TE Connectivity plc — Regulatory Filings 2011

Sep 28, 2011

*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))

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*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.

(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Harold G. Barksdale
	Harold G. Barksdale
	Corporate Secretary
Date: September 28, 2011

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