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UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549-1004


FORM 10-Q


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|(Mark One) |  |                                                                                             
|þ          |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1933 
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|           |  | For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005                                           
|or        
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|o          |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|          
|           |  | For the transition period
    from            to                                            

Commission file number 1-4682


Thomas & Betts Corporation


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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|Tennessee                                                           |  | 22-1326940                              
|(State or other jurisdiction of
     incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification No.)
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|8155 T&B Boulevard                                                  |  |                                         
|Memphis, Tennessee                                                  |  | 38125                                   
|(Address of principal executive offices)                            |  | (Zip Code)                              

(901) 252-8000


(Registrants telephone number, including area code)


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|                             |  |                     |            | 
|---------------------------- |  | ------------------- | ---------- | 
|                             |  | Outstanding Shares  |           
|Title of Each Class          |  | at October 31, 2005 |           
|                             |  |                     |           
|Common Stock, $.10 par value |  |                     | 60,871,201 | 









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|PART I. FINANCIAL
    INFORMATION                              
|ITEM 1.                                                         |  | Financial Statements:                                                                     |                                                                                                                                |      |    |  
|                                                                |  |                                                                                           | Consolidated Statements of Operations for
    the Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and
    September 30, 2004 |      |    | 2 | 
|                                                                |  |                                                                                           | Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
    September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004                                                 |      |    | 3 | 
|                                                                |  |                                                                                           | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
    the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and
    September 30, 2004              |      |    | 4 | 
|                                                                |  |                                                                                           | Notes to Consolidated Financial
    Statements                                                                                 |      |    | 5 | 
|ITEM 2.                                                         |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis
    of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |                                                                                                                                |      | 16 |  
|ITEM 3.                                                         |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
    About Market Risk                            |                                                                                                                                |      | 27 |  
|ITEM 4.                                                         |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                   |                                                                                                                                |      | 28 |  
|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                                     
|ITEM 1.                                                         |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                         |                                                                                                                                |      | 29 |  
|ITEM 5.                                                         |  | Other Information                                                                         |                                                                                                                                |      | 29 |  
|ITEM 6.                                                         |  | Exhibits                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                |      | 29 |  
|SIGNATURE                                                       |  |                                                                                           | 30                                                                                                                             |     
|EXHIBIT INDEX                                                   |  |                                                                                           | 31                                                                                                                             |     
|Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|Certification of Principal Executive Officer                   
|Certification of Principal Financial Officer                   
|Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)     



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|Item 1. | Financial Statements

THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


(In thousands, except per share data)


(Unaudited)


|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |         |        |   |           |         |        | 
|------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------- | ------- | ------- | ----------------- | - | ------- | ------------- | ------ | - | ------------- | ------- | ------ | - | --------- | ------- | ------ | 
|                                     |                              | Quarter Ended |         |         | Nine Months Ended |  
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |  
|                                     |                              | September 30, |         |         | September 30,     |   |         | September 30, |        |   | September 30, |        
|                                     |                              | 2005          |         |         | 2004              |   |         | 2005          |        |   | 2004          |        
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|Net sales                            |                              | $             | 442,071 |         |                   | $ | 394,211 |               |        | $ | 1,252,347     |         |        | $ | 1,116,172 |        
|Cost of sales                        |                              |               | 307,558 |         |                   |   | 284,237 |               |        |   | 886,770       |         |        |   | 799,245   |        
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|                                     | Gross profit                 |               |         | 134,513 |                   |   |         | 109,974       |        |   |               | 365,577 |        |   |           | 316,927 |       
|Selling, general and administrative  |                              |               | 77,754  |         |                   |   | 68,663  |               |        |   | 220,732       |         |        |   | 213,311   |        
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|                                     | Earnings from operations     |               |         | 56,759  |                   |   |         | 41,311        |        |   |               | 144,845 |        |   |           | 103,616 |       
|Income from unconsolidated companies |                              |               | 300     |         |                   |   | 632     |               |        |   | 969           |         |        |   | 1,852     |        
|Interest expense, net                |                              |               | (6,296  | )       |                   |   | (8,162  | )             |        |   | (20,324       | )       |        |   | (23,260   | )      
|Other (expense) income, net          |                              |               | (1,695  | )       |                   |   | 995     |               |        |   | (3,500        | )       |        |   | (97       | )      
|Gain on sale of equity interest      |                              |               |        |         |                   |   | 12,978  |               |        |   |              |         |        |   | 12,978    |        
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|                                     | Earnings before income taxes |               |         | 49,068  |                   |   |         | 47,754        |        |   |               | 121,990 |        |   |           | 95,089  |       
|Income tax provision                 |                              |               | 14,230  |         |                   |   | 14,326  |               |        |   | 34,351        |         |        |   | 26,080    |        
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|                                     |                              | Net earnings  |         | $       | 34,838            |   |         | $             | 33,428 |   |               | $       | 87,639 |   |           | $       | 69,009 | 
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|Earnings per share:                  |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |         |        |   |           |        
|                                     | Basic                        |               | $       | 0.58    |                   |   | $       | 0.57          |        |   | $             | 1.46    |        |   | $         | 1.18    |       
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|                                     | Diluted                      |               | $       | 0.57    |                   |   | $       | 0.56          |        |   | $             | 1.44    |        |   | $         | 1.17    |       
|                                     |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |        
|Average shares outstanding:          |                              |               |         |         |                   |   |         |               |        |   |               |         |        |   |           |        
|                                     | Basic                        |               |         | 60,330  |                   |   |         | 58,724        |        |   |               | 59,848  |        |   |           | 58,513  |       
|                                     | Diluted                      |               |         | 61,256  |                   |   |         | 59,468        |        |   |               | 60,799  |        |   |           | 59,128  |       



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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


(In thousands)


(Unaudited)


