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Exhibit 10.12

                        TERMINATION PROTECTION AGREEMENT

     WHEREAS, a Termination Protection Agreement (the "Agreement") was entered
into between Stanley P. Locke ("Executive") and Thomas and Betts Corporation and
its successors and assigns (the "Company") effective June 1, 2005; and

     WHEREAS, Company and Executive desire to amend and restate the Agreement,
effective June 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 June 1, 2005 (the "Effective Date") and shall
continue in effect through June 1, 2008; provided, however, that the term of
this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year beyond
June 1, 2008 and for successive one year periods thereafter, unless, not later
than January 31 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 June 1 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 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 at the Company's expense to Executive and, as
applicable, Executive's family members eligible for such coverage until the
third anniversary of the Termination Date and 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 at the Company's
expense to Executive until the third anniversary of his 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 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 Termination Date 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 third anniversary of the Termination Date 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 by any one qualified
outplacement agency selected by Executive and reasonably satisfactory to the
Company from the Termination Date until the first anniversary of 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.

     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.

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     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..

     (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:

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          (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 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.

     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.

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     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.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the ____
day of _____________________, 2007.

                                                     THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION

                                                     By:
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                                                     Name
                                                     Title

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                                                               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.

     "Average Long Term Incentive Award" means the sum of (i) the average
Black-Scholes value (as determined by the accountant employed by the Company
immediately prior to the Change in Control) of the annual stock options granted
to Executive during the three calendar years immediately prior to the calendar
year in which the earlier of the Termination Date or the Change in Control
occurs and (ii) the average value of the annual restricted stock awards
(determined by reference to the closing values of the restricted shares on the
dates on which they were granted) granted to Executive during the three calendar
years 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.

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     "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

     (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.

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     "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.

     "Good Reason" means any of the following actions, without Executive's
express prior written approval, other than due to Executive's permanent
disability or death:

          (i) any reduction in Executive's annual base salary;

          (ii) any failure to pay Executive an annual bonus, in cash, at least
equal to the Average Bonus;

          (iii) any failure by the Company to grant Executive with long term
incentives annually that are at least equal to the value of the Average Long
Term Incentive Award, where the value of the long term incentives granted to
Executive in any year are determined by the accountants employed by the Company
immediately prior to the Change in Control using a valuation method consistent
with the methodology used to value the Average Long Term Incentive Award;

          (iv) Executive's duties, titles, responsibilities or authority
(including offices and reporting relationships) are diminished in comparison to
the duties, titles and responsibilities or authority enjoyed by Executive
immediately prior to the Change in Control, other than as a result of an
insubstantial and inadvertent action which is remedied by the Company promptly
after receipt of notice thereof by Executive;

          (v) any material reduction in Executive's and/or Executive's family's
eligibility to participate and his/her/their level of benefit in each of the
Company's welfare benefit plans, including, without limitation, all medical,
prescription, dental, disability, salary continuance, group life, accidental
death and travel accident insurance plans and programs of the Company in
comparison to the highest level of eligibility and level of benefit enjoyed by
Executive and Executive's family during the 90 day period preceding the Change
in Control;

          (vi) any material reduction, in the aggregate, in Executive's ability
to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans or programs
applicable to other key executives (including the Company's restricted stock and
stock option plans), to a level less favorable to Executive than the highest
level enjoyed by Executive in such plans or programs during the 90 day period
preceding the Change in Control;

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          (vii) the Company's requiring Executive to be based at any office or
location which is located more than 35 miles from the location where Executive
was based immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (viii) any material reduction of any fringe benefits, including any
car allowance enjoyed by Executive during the ninety (90) day period immediately
prior to the Change in Control;

          (ix) any material reduction in the level of Executive's entitlement to
a particular office or office size or to particular furnishings or to
secretarial or other assistance as enjoyed by Executive during the ninety (90)
day period immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (x) any reduction in the level of Executive's entitlement to paid
vacation as enjoyed by Executive during the ninety (90) day period immediately
prior to the Change in Control;

          (xi) any termination of employment by Executive within the thirty-day
period immediately following the twelve-month anniversary of the Change in
Control; or

          (xii) the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement
from any successor to assume and agree to perform the Agreement, as contemplated
in Section 12 of this Agreement.

     Executive's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a
waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstances constituting Good Reason
hereunder. For purposes of the Agreement, any good faith determination of "Good
Reason" made by Executive shall be conclusive.

     "Payment Date" means (i) the Delayed Payment Date, if (A) the payment is
subject to Section 409A of the Code, (B) the payment event for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code is Separation from Service, and (C) 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 (ii) 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.

