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 22, 2007
                        (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 October 22, 2007, 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 September 30, 2007.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)         Exhibits

            99.1     Press Release dated October 22, 2007



                                    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 23, 2007



                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit               Description of Exhibits
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99.1                  Press Release of the Registrant dated October 22, 2007