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<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 1, 2004.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="center"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ALLTEL CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DELAWARE</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>34-0868285</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>One Allied Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>72202</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Francis X. Frantz<BR>
Executive Vice President-External Affairs and Secretary<BR>
One Allied Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(501)&nbsp;905-8000<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)<BR></FONT>
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<TH WIDTH="28%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Each Class<BR>
of Securities to be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="28%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share(2)(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$50.61</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;$253,050,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;$32,061.44</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>These
amounts are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;and are based upon the average of the high and low
sales prices of a share of Common Stock on May 27, 2004, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Rights
to purchase Series&nbsp;K Preferred Stock of ALLTEL Corporation are attached to and trade with the ALLTEL Common Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ALLTEL's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2004;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ALLTEL's
Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated April&nbsp;22, 2004, April&nbsp;23, 2004, and May&nbsp;21, 2004;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ALLTEL's
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ALLTEL
Corporation 401(k) Plan Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of ALLTEL's Common Stock and the related purchase rights contained in the registration statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by ALLTEL pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all shares of Common Stock offered hereunder have been sold or deregisters all shares of Common Stock then remaining unsold hereunder shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees, and agents under some circumstances, and mandates
indemnification under certain limited circumstances. The Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent for expenses actually and
reasonably incurred, as well as fines, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, in the context of actions other than derivative actions, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification against expenses incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent in connection with his defense
of a proceeding against such person for actions in such capacity is mandatory to the extent that such person has been successful on the merits. If a director, officer, employee, or agent is determined
to be liable to the corporation, indemnification for expenses is not allowable, subject to limited exceptions where a court deems the award of expenses appropriate. The Delaware General Corporation
Law grants express power to a Delaware corporation to purchase liability insurance for its directors, officers, employees, and agents, regardless of whether any such person is otherwise eligible for
indemnification by the corporation. Advancement of expenses is permitted, but a person receiving such advances must repay those expenses if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to
indemnification. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ALLTEL (the "Certificate") provides for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law,
as amended from time to time. Under the Certificate, any expansion of the protection afforded directors, officers, employees, or agents by the Delaware General Corporation Law will automatically
extend to ALLTEL's directors, officers, employees, or agents, as the case may be. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII
of the Certificate provides for the indemnification of directors, officers, agents, and employees for expenses incurred by them and judgments rendered against them in
actions, suits or proceedings in relation to certain matters brought against them as such directors, officers, agents, and employees, respectively. Article&nbsp;VII of the Certificate also requires
ALLTEL, to the fullest extent expressly authorized by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in a legal proceeding prior to
final disposition of the proceeding. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, ALLTEL has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and officers. Under the indemnity agreements, ALLTEL
will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as it may from time to time be amended, or by any other statutory
provisions authorizing or permitting such indemnification. Under the terms of ALLTEL's directors and officers' liability and company reimbursement insurance policy, directors and
officers of ALLTEL are insured against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933. ALLTEL will indemnify such directors and officers under the indemnity
agreements from all losses arising out of claims made against them, except those based upon illegal personal profit, recovery of short-swing profits, or dishonesty; provided, however, that
ALLTEL's obligations will be satisfied to the extent of any reimbursement under such insurance. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See the Exhibit&nbsp;Index following the signature page. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any prospectus required by section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><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 this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in this Registration Statement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided,
however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above 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)&nbsp;of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provisions referred to in Item 6, 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 of 1933 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 against the Registrant 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 the City of Little
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*Scott T. Ford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Scott T. Ford<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on June 1, 2004. </FONT></P>

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*Scott T. Ford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Scott T. Ford</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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*Jeffery R. Gardner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeffery R. Gardner</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President&#151;Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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*Sharilyn S. Gasaway&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Sharilyn S. Gasaway</FONT></TD>
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Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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*Joe T. Ford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joe T. Ford</FONT></TD>
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Chairman and Director</FONT></TD>
