As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2006. Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares
ALCATEL
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
France
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
One Wall Street New York, N.Y. 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
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The Bank of New York
ADR Division
One Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Lauren K. Boglivi, Esq. Proskauer Rose LLP 1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036-8299 | Peter B. Tisne, Esq. Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP 120 Broadway New York, New York 10271 (212) 238-3010 |
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
[ ] immediately upon filing
[ ] on ( Date ) at ( Time ).
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. [X]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of Securities to be registered | Amount to be registered | Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1) | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (1) | Amount of registration fee |
American Depositary Shares representing ordinary shares of Alcatel | 1,500,000,000 American Depositary Shares | $5.00 | $75,000,000 | $8,025.00 |
(1)
For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 100 American Depositary Shares.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus contained herein also relates to the Depositary Shares of the registrant covered by a previous Registration Statement on Form F-6 of the registrant (Regis. No. 333-103885).
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The prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1(1) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item - 1.
Description of Securities to be Registered
Cross Reference Sheet
Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of Receipt |
1. Name and address of depositary | Introductory Article |
2. Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities | First page of Receipt, top center |
Terms of Deposit: | |
(i) The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts | First page of Receipt, upper right corner |
(ii) The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Articles number 12, 13 and 17 |
(iii) The collection and distribution of dividends | Articles number 4, 11, 12, and 17 |
(iv) The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Articles number 12,13,15 and 17 |
(v) The sale or exercise of rights | Articles number 11, 12 and 17 |
(vi) The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization | Articles number 11, 12, 14 and 17 |
(vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Articles number 20 and 21 |
(viii) Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts | Article number 15 |
(ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities | Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18 and 23 |
(x) Limitation upon the liability of the depositary | Articles number 11, 17, 19, 21 and 23 |
3. Fees and Charges | Articles number 6 and 18 |
Item - 2.
Available Information
Public reports furnished by issuer | Article number 10 |
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item - 3.
Exhibits
a-1.
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of ____________, 2006 among Alcatel, The Bank of New York as Depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1(1).
a-2.
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2003 among Alcatel, The Bank of New York as Depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1(2).
b.
Form of letter dated March 10, 1997 from the the Depositary to Alcatel relating to pre-release activity. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 2.
c.
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. – See (a) and (b) above.
d.
Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 4.
e.
Certification under Rule 466. – Not Applicable.
Item - 4.
Undertakings
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the depositary shares, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of depositary shares thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
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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 all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on November 16, 2006.
Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of depositary shares representing ordinary shares of Alcatel.
By:
The Bank of New York,
As Depositary
By:
Vincent J. Cahill, Jr.
Vincent J. Cahill, Jr.
Vice President
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Alcatel has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Paris, France, on November 16, 2006.
ALCATEL
By: Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Name: Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jean-Pascal Beaufret and Pascal Durand-Barthez, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys full power to act with or without the other, and full power and authority to do and perform, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, every act whatsoever which such attorneys, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, 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 below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 16, 2006.
Serge Tchuruk
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Serge Tchuruk
(principal executive officer)
Jean-Pascal Beaufret
Chief Financial Officer
Jean-Pascal Beaufret
(principal financial and accounting officer)
Daniel Bernard
Director
Daniel Bernard
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Director
Philippe Bissara
Frank Blount
Director
Frank Blount
Jozef Cornu
Director
Jozef Cornu
Jeanne-Pierre Halbron
Director
Jeanne-Pierre Halbron
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Director
David Johnson
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Director
Daniel Lebègue
Pierre-Louis Lions
Director
Pierre-Louis Lions
Thierry de Loppinot
Director
Thierry de Loppinot
Bruno Vaillant
Director
Bruno Vaillant
Marc Viénot
Director
Marc Viénot
Steven Sherman
Authorized Representative in the United States
Steven Sherman
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Exhibit | |
1(1) | Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of __________, 2006, among Alcatel, The Bank of New York as Depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. | |
1(2) | Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2003, among Alcatel, The Bank of New York as Depositary, and all Holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder. | |
2 | Form of letter dated March 10, 1997 from the Depositary to Alcatel relating to pre-release activities. | |
4 | Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. | |
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