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OTHER MATTERS
Costs of Solicitation
The cost of solicitation of proxies will be paid by Tyco. Tyco has engaged MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
as the proxy solicitor for the Annual General Meeting for an approximate fee of $9,500. In addition to
the use of the mails, certain Directors, officers or employees of Tyco may solicit proxies by telephone
or personal contact. Upon request, Tyco will reimburse brokers, dealers, banks and trustees or their
nominees for reasonable expenses incurred by them in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners
of common shares.
Registered and Principal Executive Offices
The registered and principal executive offices of Tyco are located at Freier Platz 10, 8200
Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The telephone number there is [phone].
Shareholder Proposals for the 2011 Annual General Meeting
In accordance with the rules established by the SEC, as well as under the provisions of Tyco’s
Articles of Association, any shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) intended for inclusion in the Proxy Statement for next
year’s annual general meeting of shareholders must be received by Tyco no later than September 24,
2010. Such proposals should be sent to Tyco’s Secretary at our registered address, Freier Platz 10, 8200
Schaffhausen, Switzerland. To be included in the Proxy Statement, the proposal must comply with the
requirements as to form and substance established by the SEC and our Articles of Association, and
must be a proper subject for shareholder action under Swiss law.
A shareholder may otherwise propose business for consideration or nominate persons for election
to the Board in compliance with U.S. federal proxy rules, Swiss law and other legal requirements,
without seeking to have the proposal included in Tyco’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under
the Exchange Act. Under Rule 14a-4 under the Exchange Act, proxies may be voted on matters
properly brought before a meeting under these procedures in the discretion of the Chairman without
additional proxy statement disclosure about the matter unless Tyco is notified about the matter at least
45 days before the first anniversary of the date on which this proxy statement is first mailed to
shareholders and the proponents otherwise satisfy the requirements of Rule 14a-4. The deadline under
Rule 14a-4 for next year’s meeting is December 8, 2010.
New proposals or motions with regard to existing agenda items are not subject to such restrictions
and can be made at the meeting by each shareholder attending or represented.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Reports
Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2009, as filed
with the SEC (without exhibits), are available to shareholders free of charge on our website at
www.tyco.com or by writing to Attn: Tyco Shareholder Services, Tyco International Ltd, Freier Platz 10,
CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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