Document:

Exhibit 10.6

                               THE THOMAS & BETTS

                     SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT PLAN

               (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2005)

             (Including amendments adopted through August 27, 2007)

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS.....................................................2
    ss.1.1     Account or Accounts.............................................2
    ss.1.2     Accrued Benefit.................................................2
    ss.1.3     Applicable Percent..............................................2
    ss.1.4     Beneficiary.....................................................2
    ss.1.5     Board...........................................................2
    ss.1.6     Code............................................................2
    ss.1.7     Code Section 409A Amount........................................2
    ss.1.8     Committee.......................................................2
    ss.1.9     Company.........................................................2
    ss.1.10    Compensation....................................................2
    ss.1.11    Compensation Limit..............................................3
    ss.1.12    Deferral Amount.................................................3
    ss.1.13    Disability......................................................3
    ss.1.14    Eligible Employee...............................................3
    ss.1.15    Employee........................................................3
    ss.1.16    Employer........................................................3
    ss.1.17    Employer Matching Amount........................................3
    ss.1.18    Excess Compensation.............................................3
    ss.1.19    401(k) Plan.....................................................3
    ss.1.20    Grandfathered Amount............................................3
    ss.1.21    Highly Compensated Employee.....................................3
    ss.1.22    Participant.....................................................3
    ss.1.23    Payroll Period..................................................4
    ss.1.24    Plan............................................................4
    ss.1.25    Plan Year.......................................................4
    ss.1.26    Prior Plan Account..............................................4
    ss.1.27    Separation from Service.........................................4
    ss.1.28    Valuation Date..................................................4
    ss.1.29    Gender and Number...............................................4

ARTICLE II     PARTICIPATION...................................................4
    ss.2.1     Eligibility.....................................................4
    ss.2.2     Participation...................................................4

ARTICLE III    DEFERRAL ELECTIONS..............................................5
    ss.3.1     For Salary Grades 18 and Below..................................5
    ss.3.2     For Salary Grades 19 and Above..................................5
    ss.3.3     Election Procedure..............................................5
    ss.3.4     Effect of Deferral Election.....................................6
    ss.3.5     Crediting Deferral Amounts......................................6

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ARTICLE IV     EMPLOYER MATCHING AMOUNTS.......................................6
    ss.4.1     Entitlement to Credit...........................................6
    ss.4.2     Employer Matching Formula.......................................6
    ss.4.3     Time for Crediting..............................................7

ARTICLE V      ACCOUNTS........................................................7
    ss.5.1     Participants' Accounts..........................................7

ARTICLE VI     VESTING.........................................................7
    ss.6.1     Vesting.........................................................7

ARTICLE VII    EARNINGS CREDITS................................................8
    ss.7.1     The Investment Funds............................................8
    ss.7.2     Investment Requests.............................................8

ARTICLE VIII   DISTRIBUTION....................................................8
    ss.8.1     Time of Payment.................................................8
    ss.8.2     Amount of Payment...............................................9
    ss.8.3     Payment to Participant..........................................9
    ss.8.4     Death of Participant Prior to Benefit Commencement.............11
    ss.8.5     Transition Election............................................11
    ss.8.6     Compliance Failure.............................................11
    ss.8.7     Tax Gross-Up for Certain Compliance Failures...................12

ARTICLE IX     NONALIENATION OF BENEFITS......................................13
    ss.9.1     Nonalienation of Benefits......................................13
    ss.9.2     Domestic Relations Orders......................................14

ARTICLE X      SOURCE OF FUNDS................................................14
    ss.10.1    In General.....................................................14
    ss.10.2    Grantor Trust..................................................14

ARTICLE XI     ADMINISTRATION.................................................14
    ss.11.1    The Committee..................................................14
    ss.11.2    Records and Reports............................................15
    ss.11.3    Payment of Expenses............................................15
    ss.11.4    Indemnification for Liability..................................15
    ss.11.5    Claims Procedure...............................................15

ARTICLE XII    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION......................................17
    ss.12.1    Amendment......................................................17
    ss.12.2    Termination....................................................17
    ss.12.3    Limitations....................................................17

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ARTICLE XIII   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.......................................17
    ss.13.1    No Contract of Employment......................................17
    ss.13.2    Beneficiary Designation........................................17
    ss.13.3    Payment to Guardian............................................18
    ss.13.4    Withholding; Payroll Taxes.....................................18
    ss.13.5    Applicable Law.................................................18
    ss.13.6    Headings.......................................................18
    ss.13.7    Entire Agreement...............................................18
    ss.13.8    Successors.....................................................18

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                               THE THOMAS & BETTS

                     SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT PLAN

               (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2005)
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     WHEREAS, on November 5, 1990, FL Industries, Inc. ("FLI") adopted the FL
Industries Supplemental Executive Investment Plan (the "FLI Plan") to provide
certain of its management and highly compensated employees with deferred
compensation benefits which would otherwise have been provided under FLI's
qualified retirement plans, but for limitations upon such benefits imposed by
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); and

     WHEREAS, effective January 2, 1992, FLI was acquired by, and became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Thomas & Betts Corporation (the "Company"); and

     WHEREAS, the FLI Plan was amended, effective September 1, 1992, to reflect
the acquisition of FLI by the Company and to make certain other changes; and

     WHEREAS, the FLI Plan was further amended and restated effective January 1,
1994, to extend eligibility to certain employees of the Company, to make certain
other modifications to the FLI Plan, and to change the name of the FLI Plan to
The Thomas & Betts Supplemental Executive Investment Plan (the "Plan"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company has subsequently amended the Plan from time to time;
and

     WHEREAS, the purposes of the Plan are (i) to give certain employees who are
eligible to participate in the Thomas & Betts Corporation Employees' Investment
Plan (the "401(k) Plan") the opportunity to defer compensation, and to be
credited with employer matching contributions, in excess of certain limitations
on employee deferrals and employer matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan
and (ii) to give senior executives of the Company an opportunity to defer
additional portions of their compensation which they would otherwise receive
currently; and

     WHEREAS, the Company intends that the Plan be unfunded and be maintained
"primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group
of management or highly compensated employees," within the meaning of sections
201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended; and

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     WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend and restate the Plan, effective
January 1, 2005, in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

     NOW, THEREFORE, effective January 1, 2005, The Thomas & Betts Supplemental
Executive Investment Plan is hereby amended and restated as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS
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     The following words and phrases, as used herein, shall have the following
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

     ss.1.1 Account or Accounts: The bookkeeping accounts maintained under the
Plan on behalf of each Participant as described in Article V.

     ss.1.2 Accrued Benefit: The balance credited to a Participant's Accounts.

     ss.1.3 Applicable Percent: The Applicable Percent shall be five percent.

     ss.1.4 Beneficiary: The person or entity designated by the Participant in
accordance with ss.13.2 (or otherwise determined in accordance with ss.13.2) to
receive benefits under the Plan upon the Participant's death.

     ss.1.5 Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.

     ss.1.6 Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     ss.1.7 Code Section 409A Amount: That portion of a Participant's Accrued
Benefit not attributable to amounts which were earned and vested (within the
meaning of Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-6(a) or any successor thereto) prior to January
1, 2005.

     ss.1.8 Committee: The Retirement Plans Committee appointed by the Board.

     ss.1.9 Company: Thomas & Betts Corporation, or its successor or successors
who assume the obligations of the Company under the Plan.

     ss.1.10 Compensation: The total regular remuneration payable to an Eligible
Employee by any Employer for personal services rendered. Regular remuneration
shall include base salary and incentive and/or bonus payments. In the case of a
Participant who has elected to have amounts contributed on his behalf under the
401(k) Plan or any other plan described in Code ss.401(k) or under a plan
described in Code ss.125 or ss.132(f)(4) pursuant to a salary reduction
agreement, Compensation shall be determined before giving effect to such salary
reduction agreement.

