EXHIBIT 10.1

              BELDEN CDT INC. ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE PLAN (SUMMARY)

The Belden CDT Inc. Annual Cash Incentive Plan provides for an annual bonus. The
financial performance goals for the CEO and the executive officers who are not
division presidents are based on Company earnings per share from continuing
operations (80%) and Company working capital as a percentage of revenues (20%),
subject to adjustment to reflect unusual or unexpected corporate events. The
financial performance goals for the executive officers who are division
presidents are based on Company earnings per share from continuing operations
(40%), Company working capital as a percentage of revenues (10%), division
operating income (35%) and division working capital (15%), also subject to
adjustment to reflect unusual or unexpected corporate events. Further, bonuses
can be adjusted based on individual performance.

The Compensation Committee establishes the financial performance goals at the
beginning of the year. The Company's overall financial performance determines
the size of the bonus pool to be distributed to the members of management
participating in the program. The annual incentive bonuses are calculated by the
Committee as a percentage of the management members' base salary.