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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;11, 2003</B>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>ALCATEL</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Republic of France</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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(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"><FONT size="5"><B>CORPORATE STOCK OPTION PLAN</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Full title of the Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Jim Ren&#233;, Esq.<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)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copies to:<BR>
Stanley Komoroff, 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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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>to be registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Per share</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Ordinary Shares,
nominal value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>2
of Alcatel</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">24,800,901</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">17.51</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">434,263,776.51</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">35,132.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)(4)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Ordinary Shares,
nominal value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>2
of Alcatel</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">117,868</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The shares being registered hereby may be represented by the Registrant&#146;s
American Depositary Shares.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;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 (i) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>20.8 for 12,454,290 shares; (ii) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>17.2 for
81,125 shares; (iii) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>16.9 for 55,750 shares; (iv) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>14.4 for 47,300
shares; (v) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>13.3 for 69,000 shares; (vi) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>5.2 for 1,127,050 shares; (vii)
<FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>3.2 for 30,500 shares; (viii) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>4.6 for 111,750 shares; (ix) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>5.4 for
54,050 shares; (x) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT> 6.70 for 10,757,270 shares and (xi) <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>9.3 for 12,816
shares.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Translated into dollars from euros based on the noon buying rate of
<FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>1.00 =
$1.2643 on September&nbsp;9, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, a filing fee is
only being paid with respect to the registration of additional shares of
the Registrant under the Plan. A Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-13410) has been previously filed for the existing
shares under the Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Relates to the conversion of options to purchase 117,868 Class&nbsp;O shares,
nominal value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT> 2 per share, of the Registrant, into options to purchase
117,868 ordinary shares, nominal value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT> 2 per share, of the Registrant as
a result of an amendment to the Registrant&#146;s governing documents
converting all Class&nbsp;O shares to ordinary shares on a one-to-one basis.
The registration fee in respect of such converted ordinary shares was paid
at the time of filing of Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-13410 for the
Class&nbsp;O shares.</FONT></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>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.
333-13410) previously filed for the existing shares under the Corporate Stock
Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) is incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration
of Additional Ordinary Shares.</U> On each of December&nbsp;19, 2001
and March&nbsp;7, 2003, the board of directors of the Registrant approved a
resolution that had been previously approved by the shareholders at
meetings
held on September&nbsp;20, 2000 and April&nbsp;18, 2002, respectively, 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 in the
aggregate to 23,211,560. In addition, during 2002, the chief executive officer
of the Registrant, pursuant to authority delegated to him by the board of
directors of the Registrant, approved the increase of ordinary shares of the
Registrant that may be granted to U.S. participants under the Plan in the
aggregate to 1,576,525. Furthermore, on December&nbsp;19, 2001, the board of
directors of the Registrant approved a resolution by the shareholders at a
meeting held on September&nbsp;20, 2000 to amend the Plan to increase the number of former Class
O shares of the Registrant that may be granted under the Plan to U.S.
participants, of which options to purchase 85,316 Class&nbsp;O shares were actually
granted. As described in Item&nbsp;2 below, these options to purchase Class&nbsp;O
shares were subsequently converted into a right to purchase ordinary shares of
the Registrant, of which 12,816 are being registered in this Registration
Statement at this time.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Conversion
of Class&nbsp;O Shares.</U> On February&nbsp;3, 2003, the board of directors
of the Registrant approved a resolution that was adopted by the shareholders of
the Registrant at the April&nbsp;17, 2003 annual shareholders&#146; meeting to convert
all of the outstanding Class&nbsp;O shares and options of the Registrant into
ordinary shares and options of the Registrant on a one-for-one basis (the
&#147;Conversion&#148;). The Conversion includes 130,684 Class&nbsp;O shares to which this
Registration Statement relates, of which 12,816 are being registered in this
Registration Statement as additional ordinary shares and 117,868 were
previously registered as Class&nbsp;O shares in Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-13410
on April&nbsp;17, 2001. As a result of the Conversion, 117,868 ordinary shares will
be reserved for issuance for the exercise of options which had previously
represented the right to purchase Class&nbsp;O shares and Class&nbsp;O American
Depositary Shares, as applicable. Options to purchase the ordinary shares will
remain part of the Plan.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART I
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;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 I of
Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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="96%"><FONT size="2">Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2002 filed on March&nbsp;31, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Reports of Foreign Private Issuer
on Form&nbsp;6-K filed April&nbsp;7, 23 and May&nbsp;6, 2003, the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K which
includes Alcatel&#146;s Unaudited Summary Consolidated Financial
Statements at March&nbsp;31, 2003 filed on May&nbsp;23, 2003 and the
Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed July&nbsp;8
and 30, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(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</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;The Form&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 Our Shares&#148; and &#147;Description of the Class&nbsp;A ADSs&#148;
included in the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002, filed on March&nbsp;31, 2003 and
the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;8, 2003; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s shares contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-6 (File No.&nbsp;333-103885) filed by
the Registrant with the Commission under the Exchange Act on March
18, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">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"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="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 July&nbsp;8, 2003).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="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</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description of Document</B></FONT></TD>
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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).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel, regarding validity of the Shares.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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&nbsp;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 September&nbsp;9, 2003.