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     ss.1.11 Compensation Limit: The limitation on compensation contained in
Code ss.401(a)(17), including any amendment or modification of such provision or
any successor provision of the Code.

     ss.1.12 Deferral Amount: That portion of a Participant's Compensation which
the Participant has elected to defer, in accordance with Article III of the
Plan, in lieu of receiving such amount as current compensation.

     ss.1.13 Disability: With respect to the Grandfathered Amount means total
and permanent disability as defined under the 401(k) Plan and with respect to
the Code Section 409A Amount means the inability to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

     ss.1.14 Eligible Employee: An Employee who meets the requirements of
ss.2.1.

     ss.1.15 Employee: An employee of an Employer.

     ss.1.16 Employer: The Company and any subsidiary of the Company which (i)
has adopted the 401(k) Plan as a participating employer and (ii) adopts this
Plan with the consent of the Company.

     ss.1.17 Employer Matching Amount: The employer contribution amount credited
to the Account of a Participant as provided in Article IV.

     ss.1.18 Excess Compensation: Compensation not taken into account under the
401(k) Plan because it exceeds the Compensation Limit provided it is
Compensation earned for services performed after the date an Eligible Employee's
compensation taken into account under the 401(k) Plan reaches the Compensation
Limit.

     ss.1.19 401(k) Plan: The Thomas & Betts Corporation Employees' Investment
Plan (commonly known as the 401(k) Plan), as amended from time to time.

     ss.1.20 Grandfathered Amount: That portion of a Participant's Accrued
Benefit attributable to amounts which were earned and vested (within the meaning
of Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-6(a) or any successor thereto) prior to January 1,
2005.

     ss.1.21 Highly Compensated Employee: An Employee who is a highly
compensated employee, within the meaning of Code ss.414(q), for purposes of the
401(k) Plan, and any other Employee who is in Salary Grade 19 or above.

     ss.1.22 Participant: An Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in
the Plan and for whom Deferral Amounts are being credited.

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     ss.1.23 Payroll Period: Such regular payroll period as an Employer may
adopt from time to time for all or a class of its Employees.

     ss.1.24 Plan: The Thomas & Betts Supplemental Executive Investment Plan, as
set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

     ss.1.25 Plan Year: A period of twelve consecutive months beginning on
January 1 and ending on the following December 31.

     ss.1.26 Prior Plan Account: The amount attributable to contributions made
under the FL Industries Supplemental Executive Investment Plan as in effect from
time to time prior to January 1, 1994.

     ss.1.27 Separation from Service: A Participant's termination of employment
within the meaning of Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-1(h) or any successor thereto.

     ss.1.28 Valuation Date: Each business day.

     ss.1.29 Gender and Number: The masculine pronoun wherever used shall
include the feminine and the singular may include the plural, and vice versa, as
the context may require.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                  PARTICIPATION
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     ss.2.1 Eligibility. An Employee shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan for a Plan Year if, for such Year (a) he is eligible to participate in the
401(k) Plan, (b) he is a Highly Compensated Employee, and (c) he is not in a
group of employees designated by his Employer as ineligible to participate in
the Plan provided that any such designation of ineligibility shall be effective
as of the date the Employer becomes a participating employer in the Plan or as
of the first day of any subsequent Plan Year, as determined by the Employer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is intended that the Employees described in
this ss.2.1 shall constitute "a select group of management and highly
compensated employees" within the meaning of ss.201(2), ss.301(a)(3), and
ss.401(a)(1) of ERISA; and the Committee shall have the power to restrict
eligibility for the Plan, on a prospective basis, if it deems such restriction
to be necessary or appropriate to ensure that the Plan operates in accordance
with such intent.

     ss.2.2 Participation. An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the
Plan for a Plan Year by electing to defer a portion of his Compensation for such
Plan Year, in accordance with Article III. Prior to January 1, 2008,
participation in the Plan for a Plan Year is conditioned upon the Eligible
Employee irrevocably electing to make the maximum permissible salary reduction
contributions to the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year.

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                                  ARTICLE III

                               DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
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     ss.3.1 For Salary Grades 18 and Below. An Eligible Employee who is in
Salary Grade 18 or below may elect to defer under this Plan for a Plan Year a
percentage, not to exceed 15%, of his Compensation for such Plan Year as
provided in ss.3.3. An Eligible Employee who elects in accordance with the
preceding sentence to defer Compensation under this Plan shall also
automatically have the Applicable Percent of his or her Excess Compensation
contributed to this Plan. Alternatively, an Eligible Employee may elect to
participate in this Plan only with respect to Excess Compensation; the amount
contributed shall be the Applicable Percent of such Excess Compensation.

     ss.3.2 For Salary Grades 19 and Above. An Eligible Employee who is in
Salary Grade 19 or above may elect to defer under this Plan for a Plan Year a
percentage, not to exceed 80%, of his Compensation for such Plan Year as
provided in ss.3.3. An Eligible Employee who elects in accordance with the
preceding sentence to defer Compensation under this Plan shall also
automatically have the Applicable Percent of his or her Excess Compensation
contributed to this Plan. Alternatively, an Eligible Employee may elect to
participate in this Plan only with respect to Excess Compensation; the amount
contributed shall be the Applicable Percent of such Excess Compensation.

     ss.3.3 Election Procedure.

          (a) An Eligible Employee's deferral election under ss.3.1 or ss.3.2
     shall be made in accordance with such procedures as the Committee shall
     prescribe. The Committee may permit separate elections with respect to base
     salary and incentive and/or bonus payments, but except as provided in
     ss.3.3(c), all elections must be made prior to the beginning of the Plan
     Year in which services are first performed with respect to such
     Compensation.

          (b) Except as provided in ss.3.3(c), an Eligible Employee's deferral
     election for a Plan Year must be made within such election period prior to
     the commencement of the Plan Year as the Committee shall prescribe. Once
     the applicable election period has expired, an Eligible Employee's deferral
     election for a Plan Year shall be irrevocable with respect to Compensation
     earned for services performed (or first performed) in such Plan Year.

          (c) An individual who becomes an Eligible Employee and is initially
     eligible (as defined in Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-2(a)(7)) during a Plan Year
     may, no later than 30 days after the date he first becomes eligible to
     participate in the Plan, make an election for such Plan Year, to defer
     Compensation earned after the date such election is filed with the
     Committee. With respect to any bonus or incentive compensation which is
     earned based on a specified performance period, the election shall apply to
     no more than an amount equal to the total bonus or incentive compensation
     for such performance period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days
     remaining in the performance period after the election over the total
     number of days in the performance period. Once filed, such deferral
     election shall be irrevocable with respect to Compensation earned for
     services performed with respect to the remainder of the Plan Year and such
     performance period.

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          (d) Eligible Employees who are first eligible to participate with
     respect to years after 2006, may as part of their initial deferral election
     (made with respect to their first year of participation) elect one of the
     permissible methods for payment of their Accrued Benefit under ss.8.3.

     ss.3.4 Effect of Deferral Election. A Participant's current compensation
from the Employer for each Payroll Period in a Plan Year (or, in the case of an
election under ss.3.3(c), each remaining Payroll Period in the Plan Year) shall
be reduced by his Deferral Amount, in accordance with his deferral election
under ss.3.1 or ss.3.2 for such Plan Year. A Participant's bonus or incentive
compensation which is based on services performed during the Plan Year (or, in
the case of an election under ss.3.3(c), during a part of the Plan Year) and, if
applicable, beyond such Plan Year during the performance period for such bonus
or incentive compensation and which is subject to a deferral election shall be
reduced by his elected Deferral Amount at the time such Compensation would
otherwise be payable.

     ss.3.5 Crediting Deferral Amounts. Deferral Amounts shall be credited to
Participants' Accounts not less frequently than on a monthly basis. The Deferral
Amounts for any month shall be credited not later than ten business days after
the first day of the following month.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                            EMPLOYER MATCHING AMOUNTS
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     ss.4.1 Entitlement to Credit. For each Plan Year, the Committee shall
credit Employer Matching Amounts to the Account of each Participant who has
elected under Article III to defer Compensation for such Year. Such Employer
Matching Amounts shall be determined in accordance with ss.4.2.

     ss.4.2 Employer Matching Formula. The Employer Matching Amount credited to
the Account of a Participant for any Payroll Period (including bonus and
incentive amounts paid during or on the pay date for such Payroll Period) shall
be determined in the following manner for each Payroll Period:

          First, a Total Deferral shall be determined by adding to the
     Participant's Deferral Amount under Article III for the Payroll Period an
     amount equal to the maximum permissible salary reduction contribution
     (based on such Participant's compensation for purposes of the 401(k) Plan)
     which is subject to matching under the 401(k) Plan for the Payroll Period;

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          Second, the Participant's Total Match shall be calculated as 75% of
     the Participant's Total Deferral up to 3% of Compensation, plus 50% of his
     Total Deferral which is in excess of 3% but not in excess of 5% of
     Compensation, for the Payroll Period; and

          Third, the Employer Matching Amount under this Plan shall be the
     excess of the Total Match over the amount of matching contributions which
     would be made under the 401(k) Plan for such Payroll Period with respect to
     the maximum permissible salary reduction contribution (based on such
     Participant's compensation for purposes of the 401(k) Plan) which is
     subject to matching under the 401(k) Plan for such Payroll Period.

     ss.4.3 Time for Crediting. Employer Matching Amounts shall be credited to
Participants' Accounts at the same time as the Deferral Amounts to which they
relate.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                    ACCOUNTS
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     ss.5.1 Participants' Accounts. The Committee shall establish and maintain,
or cause to be maintained, the following individual record Accounts with respect
to each Participant to which items shall be credited and charged pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan:

     (a) A Deferral Account; and

     (b) An Employer Matching Account.

