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8-K filed April 30, 2026, 7:59 PM ET ticker BDC CIK 0000913142
M&A confidence high sentiment positive materiality 0.80

Belden acquires RUCKUS Networks for $1.85B; expects immediate EPS accretion

BELDEN INC.

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Source-grounded claims

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BELDEN INC. entered into Purchase Agreement with Vistance Networks, Inc. valued at approximately $1.846 billion in cash (effective 2026-04-29).

On April 29, 2026, Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Vistance Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vistance”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to purchase, and Vistance has agreed to sell, the RUCKUS reporting segment of Vistance (collectively, the “Business”) in exchange for approximately $1.846 billion in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments (the “Transaction”).

SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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On April 29, 2026, Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Vistance Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vistance”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to purchase, and Vistance has agreed to sell, the RUCKUS reporting segment of Vistance (collectively, the “Business”) in exchange for approximately $1.846 billion in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments (the “Transaction”).

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On April 29, 2026, Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Vistance Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vistance”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to purchase, and Vistance has agreed to sell, the RUCKUS reporting segment of Vistance (collectively, the “Business”) in exchange for approximately $1.846 billion in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments (the “Transaction”).

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On April 29, 2026, Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Vistance Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vistance”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to purchase, and Vistance has agreed to sell, the RUCKUS reporting segment of Vistance (collectively, the “Business”) in exchange for approximately $1.846 billion in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments (the “Transaction”).

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On April 29, 2026, Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Vistance Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vistance”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to purchase, and Vistance has agreed to sell, the RUCKUS reporting segment of Vistance (collectively, the “Business”) in exchange for approximately $1.846 billion in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments (the “Transaction”).

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