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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2004</B>



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ALCATEL</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Republic of France</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Not
Applicable</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>54, rue la
Bo&#233;tie<BR>
Paris, France</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>75008</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>CORPORATE STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the Plan)</DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Steven Sherman<BR>
Alcatel USA, Inc.<BR>
3400 West Plano Parkway<BR>
Plano, TX 75075</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR>
<B>(972)&nbsp;519-3000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Copies to:<BR>
Lauren K. Boglivi, Esq.<BR>
Proskauer Rose LLP<BR>
1585 Broadway<BR>
New York, New York 10036-8299<BR>
(212)&nbsp;969-3000</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Per share</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Ordinary Shares,
nominal value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>2
of Alcatel</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5,906,350</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">16.37</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">96,686,949.50</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">12,250.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)(4)</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">The shares being registered hereby may be represented by the Registrant&#146;s
American Depositary Shares.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
offering price (per share and in the aggregate) and the registration fee
is based on the exercise price of the options granted to participants
under the Corporate Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which is the U.S.
dollar equivalent of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT> 13.20.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Translated into dollars from euros based on the noon buying rate of
<FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>1.00 = $1.24
on October&nbsp;8, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, a filing fee is only
being paid with respect to the registration of additional shares of the
Registrant under the Plan. Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-13410 and Registration No.&nbsp;333-108755) have been
previously filed for the existing shares under the Plan.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8. The contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-13410 and Registration No.&nbsp;333-108755) previously filed for the existing
shares under the Corporate Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) are incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration of Additional Ordinary Shares.</U> On March&nbsp;10, 2004, the board
of directors of the Registrant approved a resolution to amend the Plan to
increase the number of ordinary shares of the Registrant that may be granted to
U.S. participants under the Plan by an additional 5,906,350. The shareholder
of the Registrant had approved the Plan and an aggregate of up to 15% of the
total number of shares comprising the Registrant&#146;s capital stock at a meeting
held on April&nbsp;18, 2002.



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">PART I

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
Prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the &#147;Note&#148; to Part&nbsp;I of
Form S-8.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by Alcatel, a <I>soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme </I>organized
under the laws of France (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), under Commission File No.&nbsp;1-11130,
are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:


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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2003 filed on March&nbsp;31, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD>Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed September&nbsp;30,
2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>(i)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Shares and the American
Depositary Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A, as amended, filed by the Registrant with the Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;); and</TD>
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    <TD>(ii)&nbsp;The Form 8-A incorporates by reference the description of
the Shares and the American Depositary Shares under the headings
&#147;Description of Share Capital&#148; and &#147;Description of American
Depositary Receipts&#148; in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form F-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-47126), as originally filed by the
Registrant with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, on April&nbsp;10, 1992. Such description is amended and
updated by the information set forth under the headings
&#147;Description of Ordinary Shares&#148; and &#147;Description of ADSs&#148;
included in the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, filed on March&nbsp;31, 2004 and
the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the
Commission on October&nbsp;14, 2004; and</TD>
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    <TD>(iii)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s shares contained in the
Registration Statement on Form F-6 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-103885)
filed by the Registrant with the Commission under the Exchange Act
on March&nbsp;18, 2003.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this
Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. Any statement contained herein
or in any document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following
exhibits is filed herewith:

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><I>Statuts </I>(Articles of Association and By-Laws) of the Registrant (English translation)
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form
6-K filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;14, 2004).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2">Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, as further amended and restated as of
March&nbsp;19, 2003, among Alcatel, The Bank of New York, as Depositary, and the holders
from time to time of the ADRs issued thereunder, including the form of ADR
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;A to Alcatel&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
F-6) (File No.&nbsp;333-103885).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" colspan="2" valign="top">Opinion of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel, regarding validity of the Shares.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" colspan="2" valign="top">Consent of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" colspan="2" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu, independent registered public accounting
firm.</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">24.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" colspan="2" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Paris, France on October&nbsp;14, 2004.


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    <TD colspan="3"><B>ALCATEL</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/  Jean-Pascal Beaufret
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Jean-Pascal Beaufret&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Its:  Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Jean-Pascal Beaufret and Pascal Durand-Barthez, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to execute in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might, or could, do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his substitute, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed on October&nbsp;14, 2004 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Signature</U></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Title</U></B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Serge Tchuruk<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Serge Tchuruk</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jean-Pascal Beaufret<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jean-Pascal Beaufret</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Daniel Bernard<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel Bernard</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Philippe Bissara</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Frank Blount<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Frank Blount</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jozef Cornu</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Philippe Germond<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Philippe Germond</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Signature</U></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Title</U></B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jean-Pierre Halbron<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jean-Pierre Halbron</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
David Johnston</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Daniel Leb&#232;gue<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel Leb&#232;gue</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Pierre-Louis Lions</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Thierry de Loppinot<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Thierry de Loppinot</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Peter Mihatsch</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Bruno Vaillant<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Bruno Vaillant</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Marc Vi&#233;not<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Marc Vi&#233;not</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Steven Sherman<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Steven Sherman</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Authorized Representative in the United States</TD>
</TR>

