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 26, 2011
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Switzerland |
| 98-0390500 |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
001-13836
(Commission File Number)
Freier Platz 10
CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
41-52-633-02-44
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, pursuant to proposal number seven included in Tyco International Ltd.’s (the “Company”) proxy statement for its annual general meeting of shareholders held on March 9, 2011, shareholders approved the cancellation of 28,088,101 shares held in treasury and a corresponding reduction in the Company’s share capital. In connection with the cancellation of these shares and the reduction in share capital, the Company amended its Articles of Association, effective following the publication of the notice to creditors required by Article 733 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and upon the filing of notarized documents with the commercial register of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
A copy of the amended Articles of Association is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
| Description |
3.1 |
| Articles of Association of Tyco International Ltd. |
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. |
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| John S. Jenkins, Jr. |
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| Vice-President and Corporate Secretary |
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Date: June 1, 2011 |
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