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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
This annual report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over
financial reporting or an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition
period established by the rules of the SEC for newly public companies. Under the rules and regulations of the
SEC, we are not required to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
until we file our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ending September 27, 2013.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Before the Separation, we relied on certain financial information and resources of Tyco to manage specific
aspects of our business and report results. These included investor relations, corporate communications,
accounting, tax, legal, human resources, benefit plan administration, benefit plan reporting, general management,
real estate, treasury, insurance and risk management, and oversight functions, such as board of directors and
internal audit which includes Sarbanes Oxley compliance. In conjunction with the Separation, we enhanced our
financial, administrative, and other support systems and expanded our accounting, reporting, legal and internal
audit departments. We also revised and adopted policies, as needed, to meet all regulatory requirements
applicable to us as a standalone publicly traded company. While most of these changes in staffing, policies and
systems were accomplished prior to September 28, 2012, we continue to review and document our internal
controls over financial reporting, and may from time to time, make changes aimed at enhancing their
effectiveness. These efforts may lead to changes in our internal control over financial reporting.
Other than those noted above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during
the fiscal year ended September 28, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
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