SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _________________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2001 Lucent Technologies Inc. ------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-11639 22-3408857 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Identification organization) Number) Number) 600 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 ----------------------- ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (908) 582-8500 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On July 24, 2001, Lucent announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. for the sale of Lucent's Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS) business. A copy of the Asset and Stock Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Asset and Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 24, 2001, by and between Lucent Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, and The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC., by /s/ Mark R. White ----------------------------------- Name: Mark R. White Title: Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) Date: August 1, 2001 Exhibit Index Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Asset and Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 24, 2001, by and between Lucent Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, and The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation.