Tyco International Ltd. is a diversified manufacturing and service company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs, manufactures and distributes electrical and electronic components and multi-layer printed circuit boards; designs, engineers, manufactures, installs, operates and maintains undersea cable communications systems; designs, manufactures and distributes disposable medical supplies and other specialty products; designs, manufactures, installs and services fire detection and suppression systems and installs, monitors and maintains electronic security systems;and designs, manufactures and distributes flow control products and provides environmental consulting services. In December 2000, the Company acquired Lucent Technologies' Power Systems (LPS) business unit. LPS provides a full line of energy solutions and power products for elecommunications service providers and for the computer industry.