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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-11639
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
A DELAWARE I.R.S. EMPLOYER
CORPORATION NO. 22-3408857
600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE, MURRAY HILL, NEW JERSEY 07974
TELEPHONE NUMBER 908-582-8500
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: SEE ATTACHED
SCHEDULE A.
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE.
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
At November 30, 2000, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held
by non-affiliates was approximately $52,500,000,000.
At November 30, 2000, 3,388,942,883 common shares were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A on or before January 28, 2001, issued in connection
with the annual meeting of shareholders (Part III)
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SCHEDULE A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
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Common Stock (Par Value $.01 Per Share)..................... New York Stock Exchange
6.90% Notes due July 15, 2001............................... New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Notes due July 15, 2006............................... New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Debentures due January 15, 2028....................... New York Stock Exchange
5.50% Notes due November 15, 2008........................... New York Stock Exchange
6.45% Debentures due March 15, 2029......................... New York Stock Exchange
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM DESCRIPTION PAGE
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PART I
1. Business.................................................... 4
2. Properties.................................................. 20
3. Legal Proceedings........................................... 21
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders......... 22
PART II
5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related 22
Stockholder Matters.........................................
6. Selected Financial Data..................................... 23
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 24
and Results of Operations...................................
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................. 41
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting 41
and Financial Disclosure....................................
PART III
10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.......... 41
11. Executive Compensation...................................... 42
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and 42
Management..................................................
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.............. 42
PART IV
14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 42
8-K.........................................................
This Report contains trademarks, service marks and registered marks of
Lucent and its subsidiaries, and other companies, as indicated.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
I. GENERAL
Lucent Technologies Inc. ("Lucent") was incorporated in Delaware in
November 1995. Lucent has its principal executive offices at 600 Mountain
Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (telephone number 908-582-8500). Lucent
was formed from the systems and technology units that were formerly a part of
AT&T Corp. ("AT&T"), including the research and development capabilities of Bell
Laboratories. Prior to February 1, 1996, AT&T conducted Lucent's original
business through various divisions and subsidiaries. On February 1, 1996, AT&T
began executing its decision to separate Lucent into a stand-alone company (the
"Separation") by transferring to Lucent the assets and liabilities related to
its business. In April 1996, Lucent completed the initial public offering
("IPO") of its common stock and on September 30, 1996, became independent of
AT&T when AT&T distributed to its shareowners all of its Lucent shares. Lucent's
fiscal year begins October 1 and ends September 30.
On September 30, 2000 Lucent completed its plan to spin off its enterprise
networks business, forming a separate and independent company. The spin off of
the new company, Avaya Inc., was accomplished through a tax-free distribution of
shares to Lucent shareholders. On July 20, 2000, Lucent announced its intention
to spin off its microelectronics business, which includes the optoelectronics
components and integrated circuits divisions, into a separate, independent
company called Agere Systems Inc. ("Agere Systems"). On December 11, 2000 Agere
Systems filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") in anticipation of an IPO of Agere Systems and intends to
distribute the remaining shares in a tax-free distribution. This report does not
constitute an offering of any securities, which will be made only by a
prospectus filed with the SEC. The IPO is expected to be completed in the
quarter ending March 31, 2001, and the completion of the spin-off is expected by
the end of the 2001 fiscal year. The IPO and spin-off are subject to certain
conditions, including a favorable tax ruling by the IRS. On November 13, 2000
Lucent entered into an agreement to sell its power systems business to Tyco
International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and service company, for $2.5
billion in cash. The sale, which is subject to regulatory approval and other
customary closing conditions, is expected to close by December 31, 2000.
Lucent is one of the world's leading designers, developers and
manufacturers of communications systems, software and products. Lucent is a
global leader in the sale of public and private communications systems,
supplying systems and software to most of the world's largest communications
network operators and service providers (together referred to as "service
providers"). Lucent is also a global leader in the sale of microelectronic
components for communications applications to manufacturers of communications
systems and computers. Lucent's research and development activities are
conducted through Bell Laboratories ("Bell Labs"), one of the world's foremost
industrial research and development organizations.
The communications industry is experiencing rapid changes in the
technologies used to service customers' needs. Traditional circuit based
switching and data packet transmission are converging. This convergence of
technologies is driven by the growing demands on the transmission of information
using data, voice, video and fax, or any combination of these. The demand is
driven by the expansion of Internet traffic over existing networks -- both
wireline and wireless -- as well as the buildout of new and improved networks.
Lucent's strategy is to meet its customers' needs by offering an end-to-end
solutions platform, which brings together Lucent's core products with new
offerings obtained through strategic acquisitions and the research and
development of Bell Laboratories. This strategy brings together products related
to data, voice, optical, wireless, software, services and support.
Lucent has two reportable segments: Service Provider Networks ("SPN") and
Microelectronics and Communications Technologies ("MCT"). SPN provides public
networking systems and software to telecommunications service providers and
public network operators around the world. MCT designs and manufactures
high-performance integrated circuits, power systems, optical fiber and fiber
cables, and optoelectronic components for applications in the communications and
computing industries. These two reportable operating
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segments are strategic market units based on the customers and the markets
served. For further information about Lucent's segments and products, see Note
14 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
II. SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORKS
A. General
Lucent designs, develops, manufactures and services systems, including
software, which enable service providers to provide wireline and wireless
access, local, long distance and international voice, data and video and cable
services. The SPN segment includes the product groups responsible for Lucent's
optical networking, switching solutions, access, wireless networks and software
products businesses. It also includes the businesses which are focused on the
needs of cable television operators and data networking systems for service
providers as well as the sales and support organizations responsible for offers,
sales, distribution, installation and maintenance for service provider customers
worldwide.
Lucent's systems connect, route, manage and store voice, data and video in
any combination, and are used for: wireline access; local and long distance
switching; intelligent network services and signaling; wireless communications,
including both cellular and personal communications services ("PCS"); and
high-speed, broadband multi-functional communications. Lucent has a wireline
local access installed base (the number of access lines serviced by switches
manufactured by Lucent) of approximately 150 million lines.
Lucent designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services each of the
five broad elements that comprise communications networks for service providers:
switching systems, which route information through the network; transmission
systems (including optical networking and access products) which provide the
communications path through the network that carries information between points
in the network as well as to and from subscribers; operation support systems,
which enable service providers to manage the work flow, planning, surveillance,
management, provisioning and continuous testing of their networks; intelligent
network/application software, which enables service providers to offer a broad
array of enhanced and differentiated services; and cable systems, which provide
the transport media between points in a network. These systems collectively
comprise the infrastructure that enables communications service providers to
provide traditional narrow band voice and data services and enables both new and
traditional network operators to offer broadband multi-media services.
In fiscal year 2000, Lucent acquired several companies related to the SPN
segment's business, including Chromatis Networks and Spring Tide Networks.
B. Switching Solutions
Lucent manufactures, develops, markets and manages switching products and
software for the service provider market. Lucent's primary switching solutions
products include:
- 7R/E(TM) Packet Solutions -- An entire portfolio of packet data
networking products that deliver traditional telephony as well as data
features and services within a packet environment. Applications cover the
entire range of service providers and network operators regardless of
network size or scope.
- 5ESS(R) Switch -- The most highly-deployed circuit switching solution in
today's global network. Its evolution capabilities allow for complete
migration to packet; scaleable for both incumbent and emerging network
operators and service providers from 3,000 subscribers and higher.
- Lucent SoftSwitch (and Full Circle(SM) Program) -- Robust, programmable
call control and signable platform; targeted at entire range of service
providers and network operators regardless of network size or scope; also
targeted at a large audience of 3rd party application and service
developers.
- ExchangePlus EXS(R) and VSE(TM) Switches -- A scaleable, converged
solution providing tandem, international gateway and/or IP application
servers, targeted at networks of up to 30,000 ports.
- Packet Intelligent Networks -- Carrier grade solutions for wireline and
mobile internet applications.
- Messaging Solutions -- Voice mail, unified messaging, agent and portal
solutions for service providers.
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C. Optical Networking
Lucent designs, manufactures and markets optical networking systems,
offering a complete portfolio of optical networking products. Lucent's family of
optical networking systems provides service providers with fast, efficient
information transport over fiber-optic lines. The enabler of optical networking
is photonics, a technology that uses light particles, or photons, to transport
information over hair-thin glass fibers.
Most transmission systems currently comply with one of two similar
standards designed to promote the implementation of maximum transmission
capacity with the greatest simplicity and lowest cost for service providers. The
Synchronous Optical Network ("SONET") standard has been widely adopted in North
America. The Synchronized Digital Hierarchy ("SDH") predominates throughout the
rest of the world. Lucent markets transmission access systems supporting both
standards.
Lucent's primary optical networking products include:
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing ("DWDM") systems such as the
WaveStar(TM) 40G OLS and 400G OLS which use prism-like technology to
combine the information generated by up to 80 individual lasers onto a
single strand of fiber-optic cable.
- Systems that automatically route large amounts of information from fiber
to fiber, such as the WaveStar(TM) Bandwidth Manager and WaveStar(TM)
Lambda Router(TM) Switches.
- Systems that combine many low-speed electronic signals into a single
high-speed signal, and then convert that signal to an optical signal for
transmission over fiber-optic cable. Examples include the current SONET
and SDH product lines (FT 2000, DDM 2000, ISM 2000, SLM 2000) as well as
the new global product line (WaveStar(TM) 2.5G, WaveStar(TM) 10G,
WaveStar(TM) 40G Express).
D. Wireless Products
Lucent manufactures and markets total-system solutions for the global
wireless networks industry. Lucent provides end-to-end capabilities for
operators to plan, deploy, operate and maintain mobile and fixed wireless
networks to maximum efficiency, and to competitively meet their customers'
needs. Lucent's portfolio includes Mobile Switching Centers, base station
products, and network support software. Lucent also provides global customer
technical support and training.
Lucent's solutions for wireless network operators encompass all of the
major wireless mobile network standards, including AMPS, TDMA, CDMA and GSM,
spreading over a broad frequency spectrum including: 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz
or 1900 MHz. Lucent's solutions offer scaleable platforms for wireless services
that are fully compatible with the larger telecommunications environment of
today, yet are able to evolve to next-generation networks including those that
will make use of new varying technologies collectively referred to as Third
Generation or 3G, including UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service),
that will provide enhanced capacity and improved internet access and facilitate
the provision of sophisticated, high speed data applications.
Lucent's primary wireless product families include:
- Mobile Switching centers that provide the transfer of calls within the
wireless network and interface to the public switched telephone networks.
- Operations and maintenance centers which are software systems allowing
for the provisioning, diagnostics and administration of the wireless
networks.
- Base station systems that are the radio systems that transmit and receive
subscriber calls and manage handoffs as customers move from cell to cell.
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E. Software Products
Lucent develops open, standards-based, multi-vendor software products and
services to help service providers manage their complex, converging voice and
data networks. Lucent's portfolio of software solutions includes software for
network and service management, billing and customer care.
Lucent's primary software products represent Operations Support Software
which provides established and growing service providers with service ready
solution sets that include: convergent customer care and billing management;
multiple switching software platforms; network performance and assurance; number
portability; service activation, provisioning, and management; transport
provisioning; and wireless/mobile network management. Some of our modular,
scalable, leading-edge software products include: Arbor(R) Product Suite,
Actiview(R) Service Management, ConnectVu(TM) Configuration Management,
Integrated Transport Management, Mechanized Loop Testing, NetMinder(TM) System
Network Performance, Network Fault Management, and OneVision(R) Network
Management Solution.
F. Data Networking -- Service Providers and Access
Lucent develops, markets, sells and services data networking solutions for
service provider customers worldwide. For the service provider market, Lucent's
product and services portfolio includes WAN Access, Multiservice Core Switching,
Voice-over-Packet/Cell, Secure VPN, Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL), Metropolitan
Optical Network, and Network Management.
Lucent's primary data networking and access solutions for service providers
include:
- GRF multigigabit routers which deliver high performance in dynamic
heavy-traffic IP networking environments. Routers are network controllers
that determine the best routing for data transmission between end
stations. They perform their operations by looking at network layer
information found in data packets and either forwarding the packets
directly to a destination or sending them through a series of
intermediate devices.
- The MAX TNT(R) multiprotocol WAN access switch enables carriers, ISPs,
corporations, and major network providers to offer a variety of access
services such as analog, ISDN, leased T1/E1, and frame relay. Because the
MAX TNT is the highest-density product in its class, it dramatically
reduces rack space requirements while driving down the price per port.
- The GX Smart Core ATM product family which includes the GX 550 Smart Core
ATM Switch, a scalable, high-capacity switching system that provides the
necessary capacity, performance, and port fanout capabilities for carrier
services. ATM switches incorporate a cell-based switching and
multiplexing communications technology which permits transportation of
substantially all traffic types (e.g., video, voice, data, interactive
video, etc.). ATM is a connection-oriented technology, i.e., before data
can be transferred, a connection between the sending and receiving nodes
must be established.
- The NX64000 multi-terabit switch/router, is an architectural innovation
that provides high-speed optical interfaces and integrates substantially
all of the key core requirements onto a single, carrier-class
multi-service device. It provides features of ATM switches and
high-capacity routers.
- B-STDX Multiservice wide area network ("WAN") switches (deployed to build
core frame relay networks), carrier-class switches which are evolving as
an access point to the next-generation WAN with the addition of
internetworking modules for IP and ATM services for high-speed trunking
and low-speed converged access. Frame relay technology allows bits to be
packaged and sent out into the network with source and destination
addresses. Products include the B-STDX 8000, B-STDX 9000 and B-STDX 8200.
Another Lucent multi-service WAN switch is the CBXTM 500 which is of
greater bandwidth than the B-STDX family of products. In addition, Lucent
has its MAX family of WAN access switches.
- The Stinger(TM) DSL Access Concentrator, is a new carrier class DSL
access concentrator. Access concentrators are call aggregation devices
designed for large dial-in applications such as Internet service
providers. They aggregate analog and digital calls over channelized lines
such as T1/E1 and
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T3/E3. The Stinger offers features that ATM brings to multi-service
networks, including effective bandwidth management and high availability.
Addressing the needs of carriers implementing cell-based backbone
networks, it features high-capacity traffic aggregation capabilities and
performance. Other DSL access concentrators include the DSLTNT, DSL MAX
20 and the DSL Terminator 100 Access Concentrators.
G. NetworkCare(R) Professional Services -- Service Providers and Engineering
Services
Lucent's NetworkCare(SM) Professional Services provides a comprehensive
suite of value added services in the communications industry. These services
includes the full lifecycle of planning, design, implementation and operations
support services that allow customers to manage their networks.
The NetworkCare Professional Services provides network planning and design,
consulting, integration and support services, including remote diagnostics and
around-the-clock network monitoring services. In addition, NetworkCare
Professional Services offers specialized solutions focused on clients' network
security, performance and service level management, Microsoft Windows 2000, and
voice/data convergence requirements.
The NetworkCare Network Services unit is focused on network engineering,
provisioning, installation, and warranty and post-warranty support. In addition,
NetworkCare Network Services offers specialized solutions for system upgrades
and conversions, system health assessments, capacity planning, network
optimization, and program/project management services of complex network
implementations.
H. Markets/Sales/Distribution
The principal customers for Lucent's systems in the SPN segment are service
providers that provide wireline and wireless local, long distance and
international telecommunications services, including local, long distance and
international telecommunications companies, cable television companies and
internet service providers. Lucent's systems for service providers are installed
to expand the capacity and features offered by existing networks, to replace
older technology in existing networks and to establish new networks for entrants
into deregulated or previously unserved markets. See "Outlook -- Reliance on
Major Customers/Multi-Year Contracts."
As a result of structural, public policy and technological changes since
the mid-1980's, the telecommunications industry has undergone a period of
significant growth in the number of lines in service and applications offered.
In developed markets, deregulation has permitted new market entrants to
construct networks. In response, existing service providers have expanded beyond
traditional offerings and are offering new services. In emerging markets,
privatization, competition and economic expansion have increased demand for the
systems marketed by the SPN business and its competitors. At the same time,
technological advances also have increased demand by reducing operating costs
and facilitating new applications, including multi-functional services.
Lucent markets and sells its SPN systems worldwide, primarily through a
direct sales force. Many of SPNs sales are made pursuant to general purchase
agreements, which establish the terms and conditions and provide for price
determination to be made on a contract bid basis. In addition, certain of the
large infrastructure projects are conducted under long-term, fixed-price
contracts. See "Outlook -- Reliance on Major Customers/Multi-Year Contracts."
As a result of the increasing complexity of SPN systems and the high cost
of developing and maintaining in-house expertise, service providers typically
demand complete, integrated turn-key projects. Service providers are
increasingly seeking overall network or systems solutions that require an
increased software content which would enable them to rapidly deploy new and
differentiable services. In response, Lucent has formed an organization focused
on turn-key network engineering projects for both public and private sector
customers. Lucent markets integrated solutions for the project and engineers,
designs and installs the network, including equipment and software manufactured
by both Lucent and third parties.
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Increasingly, as a result of the financial demands of major network
deployments, service providers are looking to their suppliers to arrange for
financing. The ability to provide financing is a requirement to conduct business
in certain emerging U.S. and non-U.S. markets and in some cases Lucent furnishes
or guarantees financing for customers. As a result, Lucent works with its
customers to structure and lay off financing packages. See also,
"Outlook -- Future Capital Requirements."
In order to market its product line for service products worldwide, Lucent
has established wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures with local
companies in many countries.
I. Competition
Lucent believes that its key competitive assets in the SPN segment are its
broad product line, large installed base, relationship with key customers,
technological expertise and new product and software development capabilities.
Lucent's primary competitors in the service provider market are four very large
European and North American companies which have substantial technological and
financial resources and which offer similar broad product catalogs. These
competitors are Alcatel Alsthom, Nortel Networks Corporation, Siemens AG and
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
In addition, in each of Lucent's product areas covered in the SPN segment,
Lucent faces significant competition from other companies which do business in
one or a number of such product areas. For example, in wireless systems,
Motorola, Inc. and Nokia Corporation, which are very large companies with
substantial technological and financial resources, are two additional
significant competitors. In optical networking and software products,
competition in the markets includes Nortel Networks Corporation and hundreds of
smaller competitors. Lucent is also encountering competition from companies that
design and manufacture data networking equipment such as Cisco Systems Inc. As
Lucent continues to expand its SPN business, it is likely that other competitors
will arise in each new technology or market area.
J. Customer Dependency
A limited number of customers have provided a substantial portion of SPN's
revenues. These customers include Verizon, AT&T and certain incumbent and
competitive local exchange carriers. The spending patterns of these customers
can vary significantly during the year. An elimination or change in the spending
patterns of, or a significant reduction in orders from, any one of these
customers could negatively affect SPN's operating results. SPN's fiscal year
2000 results were negatively affected by the decline in sales to one large U.S.
customer as well as one large non-U.S. customer due to the completion of a
multi-year contract. Concurrent with this consolidation among the larger service
providers, the dynamics of the marketplace have created opportunities for new
competitors to enter the market. Lucent is diversifying its customer base in the
SPN segment and seeking out new types of customers globally. These new customers
include competitive access providers and local exchange carriers, wireless
service providers, cable television network operators and internet service
providers. See also, "Outlook -- Reliance on Major Customers."
K. Sources and Availability of Raw Materials
Lucent makes significant purchases of electronic components, copper, glass,
silicon, and other materials and components from many U.S. and non-U.S. sources.
While there are some shortages in electrical components and some other
materials, Lucent has generally been able to obtain sufficient materials and
components from sources around the world to meet its needs, although there may
be temporary delays. Lucent also develops and maintains alternative sources for
essential materials and components. Occasionally, additional inventories of
specific components are maintained to minimize the effects of potential
shortages. Lucent does not have a concentration of sources of supply of
materials, labor or services that, if suddenly eliminated, could severely impact
its operations.
L. Seasonality
Revenues and earnings from the SPN segment do not follow a consistent
pattern and are not materially seasonal.
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M. Intellectual Property -- See "Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual
Property"
N. Industry Practices Impacting Working Capital
Existing industry practices that affect working capital and operating cash
flow include the level and variability of customer orders relative to the volume
of production, vendor lead times and/or materials availability for critical high
dollar parts, inventory levels held to achieve rapid customer fulfillment, the
provisions of extended payment terms to customers, the provision of return/stock
rotation rights for certain key customers and distributors and the extension of
financing terms. See also, "Outlook -- Future Capital Requirements."
III. MICROELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
A. General
Lucent designs, manufactures and sells integrated circuits ("ICs"),
electronic power systems, optical fiber cables, and optoelectronic components
for communications and computer applications. Lucent supplies these components
to manufacturers of communications systems and computers, as well as many of our
own systems and products. Lucent offers products in several IC product areas
critical to communications applications, including digital signal processors
("DSPs") for digital cellular phones and modems, ICs for voice and data
communications and standard-cell application specific integrated circuits
("ASICs"). High performance cable is utilized in telephony, data and video
applications. Lucent also provides energy reserve systems, power conversion
products and optoelectronic products that are embedded into communications and
computer systems. On November 13, 2000 Lucent entered into an agreement to sell
its power systems business, a part of MCT, to Tyco International Ltd. The sale
is expected to close by December 31, 2000.
During fiscal year 2000, Lucent acquired several companies related to the
MCT segment's business including, Agere, Inc., Ortel Corporation, Herrmann
Technology Inc., and substantially all of the assets of VTC Inc.
