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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 20, 2002
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
HUBBELL INCORPORATED
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CONNECTICUT 1-2958 06-0397030
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
584 Derby Milford Road, Orange, Connecticut 06477-4024
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 799-4100
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 20, 2002, Hubbell Incorporated (the "Company") announced that it
has signed a definitive agreement to acquire USI's LCA Group Inc., the domestic
lighting division of U.S. Industries, Inc. The purchase price for the
acquisition will be $250.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on
certain circumstances.
A copy of the Company's press release has been filed as an exhibit to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(a) and (b) None.
(c) The following document is furnished as an Exhibit to this Current Report
on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
99.1 Press Release, dated March 20, 2002.
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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
By: /s/ Richard W. Davies
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Name: Richard W. Davies
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: March 20, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press Release, dated March 20, 2002.
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