     "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.

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     "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
Good Reason.

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

     "Triggering Event" means the earlier to occur of (i) a Separation from
Service Triggering Event, or (ii) an Anticipatory Termination Triggering Event.

                                     - 5 -Exhibit 10.13

                           THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     WHEREAS, an Indemnification Agreement (the "Agreement") was entered into
between Thomas & Betts Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (the "Company,"
which term shall include, where appropriate, any Entity (as hereinafter defined)
controlled directly or indirectly by the Company) and (the "Indemnitee") on , ;
and

     WHEREAS, Company and Indemnitee desire to amend and restate the Agreement,
effective September 5, 2007, to clarify certain terms and to comply with section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), and the final
regulations issued thereunder with respect to reimbursement of certain legal
expenses;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants
contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:

     1. Definitions.

     (a) "Corporate Status" describes the status of a person who is serving or
has served (i) as an executive officer or director of the Company, (ii) in any
capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company, or (iii) as a
director, partner, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of any other Entity at
the request of the Company. For purposes of subsection (iii) of this Section
1(a), if Indemnitee is serving or has served as a director, partner, trustee,
officer, employee or agent of a Subsidiary, Indemnitee shall be deemed to be
serving at the request of the Company.

     (b) "Entity" shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, foundation, association, organization or other
legal entity.

     (c) "Expenses" shall mean all reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (as defined below), including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees, disbursements and retainers (including,
without limitation, any such fees, disbursements and retainers incurred by
Indemnitee pursuant to Sections 9 and 10(c) of this Agreement), fees and
disbursements of expert witnesses, private investigators and professional
advisors (including, without limitation, accountants and investment bankers),
court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, travel expenses, duplicating,
printing and binding costs, telephone and fax transmission charges, postage,
delivery services, secretarial services, and other disbursements and expenses.

     (d) "Indemnifiable Expenses," "Indemnifiable Liabilities" and
"Indemnifiable Amounts" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in
Section 2(a) below.

     (e) "Liabilities" shall mean judgments, damages, liabilities, losses,
penalties, excise taxes, fines and amounts paid in settlement.

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     (f) "Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed claim,
action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution process, investigation,
informal inquiry by a government agency, administrative hearing, appeal, or any
other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or
investigative, whether formal or informal, including a proceeding initiated by
Indemnitee pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement to enforce Indemnitee's
rights hereunder.

     (g) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust or other Entity of which the Company owns (either
directly or through or together with another Subsidiary of the Company) either
(i) a general partner, managing member or other similar interest or (ii) (A) 50%
or more of the voting power of the voting capital equity interests of such
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other
Entity, or (B) 50% or more of the outstanding voting capital stock or other
voting equity interests of such corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture or other Entity.

     2. Agreement to Indemnify. The Company agrees to indemnify Indemnitee as
follows:

     (a) Proceedings Other Than By or In the Right of the Company. Subject to
the exceptions contained in Section 3(a) below, if Indemnitee was or is a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding
by or in the right of the Company) by reason of Indemnitee's Corporate Status
and arising out of Indemnitee's actions or failures to act in his or her
capacity as a service provider of the Company, Indemnitee shall be indemnified
by the Company against all Expenses and Liabilities incurred or paid by
Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding (referred to herein as
"Indemnifiable Expenses" and "Indemnifiable Liabilities," respectively, and
collectively as "Indemnifiable Amounts").

     (b) Proceedings By or In the Right of the Company. Subject to the
exceptions contained in Section 3(b) below, if Indemnitee was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by or in the right of the
Company by reason of Indemnitee's Corporate Status and arising out of
Indemnitee's actions or failures to act in his or her capacity as a service
provider of the Company, Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company against
all Indemnifiable Expenses.

     (c) Presumption Regarding Standard of Care. In making any determination
required to be made under Tennessee law with respect to entitlement to
indemnification hereunder, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee
submitted a request therefor in accordance with Section 4 of this Agreement, and
the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in
connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination
contrary to that presumption.

     3. Exceptions to Indemnification. Indemnitee shall be entitled to
indemnification under Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above in all circumstances other
than with respect to any specific claim, issue or matter involved in the
Proceeding out of which Indemnitee's claim for indemnification has arisen, as
follows:

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     (a) Proceedings Other Than By or In the Right of the Company. If
indemnification is requested under Section 2(a) in a Proceeding other than by or
in the right of the Company and it has been finally adjudicated by a court of
competent jurisdiction that, in connection with such specific claim, issue or
matter, Indemnitee (i) engaged in actions or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (ii) failed
to act in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of
the Company in the case of conduct in the Indemnitee's official capacity to the
best interests of the Company in all other cases; (iii) with respect to any
criminal Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct
was unlawful; (iv) improperly received a personal benefit; (v) breached his or
her duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; or (vi) is liable under
Tennessee Code Annotated Section 48-18-304, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to
payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder.

