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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.22

                     [THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]

                                October 27, 2000

Tyco Group S.a.r.l.                                                VIA FACSIMILE
6, Avenue Emile Reuter
Second Floor
L-2420 Luxembourg
Attn.: Managing Director
Fax: 011-352-021-181-281

Tyco International (US) Inc.                                       VIA FACSIMILE
One Tyco Park
Exeter, New Hampshire
Attn: General Counsel
Fax: (603) 778-7700

Mark Whitney, Esq.                                               VIA FACSIMILE &
Tyco International (US) Inc.                                     FEDERAL EXPRESS
1 Town Center Road
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Fax: (561) 988-7843

                  RE: THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 7, 2000 BY AND
                      BETWEEN THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION ("SELLER" OR
                      "T&B"), AND TYCO GROUP S.A.R.L. ("BUYER" OR "TYCO") AS
                      AMENDED BY THAT FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                      DATED JULY 2, 2000 (THE "PURCHASE AGREEMENT")

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         With this letter agreement (this "Letter Agreement"), Seller and Buyer
wish to amend the Purchase Agreement. Unless denoted otherwise, capitalized
terms used in this letter agreement ("Letter Agreement") shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:

         Buyer and Seller hereby waive the Accounting Certification required by
Section 2.08(a) of the Purchase Agreement. Buyer and Seller also agree that,
except as noted below, Buyer shall deliver the Closing Statement described in
Section 2.08(a) of the Purchase Agreement, along with access to the Buyer's and
its auditor's work papers, notes, records, and explanations supporting Buyer's
calculation of Closing Working Capital and Closing Long-Term Tangible Assets
("Support") as soon as reasonably practicable after execution of this Letter
Agreement. Upon such delivery, Buyer and Seller shall then proceed with the
resolution process required by Sections 2.08(b) through (e) of the Purchase
Agreement.

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Tyco Group, S.a.r.l.
October 27, 2000
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         Buyer and Seller further agree that the Closing Statement delivered
pursuant to this Letter Agreement shall exclude from the Closing Working Capital
and Closing Long-Term Tangible Assets calculations all assets and liabilities
transferred as a result of Buyer's acquisition of Seller's subsidiary Thomas &
Betts Hungary Kft. and the Vecses, Hungary operations of Thomas & Betts Europe,
C.V., and the equity investment of the Acquired Subsidiaries in Exemplar/T&B
L.L.C. Buyer shall prepare a separate calculation detailing the net effect of
the Thomas & Betts Hungary Kft. and the Exemplar assets and liabilities on the
Closing Working Capital and Closing Long-Term Tangible Assets calculations (the
"Hungary and Exemplar Calculation"), and present such to Seller at a later date,
but in no event later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this Letter
Agreement. The resolution process required by Sections 2.08(b) through (e) of
the Purchase Agreement shall apply independently to the Hungary and Exemplar
Calculation commencing with its delivery to Seller by Buyer.

         Upon Buyer's delivery of the Closing Statement and Support, Seller
shall release the funds that Seller has collected on behalf of Buyer, net of
undisputed disbursements incurred by each party on behalf of the other as
accounted for in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. These net
undisputed funds total $23,858,861.00. Prospectively, the parties also pledge
to cooperate in the preparation of monthly accountings to reconcile and
disburse funds collected or disbursements made by each party on behalf of the
other. Such disbursements shall be made within ten (10) days of receipt of
funds from customer or each monthly invoice with supporting detail until the
parties agree such accountings and payments are no longer necessary.

         This amendment to the Purchase Agreement is limited as specified and
shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision
of the Purchase Agreement.

         Please indicate your agreement by executing this letter agreement where
indicated below.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION

                                            /s/ JERRY KRONENBERG
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                                            Jerry Kronenberg
                                            Vice-President, General Counsel
                                            & Secretary

         AGREED AND ACCEPTED                Date: October 27, 2000

         TYCO GROUP S.a.r.l.