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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit<br><U>Number</U></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Description</U></B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">5.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel,
regarding validity of the Shares.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">23.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">24.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on
signature page).</TD>
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALCATEL
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Republic of France
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
Not
Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
54, rue la
Boétie
Paris, France
(Address of principal executive offices)
75008
(Zip Code)
CORPORATE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Steven Sherman
Alcatel USA, Inc.
3400 West Plano Parkway
Plano, TX 75075
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(972) 519-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Lauren K. Boglivi, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-8299
(212) 969-3000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
of
to be registered(1)
Registered
Per share
offering price
registration fee
Ordinary Shares,
nominal value
€
2
of Alcatel
5,906,350
$
16.37
(2)(3)
$
96,686,949.50
(2)
$
12,250.00
(2)(4)
(1)
The shares being registered hereby may be represented by the Registrant's
American Depositary Shares.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
offering price (per share and in the aggregate) and the registration fee
is based on the exercise price of the options granted to participants
under the Corporate Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), which is the U.S.
dollar equivalent of
€
13.20.
(3)
Translated into dollars from euros based on the noon buying rate of
€
1.00 = $1.24
on October 8, 2004.
(4)
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, a filing fee is only
being paid with respect to the registration of additional shares of the
Registrant under the Plan. Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-13410 and Registration No. 333-108755) have been
previously filed for the existing shares under the Plan.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF MR. PASCAL DURAND-BARTHEZ
EX-23.2 CONSENT OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8. The contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-13410 and Registration No. 333-108755) previously filed for the existing
shares under the Corporate Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") are incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof.
1.
Registration of Additional Ordinary Shares.
On March 10, 2004, the board
of directors of the Registrant approved a resolution to amend the Plan to
increase the number of ordinary shares of the Registrant that may be granted to
U.S. participants under the Plan by an additional 5,906,350. The shareholder
of the Registrant had approved the Plan and an aggregate of up to 15% of the
total number of shares comprising the Registrant's capital stock at a meeting
held on April 18, 2002.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
Prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the "Note" to Part I of
Form S-8.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Alcatel, a
société anonyme
organized
under the laws of France (the "Registrant"), under Commission File No. 1-11130,
are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2003 filed on March 31, 2004;
(b)
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed September 30,
2004;
(c)
(i) The description of the Registrant's Shares and the American
Depositary Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A, as amended, filed by the Registrant with the Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"); and
(ii) The Form 8-A incorporates by reference the description of
the Shares and the American Depositary Shares under the headings
"Description of Share Capital" and "Description of American
Depositary Receipts" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form F-1 (Registration No. 33-47126), as originally filed by the
Registrant with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, on April 10, 1992. Such description is amended and
updated by the information set forth under the headings
"Description of Ordinary Shares" and "Description of ADSs"
included in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 31, 2004 and
the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the
Commission on October 14, 2004; and
(iii) The description of the Registrant's shares contained in the
Registration Statement on Form F-6 (Registration No. 333-103885)
filed by the Registrant with the Commission under the Exchange Act
on March 18, 2003.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this
Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. Any statement contained herein
or in any document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following
exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
Description of Document
4.1
Statuts
(Articles of Association and By-Laws) of the Registrant (English translation)
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form
6-K filed with the Commission on October 14, 2004).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, as further amended and restated as of
March 19, 2003, among Alcatel, The Bank of New York, as Depositary, and the holders
from time to time of the ADRs issued thereunder, including the form of ADR
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Alcatel's Registration Statement on Form
F-6) (File No. 333-103885).
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Exhibit No.
Description of Document
5.1
Opinion of Mr. Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel, regarding validity of the Shares.
23.1
Consent of Mr. Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu, independent registered public accounting
firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Paris, France on October 14, 2004.
ALCATEL
By:
/s/  Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Name:
Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Its:  Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Jean-Pascal Beaufret and Pascal Durand-Barthez, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to execute in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might, or could, do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his substitute, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed on October 14, 2004 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Serge Tchuruk
Serge Tchuruk
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Daniel Bernard
Daniel Bernard
Director
Philippe Bissara
Director
/s/ Frank Blount
Frank Blount
Director
Jozef Cornu
Director
/s/ Philippe Germond
Philippe Germond
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Jean-Pierre Halbron
Jean-Pierre Halbron
Director
David Johnston
Director
/s/ Daniel Lebègue
Daniel Lebègue
Director
Pierre-Louis Lions
Director
/s/ Thierry de Loppinot
Thierry de Loppinot
Director
Peter Mihatsch
Director
/s/ Bruno Vaillant
Bruno Vaillant
Director
/s/ Marc Viénot
Marc Viénot
Director
/s/ Steven Sherman
Steven Sherman
Authorized Representative in the United States
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Mr. Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel,
regarding validity of the Shares.
23.1
Consent of Mr. Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on
signature page).
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