|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |   |           |          |         | 
|------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------ | - | --------- | -------- | ------- | 
|                                           |                                               | September 30,   |           |          | December 31, |  
|                                           |                                               | 2005            |           |          | 2004         |  
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|ASSETS                                    
|Current Assets                             |                                               |                 |           |          |              |   |           |         
|                                           | Cash and cash equivalents                     |                 | $         | 434,929  |              |   | $         | 336,059  |        
|                                           | Marketable securities                         |                 |           | 702      |              |   |           | 1,658    |        
|                                           | Receivables, net                              |                 |           | 230,185  |              |   |           | 172,745  |        
|                                           | Inventories:                                  |                 |           |          |              |   |           |          |        
|                                           |                                               | Finished goods  |           |          | 85,609       |   |           |          | 106,402 | 
|                                           |                                               | Work-in-process |           |          | 31,779       |   |           |          | 28,947  | 
|                                           |                                               | Raw materials   |           |          | 85,295       |   |           |          | 71,809  | 
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|                                           | Total inventories                             |                 |           | 202,683  |              |   |           | 207,158  |        
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|                                           | Deferred income taxes                         |                 |           | 45,498   |              |   |           | 46,874   |        
|                                           | Prepaid expenses                              |                 |           | 10,335   |              |   |           | 14,401   |        
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Total Current Assets                       |                                               |                 | 924,332   |          |              |   | 778,895   |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Property, plant and equipment:             |                                               |                 |           |          |              |   |           |         
|                                           | Land                                          |                 |           | 15,458   |              |   |           | 15,261   |        
|                                           | Buildings                                     |                 |           | 177,635  |              |   |           | 171,683  |        
|                                           | Machinery and equipment                       |                 |           | 613,212  |              |   |           | 608,482  |        
|                                           | Construction-in-progress                      |                 |           | 16,682   |              |   |           | 10,219   |        
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|                                           |                                               |                 | 822,987   |          |              |   | 805,645   |         
|                                           | Less accumulated depreciation                 |                 |           | (550,463 | )            |   |           | (529,501 | )      
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Net property, plant and equipment          |                                               |                 | 272,524   |          |              |   | 276,144   |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Goodwill                                   |                                               |                 | 460,671   |          |              |   | 463,264   |         
|Investments in unconsolidated companies    |                                               |                 | 115,234   |          |              |   | 114,922   |         
|Deferred income taxes                      |                                               |                 | 31,030    |          |              |   | 33,481    |         
|Other assets                               |                                               |                 | 87,597    |          |              |   | 89,046    |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Total Assets                               |                                               | $               | 1,891,388 |          |              | $ | 1,755,752 |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|                                          
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY      
|Current Liabilities                        |                                               |                 |           |          |              |   |           |         
|                                           | Current maturities of long-term debt          |                 | $         | 152,737  |              |   | $         | 2,830    |        
|                                           | Accounts payable                              |                 |           | 138,235  |              |   |           | 120,336  |        
|                                           | Accrued liabilities                           |                 |           | 101,700  |              |   |           | 100,692  |        
|                                           | Income taxes payable                          |                 |           | 12,343   |              |   |           | 14,551   |        
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Total Current Liabilities                  |                                               |                 | 405,015   |          |              |   | 238,409   |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Long-Term Liabilities                      |                                               |                 |           |          |              |   |           |         
|                                           | Long-term debt                                |                 |           | 388,210  |              |   |           | 543,085  |        
|                                           | Other long-term liabilities                   |                 |           | 81,103   |              |   |           | 72,539   |        
|Contingencies (Note 11)                    |                                               |                 |          |          |              |   |          |         
|Shareholders Equity                       |                                               |                 |           |          |              |   |           |         
|                                           | Common stock                                  |                 |           | 6,075    |              |   |           | 5,935    |        
|                                           | Additional paid-in capital                    |                 |           | 402,521  |              |   |           | 366,811  |        
|                                           | Retained earnings                             |                 |           | 617,882  |              |   |           | 530,243  |        
|                                           | Unearned compensation-restricted stock        |                 |           | (2,520   | )            |   |           | (1,811   | )      
|                                           | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |                 |           | (6,898   | )            |   |           | 541      |        
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Total Shareholders Equity                 |                                               |                 | 1,017,060 |          |              |   | 901,719   |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  
|Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |                                               | $               | 1,891,388 |          |              | $ | 1,755,752 |         
|                                           |                                               |                 |           |          |              |  



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


(In thousands)


(Unaudited)


|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |   |          |          |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | ------------- | - | -------- | -------- | ------- | -
|                                                    |                                                      | Nine Months Ended                 |        
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |        
|                                                    |                                                      | September 30,                     |         |         | September 30, |  
|                                                    |                                                      | 2005                              |         |         | 2004          |  
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Cash Flows from Operating Activities:               |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |   |          |         
|Net earnings                                        |                                                      | $                                 | 87,639  |         |               | $ | 69,009   |         
|Adjustments:                                        |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |   |          |         
|                                                    | Depreciation and amortization                        |                                   |         | 38,464  |               |   |          | 41,698   |        
|                                                    | Undistributed earnings from unconsolidated companies |                                   |         | (969    | )             |   |          | (1,852   | )      
|                                                    | Mark-to-market adjustment for derivative instruments |                                   |         | (1,104  | )             |   |          | (436     | )      
|                                                    | (Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment |                                   |         | 1,792   |               |   |          | (645     | )      
|                                                    | Gain on sale of equity interest                      |                                   |         |        |               |   |          | (12,978  | )      
|                                                    | Deferred income taxes                                |                                   |         | 10,237  |               |   |          | 11,307   |        
|                                                    | Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:    |                                   |         |         |               |   |          |          |        
|                                                    |                                                      | Receivables                       |         |         | (59,401       | ) |          |          | (51,547 | )
|                                                    |                                                      | Inventories                       |         |         | 7,417         |   |          |          | (25,018 | )
|                                                    |                                                      | Accounts payable                  |         |         | 17,825        |   |          |          | 24,311  |  
|                                                    |                                                      | Accrued liabilities               |         |         | (237          | ) |          |          | 2,206   |  
|                                                    |                                                      | Pension and post-retirement plans |         |         | 11,203        |   |          |          | (2,206  | )
|                                                    |                                                      | Other                             |         |         | 3,604         |   |          |          | 5,173   |  
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |                                                      |                                   | 116,470 |         |               |   | 59,022   |         
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Cash Flows from Investing Activities:               |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |   |          |         
|                                                    | Purchases of businesses                              |                                   |         | (16,526 | )             |   |          |         |        
|                                                    | Purchases of property, plant and equipment           |                                   |         | (26,355 | )             |   |          | (15,604  | )      
|                                                    | Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment  |                                   |         | 493     |               |   |          | 4,941    |        
|                                                    | Proceeds from sale of equity interest                |                                   |         |        |               |   |          | 20,929   |        
|                                                    | Marketable securities acquired                       |                                   |         |        |               |   |          | (523     | )      
|                                                    | Proceeds from matured marketable securities          |                                   |         | 928     |               |   |          | 446      |        
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |                                                      |                                   | (41,460 | )       |               |   | 10,189   |         
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Cash Flows from Financing Activities:               |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |   |          |         
|                                                    | Repayment of long-term debt and other borrowings     |                                   |         | (5,138  | )             |   |          | (130,791 | )      
|                                                    | Stock options exercised                              |                                   |         | 27,139  |               |   |          | 7,069    |        
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |                                                      |                                   | 22,001  |         |               |   | (123,722 | )       
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash             |                                                      |                                   | 1,859   |         |               |   | 1,652    |         
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|                                                    | Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |                                   |         | 98,870  |               |   |          | (52,859  | )      
|                                                    | Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period       |                                   |         | 336,059 |               |   |          | 387,425  |        
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|                                                    | Cash and cash equivalents, end of period             |                                   | $       | 434,929 |               |   | $        | 334,566  |        
|                                                    |                                                      |                                   |         |         |               |  
|Cash payments for interest                          |                                                      | $                                 | 29,222  |         |               | $ | 35,088   |         
|Cash payments for income taxes                      |                                                      | $                                 | 27,456  |         |               | $ | 10,528   |         



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(UNAUDITED)




