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): April 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
                        Highland Heights, Kentucky 41076
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                (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 April 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:    April 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 April   Filed herewith
          20, 2004