TEL TE Connectivity plc

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153-0119

+1 212 310 8000 tel

+1 212 310 8007 fax

 

October 1, 2024

 

TE Connectivity plc

Ten Earlsfort Terrace

Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland

 

TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd.

Mühlenstrasse 26

CH-8200 Schaffhausen

Switzerland

 

Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

46 Place Guillaume II

L-1648 Luxembourg

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to TE Connectivity plc, an Irish public limited company (“TE Connectivity”), TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd., a Swiss corporation (“Swiss TE”), and Tyco Electronics Group S.A., a Luxembourg company (“TEGSA” and, together with TE Connectivity and Swiss TE, the “Registrants”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registrants’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of the offer, issuance and sale from time to time (i) by TE Connectivity of an indeterminate amount of (a) registered shares (the “Registered Shares”); (b) warrants (the “Warrants”); (c) units (the “TE Connectivity Units”) comprised of Registered Shares, Warrants or Debt Securities (as defined below); and (d) guarantees (the “Parent Guarantees”) of Debt Securities; (ii) by Swiss TE of an indeterminate amount of guarantees of Debt Securities (the “Additional Guarantees” and, together with the Parent Guarantees, the “Guarantees”); and (iii) by TEGSA of an indeterminate amount of (a) debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and (b) units comprised of Debt Securities and Registered Shares or Warrants (the “TEGSA Units” and, together with the TE Connectivity Units, the “Units”). We refer to the Registered Shares, the Warrants, the Units, the Guarantees and the Debt Securities collectively as the “Securities.”

 

In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2007 (the “Indenture”), among TEGSA, as issuer, TE Connectivity, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), the form of Guarantee of TE Connectivity included in the Indenture and such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of each of the Registrants, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.

 

 

TE Connectivity plc
TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd.
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

 

October 1, 2024

Page 2

 

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of each of the Registrants.

 

Based on and subject to the foregoing and assuming that (i) each of the Registrants validly exists and has the requisite corporate power and authority to issue the Securities and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Securities, (ii) each trustee for the Debt Securities and warrant agent for the Warrants, when appointed, will validly exist and have the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture, the supplemental indenture relating to the Debt Securities and any warrant agreement, as applicable, (iii) any Securities issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Securities being offered or issued will be duly authorized, created and, if appropriate, reserved for issuance upon such conversion, exercise or exchange, (iv) the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments) will have become effective and comply with all applicable laws and no stop order suspending the Registration Statement’s effectiveness will have been issued and remain in effect, in each case, at the time the Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement, (v) a prospectus supplement will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Securities offered thereby and will at all relevant times comply with all applicable laws, (vi) TE Connectivity has timely filed all necessary reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, (vii) all Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and any applicable prospectus supplement and (viii) any definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Registrants and the other party or parties thereto, we are of the opinion that:

 

1. Debt Securities. Assuming that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities that may be issued as part of Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) and the terms thereof have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of TEGSA, (ii) the form of the Debt Securities and any supplemental indenture relating to such Debt Securities has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto substantially in the form so filed, (iii) the terms of such Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture so as not to violate any applicable law, affect the enforceability of such Debt Securities or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Registrants, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Registrants, (iv) such Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture and delivered against any contemplated payment therefor and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement and (v) such Debt Securities and the supplemental indenture relating to such Debt Securities are governed by New York law, such Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities that may be issued as part of Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of TEGSA, enforceable against TEGSA in accordance with their terms.

 

 

TE Connectivity plc
TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd.
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

 

October 1, 2024

Page 3

 

2. Warrants. Assuming that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Warrants (including any Warrants that may be issued as part of Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) and the terms thereof have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of TE Connectivity, (ii) the warrant agreement or warrant agreements relating to such Warrants have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto substantially in the form so filed, (iii) the terms of such Warrants have been duly established so as not to violate any applicable law, affect the enforceability of such Warrants or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon TE Connectivity, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over TE Connectivity, (iv) such Warrants or certificates representing such Warrants have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered against any contemplated payment therefor and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement and (v) such Warrants and the warrant agreement or warrant agreements relating to such Warrants are governed by New York law, such Warrants (including any Warrants that may be issued as part of Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of TE Connectivity, enforceable against TE Connectivity in accordance with their terms.