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*John R. Belk&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John R. Belk</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*William H. Crown&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William H. Crown</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*Dennis E. Foster&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dennis E. Foster</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, III</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*Emon A. Mahony, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Emon A. Mahony, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*John P. McConnell&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John P. McConnell</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*Josie C. Natori&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Josie C. Natori</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Francis X. Frantz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Francis X. Frantz<BR>
Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>THE PLAN  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Little Rock, state of Arkansas, on
June 1, 2004. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2><B>ALLTEL CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN<BR>
<BR>
BY: ALLTEL CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
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*Scott T. Ford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Scott T. Ford<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Francis X. Frantz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Francis X. Frantz<BR>
Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><U>EXHIBIT
INDEX</U> </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
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4.1</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ALLTEL Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;B to Proxy Statement dated March&nbsp;9, 1990)</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ALLTEL Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Annex F of ALLTEL Corporation Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-51915) on Form&nbsp;S-4 dated May 6,
1998)</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of ALLTEL Corporation (As amended as of January&nbsp;29, 1998) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(b)&nbsp;to Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997)</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;30, 1997, between ALLTEL Corporation and First Union National Bank of North Carolina (incorporated herein by reference to Form&nbsp;8-K dated February&nbsp;3, 1997, filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;4, 1997)</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10(o) to Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10(o)(2)&nbsp;to Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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4.7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10(o)(3)&nbsp;to Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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4.8</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10(o)(4)&nbsp;to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2003)</FONT></TD>
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4.9</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10(o)(5)&nbsp;to Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003)</FONT></TD>
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4.10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10(o)(6)&nbsp;to Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003</FONT></TD>
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4.11</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January&nbsp;1, 2001 Restatement)*</FONT></TD>
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4.12</FONT></TD>
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Trust Agreement dated as of June&nbsp;1, 2004, between Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB and ALLTEL Corporation*</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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In lieu of the opinion of counsel or determination letter contemplated by Item 601(b)(5)(ii)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby confirms that it has submitted or will submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue
Service in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney*</FONT></TD>
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Resolution of the Board of Directors*</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 1, 2004.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALLTEL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
34-0868285
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Allied Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas
72202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Francis X. Frantz
Executive Vice President-External Affairs and Secretary
One Allied Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(501) 905-8000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Title of Each Class
of Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)
Amount of
Registration Fee(1)
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share(2)(3)
5,000,000
$50.61
$253,050,000
$32,061.44
(1)
These
amounts are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) and are based upon the average of the high and low
sales prices of a share of Common Stock on May 27, 2004, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(2)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(3)
Rights
to purchase Series K Preferred Stock of ALLTEL Corporation are attached to and trade with the ALLTEL Common Stock.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing:
(a)
ALLTEL's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004;
(b)
ALLTEL's
Current Reports on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2004, April 23, 2004, and May 21, 2004;
(c)
ALLTEL's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003;
(d)
ALLTEL
Corporation 401(k) Plan Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2002; and
(e)
The
description of ALLTEL's Common Stock and the related purchase rights contained in the registration statements filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by ALLTEL pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all shares of Common Stock offered hereunder have been sold or deregisters all shares of Common Stock then remaining unsold hereunder shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.    Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees, and agents under some circumstances, and mandates
indemnification under certain limited circumstances. The Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent for expenses actually and
reasonably incurred, as well as fines, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, in the context of actions other than derivative actions, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification against expenses incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent in connection with his defense
of a proceeding against such person for actions in such capacity is mandatory to the extent that such person has been successful on the merits. If a director, officer, employee, or agent is determined
to be liable to the corporation, indemnification for expenses is not allowable, subject to limited exceptions where a court deems the award of expenses appropriate. The Delaware General Corporation
Law grants express power to a Delaware corporation to purchase liability insurance for its directors, officers, employees, and agents, regardless of whether any such person is otherwise eligible for
indemnification by the corporation. Advancement of expenses is permitted, but a person receiving such advances must repay those expenses if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to
indemnification.
The
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ALLTEL (the "Certificate") provides for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law,
as amended from time to time. Under the Certificate, any expansion of the protection afforded directors, officers, employees, or agents by the Delaware General Corporation Law will automatically
extend to ALLTEL's directors, officers, employees, or agents, as the case may be.
