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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.         )

Filed by the Registrant  x

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ¨

Check the appropriate box:

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

PARK HYATT ZÜRICH, BEETHOVEN-STRASSE 21, 8002 ZÜRICH

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Tyco International Ltd. will be held on March 5, 2014 at the Park Hyatt Zürich, Beethoven-Strasse 21, 8002, Zürich, at 3:00 p.m. Central European Time, for the following purposes:

This Notice of Annual General Meeting and proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being sent on or about January 16, 2014 to each holder of record of Tyco’s registered shares at the close of business on January 6, 2014. Only shareholders of record on such date are entitled to notice of, and to attend and vote at, the Annual General Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please complete, sign, date and return

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the enclosed proxy card to ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting. Shareholders of record who attend the meeting may vote their shares personally, even though they have sent in proxies.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Judith A. Reinsdorf

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

January 16, 2014

PLEASE PROMPTLY COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD. THE PROXY IS REVOCABLE AND IT WILL NOT BE USED IF YOU: GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION TO THE INDEPENDENT PROXY PRIOR TO THE VOTE TO BE TAKEN AT THE MEETING; SUBMIT A LATER-DATED PROXY; OR ATTEND AND VOTE PERSONALLY AT THE MEETING.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS

PROXY STATEMENT AND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The following questions and answers are intended to address briefly some commonly asked questions regarding the Annual General Meeting. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you. For more information, please refer to the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement, including the documents referred to or incorporated by reference herein. For instructions on obtaining the documents incorporated by reference, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Unless we have indicated otherwise, in this proxy statement references to the “Company,” “Tyco”, “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Tyco International Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Why did I receive this Proxy statement?

We have sent this Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Statement, together with the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card, because our Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual General Meeting on March 5, 2014. This proxy statement contains information about the items being voted on at the Annual General Meeting and important information about Tyco. Our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes Tyco’s standalone financial statements and our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013 (the “Annual Report”), is enclosed with these materials.

Who is entitled to vote?

Each holder of Tyco common shares in our register of shareholders (such owners are often referred to as “shareholders of record,” “record holders” or “registered shareholders”) as of the close of business on January 6, 2014, the record date for the Annual General Meeting, is entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. On January 6, 2014, there were 460,167,947 registered shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting. Any Tyco shareholder of record as of the record date who does not receive notice of the Annual General Meeting and proxy statement, together with the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card and the Annual Report, may obtain a copy at the Annual General Meeting or by contacting Tyco at +41 52 633 02 44. A shareholder who purchases shares from a registered holder after such date, but before the third business day prior to the Annual General Meeting, and who wishes to vote his, her or its shares at the Annual General Meeting must (i) ask to be registered as a shareholder with respect to such shares in our share register prior to the third business day prior to the Annual General Meeting and (ii) obtain a proxy from the registered voting rights record holder of those shares as of the record date. If you are a record holder of our common shares (as opposed to a beneficial shareholder) on the record date but sell your common shares prior to the Annual General Meeting, you will not be entitled to vote those shares at the Annual General Meeting.

We have requested that banks, brokerage firms and other nominees who hold common shares on behalf of the owners of the common shares (such owners are often referred to as “beneficial shareholders” or “street name holders”) as of the close of business on January 6, 2014 forward these materials, together with a proxy card or voting instruction card, to such beneficial shareholders. Tyco has agreed to pay the reasonable expenses of the banks, brokerage firms and other nominees for forwarding these materials.

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Finally, Tyco has provided for these materials to be sent to persons who have interests in its common shares through participation in Tyco’s retirement savings plans. These individuals are not eligible to vote directly at the Annual General Meeting. They may, however, instruct the trustees of these plans how to vote the common shares represented by their interests. The enclosed proxy card will also serve as voting instructions for the trustees of the plans.

How many votes do I have?

Every holder of a common share on the record date will be entitled to one vote per share for each Director and each member of the Compensation Committee to be elected at the Annual General Meeting and to one vote per share on each other matter presented at the Annual General Meeting. However, if you own “Controlled Shares” representing voting power of 15% or more, your ability to vote shares exceeding 15% of the voting power is limited. “Controlled Shares”, which term is defined in Article 8 of our Articles of Association, generally refers to shares held directly, indirectly, formally, constructively or beneficially by any individual or entity, or any individuals or entities acting together as a group, subject to certain limitations.

What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

Most of our shareholders hold their shares through a stockbroker, bank or other nominee rather than directly in their own name. As summarized below, there are some differences between shares held of record and those owned beneficially.

SHAREHOLDER OF RECORD

If your shares are registered directly in your name, in our share register operated by our transfer agent, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., you are considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record and these proxy materials are being sent to you directly by us. As the shareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy to the independent proxy named in the proxy card (see “How Do I Appoint and Vote via an Independent Proxy?” below), or to grant a written proxy to any other person, which person does not need to be a shareholder, or to vote in person at the Annual General Meeting. We have enclosed a proxy card for you to use in which you can elect to appoint the independent proxy as your proxy.

BENEFICIAL OWNER

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote your shares and are also invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may only vote these shares in person at the Annual General Meeting if you follow the instructions described below under “How do I attend the Annual General Meeting?” and “How do I vote?” Your broker, bank or other nominee has enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use in directing your broker, bank or other nominee as to how to vote your shares, which may contain instructions for voting by telephone or electronically.

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How do I vote?

A proxy card is being sent to each shareholder of record as of the record date. If you hold your shares in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or nominee when voting your shares. Otherwise, you can vote in the following ways:

Even if you plan to be present at the Annual General Meeting, we encourage you to complete and mail the enclosed card to vote your common shares by proxy. Telephone and Internet voting facilities for shareholders will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on March 4, 2014.

How do I appoint and vote via the independent proxy?

If you are a shareholder of record as of the record date, you may authorize the independent proxy, Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, Attorneys-at-Law, Bahnhofstrasse 70, P.O. Box 1130, CH-8021 Zürich, Fax +41 58 258 1099, to vote your shares on your behalf by signing the enclosed proxy card. If you do not provide specific voting instructions, you instruct the independent proxy, as indicated on your proxy card, to vote your shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors with regard to the items listed in the notice of meeting.

If new agenda items or new proposals or motions with respect to those agenda items set forth in the notice of meeting are put forth before the Annual General Meeting, you instruct the independent proxy, in the absence of other specific instructions, to vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual General Meeting, we urge you to submit your proxy. Returning the proxy card or submitting your vote electronically will not affect your right to attend the Annual General Meeting. You must return your proxy card by the times and dates set forth below under “Returning Your Proxy Card” in order for your vote to be counted.

How do I attend the Annual General Meeting?

All shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. For admission to the Annual General Meeting, shareholders of record should bring the admission ticket attached to the enclosed proxy card to the Registered Shareholders check-in area, where their ownership will be verified. Those

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who have beneficial ownership of shares held by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee should come to the Beneficial Owners check-in area. To be admitted, beneficial owners must bring account statements or letters from their banks or brokers showing that they own Tyco shares. Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m., Central European Time and the Annual General Meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m., Central European Time.

What if I return my proxy or voting instruction card but do not mark it to show how I am voting?

Your shares will be voted according to the specific instructions you have indicated on your proxy or voting instruction card. If you sign and return your proxy or voting instruction card but do not indicate specific instructions for voting, you instruct the independent proxy to vote your shares, “FOR” each director, the chair of the Board of Directors and each Compensation Committee nominee and “FOR” all other proposals. For any other matter which may properly come before the Annual General Meeting, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, you instruct, by submitting proxies with blank voting instructions, the independent proxy to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors.

May I change or revoke my vote after I return my proxy or voting instruction card?

You may change your vote before it is exercised by:

Your presence without voting at the meeting will not automatically revoke your proxy, and any revocation during the meeting will not affect votes previously taken. If you hold your shares in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or nominee in revoking your previously granted proxy.

What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy or voting instruction card?

It means you have multiple accounts at the transfer agent and/or with banks and stockbrokers. Please vote all of your shares. Beneficial owners sharing an address who are receiving multiple copies of the proxy materials and Annual Report will need to contact their broker, bank or other nominee to request that only a single copy of each document be mailed to all shareholders at the shared address in the

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future. In addition, if you are the beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of our shares, your broker, bank or other nominee may deliver only one copy of the proxy statement and Annual Report to multiple shareholders who share an address unless that nominee has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. We will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the proxy statement and Annual Report to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. Shareholders who wish to receive a separate written copy of the proxy statement, now or in the future, should submit their request to us by telephone at +41 52 633 02 44 or by submitting a written request to Tyco Shareholder Services, Tyco International Ltd., Victor von Bruns-Strasse 21, CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.

What vote is required to approve each proposal at the Annual General Meeting?

Tyco intends to present proposals numbered one through ten for shareholder consideration and voting at the Annual General Meeting. These proposals are for:

The approval of each of the annual report, Tyco’s standalone financial statements and consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013 requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The discharge of the Board of Directors requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting, not counting the votes of any member of the Company’s Board of Directors or any member of executive management of the Company.

The election of each director nominee requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority (or in the event of a contested election, a plurality) of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The election of the chair requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The election of each Compensation Committee member nominee requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

Each of the election of Deloitte AG (Zürich) as our statutory auditor, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm,

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and the election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zürich as our special auditing firm requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The election of the independent proxy requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The approval of the appropriation of fiscal year 2013 results requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The approval of an ordinary cash dividend out of Tyco’s capital contribution reserve requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

The advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding, meaning that our Board of Directors will not be obligated to take any compensation actions or to adjust our executive compensation programs or policies as a result of the vote. Notwithstanding the advisory nature of the vote, the resolution will be considered passed with the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting.

What constitutes a quorum?

Our Articles of Association provide that all resolutions and elections made at a shareholders’ meeting require the presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of all shares entitled to vote, with abstentions, broker non-votes, blank or invalid ballots regarded as present for purposes of establishing the quorum.

What is the effect of broker non-votes and abstentions?

A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular agenda item because the broker does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Although brokers have discretionary power to vote your shares with respect to “routine” matters, they do not have discretionary power to vote your shares on “non-routine” matters pursuant to the rules of The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). We believe the following proposals will be considered non-routine under NYSE rules and therefore your broker will not be able to vote your shares with respect to these proposals unless the broker receives appropriate instructions from you: Proposal No. 3 (Election of Directors), Proposal No. 4 (Election of the Chair of the Board of Directors), Proposal No. 5 (Election of the Members of the Compensation Committee), Proposal No. 7 (Election of the Independent Proxy), and Proposal No. 10 (Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation). Therefore your broker will not be able to vote your shares with respect to these proposals unless the broker receives appropriate instructions from you.

