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): May 24, 2007

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.)

7701 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)

Belden CDT Inc.

(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:

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Certificate of Ownership and Merger

Company News Release

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

Effective May 24, 2007, Belden CDT Inc. (the “Company”) changed its corporate name from Belden CDT Inc. to Belden Inc. The change in corporate name was effected by the merger, pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, of a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. The Company’s corporate name, Belden CDT Inc., as the surviving corporation in the merger, was changed to Belden Inc. The Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws prior to the merger will be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation, with such certificate of incorporation and bylaws amended to reflect such corporate name change.

The Company’s common stock will retain the ticker symbol BDC.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release announcing the name change is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01 and in the press release (attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that Section or Section 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in such exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

3.1	Certificate of Ownership and Merger filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 24, 2007.
99.1	Company news release dated May 24, 2007, titled “Belden Makes its Name Change Official/Regular Dividend is Declared”.

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Signatures

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

	BELDEN INC.
Date: May 29, 2007	By:	/s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield
		Kevin L. Bloomfield
		Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER

MERGING

BELDEN 2007 INC.

INTO

BELDEN CDT INC.

        Belden CDT Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) does hereby certify:

        1. That the Company is a business corporation of the State of Delaware.

        2. That the Company owns all of the outstanding shares of the stock of Belden 2007 Inc., which is also a business corporation of the State of Delaware.

        3. That the Company, by action at a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), duly called and held on May 24, 2007, determined to merge into itself Belden 2007 Inc. on the conditions set forth in the following resolutions:

WHEREAS, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of 100 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share of Belden 2007 Inc., which is the only issued and outstanding capital stock of Belden 2007 Inc.; and

WHEREAS, the Company deems it advisable and in the best interest of the Company that the Company merge into itself Belden 2007 Inc. in accordance with the provisions of Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, with the Company as the surviving corporation, and in connection therewith, the Company’s corporate name be changed to “Belden Inc.”;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Company merge into itself its wholly-owned subsidiary Belden 2007 Inc., and assume all of such subsidiary’s liabilities and obligations, effective upon the filing of a certificate of ownership and merger embodying these resolutions with the Secretary of State of Delaware;

RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 253(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the corporate name of the Company, as the surviving corporation, be changed to “Belden Inc.”, such change to become effective upon the effectiveness of the merger;

RESOLVED, that the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws prior to the merger shall be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation, with the corporate name change above to be reflected in such certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and with the charters of the committees of the Board of the Company also to reflect such corporate name change;

RESOLVED, that the stock of the Company reflecting its corporate name prior to the effectiveness of the corporate name change above shall continue to be recognized as the stock of the Company with its new corporate name;

RESOLVED, that any officer of the Company be and each is hereby authorized to make, execute and acknowledge a certificate of ownership and merger setting forth a copy of these resolutions and the date of adoption thereof, to cause such document to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, and to do all acts and things whatsoever, whether in or outside the State of Delaware, including without limitation executing amendments to any agreements, plans or arrangements to which the Company is a party, which may be in any way necessary or appropriate to effect the merger and corporate name change; and

RESOLVED, that all actions heretofore taken by any officer of the Company in connection with or contemplated by the foregoing resolutions be, and they hereby are, approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects as actions on behalf of the Company.

    4. That pursuant to Section 253(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, upon the effectiveness of the merger, the Company, as the surviving corporation in the merger, will change its corporate name to “Belden Inc.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Ownership and Merger to be signed by an authorized officer this 24th day of May, 2007.

BELDEN CDT INC.
By:	/s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield
	Name:	Kevin L. Bloomfield
	Title:	Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

EX-99.1

	7701 Forsyth Boulevard	Phone: 314.854.8000
	Suite 800	Fax: 314.854.8003
	St. Louis, Missouri 63105	www.Belden.com

News Release

Exhibit 99.1

From:	Belden
	Dee Johnson
	314.854.8054

For Immediate Release — May 24, 2007

BELDEN MAKES ITS NAME CHANGE OFFICIAL

REGULAR DIVIDEND IS DECLARED

St. Louis, Missouri — Belden (NYSE:BDC) today announced that it has changed its corporate name to Belden Inc. The Company had been known as Belden CDT Inc. since the 2004 merger involving Belden Inc. and Cable Design Technologies Corporation. The Company’s ticker symbol will remain BDC.

John Stroup, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “I am delighted we are now making the name change official. Belden is both a strong product brand and a powerful, well-recognized corporate identity. The new Belden branding that we launched in 2006, with the associated tagline Sending All the Right Signals^TM, signifies a change in our business focus: from ‘cable’ to ‘signal transmission solutions.’ A solutions approach brings more value to our customers and more opportunity for us as a company. It gives us more control over our destiny and challenges us to think more broadly about our markets.”

The name change took place today through a transaction that merged a wholly owned subsidiary into the parent company, an action which under Delaware law permits the parent company to change its name. Belden’s Board of Directors today approved the action, and the Company filed the necessary certificate today in Delaware.

The Board also declared a regular dividend of five cents per share payable on July 5, 2007, to all shareholders of record as of June 8, 2007.

About Belden

Belden is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of signal transmission solutions for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, security and aerospace applications. To obtain additional information contact Investor Relations at 314-854-8054, or visit our website at www.belden.com.