UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2010
TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Switzerland |
| 98-0518048 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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001-33260
(Commission File Number)
Rheinstrasse 20
CH-8200 Schaffhausen
Switzerland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
+41 (0)52 633 66 61
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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.
(b) On November 5, 2010, Ram Charan notified Tyco Electronics Ltd. (the “Company”) that as he is approaching the mandatory retirement age for directors as established by the Board of Directors he has decided not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors of the Company at the 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 9, 2011.
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.
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| By: | /s/ Harold G. Barksdale |
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| Harold G. Barksdale |
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| Corporate Secretary |
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Date: November 9, 2010 |
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