Within each Account there shall be, if applicable, a Subaccount for the
Grandfathered Amount and a Subaccount for Code Section 409A Amount. A Prior Plan
Account, if applicable, shall also be maintained with respect to the
Grandfathered Amount. Such Accounts are bookkeeping records for accounting
purposes only and do not represent interests in any specific assets of the
Employer.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                     VESTING
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     ss.6.1 Vesting. Each Participant who is in the service of an Employer on or
after January 1, 1997, shall at all times be 100% vested in all amounts credited
to his Accounts under the Plan.

     The vesting of any former Participant who terminated employment prior to
January 1, 1997 shall continue to be governed by the applicable provisions of
the Plan in effect at the relevant time prior to January 1, 1997.

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                                  ARTICLE VII

                                EARNINGS CREDITS
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     ss.7.1 The Investment Funds. The Committee shall designate the investment
reference funds (hereinafter the "Reference Funds") which shall be available
under this Plan as the basis for determining the earnings credits (including
investment gains or losses as provided below) to be credited to Participants'
Accounts. The Committee shall have the right to add or delete Reference Funds,
prospectively, at any time.

     ss.7.2 Investment Requests. Each Participant may request that earnings, and
investment gains or losses, be credited to his Accounts as if such Accounts were
invested in any one or more of the Reference Funds, provided that the amount
allocated to each Reference Fund must meet such minimum amount requirements as
the Committee may from time to time impose. The Committee, or the trustee of any
grantor trust established in connection with the Plan, shall take such requests
into consideration, but shall not be bound thereby.

     A Participant may change his investment request with respect to his
Account(s) once in any calendar quarter. An investment request made by a
Participant under this ss.7.2 shall remain in effect from year to year until
changed by the Participant as provided herein.

     All investment requests shall be made in accordance with procedures
prescribed by the Committee.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                  DISTRIBUTION
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     ss.8.1 Time of Payment.

          (a) Grandfathered Amount. A Participant's Grandfathered Amount under
     the Plan shall be paid, or commence to be paid, to him (or, in the event of
     his death, to his Beneficiary) as soon as practicable after (i) his
     termination of employment with the Employer and all affiliates for any
     reason, or (ii) if he has not yet terminated employment, his Disability as
     determined by the Committee, or (iii) his death.

          (b) Code Section 409A Amount. A Participant's Code Section 409A Amount
     shall become payable, on the earliest of the following: the Participant's
     Separation from Service; the Participant's death; or the Participant's
     Disability. Except as otherwise provided in ss.8.3(b)(iii), the payment
     commencement date shall be determined as follows:

               (i) If the Code Section 409A Amount becomes payable upon
          Separation from Service, the payment commencement date shall be the
          first business day of the first month following the six month
          anniversary of his Separation from Service, subject to such later date
          as may be required pursuant to an election under ss.8.3(b)(iii);

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               (ii) If the Code Section 409A Amount becomes payable as a result
          of Disability, the payment commencement date shall be on the first
          business day of the sixth month following his Disability;

               (iii) If the Code Section 409A Amount becomes payable as a result
          of death, the payment commencement date shall be on the last business
          day of the first month following his date of death.

     ss.8.2 Amount of Payment. The amount of benefits to be paid, or commence to
be paid, to the Participant (or, in the event of his death, to his Beneficiary)
shall be determined from the Grandfathered Amount and/or Code Section 409A
Amount credited to his Accounts as of the Valuation Date coincident with the
date benefits are paid, or commence to be paid, or the immediately preceding
Valuation Date if the payment date is not a Valuation Date. No adjustment shall
be made in the amount of any payment for earnings, and investment gains or
losses, of the Reference Funds for the period from the applicable Valuation Date
to the actual date of such payment.

     ss.8.3 Payment to Participant. The following provisions govern payment to a
Participant.

     (a) Method of Payment. If benefits under the Plan become payable to a
Participant for any reason other than the Participant's death, such benefits
shall be distributed in accordance with this ss.8.3.

               (i) Lump Sum. Except as provided in ss.8.3(a)(ii), all benefits
          shall be paid in a lump sum cash payment.

               (ii) Installment Payments. A Participant may elect, in lieu of a
          lump sum payment, to have his benefit distributed to him in
          approximately equal monthly installments over a specified number of
          years not exceeding 15 years provided the requirements under ss.8.3(b)
          are met. The Participant shall specify the installment period at the
          time he elects installment payments. Under the installment payment
          method, a Participant's remaining Account balances shall continue to
          receive earnings credits under Article VII until distributed. The
          amount of each monthly payment shall be determined by multiplying the
          value of the Participant's Accounts as of the last Valuation Date of
          the prior month by a fraction, the numerator of which is one, and the
          denominator of which is the number of monthly installment payments
          remaining to be made. Notwithstanding a Participant's installment
          payment election or any other provisions of this Plan, the
          Participant's total Accrued Benefit shall be paid in one lump sum if,
          at the time distribution is to commence (A) the Participant's total
          Accrued Benefit when aggregated with any benefit the Participant has
          accrued under any other plan that is required to be aggregated with
          this Plan under Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-1(c)(2) (an "aggregated
          benefit") is $10,000 or less, and (B) the aggregated benefit is also
          distributed in a lump sum at such time.

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     (b) Method of Payment Election. An election under this ss.8.3(b) with
respect to the method of payment shall be made in accordance with procedures
prescribed by the Committee and shall be irrevocable upon delivery to the
Committee. The election regarding method of payment shall apply to both
Grandfathered Amounts and Code Section 409A Amounts. Such election shall be
effective only if, upon the occurrence of the event which entitles the
Participant to the payment of benefits or, if later, upon a specified date
pursuant to an earlier election under (iii) below with respect to Code Section
409A Amounts, the election meets one of the following requirements:

               (i) The election was made at the time of the Participant's
          initial election to participate in the Plan;

               (ii) A period of at least fifteen months has elapsed since the
          Committee actually received the Participant's election made prior to
          or during the transition election period described in ss.8.5;

               (iii) A period of at least fifteen months has elapsed since the
          Committee actually received the Participant's election and with
          respect to Code Section 409A Amounts only, except for payment as a
          result of Disability, such election delays payment or commencement of
          payment for at least five years from the date payment would have been
          made absent such election.

               Upon the occurrence of an event described in ss.8.1 (other than
          death) which entitles the Participant to the payment of benefits, any
          election under this ss.8.3(b) which has not yet become effective shall
          be null and void.

               An election under this ss.8.3(b) to receive Grandfathered Amounts
          in installments may specify whether, in the event of a Participant's
          death after the installment payments have commenced, any amounts
          remaining in his Accounts shall be distributed to his Beneficiary by
          the continuation of such installment payments for the remainder of the
          installment period, or in a lump sum payment. In the absence of a
          designation, any Grandfathered Amounts remaining in his Accounts shall
          be paid to his Beneficiary in a lump sum. Any remaining Code Section
          409A Amounts shall be paid in a lump sum only. Such lump sum payment
          shall be made as soon as practicable with respect to Grandfathered
          Amounts and with respect to Code Section 409A Amounts as of the last
          business day of the first month following the date of death. The
          election with respect to Grandfathered Amounts may be made, revoked
          and changed at any time prior to death.

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     ss.8.4 Death of Participant Prior to Benefit Commencement. The following
provisions govern payment to a beneficiary.

          (a) Method of Payment. If a Participant's benefit becomes payable
     under ss.8.1 on account of the Participant's death or if a Participant's
     death occurs before his benefit commences, his Code Section 409A Amounts
     shall be paid in a lump sum cash payment to his Beneficiary at the time
     provided in ss.8.1. His Grandfathered Amounts, valued in accordance with
     ss.8.2, shall also be paid to his Beneficiary in a lump sum cash payment at
     the time provided in ss.8.1 unless the Participant has made a valid
     election under ss.8.4(b) prior to his death for distribution to his
     Beneficiary in approximately equal monthly installments over a specified
     number of years not exceeding 15 years. The Participant shall specify the
     installment period at the time he makes this election. The amount of each
     installment payment shall be determined in the manner described in
     ss.8.3(a)(ii).

