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~~ 7May 8, 2018

General Cable Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of incorporation)	001-12983 (Commission File Number)	06-1398235 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Delaware		001-12983	06-1398235
4 Tesseneer Drive Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076-9753(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(State of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(859) 572-8000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

4 Tesseneer Drive

Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076-9753

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(859) 572-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 28.~~02 Results~~01 ofOther ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

OnAs ~~May~~previously 7disclosed, ~~2018~~on December 3, 2017, General Cable Corporation, ~~issued~~ a ~~press~~Delaware ~~release~~corporation ~~announcing~~(the ~~its~~“Company”), ~~financial~~entered ~~results~~into ~~for~~an ~~the~~Agreement ~~first~~and ~~quarter~~Plan of ~~2018.~~Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Prysmian S.p.A., ~~copy~~a company organized under the laws of the ~~press~~Republic ~~release~~of Italy is(“Parent”), ~~furnished~~and asAlisea ~~Exhibit 99~~Corp.1, toa ~~this~~Delaware ~~current~~corporation ~~report~~and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and isinto ~~incorporated~~the ~~herein~~Company by(the ~~reference~~“Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

~~General~~Consummation ~~Cable~~of ~~makes~~the ~~reference~~Merger tois ~~non-GAAP~~subject ~~financial~~to ~~measures in~~ the ~~press~~satisfaction ~~release.~~or ~~Reconciliations~~waiver of specified ~~non-GAAP~~closing ~~financial~~conditions, ~~measures~~including, ~~contained~~without inlimitation, the ~~press~~adoption ~~release~~of toa ~~the~~decision ~~comparable~~by ~~GAAP~~the ~~financial~~European ~~measures~~Commission ~~are~~pursuant ~~contained~~to inRegulation ~~the~~(EC) ~~press~~139/2004 ~~release~~of orthe inEuropean ~~General~~Union ~~Cable’s~~declaring ~~First~~that ~~Quarter~~the ~~2018~~Merger ~~Investor~~is ~~Presentation~~compatible ~~available~~with onthe ~~General~~internal ~~Cable’s website~~market. ~~Attached~~Such decision aswas ~~Exhibit~~adopted ~~99.2 and incorporated herein~~ by ~~reference~~the ~~are~~European ~~certain~~Commission ~~slides~~on ~~which~~May 8, ~~are included in General Cable’s First Quarter~~ 2018 ~~Investor Presentation and which contain such reconciliation information~~.

The information furnished on this Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 7, 2018
99.2		Certain slides contained in General Cable’s First Quarter 2018 Investor Presentation

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.

	~~GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION~~		GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
May 7, 2018	By:	/s/ EMERSON C. MOSER
May 9, 2018			By:	/s/ Emerson C. Moser
		~~Emerson C. Moser~~		Emerson C. Moser
		~~Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary~~		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 7, 2018
99.2		Certain slides contained in General Cable’s First Quarter 2018 Investor Presentation

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