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|1. | Basis of Presentation









|   |                                     
|-- | ------------------------------------
|2. | Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share



|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |        |  |   |        |        | 
|------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- | ------ | ------ | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------------- |  | - | ------------- | ------ |  | - | ------ | ------ | 
|                                      |                                                                                                  | Quarter Ended |        |        | Nine Months Ended |  
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |  
|                                      |                                                                                                  | September 30, |        |        | September 30,     |   |        | September 30, |  |   | September 30, |       
|                                      |                                                                                                  | 2005          |        |        | 2004              |   |        | 2005          |  |   | 2004          |       
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       
|(In thousands, except per share data) |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |        |  |   |        |       
|Net earnings                          |                                                                                                  | $             | 34,838 |        |                   | $ | 33,428 |               |  | $ | 87,639        |        |  | $ | 69,009 |       
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       
|Basic shares:                         |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |        |  |   |        |       
|                                      | Average shares outstanding                                                                       |               |        | 60,330 |                   |   |        | 58,724        |  |   |               | 59,848 |  |   |        | 58,513 | 
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       
|                                      | Basic earnings per share                                                                         |               | $      | 0.58   |                   |   | $      | 0.57          |  |   | $             | 1.46   |  |   | $      | 1.18   | 
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       
|Diluted shares:                       |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |        |  |   |        |       
|                                      | Average shares outstanding                                                                       |               |        | 60,330 |                   |   |        | 58,724        |  |   |               | 59,848 |  |   |        | 58,513 | 
|                                      | Additional shares from the assumed exercise of stock options and
    vesting of restricted stock |               |        | 926    |                   |   |        | 744           |  |   |               | 951    |  |   |        | 615    | 
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               | 61,256 |        |                   |   | 59,468 |               |  |   | 60,799        |        |  |   | 59,128 |       
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       
|Diluted earnings per share            |                                                                                                  | $             | 0.57   |        |                   | $ | 0.56   |               |  | $ | 1.44          |        |  | $ | 1.17   |       
|                                      |                                                                                                  |               |        |        |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |       



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)  (Continued)




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|3. | Stock-Based Compensation



|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |        |      |   |        |        |      | 
|------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------------- | ---- | - | ------------- | ------ | ---- | - | ------ | ------ | ---- | 
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | Quarter Ended         |        |        | Nine Months Ended |  
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |  
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | September 30,         |        |        | September 30,     |   |        | September 30, |      |   | September 30, |       
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | 2005                  |        |        | 2004              |   |        | 2005          |      |   | 2004          |       
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       
|(In thousands, except per share data) |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |        |      |   |        |       
|Net earnings, as reported             |                                                                                                                                                          | $                     | 34,838 |        |                   | $ | 33,428 |               |      | $ | 87,639        |        |      | $ | 69,009 |       
|                                      | Deduct total incremental stock-based compensation expense
    determined under fair-value-based method for all awards, net of
    related tax effects(a) |                       |        | (895   | )                 |   |        | (871          | )    |   |               | (2,784 | )    |   |        | (3,283 | )   
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       
|                                      | Pro forma net earnings                                                                                                                                   |                       | $      | 33,943 |                   |   | $      | 32,557        |      |   | $             | 84,855 |      |   | $      | 65,726 |     
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       
|                                      | Earnings per share:                                                                                                                                      |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |        |      |   |        |        |     
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | Basic  as reported   |        | $      | 0.58              |   |        | $             | 0.57 |   |               | $      | 1.46 |   |        | $      | 1.18 | 
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | Basic  pro forma     |        | $      | 0.56              |   |        | $             | 0.55 |   |               | $      | 1.42 |   |        | $      | 1.12 | 
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | Diluted  as reported |        | $      | 0.57              |   |        | $             | 0.56 |   |               | $      | 1.44 |   |        | $      | 1.17 | 
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          | Diluted  pro forma   |        | $      | 0.55              |   |        | $             | 0.55 |   |               | $      | 1.40 |   |        | $      | 1.12 | 
|                                      |                                                                                                                                                          |                       |        |        |                   |   |        |               |      |   |               |       






|    |  |                                                                                        
|--- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(a) |  | Does not include restricted stock expense that is already
    reported in net earnings.





|   |             
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|   |                     
|-- | --------------------
|5. | Comprehensive Income



|                                         |  |               |        |   |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |   |        |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------ | - | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------------- |  | - | ------------- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                         |  | Quarter Ended |        |   | Nine Months Ended |  
|                                         |  |               |        |   |                   |  
|                                         |  | September 30, |        |   | September 30,     |   |        | September 30, |  |   | September 30, |  
|                                         |  | 2005          |        |   | 2004              |   |        | 2005          |  |   | 2004          |  
|                                         |  |               |        |   |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |  
|(In thousands)                           |  |               |        |   |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |   |        |  
|Net income                               |  | $             | 34,838 |   |                   | $ | 33,428 |               |  | $ | 87,639        |   |  | $ | 69,009 |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |               | 7,432  |   |                   |   | 11,788 |               |  |   | (7,419        | ) |  |   | 5,693  |  
|Unrealized gains (losses) on securities  |  |               | (5     | ) |                   |   | (8     | )             |  |   | (20           | ) |  |   | (33    | )
|                                         |  |               |        |   |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |  
|Comprehensive income                     |  | $             | 42,265 |   |                   | $ | 45,208 |               |  | $ | 80,200        |   |  | $ | 74,669 |  
|                                         |  |               |        |   |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |  



|   |                       
|-- | ----------------------
|6. | Derivative Instruments





| |                                  
| | ---------------------------------
| | Commodities Futures
    Contracts



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| |                                       
| | --------------------------------------
| | Forward Foreign Exchange
    Contracts





| |                                  
| | ---------------------------------
| | Interest Rate Swap
    Agreements







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|   |     
|-- | ----
|7. | Debt



|                                              |                                     |               |         |         |              |   |         |         | 
|--------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------- | ------- | ------- | ------------ | - | ------- | ------- | 
|                                              |                                     | September 30, |         |         | December 31, |  
|                                              |                                     | 2005          |         |         | 2004         |  
|                                              |                                     |               |         |         |              |  
|(In thousands)                                |                                     |               |         |         |              |   |         |        
|Unsecured notes                               |                                     |               |         |         |              |   |         |        
|                                              | 6.50% Notes due 2006                |               | $       | 150,271 |              |   | $       | 150,980 | 
|                                              | 7.25% Notes due 2013(a)             |               |         | 120,628 |              |   |         | 121,303 | 
|Unsecured medium-term notes                   |                                     |               |         |         |              |   |         |        
|                                              | 6.63% Medium-term notes due 2008(a) |               |         | 114,652 |              |   |         | 114,787 | 
|                                              | 6.39% Medium-term notes due 2009(a) |               |         | 149,822 |              |   |         | 149,919 | 
|Industrial revenue bonds(b)                   |                                     |               | 1,530   |         |              |   | 4,880   |        
|Other, including capital leases               |                                     |               | 4,044   |         |              |   | 4,046   |        
|                                              |                                     |               |         |         |              |  
|Long-term debt (including current maturities) |                                     |               | 540,947 |         |              |   | 545,915 |        
|Less current portion                          |                                     |               | 152,737 |         |              |   | 2,830   |        
|                                              |                                     |               |         |         |              |  
|Long-term debt                                |                                     | $             | 388,210 |         |              | $ | 543,085 |        
|                                              |                                     |               |         |         |              |  






|    |  |                                                                                                                                                                        
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(a) |  | See Note 6 regarding interest rate swap agreements.                                                                                                                    
|   
|(b) |  | In September 2005, the Corporation paid off a $3.4 million
    industrial revenue bond due in 2008 with available cash. The
    remaining $1.5 million matures in 2005.





