UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
4 TESSENEER DRIVE
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41076
Meeting Information
| Meeting Type: | Annual |
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| For holders as of: | March 30, 2009 |
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| Date: May 27, 2009 | Time: 4:00 p.m., Central European Daylight Time |
| Location: | General Cable’s NSW Subsidiary Kabelstr. 9 - 11 Nordenham, Germany 26954 |
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to General Cable’s World Headquarters at 4 Tesseneer Drive,
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| Voting Items | ||||||||
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Election of two Directors. |
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| Nominees: | ||||||||
| 01) Gregory E. Lawton | ||||||||
| 02) Craig P. Omtvedt | ||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit General Cable’s 2009 consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. | |||||||
| 3. | Approval of an amendment to General Cable’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the authorized number of shares. | |||||||
| 4. | Such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | |||||||
