Document:

Exhibit
4.1

      

      AMENDED
AND RESTATED CHARTER

      OF

      THOMAS
& BETTS CORPORATION

      

      
        	
                ARTICLE
      I:

              	
                CORPORATE
      NAME

              

      

      

      The
name of the corporation is Thomas & Betts Corporation.

      

      
        	
                ARTICLE
      II:

              	
                REGISTERED
      AGENT AND OFFICE

              

      

      

      The
registered agent of the corporation is C T Corporation System, and the
registered office of the corporation is at 530 Gay Street, Knoxville, County of
Knox, Tennessee 37902.

      

      
        	
                ARTICLE
      III:

              	
                PRINCIPAL
      OFFICE

              

      

      

      The
principal office of the corporation is at 8155 T&B Boulevard, Memphis,
Tennessee 38125.

      

      
        	
                ARTICLE
      IV:

              	
                INCORPORATORS

              

      

      

      The
incorporators are T. Kevin Dunnigan and Clyde R. Moore, 1555 Lynnfield Street,
Memphis, Tennessee 38119.

      

      
        	
                ARTICLE
      V:

              	
                NATURE
      AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION

              

      

      

      The
corporation is for profit. The purposes for which this corporation is organized
are to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any or all lawful business
for which corporations now or at any time hereafter may be incorporated under
the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as amended from time to
time.

      

      
        	
                ARTICLE
      VI:

              	
                AUTHORIZED
      SHARES

              

      

      

      The
corporation is authorized to issue 251,000,000 shares, consisting of 250,000,000
shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value, and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
$.10 par value. The designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations
of the shares of each class, or the manner in which such relative rights,
preferences and limitations are determined, are as follows:

       

      Common Stock. The
Common Stock shall have full voting rights and shall entitle the holders thereof
to one vote for each share of Common Stock held.

       

      Preferred Stock.
Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors is hereby expressly
authorized to determine, in whole or in part, the preferences, limitations and
relative rights of the Preferred Stock as a class, and to issue shares of
Preferred Stock in series, and to fix from time to time before issuance the
number of shares to be included in each series and the designations, relative
rights, preferences and limitations of all shares of each
series.  The

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

      authority of the
Board of Directors with respect to each series shall include, without
limitation, the determination of any or all of the following
matters:

      

      A.   The
number of shares constituting such series and the designation thereof to
distinguish the shares of such series from the shares of all other series;

      B.   The
dividend rate on the shares of such series and whether such dividends shall be
cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends shall accumulate;

      C.   The
redemption price or prices for shares of such series, if redeemable, and the
terms and conditions of such redemption; 

      D.   The
preference, if any, of shares of such series in the event of any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation;

      E.   The
voting rights, if any, of shares of such series in addition to the voting rights
prescribed by law and the terms of exercise of such voting rights; 

      F.   The
right, if any, of shares of such series to be converted into shares of any other
series or class and the terms and conditions of such conversion; 

      G.   The
terms or amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of
such series; and

      H.   Any
other relative rights, preferences and limitations of such series.

      

      The
shares of each series may vary from the shares of any other series as to any of
such matters.

      

      Series A Preferred
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock.

      

      SECTION 1.  Designation and
Number of Shares.
The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Participating
Cumulative Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and the number of
shares constituting such series shall be 300,000. Such number of shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased by resolution of the
Board of Directors; provided that no decrease
shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less
than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares issuable
upon exercise or conversion of outstanding rights, options or other securities
issued by the Corporation.

      

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      SECTION
2. Dividends and
Distributions.

      

      (a)
The holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as
and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the
purpose, quarterly dividends payable on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year (each such date being referred to herein as a
“Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date after the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of
Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent)
equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 and (ii) subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, 200 times the aggregate per share amount of
all cash dividends or other distributions and 200 times the aggregate per share
amount of all non-cash dividends or other distributions (other than (A) a
dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of the
Corporation (the “Common Stock”) or (B) a subdivision of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise)), declared on the Common
Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with
respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance
of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. If the
Corporation shall at any time after December 3, 1997 (the “Rights Declaration
Date”) pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or
effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
(by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under
clause 2(a)(ii) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such
amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
such event.

      

      (b)
The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A
Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph 2(a) above immediately after it
declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than as described
in clauses 2(a)(ii)(A) and 2(A)(ii)(B) above); provided that if no dividend
or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period
between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date (or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date, the period between the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share
of Series A Preferred Stock and such first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date), a
dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless
be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

      

      (c)
Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding
the date of issue of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, unless the date of
issue of such shares is on or before the record date for the first Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to
accrue and be cumulative from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the
date of issue is a date after the record date for the determination of holders
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend
and on or before such Quarterly Dividend Payment date, in which case dividends
shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on
shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of
such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such

      

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      shares shall be
allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time
outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for determination of
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a
dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall not be more
than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

       

      SECTION 3.  Voting
Rights.  In addition to
any other voting rights required by law, the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights: 

      (a)         
Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of
Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 200 votes on all
matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation. If the
Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date pay any dividend
on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or effect a subdivision or
combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or
otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in
each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be
adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and
the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

      

      (b)         
Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as
a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the
Corporation.

      

      (c)         
(i)          If at any time
dividends on any Series A Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal
to six quarterly dividends thereon, the occurrence of such contingency shall
mark the beginning of a period (herein called a “default period”) which shall
extend until such time when all accrued and unpaid dividends for all previous
quarterly dividend periods and for the current quarterly dividend period on all
shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have been declared and
paid or set apart for payment. During each default period, all holders of
Preferred Stock and any other series of Preferred Stock then entitled as a class
to elect directors, voting together as a single class, irrespective of series,
shall have the right to elect two Directors.