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|   |                              
|-- | -----------------------------
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|   |                                     
|-- | ------------------------------------
|9. | Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits



|                                                 |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |   |        |               |   |   |               |     |   |   |     |     |  
|------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------ | ----- | ------------------------ | - | ------ | ------------- | - | - | ------------- | --- | - | - | --- | --- | -
|                                                 |                                   | Quarter Ended    |       
|                                                 |                                   |                  |       
|                                                 |                                   | Pension Benefits |        |       | Post-Retirement Benefits |  
|                                                 |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |  
|                                                 |                                   | September 30,    |        |       | September 30,            |   |        | September 30, |   |   | September 30, |    
|                                                 |                                   | 2005             |        |       | 2004                     |   |        | 2005          |   |   | 2004          |    
|                                                 |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |   |        |               |   |   |               |    
|(In thousands)                                   |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |   |        |               |   |   |               |     |   |   |     |    
|Service cost  benefits earned during the period |                                   | $                | 2,464  |       |                          | $ | 2,584  |               |   | $ | 16            |     |   | $ | 4   |    
|Interest cost on projected benefit obligation    |                                   |                  | 4,928  |       |                          |   | 4,985  |               |   |   | 245           |     |   |   | 247 |    
|Expected return on plan assets                   |                                   |                  | (5,891 | )     |                          |   | (4,681 | )             |   |   |              |     |   |   |    |    
|Net amortization of unrecognized:                |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |   |        |               |   |   |               |     |   |   |     |    
|                                                 | Transition obligation (asset)     |                  |        | (3    | )                        |   |        | (2            | ) |   |               | 192 |   |   |     | 192 |  
|                                                 | Prior service cost (gain)         |                  |        | 221   |                          |   |        | 319           |   |   |               | (56 | ) |   |     | (58 | )
|                                                 | Plan net loss (gain)              |                  |        | 1,327 |                          |   |        | 969           |   |   |               | 54  |   |   |     | (7  | )
|                                                 | Curtailment and settlement losses |                  |        |      |                          |   |        | 191           |   |   |               |    |   |   |     |    |  
|                                                 |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |   |        |               |   |   |               |    
|Net periodic pension cost                        |                                   | $                | 3,046  |       |                          | $ | 4,365  |               |   | $ | 451           |     |   | $ | 378 |    
|                                                 |                                   |                  |        |       |                          |   |        |               |   |   |               |    

|                                                 |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |   |         |               |   |   |               |      |   |   |       |      |  
|------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------- | ----- | ------------------------ | - | ------- | ------------- | - | - | ------------- | ---- | - | - | ----- | ---- | -
|                                                 |                                   | Nine Months Ended |        
|                                                 |                                   |                   |        
|                                                 |                                   | Pension Benefits  |         |       | Post-Retirement Benefits |  
|                                                 |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |  
|                                                 |                                   | September 30,     |         |       | September 30,            |   |         | September 30, |   |   | September 30, |     
|                                                 |                                   | 2005              |         |       | 2004                     |   |         | 2005          |   |   | 2004          |     
|                                                 |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |   |         |               |   |   |               |     
|(In thousands)                                   |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |   |         |               |   |   |               |      |   |   |       |     
|Service cost  benefits earned during the period |                                   | $                 | 7,385   |       |                          | $ | 6,938   |               |   | $ | 49            |      |   | $ | 13    |     
|Interest cost on projected benefit obligation    |                                   |                   | 14,814  |       |                          |   | 14,101  |               |   |   | 734           |      |   |   | 740   |     
|Expected return on plan assets                   |                                   |                   | (17,763 | )     |                          |   | (13,629 | )             |   |   |              |      |   |   |      |     
|Net amortization of unrecognized:                |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |   |         |               |   |   |               |      |   |   |       |     
|                                                 | Transition obligation (asset)     |                   |         | (9    | )                        |   |         | (6            | ) |   |               | 575  |   |   |       | 575  |  
|                                                 | Prior service cost (gain)         |                   |         | 752   |                          |   |         | 825           |   |   |               | (168 | ) |   |       | (175 | )
|                                                 | Plan net loss (gain)              |                   |         | 3,936 |                          |   |         | 2,904         |   |   |               | 163  |   |   |       | (20  | )
|                                                 | Curtailment and settlement losses |                   |         | 1,762 |                          |   |         | 1,916         |   |   |               |     |   |   |       |     |  
|                                                 |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |   |         |               |   |   |               |     
|Net periodic pension cost                        |                                   | $                 | 10,877  |       |                          | $ | 13,049  |               |   | $ | 1,353         |      |   | $ | 1,133 |     
|                                                 |                                   |                   |         |       |                          |   |         |               |   |   |               |     





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|    |                    
|--- | -------------------
|10. | Segment Disclosures





|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |           |  |   |         |           | 
|------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------- | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------------- |  | - | ------------- | --------- |  | - | ------- | --------- | 
|                                |                                   | Quarter Ended |        |         | Nine Months Ended |  
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |  
|                                |                                   | September 30, |        |         | September 30,     |   |        | September 30, |  |   | September 30, |          
|                                |                                   | 2005          |        |         | 2004              |   |        | 2005          |  |   | 2004          |          
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |          
|(In thousands)                  |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |           |  |   |         |          
|Net sales:                      |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |           |  |   |         |          
|                                | Electrical                        |               | $      | 365,872 |                   |   | $      | 323,750       |  |   | $             | 1,024,799 |  |   | $       | 932,449   | 
|                                | Steel Structures                  |               |        | 46,230  |                   |   |        | 42,423        |  |   |               | 136,501   |  |   |         | 98,504    | 
|                                | HVAC                              |               |        | 29,969  |                   |   |        | 28,038        |  |   |               | 91,047    |  |   |         | 85,219    | 
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |          
|                                | Total net sales                   |               | $      | 442,071 |                   |   | $      | 394,211       |  |   | $             | 1,252,347 |  |   | $       | 1,116,172 | 
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |          
|Segment earnings:               |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |           |  |   |         |          
|                                | Electrical                        |               | $      | 46,484  |                   |   | $      | 34,165        |  |   | $             | 116,891   |  |   | $       | 90,846    | 
|                                | Steel Structures                  |               |        | 8,252   |                   |   |        | 5,910         |  |   |               | 20,759    |  |   |         | 9,091     | 
|                                | HVAC                              |               |        | 2,323   |                   |   |        | 1,868         |  |   |               | 8,164     |  |   |         | 5,531     | 
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |          
|                                | Total reportable segment earnings |               |        | 57,059  |                   |   |        | 41,943        |  |   |               | 145,814   |  |   |         | 105,468   | 
|Interest expense, net           |                                   |               | (6,296 | )       |                   |   | (8,162 | )             |  |   | (20,324       | )         |  |   | (23,260 | )        
|Gain on sale of equity interest |                                   |               |       |         |                   |   | 12,978 |               |  |   |              |           |  |   | 12,978  |          
|Other (expense) income, net     |                                   |               | (1,695 | )       |                   |   | 995    |               |  |   | (3,500        | )         |  |   | (97     | )        
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |          
|Earnings before income taxes    |                                   | $             | 49,068 |         |                   | $ | 47,754 |               |  | $ | 121,990       |           |  | $ | 95,089  |          
|                                |                                   |               |        |         |                   |   |        |               |  |   |               |          

