8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 14, 2010

Hubbell Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut	1-2958	06-0397030
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
40 Waterview Drive, Shelton, Connecticut		06484
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 475 882 4000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 14, 2010, the Board of Directors of Hubbell Incorporated (the "Company") elected Neal J. Keating, 54, as Director of the Company. Mr. Keating was appointed to serve on the Company's Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Keating is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaman Corporation ("Kaman") in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Previously, he was President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Kaman. Prior to joining Kaman, Mr. Keating served as Chief Operating Officer of Hughes Supply. Before that he was managing director and Chief Executive Officer of GKN Aerospace and served as an Executive Director on the Board of Directors of GKN, Plc and on the board of directors of Agusta-Westland. Mr. Keating graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and an Executive M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Keating will receive compensation consistent with the other non-management directors of t he Company as disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010, pro-rated based upon the effective date of his election. Such compensation includes: (1) an annual retainer of $60,000; (2) $2,000 for each Board and Board Committee meeting attended; and (3) a restricted share grant of 1,750 shares of Class B common stock after each annual meeting of shareholders, which will vest at the next year’s annual meeting of shareholders provided that the director is still serving as a director at the time of the meeting. Mr. Keating is also eligible to defer receipt of such fees pursuant to a deferred compensation agreement providing for payment of the fees in stock units (each stock unit consisting of one share each of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock) or credited with interest at the prime rate as in effect at the Company’s principal commercial bank on the date immediately following the qua rterly directors’ meeting, subject to certain terms and conditions of the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors under which the fees are deferred. Dividend equivalents are paid on the stock units and are converted into additional stock units. Distributions are made in either a lump sum or in installment payments, at the Director’s election.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Keating to the Board of Directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS — Certain of the statements contained in this report and the exhibit attached hereto, including, without limitation, statements as to management’s good faith expectations and belief are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and belief concerning future developments and their potential effect upon the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management’s expectations or that the effect of future developments on the Company will be those anticipated by management.

SIGNATURES

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.

	Hubbell Incorporated
September 16, 2010	By:	/s/ Richard W. Davies
		Name: Richard W. Davies
		Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release announcing the addition of Mr. Neal J. Keating to the Board of Directors

EX-99.1

        Date:         September 15, 2010            NEWS RELEASE

                     For Release:        IMMEDIATELY
                                                                     Hubbell Incorporated
                                                             40 Waterview Drive
                                                             Shelton, CT  06484
                                                             475-882-4000

                Contact:                 William R. Sperry

HUBBELL BOARD ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR

SHELTON, CT. (September 15, 2010) – The Board of Directors of Hubbell Incorporated (NYSE:  HUBA, HUBB) announces the election of Neal J. Keating as a Director of the Company. This addition to the Board brings the total number of directors to eleven.

Mr. Keating, 54, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaman Corporation (Nasdaq: KAMN) headquartered in Bloomfield, CT. Kaman conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets, serving more than 50,000 customers with 2009 sales of $1.1 billion.

Prior to joining Kaman, Mr. Keating was chief operating officer of Hughes Supply and before that he was managing director and chief executive officer at GKN Aerospace and served as an Executive Director on the Board of Directors of GKN, Plc and on the board of directors of Agusta-Westland. He started his career with Rockwell Automation, rising over a 24-year period to the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer of Rockwell Collins Commercial Systems. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and his Executive MBA from the University of Chicago.

Hubbell’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Timothy H. Powers, said, “I am pleased to have Neal join Hubbell’s Board. His experience both as a chief executive and in operations at a large distributor will be very valuable to us.”
Hubbell Incorporated is an international manufacturer of quality electrical and electronic products for a broad range of non-residential and residential construction, industrial and utility applications. With 2009 revenues of $2.4 billion, Hubbell Incorporated operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, Italy, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Australia. Hubbell also participates in joint ventures in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and maintains sales offices in Singapore, the People’s Republic of China, Mexico, South Korea, and the Middle East. The corporate headquarters is located in Shelton, CT.