Item 13. . CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

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Item 13. . CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information in our 2024 Proxy Statement under the captions “Corporate Governance,” “The Board of Directors and Board Committees,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information in our 2024 Proxy Statement under the caption “Agenda Item No. 7—Election of Auditors—Agenda Item No. 7.1” is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)1.Financial Statements. See “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”

	2.	Financial Statement Schedule. See “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”

	3.	Exhibit Index:


Exhibit			Incorporated by Reference Herein
Number		Description	Form	Exhibit	Date Filed with the SEC
2.1		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2018, by and between Tyco Electronics Group S.A. and Crown Subsea AcquisitionCo LLC(1)	Current Report on Form 8-K	2.1	September 17, 2018
3.1		Articles of Association of TE Connectivity Ltd., as amended and restated	Current Report on Form 8-K	3.1	March 20, 2023
3.2		Organizational Regulations of TE Connectivity Ltd., as amended and restated	Current Report on Form 8-K	3.1	December 12, 2022
4.1	*	Description of Registrant’s Securities
4.2(a)		Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, Tyco Electronics Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated September 25, 2007	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2007	4.1(a)	December 14, 2007
4.2(b)		Third Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, Tyco Electronics Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated September 25, 2007	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2007	4.1(d)	December 14, 2007
4.2(c)		Tenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated July 31, 2014	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.2	July 31, 2014
4.2(d)		Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated January 28, 2016	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.1	January 28, 2016
4.2(e)		Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated August 3, 2017	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.2	August 3, 2017
4.2(f)		Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated February 14, 2020	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.1	February 14, 2020


Exhibit			Incorporated by Reference Herein
Number		Description	Form	Exhibit	Date Filed with the SEC
4.2(g)		Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated February 16, 2021	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.1	February 16, 2021
4.2(h)		Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated February 4, 2022	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.1	February 4, 2022
4.2(i)		Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as issuer, TE Connectivity Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated February 13, 2023	Current Report on Form 8-K	4.1	February 13, 2023
10.1		Amended and Restated Five-Year Senior Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2018, by and among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as borrower, TE Connectivity Ltd., as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent	Current Report on Form 8-K	10.1	November 14, 2018
10.2		First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2021, by and among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as borrower, TE Connectivity Ltd., as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent	Current Report on Form 8-K	10.1	June 1, 2021
10.3		Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2022, by and among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as borrower, TE Connectivity Ltd., as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022	10.3	November 15, 2022
10.4	‡	TE Connectivity Ltd. Annual Incentive Plan (as amended and restated)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2021	10.3	November 9, 2021
10.5	‡	TE Connectivity Ltd. 2007 Stock and Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of September 17, 2020)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2021	10.4	November 9, 2021
10.6	‡	TE Connectivity Ltd. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (amended and restated as of September 22, 2021)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2021	10.5	November 9, 2021


Exhibit			Incorporated by Reference Herein
Number		Description	Form	Exhibit	Date Filed with the SEC
10.7	‡	Form of Option Award Terms and Conditions	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 24, 2010	10.3	January 24, 2011
10.8	‡	Form of Option Award Terms and Conditions for Option Grants Beginning in November 2017	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2017	10.8	November 14, 2017
10.9	‡	Form of Option Award Terms and Conditions for Option Grants Beginning in November 2019	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2019	10.8	November 12, 2019
10.10	‡	Form of Option Award Terms and Conditions for Option Grants Beginning in November 2020	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 25, 2020	10.1	January 28, 2021
10.11	‡	Form of Option Award Terms and Conditions for Option Grants Beginning in November 2021	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022	10.11	November 15, 2022
10.12	‡	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions for RSU Grants Beginning in November 2020	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 25, 2020	10.2	January 28, 2021
10.13	‡	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions for RSU Grants Beginning in November 2021	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022	10.14	November 15, 2022
10.14	‡	Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions for Performance Cycles Starting in and After Fiscal Year 2019	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2019	10.15	November 12, 2019
10.15	‡	Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions for Performance Cycles Starting in and After Fiscal Year 2021	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 25, 2020	10.3	January 28, 2021
10.16	‡	Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Terms and Conditions for Performance Cycles Starting in and After Fiscal Year 2022	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022	10.17	November 15, 2022
10.17	‡	TE Connectivity Change in Control Severance Plan for Certain U.S. Executives (amended and restated as of December 17, 2014)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2015	10.10	November 10, 2015
10.18	‡	TE Connectivity Severance Plan for U.S. Executives (amended and restated as of September 13, 2018)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2018	10.15	November 13, 2018


Exhibit			Incorporated by Reference Herein
Number		Description	Form	Exhibit	Date Filed with the SEC
10.19	‡	Tyco Electronics Ltd. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2007	10.16	December 14, 2007
10.20	‡*	TE Connectivity Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan (amended and restated as of January 1, 2022)
10.21	‡	TE Connectivity Ltd. Savings Related Share Plan (amended and restated as of March 14, 2018)	Current Report on Form 8-K	10.1	March 14, 2018
10.22		Form of Indemnification Agreement	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016	10.17	November 15, 2016
10.23	‡	TE Connectivity Ltd. 2010 Stock and Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of March 9, 2017)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2017	10.20	November 14, 2017
10.24	‡*	Employment Agreement between Terrence R. Curtin and Tyco Electronics Corporation dated December 15, 2015
10.25	‡*	Employment Agreement between Steven T. Merkt and Tyco Electronics Corporation dated December 15, 2015
10.26	‡	Employment Agreement between Heath A. Mitts and Tyco Electronics Corporation dated September 30, 2016	Current Report on Form 8-K	10.1	October 3, 2016
10.27	‡*	Employment Agreement between John S. Jenkins and Tyco Electronics Corporation dated December 15, 2015
10.28	‡	Employment Agreement between Shad Kroeger and TE Connectivity Corporation dated February 23, 2018	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 25, 2020	10.4	January 28, 2021
10.29	‡	Employment Agreement between Aaron Stucki and TE Connectivity Corporation dated October 1, 2020	Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2022	10.1	January 27, 2023
10.30		Credit Support Agreement dated November 2, 2018 by and between Tyco Electronics Group S.A. and Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc.	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2019	10.28	November 12, 2019
21.1	*	Subsidiaries of TE Connectivity Ltd.
22.1	*	Guaranteed Securities
23.1	*	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1	*	Power of Attorney
31.1	*	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Exhibit			Incorporated by Reference Herein
Number		Description	Form	Exhibit	Date Filed with the SEC
31.2	*	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	**	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97.1	*	TE Connectivity Ltd. Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy
101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document(2)
101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File(3)

‡	Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

*	Filed herewith

**	Furnished herewith

(1)	The schedules to the Stock Purchase Agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. We will furnish copies of such schedules to the SEC upon its request; provided, however, that we may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any schedule so furnished.

(2)	The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

(3)	Formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in exhibit 101

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