886035--3/15/2006--GENERAL_CABLE_CORP

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Changes in industry standards and regulatory requirements may adversely affect our business. Advancing technologies, such as fiber optic and wireless technologies, may make some of our products less competitive. Volatility in the price of copper and other raw materials, as well as fuel and energy, could adversely affect our businesses. Interruptions of supplies from our key suppliers may affect our results of operations and financial performance. Failure to negotiate extensions of our labor agreements as they expire may result in a disruption of our operations. Our inability to continue to achieve productivity improvements may result in increased costs. We are substantially dependent upon distributors and retailers for non-exclusive sales of our products and they could cease purchasing our products at any time. We face pricing pressures in each of our markets that could adversely affect our results of operations and financial performance. If either of our uncommitted accounts payable or accounts receivable financing arrangements for our European operations is cancelled, our liquidity will be negatively impacted. We may be required to take additional charges in connection with plant closures and in connection with our inventory accounting practices. We are subject to certain asbestos litigation and unexpected judgments or settlements that could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. Environmental liabilities could potentially adversely impact us and our affiliates. Growth through acquisition has been a significant part of our strategy and we may not be able to successfully identify, finance or integrate acquisitions. Terrorist attacks and other attacks or acts of war may adversely affect the markets in which we operate and our profitability. If we fail to retain our key employees, our business may be harmed. Our substantial debt could adversely affect our business. As of December 31, 2004, we had material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, which were remediated in 2005. Declining returns in the investment portfolio of our defined benefit plans and changes in actuarial assumptions could increase the volatility in our pension expense and require us to increase cash contributions to the plans. An ownership change could result in a limitation of the use of our net operating losses.

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