2008 Annual Report - Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, DC 20549Form 10-K¥ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934nFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Commission file no. 1-2958Hubbell Incorporated(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)Connecticut 06-0397030(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)584 Derby Milford RoadOrange, Connecticut(Address of principal executive offices)(203) 799-4100(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)06477-4024(Zip Code)Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of each ClassName of Exchange on which RegisteredClass A Common — $.01 par value (20 votes per share)New York Stock ExchangeClass B Common — $.01 par value (1 vote per share)New York Stock ExchangeSeries A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase RightsNew York Stock ExchangeSeries B Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase RightsNew York Stock ExchangeSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:NoneIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the SecuritiesAct. Yes ¥ No nIndicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Actof 1934. Yes n No ¥Indicate by check mark if the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report), and (2) hasbeen subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¥ No nIndicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will notbe contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III ofthis Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¥Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smallerreporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 ofthe Exchange Act. (Check one):Large accelerated filer ¥ Accelerated filer n Non-accelerated filer n Smaller reporting Company n(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the ExchangeAct). Yes n No ¥The approximate aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2008 was$2,071,927,017*. The number of shares outstanding of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of February 12, 2009was 7,167,506 and 49,231,160, respectively.Documents Incorporated by ReferencePortions of the definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on May 4, 2009, to be filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), are incorporated by reference in answer to Part III of this Form 10-K.* Calculated by excluding all shares held by Executive Officers and Directors of registrant and the Louie E. Roche Trust, the HarveyHubbell Trust, the Harvey Hubbell Foundation and the registrant’s pension plans, without conceding that all such persons or entitiesare “affiliates” of registrant for purpose of the Federal Securities Laws.