TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD
SC 14D1/A, 1996-01-12
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 Amendment No. 1
                                to Schedule 14D-1
                             Tender Offer Statement
                         Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                     The Earth Technology Corporation (USA)
                            (Name of Subject Company)



                             Tyco International Ltd.
                              T1 Acquisition Corp.
                                    (Bidders)



                     Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
                         (Title of class of securities)



                                   270315-10-4
                      (CUSIP number of class of securities)

                         Mark H. Swartz, Vice President-
                             Chief Financial Officer
                             Tyco International Ltd.
                                  One Tyco Park
                           Exeter, New Hampshire 03833
                                 (603) 778-9700
           (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
            receive notices and communications on behalf of Bidders)

                                 with a copy to:

                             Joshua M. Berman, Esq.
                            Kramer, Levin, Naftalis,
                             Nessen, Kamin & Frankel
                                919 Third Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                            Telephone: (212) 715-9100

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                       Exhibit Index is located on page 5

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          T1 Acquisition  Corp., a Delaware  corporation (the "Purchaser") and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd., a Massachusetts  corporation
("Tyco"),  and Tyco hereby amend their Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule 14D-1
dated  December 13, 1995 (the  "Schedule  14D-1"),  relating to the  Purchaser's
offer to purchase all the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per
share (the  "Shares"),  of The Earth  Technology  Corporation  (USA), a Delaware
corporation (the "Company").  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms
used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 14D- 1.

Item 10.  Additional Information.

Item 10(f) is hereby amended to add the following:

         "(f) On  January  12,  1996,  Tyco  announced  that  the  Offer  of the
Purchaser to purchase all outstanding Shares of the Company had been extended to
12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Friday, January 12, 1996."


Item 11.  Material To Be Filed as Exhibits.

(a)(9)  Press release, issued January 12, 1996.






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                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  January 12, 1996


                                        T1 ACQUISITION CORP.



                                        By: /s/ M. Brian Moroze
                                            Name:  M. Brian Moroze
                                            Title: Vice President and Secretary






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                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  January 12, 1996


                                        TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.



                                        By: /s/ Barbara S. Miller
                                            Name:  Barbara S. Miller
                                            Title:  Treasurer








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




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Exhibit                     Description                           Numbered Page
 Number


(a)(9)            Press release issued on January 12, 1996.             6








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                                 Exhibit (a)(9)


                      [TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. LETTERHEAD]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  CONTACT:
                                                       David P. Brownell
                                                       Vice President
                                                       (603) 778-9700



                 TYCO INTERNATIONAL EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR THE
                       EARTH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (USA)


         Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  January 12, 1996 -- Tyco  International  Ltd.
(NYSE-TYC)  announced  today that it has  extended  the $8 per share cash tender
offer for all the outstanding common shares of The Earth Technology  Corporation
(USA) (OTC-ETCO) ("Earth Tech"),  for one additional day, to midnight,  New York
City time,  on Friday,  January 12, 1996.  The terms of the  extended  offer are
identical to the terms of the original offer announced on December 11, 1995.

         As of midnight on Thursday, January 11, 1996, 7,985,844 shares of Earth
Tech had been tendered pursuant to the offer.

         Tyco is a worldwide  manufacturer with strong  leadership  positions in
disposable  medical  products,   packaging  materials,  flow  control  products,
electrical and electronic components and is the world's largest manufacturer and
installer  of fire  protection  systems.  The  Company  operates in more than 50
countries around the world and has revenues in excess of $4.5 billion.

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