SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of an Investigation Concerning Whether the Sale of General Cable Corporation to Prysmian Group is Fair to Shareholders

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All Persons or Entities who purchased General Cable Corporation ("General Cable" or the "Company") BGC stock prior to December 4, 2017.

You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the sale of General Cable to Prysmian Group. Under the terms of the transaction, General Cable shareholders will receive $30 for each share of General Cable stock they own. To learn more about the action and your rights, go to:

http://www.zlk.com/mna/general-cable-corporation-2

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The investigation concerns whether the Board of General Cable breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Prysmian Group is underpaying for General Cable shares, thus unlawfully harming General Cable shareholders.

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