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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000913142-22-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BDC"
cik: "0000913142"
company_name: "BELDEN INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T05:48:16.415869+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Belden completes $350M cash divestiture of Tripwire cybersecurity business to HelpSystems

## Summary
- Transaction closed on February 22, 2022 for $350 million in cash.
- Buyer: HelpSystems, a cybersecurity and automation software company.
- CEO cites strengthened balance sheet and increased financial flexibility for strategic growth.
- Belden's remaining portfolio focuses on industrial automation, broadband & 5G, and smart buildings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000913142-22-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BDC
- cik: 0000913142
- company_name: BELDEN INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913142/000091314222000009/0000913142-22-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913142/000091314222000009/bdc-20220222.htm

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