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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                                  AMENDMENT TO
                              CONTINUITY AGREEMENT

      THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTINUITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), is made
as of March 14, 2005, by and between HUBBELL INCORPORATED, a Connecticut
corporation (the "Company"), and Richard W. Davies ("Executive"). Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, as of December 27, 1999, the Company entered into the Continuity
Agreement with Executive (the "Agreement"); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended
by a writing signed by Executive and an officer of the Company specifically
designated by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or the
Compensation Committee of the Board; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement as set forth
herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby amend the Agreement as
follows:

      1. Section 3(e)(iv) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

            "(iv) any relocation of the Executive's primary workplace to a
      location that is more than 35 miles from the Executive's primary workplace
      as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control; or".

      2. Section 4(b)(iv) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety:

      3. Section 4(b)(v) of the Agreement is hereby renumbered Section 4(b)(iv).

      4. Section 6(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

            "(c) The Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection
      with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all
      administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the
      taxing authority in respect of such claim; provided, however, that if the
      Executive is required to extend the statute of limitations to enable the
      Company to contest such claim, the Executive may limit this extension
      solely to such contested amount. The Company's control of the contest
      shall be limited to issues with respect to which a corporate deduction
      would be disallowed pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and the Executive
      shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other
      issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
      authority.

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      In addition, no position may be taken nor any final resolution be agreed
      to by the Company without the Executive's consent if such position or
      resolution could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Executive
      (including any other tax position of the Executive unrelated to matters
      covered hereby)."

      5. This Amendment shall be and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part
of the Agreement.

      6. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first written above.

      7. Except as set forth herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.


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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this
Amendment, to be effective as of the day and year first written above.

EXECUTIVE                                    Hubbell Incorporated

/s/ Richard W. Davies
------------------------                     By: /s/ Timothy H. Powers
   Richard W. Davies                             ---------------------

                                             Name:   Timothy H. Powers
                                             Title:  Chairman of the Board,
                                                     President and Chief
                                                     Executive Officer


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