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Common shares owned by shareholders electing to abstain from voting or submitting blank votes with respect to the election of directors, the chair of the Board of Directors, the members of the Compensation Committee, the auditors and the independent proxy will be counted in the determination of majority required to approve the respective proposals. Therefore, abstentions and blank votes will have the effect of an “AGAINST” vote on such agenda items. Pursuant to our Articles of Association, abstentions, broker non-votes, blank and invalid votes are disregarded for purposes of determining the majority for agenda items requiring the approval of a relative majority of votes cast.

How will voting on any other business be conducted?

Other than matters incidental to the conduct of the Annual General Meeting and those set forth in this proxy statement, we do not know of any business or proposals to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. If any other business is proposed and properly presented at the Annual General Meeting, the proxy holders must vote in accordance with the instructions given by the shareholder. You may specifically instruct the proxy holder how to vote in such a situation. In the absence of specific instructions, by signing the proxy, you instruct the proxy holder to vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

Who will count the votes?

Broadridge Financial Solutions will act as the inspector of election and will tabulate the votes.

Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the Annual General Meeting:

Our proxy statement for the Annual General Meeting and the form of proxy card are available at www.proxyvote.com.

As permitted by SEC rules, we are making this proxy statement available to our shareholders electronically via the Internet. On January 16, 2014, we first mailed to our shareholders a Notice containing instructions on how to access this proxy statement and vote online. If you received a Notice by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail. Instead, the Notice instructs you on how to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy statement. The Notice also instructs you on how you may submit your proxy over the Internet. If you received a Notice by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials contained on the Notice.

Returning Your Proxy Card

Shareholders should complete and return the proxy card as soon as possible. In order to assure that your proxy is received in time to be voted at the meeting, the proxy card must be completed in accordance with the instructions and received at one of the addresses set forth below by the dates and times specified:

Switzerland:

By 5:00 p.m., Central European Time, on March 4, 2014 by hand or mail at:

Tyco International Ltd.

Victor von Bruns-Strasse 21

CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland

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United States:

By 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on March 4, 2014 by mail at:

Broadridge Financial Solutions

c/o Vote Processing

51 Mercedes Way

Edgewood, NY 11717

Or, to the independent representative:

By 11:00 a.m., Central European Time, on March 5, 2014 by hand or mail at:

Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, Attorneys-at-Law,

Attention: Harald Maag

Bahnhofstrasse 70, P.O. Box 1130

CH-8021 Zürich, Switzerland

Fax +41 58 258 1099

If your shares are held beneficially in “street name,” you should return your proxy card or voting instruction card in accordance with the instructions on that card or as provided by the bank, brokerage firm or other nominee who holds Tyco shares on your behalf.

Admission to the Annual General Meeting

Shareholders who are registered in the share register on January 6, 2014 will receive the proxy statement and proxy cards from us. Beneficial owners of shares will receive an instruction form from their broker, bank, nominee or custodian acting as shareholder of record to indicate how they wish their shares to be voted. Beneficial owners who wish to vote in person at the Annual General Meeting are requested to obtain a “legal proxy” executed in their favor, from their broker, bank, nominee or other custodian that authorizes you to vote the shares held by them on your behalf. In addition, you must bring to the Annual General Meeting an account statement or letter from the broker, bank or other nominee indicating that you are the owner of the shares. Shareholders of record registered in the share register are entitled to vote and may participate in the Annual General Meeting. Each share carries one vote. The exercise of the voting right is subject to the voting restrictions set out in our Articles of Association, a summary of which is contained in “How many votes do I have?” For further information, refer to “Who is entitled to vote?”, “What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?”, “How do I appoint and vote via an independent proxy?” and “How do I attend the Annual General Meeting?”

Shareholders who purchase our shares and, upon application, become registered as shareholders with respect to such shares after January 6, 2014, but on or before February 27, 2014, and who wish to vote those shares at the Annual General Meeting, will need to obtain a proxy, executed in their favor, from the registered holder of those shares as of the record date to vote their shares in person at the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders of record (as opposed to beneficial owners) as of the record date who have sold their shares prior to the Annual General Meeting are not entitled to vote those shares.

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Granting of Proxy

If you are a shareholder of record and do not wish to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, you have the right to grant your voting proxy to Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, Attorneys-at-Law, Bahnhofstrasse 70, P.O. Box 1130, CH-8021, Zürich, Switzerland, Fax +41 58 258 1099, as independent proxy, by signing the enclosed proxy card, or grant a written proxy to any other person, which person does not need to be a shareholder. For further information, refer to “How do I appoint and vote via an independent proxy?”

The proxies granted to the independent proxy must be received by the independent proxy no later than 11:00 a.m. on March 5, 2014, Central European Time.

Registered shareholders who have appointed the independent proxy as a proxy may not vote in person at the meeting or send a proxy of their choice to the meeting, unless they revoke or change their proxies. Revocations must be received by the independent proxy no later than 11:00 a.m. on March 5, 2014, Central European Time.

With regard to the items listed on the agenda and without any explicit instructions to the contrary, the independent proxy is instructed to vote according to the recommendations of the Board of Directors. If new agenda items (other than those on the agenda) or new proposals or motions regarding agenda items set out in the invitation to the Annual General Meeting are put forth before the meeting (if permitted under applicable laws and regulations), the independent proxy is, in the absence of other specific instructions, instructed to vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

Beneficial owners who have not obtained a proxy, executed in their favor, from their broker, custodian or other nominee, are not entitled to vote in person at, or participate in, the Annual General Meeting.

For further information, refer to “What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?”

Tyco Annual Report

The Tyco International Ltd. 2013 Annual Report containing our audited consolidated financial statements with accompanying notes and Tyco’s audited Swiss statutory financial statements prepared in accordance with Swiss law, which include required Swiss disclosures and the reports of the auditors, is available on the Company’s Web site in the Investor Relations Section at www.tyco.com. Copies of these documents may be obtained without charge by contacting Tyco by phone at +41 52 633 02 44. Copies may also be obtained without charge by contacting Investor Relations in writing, or may be physically inspected, at the offices of Tyco International Ltd., Victor von Bruns-Strasse 21, CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.

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AGENDA ITEMS

PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE – APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013, which accompanies this proxy statement, includes the parent company stand-alone financial statements of Tyco (which do not consolidate the results of operations for Tyco’s subsidiaries) and Tyco’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013, and contains the reports of our statutory auditor and our independent registered public accounting firm, as well as information on Tyco’s business, organization and strategy. Copies of our 2013 Annual Report and this proxy statement are available on the Internet in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.tyco.com.

Deloitte AG (Zürich), as the Company’s statutory auditor, has issued an unqualified recommendation to the Annual General Meeting that Tyco’s parent company stand-alone financial statements be approved. As the Company’s statutory auditor, Deloitte AG (Zürich) has expressed its opinion that the financial statements for the period ended September 27, 2013 comply with Swiss law and our Articles of Association.

Deloitte AG (Zürich) has also issued a recommendation to the Annual General Meeting that the Company’s consolidated financial statements be approved. As the Company’s statutory auditor, Deloitte AG (Zürich) has expressed its opinion that the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tyco, the results of operations and the cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and comply with Swiss law.

Representatives of Deloitte AG (Zürich), will attend the Annual General Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish. They will also be available to answer questions at the meeting.

Under Swiss law, our annual report, parent company stand-alone financial statements of Tyco and consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013 must be submitted to shareholders for approval at each Annual General Meeting. Approval of the annual report and financial statements requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy. Abstentions, broker non-votes, blank and invalid votes are disregarded in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR approval of the Company’s annual report, parent company financial statements of Tyco and consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER TWO – DISCHARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM LIABILITY FOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Our Board of Directors has proposed that the members of the Board of Directors be discharged from liability for activities during the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013.

As is customary for Swiss corporations and in accordance with Article 698, subsection 2, item 5 of the Swiss Code of Obligations, shareholders are requested to discharge the members of the Board of Directors from liability for their activities during the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013.

This discharge is only effective with respect to facts that have been disclosed to shareholders and only binds shareholders who either voted in favor of the proposal or who subsequently acquired shares with knowledge that shareholders have approved this proposal. In addition, shareholders who vote against this proposal, abstain from voting on this proposal, do not vote on this proposal, or acquire their shares without knowledge of the approval of this proposal, may bring, as a plaintiff, any claims in a shareholder derivative suit within six months after the approval of the proposal. After the expiration of the six-month period, such shareholders will generally no longer have the right to bring, as a plaintiff, claims in shareholder derivative suits against the directors. The discharge of the Board of Directors requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy. Abstentions, broker non-votes, blank and invalid votes are disregarded in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors from liability for activities during the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER THREE – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has nominated for election at the Annual General Meeting a slate of 11 nominees, including two new nominees. The current members of the Board who are standing for reelection are Ms. Wijnberg, Dr. O’Neill and Messrs. Breen, Daniels, Drendel, Duperreault, Gupta, Oliver and Yost. The new nominees are Mr. Herman Bulls and Mr. Jürgen Tinggren. Biographical information regarding each of the nominees is set forth below. We are not aware of any reason why any of the nominees will not be able to serve if elected. The term of office for members of the Board of Directors commences upon election and terminates upon completion of the first Annual General Meeting of Shareholders following election.

The Nominating and Governance Committee has not nominated Mr. John A. Krol, a current Board member, for election at the 2014 Annual General Meeting because Mr. Krol has decided not to stand for election to another term on our Board, effective as of the end of his current term. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Krol for his significant contributions to Tyco during his nearly 12 years of service on the Board.

NEW NOMINEES FOR ELECTION

Herman Bulls— Mr. Bulls, age 57, is Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Public Institutions specialty, which he founded, and also serves as International Director of Global Markets for the company focusing on client relationships and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bulls is Chief Executive Officer of Bulls Advisory Group, a real estate consulting and advisory firm, and also co-founded and served as President and CEO of Bulls Capital Partners, a commercial mortgage banking firm. Before joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Mr. Bulls completed nearly 12 years of active duty service with the United States Army and retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves in 2008. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, an organization of senior African American business executives from Fortune 500 companies, and former Chairman of the Executive Leadership Foundation. He is former Vice Chairman, West Point Association of Graduates Board of Directors, and is currently a board member and a member of Leadership Washington and the Real Estate Executive Council. Mr. Bulls is a founding member and served as the inaugural President of the African American Real Estate Professionals of Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Real Estate Advisory Committee for the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System. Mr. Bulls is on the board of directors of Comfort Systems, USA, Inc., a provider of heating, ventilation and air conditioning services; Rasmussen Inc., a post-secondary for profit educational services organization; USAA, a provider of banking, insurance and investment management services to the military community; and Exelis Inc., an aerospace and defense firm. Mr. Bulls received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a master of business administration degree in finance from Harvard Business School. Mr. Bulls’ qualifications to serve on our Board include his over 35 years of experience in development, leadership, operations, teaching, investment management and business development/retention.