 

3. Units. Assuming that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Units and the terms thereof have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the applicable Registrant and the securities of any other entities to be included in the Units, if any, have been duly authorized and issued by such entity, (ii) the unit agreement or unit agreements relating to such Units have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto substantially in the form so filed, (iii) the terms of such Units have been duly established so as not to violate any applicable law, affect the enforceability of such Units or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the applicable Registrant, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the applicable Registrant, (iv) such Units have been issued, paid for and delivered against any contemplated payment therefor and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement and (v) such Units and the unit agreement or unit agreements relating to such Units are governed by New York law, such Units will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the applicable Registrant, enforceable against the applicable Registrant in accordance with their terms.

 

 

TE Connectivity plc
TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd.
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

 

October 1, 2024

Page 4

 

4. Guarantees. Assuming that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Guarantees and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of TE Connectivity and Swiss TE (each, a “Guarantor”), (ii) any supplemental indenture relating to such Debt Securities and such Guarantees has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto substantially in the form so filed, (iii) the Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture, (iv) the terms of the Guarantees to be issued under the Indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture so as not to violate any applicable law, affect the enforceability of such Guarantees or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon each Guarantor, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over each Guarantor, (v) the Guarantees have been duly executed in accordance with the Indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture and delivered against any contemplated payment therefor and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement and (vi) such Guarantees and the supplemental indenture relating to such Guarantees are governed by New York law, such Guarantees will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Guarantor, enforceable against each Guarantor in accordance with their terms.

 

The opinions expressed above with respect to the validity, binding effect and enforceability of the Securities are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto. The opinions are also subject to the issuance of any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations or orders of the Commission and any other regulatory authority.

 

 

TE Connectivity plc
TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd.
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

 

October 1, 2024

Page 5

 

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

We hereby consent to the use of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus, which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.2

 

 

1 October 2024

 

To:	Board of Directors
	TE Connectivity plc 10 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2 D02 T380 Ireland

 

Re:	TE Connectivity plc Form S-3 Registration Statement

 

Dear Directors

 

1.	Basis of Opinion

 

1.1

We are acting as Irish counsel to TE Connectivity plc, a public company limited by shares, incorporated under the laws of Ireland, with its registered office at 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). We refer in particular to Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of US$0.01 each of the Company (the “Shares”) that may be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

1.2

This Opinion is confined to and given in all respects on the basis of the laws of Ireland (meaning Ireland exclusive of Northern Ireland) in force as at the date of this Opinion as currently applied by the courts of Ireland. We have made no investigation of and we express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction or the effect thereof.

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

This Opinion is also strictly confined to:

 

(a)

the matters expressly stated herein at paragraph 2 below and is not to be read as extending by implication or otherwise to any other matter;

 

(b)

the documents listed in the schedule to this Opinion (the “Documents”); and

 

(c)

the searches listed at Paragraph 1.6 below.

 

1.4

We express no opinion, and make no representation or warranty, as to any matter of fact or in respect of any documents which may exist in relation to the Shares, other than the Documents.

 

1.5

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we have examined copies of the Documents sent to us by email in pdf or other electronic format.

 

1.6

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we have caused to be made the following legal searches against the Company on or about the date hereof (the “Searches”):

 

(a)

on the file of the Company maintained by the Irish Registrar of Companies in Dublin for returns of allotments, special resolutions amending the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and notice of the appointment of directors and secretary of the Company and for the appointment of any receiver, examiner or liquidator;

 

(b)

in the Judgments Office of the High Court for unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees and the like for the five years immediately preceding the date of the search in respect of the Company; and

 

(c)

in the Central Office of the High Court in Dublin for any proceedings or petitions filed.

 

1.7

This Opinion is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland as interpreted by the courts of Ireland at the date hereof.

 

2.

Opinion

 

Subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion and to any matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that:

 

2.1

the Company is a public company limited by shares, is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ireland and has the requisite corporate authority to issue the Shares;

 

2.2

when the Shares have been issued and allotted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions referred to or summarized in the applicable resolutions of the board of directors of the Company, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid up and non-assessable (which term means when used herein that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of such Shares).

