
| 3 This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. The proposed merger transaction involving Tyco International, Ltd., its subsidiaries (collectively, “Tyco”) and Brink’s Home Security Holdings, Inc. (“Broadview”) will be submitted to the shareholders of Broadview for their consideration. In connection with the proposed merger, Tyco will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of Broadview that also constitutes a prospectus of Tyco. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of Broadview. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BROADVIEW ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Tyco through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to Investor Relations Department, Tyco International Management Company, 9 Roszel Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, or from Tyco’s website, www.Tyco.com, under the heading “Investor Relations” and then under the heading “SEC Filings”. Tyco, Broadview and their respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Tyco’s directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 25, 2009, which was filed with the SEC on November 17, 2009, and its proxy statement for its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on or about January 15, 2010. A description of the interests of the directors and executive officers of Broadview is set forth in Broadview's proxy statement for its 2009 annual meeting, which was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2009. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available. Important Information |