     (b) Proceedings By or In the Right of the Company. If indemnification is
requested under Section 2(b) in a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company
and

          (i) it has been finally adjudicated by a court of competent
jurisdiction that, in connection with such specific claim, issue or matter,
Indemnitee (A) engaged in actions or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (B) failed to act
in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Company in the case of conduct in the Indemnitee's official capacity with the
Company or at least reasonably believed to be not opposed to the best interests
of the Company in all other cases; (C) with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful; (D)
improperly received a personal benefit; (E) breached his or her duty of loyalty
to the Company or its shareholders; or (F) is liable under Tennessee Code
Annotated Section 48-18-304, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of
Indemnifiable Expenses (or any other Indemnifiable Amounts) hereunder; or

          (ii) it has been finally adjudicated by a court of competent
jurisdiction that Indemnitee is liable to the Company with respect to such
specific claim, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable
Expenses (or any other Indemnifiable Amounts) hereunder with respect to such
claim, issue or matter; or;

          (iii) it has been finally adjudicated by a court of competent
jurisdiction that Indemnitee is liable to the Company for an accounting of
profits made from the purchase or sale by the Indemnitee of securities of the
Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and amendments
thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law, or
if the Indemnitee agrees by way of settlement or otherwise to pay any or all of
such profits to the Company, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of
Indemnifiable Expenses (or any other Indemnifiable Amounts) hereunder.

     (c) Insurance Proceeds. To the extent payment is actually made to the
Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy in respect of
Indemnifiable Amounts in connection with such specific claim, issue or matter,
Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder
except in respect of any excess beyond the amount of payment under such
insurance.

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     4. Procedure for Payment of Indemnifiable Amounts. Following the final
resolution, without any right of appeal, of a Proceeding, Indemnitee shall
submit to the Company a written request specifying the Indemnifiable Amounts, if
any, for which Indemnitee seeks payment under Section 2 of this Agreement and
the basis for the claim, and affirming the Indemnitee's good faith belief that
he has met the standard of conduct required under Tennessee law to be eligible
to receive indemnification. The Company shall pay such Indemnifiable Amounts to
which Indemnitee is entitled to Indemnitee within sixty (60) calendar days of
receipt of the request. At the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall promptly
furnish such documentation and information as are reasonably available to
Indemnitee and necessary to establish that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification hereunder.

     5. Indemnification for Expense of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and without
limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of
Indemnitee's Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee's behalf in
connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding
but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than
all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee's behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue
or matter. For purposes of this Agreement, the final termination without any
right of appeal of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal,
with or without prejudice, by reason of settlement (except a settlement as
provided in Section 3(b)(iii) hereof), judgment, order or otherwise, shall be
deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. Nothing in
this Section 5 shall be construed to limit any indemnification or indemnifiable
amounts to which Indemnitee is otherwise entitled pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise.

     6. Effect of Certain Resolutions. Neither the settlement or termination of
any Proceeding nor the failure of the Company to award indemnification or to
determine that indemnification is payable shall create a presumption that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. In addition, the
termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, or conviction, except as
pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or by settlement or upon a plea of nolo contendere
or its equivalent shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in
good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal
Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's action was
unlawful.

     7. Agreement to Advance Expenses; Undertaking. The Company shall advance
all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding, including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, in which
Indemnitee is involved by reason of such Indemnitee's Corporate Status within
thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt by the Company of a written
statement from Indemnitee in accordance with Section 8 hereof requesting such
advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final
disposition of such Proceeding. To the extent required by Tennessee law,
Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any and all of the amount of Expenses
advanced to Indemnitee if it is finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction that Indemnitee is not entitled under this Agreement or applicable
law to indemnification with respect to such Expenses. This undertaking is an
unlimited general obligation of Indemnitee.

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     8. Procedure for Advance Payment of Expenses. Indemnitee shall submit to
the Company a written request specifying the Indemnifiable Expenses for which
Indemnitee seeks an advancement under Section 7 of this Agreement, together with
documentation evidencing that Indemnitee has incurred such Indemnifiable
Expenses, and affirming the Indemnitee's good faith belief that he has met the
standard of conduct required under Tennessee Law to be eligible to receive
indemnification.