      

      (ii)         
During any default period, such voting right of the holders of Series A
Preferred Stock may be exercised initially at a special meeting called pursuant
to subparagraph 3(c)(iii) hereof or at any annual meeting of shareholders, and
thereafter at annual meetings of shareholders, provided that neither such
voting right nor the right of the holders of any other series of Preferred
Stock, if any, to increase, in certain cases, the authorized number of Directors
shall be exercised unless the holders of 10% in number of shares of Preferred
Stock outstanding shall be present in person or by proxy. The absence of a
quorum of holders of Common Stock shall not affect the exercise by holders of
Preferred Stock of such voting right. At any meeting at which holders of
Preferred Stock shall exercise such voting right initially during an existing
default period, they shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect Directors
to fill such vacancies, if any, in the Board of Directors as may then exist up
to two Directors or, if such right is exercised at an annual meeting, to elect
two Directors. If the number which may be so elected any special meeting does
not amount to the required number, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have
the right to make such increase in the number of Directors as shall be necessary
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      the
required number. After the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have exercise
their right to elect Directors in any default period and during the continuance
of such period, the number of Directors shall not be increased or decreased
except by vote of the holders of Preferred Stock as herein provided or pursuant
to the rights of any equity securities ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series A
Preferred Stock.

      

      (iii)         
Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall, during an existing default period,
have previously exercised their right to elect Directors, the Board of Directors
may order, or any shareholder or shareholders owning in the aggregate not less
than 10% of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding,
irrespective of series, may request, the calling of a special meeting of holders
of Preferred Stock, which meeting shall thereupon be called by the President, a
Vice President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of such meeting and
of any annual meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote
pursuant to this paragraph 3(c)(iii) shall be given to each holder of record of
Preferred Stock by mailing a copy of such notice to him or her at his or her
last address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. Such meeting
shall be called for a time not earlier than 20 days and not later than 60 days
after such order or request or in default of the calling of such meeting within
60 days after such order or request, such meeting may be called on similar
notice by any shareholder or shareholders owning in the aggregate not less than
10% of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective
of series. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph 3(c)(iii), no such
special meeting shall be called during the period within 60 days immediately
preceding the date fixed for the next annual meeting of
shareholders.

      

      (iv)         
In any default period, the holders of Common Stock, and other classes of stock
of the Corporation if applicable, shall continue to be entitled to elect the
whole number of Directors until the holders of Preferred Stock shall have
exercised their right to elect two Directors voting as a class, after the
exercise of which right (x) the Directors so elected by the holders of Preferred
Stock shall continue in office until their successors shall have been elected by
such holders or until the expiration of the default period, and (y) any vacancy
in the Board of Directors may (except as provided in paragraph 3(c)(ii) hereof)
be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining Directors theretofore elected
by the holders of the class of stock which elected the Director whose office
shall have become vacant. References in this paragraph 3(c) to Directors elected
by the holders of a particular class of stock shall include Directors elected by
such Directors to fill vacancies as provided in clause (y) of the foregoing
sentence.

      

      (v)         
Immediately upon the expiration of a default period, (x) the right of the
holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect Directors shall cease, (y) the
term of any Directors elected by the holders of Preferred Stock as a class shall
terminate, and (z) the number of Directors shall be such number as may be
provided for in the charter or bylaws irrespective of any increase made pursuant
to the provisions of paragraph 3(c)(ii) hereof (such number being subject,
however, to change thereafter in any manner provided by law or in the charter or
bylaws). Any vacancies in the Board of Directors effected by the provisions of
clauses (y) and (z) in the preceding sentence may be filled by a majority of the
remaining Directors.

      

      (d)         
The Charter of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner (whether by
merger or otherwise) so as to adversely affect the powers, preferences or
special rights of

      

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      the
Series A Preferred Stock without the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting
separately as a class.

       

      (e)         
Except as otherwise provided herein, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall
have no special voting rights, and their consent shall not be required for
taking any corporate action.

       

      SECTION
4. Certain
Restrictions.

      

      (a)         
Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the
Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and
until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not
declared, on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been paid
in full, the Corporation shall not:

      

      
        	
              	
                (i)

              	
                declare or pay
      dividends on, or make any other distributions on, any shares of stock
      ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
      winding up) to the Series A Preferred
Stock;

              

      

      
        	 	 	 
	
              	
                (ii)

              	
                declare or pay
      dividends on, or make any other distributions on, any shares of stock
      ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
      dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except
      dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such other
      parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to
      the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then
      entitled;

              

      

      
        	 	 	 
	
              	
                (iii)

              	
                redeem,
      purchase or otherwise acquire for value any shares of stock ranking junior
      (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to
      the Series A Preferred Stock; provided that the
      Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares
      of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of stock of the
      Corporation ranking junior (as to dividends and upon dissolution,
      liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;
    or

              

      

      
        	 	 	 
	
              	
                (iv)

              	
                redeem, purchase or otherwise
      acquire for value any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of
      stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
      dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred
      Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by
      publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of
      Series A Preferred Stock and all such other parity stock upon such terms
      as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual
      dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective
      series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and
      equitable treatment among the respective series or
      classes.

              

      

      
      

      

      (b)        
 The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to
purchase or otherwise acquire for value any shares of stock of the Corporation
unless the Corporation could, under paragraph 4(a), purchase
or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

       

      SECTION 5. Reacquired
Shares. Any
shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by
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      retired and
cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon
their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock
without designation as to series and may be reissued as a part of a new series
of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of
Directors as permitted by the Charter or as otherwise permitted under Tennessee
Law.