B. Integrated Circuits
Lucent's ICs are designed to provide advanced communications and control
functions for a wide variety of electronic products and systems. Lucent focuses
on IC products that are used in communications and computing and that require
high-performance and low-power chip architectures; complex large-scale chip
design in digital, analog and mixed-signal technologies; DSP architectures and
algorithms; high-frequency and high-voltage technologies; and high-speed data
and signal processing. Lucent offers a wide variety of standard, semi-custom and
custom products for cellular equipment, voice and data communications networks,
computers and computer peripherals, modems and consumer communications products.
Lucent has several GSM hardware/software platforms based upon a highly
integrated multiple-chip design for digital cellular phones that performs all
the key handset functions between the microphone and the antenna in both voice
and data services. Lucent also sells wireless local area networking equipment
for use in business enterprises and homes.
Lucent's primary IC product groups include:
- Access Products, products that allow users to gain access to
communications networks including ICs for modems, analog line cards data
network interface cards, and PC and workstation input/output (I/O).
- Networks and Communications Products, products that provide high-speed
switching and transmission of voice and data signals within the
communications network.
- Storage and Analog Products, products targeted at the hard disk drive
market (disk controllers, read channels and associated ICs) and the
analog products market (preamps, line drivers and receivers, power
management and other analog functions).
- Wireless Products, products for cellular and paging networks and
terminals, and short-range wireless connectivity.
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C. Optoelectronics
Lucent designs, develops and manufactures optoelectronic products which
convert electricity to light (emitters) and light to electricity (detectors),
thereby facilitating optical transmission of information. These products include
semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, integrated transmitters and receivers and
advanced-technology erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. Lucent provides these
products worldwide to manufacturers serving the telecommunications, cable
television and network computing markets. Optoelectronic products extend the
transmission capacity of fiber to meet the requirements of such applications as
internet access video-on-demand, interactive video, teleconferencing, image
transmission and remote database searching. Lucent markets a number of advanced
products, including optoelectronic components that support telecommunication
transmission; long-wavelength optical data modules for data networking; and
analog lasers for use in cable television fiber optic transmission.
Lucent's primary optoelectronic product groups include:
- High-Speed Transport Products, including lasers, modulators, transmitters
and receivers that enable high speed fiber optic communications. These
products support DWDM of up to 160 channels over a single optical fiber
at speeds up to 40 Gb/s.
- Fiber Amplifier Products, amplifiers that extend the transmission
distance capabilities of optical signals beyond 700 kilometers.
- Metro and Internetworking Products, highly integrated modules and
subsystems that enable DWDM in metropolitan areas.
- Submarine Products, high reliability products for undersea transmission
system repeaters.
- CATV and Enterprise Products, products that support high-speed optical
connectivity in cable TV (CATV), LAN and enterprise applications.
D. Fiber Optics
Lucent designs, develops, and manufactures an extensive line of fiber optic
products, including singlemode and multimode fiber and fiber cables. With 12
cable manufacturing facilities around the world, Lucent is one of the world's
leading suppliers of optical fiber cables.
Lucent's primary fiber optic products include:
- Applications based fibers (TrueWave(R) optical fiber family for submarine
and long haul, and AllWave(TM) fiber for metropolitan networks).
- AllWave Advantage(TM), a optical end to end fiber cable and connectivity
solution for metro AllWave fiber based networks.
- Smart fiber monitoring and connectorization systems (Smart LGX).
E. Intellectual Property Licensing
The intellectual property licensing organization has the responsibility to
license, protect, and maintain Lucent's intellectual property and to enforce the
company's intellectual property rights. This responsibility includes the
licensing of Lucent's patents and technology to third parties and negotiating
agreements regarding Lucent's licensing of intellectual property from others.
F. Market/Sales/Distribution
Lucent's MCT products are sold globally to service providers and
manufacturers of communications systems and computers through a combination of
direct sales, manufacturers' representatives and distributors. In addition,
Lucent's energy power systems and fiber optics generally are sold directly to
U.S. and foreign service providers. Lucent's MCT customers are competing in
markets characterized by rapid technological changes, decreasing product life
cycles, price competition and increased user applications. These markets have
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experienced significant expansion in the number and types of products and
services they offer to end-users, particularly in personal computing, portable
access communication devices and expanded networking capability. As a result,
Lucent's MCT customers continue to demand products which are smaller, require
less power, are more complex, provide greater functionality and are produced
with shorter design cycles and less manufacturing lead time.
In addition to the revenues from sales to third parties, ICs, power
systems, optoelectronic products and fiber optics are also key components of
Lucent's systems sold to the SPN segment. These MCT products compete with
products of third party manufacturers for inclusion in Lucent's SPN systems and
products.
Lucent has traditionally sold its power products via direct sales to large
service providers and OEM's. Lucent has increased market coverage to both
Service Provider and OEM customers by building indirect sales channels.
G. Competition
Lucent considers its product leadership and relationships with key
customers to be important competitive assets. The market for MCT products is
global and generally highly fragmented. Lucent's competitors differ widely among
product categories. Lucent's competitors in certain IC product categories
include Texas Instruments Incorporated, Conexant Systems Incorporated,
STMicroelectronics Incorporated and LSI Logic Corp.; in electronic power
systems, competitors include Astec, a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co.,
Artesyn Technologies Inc. and Marconi plc; in optoelectronics, competitors
include Fujitsu Limited, Nortel Networks Corporation and JDS Uniphase
Corporation; and in optical fiber, competitors include Corning, Siecor, Alcatel,
and Societe Internationale Pirelli.
Lucent believes that key competitive factors in the microelectronics and
communications technology marketplace are the early involvement in customers'
future applications requirements, the speed of product and technological
innovation, price, customer service and manufacturing capacity. Other important
competitive factors include quality, reliability and local manufacturing
presence.
H. Customer Dependency
Lucent sells its MCT products to a wide variety of global electronic
systems manufacturers and service providers. Over the past several years, the
proportion of revenues gained from customers outside of Lucent has increased.
Because of the high fixed-cost nature of many MCT manufacturing processes, the
loss of any significant customer could have a material adverse effect on
Lucent's operating results in the MCT segment. See also, "Outlook -- Reliance on
Major Customers".
I. Sources and Availability of Raw Materials
Demand for optoelectronic components is greater than the ability of most
manufacturers of optoelectronic components, including us, to supply products.
Lucent has supply limitations that we believe most of our competitors also have.
Although we have not experienced any significant difficulties in purchasing
these components, we are currently looking to expand alternative sources of
these components. The loss of a significant supplier or the inability of a
significant supplier to meet performance and quality specifications or delivery
schedules could have a material adverse effect on our business and
profitability.
J. Seasonality
The MCT segment may experience variability in revenues due to changes in
market conditions, the timing of product development cycles and the life cycle
of major programs by customers. However, the MCT segment is not materially
seasonal.
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K. Intellectual Property -- See "Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual
Property"
L. Industry Practices Impacting Working Capital -- See "Outlook -- Future
Capital Requirements"
IV. BELL LABORATORIES
Lucent's SPN and MCT segments have been and will continue to be supported
by the technological expertise provided by Bell Labs, one of the world's
foremost industrial research and development organizations. Bell Labs provides
support for the businesses of Lucent and conducts basic research. Bell Labs has
made significant discoveries and advances in communications science and
technology, software design and engineering and networking. These contributions
include the invention of the transistor and the design and development of ICs
and many types of lasers. Areas of Bell Labs research and development work in
recent years include: networking software; data networking; lightwave
transmission, especially the wavelength division multiplexing systems ("WDM")
which offer greater transmission capacity than other transmission systems;
electronic switching technology, which enables rapid call processing, increased
reliability and reduced network costs; and microelectronics components, which
bring the latest advantages of very large scale integration to the full range of
products offered by the Company. Bell Labs' research and development activities
continue to focus on the core technologies critical to Lucent's success, which
are software, network design and engineering, microelectronics, photonics, data
networking and wireless/cellular.
Bell Labs is a leader in software research, development and engineering for
communications applications. For example, its innovations in fault-tolerant
software have enabled Lucent to achieve a level of system reliability with
off-the-shelf commercial processors that allows Lucent to reduce its reliance on
custom microprocessors.
Bell Labs has contributed many innovations in voice quality, is a leader in
the development of digital signal processing, and has developed a number of
innovative algorithms for high-quality speech and audio. These innovations have
contributed to Lucent's implementation of speech processing applications which
include text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition and automatic translation
of speech from one language to another. They are used in many of Lucent's
products, including the elemedia(R) products for Internet applications, and are
sold to outside customers.
Bell Labs also has led in the development of software-based networking
technologies that support Lucent's systems and products. Recently, it has
developed systems for digital cellular, PCS, mobile computing and wireless LANs.
Bell Lab's technology has allowed the recent introduction of data networking
products such as the Internet Telephony Server SP, PacketStar(R) IP switch,
PacketStar(R) IP Services platform and the WaveStar 400G high capacity WDM
optical networking system.
Similarly, Bell Labs' advances extend to the microlasers used in today's
broadband multifunctional transmission systems, and to today's optical
amplifiers and TrueWave fiber. Current photonic research includes work on
passive optical networks, photonic switching and quantum wire lasers.
V. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Lucent is in the process of reorganizing its business to become more
focused and better positioned to capitalize on market opportunities. This
reorganization includes the recent spin-off of Avaya, the expected sale of the
power systems business, and the announced IPO and spin-off of Agere Systems, as
well as a comprehensive review and restructuring of Lucent's internal systems
and processes. Specific initiatives include performing a comprehensive product
and service portfolio review aimed at aligning research and development and
effective redeployment of sales and marketing teams and other investments as
appropriate, consolidating corporate infrastructure and improving supply chain
management. The spin-off of Agere Systems is expected to be completed by
September 30, 2001. For a discussion of an anticipated substantial decline in
revenues and a substantial loss from continuing operations, along with lowered
credit ratings and expected restructuring charges, please see "Key Business
Challenges" in Item 7.
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VI. BACKLOG
Lucent's backlog, calculated as the aggregate of the sales price of orders
received from customers less revenue recognized, was approximately $8.7 billion
and $6.3 billion on September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Of these amounts,
approximately $1.9 billion and $600 million at September 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively, was attributable to the microelectronics business which will be
spun off as Agere Systems. Approximately $1.2 billion of the orders included in
the September 30, 2000 backlog are scheduled for delivery after September 30,
2001. However, all orders are subject to possible rescheduling by customers.
Although Lucent believes that the orders included in the backlog are firm, some
orders may be canceled by the customer without penalty, and Lucent may elect to
permit cancellation of orders without penalty where management believes that it
is in Lucent's best interest to do so. About $330 million of the amount at
September 30, 2000 is under large, multi-year contracts of which about $110
million is scheduled for delivery after September 30, 2001 and is included in
the $1.2 billion referred to above.
VII. PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
From October 1, 1997 to September 30, 2000, Lucent was issued 4,000 patents
in the United States. Lucent owns approximately 10,000 patents in the United
States and 15,000 in foreign countries. These foreign patents are, for the most
part, counterparts of Lucent's United States patents. Many of the patents owned
by Lucent are licensed to others and Lucent is licensed to use certain patents
owned by others. In connection with the Separation, Lucent has entered into an
extensive cross-licensing agreement with AT&T and NCR Corporation. See also,
"Separation Agreements -- AT&T -- Patent Licenses and Related Matters."
Lucent markets its products primarily under its own name and mark. Lucent
considers its many trademarks to be valuable assets. Many of its trademarks are
registered throughout the world.
Lucent relies on patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright laws both to
protect its proprietary technology and to protect Lucent against claims from
others. Lucent believes that it has direct intellectual property rights or
rights under cross-licensing arrangements covering substantially all of its
material technologies. Given the technological complexity of Lucent's systems
and products, however, there can be no assurance that claims of infringement
will not be asserted against Lucent or against Lucent's customers in connection
with their use of Lucent's systems and products, nor can there be any assurance
as to the outcome of any such claims. Lucent was assigned ownership of the
substantial majority of AT&T's patents in connection with the Separation.
Pursuant to the patent license agreement entered into among Lucent, AT&T and
NCR, Lucent has been given rights, subject to specified limitations, to pass
through to its customers certain rights under approximately 400 patents retained
by AT&T.
Lucent and Avaya executed and delivered assignments and other agreements
related to patents, technology, and trademarks owned by Lucent. Lucent assigned
to Avaya or its subsidiaries approximately 800 issued U.S. patents and their
corresponding foreign counterparts relating principally to the businesses of
Avaya. Lucent assigned to Avaya certain technology, including trade secrets,
software, and copyrights, principally relating to the Avaya businesses. Lucent
also assigned to Avaya several hundred trademarks principally relating to the
Avaya businesses. Lucent and Avaya each granted to the other, under the patents
that each of us has, a non-exclusive, personal license to make, have made, use,
lease, import, sell, and offer for sale any and all products and services in
which the licensed company is now or hereafter engaged. Each company also
granted limited licenses to the other under certain specified technology
existing as of October 1, 2000. See also, "Separation Agreements -- AVAYA."
VIII. OUTLOOK
A. Forward Looking Statements
This Form 10-K report contains forward-looking statements that are based on
current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries
in which Lucent operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by
management. In addition, other written or oral statements which constitute
forward-looking statements may be made by or on behalf of Lucent. Words such as
"expects," "anticipates,"
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"intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words
and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors") which
are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements. Lucent undertakes no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Future Factors include increasing price, products and services competition
by U.S. and non-U.S. competitors, including new entrants; rapid technological
developments and changes and Lucent's ability to continue to introduce
competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix
of products and services; the availability of manufacturing capacity, components
and materials; the ability to recruit and retain talent; the achievement of
lower costs and expenses; credit concerns in the emerging service provider
market; customer demand for Lucent's products and services; the ability to
successfully integrate the operations and business of acquired companies; timely
completion of the proposed IPO and spin-off of Agere Systems and the sale of the
power systems business; the successful implementation of the strategic
reorganization; U.S. and non-U.S. governmental and public policy changes that
may affect the level of new investments and purchases made by customers; changes
in environmental and other domestic and foreign governmental regulations;
protection and validity of patent and other intellectual property rights;
reliance on large customers and significant suppliers; the ability to supply
customer financing when appropriate; technological, implementation and
cost/financial risks in the use of large, multi-year contracts; Lucent's credit
ratings; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental
proceedings; the continued availability of financing, financial instruments and
financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to
support Lucent's future business. These are representative of the Future Factors
that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition,
such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and
growth rates, general U.S. and non-U.S. economic conditions including interest
rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations and other Future Factors.
B. General Market Competition
Lucent operates in a highly competitive industry and expects that the level
of competition on pricing and product offerings will intensify. Lucent expects
that new competitors will enter its markets as a result of expansion by market
participants and advancements in technology. These competitors, as well as
existing competitors, may include entrants from the telecommunications,
software, data networking and semiconductor industries, and may have strong
financial capabilities, technological expertise and established name
recognition. Such competitors include Alcatel Alsthom, Cisco Systems, Inc.,
Ericsson, Nortel Networks Corporation, Motorola, Nokia and Siemens AG. Steps
Lucent may take include acquiring or investing in new businesses and ventures,
partnering with existing businesses, delivering new technologies, closing and
consolidating facilities, disposing of assets, reducing work force levels or
withdrawing from markets. See also, the "Competition" section above under
"Service Provider Networks," and "Microelectronic and Communications
Technologies."
C. Dependence on New Product Development
The markets for Lucent's principal products are characterized by
rapidly-changing technology, evolving industry standards, frequent new product
introductions and evolving methods of building and operating communications
systems for service providers and other customers. Lucent's operating results
will depend to a significant extent on its ability to continue to introduce new
systems, products, software and services successfully on a timely basis and to
reduce costs of existing systems, products, software and services. The success
of these and other new offerings is dependent on several factors, including
proper identification of customer needs, cost, timely completion and
introduction, differentiation from offerings of Lucent's competitors and market
acceptance. In addition, new technological innovations generally require a
substantial investment before any assurance is available as to their commercial
viability, including, in some cases, certification by U.S. and non-U.S.
standards-setting bodies.
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D. Reliance on Major Customers
A limited number of large customers provide a substantial portion of
Lucent's revenues. These customers include Verizon, AT&T and certain incumbent
and competitive local exchange carriers. Revenues from Verizon accounted for
approximately 13% of consolidated revenues in fiscal year 2000, principally in
the SPN segment. Revenues from AT&T accounted for approximately 10%, 14% and 15%
of consolidated revenues in fiscal years 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The
spending patterns of any of these customers can vary significantly during the
year. Elimination or change in the spending patterns of, or a significant
reduction in orders from, any one of these customers could negatively affect
Lucent's operating results. Lucent's fiscal year 2000 results were negatively
affected by the decline in sales to one large U.S. customer and one large
non-U.S. customer. The communications industry has recently experienced a
consolidation of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies. As a result, Lucent's
operating results could become more dependent on a smaller number of large
carriers. Lucent continually endeavors to diversify its customer base by adding
new and different types of customers. Lucent, however, is often required to
provide or arrange for long-term financing for customers as a condition to
obtain or bid on infrastructure contracts. Thus, our ability to develop certain
customer relationships may be dependent upon our ability to raise capital and
extend credit.
E. European Monetary Union -- Euro
Several member countries of the European Union have established fixed
conversion rates between their existing sovereign currencies and the Euro and
have adopted the Euro as their new common legal currency. The legacy currencies
will remain legal tender in the participating countries for a transition period
until January 1, 2002. During the transition period, cashless payments can be
made in the Euro. Between January 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002, the participating
countries will introduce Euro notes and coins and withdraw all legacy currencies
so that they will no longer be available.
Lucent has in place a joint European-United States team representing
affected functions within Lucent. This team has been evaluating Euro-related
issues which may affect Lucent as they develop, including its pricing/marketing
strategy, conversion of information technology systems, and existing contracts.
The Euro conversion may effect cross border competition by creating cross border
price transparency.
Lucent will continue to evaluate issues involving the introduction of the
Euro as further accounting, tax and governmental legal and regulatory guidance
is available. Based on current information and Lucent's current assessment,
Lucent does not expect that the Euro conversion will have a material adverse
effect on its business or financial condition.
F. Future Capital Requirements
Lucent's working capital requirements and cash flow from operating
activities can vary greatly from quarter to quarter, depending on the volume of
production, the timing of deliveries and collection of receivables, the build-up
of inventories, the payment terms offered to customers, and the extension of
credit to customers.
Service providers, inside and outside the United States, increasingly have
required their suppliers to arrange or provide long-term financing for them as a
condition to obtaining or bidding on infrastructure projects. These projects may
require financing in amounts ranging from modest sums to over a billion dollars.
Lucent has increasingly provided or arranged long-term financing for customers.
As market conditions permit, Lucent's intention is to lay off these long-term
financing arrangements, which may include both commitments and drawn down
borrowings, to financial institutions and investors. This enables Lucent to
reduce the amount of its commitments and free up additional financing capacity.
As of September 30, 2000, Lucent had made commitments or entered into an
agreement to extend credit to customers up to an aggregate of approximately $6.7
billion. As of September 30, 2000, approximately $1.3 billion had been advanced
and was outstanding. In addition, as of September 30, 2000, Lucent had made
commitments or entered into agreements to guarantee debt of customers up to an
aggregate of approximately $1.4 billion of which approximately $770 million was
outstanding.
In addition to the above arrangements, Lucent will continue to provide or
commit to financing where appropriate for its business. The ability of Lucent to
arrange or provide financing for its customers will depend
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on a number of factors, including Lucent's capital structure, credit rating and
level of available credit, and its continued ability to lay off commitments and
drawn down borrowings on acceptable terms.
Lucent believes that its credit facilities, cash flow from operations, long
and short-term debt financings and receivables securitizations, will be
sufficient to satisfy its future working capital, capital expenditure, research
and development and debt service requirements. Lucent has a shelf registration
statement for the issuance of debt securities of which approximately $1.8
billion remained available at September 30, 2000. Lucent believes that it will
be able to access the capital markets on terms and in amounts that will be
satisfactory to it, and that it will be able to obtain bid and performance
bonds, to arrange or provide customer financing as necessary, and to engage in
hedging transactions on commercially acceptable terms, although there can be no
assurance that Lucent will be successful in regard to any of the foregoing.
G. Non-U.S. Growth, Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates
Lucent intends to continue to pursue growth opportunities in markets
outside the United States. In many markets outside the United States,
long-standing relationships between potential customers of Lucent and their
local providers and protective regulations, including local content requirements
and type approvals, create barriers to entry. In addition, pursuit of such
growth opportunities outside the United States may require significant
investments for an extended period before returns on such investments, if any,
are realized. Such projects and investments could be adversely affected by
reversals or delays in the opening of foreign markets to new competitors,
exchange controls, currency fluctuations, investment policies, repatriation of
cash, nationalization, social and political risks, taxation and other factors,
depending on the country in which such opportunity arises. Difficulties in
foreign financial markets and economies, and of foreign financial institutions,
could adversely affect demand from customers in the affected countries.
Lucent is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange
rates and interest rates, which could impact its results of operations and
financial condition. Lucent manages its exposure to these market risks through
its regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate,
through the use of derivative financial instruments. A significant change in the
value of the dollar against the currency of one or more countries where Lucent
sells products to local customers or makes purchases from local suppliers may
materially adversely affect Lucent's results. Lucent attempts to mitigate any
such effects through the use of foreign exchange forward or option contracts,
although there can be no assurances that such attempts will be successful.
While Lucent hedges certain foreign currency transactions, the decline in
value of non-U.S. dollar currencies, may, if not reversed, adversely affect
Lucent's ability to contract for product sales in U.S. dollars because Lucent's
products may become more expensive to purchase in U.S. dollars for local
customers doing business in the countries of the affected currencies.
H. Legal Proceedings and Environment -- See "Environmental Matters" and "Item
3. Legal Proceedings."
I. Seasonality -- See "Seasonality" above under "Service Provider Networks,"
and "Microelectronic and Communications Technologies."