     9. Remedies of Indemnitee.

     (a) Right to Petition Court. In the event that Indemnitee makes a request
for payment of Indemnifiable Amounts under Sections 2 and 4 above or a request
for an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under Sections 7 and 8 above and
the Company fails to make such payment or advancement in a timely manner
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee may petition the Tennessee
Courts (as defined in Section 21 herein) to enforce the Company's obligations
under this Agreement.

     (b) Burden of Proof. In any judicial Proceeding brought under Section 9(a)
above, the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not
entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder.

     (c) Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse Indemnitee in full for any
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing for,
litigating, defending or settling any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under
Section 9(a) above, or in connection with any claim or counterclaim brought by
the Company in connection therewith, whether or not Indemnitee is successful in
whole or in part in connection with any such Proceeding provided, however, that
(i) such reimbursements will only be made on account of Expenses incurred during
the lifetime of the Indemnitee, (ii) the amount of Expenses eligible for
reimbursement in a calendar year may not affect the amount of Expenses eligible
for reimbursement in another calendar year, and (iii) such reimbursements shall
not be subject to liquidation and cannot be exchanged for any other benefit. The
Company shall reimburse an Expense within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of
proof of such Expense from the Indemnitee, but in no event later than December
31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Expense was
incurred.

     (d) Failure to Act Not a Defense. The failure of the Company (including its
Board of Directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or
stockholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of the
payment of Indemnifiable Amounts or the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses
under this Agreement shall not be a defense in any Proceeding brought under
Section 9(a) above, and shall not create a presumption that such payment or
advancement is not permissible.

     10. Defense of the Underlying Proceeding.

     (a) Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to notify the Company promptly
upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment,
information, notice, request or other document relating to any Proceeding which
may result in the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts or the advancement of
Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder; provided, however, that the failure to give
any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise
affect in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to receive payments of
Indemnifiable Amounts or advancements of Indemnifiable Expenses unless the
Company's ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any
insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, except to the
extent the Company is thereby actually prejudiced.

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     (b) Defense by Company. Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of
this Section 10(b) and of Section 10(c) below, the Company shall have the right
to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to the payment of
Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall
notify Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within fifteen (15) calendar
days of receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 10(a) above. The
Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment
against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise which includes an
admission of fault of Indemnitee. In connection with any partial or whole
release of the Company from liability in respect of a Proceeding, the
indemnification or indemnifiable amounts to which the Indemnitee is otherwise
entitled pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall remain in full force and
effect, and any such partial release shall not prejudice any potential rights of
contribution of the Indemnitee against the Company or any third party. In
connection with any partial release of the Indemnitee from liability in respect
of a Proceeding, the indemnification or indemnifiable amounts to which the
Indemnitee is otherwise entitled pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise with
respect to such unreleased liability shall remain in full force and effect, and
any such partial release shall not prejudice any potential rights of
contribution of the Company against the Indemnitee or any third party. This
Section 10(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under
Section 9(a) above or pursuant to Section 18 below. The Indemnitee shall not
intentionally agree to any settlement or make any admission that would be
adverse to the Company or in any other way materially prejudice the Company in
any Proceeding as to which indemnification is available hereunder or which is
being defended by the Company without the prior written consent of the Company,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnitee shall not
intentionally incur any Expense or Liability, other than reasonable Expenses or
Liabilities incurred in connection with the exercise of the Indemnitee's rights
under Section 10(c) of this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the
Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

     (c) Indemnitee's Right to Counsel. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 10(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason
of Indemnitee's Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee has significant separate
defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which are not
consistent with the position of the Company in such Proceeding, (ii) an actual
or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists
between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) if the Company fails to assume the
defense of such Proceeding in a timely manner, all such Indemnitees shall be
entitled to be represented by one separate legal counsel of their choice at the
expense of the Company, provided that where representation of the Indemnitees by
one separate legal counsel may result in a conflict of interest, each of the
Indemnitees shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of
their choice at the expense of the Company, provided further that any such
separate legal counsel employed by an Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 10(c)
be reasonably acceptable to the Company. In addition, if the Company fails to
comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the
Company or any affiliate or successor of the Company takes any action to declare
this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding to deny or to
recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee
hereunder, Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee's
choice, at the expense of the Company, to represent Indemnitee in connection
with any such matter.

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     11. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to Indemnitee as follows:

     (a) Authority. The Company has all necessary power and authority to enter
into, and be bound by the terms of, this Agreement to the fullest extent
permitted by law, and the execution, delivery and performance of the
undertakings contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by the
Company.

     (b) Enforceability. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the
Company in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms to the fullest extent permitted by law, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally.

