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ABB to divest Meyer Steel Structures business of Thomas & Betts for $600 million to Trinity Industries Inc.

Divestment in line with ABB's commitment to continuous portfolio optimization

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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has signed an agreement to divest the Meyer Steel Structures business of Thomas & Betts for $600 million to Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRN), a US industrial company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The all-cash transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014, subject to regulatory clearance.

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