       

      SECTION 6. Liquidation,
Dissolution and Winding Up. Upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (1)
to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless,
prior thereto, the holders of share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have
received $1.00 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends
and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment;
provided that the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an
aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter
set forth, equal to 200 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share
to holders of Common Stock, or (2) to the holders of stock ranking on a parity
(either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A
Preferred Stock and all such other parity stock in proportion to the total
amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such
liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If the Corporation shall at any time
after the Rights Declaration Date pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in
shares of Common Stock or effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or
lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate
amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled
immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding
sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.

       

      SECTION 7. Consolidation,
Merger, Etc. If the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation,
merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash or any other
property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall at
the same time be similarly exchanged for or changed into an amount per share,
subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 200
times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash or any other property, as
the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed
or exchanged. If the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration
Date pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or
effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
(by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding
sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator
of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after
such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

      

      

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      SECTION 8. No
Redemption. The
Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

       

      SECTION 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock
shall rank junior (as to dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution and winding
up) to all other series of the Corporation’s preferred stock except any series
that specifically provides that such series shall rank junior to the Series A
Preferred Stock.

       

      SECTION 10. Fractional
Shares. Series A
Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share which shall entitled the
holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting
rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit
of all other rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock.

       

      
        
          	
                  ARTICLE
      VII:

                	
                  MANAGEMENT
      OF THE CORPORATION

                

        

         

      

      The
property, affairs, and business of the corporation shall be managed by a Board
of Directors which shall exercise all the powers of the corporation without
action by the shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute or
by this Charter or by the Bylaws.

       

      The
Board of Directors may make Bylaws, and, from time to time may alter, amend or
repeal any Bylaws; but any Bylaw made, altered or amended by the Board of
Directors may be altered, amended or repealed by the shareholders at any annual
meeting or at any special meeting provided notice of such proposed alteration,
amendment or repeal is included in the notice of meeting.

       

      In
discharging the duties of a director and in determining what the director
reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, a director
may, in addition to considering the effects of any action on shareholders and to
the maximum extent permitted by law, consider any relevant factor. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the
corporation may consider the effects a proposed merger, exchange, tender offer
or significant disposition of the assets of the corporation or any of the
corporation’s subsidiaries would have on the corporation’s employees, customers,
suppliers, and the communities in which the corporation or its subsidiaries
operate or are located, and the long-term as well as the short-term interests of
the corporation and its shareholders, including the possibility that these
interests may best be served by the continued independence of the corporation,
in connection with its deliberations concerning, and actions taken with respect
to, such merger, exchange, tender offer or significant disposition of
assets.

       

      
        
          
            	
                    ARTICLE
      VIII:

                  	
                    LIMITATION
      OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY

                  

          

           

        

      

      No
person who is or was a director of the corporation, or such person’s heirs,
executors or administrators, shall be personally liable to the corporation or
its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director; provided, however, that this provision shall not eliminate or limit
the liability of any such party (i) for any breach of a director’s duty
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      loyalty to the
corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for
unlawful distributions under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act. Any repeal
or modification of the provisions of this Article VIII, directly or by the
adoption of an inconsistent provision of this Charter, shall not adversely
affect any right or protection in favor of a particular individual at the time
of such repeal or modification.

       

      
        
          
            
              	
                      ARTICLE
      IX:

                    	
                      SPECIAL
      MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS

                    

            

          

        

      

      

      A
special meeting of shareholders may be called at any time by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors or by the President or by the Board of Directors pursuant to
a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors which the
corporation would have at the time of the adoption of such resolution if there
were no vacancies, and by no other person or persons.

       

      
        
          
            
              	
                      ARTICLE
      X:

                    	
                      REMOVAL
      OF DIRECTORS AND FILLING OF
VACANCIES

                    

            

             

          

        

      

      Any
director may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by the
affirmative vote of at least 50% of the total number of votes entitled to be
cast at a special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose.

       

      Any
director may be removed for cause, at any time, by a majority vote of the entire
Board of Directors at a meeting called for that purpose, the notice of meeting
for which states that a purpose of the meeting is the removal of a
director.

       

      Any
vacancy in the Board of Directors arising at any time and for any cause, may be
filled by the vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office. Any
vacancy not filled by the Board of Directors may be filled by the shareholders
at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of shareholders called for that
purpose.

      

      
        	
                Dated:
      May 6, 1998

              	
                THOMAS
      & BETTS CORPORATION

              

      

    

    
       

       

      By:

      Clyde R.
Moore

      President and Chief
Executive Officer

       

       

      Attested:

      
 

      Jerry Kronenberg,
Secretary

       

       

      9Exhibit 4.2

    

    BYLAWS

     

    

    OF

     

    

    THOMAS
& BETTS CORPORATION

     

     

    As
Adopted by the Board of Directors on March 11, 1996 

     

    and

     

    Amended
and Restated on September 3, 1997 

     

    and

     

    Amended
and Restated February 3, 1999 

     

    and

     

    Amended
and Restated September 3, 2003 

     

    and

     

    Amended
and Restated September 5, 2007

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

    

    
      	 
    	 
    	 
    	 
    	
              TABLE OF
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              ARTICLE
      1

            	 
    	
              MEETINGS
      OF SHAREHOLDERS

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Annual
      Meeting

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Special
      Meetings

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Place of
      Meetings

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              4.