     12. Insurance. The Company shall, from time to time, make the good faith
determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and
maintain a policy or policies of director and officer liability insurance or
similar insurance with a reputable insurance company providing the Indemnitee
with coverage for losses from wrongful acts in connection with such Indemnitee's
service as a director, and to ensure the Company's performance of its
indemnification obligations under this Agreement. For so long as Indemnitee
shall remain an executive officer or/ director of the Company, and if such
Indemnitee is no longer an executive officer or director of the Company with
respect to any such prior service as an executive officer or director of the
Company, in all policies of director and officer liability insurance, Indemnitee
shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same
rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the
Company's officers and directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the Company
determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably available, if the
premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage
provided, or if the coverage provided by such insurance is limited by exclusions
so as to provide an insufficient benefit. The Company shall promptly notify
Indemnitee of any good faith determination not to provide or eliminate or reduce
such coverage.

     13. Contract Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to payment of Indemnifiable
Amounts and advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses provided by this Agreement
shall be in addition to, but not exclusive of, any other rights which Indemnitee
may have at any time under applicable law, the Company's Amended and Restated
Charter or Amended and Restated Bylaws, or any other agreement, vote of
stockholders or directors (or a committee of directors), or otherwise, both as
to action in Indemnitee's official capacity and as to action in any other
capacity as a result of Indemnitee's serving as a director of the Company.

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     14. Successors. This Agreement shall be (a) binding upon all successors and
assigns of the Company (including any transferee of all or a substantial portion
of the business, stock and/or assets of the Company and any direct or indirect
successor by merger or consolidation or otherwise by operation of law) and (b)
binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal
representatives, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. This Agreement
shall continue for the benefit of Indemnitee and such heirs, personal
representatives, executors and administrators after Indemnitee has ceased to
have Corporate status.

     15. Subrogation. In the event of any payment of Indemnifiable Amounts under
this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to
all of the rights of contribution or recovery of Indemnitee against other
persons, and Indemnitee shall take, at the request of the Company, all
reasonable action necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of
such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce
such rights.

     16. Change in Law. To the extent that a change in Tennessee law (whether by
statute or judicial decision) shall permit broader indemnification or
advancement of expenses than is provided under the terms of the Bylaws and this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to such broader indemnification and
advancements, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to such extent.

     17. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall
be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or any clause thereof, shall be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision or clause shall be limited or
modified in its application to the minimum extent necessary to make such
provision or clause valid, legal and enforceable, and the remaining provisions
and clauses of this Agreement shall remain fully enforceable and binding on the
parties.

     18. Indemnitee as Plaintiff. Except as provided in Section 9(c) of this
Agreement and in the next sentence, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment
of Indemnifiable Amounts or advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses with respect
to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee against the Company, any Entity which it
controls, any then current or former director, officer or employee thereof, or
any third party, unless the Board of Directors of the Company has consented to
the initiation of such Proceeding. This Section shall not apply to counterclaims
or affirmative defenses asserted by Indemnitee in any Proceeding brought against
Indemnitee.

     19. Modifications and Waiver. Except as provided in Section 16 above with
respect to changes in Tennessee law which broaden the right of Indemnitee to be
indemnified by the Company, no supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties
hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement (whether or
not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

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     20. General Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given (a) when delivered by hand, (b) when transmitted by facsimile and
receipt is acknowledged, or (c) if mailed by certified or registered mail with
postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so
mailed:

                        (i)   If to Indemnitee, to:
                              --------------------------
                              --------------------------
                              --------------------------

                        (ii)  If to the Company, to:

                              Thomas & Betts Corporation
                              8155 T&B Boulevard, 4D-56
                              Memphis, Tennessee 38125
                              Attn:  General Counsel

or to such other address as may have been furnished in the same manner by any
party to the others.

     21. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted so as to avoid
the additional tax under Code section 409(a)(1)(B) and otherwise shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee
without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. For the purposes of this
Agreement only, each of the Company and the Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
courts of the State of Tennessee and the courts of the United States of America
located in the State of Tennessee (collectively, the "Tennessee Courts") for any
litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto
except in such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such
litigation in the Tennessee Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any
Tennessee Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the purposes of this
Agreement only (a) to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service
of process in the State of Tennessee, to appoint and maintain an agent in the
State of Tennessee as such party's agent for acceptance of legal process, and
(b) that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified
mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal
Service constituting evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (a) or
(b) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such
party personally within the State of Tennessee.

                            [signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.

                                                     THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION

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

                                                     INDEMNITEE

                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Name:

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