SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET
52ND FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUBBELL INC [ HUBA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 11/05/2007 11/05/2007 S 25,000 D $57.04 742,000(1) I See Footnotes(1)(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET
52ND FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET
52ND FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET
52ND FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Atchinson Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET
52ND FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Gross Phillip

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET
52ND FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The number of securities beneficially owned following the transaction to which this note relates (the sale of 25,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock) total 742,000 shares of Class A Common Stock which are held directly by Adage Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Fund").
2. Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("ACPGP"), serves as the general partner of the Fund and as such has discretion over the portfolio securities beneficially owned by the Fund. Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("ACA"), is the managing member of ACPGP and directs ACPGP's operations. Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross are the managing members of ACPGP and ACA and general partners of ACP. ACPGP, ACA, Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
/s/ Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.; By its managing member Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.; By its managing member Robert Atchinson 11/07/2007
/s/ Adage Capital Partners, L.P.; By its general partner Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.; By its managing member Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.; By its managing member Robert Atchinson 11/07/2007
/s/ Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.; By its managing member Robert Atchinson 11/07/2007
/s/ Robert Atchinson 11/07/2007
/s/ Phillip Gross 11/07/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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