================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 -------------------------------------------------- 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 2, 2005 Belden CDT Inc. -------------------------------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER) Delaware 001-12561 36-3601505 ------------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) incorporation) 7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800 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)) ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. SIGNATURES EXHIBIT INDEX 10.01 Separation of Employment Agreement 10.02 General Release of All Claims 2 ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT. In connection with leaving the Company, effective November 2, 2005, C. Baker Cunningham entered into a Separation of Employment Agreement with the Company ("Agreement"). The Agreement confirms Mr. Cunningham's entitlement and obligations under his Change of Control Employment Agreement with Belden Inc., dated as of July 31, 2001, as a result of his separation of employment. Pursuant to the Agreement, among other things, Mr. Cunningham will receive $4,932,902. In connection with entering into the Agreement, Mr. Cunningham also furnished the Company with a General Release of All Claims ("General Release"). Copies of the Agreement and General Release are attached as Exhibits 10.01 and 10.02, respectively. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) EXHIBITS. 10.01 SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. 10.02 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS. SIGNATURES 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. BELDEN CDT INC. Date: November 7, 2005 By: /s/Kevin L. Bloomfield Kevin L. Bloomfield 3