SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: September 3, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION
TENNESSEE
(State of incorporation or organization)
1-4682
(Commission File Number)
22-1326940
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
| 8155 T&B Boulevard Memphis, Tennessee (Address of principal executive offices) | 38125 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(901) 252-5000
| Item 8 Change in Fiscal Year | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
Item 8 Change in Fiscal Year
On September 3, 2003, the Board of Directors of Thomas & Betts Corporation (the “Registrant” and the “Corporation”) changed the Corporation’s fiscal year from the Sunday closest to the end of the calendar year to December 31.
The report covering the transition period will be filed on the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
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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/ JOHN P. MURPHY | |||
| John P. Murphy | ||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Date: September 18, 2003
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