SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report April 24, 2003 BELDEN INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-12280 76-0412617 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800 St. Louis, Missouri 63105 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 854-8000 Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits Exhibit 99.1: Belden Inc. (the "Company") press release dated April 24, 2003 titled "Belden Releases First Quarter Results" Item 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. The following information is furnished in satisfaction of Item 12 "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of Form 8-K and is being presented under Item 9 "Regulation FD Disclosure" of Form 8-K pursuant to guidance provided in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Release No. 33-8216. On April 24, 2003, the Company issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, which sets out the company's results of operations for the first quarter of 2003. 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: April 24, 2003 By: /s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield ---------------------------------------- Kevin L. Bloomfield Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel Exhibit Index EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99.1 Company press release dated April 24, 2003 titled "Belden Releases First Quarter Results"