            	
               

            	
              Notice of
      Meetings

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              5.

            	
               

            	
              Quorum;
      Adjournment

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              6.

            	
               

            	
              Organization

            	
              1

            
	
              Section

            	
              7.

            	
               
      

            	
              Voting

            	
              2

            
	
              Section

            	
              8.

            	
               

            	
              Shareholder
      Lists

            	
              2

            
	
              Section

            	
              9.

            	
               

            	
              Notice of Business and
      Nominations

            	
              2

            

    

    
      	 	
              A.

            	 	
              Annual Meetings of
      Shareholders

            	
              2

            
	 	
              B.

            	 	
              Special Meetings of
      Shareholders

            	
              3

            
	 	
              C.

            	 	
              General

            	
              4

            

    

    
      	
              Section

            	
              10.

            	
               

            	
              Inspectors of
      Elections

            	
              4

            
	
              ARTICLE
      2

            	 
    	
              BOARD
      OF DIRECTORS

            	
              4

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              General
      Powers

            	
              4

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Number, Election and
      Term of Office

            	
              5

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Meetings

            	
              5

            
	
              Section

            	
              4.

            	
               

            	
              Place of
      Meeting

            	
              5

            
	
              Section

            	
              5.

            	
               

            	
              Notice of
      Meetings

            	
              5

            
	
              Section

            	
              6.

            	
               

            	
              Quorum and Manner of
      Acting

            	
              5

            
	
              Section

            	
              7.

            	
               

            	
              Organization

            	
              5

            
	
              Section

            	
              8.

            	
               

            	
              Resignations

            	
              6

            
	
              Section

            	
              9.

            	
               

            	
              Removal of
      Directors

            	
              6

            
	
              Section

            	
              10.

            	
               

            	
              Vacancies

            	
              6

            
	
              Section

            	
              11.

            	
               

            	
              Compensation

            	
              6

            
	
              Section

            	
              12.

            	
               

            	
              Increasing Number of
      Directors

            	
              6

            
	
              ARTICLE
      3

            	 	
              EXECUTIVE
      AND OTHER COMMITTEES

            	
              6

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Executive Committee,
      General Powers and Membership

            	
              6

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Procedure

            	
              7

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Other
      Committees

            	
              7

            
	ARTICLE
      4	 	OFFICERS	7
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Election, Term of
      Office and Qualifications

            	
              7

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Removal

            	
              7

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Resignations

            	
              8

            
	
              Section

            	
              4.

            	
               

            	
              Vacancies

            	
              8

            
	
              Section

            	
              5.

            	
               

            	
              Chairman of the Board
      of Directors

            	
              8

            
	
              Section

            	
              6.

            	
               

            	
              President

            	
              8

            
	
              Section

            	
              7.

            	
               

            	
              Chief Executive
      Officer

            	
              8

            
	
              Section

            	
              8.

            	
               
      

            	
              Secretary and
      Assistant Secretary

            	
              8

            
	
              Section

            	
              9.

            	
               

            	
              Treasurer

            	
              9

            

    

    
 

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              ARTICLE
      5

            	 
    	
              INDEMNIFICATION
      OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

            	
              9

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Right to
      Indemnification

            	
              9

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Right of Claimant to
      Bring Suit

            	
              10

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Non-Exclusivity of
      Rights; Continuation of Rights

            	
              10

            
	
              Section

            	
              4.

            	
               

            	
              Insurance

            	
              10

            
	
              ARTICLE
      6

            	 
    	
              EXECUTION
      OF INSTRUMENTS, ETC

            	
              11

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Contracts, Etc., How
      Executed

            	
              11

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Deposits

            	
              11

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Checks, Drafts,
      Etc

            	
              11

            
	
              ARTICLE
      7

            	 
    	
              SHARES
      AND THEIR TRANSFER; SHAREHOLDER RECORDS

            	
              11

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Shares of
      Stock

            	
              11

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Transfer of
      Shares

            	
              11

            
	
              Section

            	
              3.

            	
               

            	
              Closing of Transfer
      Books; Record Date

            	
              12

            
	
              Section

            	
              4.

            	
               

            	
              Lost and Destroyed
      Certificates

            	
              12

            
	
              Section

            	
              5.

            	
               

            	
              Regulations

            	
              12

            
	
              ARTICLE
      8

            	 
    	
              NOTICE

            	
              12

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Waiver of
      Notice

            	
              12

            
	
              ARTICLE
      9

            	 
    	
              MISCELLANEOUS

            	
              13

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	
              Fiscal
      Year

            	
              13

            
	
              Section

            	
              2.

            	
               

            	
              Seal

            	
              13

            
	
              ARTICLE
      10

            	 
    	
              AMENDMENTS

            	
              13

            
	
              Section

            	
              1.

            	
               

            	 
    	
              13

            

    

    

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    BYLAWS 

     

    ARTICLE
1

    

    MEETINGS
OF SHAREHOLDERS

    

    Section
1.         Annual Meeting. The
annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors and for the
transaction of such other business as may properly come before said meeting
shall be held on a day during the period from April 15 to May 15, or on any
other day, and at a time determined by the Board of Directors. 

     

    Section
2.         Special Meetings.
Except as otherwise required by law, a special meeting of shareholders may be
called at any time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors if he or she is an
officer of the Corporation or by the President or by the Board of Directors
pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors
which the Corporation would have at the time of the adoption of such resolution
if there were no vacancies (the "Whole Board") and by no other person or
persons. 

     

    Section
3.         Place of Meetings.
All meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the
Corporation in the State of Tennessee, or at other places in or outside of such
State as may be designated by the Board of Directors and specified in the notice
of meeting. 

