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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - THOMAS & BETTS CORP | a6628605ex991.htm |
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report: February 28, 2011
(Date
of earliest event reported)
THOMAS
& BETTS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-4682 |
22-1326940 |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8155 T&B Boulevard |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(901)
252-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.02 APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
(c) On February 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of Thomas & Betts Corporation promoted Charles L. Treadway to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 1, 2011. Mr. Treadway has served as Senior Vice President, Group President – Electrical since joining the Company in March 2009. He was named an executive officer by the Board of Directors at its May 6, 2009 meeting.
In this new position, Mr. Treadway will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to the Company’s three global business segments. He will receive a grade increase with an annual base salary of $500,000, an increase in his bonus target from 65% to 70% of base salary, and an increase in his long-term incentive target factor from 150% to 208%. Other benefits and perquisites are unchanged.
The Board also named Imad Hajj to the position of Senior Vice President-International and Operational Development. Mr. Hajj will be responsible for ensuring that the Company’s strategic operational activities support the Company’s growth objectives. There will be no change in Mr. Hajj’s grade or compensation.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated February 28, 2011.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Thomas & Betts Corporation |
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(Registrant) | ||
By: /s/ W. David Smith, Jr. |
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W. David Smith, Jr. |
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Assistant General Counsel and |
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Assistant Secretary |
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Date: |
February 28, 2011 |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit |
99.1 |
Press Release dated February 28, 2011. |