UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): August 6, 2007
General Cable Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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001-12983
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06-1398235 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
4 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076-9753
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (859) 572-8000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the 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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| Item 5.04. |
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Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans. |
General Cable Corporation (the “Company”) has decided to change the trustee and record keeper
of the General Cable Retirement & Savings Plan for Salaried
Associates, General Cable
Savings Plan, General Cable Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan and General
Cable Corporation and Subsidiaries Benefit Equalization Plan
(together, the “Plans”), which will require a blackout period during which
participants in the Plans will be temporarily unable to direct or diversify investments in
their individual accounts, including accounts that hold the common stock of the Company, or to
obtain a loan or distribution from the Plans.
On August 6, 2007, the Company received notice of the blackout period pursuant to Section
101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
with respect to the General Cable Retirement and Savings Plan for
Salaried Associates and the General Cable Savings Plan. On August 10,
2007, the Company sent a Notice of Blackout Period Memorandum (the “Memorandum”) to its directors
and executive officers informing them that a blackout period is expected to be in effect beginning
at 4 p.m. Eastern daylight savings time on September 5, 2007 and ending approximately the week of
October 7, 2007. However, the blackout period may be extended due to events beyond the Company’s
control that may arise as part of the transition, in which case notice will be given to the
directors and executive officers as soon as reasonably practicable.
The Memorandum was provided to the Company’s directors and executive officers pursuant to the
requirements of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s Regulation BTR.
During the blackout period and for a period of two years after the ending date of the blackout
period, holders of the Company’s common stock and other interested parties may obtain, without
charge, the actual beginning and ending dates of the blackout period by sending a written request
to General Cable Corporation, Beth A. Curtis, Vice President,
Compensation and Benefits, 4 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076,
or by calling (859) 572-8930.
A copy of the Memorandum is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Notice of Blackout Period Memorandum, dated August 10, 2007.
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