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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ROBINSON BRIAN J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL CABLE CORP /DE/ [BGC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President, CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4 TESSENEER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2011 (Street) HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41076 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/07/2011   F   297 (1) D $ 40.41 33,625 D   Common Stock               300 (2) D   Common Stock               6,546 I By General Cable Trusts

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

02/09/2011

A

24,000

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

24,000

$ 0

24,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 42.87

02/09/2011

A

30,000

(4)

02/09/2021

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

30,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROBINSON BRIAN J 4 TESSENEER DRIVE HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41076			Executive Vice President, CFO

Signatures

/s/ Robert J. Siverd, Attorney-in-Fact for Brian J. Robinson		02/09/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restrictions on a portion of the restricted stock granted to Mr. Robinson on February 7, 2006 have lapsed. Of the total 847 shares that vested, Mr. Robinson elected to transfer 297 shares to General Cable to satisfy his tax withholding obligations.
(2)	These shares are held by Mr. Robinson as custodian for his children.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit granted on February 9, 2011 represents a right to receive one share of common stock and will cliff vest on February 9, 2016 provided General Cable has earned at least $1.00 of cumulative net income during the vesting period. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person within 90 days after the vesting date.
(4)	Stock options granted February 9, 2011, which vest ratably on the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

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