          (b) Election with Respect to Grandfathered Amounts. An election with
     respect to Grandfathered Amounts shall be made in accordance with
     procedures prescribed by the Committee. Such election shall only be
     effective if the election is actually received by the Committee prior to
     the Participant's death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the value of the
     Participant's total Accrued Benefit as of the Valuation Date provided in
     ss.8.2, is $10,000 or less, the entire Grandfathered Amounts shall be paid
     in a lump sum.

     The Participant may make this election, and may revoke an election or make
     a subsequent election in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
     Committee, and filed with the Committee at any time prior to his death (or
     prior to his commencement of receipt of Plan benefits).

     ss.8.5 Transition Election. During 2006 and 2007, a Participant may elect
either a lump sum payment or installment payments as described above with
respect to payments to be made upon Separation from Service or Disability. Such
election shall apply to the Grandfathered Amount and Code Section 409A Amount
jointly and shall be subject to the election requirements of Article VIII other
than the requirement in ss.8.3(b)(iii) regarding a delay in payment (or
commencement of payment) for at least five years. Elections are irrevocable upon
delivery to the Committee.

     ss.8.6 Compliance Failure. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to
the contrary, in the event of the failure to comply with the requirements of
Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder and the resultant inclusion in
income of a Participant's Code Section 409A Amount hereunder, the amount
required to be included in income as a result of such failure shall be
distributed to the Participant at the time it is determined that such amount is
includable in income as a result of such failure.

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     ss.8.7 Tax Gross-Up for Certain Compliance Failures.

          (a) Payment. Subject to the requirements stated in this ss.8.7, in the
     event that amounts hereunder become subject to the additional tax and
     interest under Code Section 409A ("409A additional tax") as a result of a
     plan document failure or an operational failure caused solely by the action
     or inaction of the Company (and not at the request of the Participant), the
     Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to such 409A
     additional tax and any additional taxes imposed upon the Participant due to
     the Company's payment of such 409A additional tax (a "409A Gross-Up
     Payment"). In no event, however, shall any amounts become payable under
     this ss.8.7 as a result of compensation required to be included in gross
     income by reason of Code section 409A(b)(3). The 409A Gross-Up Payment
     shall be paid to the Participant within five business days of the date such
     taxes are remitted to the applicable taxing authority, subject to the
     notification requirements set forth in ss.8.7(b) in the event such taxes
     are not remitted by withholding, but in no event later than the end of the
     Participant's taxable year next following the Participant's taxable year in
     which the Participant remits such taxes.

          (b) Notification and Right to Contest. A Participant shall notify the
     Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if
     successful, would require the payment by the Company of the 409A Gross-Up
     Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no
     later than (10) ten business days after such Participant is informed in
     writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such
     claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The
     Participant shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day
     period following the date on which he gives such notice to the Company (or
     such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with
     respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Participant in
     writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest
     such claim, or if the Company notifies the Participant at the time of
     payment of the Gross-Up Payment under ss.8.7(a) that it desires to contest
     the application of the 409A additional tax (in either case, a "claim"), the
     Participant shall (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested
     by the Company relating to such claim, (ii) take such action in connection
     with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in
     writing from time to time, including ,without limitation, accepting legal
     representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably
     selected by the Company, (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in
     order effectively to contest such claim, and (iv) permit the Company to
     participate in any proceeding relating to such claim; provided, however,
     that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses
     (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with
     such contest and shall indemnify and hold such Participant harmless, on an
     after-tax basis, for any income tax (including interest and penalties with
     respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of
     costs and expenses. All such costs and expenses incurred due to a tax audit
     or litigation addressing the existence of or amount of a tax liability
     under this ss.8.7 shall be paid by the Company within thirty (30) days of
     the date payment of such expenses is due, but in any event not later than
     (A) December 31 of the year following the year in which the taxes are
     remitted to the taxing authority, or (B) where as a result of such audit or
     litigation no taxes are remitted, December 31 of the year following the
     year in which the audit is complete or there is a final and nonappealable
     settlement or other resolution of the litigation. Without limitation on the
     foregoing provisions of this ss.8.7(b), the Company shall control all
     proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, at its sole option,
     may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
     hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such
     claim, and the Participant shall prosecute such contest to a determination
     before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and
     in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided,
     however, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to
     payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Participant with respect to
     which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
     contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall
     be limited to issues with respect to which a 409A Gross-Up Payment would be
     payable hereunder, and the Participant shall be entitled to settle or
     contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue
     Service or any other taxing authority.

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          (c) Refund. If a Participant becomes entitled to receive one or more
     refunds of all or any part of the 409A additional tax with respect to which
     a 409A Gross-Up Payment was made, the Participant shall pay the refund to
     the Company within five business days of the receipt of any such refund.

          (d) Delayed Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
     this ss.8.7, if under Code section 409A any payment under this ss.8.7 is
     considered to be due as a result of the Participant's Separation from
     Service and the stock of the Company (or the stock of any entity considered
     a single employer with the Company under Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-1(g) or any
     successor thereto) is publicly traded on an established securities market
     or otherwise at the time of the Participant's Separation from Service, no
     payment shall be made pursuant to this ss.8.7 prior to the six-month
     anniversary of such Separation from Service.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                            NONALIENATION OF BENEFITS
                            -------------------------

     ss.9.1 Nonalienation of Benefits. Except as provided in ss.9.2 with respect
to certain domestic relations orders, none of the benefits or rights of a
Participant or any Beneficiary under this Plan shall be subject to the claim of
any creditor of such Participant or Beneficiary. In particular, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, all such benefits and rights shall be free from
attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable process available to any
creditor of the Participant or his Beneficiary. Neither the Participant nor his
Beneficiary shall have the right to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge,
encumber or assign any of the payments which he may expect to receive,
contingently or otherwise, under this Plan.

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     ss.9.2 Domestic Relations Orders. In the event a Participant's benefit
under the 401(k) Plan is subject to a qualified domestic relations order (as
defined in Code ss.414(p)), the benefit provided by this Plan shall be paid
without regard to the order, unless the order specifically applies to benefits
payable under this Plan.

                                   ARTICLE X

                                 SOURCE OF FUNDS
                                 ---------------

     ss.10.1 In General. This Plan shall be unfunded, and, except as provided in
ss.10.2, payment of benefits hereunder shall be made from the general assets of
the Employer. Any assets which may be set aside, earmarked or identified as
being intended for the provision of benefits under this Plan, shall remain an
asset of the Employer and shall be subject to the claims of its general
creditors. Each Participant and Beneficiary shall be a general creditor of the
Employer to the extent of the value of his Accrued Benefit, and he shall have no
right, title or interest in any specific asset that the Employer may set aside
or designate as intended to be applied to the payment of benefits under this
Plan. The Employer's obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an
unfunded and unsecured promise of the Employer to pay money in the future.

     ss.10.2 Grantor Trust. Notwithstanding ss.10.1, assets may be set aside in
a grantor trust and earmarked as being intended for the provision of benefits
under this Plan, provided all of the following requirements are met:

          (a) Participants continue to be general and unsecured creditors of the
     Employer with respect to assets set aside in the trust;

          (b) In the event of the Employer's bankruptcy or insolvency, assets
     set aside in the trust are subject to the claims of the Employer's
     creditors;

          (c) The Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company have a
     duty to inform the trustee of the trust of the Employer's bankruptcy or
     insolvency; and

          (d) The trust provides that, upon receipt of the notice described in
     subsection (c) above, the trustee shall stop paying benefits to
     Participants; and upon a determination of the Employer's bankruptcy or
     insolvency, the trustee of the trust shall hold the assets set aside in the
     trust for the benefit of the Employer's creditors (including the
     Participants and Beneficiaries under this Plan).

                                   ARTICLE XI

                                 ADMINISTRATION
                                 --------------

     ss.11.1 The Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Retirement
Plans Committee appointed by the Board. The Committee and/or its appointed
representative shall have sole discretion to construe and interpret the
provisions of the Plan and to determine all questions concerning benefit
entitlements, including the power to construe and determine disputed or doubtful
terms. To the maximum extent permissible under law, the determinations of the
Committee and/or its appointed representative on all such matters shall be final
and binding upon all persons involved.

