---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-031992"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TEL"
cik: "0001385157"
company_name: "TE Connectivity plc"
filed_at: "2022-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T00:20:12.944303+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TE Connectivity shareholders reject renewal of authorized capital; two directors depart at AGM

## Summary
- Item 14 renewal of authorized capital failed with 50.27% votes against, a management proposal.
- Directors Daniel J. Phelan (age 72) and Pierre R. Brondeau retired; not nominated for re-election.
- All 12 director nominees elected; Thomas J. Lynch re-elected Chairman despite 12.09% against.
- Approved $2.24/share annual dividend (four quarterly $0.56 payments) and share repurchase authorization.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 95.04% support; auditors elected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-031992
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TEL
- cik: 0001385157
- company_name: TE Connectivity plc
- filed_at: 2022-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465922031992/0001104659-22-031992-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465922031992/tm228715d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-031992
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-031992.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-031992.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Pierre R. Brondeau retired as director at TE Connectivity plc.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: director
  source text: Pierre R. Brondeau decided to retire from the Board of Directors and did not stand for re-election at the AGM.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465922031992/0001104659-22-031992-index.htm
- Executive change
  Daniel J. Phelan retired as director at TE Connectivity plc.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: director
  source text: Daniel J. Phelan has reached the Board’s retirement age of 72 and therefore, in accordance with the Board’s retirement policy, was not nominated for re-election as a director of TE Connectivity Ltd. (the “Company”) at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on March 9, 2022 (“AGM”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465922031992/0001104659-22-031992-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.