         By: /s/ RICHARD BRANN
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         Its: GENERAL MANAGER
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.27

                     [THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]

July 11, 2000

Mr. John Janulis
2240 Lake Page Drive
Collierville, TN  38017

                                    RE:      EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND CONDITIONS OF
                                             RETIREMENT WITH THOMAS & BETTS

Dear John:

To clarify our prior discussions, I have outlined below the terms and conditions
of your continued employment status as well as your retirement from Thomas &
Betts Corporation:

1.   Late last year you communicated your plans to retire from Thomas & Betts
     sometime in 2000. At that time you agreed to remain in your position as
     Vice President, Corporate Controller until a replacement could be
     named. With the recent appointment of Ken Fluke, it is understood and
     agreed that you will assist Ken in an appropriate transition period.
     Following the satisfactory transition of duties, you will remain with
     Thomas & Betts in the position of Vice President, Special Projects until
     such time as you and I agree that your services can be terminated. The
     timeframe for this assignment is expected to conclude during the fourth
     quarter of 2000, but in no instance will exceed beyond December 15, 2000.
     Following the completion of your assignment as Vice President, Special
     Projects, you will be placed on an inactive employment status for a period
     up to June 30, 2001. Your retirement will be effective upon the
     termination of the inactive employment status.

2.   During the active and inactive period specified above, you will continue to
     participate in all benefit and perquisite plans that are currently
     provided to Corporate Officers of Thomas & Betts. This shall include
     restricted stock and stock options and any earned bonus granted or paid at
     any time by the Company during your employment by the Company in fiscal
     year 2000, but specifically excludes restricted stock and stock options
     granted in 2001. Such bonus shall be paid on the normal payment date,
     currently estimated to be in March 2001, without deferral or adjustment as
     might otherwise be provided under the new EVA incentive plan for "banked"
     amounts. Your Employment Agreement dated November 3, 1997 shall remain in
     effect to the date that your active employment ceases (i.e. December 15,
     2000), and if a "Change-of-Control" as defined therein occurs prior to
     this date, then in addition to the provisions of this Agreement you shall
     also have all rights granted under such

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     Employment Agreement on the same basis as if your employment agreement was
     terminated voluntarily for "Good Reason" as defined in Section 6(c)
     therein.

3.   Your retirement date from Thomas & Betts shall be the day immediately
     following the completion of your period of inactive employment, as
     described above.

4.   Upon your retirement, which is with the consent of the Company for all
     purposes, all Stock Options which will at the time have been granted to you
     will be treated in accordance with the Grant Agreement. Specifically,
     Options may be exercised in full at any time within six (6) years of the
     date of retirement, provided, however, that if such exercise occurs more
     than three (3) months after the date of such retirement, the Option shall
     be treated as a nonqualified stock option. Options cannot extend beyond
     their expiration date.

5.   Regarding your Restricted Stock Awards, I will recommend to the Human
     Resource Committee of the Corporation's Board of Directors that the
     awards granted to you during your service with the corporation be released
     to you as of the time the restrictions lapse. As you know, the release of
     these awards is at the sole discretion of the Human Resource Committee. It
     is intended that, in accordance with past practices, the awards will be
     released as per the original schedules if you have not violated Sections
     9, 10 and/or 11 below. In the event of a Change-of-Control, as referenced
     above, the restrictions on all previously unvested shares shall
     immediately lapse and become vested, and all unvested options shall
     similarly immediately vest.

6.   I will also recommend that the Human Resource Committee approve an
     additional grant of benefits under the Thomas & Betts Executive Retirement
     Plan ("Retirement Plan"), as follows: Your benefits under the Retirement
     Plan shall be calculated under Section 2.05(b) of the Plan with the
     addition of three years and six months of credited service and age. In
     determining any Actuarial Equivalent under the Retirement Plan, the "PBGC
     Interest Rate," as otherwise defined in the Retirement Plan, shall be no
     greater than the actual PBGC Interest Rate in effect on the date of this
     letter.