J. Intellectual Property -- See "Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual
Property Rights" above.
IX. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
On September 30, 2000, Lucent employed approximately 126,000 persons,
including 73% located in the United States. Of these domestic employees, about
36% are represented by unions, primarily the Communications Workers of America
("CWA") and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ("IBEW").
Lucent's current five-year collective agreements with the CWA and IBEW expire
May 31, 2003.
X. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Lucent's current and historical operations are subject to a wide range of
environmental protection laws. In the United States, these laws often require
parties to fund remedial action regardless of fault. Lucent has
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remedial and investigatory activities underway at numerous current and former
facilities. In addition, Lucent was named a successor to AT&T as a potentially
responsible party ("PRP") at numerous "Superfund" sites pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
("CERCLA") or comparable state statutes. Under the Separation and Distribution
Agreement, Lucent is responsible for all liabilities primarily resulting from or
relating to the operation of Lucent's business as conducted at any time prior to
or after the Separation including related businesses discontinued or disposed of
prior to the Separation, and Lucent's assets including, without limitation,
those associated with these sites. In addition, under such Separation and
Distribution Agreement, Lucent is required to pay a portion of contingent
liabilities paid out in excess of certain amounts by AT&T and NCR, including
environmental liabilities.
It is often difficult to estimate the future impact of environmental
matters, including potential liabilities. Lucent records an environmental
reserve when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of
the liability is reasonably estimable. This practice is followed whether the
claims are asserted or unasserted. Management expects that the amounts reserved
will be paid out over the periods of remediation for the applicable sites which
typically range from 5 to 30 years. Reserves for estimated losses from
environmental remediation are, depending on the site, based primarily upon
internal or third-party environmental studies, and estimates as to the number,
participation level and financial viability of any other PRPs, the extent of the
contamination and the nature of required remedial actions. Accruals are adjusted
as further information develops or circumstances change. The amounts provided
for in Lucent's consolidated financial statements for environmental reserves are
the gross undiscounted amount of such reserves, without deductions for insurance
or third-party indemnity claims. In those cases where insurance carriers or
third-party indemnitors have agreed to pay any amounts and management believes
that collectibility of such amounts is probable, the amounts are reflected as
receivables in the financial statements. Although Lucent believes that its
reserves are adequate, there can be no assurance that the amount of capital
expenditures and other expenses which will be required relating to remedial
actions and compliance with applicable environmental laws will not exceed the
amounts reflected in Lucent's reserves or will not have a material adverse
effect on Lucent's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Any
amounts of environmental costs that may be incurred in excess of those provided
for at September 30, 2000 cannot be determined.
XI. SEPARATION AGREEMENTS
A. AT&T
For the purposes of governing certain of the relationships between Lucent
and AT&T (including NCR) following the Separation, the Company, AT&T and NCR
entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which they are parties (collectively, the "Separation
Agreements"). The Ancillary Agreements include the Employee Benefits Agreement;
the Brand License Agreement; the Patent License Agreement and other
patent-related agreements; the Technology License Agreement and other
technology-related agreements; and the Tax Sharing Agreement and other
tax-related agreements. Certain of the Separation Agreements, including certain
of the Agreements summarized below, are exhibits to this Form 10-K.
Reference is made to such exhibits for the full text of the provisions of
those Agreements, and the agreement summaries below are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the full text of such Agreements. Capitalized terms
used in this section and not otherwise defined in this Form 10-K shall have
their respective meanings set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement
(except that the term "Company" is used in lieu of the term "Lucent") or other
Separation Agreement.
Separation and Distribution Agreement
Under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Lucent assumed or agreed
to assume, and agreed to perform and fulfill, all the "Lucent Liabilities" (as
defined in such Agreement) in accordance with their respective terms. Without
limitation, the Lucent Liabilities generally include all liabilities and
contingent liabilities relating to Lucent's present and former business and
operations, and contingent liabilities otherwise assigned to Lucent; contingent
liabilities related to AT&T's discontinued computer operations (other than those
of NCR) were assigned to the Company. The Separation and Distribution Agreement
provides for the
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sharing of contingent liabilities not allocated to one of the parties in
specified proportions, and also provides that each party will share specified
portions of contingent liabilities related to the business of any of the other
parties that exceed specified levels.
Ability to Terminate Certain Rights. The Separation and Distribution
Agreement provides that certain rights granted to Lucent and the members of
Lucent Group will be subject to the following provisions. Except as otherwise
expressly provided, in the event that, at any time prior to February 1, 2001,
Lucent or any member of Lucent Group offers, furnishes or provides any
Telecommunications Services of the type offered by the AT&T Services Business as
of the Closing Date, then AT&T may, in its sole discretion: (a) terminate all or
any portion of the rights granted by AT&T under the Brand License Agreement (b)
exercise the right to require Lucent to transfer to AT&T certain personnel,
information, technology and software under the Supplemental Agreements; (c)
terminate all or any portion of the rights to patents and technology of AT&T or
any member of the AT&T Group granted to Lucent and the members of Lucent Group
pursuant to the Patent License Agreement and the Technology License Agreement;
and (d) direct Lucent and the members of Lucent Group to reconvey to AT&T all
interests in any and all patents and technology in which Lucent or any member of
Lucent Group was granted an undivided one-half interest pursuant to the Patent
Assignments or the Technology Assignment and Joint Ownership Agreements. Lucent
and the members of Lucent Group will not be deemed to offer, furnish or provide
any Telecommunications Services (and the foregoing provisions will not apply)
solely by virtue of certain specified investments in Persons that offer, furnish
or provide Telecommunications Services or by virtue of offering, furnishing or
providing Telecommunications Services below a specified de minimis amount.
Employee Benefits Agreement
AT&T and Lucent entered into the Employee Benefits Agreement that governs
the employee benefit obligations of the Company, including both compensation and
benefits, with respect to active employees and retirees assigned to the Company.
Pursuant to the Employee Benefits Agreement, Lucent assumed and agreed to pay,
perform, fulfill and discharge, in accordance with their respective terms, all
Liabilities (as defined) to, or relating to, former employees of AT&T or its
affiliates employed by Lucent and its affiliates and certain former employees of
AT&T or its affiliates (including retirees) who either were employed in Lucent
Business (as defined) or who otherwise are assigned to Lucent for purposes of
allocating employee benefit obligations (including all retirees of Bell Labs).
Patent Licenses and Related Matters
The Company, AT&T and NCR executed and delivered assignments and other
agreements, including a patent license agreement, related to patents then owned
or controlled by AT&T and its subsidiaries. The patent assignments divided
ownership of patents, patent applications and foreign counterparts among the
Company, AT&T and NCR, with the substantial portion of those then owned or
controlled by AT&T and its subsidiaries (other than NCR) being assigned to the
Company. A small number of the patents assigned to Lucent are jointly owned with
either AT&T or NCR. Certain of the patents that Lucent jointly owns with AT&T
are subject to a joint ownership agreement under which each of Lucent and AT&T
has full ownership rights in the patents. The other patents that Lucent jointly
owns with AT&T, and the patents that Lucent jointly owns with NCR, are subject
to defensive protection agreements with AT&T and NCR, respectively, under which
Lucent holds most ownership rights in the patents exclusively. Under these
defensive protection agreements, AT&T or NCR, as the case may be, has the
ability, subject to specified restrictions, to assert infringement claims under
the patents against companies that assert patent infringement claims against
them, and has consent rights in the event Lucent wishes to license the patents
to certain third parties or for certain fields of use under specified
circumstances. The defensive protection agreements also provide for one-time
payments from AT&T and NCR to the Company.
The patent license agreement entered into by the Company, AT&T and NCR
provides for cross-licenses to each company, under each of the other company's
patents that are covered by the licenses, to make, use, lease, sell and import
any and all products and services of the businesses in which the licensed
company (including specified related companies) is now or hereafter engaged. The
cross-licenses also permit each
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company, subject to specified limitations, to have third parties make items
under the other companies' patents, as well as to pass through to customers
certain rights under the other companies' patents with respect to products and
services furnished to customers by the licensed company. In addition, the rights
granted to Lucent and AT&T include the right to license third parties under each
of the other company's patents to the extent necessary to meet existing patent
licensing obligations as of March 29, 1996, and AT&T has the right, subject to
specified restrictions and procedures, to ask Lucent to license third parties
under a limited number of identified patents that were assigned to the Company.
Technology Licenses and Related Matters
The Company, AT&T and NCR executed and delivered assignments and other
agreements, including the Technology License Agreement, related to technology
then owned or controlled by AT&T and its subsidiaries. Technology includes
copyrights, mask works and other intellectual property other than trademarks,
trade names, trade dress, service marks and patent rights. The technology
assignments divide ownership of technology among the Company, AT&T and NCR, with
Lucent and AT&T owning technology that was developed by or for, or purchased by,
Lucent's business or AT&T's services business, respectively, and NCR owning
technology that was developed by or for, or purchased by, NCR. Technology that
is not covered by any of these categories is owned jointly by Lucent and AT&T
or, in the case of certain specified technology, owned jointly by the Company,
AT&T and NCR.
The Technology License Agreement entered into by the Company, AT&T and NCR
provides for royalty-free cross-licenses to each company to use the other
companies' technology existing as of April 10, 1996, except for specified
portions of each company's technology as to which use by the other companies is
restricted or prohibited.
B. AVAYA
For the purpose of governing certain of the relationships between Lucent
and Avaya following the spin off, Lucent and Avaya entered into a Contribution
and Distribution Agreement, as well as other ancillary agreements, including the
Employee Benefits Agreement; the Patent and Technology License Agreement; the
Tax Sharing Agreement; and the Trademark Licensing Agreement. The Contribution
and Distribution Agreement provides for indemnification by each company with
respect to contingent liabilities primarily relating to their respective
businesses or otherwise assigned to each, subject to certain sharing provisions.
In the event the aggregate value of all amounts paid by each company, in respect
of any single contingent liability or any set or group of related contingent
liabilities, is in excess of $50 million, each company will share portions in
excess of the threshold amount based on agreed-upon percentages. The
Contribution and Distribution Agreement also provides for the sharing of certain
contingent liabilities, specifically: (1) any contingent liabilities that are
not primarily contingent liabilities of Lucent or contingent liabilities
associated with the businesses attributed to Avaya; (2) certain specifically
identified liabilities, including liabilities relating to terminated, divested
or discontinued businesses or operations; and (3) shared contingent liabilities
within the meaning of the Separation and Distribution Agreement with AT&T Corp.
Please refer to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (No. 001-15951) of Avaya
for the full text of the Contribution and Distribution Agreement and other
ancillary agreements.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
At September 30, 2000, Lucent operated 36 manufacturing sites, of which 17
were located in the United States, occupying in excess of 17 million square feet
substantially all of which were owned. The remaining 19 sites were located in 11
countries.
At September 30, 2000, Lucent operated 118 warehouse sites, of which 86
were located in the United States, occupying in excess of 4 million square feet,
substantially all of which were leased. The remaining 32 sites were located in
15 countries.
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At September 30, 2000, Lucent operated 627 office sites (administration,
sales, field service), of which 379 were located in the United States, occupying
in excess of 20 million square feet, of which 15 million square feet of which
were leased. The remaining 248 sites were located in 56 countries.
At September 30, 2000, Lucent operated additional sites in 21 cities, of
which 8 were located in the United States, with significant research and
development activities, occupying in excess of 10 million square feet, of which
approximately 2 million square feet were leased.
Lucent believes its plants and facilities are suitable and adequate to meet
its current needs.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the normal course of business, Lucent is subject to proceedings,
lawsuits and other claims, including proceedings under the laws and regulations
related to environmental and other matters. (Also see Item 1. "Business -- XI
Separation Agreements" regarding the assumption by Lucent of certain liabilities
and contingent liabilities.) All such matters are subject to many uncertainties
and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Consequently, Lucent is unable
to ascertain the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary liability or financial
impact with respect to these matters at September 30, 2000. While these matters
could affect operating results of any one quarter when resolved in future
periods and, while there can be no assurance with respect thereto, it is
management's opinion that after final disposition, any monetary liability or
financial impact to Lucent beyond that provided in the consolidated balance
sheet at September 30, 2000 would not be material to Lucent's annual
consolidated financial statements.
In addition, Lucent and certain of its former officers are defendants in
several purported shareholder class action lawsuits described in the following
three paragraphs for alleged violations of federal securities laws. The
purported class action suits described in the following three paragraphs are in
the early stages and Lucent is unable to express a view on their outcome. Lucent
intends to defend these actions vigorously.
Lucent and certain former officers of Lucent are defendants in a purported
class action litigation pending in the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey. That action is the result of several complaints that
were consolidated on February 25, 2000, and amended several times since. The
third Consolidated Amended and Supplemental Class Action Complaint purports to
bring claims on behalf of all persons who allegedly purchased Lucent's common
stock between October 26, 1999, and November 21, 2000, for alleged violations of
the federal securities laws, including Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
Specifically, the complaint alleges, among other things, that beginning in late
October 1999, Lucent and certain of its officers misrepresented Lucent's
financial condition and failed to disclose material facts that would have an
adverse impact on Lucent's future earnings and prospects for growth. The action
seeks compensatory and other damages, and costs and expenses associated with
litigation.
Lucent is aware of five other purported class action lawsuits that have
been filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
As with the consolidated action discussed above, those actions purport to bring
claims for alleged violations of the federal securities laws, including Sections
10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5
promulgated thereunder. The actions seek compensatory and other damages, and
costs and expenses associated with litigation. Because the actions assert claims
that relate to or are similar to the claims in the consolidated litigation
discussed above, it is likely that these actions will be consolidated with that
action.
In addition, Lucent is aware of purported class action lawsuits that have
been filed in Civil District Court in the State of Louisiana and in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. As with the
consolidated action discussed above, those actions purport to bring claims for
alleged violations of the federal securities laws, including Section 10(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The
complaints allege that Lucent misrepresented its financial condition and failed
to disclose material facts about its business, operations and future prospects.
The actions seek compensatory and other damages, and costs and expenses
associated with litigation. Lucent has filed a petition to remove the Louisiana
action from state court to federal court in Louisiana. In addition, because
these actions assert claims
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that relate to or are similar to the claims in the consolidated litigation
discussed above, these actions may ultimately be transferred to the United
States District Court for the District of New Jersey and consolidated with that
action.
From time to time we are subject to unfair labor charges filed by the
unions with the National Labor Relations Board. For example, Lucent has been
advised by Region 6 of the National Labor Relations Board, which is located in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that it is issuing a complaint alleging that Lucent
has refused to bargain over the outsourcing of certain of its manufacturing
activities. In that proceeding, which will be held before an administrative law
judge in Region 6 of the National Labor Relations Board, the General Counsel of
the National Labor Relations Board will act as prosecutor and the charging
party, IBEW System Council EM-3, which is the union representing the workers at
the manufacturing facilities in question, will be an interested party entitled
to participate in the proceeding.
On December 11, 2000, the former President of Lucent North America filed a
lawsuit against Lucent in the Superior Court of New Jersey. The complaint makes
a number of allegations, including claims under New Jersey's Conscientious
Employee Protection Act and for breach of contract. It seeks unspecified claims,
compensatory damages and punitive damages. Lucent intends to defend this action
vigorously.
See also the discussion of "Environmental Matters" in Item 1. for
additional information on environmental matters and proceedings.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report on Form
10-K, no matter was submitted to a vote of Security Holders.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER
MATTERS
(a) MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
Lucent's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
under the symbol LU. The following table presents the reported high and low
sales prices of Lucent's common stock as reported on the NYSE:
DIVIDENDS
PER
HIGH LOW SHARE
---- --- ---------
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
Quarter ended December 31, 1999............................. $84 3/16 $55 1/16 $0.04
Quarter ended March 31, 2000................................ 77 1/2 49 13/16 0.00
Quarter ended June 30, 2000................................. 65 15/16 51 1/16 0.02
Quarter ended September 30, 2000............................ 67 3/16 28 1/16 0.02
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Quarter ended December 31, 1998............................. $56 15/16 $26 23/32 $0.04
Quarter ended March 31, 1999................................ 60 47 0.00
Quarter ended June 30, 1999................................. 68 11/16 51 7/8 0.02
Quarter ended September 30, 1999............................ 79 3/4 60 0.02
(b) APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
As of November 30, 2000, there were approximately 1,602,553 shareholders of
record.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
YEARS ENDED NINE MONTHS
SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED
------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER 30,
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996(1)
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS(5)
Revenues.......................................... $33,813 $30,617 $24,367 $21,483 $12,432
Gross margin...................................... 14,274 15,012 11,429 9,215 4,868
Depreciation and amortization expense............. 2,318 1,580 1,228 1,348 822
Operating income................................ 2,985 4,694 1,953 1,219 256
Income from continuing operations................. 1,681 3,026 769 453 125
Income (loss) from discontinued operations........ (462) 455 296 17 263
Income before cumulative effect of accounting
change.......................................... 1,219 3,481 1,065 470 388
Cumulative effect of accounting change............ -- 1,308 -- -- --
Net income........................................ 1,219 4,789 1,065 470 388
Earnings (loss) per common share -- basic(2)(3):
Income from continuing operations............... $ 0.52 $ 0.97 $ 0.25 $ 0.15 $ 0.04
Income (loss) from discontinued operations...... (0.14) 0.15 0.10 0.01 0.10
Cumulative effect of accounting change.......... -- 0.42 -- -- --
Net income...................................... $ 0.38 $ 1.54 $ 0.35 $ 0.16 $ 0.14
Earnings (loss) per common share -- diluted
(2)(3):
Income from continuing operations............... $ 0.51 $ 0.94 $ 0.25 $ 0.15 $ 0.04
Income (loss) from discontinued operations...... (0.14) 0.14 0.09 0.01 0.10
Cumulative effect of accounting change.......... -- 0.41 -- -- --
Net income...................................... $ 0.37 $ 1.49 $ 0.34 $ 0.16 $ 0.14
Earnings per common share -- pro forma(3)(4)...... n/a n/a n/a n/a $ 0.13
Dividends per common share(3)..................... $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $0.0775 $0.0563 $0.0375
FINANCIAL POSITION(5)
Total assets...................................... $48,792 $35,372 $25,144 $21,045 $20,242
Working capital................................... 10,613 10,090 5,355 1,494 1,963
Total debt........................................ 6,559 5,867 2,861 4,182 2,795
Shareowners' equity............................... 26,172 13,936 7,960 4,570 3,479
OTHER INFORMATION
Gross margin percentage........................... 42.2% 49.0% 46.9% 42.9% 39.2%
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a
percentage of revenues.......................... 18.5% 19.0% 18.2% 19.5% 22.4%
Research and development expenses as a percentage
of revenues..................................... 11.9% 13.8% 15.0% 14.1% 14.7%
Ratio of total debt to total capital (debt plus
equity)......................................... 20.0% 29.6% 26.4% 47.8% 44.5%
Capital expenditures.............................. $ 2,701 $ 2,042 $ 1,615 $ 1,569 $ 981
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(1) Beginning September 30, 1996, Lucent changed its fiscal year-end from
December 31 to September 30 and reported results for the nine-month
transition period ended September 30, 1996.
(2) The calculation of earnings per share on a historical basis includes the
retroactive recognition to January 1, 1995, of the 2,098,499,576 shares
(524,624,894 shares on a pre-split basis) owned by AT&T on April 10, 1996.
(3) All per share data have been restated to reflect the two-for-one splits of
Lucent's common stock that became effective on April 1, 1998, and April 1,
1999.
(4) The calculation of earnings (loss) per share on a pro forma basis assumes
that all 2,951,466,467 shares outstanding on April 10, 1996, were
outstanding since January 1, 1996, and gives no effect to the use of
proceeds from the IPO.
(5) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal
year 2000 presentation.
n/a Not applicable.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OVERVIEW
In fiscal 2000, Lucent Technologies Inc. ("Lucent" or the "Company")
completed its plan to spin off its Enterprise Networks business to shareowners,
forming a separate and independent company. The new company is called Avaya Inc.
("Avaya") (See DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS).
In addition, on July 20, 2000, Lucent announced its intention to spin off
its microelectronics business, which includes the optoelectronics components and
integrated circuits divisions, into a separate and independent company. The new
company is called Agere Systems Inc. ("Agere Systems"). On December 11, 2000, a
Form S-1 registration statement was filed with the SEC in anticipation of an
initial public offering ("IPO") of Agere Systems. Lucent intends to distribute
the remaining shares in a tax-free distribution. This report does not constitute
the offering of any securities, which will be made only by a prospectus filed
with the SEC. In connection with the spin-off, Lucent may be adjusting its
capital structure including a possible reduction in the amount of debt
outstanding. The IPO is expected to be completed in the quarter ending March 31,
2001, and completion of the spin-off is expected by the end of the 2001 fiscal
year. The IPO and spin-off are subject to certain conditions, including a
favorable tax ruling by the IRS.
On November 13, 2000, Lucent entered into an agreement to sell its power
systems business to Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and
service company, for $2,500 million in cash. The sale, which is subject to
regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close
by December 31, 2000 and result in a one-time gain to be recorded as an
extraordinary item, net of tax, in the quarter in which the sale closes.
These actions will allow Lucent to concentrate its investments, resources
and management attention on optical, data and wireless solutions, along with the
network design, consulting and integration services to support them. Lucent
expects to take a business restructuring charge associated with the redesign of
its business in the quarter ending March 31, 2001. Lucent expects to give
details of the charge in late January, 2001. A review of our internal processes
will continue throughout 2001 and may result in additional restructuring and
associated charges (see KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES).
