SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of General Cable Corp. - BGC

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of General Cable Corp. ("General Cable" or the "Company")(NYSE: BGC).  Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 237.

The investigation concerns whether General Cable and certain of its officers and/or directors have violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  On October 15, 2013, the Company announced in an Securities and Exchange Commission 8-K filing, that its financial statements for fiscal years 2008-2012, and 1Q 2013, should no longer be relied upon due to accounting errors relating to value added tax and revenue recognition. The Company has previously announced that it was responding to SEC comments regarding amendments of its financial statements after discovering historical accounting errors relating to inventory attributable to a complex theft scheme in Brazil.

On this news, shares of General Cable fell $1.50 per share to more than 4.43% on intraday trading to a price of $32.37 on October 15, 2013.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com

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