8-K

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): March 18, 2022

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.)

1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15th Floor

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(314) 854-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	BDC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Effective March 18, 2022, Dean McKenna, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Belden Inc. (the “Company”) and a named executive officer in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement, was succeeded by Leah Tate. Mr. McKenna will remain with the Company until March 31, 2022 to assist with the transition. Mr. McKenna’s departure is a termination without cause under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”). In addition to the standard entitlements of the Plan, the Company’s Compensation Committee has approved the accelerated vesting of three equity grants that would have been cancelled per their original terms. The three grants are (1) a grant of restricted stock units made on May 23, 2019; (2) a grant of performance stock units made on May 23, 2019; and (3) a grant of restricted stock units made on July 1, 2020.

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: March 18, 2022	By:	/s/ Brian E. Anderson
		Brian E. Anderson
		Senior Vice President-Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Belden Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update