7.   During the period of inactive employment described above in paragraphs 1
     and 2, you will provide consulting services to the corporation as may be
     reasonably requested from time to time both to facilitate the transition of
     your successor as well as on other matters within your competence,
     knowledge and experience.

8.   With the successful completion of the employment terms set forth above,
     upon the conclusion of the period of inactive employment, your retirement
     benefits shall be as follows:

     a.  Executive Retirement Plan benefits as outlined in paragraph 6 above.

     b.  Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, for you and your spouse,
         Jacqulyn, up to January 3, 2008. The plan benefits and their costs will
         be based upon then-current plan offerings made available to active
         employees of Thomas & Betts. As you know, such plans may be changed
         from time to time and such changes in plan

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         design, and/or participant contribution levels, will be applied to you
         in the same manner they are applied to our active employee
         participants.

         Following this period of coverage, you will have the option to continue
         medical and dental benefits as available through the Consolidated
         Omnibus Benefits Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

         Benefits under the Executive Life Insurance Plan shall be provided in
         accordance with the plan document.

     c.  The Company shall provide indemnification as currently in effect, and
         shall maintain Directors' and Officers' Liability coverage under terms
         and conditions at least as favorable to you, and in amounts at least as
         much, as those currently in effect; however, such coverage shall in any
         event be maintained for a minimum period of five (5) years following
         your retirement.

9.   You will refrain, directly or indirectly, from being employed by, engaging
     in or rendering service of any nature to any business competitive with
     the business of the corporation or any affiliate or subsidiary for a
     period of five years from the date of your retirement unless you obtain
     our prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld
     where your services for such business would not directly relate to
     competitive activities. You also acknowledge that during your employment
     you developed, acquired and had access to substantial highly confidential
     operations, legal, technical and financial information. You agree that you
     shall retain all such confidential information in trust in a fiduciary
     capacity for the sole benefit of the Company and will not by any means
     divulge, use, or permit any third party to use any such confidential
     information except with the written approval of the Company's Chief
     Executive Officer.

10.  You agree to cooperate fully in any investigation requested by the
     corporation with respect to any matter that arose during your employment
     with the corporation or which may involve matters within your knowledge. If
     any claims are asserted by or against the corporation (including its
     subsidiaries and affiliated entities), with respect to any matter that
     arose during your employment or about which you have any knowledge or
     information, you will cooperate fully in the corporation's prosecution or
     defense of such claims. If these efforts on your part occur after the
     effective date of your retirement, you will receive reasonable compensation
     for such efforts.

11.  You specifically agree that you will not make any disparaging remarks,
     verbally or in writing, about the corporation, its officers, directors,
     shareholders, its policies, practices and customs, its products,
     strategies, or otherwise. It is expressly understood that your violation of
     this undertaking may adversely affect the future vesting of shares and
     options which the Board's Human Resources Committee would otherwise
     approve.

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12.  Your obligations under Sections 9, 10 and 11 above shall be contingent on
     the approval by the Human Resource Committee of your additional pension
     benefit as described in Section 6 above.

13.  This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any
     successor or assign of the Corporation.

14.  This agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
     laws of the State of Tennessee.

15.  Nothing contained in this agreement shall supersede or eliminate any other
     retirement or other benefit to which you are entitled; the benefits
     provided herein are in addition to any other benefits to which you would
     otherwise be entitled. To the extent any benefit conferred here may be
     inconsistent with any practice or policy maintained by the Company, the
     provisions of this letter shall be controlling.

John, I wish you much happiness as you enter this new phase of your life.

Sincerely,

/s/ JOHN P. MURPHY
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John P. Murphy
Sr. Vice President and CFO

                                         Agreed:  /s/ JOHN L. JANULIS
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                                                  John J. Janulis

                                         Date:    July 23, 2000
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