A letter to
our shareholders
January 18, 2023
Dear Shareholder,
On behalf of the Board of Directors and our senior management team, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of TE Connectivity Ltd., to be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., Central European Time, at the Park Hyatt Zürich, Beethoven- Strasse 21, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland. Details of the business to be presented at the meeting can be found in the accompanying Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement.
If you cannot attend, you can ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting by casting your vote either electronically at your earliest convenience or by promptly completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Lynch
Chairman of the Board
TE Connectivity Ltd.
Mühlenstrasse 26
CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 52 633 66 61
Table of Contents | ||
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | 1 | |
Proxy Summary | 5 | |
Proxy Statement | 10 | |
Questions and Answers About This Proxy Statement and Voting | 10 | |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 17 | |
Agenda Item No. 1-Election of Directors | 19 | |
Nominees for Election | 19 | |
Corporate Governance | 36 | |
The Board of Directors and Board Committees | 42 | |
Agenda Item No. 2-Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors | 47 | |
Agenda Item No. 3-Election of the Members of the Management Development and Compensation | 48 | |
Committee | ||
Executive Officers | 49 | |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 51 | |
Management Development and Compensation Committee Report | 68 | |
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 68 | |
Executive Officer Compensation | 69 | |
CEO Pay Ratio | 77 | |
Compensation of Non-Employee Directors | 79 | |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 81 | |
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports | 82 | |
Audit Committee Report | 83 | |
Agenda Item No. 4-Election of the Independent Proxy | 85 | |
Agenda Item No. 5-Approval of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year | 86 | |
Ended September 30, 2022 | ||
Agenda Item No. 6-Release of the Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers for | 89 | |
Activities During the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022 | ||
Agenda Item No. 7-Election of (i) Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public | ||
accounting firm for fiscal year 2023, (ii) Deloitte AG, Zurich, Switzerland, as our Swiss registered | ||
auditor until our next annual general meeting, and (iii) PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, | 90 | |
Switzerland, as our special auditor until our next annual general meeting | ||
Agenda Item No. 8-Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation ("Say on Pay") | 93 | |
Agenda Item No. 9-Advisory Vote On Frequency Of Advisory Vote To Approve Named Executive | 95 | |
Officer Compensation | ||
Agenda Item No. 10-Advisory Vote to Approve Swiss Statutory Compensation Report for the fiscal | 96 | |
year ended September 30, 2022 | ||
Agenda Item No. 11-Binding Vote to Approve Fiscal Year 2024 Maximum Aggregate Compensation | 97 | |
Amount for Executive Management | ||
Agenda Item No. 12-Binding Vote to Approve Fiscal Year 2024 Maximum Aggregate Compensation | 99 | |
Amount for the Board of Directors | ||
Agenda Item No. 13-Carryforward of Unappropriated Accumulated Earnings at September 30, 2022 | 101 | |
Agenda Item No. 14-Declaration of Dividend | 102 | |
Agenda Item No. 15-Authorization relating to Share Repurchase Program | 104 | |
Agenda Item No. 16- Approval of Reduction of Share Capital For Shares Acquired Under Our Share | 106 | |
Repurchase Program and related amendments to our articles of association | ||
Agenda Item No. 17-Approval of Changes to the Share Capital and related amendments to our | 108 | |
articles of association | ||
Additional Information | 112 | |
TE Connectivity 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | 113 | |
Where You Can Find More Information | 114 | |
2023 Annual General Meeting Proxy Statement | i |
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD. | ||
Mühlenstrasse 26 | ||
CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland | ||
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | ||
Time and Date: | 2:00 p.m., Central European Time, on March 15, 2023 | |
Place: | The Park Hyatt Zürich, Beethoven-Strasse 21, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland | |
Agenda Items: | 1. Election of twelve (12) director nominees proposed by the Board of Directors; | |
2. | Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors; | |
3. | Election of the members of the Management Development and Compensation | |
Committee; | ||
4. | Election of the Independent Proxy; | |
5. | Approval of (i) the 2022 Annual Report of TE Connectivity Ltd. (excluding the | |
statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the | ||
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 | ||
and the Swiss Statutory Compensation Report for the fiscal year ended | ||
September 30, 2022), (ii) the statutory financial statements of TE | ||
Connectivity Ltd. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, and (iii) the | ||
consolidated financial statements of TE Connectivity Ltd. for the fiscal year | ||
ended September 30, 2022; | ||
6. | Release of the members of the Board of Directors and executive officers of TE | |
Connectivity for activities during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022; | ||
7. | Election of (i) Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public | |
accounting firm for fiscal year 2023, (ii) Deloitte AG, Zurich, Switzerland, as our | ||
Swiss registered auditor until our next annual general meeting, and | ||
(iii) PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, Switzerland, as our special auditor | ||
until our next annual general meeting; | ||
8. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation ("Say on | |
Pay"); | ||
9. | Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive | |
Officer Compensation; |
- Advisory Vote to Approve Swiss Statutory Compensation Report
- Binding vote to approve fiscal year 2024 maximum aggregate compensation amount for Executive Management;
- Binding vote to approve fiscal year 2024 maximum aggregate compensation amount for the Board of Directors;
- Carryforward of Unappropriated Accumulated Earnings;
- Declaration of Dividend;
- Authorization relating to Share Repurchase Program;
- Approval of Reduction of Share Capital for Shares acquired under our Share Repurchase Program and related amendments to our Articles of Association;
- Approval of Changes to the Share Capital and related amendments to our Articles of Association; and
- To consider any other matters that may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournments or postponements of the meeting
2023 Annual General Meeting Proxy Statement | 1 |
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