TYCO Nominates H. Carl McCall To Board of Directors

In addition to Mr. McCall, three other nominees, Sandra Wijnberg, Dennis Blair and Brendan O'Neill, have been nominated to join the Board. They will become Board members either when there are additional resignations from existing directors or at the Company's next annual general meeting.

Mr. Breen said: "I am pleased to welcome Carl McCall as a nominee to the Tyco Board. He brings a wide range of knowledge to Tyco from his long and distinguished career in public service and the financial world. Carl is an experienced leader who has thought deeply about issues facing public companies and I know he will offer a unique and valuable perspective to the Tyco Board."

Mr. McCall said: "With its strong operating businesses, outstanding

management and commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance, Tyco has the capacity to become one of the great industrial companies in this country. I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with Ed Breen in helping the company fulfill its potential and deliver real value to shareholders, employees and the communities in which it operates."

H. Carl McCall began his term as New York State Comptroller in May 1993, was re-elected to his second term as Comptroller in November 1998 and served until November 2002, when he became the Democratic nominee for Governor of the state of New York. As Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, he was responsible for governmental and financial oversight and pension fund management. As sole Trustee of the 880,000-member State and Local Retirement Systems, Mr. McCall was responsible for investing a pension fund valued at $122 billion. Under his leadership, the value of the fund more than doubled. At the same time, the fund launched a campaign to improve corporate governance through regulation, legislation and direct engagement with corporations.

Previous to his position as Comptroller, McCall was a vice president of

Citicorp for eight years. He has also served as the President of the New York City Board of Education, ambassador to the United Nations,

Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights, and was elected to three terms as New

York State Senator.

Mr. McCall is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1997 Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for Distinguished Public Service. He received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a master's of divinity from Andover-Newton Theological School in Andover, Massachusetts. Mr. McCall is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ. He is a member of the New York Stock Exchange Board of Directors, where he serves as Chairman of the Board's Audit and Finance Committee. He also co-Chaired the Board's Committee on Corporate Accountability.

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, 2001, and in Tyco's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. 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.

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