Jürgen Tinggren—Mr. Tinggren, age 55, was the chief executive officer of the Schindler Group, a global provider of elevators, escalators and related services, through December 2013 and has been proposed for election to the board of directors of Schindler in March 2014. He joined the Group Executive Committee of Schindler in April, 1997, initially with responsibility for Europe and thereafter for the Asia/Pacific region and the Technology and Strategic Procurement. In 2007, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of the Group Executive Committee of the Schindler Group. Mr. Tinggren also serves on the Board of Schenker Winkler Holding. He also is a Board member of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce and a Lead Counselor of The Conference Board. Mr. Tinggren holds a joint M.B.A. from the Stockholm School of Economics and New York University

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Business School. Mr. Tinggren’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive global business experience with Schindler, his familiarity with our home jurisdiction of Switzerland and with European and non-U.S. markets in general, and his experience as the chief executive of a publicly traded global enterprise.

CURRENT MEMBERS NOMINATED FOR REELECTION

Edward D. Breen—Mr. Breen, age 57, was our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from July 2002 to September 28, 2012. Upon completion of the spin-offs of ADT and Tyco Flow Control in September 2012, Mr. Breen stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer and continued as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Breen was President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola from January 2002 to July 2002; Executive Vice President and President of Motorola’s Networks Sector from January 2001 to January 2002; Executive Vice President and President of Motorola’s Broadband Communications Sector from January 2000 to January 2001; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Instrument Corporation from December 1997 to January 2000; and, prior to December 1997, President of General Instrument’s Broadband Networks Group. Mr. Breen was a director of McLeod USA Incorporated from 2001 to 2005 and Comcast Corporation from 2005 to 2011. Mr. Breen is a member of the Advisory Board of New Mountain Capital LLC, a private equity firm. Mr. Breen’s extensive experience and leadership in the communications and technology equipment industries, including the cable and broadband industries, and his service as our Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2013, render him qualified to serve as one of our directors.

Michael E. Daniels—Mr. Daniels, age 59, joined our Board in March 2010. Prior to his retirement in March 2013, Mr. Daniels was the Senior Vice President of the Global Technology Services group of International Business Machines Corporation, a business and IT services company with operations in more than 160 countries around the world. In this role, Mr. Daniels had worldwide responsibility for IBM’s Global Services business operations in outsourcing services, integrated technology services, maintenance, and Global Business Services, the consulting and applications management arm of Global Services. Since he joined IBM in 1976, Mr. Daniels held a number of leadership positions in sales, marketing, and services, and was general manager of several sales and services businesses, including IBM’s Sales and Distribution operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America, its Global Services team in the Asia Pacific region, Product Support Services, Availability Services, and Systems Solutions. Mr. Daniels also serves as a director of SS&C Technologies, a provider of specialized software, software enabled-services and software as a service solutions to the financial services industry. He is a graduate of the Holy Cross College in Massachusetts with a degree in political science, and is also a trustee of Holy Cross. Mr. Daniels’ qualifications to serve on our board include his extensive global business experience with IBM, his sales, marketing and services expertise and his deep understanding of enterprise technology.

Frank M. Drendel—Mr. Drendel, age 68, joined our Board in October 2012. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a public company that develops infrastructure solutions for communications networks in more than 100 countries. Prior to the acquisition of CommScope by funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group in January 2011, Mr. Drendel served as Chief Executive Officer of CommScope from its founding in 1976. He also served as Chairman since July 1997, when CommScope was spun-off from General Instrument Corporation. While at CommScope, Mr. Drendel also served as a director of GI Delaware, a subsidiary of General Instrument Corporation, and its predecessors from 1987 to 1992, a director of General Instrument Corporation from 1992 until 1997, and a director of NextLevel Systems, Inc. (which was renamed General Instrument Corporation) from 1997 until January 2000. Mr. Drendel was formerly a director of Sprint Nextel Corporation from 2005 to 2008 and a director of Nextel Communications, Inc. from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Drendel is a director of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. He holds a

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bachelor’s degree in marketing from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Drendel’s qualifications to serve on our board include his extensive experience as an executive officer in the data communications and technology industries.

Brian Duperreault—Mr. Duperreault, age 66, joined our Board in March 2004. Mr. Duperreault is the Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. from January 2008 until his retirement in December 2012. Previously he served as Chairman of ACE Limited, an international provider of a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products, from October 1994 to May 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer of ACE Limited from October 1994 through May 2004, and as its President from October 1994 through November 1999. Prior to joining ACE, Mr. Duperreault was employed with American Insurance Group (“AIG”) since 1973 and served in various senior executive positions with AIG and its affiliates from 1978 until September 1994, most recently as Executive Vice President, Foreign General Insurance and, concurrently, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American International Underwriters Inc. (“AIU”) from April 1994 to September 1994. Mr. Duperreault was President of AIU from 1991 to April 1994, and Chief Executive Officer of AIG affiliates in Japan and Korea from 1989 until 1991. Mr. Duperreault is a member of the Board of Directors of the IESE Business School. He also serves as Chairman of the Spending and Government Efficiency Commission for the Government of Bermuda, Chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance, the Board of Overseers of the School of Risk Management of St. John’s University and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. Previously, Mr. Duperreault also served as a director of the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son, Ltd., a provider of international financial services. Mr. Duperreault is our Lead Director and chair of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Duperreault’s qualifications to serve on the board include his extensive experience as an executive and board member of publicly traded companies, his experience in risk management and his global business experience and leadership.

Rajiv L. Gupta—Mr. Gupta, age 68, joined our Board in March 2005. Mr. Gupta served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Company, a worldwide producer of specialty materials, from 1999 to 2009. He served as Vice Chairman of Rohm and Haas Company from 1998 to 1999, Director of the Electronic Materials business from 1996 to 1999, and Vice President and Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Region from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Gupta holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, an M.S. in operations research from Cornell University and an M.B.A. in finance from Drexel University. Mr. Gupta also is a director of the Vanguard Group, Hewlett-Packard Company, Delphi Automotive, plc and a number of private companies. He serves as Chairman of Avantor Performance Materials, Inc., a privately held maker of performance materials. He is also a senior advisor of New Mountain Capital LLC. Mr. Gupta is the chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee. Mr. Gupta’s qualifications to serve on the board include his broad international leadership experience as an executive at Rohm and Haas, his engineering and science background, and his corporate governance experience as a board member and executive in several publicly traded and private companies.

George R. Oliver—Mr. Oliver, age 53, is our Chief Executive Officer. He joined Tyco in July 2006, serving as president of Tyco Safety Products from 2006 to 2010 and as president of Tyco Electrical & Metal Products from 2007 through 2010. He was appointed president of Tyco Fire Protection in 2011. Before joining Tyco, he served in operational leadership roles of increasing responsibility at several General Electric divisions. Mr. Oliver serves as a director on the boards of Raytheon Company and Atkore International Inc., the latter of which is an equity investment of Tyco, and is a trustee of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Oliver has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Oliver’s qualifications to serve on the board include his extensive leadership experience as an executive and his position as the Chief Executive Officer of Tyco.

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Brendan R. O’Neill—Dr. O’Neill, age 65, joined our Board in March 2003. Dr. O’Neill was Chief Executive Officer and director of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (“ICI”), a manufacturer of specialty products and paints, until April 2003. Dr. O’Neill joined ICI in 1998 as its Chief Operating Officer and Director, and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 1999. Prior to Dr. O’Neill’s career at ICI, he held numerous positions at Guinness PLC, including Chief Executive of Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd, Managing Director International Region of United Distillers, and Director of Financial Control. Dr. O’Neill also held positions at HSBC Holdings PLC, BICC PLC and the Ford Motor Company. He has an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of East Anglia, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (U.K.). Dr. O’Neill is a director of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., Informa plc and Towers Watson & Co. He chairs the Audit Committee of Informa plc. Dr. O’Neill was also a director of Rank Group, a hospitality and leisure business from 2005 to 2007 and Aegis Group Plc, a global market research company, from 2005 to 2009. Dr. O’Neill is the chair of the Audit Committee. Dr. O’Neill is qualified to serve on the board because of his extensive experience in executive positions, his service as a director for a broad spectrum of international companies and his financial acumen and understanding of accounting principles.

Sandra S. Wijnberg—Ms. Wijnberg, age 57, joined our Board in March 2003. In March 2007, Ms. Wijnberg was named Chief Administrative Officer of Aquiline Holdings LLC, a registered investment advisor. From January 2000 to April 2006, Ms. Wijnberg was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a professional services firm with insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting and investment management businesses. Before joining Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Ms. Wijnberg served as a Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Yum! Brands (previously Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.) and held various positions at PepsiCo, Inc., Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. and American Express Company. Ms. Wijnberg is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and received an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Ms. Wijnberg also served on the board of Tyco Electronics Ltd., a manufacturer of electronic parts and equipment, from 2007 to 2009. Ms. Wijnberg’s qualifications to serve on the board include her significant experience as an executive in leadership positions in financial services companies and her financial acumen gained as the chief financial officer of a publicly traded company.

R. David Yost—Mr. Yost, age 66, joined our Board in March 2009. Mr. Yost served as Director and Chief Executive Officer of AmerisourceBergen, a comprehensive pharmaceutical services provider, from August 2001 to June 30, 2011 when he retired. He was President of AmerisourceBergen from August 2001 to October 2002, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AmeriSource Health Corporation from December 2000 to August 2001, and President and Chief Executive Officer of AmeriSource from May 1997 to December 2000. Mr. Yost also held a variety of other positions with AmeriSource Health Corporation and its predecessors from 1974 to 1997. Mr. Yost also serves as a director of Exelis Inc., a diversified global aerospace, defense and information solutions company, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., and Bank of America. Mr. Yost is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Yost’s qualifications to serve on the board include his extensive leadership and corporate governance experience gained as the chief executive and director of a large publicly traded company in the pharmaceutical industry.

