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Who is entitled to vote? Each holder of record of Tyco common shares on January 12,
2007, the record date for the Annual General Meeting, is
entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. A
poll will be taken on each proposal to be put to the Annual
General Meeting.
How many votes do I have? Every holder of a common share on the record date will be
entitled to one vote per share for each director to be elected
at the Annual General Meeting and to one vote per share on
each other matter presented at the Annual General Meeting.
On January 12, 2007, there were 1,976,314,29? common
shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual General
Meeting.
What proposals are being presented at the Tyco intends to present proposals numbered one and two for
Annual General Meeting? shareholder consideration and voting at the Annual General
Meeting. These proposals are for:
• Election of the Board of Directors;
• Re-appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
independent auditors and authorization of the Audit
Committee of the Board to set the auditors’ remuneration.
Other than matters incident to the conduct of the Annual
General Meeting, Tyco does not know of any business or
proposals to be considered at the Annual General Meeting
other than those set forth in this Proxy Statement. If any
other business is proposed and properly presented at the
Annual General Meeting, the proxies received from our
shareholders give the proxy holders the authority to vote on
the matter at their discretion.
How do I attend the Annual General All shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General
Meeting? Meeting. For admission to the Annual General Meeting,
shareholders of record should bring the admission ticket
attached to the enclosed proxy card to the Registered
Shareholders check-in area, where their ownership will be
verified. Those who have beneficial ownership of common
shares held by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee
should come to the Beneficial Owners check-in area. To b e
admitted, beneficial owners must bring account statements or
letters from their banks or brokers showing that they own Tyco
common shares. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. Atlantic
Time and the Annual General Meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Atlantic Time.
How do I vote? You can vote in the following ways:
•By Mail: If you are a holder of record, you can vote by
marking, dating and signing your proxy card and returning
it by mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you
hold your common shares in street name, you can vote by
following the instructions on your voting instruction card.
2 2007 Proxy Statement