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|    |              
|--- | -------------
|11. | Contingencies



| |                      
| | ---------------------
| | Legal
    Proceedings



| |                  
| | -----------------
| | Kaiser Litigation













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| |               
| | --------------
| | Asbestos Cases







| |                    
| | -------------------
| | Other Legal Matters





| |                                               
| | ----------------------------------------------
| | Guarantee and
    Indemnification Arrangements



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|                                                                                              |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |               |  |   |               |   |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ----- | - | ----------------- | - | ----- | ------------- |  | - | ------------- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                              |  | Quarter Ended |       |   | Nine Months Ended |  
|                                                                                              |  |               |       |   |                   |  
|                                                                                              |  | September 30, |       |   | September 30,     |   |       | September 30, |  |   | September 30, |  
|                                                                                              |  | 2005          |       |   | 2004              |   |       | 2005          |  |   | 2004          |  
|                                                                                              |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |               |  |   |               |  
|(In thousands)                                                                                |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |               |  |   |               |   |  |   |        |  
|Balance at beginning of period                                                                |  | $             | 1,562 |   |                   | $ | 1,482 |               |  | $ | 1,588         |   |  | $ | 1,543  |  
|Liabilities accrued for warranties issued during the period                                   |  |               | 229   |   |                   |   | 226   |               |  |   | 661           |   |  |   | 670    |  
|Deductions for warranty claims paid during the period                                         |  |               | (268  | ) |                   |   | (452  | )             |  |   | (945          | ) |  |   | (1,250 | )
|Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the
    period, including expirations |  |               | 124   |   |                   |   | 198   |               |  |   | 343           |   |  |   | 491    |  
|                                                                                              |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |               |  |   |               |  
|Balance at end of period                                                                      |  | $             | 1,647 |   |                   | $ | 1,454 |               |  | $ | 1,647         |   |  | $ | 1,454  |  
|                                                                                              |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |               |  |   |               |  



|    |                                     
|--- | ------------------------------------
|12. | Recently Issued Accounting Standards



Accounting
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|        |                                                                                          
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations

Executive Overview




| |             
| | ------------
| | Introduction







| |             
| | ------------
| | 2005 Outlook



Comparison of 2005 with 2004


Consolidated Results


|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |      |  |  |       |   | 
|------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------------ | ------- | ---- | ------------------ |  | ----- | --------- |  | - | -------- | ---- |  |  | ----- | - | 
|                                     |         | Quarter Ended      |        
|                                     |         |                    |        
|                                     |         | September 30, 2005 |         |      | September 30, 2004 | 
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    | 
|                                     |         | In                 |         |      | % of Net           |  |       | In        |  |   | % of Net |     
|                                     |         | Thousands          |         |      | Sales              |  |       | Thousands |  |   | Sales    |     
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|Net sales                            |         | $                  | 442,071 |      |                    |  | 100.0 |           |  | $ | 394,211  |      |  |  | 100.0 |  
|Cost of sales                        |         |                    | 307,558 |      |                    |  | 69.6  |           |  |   | 284,237  |      |  |  | 72.1  |  
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|Gross profit                         |         |                    | 134,513 |      |                    |  | 30.4  |           |  |   | 109,974  |      |  |  | 27.9  |  
|Selling, general and administrative  |         |                    | 77,754  |      |                    |  | 17.6  |           |  |   | 68,663   |      |  |  | 17.4  |  
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|Earnings from operations             |         |                    | 56,759  |      |                    |  | 12.8  |           |  |   | 41,311   |      |  |  | 10.5  |  
|Income from unconsolidated companies |         |                    | 300     |      |                    |  | 0.1   |           |  |   | 632      |      |  |  | 0.2   |  
|Interest expense, net                |         |                    | (6,296  | )    |                    |  | (1.4  | )         |  |   | (8,162   | )    |  |  | (2.1  | )
|Other (expense) income, net          |         |                    | (1,695  | )    |                    |  | (0.4  | )         |  |   | 995      |      |  |  | 0.2   |  
|Gain on sale of equity interest      |         |                    |        |      |                    |  |      |           |  |   | 12,978   |      |  |  | 3.3   |  
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|Earnings before income taxes         |         |                    | 49,068  |      |                    |  | 11.1  |           |  |   | 47,754   |      |  |  | 12.1  |  
|Income tax provision                 |         |                    | 14,230  |      |                    |  | 3.2   |           |  |   | 14,326   |      |  |  | 3.6   |  
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|Net earnings                         |         | $                  | 34,838  |      |                    |  | 7.9   |           |  | $ | 33,428   |      |  |  | 8.5   |  
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|Per share earnings:                  |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |      |  |  |       |  
|                                     | Basic   |                    | $       | 0.58 |                    |  |       |           |  |   | $        | 0.57 |  |  |       |   | 
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     
|                                     | Diluted |                    | $       | 0.57 |                    |  |       |           |  |   | $        | 0.56 |  |  |       |   | 
|                                     |         |                    |         |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |          |     

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|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |      |  |  |       |   | 
|------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------------ | --------- | ---- | ------------------ |  | ----- | --------- |  | - | --------- | ---- |  |  | ----- | - | 
|                                     |         | Nine Months Ended  |          
|                                     |         |                    |          
|                                     |         | September 30, 2005 |           |      | September 30, 2004 | 
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    | 
|                                     |         | In                 |           |      | % of Net           |  |       | In        |  |   | % of Net  |     
|                                     |         | Thousands          |           |      | Sales              |  |       | Thousands |  |   | Sales     |     
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|Net sales                            |         | $                  | 1,252,347 |      |                    |  | 100.0 |           |  | $ | 1,116,172 |      |  |  | 100.0 |  
|Cost of sales                        |         |                    | 886,770   |      |                    |  | 70.8  |           |  |   | 799,245   |      |  |  | 71.6  |  
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|Gross profit                         |         |                    | 365,577   |      |                    |  | 29.2  |           |  |   | 316,927   |      |  |  | 28.4  |  
|Selling, general and administrative  |         |                    | 220,732   |      |                    |  | 17.6  |           |  |   | 213,311   |      |  |  | 19.1  |  
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|Earnings from operations             |         |                    | 144,845   |      |                    |  | 11.6  |           |  |   | 103,616   |      |  |  | 9.3   |  
|Income from unconsolidated companies |         |                    | 969       |      |                    |  | 0.1   |           |  |   | 1,852     |      |  |  | 0.2   |  
|Interest expense, net                |         |                    | (20,324   | )    |                    |  | (1.7  | )         |  |   | (23,260   | )    |  |  | (2.1  | )
|Other (expense) income, net          |         |                    | (3,500    | )    |                    |  | (0.3  | )         |  |   | (97       | )    |  |  |      |  
|Gain on sale of equity interest      |         |                    |          |      |                    |  |      |           |  |   | 12,978    |      |  |  | 1.1   |  
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|Earnings before income taxes         |         |                    | 121,990   |      |                    |  | 9.7   |           |  |   | 95,089    |      |  |  | 8.5   |  
|Income tax provision                 |         |                    | 34,351    |      |                    |  | 2.7   |           |  |   | 26,080    |      |  |  | 2.3   |  
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|Net earnings                         |         | $                  | 87,639    |      |                    |  | 7.0   |           |  | $ | 69,009    |      |  |  | 6.2   |  
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|Per share earnings:                  |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |      |  |  |       |  
|                                     | Basic   |                    | $         | 1.46 |                    |  |       |           |  |   | $         | 1.18 |  |  |       |   | 
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     
|                                     | Diluted |                    | $         | 1.44 |                    |  |       |           |  |   | $         | 1.17 |  |  |       |   | 
|                                     |         |                    |           |      |                    |  |       |           |  |   |           |     