     

    Section
4.         Notice of Meetings.
Notice of each meeting stating the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called and the time when and the place where it is to be held, shall be served
upon each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, either
personally or by mailing such notice to him or her or by such other manner as
may be permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporations Act, not less than 10
days nor more than two months before the time fixed for such meeting. If mailed,
it shall be directed to a shareholder at his or her address as it appears on the
shareholder list. Any previously scheduled meeting of the shareholders may be
postponed by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior
to the date previously scheduled for such meeting of shareholders. 

     

    Section
5.         Quorum; Adjournment.
Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Charter, at each meeting of
shareholders, the holders of record of a majority of the total number of the
shares of capital stock entitled to vote must be present in person or by proxy
to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Whether or not there is
a quorum at any meeting, the shareholders present and entitled to cast a
majority of the votes thereat or the Chairman of the meeting may adjourn and
readjourn the meeting from time to time. At any such adjourned meeting at which
a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally called. 

     

    Section
6.         Organization. At
every meeting of the shareholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or,
in his or her absence, the President, or, in his or her absence, a Vice
President designated by the President or, in the absence of such designation, a
chairman designated by the Board of Directors, shall act as Chairman. The
Secretary or the Assistant Secretary or such officer of

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    the
Corporation designated by the chairman shall act as secretary of each meeting of
the shareholders.

     

    Section
7.         Voting. Each
shareholder of record present shall be entitled at each meeting of shareholders
to such number of votes as shall be prescribed by the Charter for the shares of
capital stock recorded in his or her name in the shareholder records of the
Corporation: 

    

    
      
        	
              	
                (a)

              	
                at
      the record date fixed as provided in Section 3 of Article 7,
      or

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
              	
                (b)

              	
                if
      no such record date shall have been fixed, then at the close of business
      on the eleventh day before the day of such
  meeting.

              

      

    

    

    The voting
at any meeting of shareholders need not be by ballot, unless specifically
required by law or requested by a qualified voter present in person or by
proxy.

     

    Except to
the extent permitted under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, shares of the
Corporation's capital stock shall not be entitled to vote if such shares are
owned, directly or indirectly, by another corporation of which the Corporation
owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote for
directors of such corporation. Notwithstanding, the foregoing shall not limit
the power of the Corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held
by it in a fiduciary capacity.

     

    Section
8.         Shareholder Lists.
The Transfer Agent or the Secretary, or such other officer as may be designated
by the Board of Directors, shall make a full, true and complete list, in
alphabetical order, of all shareholders entitled to vote at each annual or
special meeting of shareholders, and the address and the number of shares of
capital stock held by each. The Board of Directors shall produce such list at
the time and place of the meeting, to remain there during the meeting. Such list
shall be the only evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to vote at
the meeting. 

    

    Section
9.         Notice of Business and
Nominations.

    

    A.        
Annual Meetings of
Shareholders.

    

    [1]         Nominations
of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and any
proposal of business to be considered by the shareholders may be made at an
annual meeting of shareholders only (a) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of
meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any
shareholder of the Corporation who was a shareholder of record at the time of
giving of notice provided for in this Section, who is entitled to vote at the
meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this
Section.

     

    

    [2]         For
nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by
a shareholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A) (1) of this Section, the
shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of
the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder's notice shall be delivered to the
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    principal
executive offices of the Corporation not less than 120 days prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided, however, that in
the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days
or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, notice by the
shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than the close of
business on the later of the 120th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th
day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting
is first made.

     

    Such
shareholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the shareholder
proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information
relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of
proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") (including such person's written consent to being named in
the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (b)
as to any other business that the shareholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the
meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any
material interest in such business of such shareholder and the beneficial owner,
if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the shareholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as
such name and address appear in the Corporation's shareholder records, and of
such beneficial owner and (ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation
which are owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder and such
beneficial owner.

     

    [3]        
Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A) (2) of this
Section to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected
to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public
announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of
the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 120 days prior
to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a shareholder's
notice required by this Section shall also be considered timely, but only with
respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall
be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the
day on which such public announcement is first made by the
Corporation.

     

    B.        
Special Meetings of
Shareholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting
of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the
notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors
may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be
elected pursuant to the notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the
Board of Directors or (b) by any shareholder of the Corporation who is a
shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this
Section, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in this Section.  Nominations by
shareholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at
such a special meeting of shareholders if the shareholder's notice required by
paragraph (A) (2) of this Section shall be delivered to the Secretary at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 90th day
prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on
the

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    later of
the 60th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on
which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and
of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such
meeting.

    

    C.        
General.

    

    [1]        
Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this Section shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business
shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought
before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Chairman of the meeting shall have the
power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be
brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this Section and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance
with this Section, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall
be disregarded.

     

    [2]        
For purposes of this Section, "public announcement" shall mean disclosure in a
press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or
comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13,
14 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act.

     

    [3]        
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a shareholder shall
also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this
Section. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to affect any rights of
shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

    

    Section
10.         Inspectors of
Elections. The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more
inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the
Corporation in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers,
employees, agents or representatives of the Corporation, to act at the meeting
and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as
alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector
or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of
shareholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors
to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties,
shall take and sign an oath or affirmation faithfully to execute the duties of
inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her
ability. 

    

    ARTICLE
2

    

    BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

    

    Section
1.         General
Powers.  The business of the Corporation, except as otherwise
expressly provided by law or by the Charter, shall be managed by the Board of
Directors. 