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>ALCATEL</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jean-Pascal Beaufret<BR>
<HR size="1" width="95%" noshade>
Name: Jean-Pascal Beaufret<BR>
Its: Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed on September&nbsp;9, 2003 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><U>Signature</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><U>Title</U></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Serge Tchuruk<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Serge Tchuruk</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jean-Pascal Beaufret<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jean-Pascal Beaufret</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Daniel Bernard<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Daniel Bernard</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Philippe Bissara</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Frank Blount</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jozef Cornu<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jozef Cornu</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Philippe Germond<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Philippe Germond</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jean-Pierre Halbron<BR>
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Jean-Pierre Halbron</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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David Johnston</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Daniel Leb&#232;gue</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Pierre-Louis Lions</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thierry de Loppinot<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thierry de Loppinot</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Peter Mihatsch</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Bruno Vaillant</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Marc Vi&#233;not<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Marc Vi&#233;not</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul Wensel<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Paul Wensel</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Authorized Representative in the United States</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><U><B>Number</B></U></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><U><B>Description</B></U></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel, regarding validity of the Shares.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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CORPORATE STOCK OPTION PLAN: ALCATEL
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 11, 2003
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)
Jim René, Esq.
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:
Stanley Komoroff, 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
24,800,901
$
17.51
(2)(3)
$
434,263,776.51
(2)
$
35,132.00
(2)(4)
Ordinary Shares,
nominal value
€
2
of Alcatel
117,868
(5)
N/A
(5)
N/A
(5)
N/A
(5)
(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 (i)
€
20.8 for 12,454,290 shares; (ii)
€
17.2 for
81,125 shares; (iii)
€
16.9 for 55,750 shares; (iv)
€
14.4 for 47,300
shares; (v)
€
13.3 for 69,000 shares; (vi)
€
5.2 for 1,127,050 shares; (vii)
€
3.2 for 30,500 shares; (viii)
€
4.6 for 111,750 shares; (ix)
€
5.4 for
54,050 shares; (x)
€
6.70 for 10,757,270 shares and (xi)
€
9.3 for 12,816
shares.
(3)
Translated into dollars from euros based on the noon buying rate of
€
1.00 =
$1.2643 on September 9, 2003.
(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. A Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-13410) has been previously filed for the existing
shares under the Plan.
(5)
Relates to the conversion of options to purchase 117,868 Class O shares,
nominal value
€
2 per share, of the Registrant, into options to purchase
117,868 ordinary shares, nominal value
€
2 per share, of the Registrant as
a result of an amendment to the Registrant's governing documents
converting all Class O shares to ordinary shares on a one-to-one basis.
The registration fee in respect of such converted ordinary shares was paid
at the time of filing of Registration Statement No. 333-13410 for the
Class O shares.
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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
OPINION OF P. DURAND-BARTHEZ
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 Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-13410) previously filed for the existing shares under the Corporate Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan") is incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof.
1.
Registration
of Additional Ordinary Shares.
On each of December 19, 2001
and March 7, 2003, the board of directors of the Registrant approved a
resolution that had been previously approved by the shareholders at
meetings
held on September 20, 2000 and April 18, 2002, respectively, 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 in the
aggregate to 23,211,560. In addition, during 2002, the chief executive officer
of the Registrant, pursuant to authority delegated to him by the board of
directors of the Registrant, approved the increase of ordinary shares of the
Registrant that may be granted to U.S. participants under the Plan in the
aggregate to 1,576,525. Furthermore, on December 19, 2001, the board of
directors of the Registrant approved a resolution by the shareholders at a
meeting held on September 20, 2000 to amend the Plan to increase the number of former Class
O shares of the Registrant that may be granted under the Plan to U.S.
participants, of which options to purchase 85,316 Class O shares were actually
granted. As described in Item 2 below, these options to purchase Class O
shares were subsequently converted into a right to purchase ordinary shares of
the Registrant, of which 12,816 are being registered in this Registration
Statement at this time.
2.
Conversion
of Class O Shares.
On February 3, 2003, the board of directors
of the Registrant approved a resolution that was adopted by the shareholders of
the Registrant at the April 17, 2003 annual shareholders' meeting to convert
all of the outstanding Class O shares and options of the Registrant into
ordinary shares and options of the Registrant on a one-for-one basis (the
"Conversion"). The Conversion includes 130,684 Class O shares to which this
Registration Statement relates, of which 12,816 are being registered in this
Registration Statement as additional ordinary shares and 117,868 were
previously registered as Class O shares in Registration Statement No. 333-13410
on April 17, 2001. As a result of the Conversion, 117,868 ordinary shares will
be reserved for issuance for the exercise of options which had previously
represented the right to purchase Class O shares and Class O American
Depositary Shares, as applicable. Options to purchase the ordinary shares will
remain part of the Plan.
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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,
2002 filed on March 31, 2003;
(b)
Reports of Foreign Private Issuer
on Form 6-K filed April 7, 23 and May 6, 2003, the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K which
includes Alcatel's Unaudited Summary Consolidated Financial
Statements at March 31, 2003 filed on May 23, 2003 and the
Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed July 8
and 30, 2003;
(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 Our Shares" and "Description of the Class A ADSs"
included in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed on March 31, 2003 and
the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the
Commission on July 8, 2003; and
(iii) The description of the Registrant's shares contained in the
Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File 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 July 8, 2003).
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
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Exhibit No.
Description of Document
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).
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 auditors.
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 September 9, 2003.
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 September 9, 2003 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
Frank Blount
Director
/s/ Jozef Cornu
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
Daniel Lebègue
Director
Pierre-Louis Lions
Director
/s/ Thierry de Loppinot
Thierry de Loppinot
Director
Peter Mihatsch
Director
Bruno Vaillant
Director
/s/ Marc Viénot
Marc Viénot
Director
/s/ Paul Wensel
Paul Wensel
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 auditors.
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