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 22, 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 22, 2007, Tyco International Ltd. announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries that are issuers of its corporate debt had determined the final purchase price in several tender offers to purchase for cash substantially all of their outstanding public debt. The tender offers and consent solicitations were launched on April 27, 2007, and the tender period for each expires at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, May 24, 2007. A copy of the press release announcing the final pricing with respect to the tender offers and consent solicitations 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 22, 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 | |
Date: May 22, 2007 | | |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release issued May 22, 2007 |
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