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     ss.11.2 Records and Reports. The Committee or its appointed representative
shall keep a record of its proceedings and actions and shall maintain, or cause
to be maintained, all books of account, records and other data as shall be
necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. Such records shall contain
all relevant data pertaining to individual Participants and their rights under
the Plan. The Committee or its appointed representative shall have the duty to
carry into effect all rights or benefits provided hereunder to the extent assets
of the Employer are properly available therefor.

     ss.11.3 Payment of Expenses. The Employer shall pay all expenses of
administering the Plan. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the
functioning of the Committee or its appointed representative.

     ss.11.4 Indemnification for Liability. The Employer shall indemnify the
members of the Committee, and the employees of the Employer to whom the
Committee delegates duties under the Plan, against any and all claims, losses,
damages, expenses and liabilities arising from their carrying out of their
responsibilities in connection with the Plan, unless the same is determined to
be due to gross negligence or willful misconduct.

     ss.11.5 Claims Procedure. The procedure for presenting claims under the
Plan and appealing denials thereof shall be as follows:

          (a) Filing of Claims. Any Participant, Beneficiary or representative
     thereof (the "claimant") may file a written claim for a Plan benefit with
     the Committee or its appointed representative.

          (b) Notice of Denial of Claim. In the event of a denial of any benefit
     requested by any claimant, the claimant shall be given a written or
     electronic notification containing specific reasons for the denial. The
     written notification shall contain specific reference to the pertinent Plan
     provisions on which the denial is based. In addition, it shall contain a
     description of any additional material or information necessary for the
     claimant to perfect a claim and an explanation of why such material or
     information is necessary. The notification shall also describe the Plan's
     review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures,
     including a statement of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under
     ss.502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.

          The notification shall be given to the claimant within 90 days after
     receipt of his claim by the Committee or its appointed representative
     unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing,
     in which case written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the
     claimant prior to the termination of the original 90-day period, and such
     notice shall indicate the special circumstances which make the extension
     appropriate. The extension shall not exceed a total of 180 days from the
     date of the original receipt of the claim; provided, however, that in the
     event the claimant fails to submit information necessary to decide a claim,
     such period shall be tolled from the date on which the extension notice is
     sent to the claimant until the date on which the claimant responds to the
     request for additional information.

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          (c) Right of Review. The claimant may make a written request for a
     review of his claim and its denial by the Committee or its appointed
     representative. Such written request must be received by the Committee or
     its appointed representative within 60 days after receipt by the claimant
     of written notification of the denial of the claim. The claimant shall be
     provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies
     of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the
     claimant's claim for benefits. The claimant shall also have the opportunity
     to submit comments, documents, records, and other information relating to
     the claim for benefits, and the Committee shall take into account all such
     information submitted without regard to whether such information was
     submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

          (d) Decision on Review. The Committee shall make its decision on
     review no later than 60 days after receipt of the claimant's request for
     review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which
     case notice of the extension and circumstances shall be provided to the
     claimant prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period and a
     decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than 120 days
     after receipt of the request for review; provided, however, that in the
     event the claimant fails to submit information necessary to make a benefit
     determination on review, such period shall be tolled from the date on which
     the extension notice is sent to the claimant until the date on which the
     claimant responds to the request for additional information. The decision
     on review shall be written or electronic and, in the case of an adverse
     determination, shall include specific reasons for the decision, in a manner
     calculated to be understood by the claimant, and specific references to the
     pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. The decision on
     review shall also include (i) a statement that the claimant is entitled to
     receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies
     of, all documents, records, or other information relevant to the claimant's
     claim for benefits; and (ii) a statement describing any voluntary appeal
     procedures offered by the Plan, and a statement of the claimant's right to
     bring an action under ss.502(a) of ERISA.

          (e) Disability. Notwithstanding any provision of this ss.11.5 to the
     contrary, to the extent such regulations so require, determinations as to
     whether Plan provisions regarding disability apply to a Participant shall
     be made in accordance with the Department of Labor's claims procedure
     regulations applicable to claims for disability benefits.

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          (f) General. It is intended that the claims procedure of this Plan be
     administered in accordance with the claims procedure regulations of the
     Department of Labor set forth at 29 C.F.R. ss.2560.503-1. A claimant shall
     have no right to bring any action in any court regarding a claim for
     benefits prior to filing a claim for benefits and exhausting his or her
     rights to review under this ss.11.5 in accordance with the time frames set
     forth herein.

                                  ARTICLE XII

                            AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
                            -------------------------

     ss.12.1 Amendment. The Board shall have the right to amend or modify the
Plan at any time (whether before or after a Participant's Separation from
Service) and for any reason, including any amendments deemed necessary or
desirable in order to avoid the additional tax under Code section 409A(a)(1)(B)
and maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the
provision(s) being amended. The Committee shall have such authority to amend the
Plan as shall be delegated to it by the Board in the Retirement Plans Committee
Charter or by resolution.

     ss.12.2 Termination. The Board shall have the right to terminate the Plan,
in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason.

     ss.12.3 Limitations. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall decrease
the amount of any Participant's Accrued Benefit as of the date of amendment or
termination.

                                  ARTICLE XIII

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
                            ------------------------

     ss.13.1 No Contract of Employment. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as conferring upon any person the right to be employed by the Employer
or to continue in the employ of the Employer, and nothing contained herein shall
be construed to limit the right of the Employer to terminate the employment of
any Eligible Employee.

     ss.13.2 Beneficiary Designation. A Participant may designate a Beneficiary
(or Beneficiaries) to receive any benefit payable under the Plan upon his death.
Such designation shall be made in writing, on the form prescribed by the
Committee and filed with the Committee. A Participant may, at any time, change
his Beneficiary designation by completing and filing a new designation form,
provided, however, that no such designation shall be given effect unless it is
received by the Committee prior to the Participant's death.

     If a Participant dies without effectively designating a surviving
beneficiary his Beneficiary under this Plan shall be the same as his beneficiary
under the 401(k) Plan, or, if he has no 401(k) Plan benefit, his benefit under
this Plan shall be paid to his estate or legal representative.

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     ss.13.3 Payment to Guardian. If an amount is payable under this Plan to a
minor, a person declared incompetent or a person incapable of handling the
disposition of property, the Committee or its appointed representative may
direct the payment of the amount to the guardian, legal representative or person
having the care and custody of the minor, incompetent or incapable person. The
Committee or its appointed representative may require such proof of
incompetency, minority, incapacity or guardianship as it may deem appropriate
prior to the distribution of the amount. The distribution shall completely
discharge the Committee and its appointed representative and the Employer from
all liability with respect to the amount distributed.

     ss.13.4 Withholding; Payroll Taxes. The Employer shall withhold from
payments made under the Plan any taxes required to be withheld from a
Participant's wages for federal, state or local government income or other
payroll taxes.

     ss.13.5 Applicable Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed and
interpreted so as to avoid the additional tax under Code Section 409A(a)(1)(B)
and otherwise according to the laws of the State of Tennessee (without reference
to principles of conflicts of law) to the extent not superseded by federal law.

     ss.13.6 Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections of the Plan are
for reference only. In the event of a conflict between a heading and the
contents of an Article or Section, the contents of the Article or Section shall
control.

     ss.13.7 Entire Agreement. This Plan contains the entire agreement by the
Employer with respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification or claim of
waiver of any of the provisions hereof shall be valid unless in writing and
signed by the party against whom such modification or waiver is sought to be
enforced.

     ss.13.8 Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the
benefit of the Employer and its successors and assigns. The term "successors" as
used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall,
whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, acquire all or
substantially all of the business and assets of the Employer and successors of
any such corporation or other business entity.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Thomas & Betts Corporation has caused these presents to
be duly executed this ______ day of ______________, 2007.

Attest:                                    THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION

_________________________                  By:_______________________________
Secretary

                                     - 18 -Exhibit 10.7

                        TERMINATION PROTECTION AGREEMENT

     WHEREAS, a Termination Protection Agreement (the "Agreement") was entered
into between Dominic J. Pileggi ("Executive") and Thomas and Betts Corporation
and its successors and assigns (the "Company") effective December 2, 2003; and

     WHEREAS, Company and Executive desire to amend and restate the Agreement,
effective January 1, 2005, to comply with section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended and the final regulations issued thereunder; and

     WHEREAS, the Board has approved the terms and provisions of this Agreement
at its meeting on September 5, 2007;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

     1. Defined Terms.

     Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement
which are defined in Schedule A shall have the meanings set forth in Schedule A.

     The Company and Executive both agree that the definition of "Change in
Control" listed in Schedule A shall be used for Executive in any and all plans,
programs or agreements in which Executive participates or to which Executive is
a party in lieu of any similar definition used in such plans, programs or
agreements.

