Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 24, 2020, Belden Inc. (the "Company") announced that its information technology network was impacted by a data incident. The Company took immediate steps to contain the incident and has notified and, is working closely with, law enforcement and cybersecurity experts. This issue did not impact production at the Company's manufacturing plants, or its shipping and quality control, which, along with all other company functions, are operating normally.

Based on the information known to date, the Company believes that personal information of current and former employees, as well as limited company information of some of our business partners was accessed. The Company is taking steps to notify impacted individuals and companies in addition to the appropriate governmental data privacy authorities. Impacted individuals will be offered credit monitoring and/or identity protection services, where available, at no charge.

The Company does not believe that the incident will have a material impact on its business or financial condition.

Security, in all forms, remains a critical priority at Belden, and the Company will continue to take all appropriate measures to further safeguard the integrity of its information technology infrastructure.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company's beliefs relating to the impact of the incident and its plans for responding are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those suggested by these statements for a number of reasons including the possibility that the scope of the incident is greater than currently is believed as well as the risks and uncertainties described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2020, as well as modifications made to our risk factors throughout the year, including as disclosed in our first quarter 2020 Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 4, 2020, and as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC. Such Annual Report and the Company's other periodic filings are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as required by law.

























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