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Employees
As of September 26, 2008, we employed approximately 113,000 people worldwide, of which
approximately 42,000 are employed in the United States and 71,000 are outside the United States. We
have collective bargaining agreements with labor unions covering approximately 19,000 employees and
believe that our relations with the labor unions are generally good.
Available Information
Tyco is required to file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. Investors may read and copy any document that Tyco files, including this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580,
Washington, DC 20549. Investors may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, from which investors can electronically access
Tyco’s SEC filings.
Our Internet website is www.tyco.com. We make available free of charge on or through our website
our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K,
reports filed pursuant to Section 16 and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant
to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the exchange act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically
file or furnish such materials to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, we have posted
the charters for our Audit Committee, Compensation and Human Resources Committee, and
Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as our Board Governance Principles and Guide to
Ethical Conduct, on our website under the heading ‘‘Corporate Responsibility—Governance.’’ These
charters and principles are not incorporated in this report by reference. We will also provide a copy of
these documents free of charge to shareholders upon request.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks described below before investing in our publicly traded securities.
The risks described below are not the only ones facing us. Our business is also subject to the risks that
affect many other companies, such as competition, technological obsolescence, labor relations, general
economic conditions, geopolitical events, climate change and international operations. Additional risks not
currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may impair our business operations
and our liquidity.
Risks Relating to Our Businesses
General economic and cyclical industry conditions may adversely affect our financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows.
Our operating results can be adversely affected by general economic conditions and the cyclical
pattern of certain industries in which we operate. For example, demand for our services and products is
significantly affected by the level of commercial construction, the amount of discretionary consumer
and business spending, and the performance of the housing market, each of which historically has
displayed significant cyclicality. Recent economic weakness has begun to affect our businesses. In
particular, weakness in the non-residential construction market as well as deteriorating economic
conditions in some of our geographic markets has begun to impact our ADT Worldwide business.
Continued weakness in the U.S. or global economies, or in the industries in which we operate, could
have a materially negative impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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