     2. Effective Date; Term.

     This Agreement commenced on December 2, 2003 (the "Effective Date") with an
original term ending December 31, 2006; provided, however, that the term of this
Agreement was automatically extended to December 31, 2007 and shall
automatically be extended for one additional year beyond December 31, 2007 and
for successive one-year periods thereafter, unless, not later than January 30 of
the third calendar year preceding the year in which the term would otherwise
automatically extend (e.g., 2007 for the 2010 calendar year, 2008 for the 2011
calendar year, etc.), the Company shall have given written notice to Executive
that it does not wish to extend this Agreement for an additional year, in which
event this Agreement shall continue to be effective until December 31 of the
calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the term would
have otherwise automatically extended; provided, further, that, notwithstanding
any such notice by the Company not to extend, if a Change in Control occurs
during the original or any extended term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
remain in effect for a period of three (3) years after such Change in Control.

     3. Change in Control Benefits.

     Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided under this Agreement
if a Triggering Event occurs. In the event that Executive's employment is
terminated as a result of death or Disability, Executive shall not be entitled
to the benefits provided in this Section 3; however, Executive and/or
Executive's family shall be entitled to receive benefits at least equal to the
most favorable benefits provided by the Company under its plans, programs and
policies relating to death and/or disability benefits as in effect at any time
during the 90-day period immediately preceding the earlier of the Change in
Control or the Termination Date.

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     (a) Severance Payment. The Company shall pay Executive the aggregate of the
following amounts in one lump sum on the Payment Date:

          (i) to the extent not paid before the Payment Date in accordance with
the Company's ordinary payroll practices, Executive's earned but unpaid base
salary through the date of the Triggering Event at the rate in effect on the
date of such Triggering Event, or if higher, at the highest rate in effect at
any time within the 90-day period preceding the Change in Control;

          (ii) to the extent not paid before the Payment Date in accordance with
the terms of the Company's bonus plan, any unpaid annual bonus payable to
Executive in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the Triggering Event
(but not less than the Average Bonus);

          (iii) an amount determined by multiplying the Average Bonus by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the calendar
year in which the Triggering Event occurs up to and including the date of such
Triggering Event and the denominator of which is 365;

          (iv) a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to three (3) times Executive's
Annual Compensation;

          (v) any unpaid earned and/or accrued vacation; and

          (vi) interest, for the period beginning on the date of the Triggering
Event and ending on the Payment Date, at a rate equal to one hundred twenty
(120) percent of the monthly compounded applicable federal rate, as in effect
under Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month before the month in which the
Triggering Event occurs.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the unpaid base salary or any portion
thereof or the unpaid annual bonus or any portion thereof is subject to a
deferral election or if the bonus is subject to Section 409A of the Code, such
amount shall be paid in accordance with the terms of such election and/or the
terms of the plan pursuant to which such amount was deferred.

     (b) Health Care Coverage. The Company shall provide medical, prescription
drug and dental coverage to Executive and, as applicable, Executive's family
members eligible for such coverage (i) at the Company's expense from the date of
the Triggering Event until the third anniversary of (A) the Triggering Event or
(B) if the Termination Date occurs within three years after the Triggering
Event, the Termination Date, and (ii) for 18 months thereafter at Executive's
expense. Executive's cost shall be determined on the same basis as the premium
cost is determined for COBRA coverage. The level of coverage to be provided
shall be no less than the level of coverage provided immediately before the
earlier of the Termination Date or the Change in Control. With respect to
amounts subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Reimbursement and In-Kind
Benefit Rule shall apply. If Executive becomes employed by a new employer, the
coverages provided by Company under this Section 3(b) shall become secondary to
those coverages provided by Executive's new employer.

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     (c) Other Welfare Benefits. The Company shall provide disability, group
term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance and travel accident
insurance at the Company's expense to Executive from the date of the Triggering
Event until the third anniversary of (i) the Triggering Event or (ii) if the
Termination Date occurs within three years after the Triggering Event, the
Termination Date. The level of coverage to be provided shall be no less than the
level of coverage provided immediately before the earlier of the Termination
Date or the Change in Control. To the extent that any such benefit is subject to
Section 409A of the Code and to the Delayed Payment Date, Executive shall be
responsible for the payment of all expenses, including, but not limited to, the
cost of the premiums for such coverage until the Delayed Payment Date. The
Company shall reimburse Executive on the Delayed Payment Date for all such costs
and expenses incurred prior to such Delayed Payment Date, provided proof of
payment has been provided and shall assume the obligation to pay all future
costs and expenses until the third anniversary of (A) the Triggering Event or
(B) if the Termination Date occurs within three years after the Triggering
Event, the Termination Date. The Reimbursement and In-Kind Benefit Rule shall
apply to amounts subject to Section 409A of the Code.

     (d) Full Vesting of All Stock Options and Restricted Shares.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Company's equity incentive
plans (the "Equity Plans") or any award agreement under the Equity Plans, (i)
any outstanding, unexercisable stock options or unvested restricted shares shall
become fully exercisable and vested as of the Triggering Event and (ii) all
stock options, whether or not such stock options first become exercisable
pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (A)
the tenth anniversary of the original date of grant, or (B) the latest date upon
which the option could have expired by its original terms under any
circumstances; provided, however, that this sentence shall not restrict the
Company's ability to adjust or settle outstanding stock options pursuant to the
terms of the Equity Plans, so long as Executive is treated in any such
adjustment or settlement no less favorably than any other employee of the
Company.

     (e) Retirement Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to receive retirement
benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Executive Retirement
Plan.

     (f) Outplacement Services. The Company shall pay the reasonable expenses
incurred with respect to executive outplacement services provided by any one
qualified outplacement agency selected by Executive and reasonably satisfactory
to the Company from the Termination Date until the first anniversary of (i) the
Triggering Event or (ii) if the Termination Date occurs within three years after
the Triggering Event, the Termination Date.

     (g) Grantor Trust. Within ninety (90) days following execution of this
Agreement, the Company shall establish a grantor trust, known as a rabbi trust,
which shall provide for the Company to make an irrevocable contribution to fully
fund the cash payments provided for under this Agreement in the event of a
Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such funding shall not be
required if it would result in the imposition of additional tax under Section
409A(b)(5) of the Code.

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     4. Mitigation.

     Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any
payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or
otherwise, and compensation earned from such employment or otherwise shall not
reduce the amounts otherwise payable under this Agreement. No amounts payable
under this Agreement shall be subject to reduction or offset in respect of any
claims which the Company (or any other person or entity) may have against
Executive.

     5. Code Section 4999 Tax Gross-Up.

     (a) In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by
Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the "Contract Payments") or
otherwise in connection with Executive's termination of employment or contingent
upon a change in ownership or control pursuant to any plan or arrangement or
other agreement with the Company (or any affiliate), ("Other Payments" and,
together with the Contract Payments, the "Payments") would be subject to the
excise tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, as determined
as provided below, the Company shall pay to Executive, at the time specified in
Section 5(b) below, an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") such that the
net amount retained by Executive, after deduction of the Excise Tax on the
Payments and any federal, state and local income or other tax and excise tax
upon the payment provided for by this Section 5(a), and any interest, penalties
or additions to tax payable by Executive with respect thereto, shall be equal to
the total value of the Payments at the time such Payments are to be made. For
purposes of determining whether any of the Payments will be subject to the
Excise Tax and the amounts of such Excise Tax, (1) the total amount of the
Payments shall be treated as "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section
280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all "excess parachute payments" within the meaning
of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax,
except to the extent that, in the opinion of independent tax counsel selected by
the Company's independent auditors and reasonably acceptable to Executive ("Tax
Counsel"), a Payment (in whole or in part) does not constitute a "parachute
payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, or such "excess
parachute payments" (in whole or in part) are not subject to the Excise Tax, (2)
the amount of the Payments that shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax
shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the total amount of the Payments or (B) the
amount of "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1)
of the Code (after applying clause (1) hereof), and (3) the value of any
non-cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by Tax
Counsel in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the
Code. For purposes of this Section 5, any additional tax under Section 409A of
the Code shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount
of any payment due to or on behalf of Executive.

     (b) The Gross-Up Payments provided for in Section 5(a) hereof shall be made
upon the earlier of (i) the payment to Executive of any Payment or (ii) the
imposition upon Executive or payment by Executive of any Excise Tax, provided,
however, if the Gross-Up Payment is subject to the Delayed Payment Date, on the
Delayed Payment Date, if later. In no event shall any amount due to Executive
under this Section 5 be paid later than the end of the Executive's taxable year
following Executive's taxable year in which such taxes are remitted..

