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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): March 6, 2013

TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Switzerland
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		   98-0518048
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

001-33260
(Commission File Number)

Rheinstrasse 20
CH-8200 Schaffhausen
Switzerland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

+41 (0)52 633 66 61
(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 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

        At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of TE Connectivity Ltd. (the "Company") held on March 6, 2013, shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Association to reapprove the Board of Director's authority to issue shares out of the Company's authorized capital for an additional two year period ending on March 6, 2015 (the "Amendment").

        The Amendment became effective upon its registration with the commercial register of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland on March 7, 2013. The proposal to adopt the Amendment was previously disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2013.

        The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company's amended and restated Articles of Association attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number 		  Description
3.1   Articles of Association of TE Connectivity Ltd. (TE Connectivity AG) (TE Connectivity SA), as amended and restated

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 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.


 
 
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.
(Registrant)

 
 
By:
 
/s/ HAROLD G. BARKSDALE  
       
Harold G. Barksdale
Corporate Secretary

Date: March 7, 2013

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