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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): July 24, 1999
RAYCHEM CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 2-15299 94-1369731
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification Number)
Incorporation)
300 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 361-3333
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(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
NONE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
The applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 relating to the previously announced merger of the
Registrant and a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. expired at 11:59 p.m.
on Saturday, July 24, 1999. The Registrant also received the determination of
the Commission of the European Communities under Council Regulation (EEC) No.
4064/89 to approve the merger.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
RAYCHEM CORPORATION
DATE: July 26, 1999 By: /s/ Karen O. Cottle
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Name: Karen O. Cottle
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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