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(Check One): / / Form 10-K  / / Form 20-F  / / Form 11-K  /X/ Form 10-Q  
/ /  Form N-SAR  / /  Form N-CSR

For Period Ended: September 30, 2004
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/  /  Transition Report on Form 10-K     
/  /  Transition Report on Form 20-F     
/  /  Transition Report on Form 11-K
/  /  Transition Report on Form 10-Q
/  /  Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended: 
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates: 

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PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Belden CDT Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant


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Former Name if Applicable

7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 800
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
   
St. Louis, MO 63105
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City, State and Zip Code 

PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

     (a)  The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
          could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense
/X/  (b)  The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
          Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion
          thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day
          following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or
          transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof, will be filed on
          or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date;
          and         
     (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
          has been attached if applicable.

PART III -- NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR,
or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed time period. 

                        (Attach extra Sheets if Needed)
Part III--Narrative

On July 15, 2004, pursuant to a merger transaction, Belden Inc. ("Belden")
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belden CDT Inc. (the "Company"). In
connection with the merger, the Company (formerly called Cable Design
Technologies Corporation ("CDT")) changed its name to Belden CDT Inc. For
accounting purposes, the Company treated the merger as an acquisition by Belden.
From July 16, 2004 onwards, the Company has included results of the legacy CDT
operations in its operating results. Since the merger, the Company has spent
substantial time consolidating the legacy companies of CDT with the Belden
companies for financial reporting purposes. Now that it has issued a news
release announcing its third quarter 2004 financial results, the Company needs
additional time to complete and file its third quarter Form 10-Q, its first,
post-merger periodic report.

Part  IV--Other Information

(3)      The Company's news release dated November 8, 2004 announcing operating
         results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 noted the
         following items:

o        Third quarter revenues from continuing operations was $281.5 million,
         compared with Belden revenues of $155.3 million in the third quarter of
         2003; and

o        The loss from continuing operations was $3.1 million, or $0.07 per
         diluted share, in the third quarter of 2004, including merger-related
         items and charges for severance and other restructuring costs, compared
         with a profit of $3.6 million, or $0.14 per diluted share for Belden in
         the third quarter of 2003.

o        The net loss was $7.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share for the third
         quarter of 2004 compared with net income of $0.8 million, or $0.03 per
         diluted shares for Belden in the third quarter of 2003.

o        For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 the Company
         reported revenues of $635.9 million and $462.4 million, respectively.
         Net income from continuing operations was $5.2 million ($0.16 per
         diluted share) and $5.3 million ($0.21 per diluted share) for the
         nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Net
         loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 was $3.4
         million ($0.11 per diluted shares) compared with a net loss of $2.2
         million ($0.09 per diluted shares) for the same period in the prior
         year.

PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION


(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification

Richard K. Reece                        314                 854-8000
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               (Name)                (Area Code)       (Telephone Number)


(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no,
identify report(s).                                         Yes /X/ No /  /

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(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? 
                                                            Yes /X / No /  /

If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and
quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate
of the results cannot be made.

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                                Belden CDT Inc.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Date          November 9, 2004           By  /s/ KEVIN L. BLOOMFIELD
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                                             Kevin L. Bloomfield
                          

INSTRUCTION:  The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant
or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

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