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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.20
                          NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
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GRANTED TO:                                                 NUMBER OF SHARES OF
                                         GRANT DATE         BELDEN INC. COMMON       SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
          [NAME]                        -------------       --------------------     ----------------------
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                                        JULY 16, 2004              2,000
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This Agreement is made between Belden CDT Inc., a Delaware corporation, having
its principal office in St. Louis, Missouri (the "Company"), and the
undersigned, a non-employee director of the Company.

The parties have agreed as follows:

1.   Pursuant to the 2001 Cable Design Technologies Corporation Long-Term
     Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), the Company grants to the director
     a restricted stock award in the number of shares of the Company's common
     stock, par value $.01 per share, noted above (the "Restricted Shares"), on
     the grant date, after giving effect to the one for two reverse stock split
     pursuant to the merger between the Company and Belden Inc. (the "Merger"),
     subject to the following conditions and the terms and conditions of the
     Plan:

     (a)  Transfer Restrictions. The Restricted Shares shall not be sold,
          exchanged, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of before the
          director's departure from the Board of Directors of the Company
          ("Transfer Restrictions"). The grant is subject to forfeiture in the
          event the director is removed from the Board for cause.

     (b)  Disability/Death. In the event of disability or death of the director
          during continued service with the Company, the Transfer Restrictions
          shall lapse and be of no further force or effect and the shares shall
          be deemed fully vested.

     (c)  Transferability. Prior to the lapsing of the Transfer Restrictions, no
          Restricted Shares shall be transferable by the director except
          pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined by the
          Internal Revenue Code).

     (d)  Sale of Assets/Merger. In the event of a proposed sale of all or
          substantially all of the assets of the Company or the merger of the
          Company (other than the Merger) pursuant to Section 14 of the Plan,
          the restrictions applicable to all shares of Restricted Shares shall
          lapse and such shares shall be deemed fully vested.

     The Compensation Committee (the "Committee") has the discretion to
     determine whether to issue share certificates for any Restricted Shares (or
     to make a book-entry transfer for uncertified shares) awarded to the
     director while they are subject to any Transfer Restrictions. Thereafter,
     the director will be entitled to receive share certificates (or in the
     Company's discretion such book-entry shall be made) for such shares.

     THE RESTRICTED SHARES GRANTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE SUBJECT TO THE
     COMPANY'S REGISTERING THE SHARES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

2.   Subject to the Transfer Restrictions, the director shall have all of the
     rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to such Restricted
     Shares, including the right to vote such Restricted Shares and to receive
     all dividends or other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted
     Shares.

3.   To the extent the issuance of Restricted Shares or the lapse of Transfer
     Restrictions results in the receipt of compensation to the director, the
     Company is authorized to withhold from any cash compensation then or
     thereafter payable to the director any tax required to be withheld by
     reason of the receipt of compensation resulting from the award, the
     issuance of shares or the lapse of the Transfer Restrictions.

4.   The director agrees to take any action, and consents to taking such action
     by the Company, with respect to the Restricted Shares awarded by this
     Agreement to achieve compliance with applicable laws or regulations. Any
     determination by the Company's legal counsel with respect to such need for
     any action to achieve compliance shall be final and binding.

5.   The Committee shall have authority, subject to the express provisions of
     the Plan, to construe this Agreement and the Plan, to establish, amend and
     rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other
     determinations in the judgment of the Committee necessary or desirable for
     the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or
     supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in this
     Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry
     out the purpose of the Plan. All action by the Committee under the
     provisions of this paragraph shall be final and binding for all purposes.

7.   This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
     of Delaware, other than any choice of law provisions calling for the
     application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in duplicate
as of the Grant Date first above written.

Belden CDT Inc.

By
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    C. Baker Cunningham
    President and Chief Executive Officer

Director Signature
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Social Security No.
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Home Address
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.21

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Belden Inc. (the "Company") and C. Baker Cunningham (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/Kevin L. Bloomfield
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                                    Name: Kevin L. Bloomfield
                                    Title: Vice President, Secretary
                                    and General Counsel
                                    Date: July 14, 2004

                                    INDEMNITEE

                                    By:/s/C. Baker Cunningham
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                                    Name: C. Baker Cunningham
                                    Title: Chairman of the Board,
                                    President and Chief Executive
                                    Officer
                                    Date: July 14, 2004

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.22

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Belden Inc. (the "Company") and Richard K. Reece (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
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                                   Name: C. Baker Cunningham
                                   Title: Chairman, President & CEO
                                   Date:  July 14, 2004

                                   INDEMNITEE

                                   By:/s/ Richard K. Reece
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                                   Name: Richard K. Reece
                                   Title: Vice President, Finance and
                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                   Date: July 14, 2004

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