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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.23

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Belden Inc. (the "Company") and Kevin L. Bloomfield (the "Indemnitee")
entered into an Indemnification Agreement effective as of August 3, 1993 (the
"Agreement"); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Indemnitee deem it desirable to make certain
amendments to the Agreement effective immediately before the Effective Time, as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable Design
Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of February
4, 2004, as amended;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is amended effective immediately before the
Effective Time as follows (provided, however, that if the Effective Time does
not occur, this First Amendment to Indemnification Agreement shall be null and
void ab initio):

1. Section 1(a) of the Agreement (definition of Change in Control) is amended by
adding the following sentence to the end thereof: "The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable
Design Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of
February 4, 2004, as amended (the 'Merger Agreement'), shall not constitute a
'Change in Control' under this Agreement."

2. The following new section is added at the end of the Agreement: "Immediately
following the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (i) Cable
Design Technologies Corporation ('CDT', whose name may be changed to Belden CDT
Inc.) shall automatically and without any further action on behalf of any party
unconditionally assume and guarantee all of the obligations of Belden Inc. under
this Agreement and (ii) all references in this Agreement to the 'Company' shall
be deemed references to 'CDT', except that in Section 1(e) of this Agreement
(definition of Indemnifiable Event) the references to the 'Company' shall be
deemed references to 'CDT or Belden Inc.'."

3. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. Except as expressly provided
herein all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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     Executed and effective as of this 14th day of July, 2004.

                                   BELDEN INC.

                                   By:/s/ C. Baker Cunningham
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                   Name: C. Baker Cunningham
                                   Title: Chairman, President & CEO
                                   Date:  July 14, 2004

                                   INDEMNITEE

                                   By:/s/ Kevin L. Bloomfield
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Kevin L. Bloomfield
                                   Title: Vice President, Secretary
                                   and General Counsel
                                   Date: July 14, 2004

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Belden Inc. (the "Company") and D. Larrie Rose (the "Indemnitee")
entered into an Indemnification Agreement effective as of April 15, 2002 (the
"Agreement"); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Indemnitee deem it desirable to make certain
amendments to the Agreement effective immediately before the Effective Time, as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable Design
Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of February
4, 2004, as amended;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is amended effective immediately before the
Effective Time as follows (provided, however, that if the Effective Time does
not occur, this First Amendment to Indemnification Agreement shall be null and
void ab initio):

1. Section 1(a) of the Agreement (definition of Change in Control) is amended by
adding the following sentence to the end thereof: "The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable
Design Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of
February 4, 2004, as amended (the 'Merger Agreement'), shall not constitute a
'Change in Control' under this Agreement."

2. The following new section is added at the end of the Agreement: "Immediately
following the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (i) Cable
Design Technologies Corporation ('CDT', whose name may be changed to Belden CDT
Inc.) shall automatically and without any further action on behalf of any party
unconditionally assume and guarantee all of the obligations of Belden Inc. under
this Agreement and (ii) all references in this Agreement to the 'Company' shall
be deemed references to 'CDT', except that in Section 1(e) of this Agreement
(definition of Indemnifiable Event) the references to the 'Company' shall be
deemed references to 'CDT or Belden Inc.'."

3. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. Except as expressly provided
herein all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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     Executed and effective as of this 14th day of July, 2004.

                                   BELDEN INC.

                                   By:/s/ C. Baker Cunningham
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                   Name: C. Baker Cunningham
                                   Title: Chairman, President & CEO
                                   Date:  July 14, 2004

                                   INDEMNITEE

                                   By:/s/ D. Larrie Rose
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                   Name: D. Larrie Rose
                                   Title: Vice President, Operations
                                   and President of Belden Holdings, Inc.
                                   Date: July 14, 2004

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.25

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Belden Inc. (the "Company") and Robert W. Matz (the "Indemnitee")
entered into an Indemnification Agreement effective as of May 13, 2002 (the
"Agreement"); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Indemnitee deem it desirable to make certain
amendments to the Agreement effective immediately before the Effective Time, as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable Design
Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of February
4, 2004, as amended;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is amended effective immediately before the
Effective Time as follows (provided, however, that if the Effective Time does
not occur, this First Amendment to Indemnification Agreement shall be null and
void ab initio):

1. Section 1(a) of the Agreement (definition of Change in Control) is amended by
adding the following sentence to the end thereof: "The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable
Design Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of
February 4, 2004, as amended (the 'Merger Agreement'), shall not constitute a
'Change in Control' under this Agreement."

2. The following new section is added at the end of the Agreement: "Immediately
following the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (i) Cable
Design Technologies Corporation ('CDT', whose name may be changed to Belden CDT
Inc.) shall automatically and without any further action on behalf of any party
unconditionally assume and guarantee all of the obligations of Belden Inc. under
this Agreement and (ii) all references in this Agreement to the 'Company' shall
be deemed references to 'CDT', except that in Section 1(e) of this Agreement
(definition of Indemnifiable Event) the references to the 'Company' shall be
deemed references to 'CDT or Belden Inc.'."

3. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. Except as expressly provided
herein all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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     Executed and effective as of this 14th day of July, 2004.

                                   BELDEN INC.

                                   By: /s/ C. Baker Cunningham
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                   Name: C. Baker Cunningham
                                   Title: Chairman, President & CEO
                                   Date: July 14, 2004

                                   INDEMNITEE

                                   By: /s/ Robert W. Matz
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                   Name: Robert W. Matz
                                   Title: Vice President of Operations
                                   and President of Belden
                                   Communications Division
                                   Date: July 14, 2004

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.26

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Belden Inc. (the "Company") and Stephen H. Johnson (the "Indemnitee")
entered into an Indemnification Agreement effective as of July 3, 2000 (the
"Agreement"); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Indemnitee deem it desirable to make certain
amendments to the Agreement effective immediately before the Effective Time, as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable Design
Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of February
4, 2004, as amended;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is amended effective immediately before the
Effective Time as follows (provided, however, that if the Effective Time does
not occur, this First Amendment to Indemnification Agreement shall be null and
void ab initio):

1. Section 1(a) of the Agreement (definition of Change in Control) is amended by
adding the following sentence to the end thereof: "The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cable
Design Technologies Corporation, BC Merger Corp. and Belden Inc. dated as of
February 4, 2004, as amended (the 'Merger Agreement'), shall not constitute a
'Change in Control' under this Agreement."

2. The following new section is added at the end of the Agreement: "Immediately
following the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (i) Cable
Design Technologies Corporation ('CDT', whose name may be changed to Belden CDT
Inc.) shall automatically and without any further action on behalf of any party
unconditionally assume and guarantee all of the obligations of Belden Inc. under
this Agreement and (ii) all references in this Agreement to the 'Company' shall
be deemed references to 'CDT', except that in Section 1(e) of this Agreement
(definition of Indemnifiable Event) the references to the 'Company' shall be
deemed references to 'CDT or Belden Inc.'."

3. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. Except as expressly provided
herein all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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     Executed and effective as of this 14th day of July, 2004.

                                   BELDEN INC.

                                   By: /s/ C. Baker Cunningham
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                   Name: C. Baker Cunningham
                                   Title: Chairman, President & CEO
                                   Date:  July 14, 2004

                                   INDEMNITEE

                                   By: /s/ Stephen H. Johnson
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                   Name: Stephen H. Johnson
                                   Date: July 14, 2004

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