 

3.	Assumptions

 

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we assume the following without any responsibility on our part if any assumption proves to have been untrue as we have not verified independently any assumption:

 

 

 

 

Registration Statement and the Shares

 

3.1

that when filed with the SEC, the Registration Statement will not differ in any material respect from the drafts that we have examined;

 

3.2

that any Shares issued under the Registration Statement will be in consideration of the receipt by the Company prior to the issue of the Shares pursuant thereto of either cash or the release of a liability of the Company for a liquidated sum, at least equal to the nominal value of such Shares and any premium required to be paid up on the Shares pursuant to their terms of issue;

 

3.3

that the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC has been authorized by all necessary actions under all applicable laws other than Irish law;

 

3.4

with respect to Shares issued on or after 30 September 2029 (the date of expiry of the Company’s existing authority to issue Shares), that, at the time of issue of the Shares, the authority of the Company and the directors of the Company to issue the Shares, as granted by the articles of association of the Company (the “Articles of Association”) and the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland (the “Companies Act”), is in full force and effect;

 

3.5

with respect to Shares which are relevant securities (as defined in section 1021 of the Companies Act) that will have not been authorised for issue prior to 30 September 2029 but are issued and/or authorised for issue on or after 30 September 2029 (the date of expiry of the Company’s existing authority to issue Shares), that the Company will, at each subsequent annual general meeting, have renewed its authority to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Articles of Association and the Companies Act for the remainder of the period that the Registration Statement will continue in effect;

 

3.6

that the issue of the Shares upon the conversion, exchange and exercise of any securities issued under the Registration Statement will be conducted in accordance with the terms and the procedures described in the Articles of Association, the Companies Act and the terms of issue of such securities;

 

3.7

that, at the time of issue of the Shares, the Company will have sufficient authorised but unissued share capital to issue the required number of Shares and the Company will not have prior to, or by virtue of, the issuance, exceeded or exceed the maximum number of Shares permitted by the Company’s shareholders to be issued pursuant to the authorities referred to in paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5 above;

 

3.8

that any issue of Shares will be in compliance with the Companies Act, the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules 2022 and all other applicable Irish company, takeover, securities, market abuse, insider dealing laws and other rules and regulations;

 

3.9

that as at the time of the issuance of the Shares, such issuance shall not be in contravention or breach of any agreement, undertaking, arrangement, deed or covenant affecting the Company or to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound or subject;

 

3.10

that any power of attorney granted by the Company in respect of the issue and allotment of the Shares shall have been duly granted, approved and executed in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association, the Companies Act, the Powers of Attorney Act 1996 of Ireland and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations;

 

 

 

 

Authenticity and bona fides

 

3.11

the completeness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals or copies of originals and (in the case of copies) conformity to the originals of copy documents and the genuineness of all signatories, stamps and seals thereon;

 

3.12

where incomplete Documents have been submitted to us or signature pages only have been supplied to us for the purposes of issuing this Opinion, that the originals of such Documents correspond in all respects with the last draft of the complete Documents submitted to us;

 

3.13

that the Documents have been executed in a form and content having no material difference to the drafts provided to us, will be delivered by the parties thereto, and that the terms thereof will be observed and performed by the parties thereto;

 

3.14

that the copies produced to us of minutes of meetings and/or of resolutions correctly record the proceedings at such meetings and/or the subject matter which they purport to record and that any meetings referred to in such copies were duly convened, duly quorate and held, that those present at any such meetings were entitled to attend and vote at the meeting and acted bona fide throughout and that no further resolutions have been passed or other action taken which would or might alter the effectiveness thereof;

 

3.15

that each of the Documents is up-to-date and current and has not been amended, varied or terminated in any respect and no resolution contained in any of the Documents has been amended, varied, revoked or superseded in any respect;

 

3.16

the absence of fraud, coercion, duress or undue influence and lack of bad faith on the part of the parties to the Documents and their respective officers, employees, agents and (with the exception of Arthur Cox LLP) advisers;

 

Accuracy of searches and warranties

 

3.17

the accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed in the Searches referred to in paragraph 1.5 above and that such information has not since the time of such search or enquiry been altered. It should be noted that Searches at the Companies Registration Office, Dublin, do not necessarily reveal whether or not a prior charge has been created or a resolution has been passed or a petition presented or any other action taken for the winding-up of or the appointment of a receiver or an examiner to the Company;

