SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________________ Form 20-F [ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR [ ] SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number: 1-11130 ALCATEL LUCENT (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) N/A (Translation of Registrant’s name into English) Republic of France (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 54, rue La Boétie 75008 Paris, France (Address of principal executive offices) Rémi Thomas Telephone Number 33 (1) 40 76 10 10 Facsimile Number 33 (1) 40 76 14 00 54, rue La Boétie 75008 Paris, France (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange Title of each class on which registered American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value €2 per share* New York Stock Exchange ____________ * Listed, not for trading or quotation purposes, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. 2,317,441,420 ordinary shares, nominal value €2 per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [X] No [ ] If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes [ ] No [X] Note — checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP [ ] International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board [X] Other [ ] If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 [ ] Item 18 [ ] If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X] WorldReginfo - 1702f03a-0dc2-4e2e-b0ae-0a7072b5bb48 Table of Contents 1 Selected financial data..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Condensed consolidated income statement and balance sheet data...............................................................6 1.2 Exchange rate information ...................................................................................................................................7 2 Activity overview............................................................................................... 8 2.1 Carrier Segment......................................................................................................................................................8 2.2 Enterprise Segment................................................................................................................................................9 2.3 Services Segment....................................................................................................................................................9 3 Risk factors.................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Risks relating to the business combination between Alcatel and Lucent ....................................................10 3.2 Risks relating to the business..............................................................................................................................11 3.3 Legal risks..............................................................................................................................................................13 3.4 Risks relating to the market ................................................................................................................................14 3.5 Risks relating to ownership of our ADSs.........................................................................................................16 4 Information about the Group .......................................................................... 18 4.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................18 4.2 History and development....................................................................................................................................18 4.3 Structure of the principal companies consolidated in the Group as of December 31, 2007....................22 4.4 Real estate and equipment ..................................................................................................................................23 4.5 Material contracts.................................................................................................................................................24 5 Description of the Group’s activities............................................................... 27 5.1 Business organization..........................................................................................................................................27 5.2 Carrier Segment....................................................................................................................................................28 5.3 Enterprise Segment..............................................................................................................................................32 5.4 Services Segment..................................................................................................................................................33 5.5 Marketing and distribution of our products.....................................................................................................34 5.6 Competition ..........................................................................................................................................................34 5.7 Technology, Research and Development.........................................................................................................35 5.8 Intellectual property.............................................................................................................................................36 5.9 Sources and availability of materials..................................................................................................................37 5.10 Seasonality .............................................................................................................................................................37 5.11 Our activities in certain countries ......................................................................................................................37 5.12 Environmental matters........................................................................................................................................37 5.13 Human resources..................................................................................................................................................38 2 - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F WorldReginfo - 1702f03a-0dc2-4e2e-b0ae-0a7072b5bb48 6 Operating and financial review and prospects ............................................... 45 6.1 Overview of 2007.................................................................................................................................................50 6.2 Consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the year ended December 31, 2006............................................................................................51 6.3 Results of operations by business segment for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the year ended December 31, 2006...........................................................................................54