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| | --------
| | Overview









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| | ------------------------------
| | Net Sales and Gross
    Profit



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| | --------
| | Expenses







| |                          
| | -------------------------
| | Interest Expense,
    Net







| |                                    
| | -----------------------------------
| | Gain on Sale of Equity
    Interest





| |             
| | ------------
| | Income Taxes



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| | Net Earnings



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Segment Results






Net Sales


|                 |  |                    |         |  |                    |  |       |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |       |  |          |   |           |           |  |  |          |  |  |   |           |  |  |  |       | 
|---------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- |  | ------------------ |  | ----- | ------------------ |  | - | ------------------ |  |  | --------- | ----- |  | -------- | - | --------- | --------- |  |  | -------- |  |  | - | --------- |  |  |  | ----- | 
|                 |  | Quarter Ended      |         |  | Nine Months Ended  | 
|                 |  |                    |         |  |                    | 
|                 |  | September 30, 2005 |         |  | September 30, 2004 |  |       | September 30, 2005 |  |   | September 30, 2004 | 
|                 |  |                    |         |  |                    |  |       |                    |  |   |                    | 
|                 |  | In                 |         |  | % of Net           |  |       | In                 |  |   | % of Net           |  |  | In        |       |  | % of Net |   |           | In        |  |  | % of Net | 
|                 |  | Thousands          |         |  | Sales              |  |       | Thousands          |  |   | Sales              |  |  | Thousands |       |  | Sales    |   |           | Thousands |  |  | Sales    | 
|                 |  |                    |         |  |                    |  |       |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |       |  |          |   |           |           |  |  |          | 
|Electrical       |  | $                  | 365,872 |  |                    |  | 82.8  |                    |  | $ | 323,750            |  |  |           | 82.1  |  |          | $ | 1,024,799 |           |  |  | 81.8     |  |  | $ | 932,449   |  |  |  | 83.6  | 
|Steel Structures |  |                    | 46,230  |  |                    |  | 10.5  |                    |  |   | 42,423             |  |  |           | 10.8  |  |          |   | 136,501   |           |  |  | 10.9     |  |  |   | 98,504    |  |  |  | 8.8   | 
|HVAC             |  |                    | 29,969  |  |                    |  | 6.7   |                    |  |   | 28,038             |  |  |           | 7.1   |  |          |   | 91,047    |           |  |  | 7.3      |  |  |   | 85,219    |  |  |  | 7.6   | 
|                 |  |                    |         |  |                    |  |       |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |       |  |          |   |           |           |  |  |          | 
|                 |  | $                  | 442,071 |  |                    |  | 100.0 |                    |  | $ | 394,211            |  |  |           | 100.0 |  |          | $ | 1,252,347 |           |  |  | 100.0    |  |  | $ | 1,116,172 |  |  |  | 100.0 | 
|                 |  |                    |         |  |                    |  |       |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |       |  |          |   |           |           |  |  |          | 

Segment Earnings


|                 |  |                    |        |  |                    |  |      |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |      |  |          |   |         |           |  |  |          |  |  |   |         |  |  |  |     | 
|---------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ |  | ------------------ |  | ---- | ------------------ |  | - | ------------------ |  |  | --------- | ---- |  | -------- | - | ------- | --------- |  |  | -------- |  |  | - | ------- |  |  |  | --- | 
|                 |  | Quarter Ended      |        |  | Nine Months Ended  | 
|                 |  |                    |        |  |                    | 
|                 |  | September 30, 2005 |        |  | September 30, 2004 |  |      | September 30, 2005 |  |   | September 30, 2004 | 
|                 |  |                    |        |  |                    |  |      |                    |  |   |                    | 
|                 |  | In                 |        |  | % of Net           |  |      | In                 |  |   | % of Net           |  |  | In        |      |  | % of Net |   |         | In        |  |  | % of Net | 
|                 |  | Thousands          |        |  | Sales              |  |      | Thousands          |  |   | Sales              |  |  | Thousands |      |  | Sales    |   |         | Thousands |  |  | Sales    | 
|                 |  |                    |        |  |                    |  |      |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |      |  |          |   |         |           |  |  |          | 
|Electrical       |  | $                  | 46,484 |  |                    |  | 12.7 |                    |  | $ | 34,165             |  |  |           | 10.6 |  |          | $ | 116,891 |           |  |  | 11.4     |  |  | $ | 90,846  |  |  |  | 9.7 | 
|Steel Structures |  |                    | 8,252  |  |                    |  | 17.8 |                    |  |   | 5,910              |  |  |           | 13.9 |  |          |   | 20,759  |           |  |  | 15.2     |  |  |   | 9,091   |  |  |  | 9.2 | 
|HVAC             |  |                    | 2,323  |  |                    |  | 7.8  |                    |  |   | 1,868              |  |  |           | 6.7  |  |          |   | 8,164   |           |  |  | 9.0      |  |  |   | 5,531   |  |  |  | 6.5 | 
|                 |  |                    |        |  |                    |  |      |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |      |  |          |   |         |           |  |  |          | 
|                 |  | $                  | 57,059 |  |                    |  | 12.9 |                    |  | $ | 41,943             |  |  |           | 10.6 |  |          | $ | 145,814 |           |  |  | 11.6     |  |  | $ | 105,468 |  |  |  | 9.4 | 
|                 |  |                    |        |  |                    |  |      |                    |  |   |                    |  |  |           |      |  |          |   |         |           |  |  |          | 



| |                       
| | ----------------------
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    Segment





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| | --------------
| | Other Segments





Liquidity and Capital Resources






|                                                     |  |                   |         |   |               |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------- | - | ------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                                     |  | Nine Months Ended |        
|                                                     |  |                   |        
|                                                     |  | September 30,     |         |   | September 30, |  
|                                                     |  | 2005              |         |   | 2004          |  
|(In thousands)                                       |  |                   |         |   |               |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  |  | $                 | 116,470 |   |               | $ | 59,022   |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  |  |                   | (41,460 | ) |               |   | 10,189   |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  |  |                   | 22,001  |   |               |   | (123,722 | )
|Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash              |  |                   | 1,859   |   |               |   | 1,652    |  
|                                                     |  |                   |         |   |               |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | $                 | 98,870  |   |               | $ | (52,859  | )
|                                                     |  |                   |         |   |               |  



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    Activities







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| | ------------------------
| | Investing
    Activities







| |                         
| | ------------------------
| | Financing
    Activities





| |                                  
| | ---------------------------------
| | $200 Million Credit
    Agreement





Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.


Leverage Ratio.