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     (c) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the
Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the
Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than 10 business days after Executive is informed in
writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim
and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not
pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date
on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period
ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due).
If the Company notifies Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such
period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall:

          (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the
Company relating to such claim;

          (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the
Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including,
without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by
an attorney reasonably selected by the Company and reasonably satisfactory to
Executive;

          (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to effectively
contest such claim; and

          (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to
such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including, but not limited to, additional interest and penalties and
related legal, consulting or other similar fees) incurred in connection with
such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax
basis, for any Excise Tax or other tax (including interest and penalties with
respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs
and expenses. All such costs and expenses incurred due to a tax audit or
litigation addressing the existence of or amount of a tax liability under this
Section 5 shall be paid by the Company within thirty (30) days of the date
payment of such expenses is due or if such payment is subject to the Delayed
Payment Date, on the Delayed Payment Date, if later, but in any event not later
than (A) December 31 of the year following the year in which the taxes are
remitted to the taxing authority, or (B) where as a result of such audit or
litigation no taxes are remitted, December 31 of the year following the year in
which the audit is complete or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or
other resolution of the litigation. Any Gross-Up Payment as a result of any
Excise Tax or other tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto)
imposed shall be paid at the time of imposition of such Excise Tax or other tax
or if such amount is subject to the Delayed Payment Date, on the Delayed Payment
Date, if later.

     (d) The Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such
contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative
appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in
respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct Executive to
pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible
manner, and Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before
any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or
more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that
if the Company directs Executive to pay such claim and sue for a refund, the
Company shall reimburse the Executive the amount of the claimed tax within five
(5) days of remittance of such amount to the Internal Revenue Service or, if
such reimbursement is subject to the Delayed Payment Date, on the Delayed
Payment Date, if later and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or other tax (including interest or
penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such reimbursement and
such additional amount shall be paid at the time of imposition of such Excise
Tax or other tax or if such amount is subject to the Delayed Payment Date, on
the Delayed Payment Date, if later; and provided, further, that if Executive is
required to extend the statute of limitations to enable the Company to contest
such claim, Executive may limit this extension solely to such contested amount.
The Company's control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to
which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and Executive shall be
entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the
Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. In addition, no position
may be taken nor any final resolution be agreed to by the Company without
Executive's consent if such position or resolution could reasonably be expected
to adversely affect Executive (including any other tax position of Executive
unrelated to the matters covered hereby).

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     (e) As a result of any uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of
the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Company or the Tax
Counsel hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have
been made by the Company should have been made ("Underpayment"), consistent with
the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company
exhausts its remedies and Executive thereafter is required to pay to the
Internal Revenue Service an additional amount in respect of any Excise Tax, the
Company or the Tax Counsel shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that
has occurred and any such Underpayment shall promptly be paid by the Company to
or for the benefit of Executive, subject, however, to the requirements of
Section 5(b) regarding time of payment.

     (f) If, after the receipt by Executive of the Gross-Up Payment or an amount
reimbursed by the Company under Section 5(d) in connection with the contest of
an Excise Tax claim, Executive receives any refund with respect to such claim,
Executive shall promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together
with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If
after the receipt by Executive of an amount reimbursed by the Company in
connection with an Excise Tax claim, a determination is made that Executive
shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company
does not notify Executive in writing of its intent to contest the denial of such
refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, such
reimbursement shall not be required to be repaid.

     6. 409A Gross-Up Payment.

     (a) Subject to the requirements stated in this Section 6, in the event that
amounts hereunder become subject to the additional tax and interest under
Section 409A of the Code ("409A additional tax") as a result of a plan document
failure or an operational failure caused solely by the action or inaction of the
Company (and not at the request of Executive), the Company shall pay to
Executive an amount equal to such 409A additional tax and any additional taxes
imposed upon Executive due to the Company's payment of such 409A additional tax
(a "409A Gross-Up Payment"). In no event, however, shall any amounts become
payable under this Section 6 as a result of compensation required to be included
in gross income by reason of Section 409A(b)(3) of the Code. Subject to the
notification requirements set forth in Section 6(b) in the event the 409A
additional tax is not remitted by withholding, the 409A Gross-Up Payment shall
be paid to Executive within five business days of the date such taxes are
remitted to the applicable taxing authority, or, if the 409A Gross-Up Payment is
subject to the Delayed Payment Date, on the Delayed Payment Date, if later. In
no event shall any amount due to Executive under this Section 6 be paid later
than the end of Executive's taxable year following Executive's taxable year in
which such taxes are remitted.

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     (b) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the
Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the
Company of the 409A Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon
as practicable but no later than (10) ten business days after Executive is
informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of
such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive
shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following
the date on which he gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period
ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due).
If the Company notifies Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such
period that it desires to contest such claim, or if the Company notifies
Executive at the time of payment of the 409A Gross-Up Payment under Section 6(a)
that it desires to contest the application of the 409A additional tax (in either
case, a "claim"), Executive shall (i) give the Company any information
reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim, (ii) take such
action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably
request in writing from time to time, including ,without limitation, accepting
legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably
selected by the Company, (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim, and (iv) permit the Company to participate in
any proceeding relating to such claim; provided, however, that the Company shall
bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional interest and
penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold
Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any income tax (including
interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. All such costs and expenses
incurred due to a tax audit or litigation addressing the existence of or amount
of a tax liability under this Section 6 shall be paid by the Company within
thirty (30) days of the date payment of such expenses is due or, if such payment
is subject to the Delayed Payment Date, on the Delayed Payment Date, if later,
but in any event not later than (A) December 31 of the year following the year
in which the taxes are remitted to the taxing authority, or (B) where as a
result of such audit or litigation no taxes are remitted, December 31 of the
year following the year in which the audit is complete or there is a final and
nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the litigation. Without
limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(b), the Company shall
control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim, and
Executive shall prosecute such contest to a determination before any
administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more
appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that any
extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the
taxable year of Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed
to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's
control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a 409A
Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and Executive shall be entitled to
settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal
Revenue Service or any other taxing authority

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     (c) If Executive becomes entitled to receive one or more refunds of all or
any part of the 409A additional tax with respect to which a 409A Gross-Up
Payment was made, Executive shall pay the refund to the Company within five
business days of the receipt of any such refund.

     7. Employment Status; No Effect Prior to Change in Control; Termination for
Cause.

     (a) Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that prior to a Change
in Control, Executive's employment is "at will" and may be terminated at any
time, by the Company with or without Cause or by Executive with or without good
reason, subject to applicable law. In the event Executive's employment is
terminated for any reason prior to a Change in Control, other than an
Anticipatory Termination Triggering Event, Executive shall have no rights to any
payments or benefits under this Agreement and after any such termination, this
Agreement shall be of no further force or effect.

     (b) In the event Executive is terminated for Cause following a Change in
Control, Executive shall have no rights to any payments or benefits under this
Agreement.

     8. Indemnification; Director's and Officer's Liability Insurance.

     Until the sixth anniversary of (a) the Triggering Event or (b) if the
Termination Date occurs within three years after the Triggering Event, the
Termination Date, and for so long thereafter as any claim for indemnification
asserted on or prior to such date has not been fully adjudicated (the
"Indemnification Period"), the Company shall indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Executive against all losses, damages, costs, expenses (including
attorneys' fees) or liabilities (including attorneys' fees) with respect to bona
fide claims regarding actions or omissions or alleged actions or omissions
arising out of or relating to performance by Executive of services for, or in
the capacity of Executive as director, officer or employee of, the Company or
any affiliate of the Company which have occurred on or prior to the Termination
Date to the same extent and on the same terms and conditions (including with
respect to advancement of expenses) as permitted under applicable law and the
Company's certificate of incorporation and by-laws as in effect immediately
prior to the earlier of the Termination Date or the Change in Control. In
addition, the Company shall maintain Director's and Officer's liability
insurance (from an insurance company rated not less than A by A.M. Best Company)
and, if Executive served or has served as a fiduciary of any pension or benefit
plan, ERISA fiduciary insurance, on behalf of Executive, at the level in effect
immediately prior to the earlier of the Termination Date or the Change in
Control, for the Indemnification Period.

     9. Confidential Information.

     Executive acknowledges that any confidentiality agreement entered into by
Executive and the Company remains in full force and effect and survives the
termination of his or her employment with the Company; provided that nothing
contained in such agreement or this Section 9 shall prevent Executive from being
employed by a competitor of any of the Company or utilizing Executive's general
skills, experience, and knowledge, including those developed while employed by
any of the Company or its affiliates.

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     10. Disputes.

     Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Memphis, Tennessee or,
at the option of Executive, in the county where Executive then resides, in
accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in
effect, except that Executive may, at Executive's option, bring that action in a
court of competent jurisdiction, even if the Company has earlier instituted an
action hereunder. Judgment may be entered on an arbitrator's award relating to
this Agreement in any court having jurisdiction.