Article VII
of the Certificate provides for the indemnification of directors, officers, agents, and employees for expenses incurred by them and judgments rendered against them in
actions, suits or proceedings in relation to certain matters brought against them as such directors, officers, agents, and employees, respectively. Article VII of the Certificate also requires
ALLTEL, to the fullest extent expressly authorized by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in a legal proceeding prior to
final disposition of the proceeding.
In
addition, as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, ALLTEL has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and officers. Under the indemnity agreements, ALLTEL
will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as it may from time to time be amended, or by any other statutory
provisions authorizing or permitting such indemnification. Under the terms of ALLTEL's directors and officers' liability and company reimbursement insurance policy, directors and
officers of ALLTEL are insured against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933. ALLTEL will indemnify such directors and officers under the indemnity
agreements from all losses arising out of claims made against them, except those based upon illegal personal profit, recovery of short-swing profits, or dishonesty; provided, however, that
ALLTEL's obligations will be satisfied to the extent of any reimbursement under such insurance.
Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index following the signature page.
Item 9.    Undertakings.
The undersigned 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 of 1933;
(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 this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in this Registration Statement;
(iii)
to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
Provided,
however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above 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 of 1933, 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.
(4)   That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provisions referred to in Item 6, 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 of 1933 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 against the Registrant 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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 the City of Little
Rock, State of Arkansas, on June 1, 2004.
ALLTEL Corporation
By:
*Scott T. Ford
Scott T. Ford
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on June 1, 2004.
Signature
Title
*Scott T. Ford
Scott T. Ford
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
*Jeffery R. Gardner
Jeffery R. Gardner
Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
*Sharilyn S. Gasaway
Sharilyn S. Gasaway
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
*Joe T. Ford
Joe T. Ford
Chairman and Director
*John R. Belk
John R. Belk
Director
*William H. Crown
William H. Crown
Director
*Dennis E. Foster
Dennis E. Foster
Director
*Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, III
Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, III
Director
*Emon A. Mahony, Jr.
Emon A. Mahony, Jr.
Director
*John P. McConnell
John P. McConnell
Director
*Josie C. Natori
Josie C. Natori
Director
*Gregory W. Penske
Gregory W. Penske
Director
*Frank E. Reed
Frank E. Reed
Director
*Warren A. Stephens
Warren A. Stephens
Director
*Ronald Townsend
Ronald Townsend
Director
*By:
/s/  Francis X. Frantz
Francis X. Frantz
Attorney-in-Fact
THE PLAN
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Little Rock, state of Arkansas, on
June 1, 2004.
ALLTEL CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
BY: ALLTEL CORPORATION
By:
*Scott T. Ford
Scott T. Ford
President and Chief Executive Officer
*By:
/s/  Francis X. Frantz
Francis X. Frantz
Attorney-in-Fact
EXHIBIT
INDEX
The
following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ALLTEL Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B to Proxy Statement dated March 9, 1990)
4.2
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ALLTEL Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Annex F of ALLTEL Corporation Registration Statement (File No. 333-51915) on Form S-4 dated May 6,
1998)
4.3
Bylaws of ALLTEL Corporation (As amended as of January 29, 1998) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997)
4.4
Rights Agreement dated as of January 30, 1997, between ALLTEL Corporation and First Union National Bank of North Carolina (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K dated February 3, 1997, filed with the Commission on
February 4, 1997)
4.5
ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001)
4.6
Amendment No. 1 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o)(2) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002)
4.7
Amendment No. 2 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o)(3) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002)
4.8
Amendment No. 3 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o)(4) to Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003)
4.9
Amendment No. 4 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o)(5) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003)
4.10
Amendment No. 5 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o)(6) to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003
4.11
Amendment No. 6 to ALLTEL Corporation 401(k) Plan (January 1, 2001 Restatement)*
4.12
Trust Agreement dated as of June 1, 2004, between Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB and ALLTEL Corporation*
5.1
In lieu of the opinion of counsel or determination letter contemplated by Item 601(b)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby confirms that it has submitted or will submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue
Service in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*
24.1
Powers of Attorney*
24.2
Resolution of the Board of Directors*
*Filed
herewith.