Election of each Director requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy (so long as the number of candidates does not exceed the number of Board positions available), whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share for each of the Directors to be elected.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of all of the nominees for Director to serve until the completion of the next Annual General Meeting.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER FOUR – ELECTION OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Pursuant to recent changes to Swiss law, the authority to elect the chair of our Board of Directors is now vested with shareholders. The chair elected at the Annual General Meeting will have the same powers and duties as currently provided for in our Articles of Association and organizational regulations.

Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has nominated our current chair, Mr. Edward D. Breen, for election by shareholders as the chair of the Board of Directors. Biographical information regarding Mr. Edward D. Breen may be found under Proposal Number Three—Election of Directors. Tyco is not aware of any reason why the nominee will not be able to serve if elected. The term of office for the chair of the Board of Directors commences upon election and terminates after completion of the first Annual General Meeting following election.

Election of the chair of the Board of Directors requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of Mr. Edward D. Breen as chair of the Board of Directors to serve until completion of the next Annual General Meeting.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER FIVE – ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Pursuant to recent changes to Swiss law, the authority to elect the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is now vested with shareholders. The members of the Compensation Committee elected by the Annual General Meeting will have the same powers and duties as currently provided for in our Compensation Committee Charter as amended from time to time. The Board of Directors intends, in accordance with the new requirements of Swiss law, to propose an amendment to our Articles of Association at the 2015 Annual General Meeting to reflect this new Swiss corporate governance law requirement.

Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has nominated for election at the Annual General Meeting a slate of three nominees, all of whom are currently serving on the Compensation Committee. The nominees are Rajiv L. Gupta, Sandra S. Wijnberg and R. David Yost. Biographical information regarding may be found under Proposal Number Three—Election of Directors. Tyco is not aware of any reason why any of the nominees will not be able to serve if elected. The term of office for the members of the Compensation Committee commences upon election and terminates after completion of the first Annual General Meeting following election.

Election of the members of the Compensation Committee requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy (so long as the number of candidates does not exceed the number of Compensation Committee positions available), whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share for each of the members of the Compensation Committee to be elected.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of all of the nominees for the Compensation Committee to serve until completion of the next Annual General Meeting.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER SIX – ELECTION OF AUDITORS

Proposal 6(a)—Appointment of Statutory Auditors

Our shareholders must elect a firm as statutory auditor. The statutory auditor’s main task is to audit our consolidated financial statements and parent company stand-alone financial statements that are required under Swiss law. The Board has recommended that Deloitte AG (Zürich), General Guisan-Quai 38, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland, be elected as our statutory auditor for our consolidated financial statements and the parent company financial statements of Tyco International Ltd. until our next Annual General Meeting.

Representatives of Deloitte AG (Zürich) will attend the Annual General Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish. They will also be available to answer questions at the meeting.

For independent auditor fee information and information on our pre-approval policy of audit and non-audit services, see Proposal 6.b below. Please also see the Audit Committee Report included in this Proxy Statement for additional information about our statutory auditors.

The appointment of the statutory auditors requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Audit Committee and the Board unanimously recommend a vote FOR the election of Deloitte AG (Zürich) as the Company’s statutory auditor until our next Annual General Meeting.

Proposal 6(b)—Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors recommends that shareholders ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (United States), 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111, an affiliate of Deloitte AG (Zürich), as Tyco’s independent registered public accounting firm for purposes of United States securities law reporting for the fiscal year ending September 26, 2014.

The Audit Committee is responsible for the annual retention of our independent registered public accounting firm, subject to shareholder ratification at the Annual General Meeting. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, oversight and evaluation of performance of the work of the external auditors. The Audit Committee has recommended the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for purposes of United States securities law reporting for the fiscal year ending September 26, 2014.

Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be at the Annual General Meeting and they will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Aggregate fees for professional services rendered to Tyco by Deloitte AG (Zürich) and Deloitte & Touche LLP (collectively “Deloitte”) as of and for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2013 and

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September 28, 2012 are set forth below. The aggregate fees included are fees billed or reasonably expected to be billed for the applicable fiscal year.

Audit Fees for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012 were for professional services rendered for the integrated audits of our consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, quarterly reviews of the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Tyco’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, statutory audits, consents, comfort letters, international filings and other assistance required to complete the year-end audit of the consolidated financial statements. Approximately $630,000 of statutory audit fees that were approved during fiscal 2012 related to Tyco Flow Control entities are excluded from these amounts as all or a portion of these fees are for the account of Pentair.

Audit-Related Fees for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2013 were for services related to statutory audits in various countries and for accounting and disclosure consultations. Fees for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2012 were primarily related to services rendered in connection with the Company’s spin-offs of ADT and Tyco Flow Control (and subsequent combination of Tyco Flow Control and Pentair, Inc.), including audits of carve-out financial statements for ADT and Tyco Flow Control.

Tax Fees for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012 were for tax compliance and planning services.

All of the services described above were pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with the pre-approval policy described below.

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors

In March 2004, the Audit Committee adopted a pre-approval policy that provides guidelines for the audit, audit-related, tax and other permissible non-audit services that may be provided by the independent auditors. The policy identifies the guiding principles that must be considered by the Audit Committee in approving services to ensure that the auditors’ independence is not impaired. The policy provides that the Corporate Controller will support the Audit Committee by providing a list of proposed services to the Committee, monitoring the services and fees pre-approved by the Committee, providing periodic reports to the Audit Committee with respect to pre-approved services, and ensuring compliance with the policy.

Under the policy, the Audit Committee annually pre-approves the audit fee and terms of the engagement, as set forth in the engagement letter. This approval includes approval of a specified list of audit, audit-related and tax services. Any service not included in the specified list of services must be submitted to the Audit Committee for pre-approval. No service may extend for more than 12 months, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The independent auditor may not begin work on any engagement without confirmation of Audit Committee pre-approval from the Corporate Controller or his or her delegate.

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In accordance with the policy, the chair of the Audit Committee has been delegated the authority by the Committee to pre-approve the engagement of the independent auditors for a specific service when the entire Committee is unable to do so. All such pre-approvals must be reported to the Audit Committee at the next Committee meeting.

Please see the Audit Committee Report included in this proxy statement for additional information about Deloitte & Touche LLP. The appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Audit Committee and the Board unanimously recommend that shareholders vote FOR the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Proposal 6(c)—Appointment of Special Auditors

Under Swiss law, special reports by an auditor are required in connection with certain corporate transactions, including certain types of increases or decreases in share capital. Because of the auditor independence requirements under U.S. federal securities laws, we do not believe Deloitte AG (Zürich) can act as our special auditing firm with respect to certain types of corporate transactions.

Our Board of Directors has recommended that the election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (Zürich) Birchstrasse 160, CH-8050 Zürich, Switzerland as special auditing firm until our next Annual General Meeting be submitted for consideration at the Annual General Meeting.

The appointment of the special auditors requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Audit Committee and the Board unanimously recommend that shareholders vote FOR the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (Zürich) as the Company’s special auditing firm until our next Annual General Meeting.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER SEVEN – ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT PROXY

Pursuant to recent changes to Swiss law, the authority to elect the independent proxy is now vested with shareholders. The independent proxy elected by the Annual General Meeting will serve as independent proxy at the 2015 Annual General Meeting and at any extraordinary general meeting of shareholders until the 2015 Annual General Meeting.

The Board has nominated for election as independent proxy at the Annual General Meeting Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, Attorneys-at-Law, Bahnhofstrasse 70, P.O. Box 1130, CH-8021 Zurich, which is currently serving as independent proxy.

Election of the independent proxy requires the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, whereby blank votes and abstentions are included in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, Attorneys-at-Law as independent proxy to serve until completion of our next Annual General Meeting.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER EIGHT – APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2013 RESULTS

The Board of Directors proposes Tyco’s net income as shown below be used to reduce the Company’s allocated deficit in its statutory accounts. Tyco’s net income for fiscal 2013 increases total shareholders’ equity in Tyco’s statutory accounts. The proposed corresponding reduction of accumulated deficit does not have an impact on net equity. The Company’s net income in its standalone statutory accounts for fiscal 2013 is derived primarily from intercompany transactions in fiscal 2013, and is separate from the Company’s net income reported in its consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The following table shows the appropriation of net income in Swiss francs and U.S. dollars (converted from Swiss francs as of September 27, 2013) as proposed by the Board:

The Board of Directors proposes that the Company’s net income of CHF 2,784,081,847 be used to reduce the accumulated deficit in accordance with the table above. Under Swiss law, the appropriation of the Company’s balance sheet results is customarily submitted to shareholders for resolution at each Annual General Meeting.

The appropriation of fiscal 2013 results requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy. Abstentions, broker non-votes, blank and invalid votes are disregarded in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR using the Company’s net income to reduce the accumulated deficit.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER NINE – APPROVAL OF ORDINARY CASH DIVIDEND OUT OF CONTRIBUTION RESERVES

The Board of Directors proposes that an ordinary cash dividend in the amount of $0.72 per share be made out of Tyco’s “contributed surplus” equity position in its Swiss statutory accounts. Payment of the dividend will be made in four equal quarterly installments of $0.18 in May 2014, August 2014, November 2014 and February 2015 at such times and with such record dates as shall be determined by our Board of Directors. Dividend payments shall be made with respect to the outstanding share capital of the Company on the record date for the applicable dividend payment, which amount excludes any shares held by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The deduction to Tyco’s contributed surplus in its Swiss statutory accounts, which is required to be made in Swiss francs, shall be determined based on the aggregate amount of the dividend and shall be calculated based on the USD / CHF exchange rate in effect on the date of the Annual General Meeting.

If the proposal is approved, the U.S. dollar amount of the dividend shall be capped at an amount such that the aggregate reduction to the Company’s contributed surplus shall not exceed CHF 630 million (or approximately $1.54 per share based on the USD / CHF exchange rate of CHF 0.89 per $1.00 in effect on January 2, 2014). To the extent that a dividend payment would exceed the cap, the U.S. dollar per share amount of the current or future dividends shall be reduced so that the aggregate amount of all dividends paid does not exceed the cap. No further installment payments could then be made. In addition, the aggregate reduction in contributed surplus shall be increased for any shares issued, and decreased for any shares acquired, after the Annual General Meeting and before the record date for the applicable dividend installment payment.

The Board’s proposal is accompanied by a report by the auditor, Deloitte AG (Zürich), as state supervised auditing enterprise, who will be present at the meeting. The auditor’s report states that the proposed dividend complies with Swiss law and the Company’s Articles of Association.