 

3.18

there has been no alteration in the status or condition of the Company as disclosed by the Searches;

 

3.19

the truth, completeness and accuracy of all representations and statements as to factual matters contained in the Documents;

 

Solvency and Insolvency

 

3.20

that (i) the Company is as at the date of this Opinion able to pay their debts as they fall due within the meaning of section 509 (3) and 570 of the Companies Act or any analogous provision under any application laws; (ii) no receiver, liquidator or examiner or other similar officer has been appointed in relation to the Company or any “related company” (within the meaning of the Companies Act, “Related Company”) or any of their assets or undertakings; (iii) no petition for the making of a winding-up order or the appointment of an examiner or any similar officer has been presented in relation to the Company; and (iv) no insolvency proceedings have been opened or been requested to be opened in relation to the Company or any Related Company in Ireland or elsewhere;

 

 

 

 

3.21

that no proceedings have been instituted or injunction granted against the Company to restrain it from issuing the Shares and the issue of any Shares would not be contrary to any state, governmental, court, state or quasi-governmental agency, licensing authority, local or municipal governmental body or regulatory authority’s order, direction, guideline, recommendation, decision, licence or requirement;

 

Commercial Benefit

 

3.22

that the Documents have been entered into for bona fide commercial purposes, on arm’s length terms and for the benefit of each party thereto and are in those parties’ respective commercial interest and for their respective corporate benefit;

 

4.	Disclosure

 

This Opinion is addressed to you in connection with the registration of the Shares with the SEC. We hereby consent to the inclusion of this Opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in a category of person whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

5.	No Refresher

 

This Opinion speaks only as of its date. We are not under any obligation to update this Opinion from time to time or to notify you of any change of law, fact or circumstances referred to or relied upon in the giving of this Opinion.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

/s/ Arthur Cox
ARTHUR COX

 

 

 

SCHEDULE

 

Documents

 

1.	A copy of the form of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by the Company with the SEC;

 

2.	An omnibus secretary’s certificate dated 30 September 2024 of an officer of the Company (the “Corporate Certificate”) attaching and certifying, amongst other documents, copies of the following:

 

(a)

A copy of the constitution of the Company adopted by special resolution dated 12 September 2024 with effect from 30 September 2024;

 

(b)

A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated 16 November 2015;

 

(c)

A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name of the Company dated 5 March 2024; and

 

(d)

A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation on Re-registration as a PLC dated 7 March 2024.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.3

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated November 13, 2023, relating to the financial statements of TE Connectivity Ltd. and the effectiveness of TE Connectivity Ltd.’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of TE Connectivity Ltd. for the year ended September 29, 2023. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 1, 2024

 

 

Exhibit 24.1

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:

 

That each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Terrence R. Curtin, Heath A. Mitts and John S. Jenkins, Jr., his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this Registration Statement or any subsequent registration statement and all amendments thereto TE Connectivity plc may hereafter file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them (with full power to act alone), full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do, and hereby ratifies and confirms all his or her said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one Power of Attorney.

 

Dated and effective as of the 1st of October 2024.

 

/s/ Terrence R. Curtin		/s/ Heath A. Mitts
Terrence R. Curtin, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)		Heath A. Mitts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Robert J. Ott		/s/ Jean-Pierre Clamadieu
Robert J. Ott, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)		Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Director
/s/ Carol A. Davidson		/s/ Lynn A. Dugle
Carol A. Davidson, Director		Lynn A. Dugle, Director
/s/ William A. Jeffrey		/s/ Syaru Shirley Lin
William A. Jeffrey, Director		Syaru Shirley Lin, Director
/s/ Abhijit Y. Talwalkar		/s/ Mark C. Trudeau
Abhijit Y. Talwalkar, Director		Mark C. Trudeau, Director
/s/ Dawn C. Willoughby		/s/ Laura H. Wright
Dawn C. Willoughby, Director		Laura H. Wright, Director

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

New York	13-4941247
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)	Identification no.)

