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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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)
MARCH 29, 2001
001-13836
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
BERMUDA NOT APPLICABLE
(JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
THE ZURICH CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 90 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE, HM 08, BERMUDA
(ADDRESS OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)
414-292-8674*
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER)
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* The executive offices of the Registrant's principal United States
subsidiaries are located at One Tyco Park, Exeter, New Hampshire 03833. The
telephone number there is (603) 778-9700.
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 15, 2001, Tyco International Ltd. ("Tyco"), a Bermuda company,
filed a Form 8-K which included as an exhibit a press release issued March 13,
2001 announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tyco Acquisition XIX (NV)
("Acquiror"), a Nevada corporation, and The CIT Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("CIT"), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as
of March 12, 2001 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Tyco will acquire
CIT through the merger of CIT with and into Acquiror. Tyco intends to account
for this acquisition as a purchase.
This Form 8-K includes as an exhibit the Tyco and CIT unaudited pro forma
combined condensed financial information for the quarter ended December 31,
2000, for the year ended September 30, 2000 and as of December 31, 2000.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NUMBER TITLE
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99.1 Tyco and CIT unaudited pro forma combined condensed
financial information for the quarter ended December 31,
2000, for the year ended September 30, 2000 and as of
December 31, 2000.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: /s/ MARK H. SWARTZ
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Mark H. Swartz
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING
OFFICER)
Date: March 29, 2001
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER
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99.1 Tyco and CIT unaudited pro forma combined condensed
financial information for the quarter ended December 31,
2000, for the year ended September 30, 2000 and as of
December 31, 2000.