UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934




         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2004




                            GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            Delaware                       1-12983              06-1398235
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 (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation                                     Identification No.)



                                  4 Tesseneer Drive
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                          Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076
                  (Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)

                                 (859) 572-8000
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code




                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








ITEM 5.  Other Events

         On July 20, 2004, the registrant issued a press release, a
copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c) The exhibit accompanying this report is listed in the Index to
             Exhibits.







                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                            GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION


Date:    July 20, 2004      By:  /s/Robert J. Siverd
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                                  Robert J. Siverd
                                  Executive Vice President and General Counsel







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


     Number                            Description              Method of Filing
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       99.1   General Cable Corporation press release dated July  Filed herewith
              20, 2004