# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000913142
**File Stem:** 0000913142-25-000036
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 7268
**Document Hash:** 8644386cb9449bcddff23b5302a99d05
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000913142-25-000036.hdr.sgml**: 20251119

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000913142-25-000036

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251119

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251119

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251119

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BELDEN INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000913142
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 363601505
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-12561
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251500013

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD
- **STREET 2:** 15TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** ST. LOUIS
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 63105
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 314-854-8000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD
- **STREET 2:** 15TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** ST. LOUIS
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 63105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BELDEN CDT INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040716

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931006

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

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**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): November 19, 2025

**Belden Inc.** 

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

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| **Delaware** | **001-12561** | **36-3601505** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer Identification No.)** |

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**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)**

Check the appropriate box below if this Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **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** |

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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. ☐

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

(d) Effective November 19, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors expanded the size of the Board from nine to ten and appointed Adel Al-Saleh to the Board. The press release announcing Mr. Al-Saleh's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

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| (d) Exhibits | |
| **<u>Exhibit Number</u>** | |
| 99.1 | <u>[Company news release dated November 19, 2025 titled "Belden Appoints Adel Al-Saleh to Board of Directors"](beldenappointsadelal-saleh.htm)</u> |

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**SIGNATURES**

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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.

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| | BELDEN INC. | BELDEN INC. |
| Date: November 19, 2025 | By: | /s/ Brian E. Anderson |
|  |  | Brian E. Anderson |
|  |  | Senior Vice President-Legal, General |
|  |  | Counsel and Corporate Secretary |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Belden Appoints Adel Al-Saleh to Board of Directors**

**St. Louis, Missouri – November 19, 2025** - Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global supplier of complete connection solutions, announced that with immediate effect, it has appointed Adel Al-Saleh as a Director.

Mr. Al-Saleh brings over 30 years of senior managerial experience in the information technology space, including his current role as Chief Executive Officer and Director of SES Satellites. Prior to his current role, Mr. Al-Saleh was CEO of T-Systems (a division of Deutsche Telekom) and CEO of Northgate Information Solutions. He also previously served as a board member for BT and member of the management board of Deutsche Telekom. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University and a Masters of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.

Ashish Chand, President and CEO of Belden Inc., said, "We are excited to welcome Adel Al-Saleh to Belden's Board of Directors. His impressive executive leadership experience leading technology transformations will provide enormous value to Belden."

**About Belden**

Belden Inc. delivers complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for our customers, their customers and the world. We advance ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. Throughout our 120+ year history we have evolved as a company, but our purpose remains – making connections. By connecting people, information and ideas, we make it possible. We are headquartered in St. Louis and have manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com; follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter.

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**Contact:**

**Belden Investor Relations**

**Aaron Reddington, CFA**

**(317) 219-9359**

**<u>Investor.Relations@Belden.com</u>**

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