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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 * BLOOMFIELD KEVIN L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BELDEN INC. [BDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BOULEVARD, 15TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2014 (Street) ST. LOUIS, MO 63105 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 05/05/2014   M   5,600 A $ 25.805 20,768 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   D   3,199 (1) D $ 72.39 17,569 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   M   8,600 A $ 47.705 26,169 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   D   6,646 (2) D $ 72.39 19,523 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   M   11,700 A $ 40.96 31,223 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   D   8,963 (3) D $ 72.39 22,260 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   M   24,000 A $ 11.92 46,260 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   D   13,565 (4) D $ 72.39 32,695 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   M   23,459 A $ 21.7 56,154 D   Common Stock 05/05/2014   D   14,909 (5) D $ 72.39 41,245 D   Common Stock 05/06/2014   S   26,077 D $ 71.9382 (6) 15,168 D

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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

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 25.805

05/05/2014

M

5,600

(7)

02/22/2016

Common Stock

5,600

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 47.705

05/05/2014

M

8,600

(8)

02/21/2017

Common Stock

8,600

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 40.96

05/05/2014

M

11,700

(9)

02/20/2018

Common Stock

11,700

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 11.92

05/05/2014

M

24,000

(10)

02/24/2019

Common Stock

24,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 21.7

05/05/2014

M

23,459

(11)

02/22/2020

Common Stock

23,459

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLOOMFIELD KEVIN L 1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BOULEVARD, 15TH FLOOR ST. LOUIS, MO 63105			SVP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield		05/07/2014
**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)	This represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised (5,600) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (2,401). The number of shares to be issued under a SAR exercise is determined by multiplying the number of SARs being exercised by the difference between the FMV on the date of exercise ($72.39) and the exercise price ($25.805). Additional shares are then withheld to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligations.
(2)	This represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised (8,600) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (1,954). The number of shares to be issued under a SAR exercise is determined by multiplying the number of SARs being exercised by the difference between the FMV on the date of exercise ($72.39) and the exercise price ($47.705). Additional shares are then withheld to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligations.
(3)	This represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised (11,700) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (2,737). The number of shares to be issued under a SAR exercise is determined by multiplying the number of SARs being exercised by the difference between the FMV on the date of exercise ($72.39) and the exercise price ($40.96). Additional shares are then withheld to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligations.
(4)	This represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised (24,000) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (10,435). The number of shares to be issued under a SAR exercise is determined by multiplying the number of SARs being exercised by the difference between the FMV on the date of exercise ($72.39) and the exercise price ($11.92). Additional shares are then withheld to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligations.
(5)	This represents the difference between the number of SARs exercised (23,459) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (8,550). The number of shares to be issued under a SAR exercise is determined by multiplying the number of SARs being exercised by the difference between the FMV on the date of exercise ($72.39) and the exercise price ($21.70). Additional shares are then withheld to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligations.
(6)	This price represents the average sale price for multiple transactions on this line. The prices of the transactions reported on this line ranged from $71.761 to $72.08. Upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will undertake to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which transactions were effected.
(7)	1,867 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2007, 1,867 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2008 and 1,866 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2009.
(8)	2,867 SARs became exercisable on February 21, 2008, 2,867 SARs became exercisable on February 21, 2009 and 2,866 SARs became exercisable on February 21, 2010.
(9)	3,900 SARs became exercisable on February 20, 2009, 3,900 SARs became exercisable on February 20, 2010 and 3,900 SARs became exercisable on February 20, 2011.
(10)	8,000 SARs became exercisable on February 24, 2010 and 8,000 SARs became exercisable on February 24, 2011 and 8,000 SARs became exercisable on February 24, 2012.
(11)	7,820 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2011, 7,820 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2012 and 7,819 became exercisable on February 22, 2013.

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