Tyco International Ltd. Shareholders Approve Merger with Tyco International plc

Shareholders of Tyco International Ltd. approved a merger agreement with Tyco International plc, a subsidiary created to change the company's jurisdiction of incorporation from Switzerland to Ireland. The merger is expected to become effective in November 2014.

“A Special General Meeting of Shareholders of Tyco International Ltd. (the “Company”) was held on September 9, 2014 in Zürich, Switzerland to consider certain matters related to the merger agreement, dated May 30, 2014, between the Company and Tyco International plc (“Tyco Ireland”), pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into Tyco Ireland (the “Merger”), thereby changing the jurisdiction of organization of the Company from Switzerland to Ireland.”

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