2 GENERAL CABLE CORPORA TION AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX T O ANNUAL REPOR T ON FORM 10-K   PAGE   P AR T I Item 1. Business 3 Item 1A. Risk Factors 9 Item 1B. Unresolved Staf f Comments 17 Item 2. Properties 18 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 19 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 20 P AR T II Item 5. Market for Registrant’ s Common Equity , Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 21 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 23 Item 7. Management’ s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 24 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 41 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 44 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements W ith Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 44 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 44 Item 9B. Other Information 50 P AR T III Item 10. Directors and Executive Of ficers of the Registrant 50 Item 1 1. Executive Compensation 50 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 51 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related T ransactions 51 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 51 P AR T IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule 51 Signatures 52 Exhibit Index 53