FORM 4 ----------------------------- OMB APPROVAL U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ----------------------------- [ ] Check this box if no longer WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0287 subject to Section 16. Form Expires: December 31, 2001 4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden continue. See Instruction 1(b). hours per response......0.5 ----------------------------- Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person Person* | | to Issuer (Check all applicable) Virgulak Christopher F | General Cable Corporation (BGC) | _____ Director _____ 10% Owner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| __X__ Officer (give title below) (Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | _____ Other (specify below) | Security Number | Month/Year | Ex. Vice President, CFO and | of Reporting | | Assistant Secretary 8124 Starting Gate Lane | Person (Voluntary) | 08/2002 |---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------| |-------------------------| 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, | (Check Applicable Line) | | Date of Original | _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person Cincinnati OH 45249 | | (Month/Year) | ___ Form filed by More Than One | | | Reporting Person ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security | 2.Transaction | 3.Transaction | 4.Securities Acquired(A) | 5.Amount of | 6.Owner-| 7.Nature (Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of | (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect | Year) | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene- | | --------------|--------------------------| of Month | (D) or | ficial | | | | Amount | (A) | Price | (Instr. 3 | Indirect| Owner- | | Code | V | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship | | | | | (D) | | |(Instr.4)|(Instr.4) ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- Common Stock | | | | | | | 37,703 | D | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- Common Stock | 08/07/02 | P | V | 27,533 | A |(1) $0.00 | 64,445 | I |By Trust ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|---------|--------- | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned, directly or indirectly. (Over) *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v) SEC 1474 (1-00) POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. Page 1 of 2

FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.Title of Derivative Security | 2.Conversion | 3.Transaction | 4.Transaction | 5.Number of | 6.Date Exer- | 7.Title and Amount (Instr. 3) | or Exercise | Date | Code | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | Price of | | (Instr. 8) | Securities | Expiration Date | Securities | Derivative | (Month/Day/ | | Acquired (A) | (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 3 and 4) | Security | Year) | | or Disposed | | | | | | of (D) |-------------------------------------- | | | | (Instr. 3, | Date | Expir- | | Amount or | | | | 4, and 5) | Exer- | ation | Title | Number of | | |---------------|--------------| cisable | Date | | Shares | | | Code | V | (A) | (D) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Option (Right | | | | | | | | | Common | to Buy) | $9 | | | | | | |02/07/10| Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- Employee Stock Option (Right | | | | | | | | | Common | to Buy) | $13.40 | | | | | | |01/29/12| Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- Employee Stock Option (Right | | | | | | | | | Common | to Buy) | $14 | | | | | | |05/20/07| Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- Employee Stock Option (Right | | | | | | | | | Common | to Buy) | $14.125 | | | | | | |07/20/09| Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- Employee Stock Option (Right | | | | | | | | | Common | to Buy) | $21.063 | | | | | | |02/03/09| Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- Employee Stock Option (Right | | | | | | | | | Common | to Buy) | $25.83 | | | | | | |01/29/08| Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- Restricted Stock Units | $0 | | | | | | | | Common | | | | | | | | | | Stock | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|--------|--------|---------- | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.Price of | 9.Number of | 10.Ownership | 11.Nature of | Derivative | Derivative | Form of | Indirect | Security | Securities | Derivative | Beneficial | (Instr. 5) | Beneficially | Security; | Ownership | | Owned at End | Direct (D) or | (Instr. 4) | | of Month | Indirect (I) | | | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | | -------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | 38,000 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | | 40,000 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | | 49,500 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | | 20,000 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | | 20,000 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | | 7,500 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | 21,193 | D | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | --------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: Name: Virgulak, Christopher F Statement for Month/Year: 08/2002 /s/ Christopher F. Virgulak 8/26/02 8124 Starting Gate Lane Issuer Name: General Cable ------------------------------------ --------------- Corporation (BGC) Signature of Reporting Person(1) Date Cincinnati OH 45249 Virgulak, Christopher F Note: 1 The shares were acquired by investment in the General Cable 8124 Starting Gate Lane Stock Fund in the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. The General Cable Stock Fund is a unitized fund. The shares Cincinnati OH 45249 were acquired at unit prices ranging from $3.33 to $3.53. General Cable Corporation (BGC) 08/2002 (1) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. 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