UNITED STATES
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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 11, 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

(314) 854-8000

n/a

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:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated November 11, 2010.

     Exhibit 99.2 Information slide.

Item 8.01.		Other Events.

     On November 11, 2010, Belden Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Thomas & Betts Corporation (“T&B”) for the acquisition of T&B’s Communications Products Business for $78 million in cash. 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 acquired 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 11, 2010.
	99.2		Information slide.

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.