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| |                            
| | ---------------------------
| | Other Credit
    Facilities







| |                                
| | -------------------------------
| | Compliance and
    Availability







| |               
| | --------------
| | Credit Ratings





| |                                   
| | ----------------------------------
| | Off-Balance Sheet
    Arrangements





| |                
| | ---------------
| | Debt Securities



|              |  |        |              |     |          |  |      |                  |  |  |                         |  |  |  |               | 
|------------- |  | ------ | ------------ | --- | -------- |  | ---- | ---------------- |  |  | ----------------------- |  |  |  | ------------- | 
|              |  | Face   |              |     | Interest |  |      |                  |  | 
|Issue Date    |  | Amount |              |     | Rate     |  |      | Interest Payable |  |  | Maturity Date           | 
|              |  |        |              |     |          |  |      |                  |  |  |                         | 
|January 1996  |  | $      | 150  million | (a) |          |  | 6.50 | %                |  |  | January 15 and July 15  |  |  |  | January 2006  | 
|May 1998      |  | $      | 115  million |     |          |  | 6.63 | %                |  |  | May 1 and November 1    |  |  |  | May 2008      | 
|February 1999 |  | $      | 150  million |     |          |  | 6.39 | %                |  |  | March 1 and September 1 |  |  |  | February 2009 | 
|May 2003      |  | $      | 125  million |     |          |  | 7.25 | %(b)             |  |  | June 1 and December 1   |  |  |  | June 2013     | 






|    |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|(a) |  | The Corporation plans to pay off $150 million of senior
    unsecured debt due January 2006 using available cash resources.                                                                      
|   
|(b) |  | We have entered into interest rate swaps associated with only a
    portion of this underlying debt instrument. See
    Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
    About Market Risk.



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| | -----
| | Other





Critical Accounting Policies






| |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  | Revenue Recognition: We recognize revenue when finished
    products are shipped to unaffiliated customers and both title
    and risks of ownership are transferred. Sales discounts,
    quantity and price rebates, and allowances are estimated based
    on contractual commitments and experience and recorded in the
    period as a reduction of revenue in which the sale is
    recognized. Quantity rebates are in the form of volume incentive
    discount plans, which include specific sales volume targets or
    year-over-year sales volume growth targets for specific
    customers. Certain distributors can take advantage of price
    rebates by subsequently reselling the Corporations
    products into targeted construction projects or markets.
    Following a distributors sale of an eligible product, the
    distributor submits a claim for a price rebate. The Corporation
    provides additional allowances for bad debts when circumstances
    dictate. A number of distributors, primarily in the Electrical
    segment, have the right to return goods under certain
    circumstances and those returns, which are reasonably estimable,
    are accrued as a reduction of revenue at the time of shipment.
    Management analyzes historical returns and allowances, current
    economic trends and specific customer circumstances when
    evaluating the adequacy of accounts receivable related reserves
    and accruals.
|
| |  | Inventory Valuation: Inventories are stated at the lower
    of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in,
    first-out (FIFO) method. To ensure inventories are carried
    at the lower of cost or market, the Corporation periodically
    evaluates the carrying value of its inventories. The Corporation
    also periodically performs an evaluation of inventory for excess
    and obsolete items. Such evaluations are based on
    managements judgment and use of estimates. Such estimates
    incorporate inventory quantities on-hand, aging of the
    inventory, sales forecasts for particular product groupings,
    planned dispositions of product lines and overall industry
    trends.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|
| |  | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: We follow the
    provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other
    Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 requires a
    transitional and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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| | - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |   | annual test of goodwill and
    indefinite lived assets associated with reporting units for
    indications of impairment. The Corporation performs its annual
    impairment assessment in the fourth quarter of each year, unless
    circumstances dictate more frequent assessments. Under the
    provisions of SFAS No. 142, each test of goodwill
    requires the Corporation to determine the fair value of each
    reporting unit, and compare the fair value to the reporting
    units carrying amount. To the extent a reporting
    units carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an
    indication exists that the reporting units goodwill may be
    impaired and the Corporation must perform a second more detailed
    impairment assessment. The second impairment assessment involves
    allocating the reporting units fair value to all of its
    recognized and unrecognized assets and liabilities in order to
    determine the implied fair value of the reporting units
    goodwill as of the assessment date. The implied fair value of
    the reporting units goodwill is then compared to the
    carrying amount of goodwill to quantify an impairment charge as
    of the assessment date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|
| |  | Long-Lived
    Assets:We follow the
    provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
    Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
    SFAS No. 144 establishes accounting standards for the
    impairment of long-lived assets such as property, plant and
    equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization. For
    purposes of recognizing and measuring impairment of long-lived
    assets, the Corporation evaluates assets for associated product
    groups. The Corporation reviews long-lived assets to be
    held-and-used for impairment annually or whenever events or
    changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
    the assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the
    undiscounted expected future cash flows over the remaining
    useful life of the primary asset in the associated product
    groups is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the
    assets are considered to be impaired. Impairment losses are
    measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the
    assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. When fair values
    are not available, the Corporation estimates fair value using
    the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate
    with the risks associated with the recovery of the assets.
    Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying
    amount or fair value less costs to sell.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|
| |  | Income
    Taxes:We use the asset
    and liability method of accounting for income taxes. This method
    recognizes the expected future tax consequences of temporary
    differences between book and tax bases of assets and liabilities
    and provides a valuation allowance based on a
    more-likely-than-not criteria. The Corporation has valuation
    allowances for deferred tax assets primarily associated with
    operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards and
    deferred state income tax assets. Realization of the deferred
    tax assets is dependent upon the Corporations ability to
    generate sufficient future taxable income and, if necessary,
    execution of its tax planning strategies. Management believes
    that it is more-likely-than-not that future taxable income,
    based on enacted tax law in effect as of September 30,
    2005, will be sufficient to realize the recorded deferred tax
    assets net of existing valuation allowances. Management
    considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities,
    projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies,
    which involve estimates and uncertainties, in making this
    assessment. Tax planning strategies include primarily sales of
    non-core assets. Projected future taxable income is based on
    managements forecast of the operating results of the
    Corporation. Management periodically reviews such forecasts in
    comparison with actual results and expected trends. In the event
    management determines that sufficient future taxable income, in
    light of tax planning strategies, may not be generated to fully
    realize net deferred tax assets, the

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| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |   | Corporation will increase
    valuation allowances by a charge to income tax expense in the
    period of such determination.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|
| |  | Environmental
    Costs:Environmental
    expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or
    capitalized, as appropriate. Remediation costs that relate to an
    existing condition caused by past operations are accrued when it
    is probable that those costs will be incurred and can be
    reasonably estimated based on evaluations of current available
    facts related to each site.

