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What does it mean if I receive more than It means you have multiple accounts at the transfer agent
one proxy or voting instruction card? and/or with banks and stockbrokers. Please vote all of your
common shares. Beneficial shareholders sharing an address
who are receiving multiple copies of the proxy materials,
Annual Report and Form 10-K will need to contact their
broker, bank or other nominee to request that only a single
copy of each document be mailed to all shareholders at the
shared address in the future. In addition, if you are the
beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of Tyco’s
common shares, your broker, bank or other nominee may
deliver only one copy of the Proxy Statement, Annual Report
and Form 10-K to multiple shareholders who share an
address unless that nominee has received contrary
instructions from one or more of the shareholders. Tyco will
deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate
copy of the Proxy Statement, Annual Report and Form 10-K
to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of
the documents was delivered. Shareholders who wish to
receive a separate copy of the Proxy Statement, Annual
Report and Form 10-K, now or in the future, should submit
their request to Tyco by telephone at [phone] or by
submitting a written request to Tyco Shareholder Services,
Tyco International Ltd., Second Floor, 90 Pitts Bay Road,
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda.
What constitutes a quorum? The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a
majority of the common shares outstanding and entitled to
vote at the Annual General Meeting constitutes a quorum for
the conduct of business.
What vote is required in order to approve The affirmative vote of a majority of the common shares
each proposal? represented and voting at the Annual General Meeting is
required for election of directors, the re-appointment of
Tyco’s independent auditors and authorization of the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditors’
remuneration. Pursuant to Bermuda law, (i) common shares
which are represented by ‘‘broker non-votes’’ (i.e., common
shares held by brokers which are represented at the Annual
General Meeting but with respect to which the broker is not
empowered to vote on a particular proposal) and
(ii) common shares which abstain from voting on any matter,
are not included in the determination of the common shares
voting on such matter, but are counted for quorum purposes.
How will voting on any other business be Other than matters incident to the conduct of the Annual
conducted? General Meeting, we do 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.
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