Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

(e) On May 27, 2009, the shareholders of General Cable Corporation (the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan") at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders. The amendment increased the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 1,800,000 to 5,800,000. The amended terms of the 2005 Plan are set forth in the proxy statement dated April 17, 2009, for the Company's annual meeting, and the description of the 2005 Plan in the section of the proxy statement titled "Approval of an Amendment to General Cable's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Proposal
3)" is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

10 Amendment to 2005 Stock Incentive Plan incorporated herein by reference toAppendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 17, 2009.