8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2011

Belden Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

Delaware	001-12561	36-3601505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(314) 854-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if this Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	3
Item 5.03.	Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.	3
Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	3
SIGNATURES		3

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

     (d) Effective March 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of Belden Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dean Yoost to the Board and to its Audit Committee. Mr. Yoost, age 60, currently serves as a Director and member of the Audit, Governance, and Nominating Committees of Emulex Corporation and serves on the board of two private companies: UnionBanCal Corporation and Pacific Life Insurance Company. His prior experience includes more than 30 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, wherein he served as Partner and was a Director on their Global Oversight Board. The press release announcing Mr. Yoost’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

     (a) Effective March 2, 2011, prior to Mr. Yoost’s appointment, the Board amended Section 2 of Article III of the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws to provide for a board of twelve members. The revised language of Article III, Section 2 is included in Exhibit 3.1 hereof.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

3.1	Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Belden Inc.
99.1	Press release, dated March 2, 2011.

SIGNATURES

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

	BELDEN INC.
Date: March 2, 2011	By:	/s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield
		Kevin L. Bloomfield
		Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

The first sentence of Section 2 (Number, Election and Term of Office) of Article III of the Company’s bylaws is amended as follows: “The number of directors shall be twelve (12) unless another number has been established by resolution of the board, as it may do from time to time.”

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

          News Release

Belden Appoints Dean Yoost to Board of Directors
and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

St. Louis, Missouri — March 2, 2011 — The Board of Directors of Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) announced today that it has expanded the size of its board to 12 members and appointed Dean Yoost as a Director and member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Yoost, age 60, currently serves as a Director and member of the Audit, Governance, and Nominating Committees of Emulex Corporation and serves on the board of two private companies: UnionBanCal Corporation and Pacific Life Insurance Company. His prior experience includes more than 30 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, wherein he served as Partner and was a Director on their Global Oversight Board.

John Stroup, President and Chief Executive Officer of Belden, said, “We are delighted to welcome Dean Yoost to Belden’s Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. His extensive experience as an international business advisor will be a valued addition to Belden’s Board.”

The Board of Directors also today declared a regular quarterly dividend of five cents per share payable on April 5, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of March 15, 2011.

About Belden

St. Louis-based Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets cable, connectivity, and networking products in markets including industrial automation, enterprise, transportation, infrastructure, and consumer electronics. It has approximately 6,600 employees, and provides value for industrial automation, enterprise, education, healthcare, entertainment and broadcast, sound and security, transportation, infrastructure, consumer electronics and other industries. Belden has manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, and a market presence in nearly every region of the world. Belden was founded in 1902, and today is a leader with some of the strongest brands in the signal transmission industry. For more information, visit www.belden.com.

Contact:

Belden Investor Relations
314-854-8054
Investor.Relations@Belden.com