On a total basis, Lucent reported net income of $1,219 million, or $0.37
per share (diluted) for the year ended September 30, 2000, as compared with
year-ago net income of $4,789 million, or $1.49 per share (diluted). Fiscal 2000
net income includes a $462 million loss, or $0.14 per share (diluted), from
discontinued operations, net of tax, compared with $455 million of income, or
$0.14 per share (diluted), net of tax, for fiscal 1999. The fiscal 2000 net
income also includes a reduction of costs and operating expenses of $252 million
representing the impact of adopting Statement of Position 98-1, "Accounting for
the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use" ("SOP
98-1"). In addition, in fiscal 1999 Lucent changed its method for determining
annual net pension and postretirement benefit costs. As a result, included in
1999 net income is a $1,308 million, or $0.41 per share (diluted), cumulative
effect of accounting change. Lucent's income before the cumulative effect of
accounting change was $3,481 million for the year ended September 30, 1999. See
Note 12 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further
details of the accounting change.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On March 1, 2000, Lucent announced plans to spin off Avaya and, on
September 30, 2000, the spin-off was accomplished through a tax-free
distribution of shares to Lucent's shareowners.
Avaya represented a significant segment of the Company's business. Pursuant
to Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of
Operations -- Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and
Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions" ("APB
30"), Lucent has reclassified its Consolidated Financial Statements to reflect
the spin-off of Avaya. The revenues, costs and expenses, assets and liabilities,
and cash flows of Avaya have been segregated in the Consolidated Statements of
Income, Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
The net operating results, net assets and net cash flows of this business have
been reported as "Discontinued Operations" in the accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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Lucent recorded a $462 million loss from discontinued operations (net of a
tax benefit of $78 million) for the year ended September 30, 2000. The net loss
is comprised of $303 million of net income from discontinued operations for the
period prior to the measurement date and a $765 million net loss on disposal of
Avaya. The loss on disposal of Avaya reflects the costs directly associated with
the spin-off and the net loss of Avaya between the measurement date and the
spin-off date of September 30, 2000. The costs reflect those components of Avaya
reorganization plan, including a business restructuring charge and directly
related asset write-downs of $545 million recorded during the year, along with
transaction costs of $56 million for the spin-off. Major components of this
charge include $365 million for employee separation and $101 million for real
estate consolidation.
In addition, the loss from discontinued operations includes an allocation
of Lucent's interest expense based on the amount of debt assumed by Avaya.
Approximately $780 million of commercial paper borrowings were assumed by Avaya
as part of the spin-off transaction.
Lucent's financial results for discontinued operations are different from
the results reported by Avaya due to different assumptions and allocations
required to be made by the two companies.
The following discussion will focus on Lucent's results from continuing
operations.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Lucent reported income from continuing operations of $1,681 million, or
$0.51 per share (diluted), for the year ended September 30, 2000, compared with
year-ago income from continuing operations of $3,026 million, or $0.94 per share
(diluted).
Income from continuing operations for 2000 includes $1,005 million ($1,001
million after-tax) of purchased in-process research and development ("IPRD")
expenses related to the acquisitions of Spring Tide Networks, Chromatis
Networks, Herrmann Technology, Ortel Corporation, Agere, Inc. and VTC Inc., a
pre-tax gain of $189 million ($115 million after-tax) associated with the sale
of an equity investment, a reduction to costs and operating expenses of $252
million related to the impact of adopting SOP 98-1 and a pre-tax charge of $61
million ($40 million after-tax) primarily associated with the mergers with
International Network Services ("INS"), Excel Switching Corporation and Xedia
Corporation.
Income from continuing operations in 1999 includes a $108 million ($71
million after-tax) reversal of business restructuring charges, a $110 million
non-tax deductible charge for merger-related costs and a $236 million charge
($169 million after-tax) primarily associated with asset impairments and
integration-related charges related to the Ascend Communications, Inc. and
Nexabit Networks, Inc. mergers, a $274 million gain ($167 million after-tax) on
the sale of an equity investment, and $292 million ($280 million after-tax) of
IPRD expenses related to the acquisitions of Stratus Computer, Inc., XNT
Systems, Inc., Quantum Telecom Solutions, Inc., InterCall Communications and
Consulting, Inc., Quadritek Systems, Inc., Sybarus Technologies, WaveAccess Ltd.
and the Ethernet local area network ("LAN") component business of Enable
Semiconductor ("Enable").
ACQUISITIONS
As part of Lucent's continuing efforts to provide its customers with
end-to-end communications solutions, the Company completed numerous acquisitions
and mergers during the three years ended September 30, 2000. For more
information, see Note 4 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
OPERATING SEGMENTS
Lucent operates in the global telecommunications networking industry and
has two reportable segments: Service Provider Networks ("SPN") and
Microelectronics and Communications Technologies ("MCT"). SPN provides public
networking systems, software and services to telecommunications service
providers and public network operators around the world. MCT provides
high-performance optoelectronic components and integrated circuits, power
systems and optical fiber for applications in the communications and computing
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industries. In addition, MCT also includes Lucent's new ventures business. The
results of other smaller units and corporate operations are reported in Other
and Corporate.
The two reportable operating segments are strategic market units that offer
distinct products and services. These segments were determined based on the
customers and the markets that Lucent serves. Each market unit is managed
separately as each operation requires different technologies and marketing
strategies.
As a result of reorganization initiatives (see KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES),
the Company is evaluating changes to its management model and organizational
structure which will result in changes to the reportable segments in the next
fiscal year.
[CHART]
SEGMENT REVENUES
FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1999 AND 2000
1998 1999 2000
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(DOLLARS IN BILLIONS)
Service Provider Networks................................... $20.1 $24.8 $26.5
Microelectronics and Communications Technologies............ 4.2 5.0 7.0
Other and Corporate......................................... 0.1 0.8 0.3
Lucent's Service Provider Networks segment represents about 78% of the
total external sales for 2000. Lucent offers a wide range of products and
services representing a full-service package for the next generation of
networks.
[CHART]
PRODUCT AND SERVICE REVENUES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
Core Networking Systems..................................... 56%
Wireless Products........................................... 18%
Microelectronics............................................ 11%
NetCare Professional Services............................... 4%
Other....................................................... 11%
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KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES
Lucent is in the process of reorganizing its business to become more
focused and better positioned to capitalize on market opportunities. This
reorganization includes the recent spin-off of Avaya, the expected sale of the
power systems business and the announced IPO and spin-off of Agere Systems, as
well as a comprehensive review and restructuring of Lucent's internal systems
and processes. Specific initiatives include performing a comprehensive product
and service portfolio review aimed at aligning research and development and
effective redeployment of sales and marketing teams and other investments as
appropriate, consolidating corporate infrastructure and improving supply chain
management. Lucent expects to take a significant business restructuring charge
in the quarter ending March 31, 2001. Lucent expects to give details of the
charge in late January, 2001. A review of our internal processes will continue
throughout 2001 and may result in additional restructuring and associated
charges. The reorganization, including the spin-off of Agere Systems, is
expected to be completed by September 30, 2001.
A limited number of large customers provide a substantial portion of
Lucent's revenues. These customers include Verizon, AT&T and certain incumbent
and competitive local exchange carriers. The spending patterns of these
customers can vary significantly during the year. An elimination or change in
the spending patterns of, or a significant reduction in orders from, any one of
these customers could negatively affect Lucent's operating results. Lucent's
fiscal year 2000 results were negatively affected by the decline in sales to one
large U.S. customer and one large non-U.S. customer. The communications industry
has recently experienced a consolidation of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies. As
a result, Lucent's operating results could become more dependent on a smaller
number of large carriers. Lucent continually endeavors to diversify its customer
base by adding new and different types of customers. Lucent, however, is often
required to provide or arrange for long-term financing for customers as a
condition to obtain or bid on infrastructure contracts. Thus, our ability to
develop certain customer relationships may be dependent upon our ability to
raise capital and extend credit.
Lucent operates in a highly competitive industry and expects the level of
competition relating to pricing and product offerings will intensify. Lucent
expects that new competitors will enter its markets as a result of expansion by
market participants and advancements in technology. These competitors may
include entrants from the telecommunications, software, data networking, cable
television and semiconductor industries, and may have strong financial
capabilities, technological expertise and established name recognition. Lucent
attempts to direct the Company's resources to meet market needs and competitive
challenges based on ongoing assessments of market conditions. However, due to
misjudgment of the market demand for specific product offerings, Lucent's
results for fiscal year 2000 were adversely affected by a larger than expected
reduction in revenue and gross margin for its traditional circuit switching
products and related software, and lower revenues and gross margins for specific
optical networking products.
For the first fiscal quarter of 2001, Lucent anticipates a substantial
decline in revenues compared to the year-ago quarter, and a substantial loss
from continuing operations. This reflects a significant sales decline in North
America due to an overall softening in the competitive local exchange carrier
market, slowdown in capital spending by established service providers, lower
software sales and a more focused use of vendor financing by Lucent.
On December 21, 2000, Moody's Investors Service lowered Lucent's credit
rating on senior unsecured long-term debt from A2 to A3 and on commercial paper
from Prime-1 to Prime-2; the A3 rating remains on review for possible further
downgrade, and Moody's concluded the review of the commercial paper rating. Also
on December 21, 2000, Standard & Poor's lowered Lucent's credit rating on senior
unsecured long-term debt from A to BBB+ and the commercial paper rating from A-1
to A-2, both of which remain on CreditWatch with the possibility of further
downgrades. Lucent believes that it will have sufficient capital resources to
fulfill its own operational and capital needs, as well as to extend credit to
customers when appropriate, although there can be no assurance that this will
occur.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
REVENUES
Total revenues for 2000 increased 10.4% to $33,813 million compared with
1999, due to increases in sales from both reportable operating segments,
partially offset by a decrease in Other and Corporate, predominantly from the
remaining consumer products business, which was sold in the second fiscal
quarter of 2000. Revenue growth was driven by sales increases globally. For
2000, sales within the United States grew 10.9% compared with 1999. Non-U.S.
revenues increased 9.7% compared with 1999. These non-U.S. sales represented
33.9% of total revenues compared with 34.2% in 1999.
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REVENUES BY NON-U.S. REGIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1999 AND 2000
1998 1999 2000
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(DOLLARS IN BILLIONS)
Canada...................................................... $0.4 $0.3 $0.4
Caribbean/Latin America..................................... 0.7 1.3 1.7
Asia/Pacific................................................ 2.7 3.2 4.0
Europe/Middle East/Africa................................... 3.2 5.7 5.3
Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of
customers.
Total revenues for 1999 increased 25.6% to $30,617 million compared with
1998. Revenue growth was driven by sales increases globally. For 1999, U.S.
sales grew 15.6% compared with 1998 and non-U.S. sales increased 50.8% compared
with 1998. These non-U.S. sales represented 34.2% of total revenues compared
with 28.5% in 1998.
The following table presents Lucent's revenues by segment and the
percentage of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999, and
1998:
2000 1999 1998
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% OF % OF % OF
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Service Provider Networks................ $26,509 78 $24,833 81 $20,116 83
Microelectronics and Communications
Technologies........................... 6,953 21 5,026 16 4,134 17
Other and Corporate...................... 351 1 758 3 117 --
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Total Lucent............................. $33,813 100 $30,617 100 $24,367 100
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Revenues in 2000 from the SPN segment increased by 6.8%, or $1,676 million,
compared with 1999, and increased 23.4%, or $4,717 million, for 1999 compared
with 1998. The 2000 increases were driven by sales of service provider Internet
infrastructure, wireless systems and professional services, offset in part by a
decline in optical networking products, primarily due to lower revenues in the
fiscal fourth quarter and a decline in switching revenues. Lower than expected
revenues in optical networking, due primarily to being late to market with the
OC-192 product, which affected the entire product cycle, from engineering and
manufacturing to deployment and launch, had a negative impact on the fiscal
year's revenue growth. In addition, lower revenues from switching products
primarily due to the shift in customer spending away from circuit switching,
pricing pressures and the impact of a substantial reduction in a major long-term
foreign project also negatively
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impacted growth. The 1999 increases resulted primarily from higher sales of
switching and wireless systems products with associated software, optical
networking and data networking systems and communications software.
U.S. revenues in 2000 from the SPN segment increased by 7.1% over 1999, and
by 10.9% comparing 1999 with 1998. The 2000 and 1999 U.S. revenue increases
included revenue gains from sales to incumbent local exchange carriers, which in
certain cases provide wireless service, and competitive local exchange carriers.
Revenues in 2000 increased despite a decline in revenues from AT&T, historically
a significant customer. In addition, the 1999 U.S. revenue increase included
long distance carriers. Non-U.S. revenues for 2000 increased 6.0% compared with
1999, reflecting gains in all regions except Europe/Middle East/Africa ("EMEA"),
which was negatively impacted by the substantial reduction of revenues from a
major long-term foreign project, and represented 32.6% of revenues for 2000
compared with 32.8% for 1999. Non-U.S. revenues for 1999 increased 60.7%
compared with 1998 due to revenue growth in the EMEA region, primarily due to
the same major long-term foreign project, Caribbean/Latin America and
Asia/Pacific regions and represented 32.8% of revenues for 1999 compared with
25.2% in 1998.
Lucent expects that product transition associated with a decline in circuit
switching revenue and the substantial reduction of revenues from AT&T and a
major long-term foreign project will not be fully offset immediately by the
ramp-up of newer products. In addition, component shortages have led to a longer
than expected full-volume ramp-up in optical networking.
Revenues in 2000 from the MCT segment increased 38.3%, or $1,927 million,
compared with 1999. This increase was driven by sales of optical fiber,
optoelectronic components, power systems, wired and wireless LAN systems and
customized chips for computing and high-speed communications systems. Revenues
in 1999 increased 21.6%, or $892 million, compared with 1998, due to higher
sales of optoelectronic components and integrated circuits for high-speed
communications, data networking, wireless and computing systems. Increased sales
of power systems also contributed to the increase.
U.S. sales in 2000 increased 51.8% compared with 1999 and 16.2% in 1999
compared with 1998. Non-U.S. revenues increased 22.5% compared with 1999, with
revenue growth in all regions. Non-U.S. revenues increased 28.6% in 1999
compared with 1998, driven by sales in the Asia/Pacific and EMEA regions. Non-
U.S. revenues represented 40.7% of sales in 2000 compared with 46.0% in 1999 and
43.5% in 1998.
As previously discussed, in fiscal 2001 Lucent intends to spin off Agere
Systems, which is currently part of the MCT segment.
Revenues in 2000 from sales of OTHER AND CORPORATE decreased $407 million
compared with 1999, due to lower revenues from the Company's remaining consumer
products business, which was sold in the second fiscal quarter of 2000. Revenues
in 1999 increased $641 million compared with 1998, primarily due to the
consolidation of the businesses regained from the PCC venture.
On October 22, 1998, Lucent and Philips announced they would end their PCC
venture. The venture was terminated in late 1998. The results of operations and
net assets of the remaining businesses Lucent previously contributed to PCC had
been consolidated as of October 1, 1998. Revenues are included in Other and
Corporate. In December 1998, Lucent sold certain assets of the wireless handset
business to Motorola, Inc. and completed the sale of its remaining consumer
products business in the second fiscal quarter of 2000.
COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN
2000 1999 1998
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Costs................................................. $19,539 $15,605 $12,938
Gross margin.......................................... $14,274 $15,012 $11,429
Gross margin percentage............................... 42.2% 49.0% 46.9%
Total costs in 2000 increased $3,934 million, or 25.2%, compared with 1999.
As a percentage of revenue, gross margin decreased to 42.2% from 49.0% in 1999.
This decrease was primarily due to decreased volumes and margins in the optical
networking and switching businesses, including lower software revenues,
increased pricing pressures in other product lines and continued expansion into
overseas markets, which generally yield
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lower margins. This decrease in gross margin percentage was partially offset by
$400 million resulting from lower personnel costs, including lower incentive
compensation awards and a higher net pension credit, and the impact of adopting
SOP 98-1. In addition, Lucent anticipates a further shift from higher margin
switching products to newer products with initially lower margins. Total costs
in 1999 increased $2,667 million, or 20.6%, compared with 1998 due to the
increase in sales volume. Gross margin percentage increased 2.1 percentage
points from 1998. The increase in gross margin percentage for the year was due
to a more favorable mix of products.
OPERATING EXPENSES
2000 1999 1998
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Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A")............. $6,266 $5,806 $4,424
As a percentage of revenues.............................. 18.5% 19.0% 18.2%
As a percentage of revenues excluding amortization of
goodwill and other acquired intangibles................ 16.9% 18.0% 17.7%
SG&A expenses increased $460 million, or 7.9%, and decreased 0.5 percentage
points as a percentage of revenues in 2000 as compared with 1999 and increased
$1,382 million, or 31.2%, and increased 0.8 percentage points as a percentage of
revenues in 1999 as compared with 1998. The dollar increases are attributable to
higher sales volume and increased amortization of goodwill and other acquired
intangibles. The current year expense was also negatively impacted by increased
reserves for bad debt on trade receivables due to specific credit concerns
primarily in the emerging service provider market. These increases were
partially offset by $500 million resulting from lower personnel costs, including
lower incentive compensation awards and a higher net pension credit, and the
impact of adopting SOP 98-1. In addition, included in the current year expense
is $61 million primarily associated with the mergers with INS, Excel and Xedia.
Included in the 1999 expense is $110 million associated with the mergers with
Ascend, Nexabit, RAScom and VitalSigns.
Amortization expense associated with goodwill and other acquired
intangibles was $551 million, $310 million and $105 million for the years ended
September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. As a result of the 2000
acquisition activity, Lucent expects amortization of goodwill and other acquired
intangibles to significantly increase in future periods. On a pro forma basis,
assuming the 2000 acquisitions occurred on October 1, 1999, the amortization of
goodwill and other acquired intangibles would have increased by approximately
$931 million for the year ended September 30, 2000. The 1999 increase largely
relates to the $109 million write-off of Livingston goodwill and other acquired
intangibles. For further details see IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
In addition, 1999 includes an $85 million reversal of 1995 business
restructuring charges.
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Research and development ("R&D")......................... $4,018 $4,220 $3,667
As a percentage of revenues.............................. 11.9% 13.8% 15.0%
Purchased in-process research and development ("IPRD")... $1,005 $ 292 $1,385
R&D expenses in 2000 decreased $202 million, or 4.8%, and decreased 1.9
percentage points as a percentage of revenues compared with 1999, and increased
$553 million, or 15.1%, and decreased 1.2 percentage points in 1999 as a
percentage of revenues compared with 1998. The 2000 dollar decrease, as well as
the percentage of revenues decrease in 2000, were largely the result of $350
million of lower personnel costs, including lower incentive compensation awards
and a higher net pension credit, and the impact of adopting SOP 98-1. The 1999
dollar increase was primarily due to increased expenditures in support of
substantially all product lines. The 1999 decrease in R&D as a percentage of
revenues reflects more custom contract work that was recorded in costs as
opposed to R&D.
IPRD expenses for 2000 were $1,005 million, reflecting the charges
associated with the acquisitions of Spring Tide, Chromatis, Herrmann, Ortel,
Agere and VTC in 2000, as compared with $292 million related primarily to the
acquisitions of Stratus, XNT, Quantum, InterCall, Quadritek, Sybarus, WaveAccess
and Enable in 1999. See further discussion under IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
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OTHER INCOME -- NET, INTEREST EXPENSE AND PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
2000 1999 1998
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Other income-net......................................... $ 366 $ 402 $ 110
Interest expense......................................... $ 348 $ 318 $ 143
Provision for income taxes............................... $1,322 $1,752 $1,151
Effective income tax rate................................ 44.0% 36.7% 59.9%
Adjusted income tax rate*................................ 29.7% 32.6% 34.0%
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* excludes non-tax deductible IPRD expenses, merger-related costs, amortization
of goodwill and other acquired intangibles, certain one-time gains on sales of
equity investments in 2000 and 1999, and the gain on the sale of the Company's
ATS business in 1998.
During 2000, other income, net, included interest income of $125 million
and net gains on sales and settlements of financial instruments of $361 million,
including a $189 million gain from the sale of an equity investment. During
1999, other income, net, included interest income of $133 million and net gains
on sales and settlements of financial instruments of $302 million, including a
$274 million gain from the sale of an equity investment. During 1998, other
income, net, included interest income of $122 million, gains from the sale of
businesses of $208 million, including a gain related to the sale of the Advanced
Technology Systems unit of $149 million and net equity losses from investments
of $207 million primarily related to the investment in PCC.
Interest expense increased primarily due to higher debt levels in 2000 and
1999. In addition, interest expense in 2000 increased from higher weighted
average interest rates on commercial paper.
The effective income tax rates exceed the U.S. federal statutory income tax
rates primarily due to the write-offs of IPRD costs and merger-related expenses
that are not deductible for tax purposes. The adjusted income tax rate decreased
2.9 percentage points in 2000 compared with 1999. This decrease was primarily
due to increased research tax credits and the tax impact of non-U.S. activity.
The adjusted income tax rate decreased 1.4 percentage points in 1999 compared
with 1998. This decrease was primarily due to a reduced state effective tax rate
and the tax impact of non-U.S. activity.
The 1998 effective income tax rate does not include a federal income tax
provision for Kenan since Kenan was an S-Corporation prior to its merger with
Lucent.
CASH FLOWS
2000 1999 1998
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Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities................................ $ 304 $ (962) $ 1,452
Investing activities................................ $(2,480) $(1,782) $(2,697)
Financing activities................................ $ 2,211 $ 3,345 $ 852
Cash provided by operating activities increased $1,266 million to $304
million in 2000 compared with 1999. This improvement was primarily due to
smaller increases in receivables, other operating assets and liabilities and a
larger tax benefit from stock options exercised during the current year. The
change in receivables resulted from smaller revenue growth in the fiscal fourth
quarter of 2000 as compared with the same period in 1999, partially offset by a
higher average days outstanding (see FINANCIAL CONDITION). These improvements
were partially offset by increased inventories and contracts in process to meet
current and anticipated sales commitments to customers and the start-up of
several long-term projects, lower accounts payable due to the timing of payments
and lower net income as adjusted for non-cash operating items.
