UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report:January 13, 2009
Date of earliest event reported: November 18, 2008
TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Bermuda | 98-0518048 | |
| (Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
001-33260
(Commission File Number)
Second Floor, 96 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
441-294-0607
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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- As previously disclosed, at a meeting of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Tyco Electronics Ltd. on November 18, 2008, the Board elected John C. Van Scoter to the Board, effective December 1, 2008. On January 13, 2009, the Board appointed Mr. Van Scoter as a member of the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee effective January 14, 2009.
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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.
| TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD. (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ ROBERT A. SCOTT Robert A. Scott Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
| Date: January 14, 2009 | |||
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