Business Risks






| |   |                                                                                                              
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  | Risks Related to Credit Quality of Customers                                                                 
|
| |  | Negative Economic Conditions May Adversely Affect
    Performance                                            
|
| |  | Availability of Steel Supply                                                                                 
|
| |  | Changes in Customer Demand                                                                                   
|
| |  | Adverse Regulatory, Environmental, Monetary or Other
    Governmental Policies Which May Affect Profitability
|
| |  | Adequacy of Insurance                                                                                        
|
| |  | Terrorist Acts and Acts of War                                                                               

Forward-Looking Statements




Recently Issued Accounting Standards




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Accounting
for Income Taxes,









|        |                                                               
|------- | --------------------------------------------------------------
|Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
    Risk





Interest Rate Risk






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|Item 4. | Controls and Procedures





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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION







|        |                  
|------- | -----------------
|Item 1. | Legal Proceedings








|        |                  
|------- | -----------------
|Item 5. | Other Information








|        |         
|------- | --------
|Item 6. | Exhibits



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SIGNATURE






| |                               
| | ------------------------------
| | Thomas & Betts
    Corporation
| | (Registrant)                  



| |     |                     
| | --- | --------------------
| | By: | /s/ Kenneth W. Fluke

| |                              
| | -----------------------------
| |                              
| | Kenneth W. Fluke             
| | Senior Vice President and    
| | Chief Financial Officer      
| | (principal financial officer)



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EXHIBIT INDEX


| |    |    |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
| | -- | -- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | 3  | .1 |  | Amended and Restated Charter of Thomas & Betts
    Corporation (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Corporations
    1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
    reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
| | 3  | .2 |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Thomas & Betts
    Corporation (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Corporations
    2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
    reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
| | 4  | .1 |  | Indenture dated as of January 15, 1992, between
    Thomas & Betts Corporation and First Trust of New York,
    as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the Corporations
    1991 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
    reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
| | 4  | .2 |  | Third Supplemental Indenture dated May 7, 1998, between
    Thomas & Betts Corporation and The Chase Manhattan
    Bank, as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
    Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated
    May 4, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
| | 4  | .3 |  | Indenture dated as of August 1, 1998, between
    Thomas & Betts Corporation and The Bank of New York, as
    Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Corporations
    Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 3, 1999, and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
| | 4  | .4 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated February 10, 1999,
    between Thomas & Betts Corporation and The Bank of New
    York, as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the
    Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated
    February 3, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
| | 4  | .5 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 2 dated May 27, 2003,
    between Thomas & Betts Corporation and The Bank of New
    York, as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
    Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated
    May 27, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
| | 10 | .1 |  | Settlement Agreement and Release dated February 21, 2002,
    between Tyco Group S.A.R.L. and Thomas & Betts
    Corporation (Filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the
    Corporations 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
| | 10 | .2 |  | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 14,
    2005 among Thomas & Betts Corporation, as Borrower, The
    Guarantors Party Thereto, The Financial Institutions Party
    Thereto, Bank of America, N.A., Suntrust Bank and Regions Bank,
    as Co-Syndication Agents, LaSalle Bank, N.A., as Documentation
    Agent and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative
    Agent, Swing Bank and Issuing Bank (Filed as Exhibit 10.1
    to the Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated
    June 14, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.)
| | 10 | .3 |  | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
    August 12, 2005, among Thomas & Betts Corporation,
    as Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, and Wachovia Bank
    National Association, as Administrative Agent (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporations Current Report on
    Form 8-K dated August 12, 2005, and incorporated
    herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                              
| | 10 | .4 |  | Thomas & Betts Corporation 1993 Management Stock
    Ownership Plan, as amended through June 5, 2001, and Forms
    of Grant Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the
    Corporations second quarter 2001 Quarterly Report on
    Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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| |    |     |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
| | -- | --- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | 10 | .5  |  | Pension Restoration Plan as amended, effective December 31,
    2000 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporations third
    quarter 2001 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated
    herein by reference.)                     
| | 10 | .6  |  | Retirement Plan for Non-employee Directors dated
    September 6, 1989, as amended December 3, 1997 (Filed
    as Exhibit 10.9 to the Corporations 1997 Annual
    Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.)       
| | 10 | .7  |  | Deferred Fee Plan for Non-employee Directors as amended and
    restated effective May 6, 1998 (Filed as Exhibit 10.11
    to the Corporations 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K
    and incorporated herein by reference.)           
| | 10 | .8  |  | Supplemental Executive Investment Plan (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporations second quarter 2004
    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by
    reference.)                                              
| | 10 | .9  |  | Restricted Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors as amended
    March 7, 2003 (Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the
    Corporations 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                             
| | 10 | .10 |  | Non-employee Directors Stock Option Plan and Form of Stock
    Option Agreement, as amended March 9, 2001 (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.18 to the Corporations 2000 Annual Report
    on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.)
| | 10 | .11 |  | Thomas & Betts Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
    (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporations
    Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-60074,
    filed May 2, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.)            
| | 10 | .12 |  | Form of Termination Protection Agreement (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.11 to the Corporations 2003 Annual Report
    on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                 
| | 10 | .13 |  | Form of Termination Protection Agreement (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.12 to the Corporations 2003 Annual Report
    on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                 
| | 10 | .14 |  | Retirement Agreement of T. Kevin Dunnigan dated December 2,
    2003 (Filed as Exhibit 10 to the Corporations Current
    Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2003, and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                     
| | 10 | .15 |  | Letter Agreement amending the Retirement Agreement of T. Kevin
    Dunnigan (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Corporations
    third quarter 2004 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and
    incorporated herein by reference.)              
| | 10 | .16 |  | Nonemployee Directors Equity Compensation Plan (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.19 to the Corporations 2003 Annual Report
    on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                           
| | 10 | .17 |  | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Filed as
    Exhibit 10 to the Corporations Current Report on
    Form 8-K dated August 31, 2004, and incorporated
    herein by reference.)                                          
| | 10 | .18 |  | Equity Compensation Plan (Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the
    Corporations 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                 
| | 10 | .19 |  | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.2
    to the Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated
    February 2, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                     
| | 10 | .20 |  | Form of Executive Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.3 to the Corporations Current Report on
    Form 8-K dated February 2, 2005, and incorporated
    herein by reference.)                                 

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| | 10 | .21 |  | Form of Executive Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Filed as
    Exhibit 10.4 to the Corporations Current Report on
    Form 8-K dated February 2, 2005, and incorporated
    herein by reference.)                                                                       
| | 10 | .22 |  | Management Incentive Plan (Filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the
    Corporations 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                                                                         
| | 10 | .23 |  | Form of Thomas & Betts Corporation Indemnification
    Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Corporations
    third quarter 2004 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                                                                  
| | 10 | .24 |  | Health Benefits Continuation Agreement dated February 2,
    2005 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporations
    Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 2, 2005, and
    incorporated herein by reference.)                                                               
| | 10 | .25 |  | Executive Retirement Plan, as amended February 4, 2004
    (Filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Corporations 2003
    Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
    reference.)                                                                                        
| | 10 | .26 |  | Appendix A to Executive Retirement Plan, as amended
    June 1, 2005. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the
    Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated
    June 1, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.)                                                               
| | 10 | .27 |  | Termination Protection Agreement between Thomas & Betts
    Corporation and Stanley P. Locke dated June 1, 2005. (Filed
    as Exhibit 10.3 to the Corporations Current Report on
    Form 8-K dated June 1, 2005, and incorporated herein
    by reference.)                
| | 10 | .28 |  | Separation Benefit Agreement and General Release between the
    Corporation and Connie C. Muscarella dated June 14, 2005.
    (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Corporations Current
    Report on Form 8-K dated June 14, 2005, and
    incorporated herein by reference.)     
| | 10 | .29 |  | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement Pursuant to Thomas &
    Betts Corporation Nonemployee Directors Equity Compensation Plan
    (Filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the Corporations second
    quarter 2005 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated
    herein by reference.)
| | 12 |     |  | Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.                                                                                                                                                                                                               
| | 31 | .1  |  | Certification of Principal Executive Officer under Securities
    Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).                                                                                                                                                                  
| | 31 | .2  |  | Certification of Principal Financial Officer under Securities
    Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).                                                                                                                                                                  
| | 32 |     |  | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or
    Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
    18 U.S.C. § 1350.                                                                                                                                               

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