments for trading purposes. General Cable does not engage in trading activities involving commodity contracts for which a lack of marketplace quotations would necessitate the use of fair value estimation techniques. Depending on the extent of an unrealized loss position on a derivative contract held by the Company, certain counterparties may require a deposit to secure the derivative contract position. As of October 1, 2010, and December 31, 2009 there were no contracts held by the Company that required collateral to secure the Company’s derivative liability positions.

The notional amounts and fair values of these designated cash flow financial instruments at October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are shown below (in millions). The carrying amount of the financial instruments was a net asset of $23.4 million and net asset of $17.2 million at October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

	October 1, 2010					December 31, 2009
	Notional		Fair			Notional		Fair
	Amount		Value			Amount		Value
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap	$	63.4	$	(2.2	)	$	60.1	$	1.9
Commodity futures		223.4		21.2			195.0		16.0
Foreign currency forward exchange		244.0		4.4			274.8		(0.7	)
			$	23.4				$	17.2

Note: As of October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges had a notional value of $70.6 million and $29.6 million, respectively, and the carrying amount of the financial instruments was a net liability of $8.9 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Other Forward Pricing Agreements

In the normal course of business, General Cable enters into forward pricing agreements for the purchase of copper and aluminum for delivery in a future month to match certain sales transactions. The Company accounts for these forward pricing arrangements under the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exemption because these arrangements are for purchases of copper and aluminum that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used by the Company over a reasonable period of time in the normal course of business. For these arrangements, it is probable at the inception and throughout the life of the arrangements that the arrangements will not settle net and will result in physical delivery of the inventory. At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, General Cable had $33.6 million and $62.2 million, respectively, of future copper and aluminum purchases that were under forward pricing agreements. At October 1, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the fair value of these arrangements was $38.3 million and $67.7 million, respectively, and General Cable had unrealized gains of $4.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively, related to these transactions. General Cable expects the unrealized gains (losses) under these agreements to be offset as a result of firm sales price commitments with customers.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

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In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of October 1, 2010, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of October 1, 2010.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of October 1, 2010, the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). As a result of this process, management concluded that internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 1, 2010.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as such item is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), during the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of the date of this filing, there have been no additional material legal proceedings or material developments in the legal proceedings disclosed in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

For information regarding factors that could affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, see (i) the risk factors discussion provided under Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, (ii) the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (iii) the additional risk factor set forth in Part II, Item 1A of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2010.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The employees of the Company do have the right to surrender to the Company shares in payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of grants of common stock under the Company’s equity compensation plans. During the three months ended October 1, 2010, 146 shares were surrendered to the Company by employees in payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of nonvested stock under the Company’s equity compensation plans, and the average price paid per share was $26.95. During the nine months ended October 1, 2010, 16,974 shares were surrendered to the Company by employees in payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of nonvested stock under the Company’s equity compensation plans, and the average price paid per share was $28.26.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference. Documents indicated by an asterisk (*) are filed herewith. Documents not indicated by an asterisk are incorporated by reference to the document indicated.

a) Exhibits

	3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 (File No. 333-143017) filed on June 11, 2007).
	3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 001-12983) filed on May 14, 2010).
	3.3	Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 001-12983) as filed on May 14, 2010).
	*12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
	*31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14
	*31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14
	*32.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document (1)
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (1)
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (1)
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (1)
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (1)

(1) Furnished with this report. In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, General Cable Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	General Cable Corporation
Signed: November 5, 2010	By:	/s/ BRIAN J. ROBINSON
		Brian J. Robinson
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

	3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 (File No. 333-143017) filed on June 11, 2007).
	3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 001-12983) filed on May 14, 2010).
	3.3	Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 001-12983) as filed on May 14, 2010).
	12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14
	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14
	32.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document (1)
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (1)
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (1)
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (1)
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (1)

(1) Furnished with this report. In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions)

	Nine Fiscal
	Months
	Ended
	October 1,			Year ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008			2007			2006			2005
EARNINGS AS DEFINED
Earnings from operations before income taxes and before adjustments for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and after eliminating undistributed earnings of equity method investees	$	159.2		$	96.3		$	280.4		$	298.5		$	368.4		$	115.5
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent)		(0.3	)		(0.3	)		(0.3	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)		(33.8	)
Fixed charges		61.9			92.7			109.2			71.3			44.4			76.7
TOTAL EARNINGS, AS DEFINED	$	220.8		$	188.7		$	389.3		$	369.3		$	412.3		$	158.4
FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED
Interest expense	$	54.8		$	82.1		$	98.4		$	63.6		$	38.1		$	36.5
Amortization of capitalized expenses related to debt		2.4			4.5			5.7			3.6			3.0			3.4
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent)		0.3			0.3			0.3			0.5			0.5			33.8
Interest component of rent expense		4.4			5.8			4.8			3.6			2.8			3.0
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED	$	61.9		$	92.7		$	109.2		$	71.3		$	44.4		$	76.7
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.6			2.0			3.6			5.2			9.3			2.1

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Gregory B. Kenny, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of General Cable Corporation;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and;

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and;

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2010

/s/ GREGORY B. KENNY Gregory B. Kenny
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Brian J. Robinson, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of General Cable Corporation;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and;

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and;

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2010

/s/ BRIAN J. ROBINSON Brian J. Robinson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Under
Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 18 U.S.C. (Section 1350), each of the undersigned officers of General Cable Corporation (the “Company”) does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 1, 2010 (the “Report”) that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 5, 2010	/s/ GREGORY B. KENNY
	Gregory B. Kenny
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 5, 2010	/s/ BRIAN J. ROBINSON
	Brian J. Robinson
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 18 U.S.C. (Section 1350) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.