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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;5, 2003</B>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>ALCATEL</B>
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<P align="center"><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<BR>
incorporation or organization)<BR>
<B>54, rue la Bo&#233;tie<BR>
Paris, France</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<BR>
<B>75008</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>IMAGICTV OPTION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full title of the Plan)
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<B>Copies to:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>George Brunt, 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)</FONT></TD>
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<B>Stanley Komaroff, Esq.<BR>
Proskauer Rose LLP<BR>
1585 Broadway<BR>
New York, New York 10036-8299<BR>
(212)&nbsp;969-3000</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Shares, nominal</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.25</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,679,122.50</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">379.00</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',Times">&#128;</FONT>2 of
Alcatel</FONT></DIV></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 weighted average exercise price of the options.</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 = $1.1238 on May&nbsp;1, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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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">PART II
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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="96%"><FONT size="2">Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed April&nbsp;7, 22
and 23, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</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;);</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 American
Depositary Shares&#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</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;4. Description of Securities.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;437a under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement has been filed without the
written consent of Barbier Frinault &#038; Autres, a foreign affiliate of Arthur
Andersen LLP and the independent public accountants of the Registrant&#146;s
financial statements for its fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001. Due to
recent events involving Arthur Andersen LLP, Barbier Frinault &#038; Autres and
Arthur Andersen LLP may not be subject to recovery for liability under Section
11 of the Securities Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has provided for the indemnification of its directors and
officers with respect to general civil liability which they may incur in
connection with their activities on behalf of the Registrant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant maintains insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself
and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or of any other
entity affiliated with the Registrant against any civil liability, loss or
expense, other than liability arising out of willful misconduct.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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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<I>Statuts </I>(Charter) of the Registrant (English translation) (incorporated by reference to
the Registrant&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed with the Commission
on July&nbsp;3, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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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).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel, regarding validity of the Shares.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, General Counsel (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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    <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change in such information in the Registration
Statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">That, the Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(h)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<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 April&nbsp;28, 2003.
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="49%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ALCATEL</B></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>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><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="bottom"><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</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <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>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></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>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Name: Jean-Pascal Beaufret</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>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Its: Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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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 April&nbsp;28, 2003 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="31%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="64%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></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>
</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 valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<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>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Philippe Bissara<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>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<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>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">6</FONT>
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<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jean-Pierre Halbron</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;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David Johnston</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">/s/ Daniel Leb&#232;gue<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>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <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">/s/ Bruno Vaillant<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>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ George Brunt<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
George Brunt, Esq.</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>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</FONT>

<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="81%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <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>
</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 valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Mr.&nbsp;Pascal Durand-Barthez, general counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</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 valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, independent auditors.</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>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 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)
54, rue la Boétie
Paris, France
(Address of principal executive offices)
Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
75008
(Zip Code)
IMAGICTV OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Copies to:
George Brunt, 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)
Stanley Komaroff, 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
Shares, nominal
415,922
$
11.25
(2)(3)
$
4,679,122.50
(2)
$
379.00
(2)
value
€
2 of
Alcatel
(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 weighted average exercise price of the options.
(3)
Translated into dollars from euros based on the noon buying rate of
€
1.00 = $1.1238 on May 1, 2003.
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, 22
and 23, 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");
(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 American
Depositary Shares" 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
(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 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Pursuant to Rule 437a under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement has been filed without the
written consent of Barbier Frinault & Autres, a foreign affiliate of Arthur
Andersen LLP and the independent public accountants of the Registrant's
financial statements for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Due to
recent events involving Arthur Andersen LLP, Barbier Frinault & Autres and
Arthur Andersen LLP may not be subject to recovery for liability under Section
11 of the Securities Act.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant has provided for the indemnification of its directors and
officers with respect to general civil liability which they may incur in
connection with their activities on behalf of the Registrant.
The Registrant maintains insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself
and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or of any other
entity affiliated with the Registrant against any civil liability, loss or
expense, other than liability arising out of willful misconduct.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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
(Charter) 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 3, 2002.
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).
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 No. 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, independent auditors.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;
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(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change in such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)
That, the Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(h)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 April 28, 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 April 28, 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)
Daniel Bernard
Director
/s/ Philippe Bissara
Philippe Bissara
Director
Frank Blount
Director
Jozef Cornu
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Philippe Germond
Philippe Germond
Director
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/ George Brunt
George Brunt, Esq.
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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