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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Questions and Answers About Voting Your Common Shares
Why did I receive this Proxy Statement? Tyco has sent this Notice of Annual General Meeting and
Proxy Statement, together with the enclosed proxy card or
voting instruction card, because Tyco’s Board of Directors is
soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual General Meeting
on March 13, 2008. This Proxy Statement contains
information about the items being voted on at the Annual
General Meeting and important information about Tyco.
Tyco’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders and Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28,
2007, which includes the audited consolidated financial
statements of Tyco for the fiscal year ended September 28,
2007, are enclosed with or have been sent in advance of these
materials.
Tyco has sent these materials to each person who is registered
as a holder of its common shares in its register of
shareholders (such owners are often referred to as ‘‘holders
of record’’) as of the close of business on January 2, 2008, the
record date for the Annual General Meeting. Any Tyco
shareholder as of the record date who does not receive a copy
of this Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy
Statement, together with the enclosed proxy card or voting
instruction card, may obtain a copy at the Annual General
Meeting or by contacting Tyco at [phone].
Tyco has requested that banks, brokerage firms and other
nominees who hold Tyco common shares on behalf of the
owners of the common shares (such owners are often referred
to as ‘‘beneficial shareholders’’ or ‘‘street name holders’’) as
of the close of business on January 2, 2008 forward these
materials, together with a proxy card or voting instruction
card, to those beneficial shareholders. Tyco has agreed to pay
the reasonable expenses of the banks, brokerage firms and
other nominees for forwarding these materials.
Finally, Tyco has provided for these materials to be sent to
persons who have interests in Tyco common shares through
participation in the Company share funds of the Tyco
retirement savings plans and employee share purchase plans.
These individuals are not eligible to vote directly at the
Annual General Meeting. They may, however, instruct the
trustees of these plans how to vote the common shares
represented by their interests. The enclosed proxy card will
also serve as voting instructions for the trustees of the plans.
Who is entitled to vote? Each holder of record of Tyco common shares on January 2,
2008, the record date for the Annual General Meeting, is
entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. A
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