 

One Columbus Circle
New York, New York	10019
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

1 Columbus Circle

New York, New York 10019

(212) 250 – 2500

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

TE Connectivity plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

 

Ireland		98-1779916
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

Parkmore Business Park West,
Parkmore,
H91VN2T Ballybrit, Galway, Ireland

+353 91 378 040
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

John S. Jenkins, Jr.

Executive Vice President
and General Counsel TE
Connectivity plc

1050 Westlakes Drive

Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312

(610) 893-9800
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With copy to:

 

Corey R. Chivers
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153
(212) 310-8000

 

 

Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture securities)

 

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Exact Name of Additional Registrant as Specified in its Charter*	State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization	I.R.S. Employment Identification No.	Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices	Telephone Number including Area Code
TYCO ELECTRONICS GROUP S.A.	Luxembourg	98-0518566	46 Place Guillaume II L-1648 Luxembourg	+352 46 43 40 401
TE CONNECTIVITY SWITZERLAND LTD.	Switzerland	98-1808270	Mühlenstrasse 26 CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland	+41(0)52 633 66 61

 

 

 

Item 1.

General Information.

 

Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

 

(a)       Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name

Address

 

Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)

New York, NY

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

New York State Banking Department

Albany, NY

 

(b)      Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Yes.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 3. -15.

Not Applicable

 

Item 16.

List of Exhibits.

 

	Exhibit 1 -	Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
	Exhibit 2 -	Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
	Exhibit 3 -	Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
	Exhibit 4 -	A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-271647.

 

 

	Exhibit 5 -	Not applicable.
	Exhibit 6 -	Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
	Exhibit 7 -	A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
	Exhibit 8 -	Not Applicable.
	Exhibit 9 -	Not Applicable.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 19th day of September, 2024.

 

	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
			/s/ Mary Miselis
		By:	Mary Miselis
			Vice President

 

 

	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	OMB Number 7100-0036
	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	OMB Number 3064-0052
	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency	OMB Number 1557-0081
		Approval expires June 30, 2027
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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

 

 

Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for a Bank with Domestic Offices Only—FFIEC 041

 

 

 

 

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is 55.56 hours per respondent and is expected to vary by institution, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a respondent’s activities. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an organization (or a person) is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, and to one of the following: Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20551; Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC 20219; Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC 20429.

 

06/2024

 

 

						FFIEC 041
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						RC-1

 

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Banks and Savings Associations for June 30, 2024

 

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

 

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

 

	Dollar Amounts in Thousands			RCON	Amount
Assets
1.	Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A)
	a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1)			0081	23,000	1.a.
	b. Interest-bearing balances (2)			0071	15,273,000	1.b.
2.	Securities:
	a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) (3)			JJ34	0	2.a.
	b. Available-for-sale debt securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)			1773	376,000	2.b.
	c. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading (4)			JA22	0	2.c.
3.	Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
	a. Federal funds sold			B987	0	3.a.
	b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (5, 6)			B989	5,921,000	3.b.
4.	Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C):
	a. Loans and leases held for sale			5369	0	4.a.
	b. Loans and leases held for investment	B528	16,614,000			4.b.
	c. LESS: Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases	3123	26,000			4.c.
	d. Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c)			B529	16,588,000	4.d.
5.	Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D)			3545	0	5.
6.	Premises and fixed assets (includingright-of-use assets			2145	0	6.
7.	Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)			2150	4,000	7.
8.	Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			2130	0	8.
9.	Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			3656	0	9.
10.	Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)			2143	1,000	10.
11.	Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) (6)			2160	2,405,000	11.
12.	Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)			2170	40,591,000	12.
Liabilities
13.	Deposits:
	a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E)			2200	27,997,000	13.a.
	(1)   Noninterest-bearing (7)	6631	10,665,000			13.a.(1)
	(2)   Interest-bearing	6636	17,332,000			13.a.(2)
	b. Not applicable
14.	Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
	a. Federal funds purchased (8)			B993	0	14.a.
	b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (9)			B995	0	14.b.
15.	Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D)			3548	0	15.
16.	Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness) (from Schedule RC-M)			3190	0	16.
17.	and 18. Not applicable
19.	Subordinated notes and debentures (10)			3200	0	19.

 

1.

Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.

2.

Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.

3.

Institutions should report in item 2.a amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses, and item 2.a should equal Schedule RC-B, item 8, column A, less Schedule RI-B, Part II, item 7, column B.