The approval of an ordinary cash dividend requires the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy. Abstentions, broker non-votes, blank and invalid votes are disregarded in establishing the number of votes cast.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the approval of the payment of an ordinary cash dividend.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER TEN – ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The Board recognizes that providing shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation can produce useful information on investor sentiment with regard to the Company’s executive compensation programs. As a result, this proposal provides shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the compensation of our executive management team, as described in the section of this Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation Discussion & Analysis,” and endorse or not endorse our fiscal 2013 executive compensation philosophy, programs and policies and the compensation paid to the Executive Officers.

The advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding, meaning that our Board will not be obligated to take any compensation actions or to adjust our executive compensation programs or policies, as a result of the vote. Notwithstanding the advisory nature of the vote, the resolution will be considered passed with the affirmative vote of a relative majority of the votes cast by the holders of common shares represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy. Abstentions, broker non-votes, blank and invalid votes are disregarded in establishing the number of votes cast.

Although the vote is non-binding, our Board and the Compensation Committee will review the voting results. To the extent there is a significant negative vote, we would communicate directly with shareholders to better understand the concerns that influenced the vote. The Board and the Compensation Committee would consider constructive feedback obtained through this process in making future decisions about executive compensation programs.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders support this proposal and vote FOR the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section of this Proxy Statement.”

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GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

Our corporate governance principles are embodied in a formal document that has been approved by Tyco’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). It is posted on our website at www.tyco.com under the heading “About—Board of Directors.” We will also provide a copy of the corporate governance principles to shareholders upon request.

Vision and Values of Our Board

Tyco’s Board is responsible for directing and overseeing the management of Tyco’s business in the best interests of the shareholders and consistent with good corporate citizenship. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Board selects and monitors top management, provides oversight for financial reporting and legal compliance, determines Tyco’s governance principles and implements its governance policies. The Board, together with management, is responsible for establishing Tyco’s values and code of conduct and for setting strategic direction and priorities.

While Tyco’s strategy evolves in response to changing market conditions, Tyco’s vision and values are enduring. Our governance principles, along with our vision and values, constitute the foundation upon which Tyco’s governance policies are built. Our vision, values and principles are discussed below.

Tyco believes that good governance requires not only an effective set of specific practices but also a culture of responsibility throughout the firm, and governance at Tyco is intended to optimize both. Tyco also believes that good governance ultimately depends on the quality of its leadership, and it is committed to recruiting and retaining Directors and officers of proven leadership ability and personal integrity.

Tyco Vision: Why We Exist and the Essence of Our Business

Tyco is dedicated to advancing fire safety and security by finding innovative ways to save lives, improve businesses and protect people where they live and work. Our aim is to be our customers’ first choice in every market we serve by exceeding commitments, providing new technology solutions, leveraging our diverse brands, driving operational excellence, and committing to the highest standards of business practices—all of which will drive Tyco’s long-term growth, value, and success.

Tyco Values: How We Seek to Conduct Ourselves

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Tyco Goals: What We Seek to Achieve

Mission of the Board of Directors: What the Board Intends to Accomplish

The mission of Tyco’s Board is to promote the long-term value and health of Tyco in the interests of the shareholders and set an ethical “tone at the top.” To this end, the Board provides management with strategic guidance, and also ensures that management adopts and implements procedures designed to promote both legal compliance and the highest standards of honesty, integrity and ethics throughout the organization.

Governance Principles: How the Board Oversees the Company

Active Board:    The Directors are well informed about Tyco and vigorous in their oversight of management.

Company Leadership:    The Directors, together with senior management, set Tyco’s strategic direction, review financial objectives, and establish the ethical tone for the management and leadership of Tyco.

Compliance with Laws and Ethics:    The Directors ensure that procedures and practices are in place designed to prevent and identify illegal or unethical conduct and to permit appropriate and timely redress should such conduct occur.

Inform and Listen to Investors and Regulators:    The Directors take steps to see that management discloses appropriate information fairly, fully, timely and accurately to investors and regulators, and that Tyco maintains a two-way communication channel with its investors and regulators.

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Continuous Improvement:    The Directors remain abreast of new developments in corporate governance and they implement new procedures and practices as they deem appropriate.

Board Responsibilities

The Board is responsible for:

Board Leadership

The business of Tyco is managed under the direction of Tyco’s Board, in the interest of the shareholders. The Board delegates its authority to senior management for managing the everyday affairs of Tyco. The Board requires that senior management review major actions and initiatives with the Board prior to implementation.

Upon completion of the spin-offs of ADT and Tyco Flow Control, Mr. Breen stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer, and continued in his role as chair of the Board. Mr. Oliver assumed the Chief Executive Officer position and Mr. Brian Duperreault became the lead Director. The Board

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believes that having a separate chair and Chief Executive Officer at this time is most appropriate for Tyco. To meet their responsibilities of overseeing management and setting strategic direction, as well as fostering the long-term value of the Company, among other responsibilities, directors are required to spend time and energy in successfully navigating a wide variety of issues and guiding the policies and practices of the companies they oversee. To that end, the Board believes that having a separate non-executive chair who is responsible, along with the lead Director, for leading the Board allows Mr. Oliver, as Chief Executive Officer, to focus his time and energy on running the day-to-day operations of the Company, particularly at a time when Mr. Oliver is relatively new to the role. Having Mr. Breen act as chair also provides a degree of continuity of leadership. Further, Mr. Breen and Mr. Oliver have an open and constructive working relationship that the Board believes allows Mr. Breen to provide wise counsel and ask the tough questions capable of ensuring that the interests of shareholders are being properly served.

Tyco continues to have a strong governance structure, which includes:

The lead Director acts as an intermediary between the Board and senior management. Among other things, the lead Director is responsible, along with the chair, for setting the agenda for Board meetings with Board and management input, facilitating communication among Directors and between the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, and working with the Chief Executive Officer to provide an appropriate information flow to the Board. The lead Director is responsible for calling and chairing executive sessions of the independent Directors. The lead Director and the chair are expected to foster a cohesive Board that cooperates with the Chief Executive Officer towards the ultimate goal of creating shareholder value.

Board Oversight of Risk

The Board’s role in risk oversight at Tyco is consistent with Tyco’s leadership structure, with management having day-to-day responsibility for assessing and managing Tyco’s risk exposure and the Board and its committees providing oversight in connection with those efforts, with particular focus on the most significant risks facing Tyco. The Board performs its risk oversight role in several ways. Board meetings regularly include strategic overviews by the Chief Executive Officer of Tyco that describe the most significant issues, including risks, affecting Tyco. In addition, the Board is regularly provided with business updates from the leader of each of Tyco’s reporting segments, and updates from the General Counsel. The Board reviews the risks associated with Tyco’s financial forecasts, business plan and operations. These risks are identified and managed in connection with Tyco’s robust enterprise risk management (“ERM”) process. The Company’s ERM process provides the enterprise with a common framework and terminology to ensure consistency in identification, reporting and management of key risks. The Company’s ERM includes a formal process to identify and document the key risks to Tyco perceived by a variety of stakeholders in the enterprise, and is presented to the Board at least annually. In addition, as part of the ERM process, members of the Board perform site visits to Company operational sites. The lead Director and management determine the appropriate operational site and the timing of the enterprise risk assessment meeting.

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The Board has delegated to each of its committees responsibility for the oversight of specific risks that fall within the committee’s areas of responsibility. For example:

Board Capabilities

The Tyco Board as a whole is strong in its diversity, vision, strategy and business judgment. It possesses a robust collective knowledge of management and leadership, business operations, crisis management, risk assessment, industry knowledge, accounting and finance, corporate governance and global markets.

The culture of the Board is such that it can operate swiftly and effectively in making key decisions and facing major challenges. Board meetings are conducted in an environment of trust, open dialogue and mutual respect that encourages constructive commentary. The Board strives to be informed, proactive and vigilant in its oversight of Tyco and protection of shareholder assets.

Board Committees

To conduct its business the Board maintains three standing committees: Audit, Compensation and Human Resources, and Nominating and Governance, and they are each entirely composed of independent Directors. Assignments to, and chairs of, the Audit and Compensation Committees are recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee and selected by the Board. The independent Directors as a group elect the members and the chair of the Nominating and Governance committee. All committees report on their activities to the Board.

The lead Director may convene “special committees” to review material matters being considered by the Board. Special committees report their activities to the Board.

To ensure effective discussion and decision making while at the same time having a sufficient number of independent Directors for its three committees, the Board is normally constituted of between ten and thirteen Directors. The minimum and maximum number of Directors is set forth in Tyco’s Articles of Association.

The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews the Board’s governance guidelines annually and recommends appropriate changes to the Board.

Board Meetings

The Board meets at least five times annually, and additional meetings may be called in accordance with Tyco’s Articles of Association and organizational regulations. Frequent board meetings are critical not only for timely decisions but also for Directors to be well informed about Tyco’s operations and issues. One of these meetings will be scheduled in conjunction with Tyco’s Annual General Meeting of shareholders and Board members are required to be in attendance at the Annual General Meeting either in person or by telephone. The lead Director and the chair of the Board, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, are responsible for setting meeting agendas with input from the other Directors.

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Committee meetings are normally held in conjunction with Board meetings. Major committee decisions are reviewed and approved by the Board. The Board chair and committee chairs are responsible for conducting meetings and informal consultations in a fashion that encourages informed, meaningful and probing deliberations. Presentations at Board meetings are concise and focused, and they include adequate time for discussion and decision-making. An executive session of independent Directors, chaired by the lead Director, is held at least annually, and in practice at most Board meetings.

Directors receive the agenda and materials for regularly scheduled meetings in advance. Best efforts are made to make materials available as soon as one week in advance, but no later than three days in advance. When practical, the same applies to special meetings of the Board. Directors may ask for additional information from, or meetings with, senior managers at any time.

Strategic planning and succession planning sessions are held annually at a regular Board meeting. The succession planning meeting focuses on the development and succession of not only the chief executive but also the other senior executives.

The Board’s intent is for Directors to attend all regularly scheduled Board and committee meetings. Directors are expected to use their best efforts to attend regularly scheduled Board and committee meetings in person. All independent Board members are welcome to attend any committee meeting.

Board and Committee Calendars

A calendar of agenda items for the regularly scheduled Board meetings and all regularly scheduled committee meetings is prepared annually by the chair of the Board in consultation with the lead Director, committee chairs, and all interested Directors.

