Tyco International Increases Quarterly Dividend 33 Percent to 20 Cents per Share

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Tyco International Increases Quarterly Dividend 33 Percent to 20 Cents per Share

    PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tyco International
Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, BSX: TYC) announced today that its Board of Directors
approved an increase in the company's quarterly dividend to 20 cents per
share for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The new quarterly dividend
represents a 33% increase over the current quarterly dividend of 15 cents
and follows a 36% dividend increase announced in September 2007.

    Tyco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ed Breen said: "The increase
in our quarterly dividend reflects our solid performance and progress this
year and our continued strong cash flow."

    The new 20-cent dividend for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 will be
payable on November 3, 2008 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2008.

    ABOUT TYCO INTERNATIONAL

    Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) is a diversified, global company that
provides vital products and services to customers in more than 60
countries. Tyco is a leading provider of security products and services,
fire protection and detection products and services, valves and controls,
and other industrial products. Tyco had 2007 revenue of more than $18
billion and has 110,000 employees worldwide. More information on Tyco can
be found at http://www.tyco.com.

SOURCE Tyco International Ltd.

http://www.tyco.com
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