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

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Where You Can Find More Information

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2023 Annual General Meeting Proxy Statement

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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;

  1. Advisory Vote to Approve Swiss Statutory Compensation Report
  2. Binding vote to approve fiscal year 2024 maximum aggregate compensation amount for Executive Management;
  3. Binding vote to approve fiscal year 2024 maximum aggregate compensation amount for the Board of Directors;
  4. Carryforward of Unappropriated Accumulated Earnings;
  5. Declaration of Dividend;
  6. Authorization relating to Share Repurchase Program;
  7. Approval of Reduction of Share Capital for Shares acquired under our Share Repurchase Program and related amendments to our Articles of Association;
  8. Approval of Changes to the Share Capital and related amendments to our Articles of Association; and
  9. To consider any other matters that may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournments or postponements of the meeting

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