Board Communication

Management speaks on behalf of Tyco, and the Board normally communicates through management with outside parties, including Tyco shareholders, business journalists, analysts, rating agencies and government regulators. The Board has established a process for interested parties to communicate with members of the Board, including the lead Director. If you have any concern, question or complaint regarding our compliance with any policy or law, or would otherwise like to contact the Board, you can reach the Tyco Board of Directors via email at directors@tyco.com. Shareholders, customers, vendors, suppliers and employees can also raise concerns at https://www.vitaltycoconcerns.com. Inquiries can be submitted anonymously and confidentially.

All inquiries are received and reviewed by the Office of the Ombudsman. A report summarizing all items received resulting in cases is prepared for the Audit Committee of the Board. The Office of the Ombudsman directs cases to the applicable department (such as customer service, human resources or in the case of accounting or control issues, forensic audit) and follows up with the assigned case owner to ensure that the cases are responded to in a timely manner. The Board also reviews non-trivial shareholder communications received by management through the Corporate Secretary’s Office or Investor Relations.

Board Advisors

The Board and its committees (consistent with the provisions of their respective charters) may retain their own advisors, at the expense of Tyco, as they deem necessary in order to carry out their responsibilities.

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Board Evaluation

The Nominating and Governance Committee coordinates an annual evaluation process by the Directors of the Board’s performance and procedures, as well as that of each committee. This evaluation leads to a full Board discussion of the results. In connection with the evaluation process:

Board Compensation and Stock Ownership

The Compensation Committee, in collaboration with the Nominating and Governance Committee, periodically reviews the Directors’ compensation and recommends changes in the level and mix of compensation to the full Board. See the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for a detailed discussion of the Compensation Committee’s role in determining executive compensation.

To help align Board and shareholder interests, Directors are encouraged to own Tyco common stock or its equivalent, with the guideline set at five times the annual cash retainer. Directors are expected to attain this minimum stock ownership guideline within five years of joining the Board. Once a Director satisfies the minimum stock ownership recommendation, the Director will remain qualified, regardless of market fluctuations, under the guideline as long as the Director does not sell any stock. All but two of our current Directors have met the minimum amount of five times the annual cash retainer. Both Mr. Daniels and Mr. Drendel joined the Board within the past five years and each of them is expected to reach the minimum stock ownership level within the recommended time period. Mr. Oliver receives no additional compensation for service as a Director.

Director Independence

To maintain its objective oversight of management, the Board consists of a substantial majority of independent Directors. Directors meet stringent definitions of independence and for those Directors that meet this definition, the Board will make an affirmative determination that a Director is independent. Independent Directors:

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The Board has determined that all of the Director nominees, with the exception of Mr. Oliver and Mr. Breen, meet these standards and are therefore independent of the Company.

Director Service

Directors are elected by an affirmative vote of an absolute majority of the votes represented (in person or by proxy) by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. They serve for one-year terms (except in instances where a director is elected during a special meeting), ending on after completion of the next succeeding Annual General Meeting. Each Director must tender his or her resignation from the Board at the Annual General Meeting following his or her 72nd birthday. The Board may, in its discretion, waive this limit in special circumstances. Any nominee for Director who does not receive a majority of votes represented from the shareholders is not elected to the Board.

The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for the review of all Directors, and where necessary will take action to recommend to shareholders the removal of a Director for performance, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes present (in person or by proxy) at a duly called shareholder meeting.

Directors are expected to inform the Nominating and Governance Committee of any significant change in their employment or professional responsibilities and are required to offer their resignation to the Board in the event of such a change. This allows for discussion with the Nominating and Governance Committee to determine if it is in the mutual interest of both parties for the Director to continue on the Board.

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The Board may choose to override these guiding principles in special circumstances or if it otherwise believes it is appropriate to do so.

Director Orientation and Education

A formal orientation program is provided to new Directors by the Corporate Secretary on Tyco’s mission, values, governance, compliance and business operations. In addition, a program of continuing education is annually provided to incumbent Directors, and it includes review of the Company’s Guide to Ethical Conduct. Directors are also encouraged to take advantage of outside continuing education relating to their duties as a Director and to subscribe to appropriate publications at the Company’s expense.

Other Directorships, Conflicts and Related Party Transactions

In order to provide sufficient time for informed participation in their board responsibilities:

The Board may, in its discretion, waive these limits in special circumstances. When a Director, the Chief Executive Officer or other senior managers intend to serve on another board, the Nominating and Governance Committee is required to be notified. The Committee reviews the possibility of conflicts of interest or time constraints and must approve the officer’s or Director’s appointment to the outside board. Each Director is required to notify the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of any conflicts. The Chief Executive Officer may serve on no more than two other public company boards.

The company has a formal, written procedure intended to ensure compliance with the related party provisions in our Guide to Ethical Conduct and with our corporate governance principles. For the purpose of the policy, a “related party transaction” is a transaction in which we participate and in which any related party has a direct or indirect material interest, other than ordinary course, arms-length transactions of less than 1% of the revenue of the counterparty. Transactions exceeding the 1% threshold, and any transaction involving consulting, financial advisory, legal or accounting services that could impair a Director’s independence, must be approved by our Nominating and Governance Committee. Any related party transaction in which an executive officer or a Director has a personal interest, or which could present a possible conflict under the Guide to Ethical Conduct, must be approved by a majority of disinterested directors, following appropriate disclosure of all material aspects of the transaction.

Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, public issuers such as Tyco must disclose certain “related person transactions.” These are transactions in which Tyco is a participant where the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and a Director, executive officer or holder of more than 5% of our common shares has a direct or indirect material interest. Although Tyco engaged in commercial transactions in the normal course of business with companies where Tyco’s Directors were employed and served as officers, none of these transactions exceeded 1% of Tyco’s gross revenues and these transactions are not considered to be related party transactions.

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Guide to Ethical Conduct

We have adopted the Tyco Guide to Ethical Conduct, which applies to all employees, officers, and Directors of Tyco. The Guide to Ethical Conduct meets the requirements of a “code of ethics” as defined by Item 406 of Regulation S-K and applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, as well as all other employees. The Guide to Ethical Conduct also meets the requirements of a code of business, conduct and ethics under the listing standards of the NYSE. The Guide to Ethical Conduct is posted on our website at www.tyco.com under the heading “About—Our People and Values.” We will also provide a copy of the Guide to Ethical Conduct to shareholders upon request. We disclose any amendments to the Guide to Ethical Conduct, as well as any waivers for executive officers or Directors on our website at www.tyco.com under the heading “About—Our People and Values.”

Charitable Contributions

The Board understands that its members, or their immediate family members, serve as directors, trustees, executives, advisors and in other capacities with a host of other organizations. If Tyco directs a charitable donation to an organization in which a Tyco Director, or their immediate family member, serves as a director, trustee, executive, advisor, or in other capacities with the organization, the Board must approve the donation. Any such donation approved by the Board will be limited to an amount that is less than 1% of that organization’s annual charitable receipts, and less than 1% of Tyco’s total annual charitable contributions. In line with its matching gift policy for employees, Tyco will make an annual matching gift of up to $10,000 for each Director to qualifying charities.

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Director compensation for fiscal 2013 for non-employee directors consisted of an annual cash retainer of $100,000 and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with a grant date value of approximately $120,000 and a one-year vesting term. The chair of the Board received an additional $50,000, the lead Director received an additional $30,000 and the chairs of the Compensation and Audit Committees received an additional $20,000. The chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee received an additional fee of $15,000. In addition, any member of a special committee of the Board receives meeting fees in an amount of $1,500 per day ($750 for telephonic meetings) for each special committee meeting that he or she attends. A Director who is also an employee receives no additional remuneration for services as a Director.

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The table below provides fiscal year 2013 membership and meeting information for each of the Board Committees.

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During fiscal 2013, the full Board met seven times. All of our Directors attended over 85% of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which they served in fiscal 2013. The Board’s governance principles provide that Board members are expected to attend each Annual General Meeting. At the 2013 Annual General Meeting, all of the current Board members were in attendance.

Audit Committee.    The Audit Committee monitors the integrity of Tyco’s financial statements, the independence and qualifications of the independent auditors, the performance of Tyco’s internal auditors and independent auditors, Tyco’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the effectiveness of Tyco’s internal controls. The Audit Committee is also responsible for retaining, subject to shareholder approval, evaluating, setting the remuneration of, and, if appropriate, recommending the termination of Tyco’s auditors. The Audit Committee has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Committee operates under a charter approved by the Board. The charter is posted on Tyco’s website at www.tyco.com and we will provide a copy of the charter to shareholders upon request. During fiscal 2013, the members of the Audit Committee were Messrs. Daniels and Drendel and Dr. O’Neill, each of whom is independent under NYSE listing standards and SEC rules for audit committee members. Dr. O’Neill is the chair of the Audit Committee. The Board has determined that Dr. O’Neill and Mr. Drendel are audit committee financial experts.

Nominating and Governance Committee.    The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, recommending to the Board the Director nominees for the Annual General Meeting, developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance principles, and playing a general leadership role in Tyco’s corporate governance. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee oversees our environmental, health and safety management system and enterprise risk assessment activities. The Nominating and Governance Committee operates under a charter approved by the Board. The charter is posted on Tyco’s website at www.tyco.com and we will provide a copy of the charter to shareholders upon request. The members of the Nominating and Governance Committee in fiscal 2013 were Messrs. Duperreault, Krol, and Stavropoulos, each of whom is independent under NYSE listing standards. Mr. Stavropoulos retired from the Board at our 2013 Annual General Meeting. Mr. Duperreault chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee and is also the Lead Director.

Compensation and Human Resources Committee.    The Compensation Committee reviews and approves compensation and benefits policies and objectives, determines whether Tyco’s officers, Directors and employees are compensated according to these objectives, and carries out certain of the Board’s responsibilities relating to the compensation of Tyco’s executives. The Compensation Committee operates under a charter approved by the Board. The charter is posted on Tyco’s website at www.tyco.com and we will provide a copy of the charter to shareholders upon request. During fiscal 2013, the members of the Compensation Committee were Ms. Wijnberg and Messrs. Gupta and Yost. Mr. Gupta is the chair of the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is independent under NYSE listing standards. In addition, each member is a “Non-Employee” Director as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is an “outside director” as defined in section 162(m) of the U.S. Code. For more information regarding the Compensation Committee’s roles and responsibilities, see the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 2013 or as of the date of this proxy statement is or has been an officer or employee of the Company and no executive officer of the Company served on the compensation committee or board of any company that employed any member of the Company’s Compensation Committee or Board of Directors.

