RNS Number:0835O
Tyco International Ld
29 July 2003




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                         TYCO FILES RESTATED FINANCIALS


PEMBROKE, Bermuda, July 29, 2003 -- Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, BSX:
TYC, LSE: TYI) today announced that, following discussions with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, it has restated its historical financial statements.



The restatement includes two previously recorded charges related to the ADT
business, which were recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2003, reflecting a
change in the amortization method for customer contracts acquired through the
ADT dealer program ($364.5 million pre-tax) and a change in accounting for the
ADT dealer program connect fee ($265.5 million pre-tax).



As previously announced, the Company is restating pre-tax charges of $434.5
million recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2003 for items related to prior
periods and pre-tax charges of $261.6 million recorded in the quarter ended
December 31, 2001.



In addition to these charges, the Company is also restating prior periods for
$71.5 million in pre-tax charges primarily related to workers' compensation and
general liability accruals recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2003.  The
restatement of prior period results also includes $46.6 million of  cumulative
pre-tax charges related to split dollar life insurance arrangements for former
senior executives.  The previously announced charges have also been adjusted for
an incremental cumulative tax benefit of  $116 million as of March 31, 2003.



The Company today filed restated financial statements that reflect all of the
above charges in amendments to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2002, as well as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.  For a description of
the charges discussed above and other components of the restatement, please see
Note 1 and Management's Discussion and Analysis in the Company's amended filings
available at www.tyco.com.



This restatement pushes back the adjustments referred to above into the
historical periods to which they relate. The effects of the restatement of these
charges are to reduce the Company's previously reported results for fiscal years
1998-2001 and to improve the previously reported results for fiscal 2002 and the
first six months of fiscal 2003.



Tyco does not anticipate that the restatement will have any adverse impact on
its operating results or cash flows for the remainder of fiscal 2003 or future
years. The Company continues to be in compliance with the covenant tests under
its various financing agreements in each of the affected quarters.



The Company believes that the restatement addresses all of the significant
remaining issues identified as part of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance's
ongoing review of its periodic reports.  It continues to be involved in a
dialogue with the SEC Corporation Finance Staff, however, and the review is not
yet complete.  The Company is working to resolve any remaining comments to its
periodic reports as expeditiously as possible.  There can be no assurance that
the resolution of any such remaining Staff comments will not necessitate further
amendments or restatements to the Company's previously filed periodic reports.



ABOUT TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.



Tyco International Ltd. is a diversified manufacturing and service company.
Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and
electronic components; the world's largest designer, manufacturer, installer and
servicer of undersea telecommunications systems; the world's largest
manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic
security services and the world's largest manufacturer of specialty valves.
Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in medical device products, and
plastics and adhesives.  Tyco operates in more than 100 countries and had fiscal
2002 revenues from continuing operations of approximately $36 billion.



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS



This release may contain certain "forward- looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject
to risks, uncertainty and changes in circumstances, which may cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated
results, performance or achievements. All statements contained herein that are
not clearly historical in nature are forward looking and the words "anticipate,"
"believe," "expect," "estimate," "plan," and similar expressions are generally
intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
in this release include statements addressing the following subjects: future
financial condition and operating results.  Economic, business, competitive and/
or regulatory factors affecting Tyco's businesses are examples of factors, among
others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-
looking statements.


More detailed information about these and other factors is set forth in Tyco's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, as
amended, and in Tyco's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2003, as amended.  Tyco is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims
any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact: Gary Holmes (Media): 212-424-1314
         Ed Arditte (Investors): 212-424-1390


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