52 Signatur es Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, General Cable Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.   General Cable Corporation Signed: March 1, 2013 By:   /s/ GREGORY B. KENNY       Gregory B. Kenny      President and Chief Executive Officer  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: /s/ GREGORY B. KENNY   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   March 1, 2013 Gregory B. Kenny   (Principal Executive Officer)               /s/ BRIAN J. ROBINSON   Executive Vice President,   March 1, 2013 Brian J. Robinson   Chief Financial Of ficer and T reasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Of ficer)               /s/ ROBER T J. SIVERD   Executive V ice President, General   March 1, 2013 Robert J. Siverd   Counsel and Secretary               /s/ JOHN E. WELSH, III *   Non-executive Chairman and Director   March 1, 2013 John E. Welsh, III                   /s/ GREGOR Y E. LA WT ON *   Director   March 1, 2013 Gregory E. Lawton                   /s/ CRAIG P . OMTVEDT *   Director   March 1, 2013 Craig P. Omtvedt                   /s/ P A TRICK M. PREVOST *   Director   March 1, 2013 Patrick M. Prevost                   /s/ ROBER T L. SMIALEK *   Director   March 1, 2013 Robert L. Smialek         * By /s/ GREGOR Y B. KENNY Gregory B. Kenny Attorney - in -fact T able of Contents