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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;3, 2004</B>



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



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

<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<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>54, rue la Bo&#233;tie<BR>
75008 Paris, France</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive<BR>
offices, including zip code)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 16pt"><B>SPATIAL COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2001 STOCK 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 width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>

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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>

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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>of</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered(1)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>per share(2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price(2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration fee</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ordinary Shares, nominal
value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>2 of Alcatel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">28,054</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">0.31</TD>
    <TD>(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">8,697</TD>
    <TD>(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1</TD>
    <TD>(3)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ordinary Shares, nominal
value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>2 of Alcatel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,179,024</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">0.61</TD>
    <TD>(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">719,205</TD>
    <TD>(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">85</TD>
    <TD>(4)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>of</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered(1)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>per share(2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price(2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration fee</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ordinary Shares, nominal
value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>2 of Alcatel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">61,322</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">0.92</TD>
    <TD>(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">56,416</TD>
    <TD>(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">7</TD>
    <TD>(5)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ordinary Shares, nominal
value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>2 of Alcatel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">77,351</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">7.03</TD>
    <TD>(6)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">543,778</TD>
    <TD>(6)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">64</TD>
    <TD>(6)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ordinary Shares, nominal
value <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>2 of Alcatel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">217,645</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">11.62</TD>
    <TD>(7)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">2,529,035</TD>
    <TD>(7)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">298</TD>
    <TD>(7)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Total:</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,563,396</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3,857,131</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">455</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"></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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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The U.S. dollar amount of the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed
maximum aggregate offering price was computed using the average of the dollar/euro Noon Buying
Rate for each business day during the period commencing on September&nbsp;16, 2004 and ending on
December&nbsp;15, 2004 of $1.2768.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT> 0.24.
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.</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT> 0.48.
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.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT> 0.72.
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.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(6)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT> 5.51.
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.</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(7)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT> 9.10.
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.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006"> Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008"> Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y00974exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 OPINION OF MR. PASCAL DURAND-BARTHEZ</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y00974exv23w2.htm">EX-23.2 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & ASSOCIES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



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



<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&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148;), and the &#147;Note&#148; to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



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


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



<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;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) by Alcatel, a <I>soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme </I>organized under the laws of the Republic of France
(the &#147;<I>Registrant</I>&#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 colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K which includes Alcatel&#146;s Unaudited
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements at June&nbsp;30, 2004 filed on September&nbsp;30, 2004
and the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on
October&nbsp;14, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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 filed by the Registrant with the
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
<I>&#147;Exchange Act&#148;</I>);
and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(ii) 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 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</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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
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
14, 2004; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(iii) The description of the Registrant&#146;s shares contained in the Registration
Statement on Form F-6 (File No.&nbsp;333-103885) filed by the Registrant with the
Commission under the Exchange Act on March&nbsp;18, 2003.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<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 and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;437a under the Securities Act, 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&nbsp;11 of
the Securities Act.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption
from Registration Claimed.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit No.</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Description of Document</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></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 valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></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 valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Associ&#233;s (formerly Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu), independent
registered public accounting firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.
Undertakings.</B>


<P>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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;</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><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 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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 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 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.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(h)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<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 December&nbsp;30, 2004.


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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>ALCATEL</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jean-Pascal Beaufret
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Jean-Pascal Beaufret&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>




<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 December&nbsp;30, 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 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 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 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 valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Philippe Bissara<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Philippe Bissara</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Frank Blount</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 valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jozef Cornu<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jozef Cornu</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</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>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jean-Pierre Halbron</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 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
75008 Paris, France
(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)
SPATIAL COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2001 STOCK 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(2)
offering price(2)
registration fee
Ordinary Shares, nominal
value
€
2 of Alcatel
28,054
$
0.31
(3)
$
8,697
(3)
$
1
(3)
Ordinary Shares, nominal
value
€
2 of Alcatel
1,179,024
$
0.61
(4)
$
719,205
(4)
$
85
(4)
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
of
to be registered(1)
Registered
per share(2)
offering price(2)
registration fee
Ordinary Shares, nominal
value
€
2 of Alcatel
61,322
$
0.92
(5)
$
56,416
(5)
$
7
(5)
Ordinary Shares, nominal
value
€
2 of Alcatel
77,351
$
7.03
(6)
$
543,778
(6)
$
64
(6)
Ordinary Shares, nominal
value
€
2 of Alcatel
217,645
$
11.62
(7)
$
2,529,035
(7)
$
298
(7)
Total:
1,563,396
$
3,857,131
$
455
(1)
The shares being registered hereby may be represented by the Registrant's American Depositary
Shares.
(2)
The U.S. dollar amount of the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed
maximum aggregate offering price was computed using the average of the dollar/euro Noon Buying
Rate for each business day during the period commencing on September 16, 2004 and ending on
December 15, 2004 of $1.2768.
(3)
The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of
€
0.24.
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.
(4)
The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of
€
0.48.
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.
(5)
The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of
€
0.72.
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.
(6)
The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of
€
5.51.
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.
(7)
The exercise price for the options to be granted is the U.S. dollar equivalent of
€
9.10.
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.
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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 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF MR. PASCAL DURAND-BARTHEZ
EX-23.2 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & ASSOCIES
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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 (the "
Securities Act
"), and the "Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
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 the Republic 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 which includes Alcatel's Unaudited
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements at June 30, 2004 filed on September 30, 2004
and the Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on
October 14, 2004;
(c)
(i) The description of the Registrant's Shares and the American Depositary Shares
contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A 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 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
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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, 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 (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 and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Pursuant to Rule 437a under 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.
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
(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).
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 & Associés (formerly Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu), independent
registered public accounting firm
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, post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
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(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933 (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;
(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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 December 30, 2004.
ALCATEL
By:
/s/ Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Jean-Pascal Beaufret
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 December 30, 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
/s/ Philippe Bissara
Philippe Bissara
Director
Frank Blount
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Jozef Cornu
Jozef Cornu
Director
/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/ 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 & Associés (formerly Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu),
independent registered public accounting firm