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): May 15, 2007
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Bermuda | | 98-0390500 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
001-13836
(Commission File Number)
Second Floor, 90 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
441-292-8674
(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 8.01 Other Events.
On May 15, 2007, Tyco International Ltd. (“Tyco”) announced that its subsidiary, Tyco International Group S.A. (“TIGSA”), had extended the early consent date in the tender offers and consent solicitations with respect to notes issued by TIGSA under indentures among TIGSA, Tyco, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as trustee, dated June 9, 1998 and November 12, 2003. A copy of the press release announcing the extension of the early consent date is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release issued May 15, 2007 |
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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.
| Tyco International Ltd. |
| (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ John S. Jenkins, Jr. | |
| Name: | John S. Jenkins, Jr. | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary |
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Date: May 15, 2007
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release issued May 15, 2007 |
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