SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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
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                                     Kevin L. Bloomfield
                                     Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel






                                  Exhibit Index



EXHIBIT
  NO.       DESCRIPTION
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  99.1      Company press release dated April 24, 2003 titled "Belden Releases
            First Quarter Results"