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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: October 20, 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
Memphis, Tennessee 38125

(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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

            On October 20, 2011, Thomas & Betts Corporation, by a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, and incorporated herein by reference, announced the financial results for the third fiscal quarter for 2011.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     Exhibits

          99.1     Press Release dated October 20, 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

(Registrant)
 
 

By: /s/ W. David Smith, Jr.

W. David Smith, Jr.

Assistant General Counsel and

Assistant Secretary

 
 

Date:

October 20, 2011


Exhibit Index

Exhibit

Description of Exhibits

 
99.1

Press Release of the Registrant dated October 20, 2011