Sec Form 3 Filing - Chand Ashish @ BELDEN INC. - 2019-07-03

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Chand Ashish 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BELDEN INC. [ BDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Industrial Automation (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/03/2019 (Street) SAINT LOUIS, MO63105 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 4,325 D

Stock Appreciation Rights Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Appreciation Rights $ 72.57 ( 1 ) 03/04/2024 Common Stock 537 D $ 89.23 ( 2 ) 02/25/2025 Common Stock 1,103 D Stock Appreciation Rights $ 52.89 ( 3 ) 02/24/2026 Common Stock 738 D Stock Appreciation Rights $ 74.91 ( 4 ) 02/22/2027 Common Stock 1,477 D Stock Appreciation Rights $ 72.73 ( 5 ) 02/28/2028 Common Stock 2,312 D Stock Appreciation Rights $ 61.79 ( 6 ) 02/28/2029 Common Stock 9,580 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Chand Ashish C/O BELDEN INC. 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR SAINT LOUIS, MO63105 EVP, Industrial Automation Signatures /s/ Brian E. Anderson, attorney-in-fact for Ashish Chand 07/08/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )179 SARs became exercisable on March 4, 2015, 179 SARs became exercisable on March 4, 2016 and 179 SARs became exercisable on March 4, 2017. ( 2 )368 SARs became exercisable on February 25, 2016, 368 SARs became exercisable on February 25, 2017 and 367 SARs became exercisable on February 25, 2018. ( 3 )369 SARs became exercisable on February 24, 2018 and 369 SARs became exercisable on February 24, 2019. ( 4 )493 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2018 and 492 SARs became exercisable on February 22, 2019. The remaining 492 SARs are scheduled to become exercisable on February 22, 2020. ( 5 )771 SARs became exercisable on February 28, 2019. 771 SARs will become exercisable on February 28, 2020 and 770 SARs will become exercisable on February 28, 2021. ( 6 )3,194 SARs will become exercisable on February 28, 2020, 3,193 SARs will become exercisable on February 28, 2021 and 3,193 will become exercisable on February 28, 2022.

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