     11. Costs of Proceedings.

     The Company shall pay for all costs and expenses of Executive, at least
monthly, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, in connection with any
legal proceeding (including arbitration), whether instituted by the Company or
by Executive during Executive's lifetime, relating to the interpretation or
enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except that if Executive
instituted the proceeding and the judge, arbitrator or other individual
presiding over the proceeding affirmatively finds that Executive instituted the
proceeding in bad faith, then Executive shall be required to pay all costs and
expenses of Executive, including attorney's fees and disbursements, and shall
not be entitled to reimbursement and shall reimburse the Company for any amounts
previously paid by the Company to Executive for such costs and expenses. The
Reimbursement and In-Kind Benefit Rule shall apply and if any payment is subject
to the Delayed Payment Date, it shall not be paid prior to the Delayed Payment
Date.

     12. Successors and Assigns.

     Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon,
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and Executive and
their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. If the
Company shall be merged into or consolidated with another entity, the provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the entity
surviving such merger or resulting from such consolidation. The Company shall
require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it
if no such succession had taken place. The provisions of this Section 12 shall
continue to apply to each subsequent employer of Executive in the event of any
subsequent merger, consolidation or transfer of assets of such subsequent
employer.

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     13. Withholding.

     Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6 hereof, the Company
may, to the extent required by law, withhold applicable federal, state and local
income and other taxes from any payments due to Executive hereunder.

     14. Compliance with Code Section 409A.

     This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance therewith in
order to avoid the imposition of additional tax thereunder.

     15. Applicable Law.

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Tennessee, without reference to principles of conflicts of
law, applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein.

     16. Entire Agreement.

     This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
regarding severance benefits following a Change in Control and supersedes and
overrides any prior agreement entered into between the Company and Executive
regarding severance benefits following a Change in Control between the Company
and Executive. This Agreement may be changed only by a written agreement
executed by the Company and Executive.

     17. Notice.

     Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally
delivered, delivered by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to
the respective addresses last given by each party to the other, provided that
all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Board with
a copy to the Secretary of the Company. All notices and communications shall be
deemed to have been received on the date of delivery thereof or on the third
business day after the mailing thereof, except that notice of change of address
shall be effective only upon receipt.

     18. Severability.

     The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the _____
day of ________________, 2007.

                                                     THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION

                                                     By:
                                                        ------------------------
                                                     Name
                                                     Title

                                                     ---------------------------
                                                              Executive

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                                   Schedule A

                               CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

     As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different
meaning, the following terms, when capitalized, have the meaning indicated:

     "Annual Compensation" means the sum of (i) Executive's annual rate of base
salary in effect on the date of the Change in Control or, if higher, the
Termination Date, (ii) the Average Bonus and (iii) Executive's perquisite
allowance for the calendar year immediately prior to the calendar year in which
the earlier of the Termination Date or the Change in Control occurs.

     "Anticipatory Termination Triggering Event" means the Executive's
Separation from Service for a reason other than death or Disability before a
Change in Control provided Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
or its affiliates without Cause and Executive reasonably demonstrates that such
Separation from Service was at the request or suggestion of any individual or
entity that is or was attempting to effectuate a Change in Control within the 12
months following such Separation from Service.

     "Average Bonus" means the greater of (i) Executive's target bonus for the
calendar year immediately prior to the calendar year in which the earlier of the
Termination Date or the Change in Control occurs, or (ii) the highest bonus paid
or payable to Executive in respect of any of the five (5) calendar years
(annualized with respect to any such calendar year for which Executive has been
employed for only a portion thereof) immediately prior to the calendar year in
which the earlier of the Termination Date or the Change in Control occurs.

     "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors.

     "Cause" shall mean Executive's termination of employment due to:

     (a) Executive's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a
felony; or

     (b) the willful engaging by Executive in gross misconduct which is
materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.

     For a termination of employment to be for Cause: (i) Executive must receive
a written notice which indicates in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of Executive's
employment for Cause; (ii) Executive must be provided with an opportunity to be
heard no earlier than 30 days following the receipt of such notice (during which
notice period Executive has the opportunity to cure and has failed to cure or
resolve the behavior in question); and (iii) there must be a good faith
determination of Cause by at least three-quarters of the non-employee outside
director members of the Board.

     "Change in Control" For the purpose of this Agreement, a "Change in
Control" shall, without limitation, be deemed to have occurred if:

     (a) A third person, including a "group" as such term is used in Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of
the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding voting securities
ordinarily having the right to vote for the election of directors of the
Company; or

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     (b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any
person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or
nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of
at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Board as of the date
hereof (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial
assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest relating to the election of directors of the Company) shall be, for
purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of
the Board as of the date hereof; or

     (c) The consummation of (i) any consolidation, share exchange, merger or
amalgamation of the Company as a result of which the individuals and entities
who were the respective beneficial owners of the outstanding common stock of the
Company and the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such
consolidation, share exchange, merger or amalgamation do not beneficially own,
immediately after such consolidation, share exchange, merger or amalgamation,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more, respectively, of the common stock and
combined voting power of the voting securities entitled to vote of the company
resulting from such consolidation, share exchange, merger or amalgamation; or
(ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series
of related transactions) of all or substantially all the assets or earning power
of the Company; or

     (d) The approval by the shareholders of a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

     (e) For purposes of any plan or agreement that refers to a definition of
Change in Control in Section 2 of the Employment Agreement, the above definition
of Change in Control shall be deemed to be the reference definition.

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     "Company" means Thomas & Betts Corporation and its successors and assigns.

     "Delayed Payment Date" means the first business day following the six-month
anniversary of the Termination Date. A payment or benefit shall not be subject
to the Delayed Payment Date if (i) the payment or benefit is not subject to
Section 409A of the Code, (ii) the payment event with respect to the payment or
benefit, for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, is other than Separation from
Service, or (iii) on the Termination Date, no stock of the Company (or any other
entity considered a single employer with the Company under Treas. Reg.
ss.1.409A-1(g) or any successor thereto) is publicly traded on an established
securities market or otherwise.

     "Disability" means total disability or permanent disability as determined
under the Company's long-term disability plan in which Executive participates,
as it exists from time to time; provided, however, if Executive does not
participate in the Company's long-term disability plan, then "Disability" means
an illness or injury which prevents Executive from performing his or her duties,
as they existed immediately prior to the illness or injury, on a full-time basis
for 180 consecutive business days, and is determined to be total and permanent
disability by a physician selected by the Company and acceptable to Executive or
Executive's legal representative.

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     "Payment Date" means (i) in the case of a Section 409A Change in Control
Triggering Event, a date within ten (10) days of the Change in Control, and (ii)
in the case of any other Triggering Event, (A) the Delayed Payment Date if (I)
the payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code, (II) the payment event, for
purposes of Code section 409A, is Separation from Service, and (III) on the
Termination Date, stock of the Company (or any other entity considered a single
employer with the Company under Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-1(g) or any successor
thereto) is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, or
(B) in any other case, a date within ten (10) days of the Termination Date.

     "Reimbursement and In-Kind Benefit Rule" means, with respect to in-kind
benefits provided or expenses eligible for reimbursement which are subject to
Section 409A of the Code, that (i) the benefits provided or the amount of
expenses eligible for reimbursement during any calendar year shall not affect
the benefits provided or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other
calendar year, except as otherwise provided in Treas. Reg.
ss.1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv)(B), and (ii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense
shall be made as soon as practicable after Executive requests such
reimbursement, but not later than the December 31 following the calendar year in
which the expense was incurred and, if the payment is subject to the Delayed
Payment Date, not earlier than the Delayed Payment Date.

     "Section 409A Change in Control Triggering Event" means a Change in Control
which is also a change in control event as defined in Treas. Reg. ss.
1.409A-3(i)(5) or any successor thereto, provided the Executive has not incurred
a Separation from Service prior to such Change in Control.

     "Separation from Service" means Executive's separation from service with
the Company and its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. ss. 1.409A-1(h)
or any successor thereto.

     "Separation from Service Triggering Event" means the Executive's Separation
from Service for a reason other than death or Disability on the date of or
within three years following a Change in Control provided Executive's employment
is terminated by the Company or its affiliates without Cause or by Executive for
any reason.

     "Termination Date" means the date of Executive's Separation from Service.

     "Triggering Event" means the earliest to occur of (i) a Section 409A Change
in Control Triggering Event, (ii) a Separation from Service Triggering Event, or
(iii) an Anticipatory Termination Triggering Event.

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