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section
2.         Number, Election and Term of
Office. A Board of Directors of not less than seven nor more than fifteen
members as may be determined by the Board of Directors at a meeting held prior
to the annual meeting shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders.
The number of directors to be elected shall be stated in the notice of the
meeting. Subject to such limitation, the persons receiving the greatest number
of votes shall be the directors and they shall hold office until the next annual
meeting and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, or
until death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Each director shall
within one month's time of his or her election and so long as he or she shall
continue to be a director, be a bona fide holder of at least one share of the
Common Stock of the Corporation. 

     

    Section
3.         Meetings. The Board
of Directors shall hold regular meetings on such days and at such hours as may
be fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time, except that a regular
meeting shall be held as soon as practicable after the adjournment of the annual
meeting of the shareholders at which such Board of Directors shall have been
elected, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the
transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

     

    Special
meetings shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors
or by the President or any two directors.

     

    Section
4.         Place of Meeting.
Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal office of the
Corporation or at such other place as the Board of Directors may from time to
time determine. 

     

    Section
5.         Notice of Meetings.
Notice need not be given for regular Board of Directors meetings, the dates,
times, and places of which have been fixed by the Board of Directors in advance
for the calendar year. Notice of a special meeting or of a change in the date,
time, or place of holding a regular Board of Directors meeting shall be
communicated (i) in writing to each director at the director's residence or
usual place of business, or at such other address as the director may have
designated in a written request filed with the Secretary, at least two days
before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or (ii) orally, in person or
by telephone, at least 24 hours before the time at which the meeting is to be
held. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors may be waived in writing
by any director either before or after the time of such meeting; and at any
meeting at which every director shall be present, even though without any
notice, any business may be transacted. 

     

    Section
6.         Quorum and Manner of
Acting. A majority of the total number of directors shall be present in
person or by telephone at any meeting of the Board of Directors in order to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business thereat. Whether or not
there is a quorum at any meeting, a majority of the directors who are present
may adjourn and readjourn any meeting from time to time to a day and hour
certain. 

     

    Section
7.         Organization. At
every meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
or, in his or her absence, the President, or, in his or her absence, a chairman
chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside. The Secretary of
the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meetings of the Board of
Directors. At any meeting of the Board of Directors,

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    in the
absence of the Secretary, the chairman of such meeting shall appoint a person to
act as secretary of the meeting.

     

    Section
8.         Resignations. Any
director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Chairman of the
Board of Directors or to the President or to the Secretary of the Corporation or
to the Board of Directors. Such resignation shall take effect at the time
specified therein and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of
such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. 

     

    Section
9.         Removal of Directors.
Any director may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by the
affirmative vote of at least 50% of the total number of votes entitled to be
cast at a special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose. Any director
may be removed for cause, at any time, by a majority vote of the entire Board of
Directors at a meeting called for that purpose, the notice of meeting for which
states that a purpose of the meeting is the removal of a director. 

     

    Section
10.        Vacancies. Any
vacancy in the Board of Directors arising at any time and for any cause, may be
filled by the vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office. Any
vacancy not filled by the Board of Directors may be filled by the shareholders
at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of shareholders called for that
purpose. 

     

    Section
11.        Compensation. The
Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors in office
and irrespective of any personal interest of any of them, shall have the
authority to establish reasonable compensation, including reimbursement of
expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation as directors, officers or
otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director
from serving in any other capacity or receiving compensation for such
service.

     

    Section
12.        Increasing Number of
Directors. The Board of Directors shall have power at any time when the
shareholders as such are not assembled in a meeting, regular or special, to
increase the number of directors elected by the shareholders and forthwith to
fill such position or positions by the election of one or more directors, to
hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, and until his, her or
their successor or successors are elected and qualified. 

    

    ARTICLE
3

    

    EXECUTIVE
AND OTHER COMMITTEES

    

    Section
1.         Executive Committee, General
Powers and Membership. From time to time, the Board of Directors may, by
a majority of the Whole Board, appoint from its members an Executive Committee
consisting of at least three members of the Board of Directors, a majority of
whom shall not be employees of the Corporation, and the Committee shall meet at
the call of the Chairman, or, in the absence of the Chairman, at the call of any
member of such committee, to act for the Board of Directors, to the extent
permitted by law, in any situation in which action of the Board of Directors is
required and it is not practicable to have a meeting of the Board of Directors.
The Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all the powers of the Board
of Directors except the power to authorize or approve distributions or
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    a formula
or method prescribed by the Board of Directors, the power to appoint or remove a
member of the Executive Committee or other committee, the power to fill
vacancies in the Board of Directors, the power to remove an officer appointed by
the Board of Directors, the power to amend or repeal these Bylaws and the power
to authorize or approve the issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or
to determine the designation and relative rights, preferences, and limitations
of a class or series of shares, except as authorized by the Board of Directors
within limits specifically prescribed by the Board of Directors. All actions of
the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors at its
meeting next succeeding such action and, insofar as the rights of third parties
shall not be affected thereby, shall be subject to revision and alteration by
the Board of Directors.

     

    All
members of the Board of Directors not appointed to the Executive Committee may
be authorized by appropriate action of the Board of Directors to attend the
meetings of the Executive Committee as observers but without any right to vote
at such meetings and shall be entitled to receive such fees as shall be fixed by
the Board of Directors.

     

    Section
2.         Procedure. The
Executive Committee shall fix its own rules of procedure and shall meet where
and as provided by such rules or by resolution of the Board of Directors. The
presence in person or by telephone of a majority shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum and in every case the affirmative vote of a majority of all
members of the committee shall be necessary. 

