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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):  May 12, 2011

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) On May 12, 2011, the Company held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(b) The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March 30, 2011.  The results of the stockholder vote are as follows:

Proposal 1 — Election of a Director

The stockholders elected each of the following nominees to serve as a director to hold office until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2 — Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, to Audit General Cable’s 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit the Company’s 2011 consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting.

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The stockholders approved a resolution approving, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and the Summary Compensation Table contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The stockholders voted to approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, holding an annual nonbinding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

(d) The stockholders voted to approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, holding an annual nonbinding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. In recognition of our stockholders advisory vote in favor of an annual vote, the Board of Directors has determined that a nonbinding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will occur on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of executive officers.

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.