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Nomination of Directors and Board Diversity

The Nominating and Governance Committee, in accordance with the Board’s governance principles, seeks to create a Board that as a whole is strong in its collective knowledge and has a diversity of skills and experience with respect to vision and strategy, management and leadership, business operations, business judgment, crisis management, risk assessment, industry knowledge, accounting and finance, corporate governance and global markets. The Tyco Board does not have a specific policy regarding diversity. Instead, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers the Board’s overall composition when considering a potential new candidate, including whether the Board has an appropriate combination of professional experience, skills, knowledge and variety of viewpoints and backgrounds in light of Tyco’s current and expected future needs. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee believes that it is desirable for new candidates to contribute to a variety of viewpoints on the Board, which may be enhanced by a mix of different professional and personal backgrounds and experiences.

General criteria for the nomination of Director candidates include:

The Company also strives to have all non-employee Directors be independent. In addition to having such Directors meet the NYSE definition of independence, the Board has set its own more rigorous standard of independence. The Committee must also ensure that the members of the Board as a group maintain the requisite qualifications under NYSE listing standards for populating the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees. In addition, the Committee ensures that each member of the Compensation Committee is a “Non-Employee” Director as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is an “outside director” as defined in section 162(m) of the U.S. Code.

As provided in its charter, the Nominating and Governance committee will consider Director candidates recommended by shareholders. To recommend a Director candidate, a shareholder should write to Tyco’s Secretary at Tyco’s current registered address: Victor von Bruns-Strasse 21, CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland. Such recommendation must include:

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The recommendation must also include documentary evidence of ownership of Tyco common shares if the shareholder is a beneficial owner, as well as the date the shares were acquired, as required by Tyco’s Articles of Association.

To be considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee for nomination and inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual General Meeting, shareholder recommendations for Director must be received by Tyco’s Corporate Secretary no later than September 25, 2014. Once the Company receives the recommendation, the Company may deliver a questionnaire to the candidate that requests additional information about the candidate’s independence, qualifications and other information that would assist the Nominating and Governance Committee in evaluating the candidate, as well as certain information that must be disclosed about the candidate in the Company’s proxy statement, if nominated. Candidates must complete and return the questionnaire within the time frame provided to be considered for nomination by the Nominating and Governance Committee. No candidates were recommended by shareholders in connection with the Annual General Meeting.

The Nominating and Governance Committee currently employs an unrelated search firm to assist the Committee in identifying candidates for Director. The Committee also receives suggestions for Director candidates from Board members. Nine of our nominees for Director are current members of the Board, and two nominees are new. In evaluating candidates for Director, the Committee uses the qualifications described above, and evaluates shareholder candidates in the same manner as candidates from all other sources. Based on the Nominating and Governance Committee’s evaluation of the current Directors, each nominee was recommended for election.

The current executive officers of Tyco are:

Madeleine G. Barber—Ms. Barber, age 50, has been our Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer since October 2011. She is responsible for the company’s global tax function, which includes tax planning, tax accounting & reporting and tax audits. Ms. Barber joined Tyco in December 2004 after having spent 16 years in public accounting. She began her career at Arthur Andersen, where she was promoted to partner in 2000. In May 2002, Ms. Barber joined KPMG LLP as a tax partner in the firm’s international corporate tax practice. While at KPMG and Andersen, Ms. Barber worked primarily with U.S. and foreign based Fortune 500 clients on complex multinational tax issues such as international mergers and acquisitions, transfer pricing, cross-border financing structures and cross-border dispute resolution.

Lawrence B. Costello—Mr. Costello, age 65, is our Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for setting HR strategy and leading the global HR organization. Mr. Costello joined Tyco in February 2012. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Costello was senior vice president of global HR and corporate officer with Trane (formerly American Standard Companies) for eight years, and held a similar role for six years with the Campbell Soup Company. He has also served as the president of the Lawrence Bradford Group, a leading HR consulting practice. Mr. Costello has also held senior HR leadership positions with Confab Companies and PepsiCo. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and finance administration from Rider University and attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard University.

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Brian L. McDonald—age 50, is our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Installation and Services, a position he has held since January 2012 when the Company realigned its reporting segments to combine its commercial security and fire protection businesses. Mr. McDonald was the Chief Operating Officer of Fire Protection Services, an organization within Tyco Fire Protection, since 2010. In these positions, Mr. McDonald has been responsible for all global installation and services businesses. Mr. McDonald joined the Company in 2004, starting in SimplexGrinnell, where he successively led Sales, Field Operations and Southern Operations, before transferring to ADT in 2008 to serve as Managing Director for ADT Security U.K. & Ireland.

Arun Nayar—Mr. Nayar, age 62, is our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined Tyco as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer in March 2008 and was also the Chief Financial Officer of ADT Worldwide through October 2010. In October 2010, Mr. Nayar assumed expanded responsibilities as head of Tyco’s Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations groups. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Nayar spent six years at PepsiCo, Inc., most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Operations, and before that as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Capital Markets.

George R. Oliver—Mr. Oliver, age 53, is our Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined Tyco in July 2006, serving as president of Tyco Safety Products from 2006 to 2010 and as president of Tyco Electrical & Metal Products from 2007 through 2010. He was appointed president of Tyco Fire Protection in 2011. Before joining Tyco, he served in operational leadership roles of increasing responsibility at several General Electric divisions. Mr. Oliver serves as a director on the boards of Raytheon Company and Atkore International Inc., the latter of which is an equity investment of Tyco, and is a trustee of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Oliver has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Judith A. Reinsdorf—Ms. Reinsdorf, age 50, has been our Executive Vice President and General Counsel since March 2007. She is responsible for overseeing the Company’s legal function, public affairs, communications and environmental, health & safety organizations. From October 2004 to February 2007, Ms. Reinsdorf served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of C.R. Bard, Inc., a medical device company. Previously, she had served as Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Tyco from 2003 to 2004 and as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Pharmacia Corporation from 2000 to 2003. Ms. Reinsdorf is a director of The Dunn & Bradstreet Corporation.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION  & ANALYSIS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Compensation Committee Pay Decisions

CEO Pay Decision for Fiscal Year 2014

Following Mr. Oliver’s first year as CEO, the Compensation Committee reviewed market data prepared by the independent compensation consultant that compared Mr. Oliver’s targeted total direct compensation to the compensation paid to peers and general industry companies of similar size. For fiscal 2013, because it was his first year in the role, the Committee positioned Mr. Oliver’s target total direct compensation between the 25^th and 50^th percentile. In light of Mr. Oliver’s performance during his

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first year in the role, the Committee determined that it was appropriate to raise Mr. Oliver closer to the 50^th percentile and approved the following changes:

PLEASE NOTE, SOME OF THESE FEATURES MAY CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE MINDER INITIATIVE. PLEASE SEE THE DISCUSSION ABOVE UNDER “OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAM FRAMEWORK.”

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This section of the Compensation Discussion & Analysis describes in more detail the compensation programs that apply to our named executive officers (whom we refer to as “Executive Officers”) in fiscal 2013:

This section also describes programs that apply more broadly to our employees, including our “senior executives,” who are individuals whose compensation is reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee due to the level of the individual’s salary or because he or she reports directly to the CEO (regardless of salary level).

Base Salary

Base salary recognizes the value of an individual to Tyco based on his/her role, skill, performance, contribution, leadership and potential. Base salaries are reviewed annually by both the Compensation Committee and the Board. With the exception of Mr. McDonald, the Compensation Committee did not approve any changes to base salaries during fiscal 2013 primarily because salaries were reviewed and reset in fiscal 2012 in contemplation of the separation.

In December 2012, the Compensation Committee increased Mr. McDonald’s base salary by 16% to $495,000 and his target bonus opportunity to 75% of annual base salary in recognition of the key role that Mr. McDonald played in successfully separating our North American commercial and residential security businesses and his ongoing role in integrating and streamlining the fire and commercial security installation businesses.

Annual Incentive Compensation

Annual incentive compensation for the Executive Officers is paid in the form of an annual performance bonus under the 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2012 SIP”). Annual incentive compensation rewards executives for their execution of the operating plan and other strategic initiatives, as well as for financial performance that benefits our business and drives long-term

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shareholder value creation. It places a meaningful proportion of total cash compensation at risk, thereby aligning executive rewards with financial results. It also offers an opportunity for meaningful pay differentiation tied to the performance of individuals and groups.

As part of its work in connection with the separation, the Compensation Committee reviewed and approved the annual bonus targets for each Executive Officer for fiscal 2013, and the quantitative measures that would be used to guide final payout decisions.

The performance metrics shown used in the annual incentive plan were chosen for the following reasons:

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QUANTITATIVE RESULTS:

For fiscal 2013, after certifying that a minimum adjusted net income target was met, the Compensation Committee approved payouts for Messrs. Oliver, Nayar and Costello and Ms. Reinsdorf at 105% of target. These payouts were based on the achievement of the financial targets noted above, with a positive 10% adjustment (out of a possible 25%) for the progress made by the Company on strategic initiatives during fiscal 2013. These strategic accomplishments were (i) revenue growth in high growth markets of 15%, (ii) improved internal product sales relative to installation revenue and (iii) significant

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savings realized from our strategic sourcing initiatives. For Mr. McDonald, a 119% payout was approved based primarily on the achievement of financial results by the Company’s Installation and Services businesses, with the same 10% modification for strategic results. No adjustments were made for Executive Officers based on individual factors.

Long Term Equity Incentive Compensation

A key element in the compensation of our executive team is long-term equity incentive awards (“LTI compensation”), which tie a significant portion of compensation to our company’s long-term performance. The Compensation Committee believes that LTI compensation will continue to support our executive compensation philosophy in several ways.

ATTRACT, RETAIN AND MOTIVATE TALENT

Align the interests of executives with the interests of shareholders by linking a significant portion of the officer’s total pay opportunity to share price.

PROVIDE LONG-TERM ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EXECUTIVES – EQUITY AWARD MIX

Prior to separation, the Compensation Committee reviewed the design and structure of the LTI compensation program to ensure that it was appropriate for the size and scope of the new company. For fiscal 2013, the Compensation Committee decided to continue the practice of granting the CEO an annual equity award split evenly between PSUs and stock options, and decided to grant other Executive Officers an annual equity award consisting of 40% PSUs, 40% stock options and 20% RSUs. These weightings reflect a heavy performance orientation to the long-term incentive plan, while also encouraging retention by granting RSUs to executives below the CEO level.

