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: July 25, 2005
                        (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)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 25, 2005, 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 fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1   Press Release dated July 25, 2005





                                    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/ Kenneth W. Fluke
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Kenneth W. Fluke
                                                 Senior Vice President and Chief
                                                 Financial Officer


Date:  July 25, 2005






                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit                      Description of Exhibits
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99.1                         Press Release of the Registrant dated July 25, 2005