     

    Section
3.         Other Committees.
From time to time, the Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority
vote of the Whole Board, may appoint any other committee or committees for any
purpose or purposes with such powers as shall be specified in the resolution of
appointment and permitted by law. 

    

    ARTICLE
4

     

    OFFICERS

    

    Section
1.         Election, Term of Office and
Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall elect a President, a
Secretary and a Treasurer and it may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors,
who may or may not be designated an officer of the Corporation, one or more Vice
Presidents and such other officers as it may deem necessary from time to time,
with such authority and such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors from time to time. Subject to the provisions of Section 2 and Section
3 of this Article each elected officer shall hold office until the next annual
election and until his or her successor is chosen and qualified. Divisional
officers, who shall not be officers of the Corporation, may be appointed by the
Chief Executive Officer to perform such duties as may be assigned from time to
time by the Chief Executive Officer. 

     

    The same
person, whether an officer of the Corporation or a divisional officer, may hold
more than one office, so far as permitted by law, except the offices of
president and secretary, and exercise and perform the powers and duties
thereof.

    

    Section
2.         Removal. Any officer
may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by
resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, at any meeting of the Board
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    Directors,
or by any committee or officer upon whom such power of removal shall have been
conferred by resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.

     

    Section
3.         Resignations. Any
officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Chairman of the
Board of Directors if he or she is an officer of the Corporation or to the
President or to the Secretary or to the Board of Directors. Any such resignation
shall take effect at the time specified therein and, unless otherwise specified
therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it
effective. 

     

    Section
4.         Vacancies. A vacancy
in any office arising from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of
the term in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for election to such elective
office. 

     

    Section
5.         Chairman of the Board of
Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all
shareholders' meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors. He or she shall
perform such additional duties and possess such additional powers as from time
to time shall be prescribed for him or her by the Board of Directors.

     

    Section
6.         President. The
President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as from time to time
shall be prescribed for him or her by the Board of Directors. In the absence of
the Chairman of the Board of Directors he or she shall perform the duties and
possess the powers of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. 

     

    Section
7.         Chief Executive
Officer. The Board of Directors may from time to time designate either
the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President as the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation to be in general charge of the business of the
Corporation in all its departments. This shall require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the Whole Board given at any meeting. 

     

    Section
8.         Secretary and Assistant
Secretary. The Secretary shall: 

     

    A.        
keep the minutes of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of
Directors, and of any committee of the Board of Directors to which a secretary
shall not have been appointed, in books to be kept for the purpose;

     

    B.        
see that all notices are duly given in accordance with these Bylaws or as
required by law;

     

    C.        
be custodian of the records (other than financial) and have charge of the seal
of the Corporation and see that it is used upon all papers or documents whose
execution on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is required by law or duly
authorized in accordance with these Bylaws; and

     

    D.        
in general, perform all duties incident to the office of the Secretary, and such
other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or
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    the Board
of Directors if he or she is an officer of the Corporation or by the President
or by any committee thereunto authorized.

     

    The
Assistant Secretary shall, in the absence of the Secretary, perform the duties
and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties as
from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or by the Chairman
of the Board of Directors if he or she is an officer of the Corporation or by
the President or by any committee thereunto authorized.

    

    Section
9.         Treasurer. The
Treasurer shall:

    

    A.        
have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of
the Corporation; and

     

    B.        
in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer, and such
other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or
by the Chairman of the Board of Directors if he or she is an officer of the
Corporation or by the President or by any committee thereunto
authorized.

    

    ARTICLE
5

    

    INDEMNIFICATION
OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

    

    Section
1.         Right to
Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened
to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"),
by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal
representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of
such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or
officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, shall
be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent
authorized or permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as the same
exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only
to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader
indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior
to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person
in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person
who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his
or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that the
Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in
connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if
such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors. The
right to indemnification conferred in this Section shall include the right to be
paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding
in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the Tennessee
Business Corporation Act requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a
director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in
any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a
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    without
limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final
disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation
of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all
amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or
officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or
otherwise.

     

    Section
2.         Right of Claimant to Bring
Suit. If a claim under Section 1 of this Article is not paid in full by
the Corporation within ninety days after a written claim has been received by
the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the
Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and, if successful in
whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of
prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an
action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking,
if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has
not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the Tennessee
Business Corporation Act for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the
amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the
Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of
the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Tennessee Business Corporation
Act, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the claimant has
not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or
create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of
conduct.

     

    Section
3.         Non-Exclusivity of Rights;
Continuation of Rights. The right to indemnification and the payment of
expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition
conferred in this Article shall not be exclusive of any other right which any
person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the
Charter, Bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. All rights to indemnification under this Article shall be deemed to
be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the
Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this Article
is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Article or any repeal or
modification of relevant provisions of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or
any other applicable laws shall not in any way diminish any rights to
indemnification of such director or officer or the obligations of the
Corporation arising hereunder. 

     

    Section
4.         Insurance. The
Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any
director or officer of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or
loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such expense, liability or loss under the Tennessee Business
Corporation Act. 

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ARTICLE
6

    

    EXECUTION
OF INSTRUMENTS, ETC.

    

    Section
1.         Contracts, Etc., How
Executed. All contracts and other corporate instruments shall be executed
in the name of and in behalf of the Corporation and delivered by the Chairman of
the Board of Directors if he or she is an officer of the Corporation, the
President, the President of a division of the Corporation, any Vice President or
the Treasurer and may be attested by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or the
Vice President-General Counsel unless the Board of Directors shall specifically
direct otherwise. 

