Exhibit 99

General Cable Corporation Announces Resignation of Director, Charles G. McClure, Jr.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2012--General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) (the Company) announced today that Charles G. McClure, Jr. resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company effective July 20, 2012. Mr. McClure, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Meritor, Inc., resigned for personal reasons as a result of demands relating to ongoing business activities and not due to any disagreement with the Company. The Company plans to fill the vacancy created by his resignation.

John E. Welsh, III, Chairman of the Board, stated, “Chip McClure has made valuable contributions to the Board of Directors and the Company during his Board service and we are grateful for the perspective and insights he has brought in many areas.”

General Cable (NYSE:BGC), a Fortune 500 Company, is a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty, construction and communications markets. For more information about General Cable products, please contact your local sales representative or visit our Web site at www.generalcable.com.

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General Cable Corporation
Len Texter, Manager, Investor Relations, 859-572-8684