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Cash from operating activities decreased $2,414 million in 1999 compared
with 1998. This was primarily due to larger increases in receivables and
inventories as well as lower decreases in payroll and benefit-related
liabilities. Cash payments of $61 million were charged against the 1995 business
restructuring reserves in 1999, compared with $162 million in 1998. All projects
associated with the 1995 business restructuring reserve were substantially
completed as of September 30, 1999.
Cash used in investing activities increased $698 million to $2,480 million
in 2000 compared with 1999. The increase was primarily due to increased capital
expenditures (see below) and decreased proceeds from the sales of investments,
partially offset by decreased purchases of investments and higher proceeds from
the dispositions of businesses.
Cash used in investing activities decreased $915 million in 1999 compared
with 1998, primarily due to increased proceeds from the sales of investments and
a reduction in cash used for acquisitions and purchases of investments,
partially offset by increased capital expenditures.
Capital expenditures were $2,701 million, $2,042 million and $1,615 million
for 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increases in capital expenditures
primarily relate to expenditures for equipment and facilities used in
manufacturing and research and development, including expansion of manufacturing
capacity, and expenditures for efficiency improvements and non-U.S. growth. In
addition, in 2000 capital expenditures included capitalized internal use
software.
Cash provided by financing activities decreased $1,134 million to $2,211
million in 2000 compared with 1999. This decrease was primarily due to lower
issuances of long-term debt and increases in repayments of long-term debt,
partially offset by an increase in short-term borrowings and an increase in
proceeds from the issuances of common stock primarily for stock option
exercises.
Cash provided by financing activities increased $2,493 million in 1999
compared with 1998. This increase was primarily due to increased issuances of
debt.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
2000 1999
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Total assets................................................ $ 48,792 $35,372
Total liabilities........................................... $ 22,620 $21,436
Working capital............................................. $ 10,613 $10,090
Debt to total capital (debt plus equity).................... 20.0% 29.6%
Inventory turnover ratio.................................... 4.1x 4.4x
Average days outstanding -- receivables..................... 102 days 89 days
Total assets as of September 30, 2000, increased $13,420 million, or 37.9%,
from September 30, 1999. This increase was primarily from increases of $8,985
million in goodwill and other acquired intangibles, as well as from increases in
receivables, inventories, contracts in process, prepaid pension costs, and other
assets of $759 million, $1,437 million, $779 million, $981 million and $994
million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in
net assets of discontinued operations of $907 million as a result of completing
the Avaya spin-off on September 30, 2000. The increase in goodwill and other
acquired intangibles is due to the acquisitions made in fiscal 2000 (see
ACQUISITIONS). Receivables increased primarily due to higher sales volume
coupled with a higher average days outstanding (see below). During the fourth
fiscal quarter of 2000, approximately $550 million of receivables for one large
non-U.S. customer were sold. The increase in inventories resulted from the need
to meet current and anticipated sales commitments to customers. Contracts in
process increased as a result of the start-up of several long-term projects.
Prepaid pension costs increased primarily due to higher return on plan assets
and an increase in the discount rate in 2000. Other assets increased due largely
to the capitalization of internal use software, increased investments and an
increase in other intangible assets.
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The fair value of Lucent's pension plan assets is greater than the
projected pension obligations. Lucent records pension income when the expected
return on plan assets plus amortization of the transition asset is greater than
the interest cost on the projected benefit obligation plus service cost for the
year and amortization of prior service cost.
Total liabilities increased $1,184 million, or 5.5%, from September 30,
1999. This increase was due primarily to higher commercial paper balances.
Working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities,
increased $523 million from September 30, 1999, primarily resulting from an
increase in receivables, inventories and contracts in process, partially offset
by the increase in short-term debt.
Debt to total capital decreased 9.6 basis points in 2000 compared with
1999. This decrease was related to the 2000 increase in additional paid-in
capital primarily associated with the issuance of common stock for business
acquisitions made during the year and, to a lesser extent, the exercise of stock
options and sales of stock through the employee stock purchase plan.
For the year ended September 30, 2000, Lucent's inventory turnover ratio
decreased to 4.1x compared with 4.4x for the year ended September 30, 1999. The
decrease is due to higher inventory in fiscal 2000. Inventory turnover ratio is
calculated by dividing cost of sales for the three months ended September 30 by
the fiscal fourth quarter average ending inventory balance, using a two-point
average.
Average days outstanding -- receivables were up 13 days to 102 days in 2000
compared with 1999 reflecting the growth in Lucent's sales outside the United
States, which typically carry longer payment terms and growth in very
competitive emerging markets that currently require longer payment terms.
Average days outstanding is calculated by dividing the fiscal fourth quarter
average ending receivables balance, using a two-point average, by total revenues
for the three months ended September 30.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Lucent expects that, from time to time, outstanding commercial paper
balances may be replaced with short- or long-term borrowings as market
conditions permit. At September 30, 2000, Lucent maintained approximately $4.7
billion in credit facilities, of which a portion is used to support Lucent's
commercial paper program. At September 30, 2000, approximately $4.5 billion was
unused.
Future financings will be arranged to meet Lucent's requirements with the
timing, amount and form of issue depending on the prevailing market and general
economic conditions. Lucent anticipates that borrowings under its bank credit
facilities, the issuance of additional commercial paper, cash generated from
operations, short- and long-term debt financings, receivable securitizations,
the expected proceeds from the sale of the power systems business and the
planned IPO of Agere Systems will be adequate to satisfy its future cash
requirements, although there can be no assurance that this will be the case.
Lucent's customers worldwide are requiring their suppliers to arrange or
provide long-term financing for them as a condition of obtaining or bidding on
infrastructure projects. These projects may require financing in amounts ranging
from modest sums to more than a billion dollars. Lucent has increasingly
provided or arranged long-term financing for customers, and continually monitors
and reviews the creditworthiness of such arrangements. As market conditions
permit, Lucent's intention is to sell or transfer these long-term financing
arrangements, which may include both commitments and drawn-down borrowings, to
financial institutions and other investors. This enables Lucent to reduce the
amount of its commitments and free up additional financing capacity.
As of September 30, 2000, Lucent had made commitments or entered into
agreements to extend credit to certain customers for an aggregate of
approximately $6.7 billion. Excluding amounts that are not available because the
customer has not yet satisfied the conditions precedent for borrowing, at
September 30, 2000, approximately $3.3 billion in loan commitments was undrawn
and available for borrowing and approximately $1.3 billion had been advanced and
was outstanding. As part of the revenue recognition process, Lucent
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determines whether the notes receivable under these contracts are reasonably
assured of collection based on various factors, among which is the ability of
Lucent to sell these notes.
In addition, Lucent had made commitments to guarantee customer debt of
about $1.4 billion at September 30, 2000. Excluding amounts not available for
guarantee because conditions precedent have not been satisfied, approximately
$600 million of guarantees was undrawn and available and about $770 million was
outstanding on September 30, 2000.
In addition to the above arrangements, Lucent will continue to provide or
commit to financing where appropriate for its business. The ability of Lucent to
arrange or provide financing for its customers will depend on a number of
factors, including Lucent's capital structure, credit rating and level of
available credit, and its continued ability to sell or transfer commitments and
drawn-down borrowings on acceptable terms. Lucent believes that it will be able
to access the capital markets on terms and in amounts that will be satisfactory
to Lucent and that it will be able to obtain bid and performance bonds, to
arrange or provide customer financing as necessary, and to engage in hedging
transactions on commercially acceptable terms, although there can be no
assurance that this will be the case.
For a discussion of the Company's sales of receivables and notes, see Note
16 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Lucent is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange
rates and interest rates that could impact its results of operations and
financial condition. Lucent manages its exposure to these market risks through
its regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate,
through the use of derivative financial instruments. Lucent uses derivative
financial instruments as risk management tools and not for trading purposes. In
addition, derivative financial instruments are entered into with a diversified
group of major financial institutions in order to manage Lucent's exposure to
nonperformance on such instruments.
Certain securities held in Lucent's equity and investment portfolio are
subject to equity price risk. Lucent generally does not hedge its equity price
risk; however, on occasion, may use equity derivative financial instruments that
are subject to equity price risks to complement its investment strategies. As of
September 30, 2000, Lucent had no outstanding positions.
Lucent uses foreign exchange forward and options contracts to reduce
significant exposure to the risk that the eventual net cash inflows and outflows
resulting from the sale of products to non-U.S. customers and purchases from
non-U.S. suppliers will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.
Foreign exchange forward contracts are designated for recorded, firmly committed
or anticipated purchases and sales. The use of these derivative financial
instruments allows Lucent to reduce its overall exposure to exchange rate
movements, since the gains and losses on these contracts substantially offset
losses and gains on the assets, liabilities and transactions being hedged. As of
September 30, 2000, Lucent's primary net foreign currency market exposures were
dispersed through various countries and primarily included the Euro and its
legacy currencies. As of September 30, 1999, Lucent's primary net foreign
currency market exposures included Canadian dollars and Brazilian reals. Lucent
has not changed its policy regarding how such exposures are managed since the
year ended September 30, 1999. Management does not foresee or expect any
significant changes in foreign currency exposure in the near future.
The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is sensitive to
changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As of September 30, 2000 and 1999, a
10% appreciation in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar from
the prevailing market rates would result in an incremental net unrealized loss
of approximately $59 million and $31 million, respectively. Conversely, a 10%
depreciation in these currencies from the prevailing market rates would result
in an incremental net unrealized gain of approximately $59 million and $31
million, as of September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Consistent with the
nature of the economic hedge of such foreign exchange forward contracts, such
unrealized gains or losses would be offset by corresponding decreases or
increases, respectively, of the underlying instrument or transaction being
hedged.
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While Lucent hedges certain foreign currency transactions, the decline in
value of non-U.S. dollar currencies may, if not reversed, adversely affect
Lucent's ability to contract for product sales in U.S. dollars because Lucent's
products may become more expensive to purchase in U.S. dollars for local
customers doing business in the countries of the affected currencies.
Lucent manages its ratio of fixed to floating rate debt with the objective
of achieving a mix that management believes is appropriate. To manage this mix
in a cost-effective manner, Lucent, from time to time, enters into interest rate
swap agreements in which it agrees to exchange various combinations of fixed
and/or variable interest rates based on agreed-upon notional amounts. Lucent had
no material interest rate swap agreements in effect at September 30, 2000 or
1999. Management does not foresee or expect any significant changes in its
exposure to interest rate fluctuations or in how such exposure is managed in the
near future.
The fair value of Lucent's fixed-rate long-term debt is sensitive to
changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes would result in gains/losses in
the market value of this debt due to differences between the market interest
rates and rates at the inception of the debt obligation. Based on a hypothetical
immediate 150 basis point increase in interest rates at September 30, 2000 and
1999, the market value of Lucent's fixed-rate long-term debt would be reduced by
approximately $317 million and $360 million, respectively. Conversely, a 150
basis point decrease in interest rates would result in a net increase in the
market value of Lucent's fixed-rate long-term debt outstanding at September 30,
2000 and 1999 of approximately $397 million and $456 million, respectively.
IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
In connection with the acquisitions of Livingston, Yurie, Stratus, Agere,
Ortel, Chromatis and Spring Tide, Lucent allocated non-tax impacting charges of
$427 million, $620 million, $267 million, $94 million, $307 million, $428
million and $131 million, respectively, of the total purchase price to IPRD. As
part of the process of analyzing each of these acquisitions, Lucent made a
decision to buy technology that had not yet been commercialized rather than
develop the technology internally. Lucent based this decision on a number of
factors including the amount of time it would take to bring the technology to
market. Lucent also considered Bell Labs' resource allocation and its progress
on comparable technology, if any. Lucent management expects to use the same
decision process in the future.
Lucent estimated the fair value of IPRD for each of the above acquisitions
using an income approach. This involved estimating the fair value of the IPRD
using the present value of the estimated after-tax cash flows expected to be
generated by the IPRD, using risk-adjusted discount rates and revenue forecasts
as appropriate. The selection of the discount rate was based on consideration of
Lucent's weighted average cost of capital, as well as other factors, including
the useful life of each technology, profitability levels of each technology, the
uncertainty of technology advances that were known at the time, and the stage of
completion of each technology. Lucent believes that the estimated IPRD amounts
so determined represent fair value and do not exceed the amount a third party
would pay for the projects.
Where appropriate, Lucent deducted an amount reflecting the contribution of
the core technology from the anticipated cash flows from an IPRD project. At the
date of acquisition, the IPRD projects had not yet reached technological
feasibility and had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, the value allocated
to these projects was capitalized and immediately expensed at acquisition. If
the projects are not successful or are not completed in a timely manner,
management's anticipated product pricing and growth rates may not be achieved
and Lucent may not realize the financial benefits expected from the projects.
Set forth below are descriptions of significant acquired IPRD projects:
Livingston
On December 15, 1997, Lucent completed the purchase of Livingston.
Livingston was involved in the development of equipment used by Internet service
providers to connect subscribers to the Internet. The allocation to IPRD of $427
million represented its estimated fair value using the methodology described
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above. Approximately $421 million was allocated to the PortMaster4, a
remote-access concentrator targeted at large independent telecommunication
companies, cable television companies and Internet service providers, and the
remaining $6 million was allocated to another project.
Revenues attributable to the PortMaster4 were estimated to be $48 million
in 1998 and $261 million in 1999. Revenue was expected to peak in 2002 and
decline thereafter through the end of the product's life (2007) as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 69% in 2000 to 11% in 2002 and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the PortMaster4 were expected to
be $5 million.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 20% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
Livingston's PortMaster4 was commercially released in July 1998 and started
generating revenues immediately after commercial launch. As a result of the
merger between Lucent and Ascend in June 1999, the decision was made to
discontinue future development and sales of the PortMaster4 platform in order to
maximize research and development efficiency by concentrating on the MAX TNT
platform. Instead of having two platforms to address the full spectrum of access
switching products, Lucent will be able to have one platform that can address a
broad spectrum of applications while minimizing duplicative research and
development.
Yurie
On May 29, 1998, Lucent completed the purchase of Yurie. Yurie was involved
in the development of ATM access solutions. The allocation to IPRD of $620
million represented its estimated fair value using the methodology described
above. The $620 million was allocated to the following projects: (i) LDR
50/200/250 ($609 million) and (ii) LDR 4 ($11 million).
Revenues attributable to the LDR 50/200/250 were estimated to be $132
million in 1999. Revenue was expected to peak in 2000 and decline thereafter
through the end of the product's life (2009) as new product technologies were
expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was expected to decrease
from 84% in 2000 to 9% in 2007 and be negative for the remainder of the
projection period. Costs to complete the research and development efforts
related to the LDR 50/200/250 were expected to be $29 million at the acquisition
date.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 20% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
The LDR 50, LDR 200 and LDR 250 were all completed on time or have met all
of their scheduled milestones. Some of the product releases have been renamed.
Stratus
On October 20, 1998, Ascend completed the purchase of Stratus. Stratus was
a manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer systems. The allocation to IPRD of
$267 million represented its estimated fair value using the methodology
described above. The primary projects that made up the IPRD were as follows:
HP-UX, Continuum 1248, Continuum 448, M708, SPHINX, HARMONY, LNP, CORE IN,
Personal Number Portability (PN), Signaling System 7 (SS7) Gateway and Internet
Gateway.
Revenues attributable to the projects were estimated to be $84 million in
1999 and $345 million in 2000. Revenue was expected to peak in 2002 and decline
thereafter through the end of the product's life (2009) as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 310% in 2000 to 6% in 2002 and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the projects were expected to be
$48 million.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 35% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
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The actual results to date have been consistent, in all material respects,
with our assumptions at the time of the acquisition, except as noted below.
During fiscal 1999 the product development relating to the HARMONY, SPHINX and
Continuum 448 projects were discontinued due to management's reprioritization of
product direction. In addition, it was decided that development relating to the
Continuum 1248 would cease by the quarter ended December 31, 1999. Consequently,
Lucent did not realize the forecast revenues from these projects.
Agere, Inc.
On April 20, 2000, Lucent completed the purchase of Agere. Agere was
involved in the development of programmable network processors for use in
managing traffic on high-speed voice and data networks. The allocation to IPRD
of $94 million represented its estimated fair value using the methodology
described above. The $94 million was allocated to the development of a fully
programmable, multiprotocol network processor for OC-48 (2.5 gigabits per
second) wire speeds.
Revenues attributable to the OC-48 product were estimated to be $21 million
in 2001 and $65 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in 2007 and
decline thereafter through the end of the product's life (2009) as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 205% in 2002 to 5% in 2007 and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the product were expected to be
$3 million.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 30% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
Ortel Corporation
On April 27, 2000, Lucent completed the purchase of Ortel. Ortel was
involved in the development of semiconductor-based optoelectronic components
used in fiber-optic systems for telecommunications and cable television
networks. The allocation to IPRD of $307 million represented its estimated fair
value using the methodology described above. The $307 million was allocated to
the following projects: 10G New Products ($61 million), 10G OC-192
Receiver/Daytona ($105 million), 980 ($95 million), 1550 ($27 million) and CATV
($19 million).
Revenues attributable to the 10G New Products were estimated to be $5
million in 2001 and $30 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in 2009
and decline thereafter through the end of the product's life as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 447% in 2002 to 8% in 2009, and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the product were expected to be
$3 million.
Revenues attributable to the 10G OC-192 Receiver/Daytona were estimated to
be $16 million in 2001 and $33 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in
2009 and decline thereafter through the end of the product's life as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 166% in 2003 to 8% in 2009 and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the product were expected to be
$1 million.
Revenues attributable to the 980 were estimated to be $44 million in 2001
and $108 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in 2008 and decline
thereafter through the end of the product's life as new product technologies
were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was expected to
decrease from 143% in 2002 to 17% in 2008, and be negative for the remainder of
the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete the research
and development efforts related to the product were expected to be $1 million.
Revenues attributable to the 1550 were estimated to be $2 million in 2001
and $63 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in 2008 and decline
thereafter through the end of the product's life as new product technologies
were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was expected to
decrease
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from 33% in 2003 to 17% in 2008, and be negative for the remainder of the
projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete the research and
development efforts related to the product were expected to be $2 million.
Revenues attributable to the CATV product were estimated to be $28 million
in 2001 and $58 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in 2004 and
decline thereafter through the end of the product's life as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 107% in 2002 to 4% in 2004 and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the product were expected to be
$1 million.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 25% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
Chromatis Networks
On June 28, 2000, Lucent completed the purchase of Chromatis. Chromatis was
involved in the development of next-generation optical transport solutions that
provide telecommunications carriers with improvements in the cost, efficiency,
scale and management of multiservice metropolitan networks. The allocation to
IPRD of $428 million represented its estimated fair value using the methodology
described above. The $428 million was allocated to the first generation of its
Metropolis product, which will integrate data, voice and video services on
metropolitan networks and combine this traffic onto a wave division multiplexing
("WDM") system.
Revenues attributable to the Metropolis product were estimated to be $375
million in 2001 and $1 billion in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak in 2005 and
decline thereafter through the end of the product's life as new product
technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth was
expected to decrease from 196% in 2002 to 10% in 2004 and be negative for the
remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to complete
the research and development efforts related to the product were expected to be
$7.8 million.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 25% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
Spring Tide Networks
On September 19, 2000, Lucent completed the purchase of Spring Tide. Spring
Tide was involved in the development of carrier-class network equipment that
enables service providers to offer new, value-added Internet protocol ("IP")
services and virtual private networks ("VPN") with low cost and complexity.
Spring Tide was involved in the development of Versions 2.0 and 2.1 of the IP
Service Switch, the next generations of Spring Tide's flagship product. The
allocation to IPRD of $131 million represented their estimated fair value using
the methodology described above. Approximately $128 million was allocated to the
next-generation IP Service Switch products, carrier-class platforms that will
combine the connectivity of a remote access server, the network intelligence of
a remote access server, and the switching capacity and quality of service
("QoS") capabilities of an ATM switch in one integrated solution. The remaining
$3 million was allocated to projects designed to enhance the capabilities and
decrease production costs associated with the IP Service Switch.
Revenues attributable to the IP Service Switch products were estimated to
be $109 million in 2001 and $337 million in 2002. Revenue was expected to peak
in 2006 and decline thereafter through the end of the product's life as new
product technologies were expected to be introduced by Lucent. Revenue growth
was expected to decrease from 209% in 2002 to 4.4% in 2006, and be negative for
the remainder of the projection period. At the acquisition date, costs to
complete the research and development efforts related to the product were
expected to be $0.5 million and $4.3 million in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
A risk-adjusted discount rate of 25% was used to discount projected cash
flows.
