425 1 d425.txt PRESS RELEASE Filed by Tyco International Ltd. Pursuant to Rule 425 Under the Securities Act of 1933 Subject Company: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation File Number for Related Registration Statement: 333-68240 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Thursday, October 18, 2001) CONTACTS: Investor Relations Media Relations R. Jackson Blackstock Maryanne Kane Senior Vice President Chief Communications Officer Tyco International (US), Inc. Tyco International (US) Inc. 212-424-1344 603-778-9700/508-747-0800 Thomas F. Donahue Debora S. Coller Corporate Vice President Vice President, Corporate Communications Treasurer and Investor Relations Sensormatic Electronics Corp. Sensormatic Electronics Corp. 561-989-7035 561-989-7912 FINAL EXTENSION OF SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIOD FOR SENSORMATIC EXCHANGE OFFER TO EXPIRE NOVEMBER 7, 2001 Pembroke, Bermuda and Boca Raton, FL, October 18, 2001 - Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC; LSE: TYI; BSX: TYC), a diversified manufacturing and service company, and Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (NYSE: SRM), a leading supplier of electronic security solutions to the retail, commercial and industrial marketplaces, today announced that the subsequent offering period of the exchange offer of Tyco Acquisition Corp. XXIV (NV) for the common stock of Sensormatic has been further extended to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, November 7, 2001. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, this will be the final extension of the exchange offer. During the subsequent offering period, Tyco Acquisition will continue to accept for exchange all validly tendered common shares of Sensormatic. There will be no withdrawal rights during the subsequent offering period. Tyco Acquisition first accepted shares for exchange in the offer on October 11, 2001 following expiration of the initial offering period. Tyco Acquisition was advised by Mellon Investor Services, the exchange agent for the offer, that, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, October 17, 2001, a total of approximately 84 million Sensormatic common shares were tendered in the offer, including shares delivered through notice of guaranteed delivery. The exchange ratio for the offer is 0.5189 of a Tyco common share for each Sensormatic common share. As soon as practicable after the expiration of the offer and the conversion or redemption of all Sensormatic preferred shares, Sensormatic will be merged with and into Tyco Acquisition with the surviving company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco. If after the expiration of the offer and the conversion or redemption of the Sensormatic preferred shares Tyco Acquisition has acquired at least 90% of the then outstanding Sensormatic common shares, the merger will be accomplished under short-form merger procedures without a vote of Sensormatic stockholders. In the merger, stockholders will receive the same consideration of 0.5189 of a Tyco common share per Sensormatic common share as received by stockholders in the offer. ABOUT Sensormatic Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (NYSE: SRM) is a leading supplier of electronic security solutions to the retail, commercial and industrial marketplaces. Sensormatic is also the leader in integrated source tagging - a process where consumer goods manufacturers apply anti-theft tags at the point of packaging or manufacturing. The company is also the Official Electronic Security Supplier and a sponsor of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah and a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team through the year 2004. ABOUT TYCO INTERNATIONAL Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC, LSE:TYI, BSE:TYC) is a diversified manufacturing and service company. Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components; the world's largest designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer of undersea telecommunications systems; the world's largest manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services and the world's largest manufacturer of specialty valves. Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in medical device products, financing and leasing capital, plastics and adhesives. Tyco operates in more than 100 countries and had fiscal 2001 revenues in excess of $36 billion. Investors are advised to read the registration statement on Form S-4, as amended, the Schedule TO, as amended, the final prospectus and other documents relating to the exchange offer that have been or will be filed by Tyco with the SEC and Sensormatic stockholders are urged to read the related solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9, as amended, that has been or will be filed by Sensormatic with the SEC. Free copies of these documents and other documents filed by Tyco and Sensormatic with the SEC may be obtained at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. These documents contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the exchange offer and the merger. These documents may also be obtained for free from Tyco or from Sensormatic by directing requests to Tyco International Ltd., The Zurich Centre, Second Floor, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda, tel: (441) 292-8674; or to Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, 951 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, tel: (561) 989-7000. Documents may also be obtained from MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the information agent for the offer, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, (212) 929-5500 (call collect) or (800) 322-2885 (toll free).