Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) and (c)
Registration Number 333-104488
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 18
(To Prospectus dated August 8, 2003 and Prospectus Supplements dated August 8, 2003, August 19, 2003, August 22, 2003, August 29, 2003, September 5, 2003,
September 10, 2003, September 12, 2003, September 19, 2003, September 26, 2003, October 3, 2003, October 10, 2003, October 24, 2003, October 31, 2003,
November 13, 2003, November 21, 2003, December 11, 2003 and December 31, 2003)
$4,500,000,000
Tyco International Group S.A.
2.750% Series A Convertible Senior Debentures due 2018
3.125% Series B Convertible Senior Debentures due 2023
Fully and unconditionally guaranteed by and convertible into common shares of
This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated August 8, 2003 and prospectus supplements dated August 8, 2003, August 19, 2003, August 22, 2003, August 29, 2003, September 5, 2003, September 12, 2003, September 19, 2003, September 26, 2003, October 3, 2003, October 10, 2003, October 24, 2003, October 31, 2003, November 13, 2003, November 21, 2003, December 11, 2003 and December 31, 2003, covering the resale by the selling securityholders of our 2.750% Series A Convertible Senior Debentures due 2018, our 3.125% Series B Convertible Senior Debentures due 2023 and the Tyco common shares issuable upon conversion or repurchase of the debentures. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the prospectus, including any amendment or supplement thereto. The terms of the debentures are set forth in the prospectus.
Investing in the debentures and our common shares involves risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page S-2 of the prospectus supplement dated August 8, 2003, and on page 6 of the prospectus dated August 8, 2003.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is January 16, 2004
The following table provides information regarding the principal amount of notes beneficially owned by certain of our selling securityholders, the percentage of outstanding notes held by these selling securityholders, the number of our common shares beneficially owned by these selling securityholders, the number of our common shares each selling securityholder would beneficially own upon conversion of its entire principal amount of notes and the percentage of our outstanding common shares held by these selling securityholders.
The table below supplements or amends the table of securityholders contained on pages S-12 through S-20 of the prospectus supplement dated November 8, 2003. Where the name of a selling securityholder identified in the table below also appears in the table in a previous prospectus supplement, the information set forth in the table below regarding that selling securityholder supersedes the information in the previous prospectus supplement. This information was furnished to us by the selling securityholders listed below on or before January 15, 2004. Because selling securityholders may trade all or some of the notes listed at any time without notifying us, the table below may not reflect the exact value of notes held by each selling securityholder on the date of this supplement.
Name |
Aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of Series A Debentures that May be Sold |
Percentage of Series A Debentures Outstanding |
Aggregate Principal Amount of Maturity of Series B Debentures that May be Sold |
Percentage of Series B Debentures Outstanding |
Number of Common Shares Beneficially Owned (1) |
Number of Common Shares Underlying the Debentures and Offered Hereby (2) |
Percentage of Tyco Common Shares Outstanding (3) |
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Goldman Sachs & Co. | 47,514,000 | 1.43 | % | 25,000,000 | 1.87 | % | — | 3,235,037 | * | |||||
Jefferies & Co., Inc. | 1,630,000 | * | — | * | — | 71,544 | * | |||||||
Putnam Equity Income Fund | 1,110,000 | * | — | * | — | 48,720 | * | |||||||
Putnam Variable Trust—Putnam VT Equity Income Fund | 6,000 | * | — | * | — | 263 | * | |||||||
Tribeca Investments Ltd. | * | 35,000,000 | 2.62 | % | — | 1,609,374 | * |
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