HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share on all outstanding common shares. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2018, to all common shareholders of record at the close of business on March 9, 2018.

General Cable (NYSE: BGC), with headquarters in Highland Heights, Kentucky, is a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of aluminum, copper and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, communications, transportation, industrial, construction and specialty segments. General Cable is one of the largest wire and cable manufacturing companies in the world, operating manufacturing facilities in its core geographical markets, and has sales representation and distribution worldwide. For more information about General Cable visit our website at www.generalcable.com.

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General Cable Corporation

Len Texter, 859-572-8684

Senior Vice President, Finance

Global Controller and Investor Relations

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