     

    

    Section
2.         Deposits. Funds of
the Corporation may be deposited from time to time to the credit of the
Corporation with such depositaries as may be selected by the Board of Directors
or by any committee or officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation
to whom such power may be delegated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

     

    

    Section
3.         Checks, Drafts, Etc.
All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes, acceptances,
or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall
be signed by the Vice President-Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer or such
agent or agents of the Corporation as shall be designated from time to time by
the Vice President-Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer.  Unless
otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, endorsements for
deposit to the credit of the Corporation in any of its duly authorized
depositaries may be made without counter signature, by the President or any Vice
President, or the Treasurer, or by any other officer or agent of the Corporation
to whom such power shall have been delegated by the Vice President-Chief
Financial Officer or Treasurer and may be made by hand-stamped impression in the
name of the Corporation. 

    

    ARTICLE
7

    

    SHARES AND
THEIR TRANSFER; SHAREHOLDER RECORDS

    

    Section
1.         Shares of
Stock.  The stock of the Corporation shall be represented by
certificated or un-certificated shares. At the discretion of the Board of
Directors, all shares will be issued un-certificated, in book-entry electronic
form, unless a certificate is specifically requested by a shareholder. In such
case, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary is authorized to instruct the
Transfer Agent to issue such certificated shares. Certificated shares shall be
evidenced by a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors if
he or she is an officer of the Corporation or by the President and the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and sealed
with the seal of the Corporation. Such seal may be a facsimile, engraved or
printed. Where any such certificate is signed by a Transfer Agent or Assistant
Transfer Agent or by a Transfer Clerk and by a Registrar, the signatures of the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer and of the Transfer Agent, Assistant Transfer
Agent, Transfer Clerk and Registrar upon such certificate may be facsimiles,
engraved or printed.

    

    Section
2.         Transfer of Shares.
Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be
recorded in the shareholder records of the Corporation when duly assigned by the
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    record of
such shares or by his or her attorney thereunto duly authorized, and on
surrender of the certificate or certificates (if certificated), for such shares
or pursuant to the abandoned property laws of any state of the United States if
the shareholder's share interest shall be properly within the jurisdiction of
the state and has been deemed abandoned and subject to custodial retention under
the laws of such state.

     

    Section
3.         Closing of Transfer Books;
Record Date. The Board of Directors may close the stock transfer books
for a period not exceeding 60 days preceding the date of any meeting of
shareholders or the date for payment of any dividend, or the date for the
allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
capital stock shall go into effect; provided, however, in lieu of closing the
stock transfer books, as aforesaid the Board of Directors may at its discretion
fix in advance a date, not exceeding 60 days preceding the date of any meeting
of shareholders, or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for
the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange
of capital stock shall go into effect, as a record date for the determination of
the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, or
entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or any such allotment of
rights, or to exercise the rights in respect to any such change, conversion or
exchange of capital stock, and all persons who are holders of record at such
time of the class of stock involved, and no others, shall be entitled to such
notice of, and to vote at, such meeting, or to receive payment of such dividend,
or allotment of rights or exercise of such rights, as the case may be.

     

    Section
4.         Lost and Destroyed
Certificates. The holder of record of any certificate of stock who shall
claim that such certificate is lost or destroyed may make an affidavit or
affirmation of that fact and advertise the same in such manner as the Board of
Directors, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar may require and give a bond, if
required to do so, in the form and in such sum as the Board of Directors, the
Transfer Agent or the Registrar may direct, sufficient to indemnify the
Corporation, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar against any claim that may be
made on account of such certificate, whereupon one or more new certificates may
be issued of the same tenor and for the same aggregate number of shares as the
one alleged to be lost or destroyed. 

     

    Section
5.         Regulations. The
Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient
concerning the issuance, transfer and registration of shares of stock; it may
appoint one or more transfer agents or registrars of transfers or both, and may
require all certificates of stock to bear the signature of either or both.

    

    ARTICLE
8

     

    NOTICE

    

    Section
1.         Waiver of Notice. No
notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting of shareholders or
directors, or of any committee, or any publication thereof, whether prescribed
by law, by the Charter or by these Bylaws, need be given to any person who
attends such meeting, or who, in writing, executed either before or after the
holding thereof, waives such notice, and such attendance or waiver shall be
deemed equivalent to notice. 

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ARTICLE
9

     

    MISCELLANEOUS

    

    Section
1.         Fiscal Year. The
fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the last day of the calendar year.

    

    Section
2.         Seal.  The
seal of the Corporation shall be a device, circular in form, containing the name
of the Corporation, the figures "1996" and the words, "Corporate Seal" and
"Tennessee." The corporate seal may be used in printing, engraving,
lithographing, stamping or otherwise making, placing or affixing, or causing to
be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped or otherwise made, placed or
affixed, upon any paper or document, by any process whatsoever, an impression
facsimile, or other reproduction of the corporate seal. The Secretary, Assistant
Secretary, Vice President-General Counsel or any other person specifically
authorized by the Board of Directors, may use the seal of the Corporation in
connection with corporate contracts or instruments.

    

    ARTICLE
10

     

    AMENDMENTS

    

    Section
1.         These Bylaws may be amended
or repealed by the shareholders at any annual meeting, or at any special meeting
if notice of the proposed amendment or new Bylaws is included in the notice of
such meeting. These Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of
a majority of the Whole Board given at any meeting, the notice or waiver of
notice whereof mentions such amendment or repeal as one of the purposes of such
meeting.

     

     

     

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