UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 17, 2000
001-13836
(Commission File Number)
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda Not applicable
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
The Zurich Centre, Second Floor, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of registrant's principal executive office)
441-292-8674*
(Registrant's telephone number)
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*The executive offices of Registrant's principal United States subsidiaries are
located at One Tyco Park, Exeter, New Hampshire 03833.
The telephone number there is (603) 778-9700.
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Item 5. Other Events
On October 17, 2000, Tyco International Ltd., a Bermuda company
("Tyco"), announced the consummation of the merger of EVM Merger Corp., a New
York corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco ("Merger Sub"),
with and into Mallinckrodt Inc., a New York corporation ("Mallinckrodt"). As a
result of the merger, Mallinckrodt became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Tyco and each share of Mallinckrodt common stock outstanding as of October 17,
2000 was converted into the right to receive 0.9384 Tyco common shares and cash
in lieu of fractional shares.
A copy of the press release of Tyco, dated October 17, 2000, is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Tyco International Ltd., dated October 17,
2000.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: November 1, 2000
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: /s/ Mark H. Swartz
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Mark H. Swartz
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release of Tyco International Ltd., dated October 17, 2000.