PERFORMANCE METRICS – FISCAL YEAR 2013 PSUS

Fiscal year 2013 PSUs will generally cliff vest at the end of the three-year performance period based on the achievement of certain pre-established performance criteria. The number of shares that will be delivered relative to target will depend primarily on whether the Company achieves a cumulative EPS target (before special items) based on a double digit compound annual growth rate and total shareholder return relative to the S&P Industrials Index during the performance period.

Performance between the points is determined based on straight-line interpolation

Performance is measured over the three year performance period that began on September 29, 2012 and ends on September 25, 2015.

VESTING SCHEDULE – STOCK OPTIONS AND RSUS

Annual stock option grants will generally vest in equal installments over four years, have a 10 year term and have an exercise price equal to the Company’s closing stock price on the date of grant. RSUs granted in connection with the annual award were valued using the closing price of Company stock on the date of the grant, and will generally vest in equal installments over four years.

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FISCAL YEAR 2013 ONE-TIME LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Also during fiscal 2013, the Compensation Committee awarded one-time Leadership Grants in connection with the separation, comprised of stock options and RSUs, to a group of leaders to further solidify their alignment with the long-term success of the post-separation Company. To support the retentive nature of the awards, the Compensation Committee approved vesting schedules that differ from the annual grant. RSUs vest 50% upon the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant, and stock options cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant. The Leadership Grants are intended to strengthen the alignment of the new senior management team and other key employees with shareholders by accelerating the growth of their stock ownership, thereby enhancing employee retention.

FISCAL YEAR 2014 ANNUAL AWARDS

During fiscal year 2013, the Compensation Committee reviewed the long-term incentive award framework to ensure that it continued to support our executive compensation philosophy. After a thorough review of the structure of the program including award mix, performance measures, vesting schedules and long-term incentive award levels, the Compensation Committee determined that the fiscal year 2014 program would retain the same key elements as the fiscal year 2013 program.

A significant portion of each executive’s long-term compensation award continues to be weighted toward PSUs. For fiscal year 2014, the Compensation Committee built on the design of the prior year award by adding a payout cap tied to Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The addition of a ROIC metric is designed to help ensure that executives are focused on efficiently allocating capital and generating profitable growth. ROIC is an important measure of whether the balance sheet is being used efficiently and whether growth is being achieved on a profitable basis. It is a metric that certain shareholders described as important during our outreach efforts this year.

Under the fiscal year 2014 award, the number of shares that will be delivered relative to target will continue to depend primarily on whether the Company achieves a cumulative EPS target (before special items) based on a double digit compound annual growth rate and the award will continue to be modified based on total shareholder return relative to the S&P Industrials Index. For fiscal 2014, awards will be capped at 125% if ROIC does not meet a minimum double-digit rate, which is in excess of our weighted average cost of capital.

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Performance between the points is determined based on straight-line interpolation

Performance is measured over the three year performance period that began on September 28, 2013 and ends on September 30, 2016.

The minimum EPS performance threshold has been raised to 90% of target in order for any shares to vest, and a maximum 200% payout will be paid if the growth rate exceeds 110% of target. This range was narrowed from the 80-120% range for the fiscal year 2013 awards by the Compensation Committee after reviewing historical trends and the practices of our peers.

Perquisites and Other Benefits

Our Executive Officers, including the CEO, are eligible to participate in substantially the same benefit plans that are available to all of our other U.S. employees. These benefit programs include Tyco’s tax-qualified 401(k) Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (“RSIP”) and its medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and long-term care plans.

All eligible executives earning more than $110,000 per year are also eligible to participate in the Tyco Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan (“SSRP”), which is a deferred compensation plan that permits the elective deferral of base salary and performance-based bonuses. The SSRP provides our executives with the opportunity to defer compensation on a tax deferred basis and receive tax-deferred market-based notional investment growth. The plan allows executives to defer amounts above those permitted by the RSIP as well as receive any Company contributions that were reduced under the RSIP due to IRS compensation limits.

Over the past several years, the Compensation Committee has reviewed the other elements of compensation that were historically part of executives’ total compensation and has taken steps to phase-out programs that are not in line with U.S. best practices. In December 2012, the Compensation Committee approved a two year phase out of supplemental insurance benefits (executive life, disability and long-term care) for the executives who were receiving them at the time of discontinuance, including Messrs. Oliver and Nayar and Ms. Reinsdorf. The executive life insurance program typically provides a death benefit equal to approximately two times base salary, and allows the executive to elect to pay additional premiums into the plan. The executive disability insurance program ensures salary continuation above the $15,000 monthly benefit limit provided by the broad based disability plan. The executive long-term care insurance program covers certain executives and their spouses in the event of chronic illness or disability. Under the program, Tyco pays the long-term care premium for 10 years, after which the insurance is fully paid. If the executive leaves prior to the end of the 10-year payment period, he or she has the option to continue making the premium payments to maintain the coverage. Tyco does not pay tax gross-ups for its officers on life insurance and long-term disability insurance programs and, as noted above, these benefits will be phased out in 2014.

The limited perquisites and other benefits that we continue to provide consist of the following:

Executive Physicals – We strongly believe in investing in the health and well-being of our executives as an important component in providing continued effective leadership for our Company. This benefit is capped at $3,000 per year.

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Use of Corporate Aircraft – Corporate aircraft is used primarily for business purposes. We maintain a formal aircraft policy overseen by the Nominating and Governance Committee which stipulates that the CEO is the only executive pre-approved to use Company aircraft for non-business purposes. Other executives may do so, by exception, if expressly approved by the CEO or the Board. There are no gross-ups paid with respect to personal use of aircraft.

Change in Control and Severance Benefits

We currently provide employment and severance arrangements that are essential to attract and retain executive talent and that are competitive with those provided to executive officers at other large companies publicly traded in the U.S. All cash payments and benefits are governed by a formal plan document. None of our Executive Officers currently have individual written termination agreements with the company providing for benefits outside the formal plan document.

Cash severance benefits, which do not exceed two times base salary and bonus, are intended to provide transitional assistance to executives who are separated from the company. In addition to cash severance benefits, executives are typically provided with benefits continuation for a period of up to 12 months and a lump-sum cash payment for the projected value of the employer portion of premiums for the severance period in excess of 12 months. In order to receive any cash payments or benefits under the plan, an executive must sign a general release and comply with non-compete and other restrictive covenants. In addition, change-in-control benefits are generally only payable upon a “double trigger”. This means that payments are only made in the event of a change in control and an involuntary termination without cause by the company or termination for good reason by the employee in connection with the change-in-control.

Note that some of the above features may change as a result of the Minder Ordinance. We have not yet finalized changes to the compensation structure for our executives who are subject to the Minder Ordinance.

Equity awards generally provide for the following treatment which is governed by individual equity award agreements.

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Severance and change-in-control benefits are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that they remain aligned with the Company’s philosophy and best practice.

The Compensation Committee evaluates many factors when designing and establishing executive compensation plans and targets. In determining appropriate compensation levels, the Compensation Committee considers critical data including the relative complexity and importance of the executive’s role within the organization, the executive’s experience, record of performance and potential, the compensation levels paid to similarly positioned executives at peer companies, general industry compensation data, and internal pay equity considerations. The peer group of companies that the Compensation Committee uses to review relative compensation levels is an important part of the pay-setting process. In connection with the separation, the Compensation Committee approved a “working peer group” to ensure that compensation levels of the post-separation Executive Officers align with the Company’s smaller size and more focused business lines.

Peer Group

The working peer group was established by analyzing companies in our pre-separation peer group, and adjusting the composition based on a number of factors, including whether the company had overlapping business lines, competed with us for talent, and was a member of the S&P 500 Index. The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant, analyzed up to 17 factors in confirming inclusion. The working peer group consisted of 15 industrial and service companies that were deemed to reflect the competitive landscape in which the new Tyco would operate, the scale and geographic diversity of new Tyco’s markets and locations, and its blend of product design and manufacturing, installation and service delivery operations.

Following the separation, the Compensation Committee and its independent advisor engaged in a more detailed analysis of the Company’s peers and made the changes described in the table below. The purpose of the review was to refine the companies that had been included in the working peer group to insure that the peer group consisted of the appropriate mix of capital goods manufacturers and service oriented companies that better reflected the business mix of the new Company.

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In addition to relying on the working peer group, we also used general industry data (excluding financial service companies) adjusted for the approximate size and complexity of the post-separation Tyco, and other benchmark data from third party providers, as a secondary source to help determine compensation for the post-separation Executive Officers. As demonstrated by the constitution of the post-separation senior leadership team, our talent strategy calls for both the development of internal leadership and the recruitment of highly experienced leaders from outside the Company. In developing post-separation executive compensation levels, we broadly targeted total direct compensation at the 50th percentile of the benchmark data adjusted for our size. Although these benchmarks represent useful guidelines, the Compensation Committee exercised discretion in setting individual executive compensation levels so that they would appropriately reflect the executive’s value and expected contributions, as well as the executive’s leadership, commitment to our values, and potential for advancement.

In addition to our primary peer group, we also review the pay plans and practices of an additional seven companies which are not direct competitors but are among the companies where we source executive talent. These companies in some cases are larger in scope and although not relevant for benchmarking absolute pay levels, provide additional insight into current pay practices. These companies include: 3M Company, The ADT Corp., Automatic Data Processing, Dish Network, Corp., General Electric, Co., Time Warner Cable, Inc. and United Technologies Corp.

Going forward, the Compensation Committee expects to continue to review and refine these groups with input from its independent compensation consultant, Farient Advisors LLC (“Farient”).

Role of Compensation Committee and Independent Consultant

The Compensation Committee reviews and approves compensation and benefits policies and objectives, determines whether our officers, Directors and employees are compensated according to these objectives, and carries out certain of the Board’s responsibilities relating to the compensation of our executives. The Compensation Committee operates under a charter approved by the Board. The charter is posted on our website at www.tyco.com and we will provide a copy of the charter to shareholders upon request. In addition to meeting the NYSE independence standards, each member of the Compensation Committee is a “Non-Employee” Director as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is an “outside director” as defined in section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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In carrying out its role in establishing executive compensation plans, the Compensation Committee receives advice from an independent compensation consultant. In connection with the separation, the Compensation Committee reevaluated its independent compensation consultant and, after reviewing the qualifications of several consultants, determined that Farient was best positioned to provide the Compensation Committee with independent advice going forward. The ongoing responsibilities of Farient include:

Farient does not provide any additional work to the company and satisfies NYSE consultant independence standards.

The chart below summarizes the process for developing, recommending and approving pay actions and strategies and the individuals and groups responsible for approving these decisions.