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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)

                                January 22, 2002

                                   001-13836
                            (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

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                            TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                   BERMUDA                                    NOT APPLICABLE
       (Jurisdiction of Incorporation)             (IRS Employer Identification Number)
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  THE ZURICH CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, 90 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE, HM 08, BERMUDA
              (Address of registrant's principal executive office)

                                  441-292-8674
                        (Registrant's telephone number)

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

    On January 22, 2002, Tyco International Ltd., a Bermuda company, issued a
press release with respect to its plan to separate into four independent,
publicly traded companies. This press release is filed as an exhibit to this
Form 8-K.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        (c) Exhibits

        99.1  Press Release of Tyco International Ltd., dated January 22, 2002.

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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.

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                                                       TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

                                                       By:  /s/ MARK H. SWARTZ
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                                                            Mark H. Swartz
                                                            Executive Vice President and
                                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                                            (Principal Accounting and Financial
                                                            Officer)
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Dated: January 24, 2002

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

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       EXHIBIT
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        99.1            Press Release of Tyco International Ltd., dated January 22,
                        2002.
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