General Cable Resolves Ongoing SEC and DOJ Investigations

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- General Cable Corporation (NYSE:BGC) today announced that it has entered into agreements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that bring to a conclusion those agencies' respective investigations relating to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and the SEC's separate accounting investigation related to the Company's financial restatements from 2013 and 2014. Pursuant to those agreements, General Cable will pay fines, disgorgement and pre-judgment interest to the SEC and DOJ in the total amount of $82.3 million.

Michael T. McDonnell, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the DOJ and SEC regarding these matters. General Cable is committed to conducting our business ethically and with the utmost integrity, and over the past two years, we have invested significant time and resources to implement a world-class compliance program. ...

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