Given the uncertainties of the development process, the aforementioned
estimates are subject to change, and no assurance can be given that deviations
from these estimates will not occur. Management expects to continue development
of these efforts and believes there is a reasonable chance of successfully
completing the
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development efforts. However, there is risk associated with the completion of
the projects and there can be no assurance that the projects will realize either
technological or commercial success. Failure to successfully develop and
commercialize the IPRD would result in the loss of the expected economic return
inherent in the fair value allocation.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition and other sections of this report contain forward-looking
statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and
projections about the industries in which Lucent operates, management's beliefs,
and assumptions made by management. In addition, other written or oral
statements that constitute forward-looking statements may be made by or on
behalf of Lucent. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans,"
"believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors") that are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Lucent undertakes no
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Future Factors include increasing price, products and services competition
by U.S. and non-U.S. competitors, including new entrants; rapid technological
developments and changes and the Company's ability to continue to introduce
competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix
of products and services; the availability of manufacturing capacity, components
and materials; the ability to recruit and retain talent; the achievement of
lower costs and expenses; credit concerns in the emerging service provider
market; customer demand for the Company's products and services; the ability to
successfully integrate the operations and business of acquired companies; timely
completion of the proposed IPO and spin-off of Agere Systems and the sale of the
power systems business; the successful implementation of the strategic
reorganization; U.S. and non-U.S. governmental and public policy changes that
may affect the level of new investments and purchases made by customers; changes
in environmental and other U.S. and non-U.S. governmental regulations;
protection and validity of patent and other intellectual property rights;
reliance on large customers and significant suppliers; the ability to supply
customer financing; technological, implementation and cost/financial risks in
the use of large, multiyear contracts; the Company's credit ratings; the outcome
of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings and continued
availability of financing, financial instruments and financial resources in the
amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support the Company's future
business. These are representative of the Future Factors that could affect the
outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, such statements could be
affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general
U.S. and non-U.S. economic conditions, including interest rate and currency
exchange rate fluctuations and other Future Factors.
Competition
See discussion under KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES.
Dependence on New Product Development
The markets for the Company's principal products are characterized by
rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, frequent new product
introductions and evolving methods of building and operating communications
systems for service providers and other customers. The Company's operating
results will depend to a significant extent on its ability to continue to
introduce new systems, products, software and services successfully on a timely
basis and to reduce costs of existing systems, products, software and services.
The success of these and other new offerings is dependent on several factors,
including proper identification of customer needs, cost, timely completion and
introduction, differentiation from offerings of the Company's competitors and
market acceptance. In addition, new technological innovations generally require
a substantial investment before any assurance is available as to their
commercial viability, including, in some cases, certification by non-U.S. and
U.S. standard-setting bodies.
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Reliance on Major Customers
See discussion under KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES.
European Monetary Union -- Euro
Several member countries of the European Union have established fixed
conversion rates between their existing sovereign currencies and the Euro and
have adopted the Euro as their new single legal currency. The legacy currencies
will remain legal tender in the participating countries for a transition period
until January 1, 2002. During the transition period, cashless payments can be
made in the Euro. Between January 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002, the participating
countries will introduce Euro notes and coins and withdraw all legacy currencies
so that they will no longer be available.
Lucent has in place a joint European-United States team representing
affected functions within the Company. This team is evaluating Euro-related
issues affecting the Company that include its pricing/marketing strategy,
conversion of information technology systems and existing contracts. The Euro
conversion may affect cross-border competition by creating cross-border price
transparency.
Lucent will continue to evaluate issues involving introduction of the Euro
as further accounting, tax and governmental legal and regulatory guidance is
available. Based on current information and Lucent's current assessment, Lucent
does not expect that the Euro conversion will have a material adverse effect on
its business or financial condition.
Multiyear Contracts
Lucent has significant contracts for the sale of infrastructure systems to
network operators that extend over multiyear periods and expects to enter into
similar contracts in the future, with uncertainties affecting recognition of
revenues, stringent acceptance criteria, implementation of new technologies and
possible significant initial cost overruns and losses. See also discussion under
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES and KEY BUSINESS CHALLENGES.
Future Capital Requirements
See discussion above under LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.
Non-U.S. Growth, Foreign Exchange Rates and Interest Rates
Lucent intends to continue to pursue growth opportunities in non-U.S.
markets. In many non-U.S. markets, long-standing relationships between potential
customers of Lucent and their local providers, and protective regulations,
including local content requirements and type approvals, create barriers to
entry. In addition, pursuit of such non-U.S. growth opportunities may require
significant investments for an extended period before returns on such
investments, if any, are realized. Such projects and investments could be
adversely affected by reversals or delays in the opening of non-U.S. markets to
new competitors, exchange controls, currency fluctuations, investment policies,
repatriation of cash, nationalization, social and political risks, taxation, and
other factors, depending on the country in which such opportunity arises.
Difficulties in non-U.S. financial markets and economies, and of non-U.S.
financial institutions, could adversely affect demand from customers in the
affected countries.
See discussion under RISK MANAGEMENT with respect to foreign exchange and
interest rates. A significant change in the value of the U.S. dollar against the
currency of one or more countries where Lucent sells products to local customers
or makes purchases from local suppliers may materially adversely affect Lucent's
results. Lucent attempts to mitigate any such effects through the use of foreign
currency exchange contracts, although there can be no assurances that such
attempts will be successful.
Legal Proceedings and Environmental Matters
See discussion in Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
See Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule in Item
14.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
(AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2000)
BECAME LUCENT
EXECUTIVE
NAME AGE OFFICER ON
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Henry Schacht....................... 66 Chairman of the Board and Chief 10-00
Executive Officer
John T. Dickson..................... 54 Executive Vice President and Chief 10-99
Executive Officer, Agere Systems
Robert C. Holder.................... 54 Executive Vice President, Corporate 11-00
Operations
Deborah C. Hopkins.................. 45 Executive Vice President and Chief 4-00
Financial Officer
Arun N. Netravali................... 54 President Bell Labs 10-99
William T. O'Shea................... 53 Executive Vice President, Corporate 10-99
Strategy
Richard J. Rawson................... 48 Senior Vice President, General 2-96
Counsel and Secretary
Bernardus J. Verwaayen.............. 48 Vice Chairman 9-97
All of the above executive officers have held high level managerial
positions and/or directorships with Lucent and prior thereto with AT&T or its
affiliates for more than the past five years, except in the case of Mr.
Verwaayen who has held his position since September 1, 1997 and Ms. Hopkins, who
has held her position since April 21, 2000. Mr. Verwaayen joined Lucent after
serving as President of PTT Telecom, the national telecommunications operator of
the Netherlands since May 1988. He was a co-founder of Unisource, the
pan-European alliance of Telia of Sweden, Swiss Telecom and PTT Telecom. Ms.
Hopkins joined Lucent after serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Boeing Company since 1998. She also served as Chairman of Boeing
Capital Corporation. Prior to her tenure at Boeing, she served as Chief
Financial Officer of General Motors Europe from 1997 to 1998 and as General
Auditor from 1995 to 1997.
Officers are not elected for a fixed term of office but hold office until
their successors have been elected.
The other information required by Item 10 is included in the Company's
definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A on or before
January 28, 2001. Such information is incorporated herein by reference, pursuant
to General Instruction G(3).
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ITEMS 11. THROUGH 13.
The information required by Items 11 through 13 is included in the
Company's definitive proxy statement which will be filed pursuant to Regulation
14A on or before January 28, 2001. Such information is incorporated herein by
reference, pursuant to General Instruction G(3).
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) 1. Financial Statements
PAGES
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(1) Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement
Schedule.................................................. 46
(2) Report of Independent Accountants....................... 47
(3) Financial Statements:
(i) Consolidated Statements of Income..................... 48
(ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets.......................... 49
(iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareowners'
Equity................................................. 50
(iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows................ 52
(v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............ 53
(4) Financial Statement Schedule:
(i) Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts........ 82
Separate financial statements of subsidiaries not consolidated and 50
percent or less owned persons are omitted since no such entity constitutes a
"significant subsidiary" pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S-X, Article
3-09.
(5) Exhibits:
The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this report on Form 10-K
or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is
identified by a parenthetical referencing the SEC filing which included such
document.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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(3)(i) Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended
effective February 16, 2000 (Exhibit 3 to Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000).
(3)(ii) By-Laws of the registrant.
(4)(i) Indenture dated as of April 1, 1996 between Lucent
Technologies Inc. and the Bank of New York, as Trustee
(Exhibit 4A to Registration Statement on Form S-3 No.
333-01223).
(4)(ii) First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 17, 2000 to
Indenture dated April 1, 1996 (Exhibit 4 to Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).
(4)(iii) Other instruments in addition to Exhibit 4(i) which define
the rights of holders of long term debt, of the registrant
and all of its consolidated subsidiaries, are not filed
herewith pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A).
Pursuant to this regulation, the registrant hereby agrees to
furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon
request.
(10)(i)1 Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Lucent
Technologies Inc., AT&T Corp. and NCR Corporation, dated as
of February 1, 1996 and amended and restated as of March 29,
1996 (Exhibit 10.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No.
333-00703).
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EXHIBIT
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(10)(i)2 Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Lucent Technologies Inc.,
AT&T Corp. and NCR Corporation, dated as of February 1, 1996
and amended and restated as of March 29, 1996 (Exhibit 10.6
to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(i)3 Employee Benefits Agreement by and between AT&T and Lucent
Technologies Inc., dated as of February 1, 1996 and amended
and restated as of March 29, 1996 (Exhibit 10.2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(i)4 Rights Agreement between Lucent Technologies Inc. and the
Bank of New York (successor to First Chicago Trust Company
of New York), as Rights Agent, dated as of April 4, 1996
(Exhibit 4.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No.
333-00703).
(10)(i)5 Amendment to Rights Agreement between Lucent Technologies
Inc. and the Bank of New York (successor to First Chicago
Trust Company of New York), dated as of February 18, 1998
(Exhibit (10)(i)5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended September 30, 1998).
(10)(ii)(B)1 Brand License Agreement by and between Lucent Technologies
Inc. and AT&T, dated as of February 1, 1996 (Exhibit 10.5 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(ii)(B)2 Patent License Agreement among AT&T, NCR and Lucent
Technologies Inc., effective as of March 29, 1996 (Exhibit
10.7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(ii)(B)3 Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement among
AT&T, NCR and Lucent Technologies Inc., effective as of
March 29, 1996 (Exhibit 10.8 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(iii)(A)1 Lucent Technologies Inc. Short Term Incentive Program
(Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)2 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1996 Long Term Incentive Program.*
(10)(iii)(A)3 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1996 Long Term Incentive Program
(Plan) Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.*
(10)(iii)(A)4 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1996 Long Term Incentive Program
(Plan) Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.*
(10)(iii)(A)5 Lucent Technologies Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.*
(10)(iii)(A)6 Lucent Technologies Inc. Stock Retainer Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)5 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)7 Lucent Technologies Inc. Officer Long-Term Disability and
Survivor Protection Plan (Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)8 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Transition Period ended
September 30, 1996).*
(10)(iii)(A)8 Employment Agreement of Mr. Verwaayen dated June 12, 1997
(Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)(1)) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 1997).*
(10)(iii)(A)9 Employment Agreement of Ms. Hopkins dated April 21, 2000
(Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2000).
(10)(iii)(A)10 Description of the Lucent Technologies Inc. Supplemental
Pension Plan. (Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)13 to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)11 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1999 Stock Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)14 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).*
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EXHIBIT
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(10)(iii)(A)12 Lucent Technologies Inc. Voluntary Life Insurance Plan
(Exhibit 10(iii)(A)15 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 1998).
(12) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(21) List of subsidiaries of Lucent Technologies Inc.
(23) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(24) Powers of Attorney executed by officers and directors who
signed this report.
(27) Financial Data Schedule.
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
The Company will furnish, without charge, to a security holder upon request
a copy of the proxy statement, portions of which are incorporated herein by
reference thereto. The Company will furnish any other exhibit at cost.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K during the last quarter of the fiscal year covered
by this Report:
On July 20, 2000 Lucent filed a report on Form 8-K announcing its plan to
spin off its microelectronics business which includes the optoelectronics
components and integrated circuits (IC) divisions, into a separate new company,
later named Agere Systems Inc.
On July 28, 2000 Lucent filed a report on Form 8-K which presented the pro
forma financial statements reflecting the treatment of the enterprise networks
business (Avaya) as discontinued operations pursuant to Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 30 "Reporting the Results of Operation -- Reporting the
Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and
Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions ("APB 30")." These statements
include Lucent's pro forma Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months
ended March 31, 2000 and March 31, 1999 and the three years ended September 30,
1999, 1998 and 1997 and pro forma Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2000
and September 30, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By: /s/ JAMES S. LUSK
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James S. Lusk
Principal Accounting Officer
December 27, 2000
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Principal Executive Officer
Henry B. Schacht
Chief Executive Officer
Principal Financial Officer
Deborah C. Hopkins
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Principal Accounting Officer By: /s/ JAMES S. LUSK
James S. Lusk ----------------------------------------
Principal Accounting Officer James S. Lusk
(attorney-in-fact)
December 27, 2000
Directors
Paul A. Allaire
Betsy S. Atkins
Carla A. Hills
Henry B. Schacht
Franklin A. Thomas
John A. Young
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
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Report of Independent Accountants........................... 47
Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three
years in the period ended September 30, 2000.............. 48
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2000 and
1999...................................................... 49
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareowners' Equity
for each of the three years in the period ended September
30, 2000.................................................. 50
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three
years in the period ended September 30, 2000.............. 52
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................. 53
Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for each
of the three years in the period ended September 30,
2000...................................................... 82
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and
Shareowners of Lucent Technologies Inc.:
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying
index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Lucent
Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries at September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended September 30, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion,
the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial
statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the
Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2000 the
Company changed its accounting method for computer software developed or
obtained for internal use. Also, as discussed in Note 12, in 1999 the Company
changed its method for calculating annual net pension and postretirement benefit
costs.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
December 20, 2000
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS,
EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Revenues.................................................... $33,813 $30,617 $24,367
Costs....................................................... 19,539 15,605 12,938
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Gross margin................................................ 14,274 15,012 11,429
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative....................... 6,266 5,806 4,424
Research and development.................................. 4,018 4,220 3,667
Purchased in-process research and development............. 1,005 292 1,385
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Total operating expenses.................................... 11,289 10,318 9,476
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Operating income............................................ 2,985 4,694 1,953
Other income -- net......................................... 366 402 110
Interest expense............................................ 348 318 143
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Income from continuing operations before provision for
income taxes.............................................. 3,003 4,778 1,920
Provision for income taxes.................................. 1,322 1,752 1,151
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Income from continuing operations........................... 1,681 3,026 769
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax
(benefit) provision of ($78), $256 and $347,
respectively)............................................. (462) 455 296
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Income before cumulative effect of accounting change........ 1,219 3,481 1,065
Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of income taxes
of $842).................................................. -- 1,308 --
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Net income.................................................. $ 1,219 $ 4,789 $ 1,065
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Earnings (loss) per common share -- basic
Income from continuing operations......................... $ 0.52 $ 0.97 $ 0.25
Income (loss) from discontinued operations................ (0.14) 0.15 0.10
Cumulative effect of accounting change.................... -- 0.42 --
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Net income................................................ $ 0.38 $ 1.54 $ 0.35
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Earnings (loss) per common share -- diluted
Income from continuing operations......................... $ 0.51 $ 0.94 $ 0.25
Income (loss) from discontinued operations................ (0.14) 0.14 0.09
Cumulative effect of accounting change.................... -- 0.41 --
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Net income................................................ $ 0.37 $ 1.49 $ 0.34
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding -- basic...................................... 3,232.3 3,101.8 3,025.3
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding -- diluted.................................... 3,325.9 3,218.5 3,110.6
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
2000 1999
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS,
EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 1,467 $ 1,686
Receivables less allowances of $501 in 2000 and $318 in
1999...................................................... 9,558 8,799
Inventories................................................. 5,677 4,240
Contracts in process, net of progress billings of $6,744 in
2000 and $5,565 in 1999................................... 1,881 1,102
Deferred income taxes -- net................................ 1,165 1,472
Other current assets........................................ 1,742 1,941
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Total current assets........................................ 21,490 19,240
Property, plant and equipment -- net........................ 7,084 6,219
Prepaid pension costs....................................... 6,440 5,459
Capitalized software development costs...................... 688 436
Goodwill and other acquired intangibles, net of accumulated
amortization of $1,072 in 2000 and $502 in 1999........... 9,945 960
Other assets................................................ 3,145 2,151
Net assets of discontinued operations....................... -- 907
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Total assets................................................ $48,792 $35,372
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable............................................ $ 2,813 $ 2,537
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities..................... 1,210 1,788
Debt maturing within one year............................... 3,483 1,705
Other current liabilities................................... 3,371 3,120
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Total current liabilities................................... 10,877 9,150
Postretirement and postemployment benefit liabilities....... 5,548 5,651
Long-term debt.............................................. 3,076 4,162
Deferred income taxes -- net................................ 1,266 870
Other liabilities........................................... 1,853 1,603
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Total liabilities........................................... 22,620 21,436
Commitments and contingencies
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock -- par value $1 per share
Authorized shares: 250,000,000............................ -- --
Issued and outstanding shares: none
Common stock -- par value $.01 per share
Authorized shares: 10,000,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares:
3,384,332,104 at September 30, 2000;
3,142,537,636 at September 30, 1999....................... 34 31
Additional paid-in capital.................................. 20,390 7,994
Guaranteed ESOP obligation.................................. (16) (33)
Retained earnings........................................... 6,129 6,188
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)............... (365) (244)
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Total shareowners' equity................................... 26,172 13,936
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Total liabilities and shareowners' equity................... $48,792 $35,372
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
ACCUMULATED
OTHER
ADDITIONAL GUARANTEED COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL
PREFERRED COMMON PAID-IN ESOP RETAINED INCOME SHAREOWNERS'
STOCK STOCK CAPITAL OBLIGATION EARNINGS (LOSS) EQUITY
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- -------- ------------- ------------
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Balance at October 1, 1997.............. $-- $30 $ 4,058 $ (77) $ 708 $ (149) $ 4,570
-- --- ------- ------ ------- ------ --------
Net Income (excluding undistributed
S-Corporation earnings)............... 980
Reclassification of undistributed
earnings of S-Corporation............. 85
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............................ (89)
Unrealized holding losses on certain
investments........................... (37)
Minimum pension liability adjustment.... (8)
Dividends declared...................... (201)
Amortization of ESOP obligation......... 28
Issuance of common stock................ 1 654
Tax benefit from employee stock
options............................... 287
Issuance of common stock and conversion
of stock options for acquisitions..... 1,525
Conversion of common stock related to
acquisitions.......................... 186
S-Corporation distributions............. (26)
Other................................... 5
-- --- ------- ------ ------- ------ --------
Total comprehensive income..............
Balance at September 30, 1998........... -- 31 6,774 (49) 1,487 (283) 7,960
-- --- ------- ------ ------- ------ --------
Net Income (excluding undistributed
S-Corporation earnings)............... 4,781
Reclassification of undistributed
earnings of S-Corporation............. 8
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............................ (33)
Unrealized holding gains on certain
investments (net of tax of $235)...... 307
Reclassification adjustment for realized
holding gains on certain investments
(net of tax of $178).................. (246)
Minimum pension liability adjustment
(net of tax of $6).................... 11
Effect of immaterial poolings........... 106 (26)
Dividends declared...................... (222)
Amortization of ESOP obligation......... 16
Issuance of common stock................ 745
Tax benefit from employee stock
options............................... 394
Adjustment to conform pooled companies'
fiscal year........................... 170
S-Corporation distributions............. (40)
Other................................... 7 (2)
-- --- ------- ------ ------- ------ --------
Total comprehensive income..............
Balance at September 30, 1999........... -- 31 7,994 (33) 6,188 (244) 13,936
-- --- ------- ------ ------- ------ --------
TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
-------------
Balance at October 1, 1997..............
Net Income (excluding undistributed
S-Corporation earnings)............... $ 980
Reclassification of undistributed
earnings of S-Corporation............. 85
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............................ (89)
Unrealized holding losses on certain
investments........................... (37)
Minimum pension liability adjustment.... (8)
Dividends declared......................
Amortization of ESOP obligation.........
Issuance of common stock................
Tax benefit from employee stock
options...............................
Issuance of common stock and conversion
of stock options for acquisitions.....
Conversion of common stock related to
acquisitions..........................
S-Corporation distributions.............
Other...................................
------
Total comprehensive income.............. 931
Balance at September 30, 1998...........
------
Net Income (excluding undistributed
S-Corporation earnings)............... 4,781
Reclassification of undistributed
earnings of S-Corporation............. 8
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............................ (33)
Unrealized holding gains on certain
investments (net of tax of $235)...... 307
Reclassification adjustment for realized
holding gains on certain investments
(net of tax of $178).................. (246)
Minimum pension liability adjustment
(net of tax of $6).................... 11
Effect of immaterial poolings...........
Dividends declared......................
Amortization of ESOP obligation.........
Issuance of common stock................
Tax benefit from employee stock
options...............................
Adjustment to conform pooled companies'
fiscal year...........................
S-Corporation distributions.............
Other...................................
------
Total comprehensive income.............. 4,828
Balance at September 30, 1999...........
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY -- (CONTINUED)
ACCUMULATED
OTHER
ADDITIONAL GUARANTEED COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL
PREFERRED COMMON PAID-IN ESOP RETAINED INCOME SHAREOWNERS'
STOCK STOCK CAPITAL OBLIGATION EARNINGS (LOSS) EQUITY
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- -------- ------------- ------------
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Net Income.............................. 1,219
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............................ (185)
Reclassification of foreign currency
translation losses realized upon
spin-off of Avaya..................... 64
Unrealized holding gains on certain
investments (net of tax of $124)...... 190
Reclassification adjustments for
realized holding gains on certain
investments (net of tax of $126)...... (194)
Minimum pension liability adjustment
(net of tax of $1).................... 2
Effect of immaterial poolings........... 25 (26)
Issuance of stock by subsidiaries and
investees............................. 7
Dividends declared...................... (254)
Amortization of ESOP obligation......... 11
Issuance of common stock................ 1,397
Tax benefit from employee stock
options............................... 1,064
Issuance of common stock and conversion
of stock options for acquisitions..... 3 9,901
Adjustment to conform pooled company's
fiscal year........................... 11
Other................................... 2
Spin-off of Avaya....................... 6 (1,009) 2
-- --- ------- ------ ------- ------ --------
Total comprehensive income..............