4.

Item 2.c is to be completed by all institutions. See the instructions for this item and the Glossary entry for "Securities Activities" for further detail on accounting for investments in equity securities.

5.

Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity.

6.

Institutions should report in items 3.b and 11 amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses.

7.

Includes noninterest-bearing demand, time, and savings deposits.

8.

Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, "Other borrowed money."

9.

Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity.

10.

Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.

 

06/2012

 

 

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Schedule RC—Continued						RC-2

 

			Dollar Amounts in Thousands	RCON	Amount
Liabilities—continued
20.	Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)			2930	2,708,000	20.
21.	Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)			2948	30,705,000	21.
22.	Not applicable
Equity Capital
	Bank Equity Capital
23.	Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			3838	0	23.
24.	Common stock			3230	2,127,000	24.
25.	Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)			3839	935,000	25.
26.	a.  Retained earnings			3632	6,860,000	26.a.
	b.  Accumulated other comprehensive income (1)			B530	(36,000)	26.b.
	c.  Other equity capital components (2)			A130	0	26.c.
27.	a.  Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)			3210	9,886,000	27.a.
	b.  Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries			3000	0	27.b.
28.	Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)			G105	9,886,000	28.
29.	Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)			3300	40,591,000	29.

 

Memoranda
To be reported with the March Report of Condition.
1.	Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most
	comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of			RCON	Number
	any date during 2023			6724	NA	M.1.
1a =	An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s financial	2b =	An audit of the reporting institution's parent holding company's
	statements and its internal control over financial reporting		consolidated financial statements only conducted in
	conducted in accordance with the standards of the American		accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the
	Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or Public		PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a
	Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) by an indepen-		report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the
	dent public accountant that submits a report on the institution		institution separately)
1b =	An audit of the reporting institution's financial statements only	3 =	This number is not to be used
	conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the	4 =	Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance
	AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that		with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public
	submits a report on the institution		accounting firm (may be required by state-chartering authority)
2a =	An integrated audit of the reporting institution's parent holding	5 =	Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external
	company's consolidated financial statements and its internal		auditors (may be required by state-chartering authority)
	control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the	6 =	Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors
	standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public	7 =	Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external
	accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding		auditors
	company (but not on the institution separately)	8 =	Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
		9 =	No external audit work
To be reported with the March Report of Condition.				RCON	Date
2.	Bank's fiscal year-end date (report the date in MMDD format)			8678	NA	M.2.

 

1.

Includes, but is not limited to, net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, and accumulated defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan adjustments.

2.

Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.

 

06/2012

 

 

v3.24.3

Submission	Oct. 01, 2024
Submission [Line Items]
Central Index Key	0001385157
Registrant Name	TE Connectivity plc
Form Type	S-3
Submission Type	S-3ASR
Fee Exhibit Type	EX-FILING FEES

v3.24.3

Offerings	Oct. 01, 2024 USD ($)
Offering: 1
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Equity
Security Class Title	Registered Shares of TE Connectivity plc
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	$ 0.00
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Amount of Registration Fee	$ 0.00
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee.
Offering: 2
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Other
Security Class Title	Warrants of TE Connectivity plc
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, no separate registration fee is due for the warrants.
Offering: 3
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Other
Security Class Title	Units of TE Connectivity plc
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder.
Offering: 4
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Other
Security Class Title	Guarantees of TE Connectivity plc
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate registration fee is due for the guarantees.
Offering: 5
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Other
Security Class Title	Guarantees of TE Connectivity Switzerland Ltd.
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate registration fee is due for the guarantees.
Offering: 6
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Debt
Security Class Title	Debt securities of Tyco Electronics Group S.A.
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee.
Offering: 7
Offering:
Fee Previously Paid	false
Rule 457(r)	true
Security Type	Other
Security Class Title	Units of Tyco Electronics Group S.A.
Fee Rate	0.01531%
Offering Note	An indeterminate aggregate offering price and number or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered and sold at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder.

v3.24.3

Fees Summary	Oct. 01, 2024 USD ($)
Fees Summary [Line Items]
Total Offering	$ 0.00
Previously Paid Amount	0.00
Total Fee Amount	0.00
Total Offset Amount	0.00
Net Fee	$ 0.00

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