UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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): September 10, 2004

Belden CDT Inc.

7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800
St. Louis, Missouri 63105

(314) 854-8000

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Table of Contents

ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On September 1, 2004, the Board of Directors of Belden CDT Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Company’s entering into an indemnification agreement with each director and reporting officer of the Company, those being: Bryan C. Cressey, C. Baker Cunningham, Lorne D. Bain, Lance C. Balk, Christopher I. Byrnes, Michael F.O. Harris, Glenn Kalnasy, Ferdinand C. Kuznik, John M. Monter, Bernard G. Rethore, Robert Canny, Robert Matz, D. Larrie Rose, Richard K. Reece, Cathy O. Staples, Stephen H. Johnson, Peter Sheehan and Kevin Bloomfield. The indemnification agreement provides, in essence, for indemnification against expenses, judgments, fines and settlements in connection with covered threatened or pending litigation, inquiries or investigations that arise out of the director’s or officer’s acts or omissions in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company or Belden Inc. On September 10, 2004, the agreements were circulated to each officer and director for execution. The Company plans to include each executed agreement as an exhibit to its third quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.