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): September 27, 2011

 

TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Switzerland

 

98-0518048

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(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 8.01.  Other Events

 

On September 27, 2011, TE Connectivity Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its board of directors’ decision to recommend for approval by shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in March 2012 a 17% increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.18 per share to $0.21 per share for the four fiscal quarters beginning with the third fiscal quarter of 2012.  The press release also announced the board of directors’ decision to authorize an increase in the Company’s share repurchase program by $1.5 billion.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)        Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued September 27, 2011

 

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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: September 28, 2011

 

 

 

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