Form 6-K
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2005
Commission File Number: 1-14836
ALSTOM
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
3, AVENUE ANDRÉ MALRAUX, 92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET, FRANCE
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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ENCLOSURES:
Press release dated January 31, 2005, "ALSTOM Signs Contract for a New Tram
System in Tunisia"
Press release dated February 3, 2005, " ALSTOM Wins Regional Contract in
Denmark"
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ALSTOM
Date: February 10, 2005 By: /s/ Henri Poupart-Lafarge
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Name: Henri Poupart-Lafarge
Title: Chief Financial Officer
PRESS INFORMATION
31 January 2005
ALSTOM SIGNS CONTRACTS
FOR A NEW TRAM SYSTEM IN TUNISIA
TRANSTU (formerly SMLT), the company in charge of the Tunis light metro system,
has awarded ALSTOM two contracts worth a total of €91 million for the supply of
30 CITADIS tramways and infrastructure work for the city of Tunis. The
contracts, provisionally awarded to ALSTOM in June 2004, were signed today in
Tunis by MM. Patrick Kron, ALSTOM's Chairman and CEO and Chedly Hajri, Chairman
and CEO of TRANSTU, in presence of MM. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Prime
Minister, and Mohamed Ghannouchi, Tunisian Prime Minister.
The first contract, worth €80 million, is for the supply of 30 new CITADIS
tramways which will reinforce and renew the fleet of TRANSTU. The company
operates a 32-kilometer "light metro" network with five lines, a suburban
railway line and a bus network in the Tunisian capital.
These 30-meter long vehicles will offer rapid, comfortable and safe service.
They will be the first air-conditioned tramway cars in circulation in Tunisia.
The low floors will offer easy access for all passengers, including those with
reduced mobility. The trams will operate on the current network and on two
future extensions of seven kilometres each.
The second contract, worth €11 million, is for the infrastructure work of the
first of these two extensions. ALSTOM will be responsible for the energy systems
and for a part of the trackwork. Beginning of service on the extension is
planned for mid 2006.
The CITADIS design concept combines standardisation of modular, service-proven
components with customisation of interior and exterior design in order to meet
the individual requirements of each city in terms of aesthetics, comfort and
accessibility. ALSTOM has sold over 700 CITADIS trams around the world. CITADIS
trams in commercial service have carried 500 million passengers over 35 million
kilometres.
Press relations: S. Gagneraud / G. Tourvieille
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 40)
internet.press@chq.alstom.com
ALSTOM-3 avenue André Malraux-92300 Levallois (France)-Tel: 33 (0) 1 41 49 27 13-Fax: 33 (0) 1 41 49 79 32 1
PRESS INFORMATION
Investor relations: E. Châtelain
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
Investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
ALSTOM-3 avenue André Malraux-92300 Levallois (France)-Tel: 33 (0) 1 41 49 27 13-Fax: 33 (0) 1 41 49 79 32 2
3 February 2005
ALSTOM WINS REGIONAL TRAIN CONTRACT
IN DENMARK
Lokalbanen, a Danish Public Transport Operator, has awarded ALSTOM a contract
for the supply of 27 trains for transit in the greater Copenhagen region worth
77 million euros.
The new 2-car CORADIA LINT 41 Diesel trains will run on Lokalbanen's lines in
Denmark's Northern Zealand region serving the Greater Copenhagen area. They will
replace trains of up to 40 years of age to increase passenger comfort, reduce
transit time and to attract more passengers.
All trains will be manufactured by ALSTOM's factory in Salzgitter, Germany. They
will be equipped with high-comfort seats, zones with provision for wheel chairs
and prams. As for safety, they will be provided with video surveillance of the
passenger and entrance areas, a stepboard to close the gap between the train and
the platform and an ATP (Automatic Train Protection) system.
The first delivery will take place in autumn 2006, the final delivery being
scheduled for autumn 2007.
Press relations: S. Gagneraud / G. Tourvieille
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 40)
internet.press@chq.alstom.com
Investor relations: E. Châtelain
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
Investor.relations@chq.alstom.com