UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 


 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2012

 

TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Switzerland
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

98-0518048
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

001-33260

(Commission File Number)

 

Rheinstrasse 20

CH-8200 Schaffhausen

Switzerland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

+41 (0)52 633 66 61

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)           TE Connectivity Ltd. (the “Company”) announced on April 12, 2012 that its Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Robert A. Scott, is retiring from the Company effective as of December 31, 2012, and that Mr. Scott will continue in his current capacity until his successor, John S. Jenkins, has joined the Company, anticipated to occur in October 2012.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on April 18, 2012 regarding Mr. Scott’s retirement and Mr. Jenkins’ appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Exhibit No

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated April 18, 2012

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Harold G. Barksdale

 

 

Harold G. Barksdale

 

 

Corporate Secretary

 

Date: April 18, 2012

 

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