1 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT Place of Name Incorporation ---- ------------- Blackburn Electric Canada Inc. Canada E.K. Campbell Company Missouri Catamount Manufacturing, Inc. Massachusetts Challenger Caribbean Corporation Delaware FL Amelec, Inc. Texas Thomas & Betts Monterrey S.A. de C.V. Mexico American Electric de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico Thomas & Betts Caribe, Inc. Delaware Thomas & Betts FSC, Inc. U.S. Virgin Islands Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Delaware Thomas & Betts Aktiebolag Sweden Thomas & Betts Euro Distribution S.A. Belgium Thomas & Betts France France Thomas & Betts GmbH Germany Thomas & Betts GmbH & Co. KG Germany Thomas & Betts Holdings (U.K.) Ltd. United Kingdom Thomas & Betts Limited United Kingdom Thomas & Betts Manufacturing Limited United Kingdom Thomas & Betts Hong Kong, Limited Hong Kong Thomas & Betts Japan, Ltd. Japan Thomas & Betts (Luxembourg) S.A. Luxembourg Thomas & Betts de Mexico S.de R.L. de C.V. Mexico Thomas & Betts Pty. Limited Australia Thomas & Betts (S.E. Asia) Pte. Ltd. Singapore Thomas & Betts S.p.A. Italy Thomas & Betts S.A. Spain Thomas & Betts Limited Canada T&B Commander Electrical Materials Inc. Canada Thomas & Betts (Ontario) Ltd. Canada All subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements. Subsequent to December 31, 1995, the Corporation acquired Amerace Corporation. EX 21-1