Attached files
| file | filename |
|---|---|
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - BELDEN INC. | c61391exv99w1.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - BELDEN INC. | c61391exv99w2.htm |
Table of Contents
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2010
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
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Table of Contents
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 16, 2010, Belden Inc. (the “Company”) and Juniper Networks (“Juniper”) announced
that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Juniper will acquire Trapeze
Networks from the Company for approximately $152 million. While the agreement itself is not a
material contract to the Company pursuant to the SEC’s rules and regulations, the press release
announcing the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. A slide containing information about
the business being divested is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information in this Item 8.01 and in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 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 8.01 and in the accompanying exhibits
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. | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 16, 2010. | ||
| 99.2 | Information slide. |
3
Table of Contents
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: November 16, 2010 | By: | /s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield | ||
| Kevin L. Bloomfield | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
||||
4