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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - THOMAS & BETTS CORP | a6632437-ex991.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: March 2, 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)
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1-4682 |
22-1326940 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
| (d) |
On March 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Mr. Michael L. Ducker as a new director for the remainder of the 2010-2011 Board year and nominated him to stand for election at the Company’s annual shareholder meeting on May 4, 2011. Mr. Ducker was appointed to serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. |
| Mr. Ducker will receive pro-rata director compensation for the remainder of the 2010-11 Board year. | |
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The Company issued a press release on March 2, 2011 announcing Mr. Ducker’s appointment to the Board. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. |
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated March 2, 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.
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Thomas & Betts Corporation |
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| (Registrant) | ||
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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: |
March 2, 2011 |
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated March 2, 2011. |