Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Reed Sonya
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL CABLE CORP /DE/ [BGC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4 TESSENEER DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, CHRO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41076		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 21,123 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 03/18/2023 Common Stock 15,000 $ 35.24 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Reed Sonya
4 TESSENEER DRIVE
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY 41076		       EVP, CHRO  

Signatures

/s/ Emerson C. Moser, as Attorney-in-Fact for Sonya Reed 01/22/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes (i) 3,043 shares held directly, (ii) 2,500 restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded on February 9, 2012 which will cliff vest on February 9, 2015, (iii) 7,000 RSUs awarded on March 18, 2013 which will cliff vest on March 18, 2018, pending certification by the issuer of certain performance conditions, and (iv) 8,580 RSUs awarded on February 13, 2014 which vest one-third each year beginning in 2015 pending certification by the issuer of certain performance conditions; the performance conditions operate on a rolling basis with a catch-up feature for each vesting tranche. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of common stock. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person within 90 days after the vesting date.
(2) Stock options granted March 18, 2013 which vest in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on March 18, 2014, and the next two installments become exercisable on March 18, 2015 and March 18, 2016.
 
Remarks:
The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the person filing this Statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Statement, or (b) that this Statement is legally required to be filed by such person.

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