Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Hubbell Incorporated (“Hubbell”, the “Company”, “registrant”, “we”, “our” or “us”, which references include its divisions and subsidiaries) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States of America (“U.S.”) GAAP for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Hubbell Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

On February 2, 2018 the Company acquired Meter Readings Holding Group, LLC ("Aclara Technologies" or "Aclara") for approximately $1.1 billion. Aclara is a provider of smart infrastructure solutions for electric, gas, and water utilities, with advanced metering solutions and grid monitoring sensor technology, as well as leading software enabled installation services. The acquisition has been added to the Power segment and is intended to extend the Power segment's capabilities into smart automation technologies, accelerate ongoing innovation efforts to address utility customer demand for data and integrated solutions, and expand the segment's reach to a broader set of utility customers. The results of operations of Aclara are included in Hubbell's results beginning on February 2, 2018.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU 2018-02) relating to the reclassification of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss). The new guidance allows an entity to reclassify the income tax effects of the Public Law 115-97 "An Act to Provide Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018", commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 ("TCJA") on items within accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) to retained earnings. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The new standard must be adopted retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the TCJA is recognized. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this standard on its financial statements.

In response to the enactment of the TCJA, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant published Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 ("SAB 118"). SAB 118 addresses the requirements to account for the impact of a change in tax law or tax rates in the period of enactment. Specifically, SAB 118 provides guidance for issuers that are not able to complete the accounting for the income tax effects of the TCJA by the time financial statements are issued for the reporting period that includes the enactment date (“enactment period financials”).

Pursuant to SAB 118, if the accounting for specific income tax effects of the TCJA is incomplete at the time the financial statements are issued, a company should provide a provisional amount for specific income tax effects for which a reasonable estimate can be determined. For any specific income tax effects of the TCJA for which a reasonable estimate cannot be determined because additional information, data, analysis or preparation is required, a company should not report a provisional amount but continue to apply the rules in effect immediately prior to enactment. For income tax effects for which a company was not able to determine a reasonable estimate in the enactment period financials, a provisional amount must be recorded in the first reporting period in which a reasonable estimate can be determined.

Under SAB 118, the measurement period for accounting for the TCJA begins in the period of enactment and ends when an entity has obtained, prepared and analyzed the information necessary to complete the accounting requirements under ASC 740, Income Taxes, (the “measurement period”), but in no event can the measurement period extend beyond one year from the TCJA’s enactment date. Any provisional amount or adjustment to a provisional amount included in a company’s financial statements during the measurement period should be included in income from continuing operations as an adjustment to tax expense or benefit in the reporting period the amounts are determined.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, we recognized a provisional tax amount of approximately $57 million as a component of income tax expense from continuing operations for certain one-time items related to the TCJA for which we were able to determine a reasonable estimate. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company did not record any material adjustment to the provisional amounts recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017 or include a provisional amount for the income tax effects of any further repatriation of our unremitted foreign earnings as we continue to obtain, prepare, and analyze information and evaluate legislative and authoritative guidance being issued.

In March 2017, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU 2017-07) relating to the presentation of net periodic pension costs and net periodic post-retirement benefit cost. The new guidance requires the service component of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit costs to be reported in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs, and the other components to be reported outside of operating income. The Company adopted the requirements of the new standard in the first quarter of 2018 and applied the guidance on a retrospective basis, as required by the standard. The impact to our fiscal quarters and year-ended 2017 is shown in the table below (in millions):



	Three Months Ended												Twelve Months Ended
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Dec 31, 2017			Sep 30, 2017			Jun 30, 2017			Mar 31, 2017			Dec 31, 2017
Cost of goods sold	$	(0.9	)	$	(0.8	)	$	(0.8	)	$	(0.8	)	$	(3.3	)
Selling & administrative expenses	(2.9		)	(3.0		)	(3.0		)	(2.9		)	(11.8		)
Total operating expenses	(3.8		)	(3.8		)	(3.8		)	(3.7		)	(15.1		)
Operating income	3.8			3.8			3.8			3.7			15.1
Total other expense	(3.8		)	(3.8		)	(3.8		)	(3.7		)	(15.1		)
Net income	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

In February 2016, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU 2016-02) related to the accounting and financial statement presentation for leases. This new guidance will require a lessee to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease liability for both financing and operating leases, with a policy election permitting an exception to this guidance for leases with a term of twelve months or less. For financing leases, the lessee will recognize interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset, and for operating leases, the lessee will recognize a straight-line lease expense. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt the standard as of January 1, 2019. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Company expects to recognize approximately $100 million of right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the balance sheet upon adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption will have a material impact on our results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU 2014-09) related to new revenue recognition guidance (ASC 606) that supersedes the existing revenue recognition guidance and most industry-specific guidance applicable to revenue recognition. According to the new guidance, an entity will apply a principles-based five step model to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers and in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Subsequently, the FASB has issued amendments to certain aspects of the guidance including the effective date.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the requirements of ASC 606 using the modified retrospective approach. The Company applied the guidance to all contracts and recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to Retained Earnings as of January, 1, 2018 of $0.6 million. The impacts to the financial statements are primarily related to balance sheet classification, including amounts associated with the change in balance sheet classification of the sales returns reserves, while the impacts on the income statement reflect the change in classification of restocking fees. The impact to our financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was as follows (in millions):



	For the Period Ended March 31, 2018
Income Statement	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606		Effect of Adoption Higher/(Lower)
Net sales	$	991.2	$	990.4	$	0.8

Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold	$	708.3	$	707.5	$	0.8



	For the Period Ended March 31, 2018
Balance Sheet	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606		Effect of Adoption Higher/(Lower)
ASSETS
Accounts receivable, net	$	704.0	$	685.5	$	(18.5	)
Inventories, net	714.3		725.8		11.5
Other current assets	70.7		59.9		(10.8		)
Total Assets	$	4,975.4	$	4,957.6	$	(17.8	)

LIABILITIES
Other accrued liabilities	$	210.9	$	193.7	$	(17.2	)
Total Liabilities	$	3,296.9	$	3,279.7	$	(17.2	)

EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$	1,908.9	$	1,908.3	$	(0.6	)
Total Equity	$	1,678.5	$	1,677.9	$	(0.6	)