Thomas & Betts (TNB) 10-Q 2002 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of Thomas & Betts Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 29, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated this 11th day of November 2002.

/s/ JOHN P. MURPHY

John P. Murphy

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer