TE Connectivity plc — M&A Activity 2010

Nov 5, 2010

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE TO Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 10)

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (Name of Subject Company)

Tyco Electronics Minnesota, Inc. Tyco Electronics Ltd. (Names of Filing Persons—Offeror)

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.20 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights)

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000886-309 (Cusip Number of Class of Securities)

Robert A. Scott Executive Vice President and General Counsel Tyco Electronics Ltd. 1050 Westlakes Drive Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 Telephone: (610) 893-9560 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

Copies to: William H. Aaronson, Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 450-4000

o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

ý third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. o issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. o going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. o amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. o

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All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 10 without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO.

The items of the Schedule TO set forth below, to the extent such items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented as described below. All page references in this Amendment No. 10 refer to the Offer to Purchase.

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SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: November 5, 2010

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Tyco Electronics Minnesota, Inc.
By:	/s/ TERRENCE R. CURTIN
	Name: Terrence R. Curtin
	Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
By:	/s/ TERRENCE R. CURTIN
	Name: Terrence R. Curtin
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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