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 8, 2005

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Bermuda		98-0390500
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

001-13836

(Commission File Number)

Second Floor, 90 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke, HM 08, Bermuda

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

441-292-8674

(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:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 8, 2005, the Company issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued September 8, 2005

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.

	TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.


	By:	/s/ William B. Lytton
		William B. Lytton
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: September 8, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued September 8, 2005