UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): March 8, 2017

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

TE Connectivity Ltd. (the “Company”) previously announced that Terrence Curtin would succeed Thomas Lynch as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and that Mr. Lynch would thereafter continue as the Executive Chairman of the Company. On March 8, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a resolution appointing Terrence Curtin as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with such appointment to be effective immediately following the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on March 8, 2017.   In connection with the respective role changes, effective March 9, 2017 Mr. Curtin’s annual base salary was adjusted to $1,100,000 and Mr. Lynch’s annual base salary was adjusted to $900,000.

 

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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.

 

Date: March 13, 2017

TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Harold G. Barksdale

 

 

Name:

 Harold G. Barksdale

 

 

Title:

Corporate Secretary

 

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