UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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The following material was used by employees of Lucent Technologies Inc.
(the "Company") in connection with the Company's announcement of its financial
results for the third fiscal quarter of 2006:
LUCENT- ALCATEL MERGER
1. WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS QUARTER'S RESULTS HAVE ON THE PENDING MERGER WITH
ALCATEL?
We remain on track to complete the merger by the end of calendar year
2006, which is within the six- to 12-month timeframe originally announced
on April 2.
MERGER UPDATE
1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BUSINESS GROUP AND A REGION?
Our overall business will be segmented into Business Groups that address
carrier, enterprise and services markets. The Business Groups will have
PRIMARY PRODUCT AND SERVICES P&L RESPONSIBILITY and will encompass all
R&D and product management and product marketing activities for the new
company.
Four decentralized regional organizations will provide strong local
support to customers and operate with significant degrees of autonomy.
Each region leader will:
1) handle END-TO-END CUSTOMER OPERATIONS;
2) have their own customer- and geography-based P&L responsibilities
and;
3) will have access to other company-wide resources - including
deployment and maintenance services, finance, supply chain, and
marketing.
In essence, EACH REGION WILL BE RUN LIKE ITS OWN BUSINESS, WHILE ALSO
FOCUSING ON OVERALL COMPANY OBJECTIVES.
2. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON FRANK D'AMELIO'S NEW ROLE IN THE NEW COMPANY?
Frank will continue to lead the integration efforts, as announced in
April. He also will lead a number of corporate operations that are
critical to the combined company's integration, execution and ability to
capture synergies. This includes supply chain, IT, real estate, labor
relations, marketing, legal and compliance. His strong, decisive,
detailed leadership skills make him an excellent choice for this critical
role.
3. CAN YOU DESCRIBE MIKE QUIGLEY'S ROLE IN THE NEW COMPANY? WHY IS HE NO
LONGER THE COO?
Mike will lead the combined company's efforts to keep us FOCUSED ON OUR
LONG TERM STRATEGY. Mike will ENSURE THAT OUR RESEARCH, STRATEGY AND
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL ALIGNED. In his new role, Mike
will work with Bell Labs President Jeong Kim and Alcatel's Olivier
Baujard to harness that brainpower and make sure it is focused on the
market opportunities that will drive our growth well into the future.
4. WHO ARE THE NEW CORPORATE CENTER LEADERS YOU ANNOUNCED TODAY?
o JEONG KIM will remain president of Bell Labs,
o Alcatel's OLIVIER BAUJARD will become chief technology officer
o Helle Kristoffersen, currently vice president of corporate strategy
for Alcatel will become the vice president of corporate strategy for
the combined company.
BAUJARD, KIM AND KRISTOFFERSON WILL REPORT TO MIKE QUIGLEY. For research
related to our work with the U.S. government, however, Jeong Kim will
work directly with Pat Russo.
o JOHN GIERE as the combined company's chief marketing officer
o ELIZABETH HACKENSON as the head of IT
BOTH JOHN AND ELIZABETH WITH REPORT TO FRANK D'AMELIO.
5. WHAT IS JEONG KIM'S ROLE?
Jeong Kim will continue in his role as the president of Bell Labs and
will report to Mike Quigley. For research related to our work with the
U.S. government, however, Jeong Kim will work directly with Pat Russo.
8. HAVE WE SUBMITTED A CFIUS FILING YET?
We are in discussions with a number of the US agencies involved in the
CFIUS process. We will submit a formal filing in the near future.
9. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE SUBSIDIARY THAT WE ANNOUNCED?
We are in discussions with a number of the US agencies involved in the
CFIUS process. At this time, there has been no determination on the
specific U.S. Government programs (including associated personnel and
resources) that Lucent will transfer into a subsidiary.
SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This document contains statements regarding the proposed transaction between
Lucent and Alcatel, the expected timetable for completing the transaction,
future financial and operating results, benefits and synergies of the proposed
transaction and other statements about Lucent and Alcatel's managements' future
expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects that are based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about Lucent and Alcatel and
the combined company, as well as Lucent's and Alcatel's and the combined
company's future performance and the industries in which Lucent and Alcatel
operate and the combined company will operate, in addition to managements'
assumptions. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals,"
"projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of
such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements which are not statements of historical facts. These forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to assess. Therefore, actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are based upon
a number of important factors including, among others: the ability to consummate
the proposed transaction; difficulties and delays in obtaining regulatory
approvals for the proposed transaction; difficulties and delays in achieving
synergies and cost savings; potential difficulties in meeting conditions set
forth in the definitive merger agreement entered into by Lucent and Alcatel;
fluctuations in the telecommunications market; the pricing, cost and other risks
inherent in long-term sales agreements; exposure to the credit risk of
customers; reliance on a limited number of contract manufacturers to supply
products we sell; the social, political and economic risks of our respective
global operations; the costs and risks associated with pension and
postretirement benefit obligations; the complexity of products sold; changes to
existing regulations or technical standards; existing and future litigation;
difficulties and costs in protecting intellectual property rights and exposure
to infringement claims by others; and compliance with environmental, health and
safety laws. For a more complete list and description of such risks and
uncertainties, refer to Lucent's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2005 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended
December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006 and Alcatel's annual report on Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2005 as well as other filings by Lucent and
Alcatel with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Except as
required under the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of
the SEC, Lucent and Alcatel disclaim any intention or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements after the distribution of this document, whether as a
result of new information, future events, developments, changes in assumptions
or otherwise.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SEC
In connection with the proposed transaction between Lucent and Alcatel, Alcatel
has filed a registration statement on Form F-4 (File no. 33-133919) (the "Form
F-4") to register the Alcatel ordinary shares underlying the Alcatel American
Depositary Shares ("ADS") to be issued in the proposed transaction. Alcatel and
Lucent have also filed, and intend to continue to file, additional relevant
materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form F-6 (the
"Form F-6" and together with the Form F-4, the "Registration Statements") to
register the Alcatel ADSs to be issued in the proposed transaction. The
Registration Statements and the related proxy statement/prospectus contain and
will contain important information about Lucent, Alcatel, the proposed
transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders are urged to
read the Registration Statements and the related proxy statement/prospectus
carefully, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, including all
amendments, because they contain important information. Investors and security
holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Lucent and
Alcatel (including the Form F-4 and, when filed, the Form F-6) through the web
site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security
holders may obtain free copies of materials filed with the SEC by Lucent and
Alcatel (including the Form F-4 and, when filed, the Form F-6) by contacting
Investor Relations at www.lucent.com, by mail to 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray
Hill, New Jersey 07974 or by telephone at 908-582-8500 and from Alcatel by
contacting Investor Relations at www.alcatel.com, by mail to 54, rue La Boetie,
75008 Paris, France or by telephone at 33-1-40-76-10-10.
Lucent and its directors and executive officers also may be deemed to
be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Lucent
in connection with the transaction described herein. Information regarding the
special interests of these directors and executive officers in the transaction
described herein is included in the Form F-4 (and will be included in the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed transaction). Additional
information regarding these directors and executive officers is also included in
Lucent's proxy statement for its 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, which was
filed with the SEC on or about January 3, 2006. This document is available free
of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and from Lucent by contacting
Investor Relations at www.lucent.com, by mail to 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray
Hill, New Jersey 07974 or by telephone at 908-582-8500.
Alcatel and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Lucent in
connection with the transaction described herein. Information regarding the
special interests of these directors and executive officers in the transaction
described herein is included in the Form F-4 (and will be included in the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed transaction). Additional
information regarding these directors and executive officers is also included in
Alcatel's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 31, 2006. This
document is available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and
from Alcatel by contacting Investor Relations at www.alcatel.com, by mail to 54,
rue La Boetie, 75008 Paris, France or by telephone at 33-1-40-76-10-10.