Balance at September 30, 2000........... $-- $34 $20,390 $ (16) $ 6,129 $ (365) $ 26,172
== === ======= ====== ======= ====== ========
TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
-------------
Net Income.............................. 1,219
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............................ (185)
Reclassification of foreign currency
translation losses realized upon
spin-off of Avaya..................... 64
Unrealized holding gains on certain
investments (net of tax of $124)...... 190
Reclassification adjustments for
realized holding gains on certain
investments (net of tax of $126)...... (194)
Minimum pension liability adjustment
(net of tax of $1).................... 2
Effect of immaterial poolings...........
Issuance of stock by subsidiaries and
investees.............................
Dividends declared......................
Amortization of ESOP obligation.........
Issuance of common stock................
Tax benefit from employee stock
options...............................
Issuance of common stock and conversion
of stock options for acquisitions.....
Adjustment to conform pooled company's
fiscal year...........................
Other...................................
Spin-off of Avaya.......................
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Total comprehensive income.............. $1,096
Balance at September 30, 2000...........
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-----------------------------
2000 1999 1998
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income.................................................. $ 1,219 $ 4,789 $ 1,065
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net....... (462) 455 296
Less: Cumulative effect of accounting change................ -- 1,308 --
------- ------- -------
Income from continuing operations........................... 1,681 3,026 769
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations
to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Business restructuring reversal........................... (5) (108) (77)
Asset impairment and other charges........................ -- 236 --
Depreciation and amortization............................. 2,318 1,580 1,228
Provision for uncollectibles.............................. 252 67 129
Tax benefit from employee stock options................... 1,064 394 287
Deferred income taxes..................................... 466 974 88
Purchased in-process research and development............. 1,005 19 1,385
Adjustment to conform pooled companies' fiscal years...... 11 170 --
Increase in receivables -- net............................ (1,828) (3,250) (1,765)
Increase in inventories and contracts in process.......... (2,340) (1,699) (199)
Increase in accounts payable.............................. 266 727 88
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities......... (1,192) (2,280) (20)
Other adjustments for non-cash items -- net............... (1,394) (818) (461)
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of
continuing operations..................................... 304 (962) 1,452
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures........................................ (2,701) (2,042) (1,615)
Proceeds from the sale or disposal of property, plant and
equipment................................................. 29 80 44
Purchases of investments.................................... (745) (920) (1,385)
Sales or maturity of investments............................ 838 1,394 838
Dispositions of businesses.................................. 250 44 329
Acquisitions of businesses -- net of cash acquired.......... (156) (268) (837)
Other investing activities -- net........................... 5 (70) (71)
------- ------- -------
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing
operations................................................ (2,480) (1,782) (2,697)
------- ------- -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of long-term debt................................ (405) (16) (98)
Issuance of long-term debt.................................. 72 2,193 375
Proceeds from issuance of common stock...................... 1,444 725 659
Dividends paid.............................................. (255) (222) (201)
S-Corporation distribution to stockholder................... -- (40) (26)
Increase in short-term borrowings -- net.................... 1,355 705 143
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing
operations................................................ 2,211 3,345 852
------- ------- -------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents............................................... 10 41 (67)
------- ------- -------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) CONTINUING OPERATIONS........ 45 642 (460)
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations...... (264) (100) 84
------- ------- -------
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS........ (219) 542 (376)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year.............. 1,686 1,144 1,520
------- ------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year.................... $ 1,467 $ 1,686 $ 1,144
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On September 30, 2000, Lucent Technologies Inc. (the "Company") spun off
its Enterprise Networks business ("Avaya"). This transaction resulted in a
distribution of Avaya common stock to each holder of Lucent common stock of
record as of September 20, 2000. As a result of this transaction, the
Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes have been restated to
present the results of this business as discontinued operations (see Note 3).
In fiscal year 2000, the Company merged with Excel Switching Corporation
and International Network Services ("INS"). In fiscal year 1999, the Company
merged with Ascend Communications, Inc. and Kenan Systems Corporation. These
mergers have been accounted for under the "pooling-of-interests" method of
accounting, therefore, the Consolidated Financial Statements of Lucent were
restated for all periods prior to the mergers to include the accounts and
operations of Excel, INS, Ascend and Kenan (see Note 4).
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The Consolidated Financial Statements include all majority-owned
subsidiaries in which Lucent exercises control. Investments in which Lucent
exercises significant influence, but which it does not control (generally a 20%
to 50% ownership interest), are accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the period reported.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are used in
accounting for, among other things, long-term contracts, allowances for
uncollectible receivables, inventory obsolescence, product warranty,
depreciation, employee benefits, taxes, restructuring reserves and
contingencies. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the
effects of revisions are reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements in
the period they are determined to be necessary.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
For operations outside the U.S. that prepare financial statements in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar, results of operations and cash flows are
translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and
liabilities are translated at end-of-period exchange rates. Translation
adjustments are included as a separate component of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) in shareowners' equity.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue is generally recognized when all significant contractual
obligations have been satisfied and collection of the resulting receivable is
reasonably assured. Revenue from product sales of hardware and software is
recognized at time of delivery and acceptance and after consideration of all the
terms and conditions of the customer contract. Sales of services are recognized
at time of performance, and rental revenue is recognized proportionately over
the contract term. Revenues and estimated profits on long-term contracts are
generally recognized under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting
using either a units-of-delivery or a cost-to-cost methodology; profit estimates
are revised periodically based on changes in facts; any losses on contracts are
recognized immediately.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred. However,
the costs incurred for the development of computer software that will be sold,
leased or otherwise marketed are capitalized when technological feasibility has
been established. These capitalized costs are subject to an ongoing assessment
of recoverability based on anticipated future revenues and changes in hardware
and software technologies. Costs that are capitalized include direct labor and
related overhead.
Amortization of capitalized software development costs begins when the
product is available for general release. Amortization is provided on a
product-by-product basis on either the straight-line method over periods not
exceeding two years or the sales ratio method. Unamortized capitalized software
development costs determined to be in excess of net realizable value of the
product are expensed immediately.
Effective October 1, 1999, Lucent adopted Statement of Position 98-1,
"Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use" ("SOP 98-1"). As a result, certain costs of computer software
developed or obtained for internal use have been capitalized as part of other
assets and are amortized over a three-year period. The impact of adopting SOP
98-1 was a reduction of costs and operating expenses of $252 for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2000.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or
less are considered to be cash equivalents.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined principally on a
first-in, first-out basis) or market.
CONTRACTS IN PROCESS
Contracts in process are stated at cost plus accrued profits less progress
billings.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is determined using a combination of accelerated and
straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the various asset
classes. Useful lives for buildings and building improvements, furniture and
fixtures and machinery and equipment principally range from 10 to 40 years, five
to 10 years and two to 10 years, respectively.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Lucent uses various financial instruments, including foreign exchange
forward contracts and interest rate swap agreements to manage risk to Lucent by
generating cash flows which offset the cash flows of certain transactions in
foreign currencies or underlying financial instruments in relation to their
amount and timing. Lucent's derivative financial instruments are for purposes
other than trading. Lucent's non-derivative financial instruments include
letters of credit, commitments to extend credit and guarantees of debt. Lucent
generally does not require collateral to support its financial instruments.
GOODWILL AND OTHER ACQUIRED INTANGIBLES
Goodwill and other acquired intangibles are amortized on a straight-line
basis over the periods benefited, principally in the range of 5 to 10 years.
Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable
net assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as purchases.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND OTHER LONG-LIVED ASSETS
Goodwill and other long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever
events such as product discontinuance, plant closures, product dispositions or
other changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be
recoverable. When such events occur, Lucent compares the carrying amount of the
assets to undiscounted expected future cash flows. If this comparison indicates
that there is an impairment, the amount of the impairment is typically
calculated using discounted expected future cash flows. The discount rate
applied to these cash flows is based on Lucent's weighted average cost of
capital, which represents the blended after-tax costs of debt and equity.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2000
presentation.
3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On September 30, 2000, Lucent completed the spin-off of Avaya in a tax-free
distribution to its shareowners. Each Lucent shareowner received one share of
Avaya common stock for every 12 shares of Lucent common stock held on the record
date of September 20, 2000. Avaya represented a significant segment of Lucent's
business.
Pursuant to Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the
Results of Operations -- Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a
Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and
Transactions"("APB 30"), the Consolidated Financial Statements of Lucent have
been reclassified to reflect the spin-off of Avaya. Accordingly, the revenues,
costs and expenses, assets and liabilities, and cash flows of Avaya spun off
have been segregated in the Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated
Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The net operating
results, net assets and net cash flows of this business have been reported as
"Discontinued Operations." The historical carrying amount of the net assets
transferred to Avaya on the spin-off date has been recorded as a stock dividend
of $1,009.
Following is summarized financial information for the discontinued
operations:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------
2000 1999 1998
------ ------ ------
Revenues................................................. $7,607 $8,157 $7,741
====== ====== ======
Income from discontinued operations(1) (after applicable
income taxes of $160, $256, and $347, respectively).... 303 455 296
Loss on disposal of business(2) (after applicable income
tax benefit of $238)................................... (765) -- --
------ ------ ------
Income (loss) from discontinued operations............... $ (462) $ 455 $ 296
====== ====== ======
SEPTEMBER 30,
1999
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Current assets.............................................. $3,043
Total assets................................................ 4,955
Current liabilities......................................... 2,758
Total liabilities........................................... 4,048
Net assets of discontinued operations....................... 907
- - - - ---------------
(1) Income from discontinued operations includes an allocation of Lucent's
interest expense totaling $64, $91 and $112 for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively based upon the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
amount of debt being assumed by Avaya. Approximately $780 of commercial
paper borrowings was assumed by Avaya as part of the spin-off transaction.
(2) The loss on disposal of Avaya recorded in the Company's results for the year
ended September 30, 2000 reflects the costs directly associated with the
spin-off and the net loss of Avaya between the measurement date and the spin
date of September 30, 2000. The costs reflect those components of the Avaya
reorganization plan, including a business restructuring charge and
directly-related asset write-downs of $545 recorded during the year, along
with transaction costs of $56 for the spin-off. Major components of this
charge include $365 for employee separation and $101 for real estate
consolidation.
Included in the net assets transferred to Avaya at September 30, 2000 were
reserves of $499 associated with remaining actions under the reorganization
plan, principally for employee separation and real estate consolidation. Avaya
is responsible for completing the plan.
4. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Acquisitions
The following table presents information about acquisitions by Lucent in
the fiscal years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998. All of these
acquisitions were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and the
acquired technology valuation included existing technology, purchased in-process
research and development ("IPRD") and other intangibles. All IPRD charges were
recorded in the quarter in which the transaction was completed. On a pro forma
basis, if the following fiscal 2000 acquisitions had occurred on October 1,
1999, the amortization of goodwill and other acquired intangibles would have
increased by approximately $931 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000.
PURCHASED
ACQUISITION PURCHASE EXISTING OTHER IPRD
DATE PRICE GOODWILL TECHNOLOGY INTANGIBLES (AFTER-TAX)
----------- --------------- -------- ---------- ----------- -----------
2000
Spring Tide(1)....... 9/00 $1,315 $1,075 $143 $ 14 $131
Stock & options
Chromatis(2)......... 6/00 4,756 4,223 n/a 186 428
Stock & options
Herrmann(3).......... 6/00 432 384 52 16 34
Stock & options
Ortel(4)............. 4/00 2,998 2,554 171 24 307
Stock & options
Agere(5)............. 4/00 377 303 n/a n/a 94
Stock & options
DeltaKabel(6)........ 4/00 52 56 n/a n/a n/a
Cash
VTC Inc.(7).......... 3/00 104 46 31 7 7
Cash
1999
Stratus(8)........... 10/98 $917 $ 0 $130 $ 4 $267*
Stock & options
Other(9)............. various 217 146 22 12 37
Cash & notes
AMORTIZATION PERIOD (IN YEARS)
-----------------------------------
EXISTING OTHER
GOODWILL TECHNOLOGY INTANGIBLES
-------- ---------- -----------
2000
Spring Tide(1)....... 7 7 7
Chromatis(2)......... 7 n/a 2-7
Herrmann(3).......... 8 7 7
Ortel(4)............. 9 7.5 4-9
Agere(5)............. 7 n/a n/a
DeltaKabel(6)........ 6 n/a n/a
VTC Inc.(7).......... 7 5 7
1999
Stratus(8)........... n/a 10 3
Other(9)............. 4-10 4-7 4-8
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
PURCHASED
ACQUISITION PURCHASE EXISTING OTHER IPRD
DATE PRICE GOODWILL TECHNOLOGY INTANGIBLES (AFTER-TAX)
----------- --------------- -------- ---------- ----------- -----------
1998
Yurie(10)............ 5/98 $1,056 $ 292 $ 40 n/a $620
Cash & options
Livingston(11)....... 12/97 610 114 69 n/a 427
Stock & options
Other(12)............ various 131 39 36 7 59
Cash
AMORTIZATION PERIOD (IN YEARS)
-----------------------------------
EXISTING OTHER
GOODWILL TECHNOLOGY INTANGIBLES
-------- ---------- -----------
1998
Yurie(10)............ 7 5 n/a
Livingston(11)....... 5 8 n/a
Other(12)............ 5-10 5-10 10
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(1) Spring Tide Networks was a provider of network switching equipment.
(2) Chromatis Networks Inc. was a supplier of metropolitan optical networking
systems.
(3) Herrmann Technology, Inc. was a supplier of devices for next-generation
dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical networks.
(4) Ortel Corporation was a developer of optoelectronic components for cable TV
networks.
(5) Agere, Inc. was a developer of programmable network processor technology.
(6) DeltaKabel Telecom cv was a developer of cable modem and Internet protocol
(IP) telephony solutions for the European market.
(7) VTC, Inc. was a supplier of semiconductor components to computer hard disk
drive manufacturers.
(8) Stratus Computer, Inc. was a manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer
systems, acquired by Ascend.
(9) Other acquisitions include the Ethernet LAN business of Enable
Semiconductor ("Enable Ethernet"); Sybarus Technologies; WaveAccess Ltd.;
Quadritek Systems, Inc.; XNT Systems, Inc.; Quantum Telecom Solutions,
Inc.; and InterCall Communications and Consulting, Inc.
(10) Yurie Systems, Inc. was a provider of ATM access technology and equipment
for data, voice and video networking.
(11) Livingston Enterprises, Inc. was a global provider of equipment used by
Internet service providers to connect their subscribers to the Internet.
(12) Other acquisitions include JNA Telecommunications Limited, MassMedia
Communications,Inc. and Optimay GmbH.
n/a Not applicable.
* $24 of purchased in-process research and development was subsequently reversed
in March 1999.
In connection with the acquisitions of Spring Tide and Chromatis, certain
key employees are entitled to receive additional Lucent common stock based on
the achievement of specified milestones. The value of such stock, if
distributed, will be recorded as compensation expense.
In connection with the acquisition of Herrmann, certain stockholders are
entitled to receive additional Lucent common stock based on the achievement of
specified milestones. If distributed, a portion will be recorded as compensation
expense and a portion will be recorded as additional goodwill.
Included in the purchase price for the acquisitions was IPRD, which was a
non-cash charge to earnings as this technology had not reached technological
feasibility and had no future alternative use. The remaining purchase price was
allocated to tangible assets and intangible assets, including goodwill and other
acquired intangibles, less liabilities assumed.
The value allocated to IPRD was determined using an income approach that
included an excess earnings analysis reflecting the appropriate cost of capital
for the investment. Estimates of future cash flows related to the IPRD were made
for each project based on Lucent's estimates of revenue, operating expenses and
income
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
taxes from the project. These estimates were consistent with historical pricing,
margins and expense levels for similar products.
Revenues were estimated based on relevant market size and growth factors,
expected industry trends, individual product sales cycles and the estimated life
of each product's underlying technology. Estimated operating expenses, income
taxes and charges for the use of contributory assets were deducted from
estimated revenues to determine estimated after-tax cash flows for each project.
Estimated operating expenses include cost of goods sold; selling, general and
administrative expenses; and research and development expenses. The research and
development expenses include estimated costs to maintain the products once they
have been introduced into the market and generate revenues and costs to complete
the in-process research and development.
The discount rates utilized to discount the projected cash flows were based
on consideration of Lucent's weighted average cost of capital, as well as other
factors including the useful life of each project, the anticipated profitability
of each project, the uncertainty of technology advances that were known at the
time and the stage of completion of each project.
Management is primarily responsible for estimating the fair value of the
assets and liabilities acquired, and has conducted due diligence in determining
the fair value. Management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses resulting from such
acquisitions. Actual results could differ from those amounts.
TeraBeam Corporation
On April 9, 2000, Lucent and TeraBeam Corporation entered into an agreement
to develop TeraBeam's fiberless optical networking system that provides
high-speed data networking between local and wide area networks. Under the
agreement, Lucent paid cash and contributed research and development assets,
intellectual property, and free-space optical products, valued in the aggregate
at $450. Lucent owns 30 percent of the venture that will develop the fiberless
optical networking system, which is accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. Lucent will also be a preferred supplier of optical components,
networking equipment and professional services to TeraBeam. In addition, under
certain conditions, Lucent will have the right to purchase TeraBeam's equity
interest in the venture. A total of $189 was allocated to goodwill and other
acquired intangibles to be amortized over five years.
Ignitus Communications LLC
On April 4, 2000, Lucent acquired the remaining 44 percent of Ignitus
Communications LLC, a start-up company that focuses on high-speed optical
communications at the network edge, for approximately $33. Lucent previously
owned 56 percent of the company.
SpecTran Corporation
On July 21, 1999, Lucent began its cash tender offer for the outstanding
shares of SpecTran Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of specialty optical
fiber and fiber-optic products. The tender offer expired on August 31, 1999, and
Lucent thereafter accepted and paid for shares giving it a 61 percent interest
in SpecTran. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting. On February 4, 2000, Lucent acquired the remaining shares of
SpecTran, resulting in a total purchase price of approximately $68.
Pooling-of-Interests Mergers
The following table presents information about certain mergers by Lucent
accounted for under the pooling-of-interests method of accounting in the fiscal
years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999. As a result,
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
Lucent's financial statements have been restated for all periods prior to the
mergers to include the accounts and operations of those companies.
TOTAL SHARES
MERGER OF COMMON STOCK
ACQUISITION DATE ISSUED DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
- - - - ----------- ------ --------------- -----------------------
2000:
Excel................................ 11/99 22 million Developer of programmable switches
INS(1)............................... 10/99 49 million Provider of network consulting,
design and integration services
1999:
Ascend(2)............................ 6/99 371 million Developer, manufacturer and seller
of wide area networking solutions
Kenan................................ 2/99 26 million Developer of third-party billing
and customer care software
- - - - ---------------
(1) INS previously had a June 30 fiscal year-end. In order to conform the fiscal
year-ends for INS and Lucent, INS's results of operations and cash flows for
the three months ended September 30, 1999, were not reflected in Lucent's
financial statements for the first fiscal quarter of 2000. INS's revenue and
net income for the three months ended September 30, 1999 were $100 and $11,
respectively. The Consolidated Balance Sheet of Lucent at September 30,
2000, includes an adjustment to retained earnings to reflect the income
recognized by INS for the three months ended September 30, 1999.
(2) Lucent assumed Ascend stock options equivalent to approximately 65 million
shares of Lucent common stock. In connection with the merger, Lucent
recorded a third fiscal quarter 1999 charge to operating expenses of
approximately $79 (non-tax deductible) for merger-related costs, primarily
fees for investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and financial printing.
Ascend's historical revenue and net loss for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1998 were $1,478 and $20, respectively. For the nine months ended June
30, 1999, Ascend's historical revenue and net income of $1,610 and $66,
respectively, are included in Lucent's historical revenues and income from
continuing operations, respectively, for the year ended September 30, 1999.
Intercompany transactions between Lucent and Ascend for the nine months
ended June 30, 1999 of $138 and $86 have been eliminated from revenues and
income from continuing operations, respectively, for the year ended
September 30, 1999.
Lucent has also completed other pooling transactions. The historical
operations of these entities were not material to Lucent's consolidated results
of operations either on an individual or aggregate basis; therefore, prior
periods have not been restated for these mergers.
5. RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB
101"). SAB 101 provides guidance on the recognition, presentation and disclosure
of revenues in financial statements and requires adoption no later than the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
SAB 101 and its related interpretations to determine the effect it will have on
the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 133"). SFAS 133 requires
the recognition of the fair value of all derivative instruments on the balance
sheet. Subsequent to the issuance of SFAS 133, the FASB received many requests
to clarify certain issues causing difficulties in implementation. In June 2000,
the FASB issued SFAS 138, which responds to those requests by amending certain
provisions of SFAS 133. These amendments include allowing foreign-
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
currency denominated assets and liabilities to qualify for hedge accounting,
permitting the offsetting of certain interentity foreign currency exposures that
reduce the need for third-party derivatives and redefining the nature of
interest rate risk to avoid sources of ineffectiveness. Lucent is adopting SFAS
133 and the corresponding amendments under SFAS 138 effective as of October 1,
2000. The impact of adopting SFAS 133, as amended by SFAS 138, is not
significant.
6. SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------
2000 1999 1998
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INCLUDED IN COSTS AND OPERATING EXPENSES
Amortization of software development costs.................. $ 396 $ 235 $ 210
====== ====== =====
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment............... $1,370 $1,169 $ 882
====== ====== =====
INCLUDED IN SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Amortization of goodwill and other acquired intangibles..... $ 551 $ 310 $ 105
====== ====== =====
OTHER INCOME -- NET
Interest income............................................. $ 125 $ 133 $ 122
Minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries.............. (50) (27) (24)
Net equity losses from investments.......................... (27) (23) (207)
(Loss) gains on foreign currency transactions............... (12) 1 (51)
Net gain on sales and settlements of financial
instruments............................................... 361 302 38
Gain on businesses sold..................................... 54 16 208
Miscellaneous -- net........................................ (85) -- 24
------ ------ -----
Other income -- net......................................... $ 366 $ 402 $ 110
====== ====== =====
DEDUCTED FROM INTEREST EXPENSE
Capitalized interest........................................ $ 20 $ 20 $ 17
====== ====== =====
SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999
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INVENTORIES
Completed goods............................................. $ 2,976 $ 2,374
Work in process and raw materials........................... 2,701 1,866
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Inventories................................................. $ 5,677 $ 4,240
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT -- NET
Land and improvements....................................... $ 367 $ 328
Buildings and improvements.................................. 3,773 3,601
Machinery, electronic and other equipment................... 10,085 9,060
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Total property, plant and equipment......................... 14,225 12,989
Less: Accumulated depreciation.............................. 7,141 6,770
------- -------
Property, plant and equipment -- net........................ $ 7,084 $ 6,219
======= =======
INCLUDED IN OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Advance billings, progress payments and customer deposits... $ 855 $ 719
======= =======
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------
2000 1999 1998
----- ----- -------
Interest payments, net of amounts capitalized............... $364 $316 $ 159
==== ==== ======
Income tax payments, net.................................... $ 72 $774 $ 406
==== ==== ======
Acquisitions of businesses:
Fair value of assets acquired, net of cash acquired......... $165 $398 $1,748
Less: Fair value of liabilities assumed..................... 9 130 911
---- ---- ------
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired............ $156 $268 $ 837
==== ==== ======
On October 1, 1997, Lucent contributed its Consumer Products business to a
new venture formed by Lucent and Philips Electronics N.V. in exchange for 40
percent ownership of Philips Consumer Communications ("PCC"). On October 22,
1998, Lucent and Philips announced their intention to end the PCC venture and
agreed to regain control of their original businesses. The results of operations
and net assets of the remaining businesses Lucent previously contributed to PCC
have been consolidated as of October 1, 1998. However, for the years ended
September 30, 1999 and 1998, the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows exclude
both the contribution and the regaining of Lucent's Consumer Products business.
For the year ended September 30, 1999, costs and operating expenses include
a $236 charge primarily associated with asset impairments and
integration-related charges related to the Ascend and Nexabit mergers.
7. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the sum of the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus all additional common
shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive securities or
common stock equivalents had been issued.
The following table reconciles the number of shares used in the earnings
per share calculations:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------------
2000 1999 1998
-------- -------- --------
(NUMBER OF SHARES IN MILLIONS)
Common shares -- basic.................................. 3,232.3 3,101.8 3,025.3
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options......................................... 88.5 109.5 78.4
Other................................................. 5.1 7.2 6.9
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Common shares -- diluted................................ 3,325.9 3,218.5 3,110.6
======= ======= =======
Options excluded from the computation of earnings per
share -- diluted since option exercise price was
greater than the average market price of the common
shares for the period................................. 41.0 5.5 14.0
======= ======= =======
8. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income, which is displayed in the Consolidated Statements of
Changes in Shareowners' Equity, represents net income plus the results of
certain shareowners' equity changes not reflected in the Consolidated Statements
of Income.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
The after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
are as follows:
TOTAL
FOREIGN UNREALIZED MINIMUM ACCUMULATED
CURRENCY HOLDING PENSION OTHER
TRANSLATION GAINS/ LIABILITY COMPREHENSIVE
ADJUSTMENT (LOSSES) ADJUSTMENT INCOME/(LOSS)
----------- ---------- ---------- -------------
Beginning balance October 1,
1997.............................. $(191) $ 55 $(13) $(149)
Current-period change............... (89) (37) (8) (134)
----- ---- ---- -----
Ending balance, September 30,
1998.............................. $(280) $ 18 $(21) $(283)
Current-period change............... (33) 61 11 39
----- ---- ---- -----
Ending balance, September 30,
1999.............................. $(313) $ 79 $(10) $(244)
Current-period change............... (185) (4) 2 (187)
Amounts transferred to Avaya........ 64 -- 2 66
----- ---- ---- -----
Ending balance, September 30,
2000.............................. $(434) $ 75 $ (6) $(365)
===== ==== ==== =====
Foreign currency translation adjustments are not currently adjusted for
income taxes since they relate to indefinite investments in non-U.S.
subsidiaries.
9. BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In the fourth quarter of calendar year 1995, a pre-tax charge of $2,655 was
recorded to cover restructuring costs of $2,467 and asset impairment and other
charges of $188. The restructuring plans included the exit of certain businesses
as well as consolidating and re-engineering numerous corporate and business unit
operations.
Total deductions to Lucent's business restructuring reserves were $16 and
$184 for the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Included in
these deductions were cash payments of $11 and $61 for the years ended September
30, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and non-cash related charges of $15 for the
year ended September 30, 1999. The non-cash related charges were primarily
related to assets for product lines and businesses that Lucent exited as part of
its restructuring activities. The related costs were included in the 1995
restructuring plan. The assets did not benefit activities that were to continue,
nor were they used to generate future revenues. The reserves were charged as the
product lines and businesses were exited during 1999. In addition, during 1999
Lucent reversed $108 of business restructuring reserves primarily related to
favorable experience in employee separations, as well as to other projects being
completed at a cost lower than originally estimated for the year ended September
30, 1999. As of September 30, 1999, all restructuring plans were substantially
completed.
10. INCOME TAXES
The following table presents the principal reasons for the difference
between the effective tax rate on continuing operations and the U.S. federal
statutory income tax rate:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------
2000 1999 1998
----- ----- -----
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate...................... 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax
effect.................................................... 1.7% 2.3% 3.1%
Foreign earnings and dividends taxed at different rates..... (1.1)% (0.1)% 1.0%
Research credits............................................ (3.5)% (2.5)% (3.2)%
Acquisition-related costs(1)................................ 14.2% 3.9% 25.9%
Other differences -- net.................................... (2.3)% (1.9)% (1.9)%
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------
2000 1999 1998
----- ----- -----
Effective income tax rate................................... 44.0% 36.7% 59.9%
Effective income tax rate excluding acquisition-related
costs(1).................................................. 29.8% 32.8% 34.0%
- - - - ---------------
(1) Includes non-tax deductible purchased in-process research and development,
goodwill amortization and merger-related costs.
The following table presents the U.S. and non-U.S. components of income
before income taxes and the provision for income taxes:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------
2000 1999 1998
------ ------ ------
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
U.S. .................................................... $2,349 $4,169 $1,689
Non-U.S. ................................................ 654 609 231
------ ------ ------
Income before income taxes............................... $3,003 $4,778 $1,920
====== ====== ======
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
CURRENT
Federal.................................................. $ 460 $ 476 $ 766
State and local.......................................... 40 8 127
Non-U.S. ................................................ 356 294 170
------ ------ ------
Sub-total.............................................. 856 778 1,063
------ ------ ------
DEFERRED
Federal.................................................. 399 858 36
State and local.......................................... 78 185 42
Non-U.S. ................................................ (11) (69) 10
------ ------ ------
Sub-total.............................................. 466 974 88
------ ------ ------
Provision for income taxes............................... $1,322 $1,752 $1,151
====== ====== ======
As of September 30, 2000, Lucent had tax credit carryforwards of $112 and
federal, state and local, and non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of $138,
all of which expire primarily after the year 2004. As of September 30, 2000,
Lucent has recorded valuation allowances totaling $198 against these
carryforwards primarily in certain foreign jurisdictions where recovery of these
carryforwards is uncertain.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999
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DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS
Employee benefit obligations................................ $2,788 $2,572
Reserves and allowances..................................... 847 855
Net operating loss/credit carryforwards..................... 250 198
Valuation allowance......................................... (198) (148)
Other....................................................... 231 348
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Total deferred tax assets................................... $3,918 $3,825
====== ======
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES
Employee benefit obligations................................ $2,698 $2,176
Property, plant and equipment............................... 497 408
Other....................................................... 824 639
------ ------
Total deferred tax liabilities.............................. $4,019 $3,223
====== ======
Lucent has not provided for U.S. deferred income taxes or foreign
withholding taxes on $3,802 of undistributed earnings of its non-U.S.
subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000, since these earnings are intended to be
reinvested indefinitely.
11. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
2000 1999
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DEBT MATURING WITHIN ONE YEAR
Commercial paper.......................................... $2,475 $ 667
Long-term debt............................................ 765 41
Secured borrowings and other.............................. 243 997
------ ------
Total debt maturing within one year....................... $3,483 $1,705
====== ======
Weighted Average Interest Rates
Commercial paper........................................ 6.3% 5.0%
Long-term debt, secured borrowings and other............ 7.4% 9.6%
Lucent had revolving credit facilities at September 30, 2000 aggregating
$4,731 (a portion of which is used to support Lucent's commercial paper
program), $4,000 with domestic lenders and $731 with foreign lenders. The total
credit facilities available at September 30, 2000 with domestic and foreign
lenders were $4,000 and $455, respectively.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
2000 1999
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LONG-TERM DEBT
6.90% notes due July 15, 2001............................. $ 750 $ 750
7.25% notes due July 15, 2006............................. 750 750
5.50% notes due November 15, 2008......................... 500 500
6.50% debentures due January 15, 2028..................... 300 300
6.45% debentures due March 15, 2029....................... 1,360 1,360
7.70% notes due May 19, 2010.............................. 20 --
8.00% notes due May 18, 2015.............................. 25 --
Long-term lease obligations............................... 62 79
Secured borrowings and other (6.9% and 8.4% weighted
average interest rates, respectively)................... 116 509
Less: Unamortized discount................................ 42 45
------ ------
Total long-term debt...................................... 3,841 4,203
Less: Amounts maturing within one year.................... 765 41
------ ------
Long-term debt............................................ $3,076 $4,162
====== ======
Lucent has an effective shelf registration statement for the issuance of
debt securities up to $1,800, of which $1,755 remains available at September 30,
2000.
The following table shows the aggregate maturities, by year, of the $3,841
in total long-term debt obligations:
SEPTEMBER 30,
- - - - ---------------------------------------------
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 LATER YEARS
- - - - ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----------
$765 $22 $38 $28 $21 $2,967
In 1999, Lucent sold trade accounts receivable and notes receivable to
unaffiliated financial institutions with and without recourse. Certain sales
with recourse were accounted for as secured borrowings and amounted to $1,037 at
September 30, 1999. As a result of these recourse transactions, these
receivables remained in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and increased cash flows
from financing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by $1,037
in the year ended September 30, 1999. These arrangements were terminated in the
year ended September 30, 2000. In 2000, there were no sales of receivables
accounted for as secured borrowings. See Note 16 for further discussion of sales
of receivables.
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Lucent maintains defined benefit pension plans covering the majority of its
employees and retirees, and postretirement benefit plans for retirees that
include health care benefits and life insurance coverage. The
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
following information summarizes activity in the pension and postretirement
benefit plans for the entire Company, including discontinued operations:
PENSION BENEFITS POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
------------------- ------------------------
2000 1999 2000 1999
-------- ------- ---------- ----------
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at October 1.................... $ 27,401 $27,846 $ 8,604 $ 9,193
Service cost....................................... 478 509 67 80
Interest cost...................................... 1,915 1,671 601 537
Actuarial losses(gains)............................ 370 (2,182) 33 (240)
Amendments......................................... (1) 1,534 -- (359)
Benefits paid...................................... (2,294) (1,977) (651) (607)
Benefit obligation assumed by Avaya................ (1,756) -- (412) --
-------- ------- ------- -------
Benefit obligation at September 30................. $ 26,113 $27,401 $ 8,242 $ 8,604
-------- ------- ------- -------
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at October 1............. $ 41,067 $36,191 $ 4,467 $ 3,959
Actual return on plan assets....................... 9,791 7,114 654 776
Company contributions.............................. 19 14 8 29
Benefits paid...................................... (2,294) (1,977) (651) (607)
Assets transferred to Avaya........................ (2,984) -- (255) --
Other (including transfer of assets from pension to
postretirement plans)............................ (337) (275) 334 310
-------- ------- ------- -------
Fair value of plan assets at September 30.......... $ 45,262 $41,067 $ 4,557 $ 4,467
-------- ------- ------- -------
Funded (unfunded) status of the plan............... $ 19,149 $13,666 $(3,685) $(4,137)
Unrecognized prior service cost.................... 2,086 2,583 49 121
Unrecognized transition asset...................... (322) (645) -- --
Unrecognized net gain.............................. (14,499) (9,466) (1,208) (1,014)
-------- ------- ------- -------
Net amount recognized.............................. $ 6,414 $ 6,138 $(4,844) $(5,030)
======== ======= ======= =======
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets consist of:
Prepaid pension costs............................ $ 6,440 $ 5,459 $ -- $ --
Prepaid pension costs allocated to discontinued
operations.................................... -- 716 -- --
Accrued benefit liability........................ (37) (63) (4,844) (4,730)
Accrued benefit liability allocated to
discontinued operations....................... -- -- -- (300)
Intangible asset................................. 5 9 -- --
Accumulated other comprehensive income........... 6 17 -- --
-------- ------- ------- -------
Net amount recognized.............................. $ 6,414 $ 6,138 $(4,844) $(5,030)
======== ======= ======= =======
Pension plan assets include $102 and $287 of Lucent common stock at
September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Postretirement plan assets include $3
and $20 of Lucent common stock at September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
The asset and pension obligation amounts that were transferred to Avaya are
subject to final adjustment. The final amounts to be transferred to Avaya are
not expected to be materially different from the estimated amounts.
COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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PENSION COST
Service cost................................................ $ 478 $ 509 $ 331
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation............... 1,915 1,671 1,631
Expected return on plan assets.............................. (3,229) (2,957) (2,384)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs............ 362 461 164
Amortization of transition asset............................ (300) (300) (300)
Amortization of net (gain) loss............................. (197) 2 --
------- ------- -------
Net pension credit.......................................... $ (971) $ (614) $ (558)
======= ======= =======
DISTRIBUTION OF NET PENSION CREDIT
Continuing operations....................................... $(1,085) $ (740) $ (647)
Discontinued operations..................................... 114 126 89
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Net pension credit.......................................... $ (971) $ (614) $ (558)
======= ======= =======
POSTRETIREMENT COST
Service cost................................................ $ 67 $ 80 $ 63
Interest cost on accumulated benefit obligation............. 601 537 540
Expected return on plan assets.............................. (338) (308) (263)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs............ 37 53 53
Amortization of net (gain) loss............................. (12) 6 3
------- ------- -------
Net postretirement benefit cost............................. $ 355 $ 368 $ 396
======= ======= =======
DISTRIBUTION OF NET POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST
Continuing operations....................................... $ 306 $ 315 $ 351
Discontinued operations..................................... 49 53 45
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Net postretirement benefit cost............................. $ 355 $ 368 $ 396
======= ======= =======
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
ASSUMPTIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30
Discount rate............................................... 7.5% 7.25% 6.0%
Expected return on plan assets.............................. 9.0% 9.0% 9.0%
Rate of compensation increase............................... 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%
Effective October 1, 1998, Lucent changed its method for calculating the
market-related value of plan assets used in determining the expected
return-on-plan asset component of annual net pension and postretirement benefit
costs. Under the previous accounting method, the calculation of the
market-related value of plan assets included only interest and dividends
immediately, while all other realized and unrealized gains and losses were
amortized on a straight-line basis over a five-year period. The new method used
to calculate market-related value includes immediately an amount based on
Lucent's historical asset returns and amortizes the difference between that
amount and the actual return on a straight-line basis over a five-year period.
The new method is preferable under SFAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for
Pensions," because it
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
results in calculated plan asset values that are closer to current fair value,
thereby lessening the accumulation of unrecognized gains and losses while still
mitigating the effects of annual market value fluctuations.
The cumulative effect of this accounting change related to periods prior to
fiscal year 1999 of $2,150 ($1,308 after-tax, or $0.42 and $0.41 earnings per
basic and diluted share, respectively) is a one-time, non-cash credit to fiscal
1999 earnings. This accounting change also resulted in a reduction in benefit
costs in the year ended September 30, 1999 that increased income by $427 ($260
after-tax, or $0.08 earnings per basic and diluted share) as compared with the
previous accounting method. If the accounting change were applied retroactively
for the year ended September 30, 1998, pro forma net income would be $1,306,
earnings per share-basic would be $0.43 and earnings per share-diluted would be
$0.42.
In 1999, Lucent changed its pension plan benefit for management, technical
pay plan, and non-represented occupational employees hired on or after January
1, 1999, and certain U.S. employees of companies acquired since October 1, 1996,
who are not participating currently in a defined benefit pension plan. These
employees receive a different pension benefit, known as an account balance
program, effective January 1, 2000. Expenses related to the account balance
program are included in the previous pension cost table.
Lucent has several non-pension postretirement benefit plans. For
postretirement health care benefit plans, Lucent assumed a 7.6% annual health
care cost trend rate for 2001 through 2004, after which the trend rate would
decline to 3.9%. The assumed health care cost trend rate has a significant
effect on the amounts reported. A one-percentage-point change in the assumed
health care cost trend rate would have the following effects:
1 PERCENTAGE POINT
--------------------
INCREASE DECREASE
-------- --------
Effect on total of service and interest cost components... $ 26 $ 24
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation............... $353 $329
SAVINGS PLANS
Lucent's savings plans allow employees to contribute a portion of their
compensation on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis in accordance with specified
guidelines. Lucent matches a percentage of the employee contributions up to
certain limits. Savings plan expense amounted to $228, $318 and $317 for the
years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Lucent savings plan
expense charged to continuing operations was $185, $250 and $254 for the years
ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
Lucent's leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") funds the
employer contributions to the Long-Term Savings and Security Plan ("LTSSP") for
non-management employees. The ESOP obligation is reported as a reduction in
shareowners' equity. As of September 30, 2000, the ESOP contained 12.8 million
shares of Lucent's common stock. Of the 12.8 million shares, 11.0 million shares
have been allocated under the ESOP and 1.8 million shares were unallocated. As
of September 30, 2000, the unallocated shares had a fair value of $54.
13. STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
Lucent has stock-based compensation plans under which outside directors and
certain employees receive stock options and other equity-based awards. The plans
provide for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance
awards, restricted stock awards and other stock unit awards.
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Stock options generally are granted with an exercise price equal to 100% of
the market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant, have
two-to-10-year terms and vest within four years from the date of grant. Subject
to customary antidilution adjustments and certain exceptions, the total number
of shares of common stock authorized for option grants under the plans was 446
million shares at September 30, 2000.
In connection with certain of Lucent's acquisitions, outstanding stock
options held by employees of acquired companies became exercisable, according to
their terms, for Lucent common stock effective at the acquisition date. These
options did not reduce the shares available for grant under any of Lucent's
other option plans. For acquisitions accounted for as purchases, the fair value
of these options was generally included as part of the purchase price. As of
July 1, 2000, Lucent began recording deferred compensation related to unvested
options held by employees of companies acquired in a purchase acquisition, in
accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 44. Unamortized deferred compensation
expense was $34 at September 30, 2000. The deferred expense calculation and
future amortization is based on the graded vesting schedule of the awards.
Lucent established an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") effective
October 1, 1996. Under the terms of the ESPP, eligible employees may have up to
10% of eligible compensation deducted from their pay to purchase common stock
through June 30, 2001. The per share purchase price is 85% of the average high
and low per share trading price of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange
on the last trading day of each month. The amount that may be offered pursuant
to this plan is 200 million shares. In 2000, 1999 and 1998, 7.8 million, 7.5
million and 9.4 million shares, respectively, were purchased under the ESPP and
the employee stock purchase plans of acquired companies, at a weighted average
price of $46.75, $43.60 and $23.23, respectively.
Lucent has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation," ("SFAS 123") and, as permitted under SFAS 123,
applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 ("APB 25") and related
interpretations in accounting for its plans. Compensation expense recorded under
APB 25 was $49, $50 and $79 for the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and
1998, respectively. If Lucent had elected to adopt the optional recognition
provisions of SFAS 123 for its stock option plans and ESPP, net income and
earnings per share would have been changed to the pro forma amounts indicated
below:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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NET INCOME
As reported.............................................. $1,219 $4,789 $1,065
Pro forma................................................ $ 452 $4,239 $ 770
EARNINGS PER SHARE-BASIC
As reported.............................................. $ 0.38 $ 1.54 $ 0.35
Pro forma................................................ $ 0.14 $ 1.37 $ 0.25
EARNINGS PER SHARE-DILUTED
As reported.............................................. $ 0.37 $ 1.49 $ 0.34
Pro forma................................................ $ 0.13 $ 1.27 $ 0.24
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
The fair value of stock options used to compute pro forma net income and
earnings per share disclosures is the estimated fair value at grant date using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
2000 1999 1998
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS
Dividend yield.............................................. 0.23% 0.10% 0.17%
Expected volatility -- Lucent............................... 39.2% 33.8% 28.2%
-- Acquisitions(1)...................... 55.3% 58.2% 60.3%
Risk-free interest rate..................................... 6.5% 5.2% 5.3%
Expected holding period (in years).......................... 2.9 3.7 4.2
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(1) Pre-merger assumptions for companies acquired in a pooling-of-interests.
Presented below is a summary of the status of Lucent stock options and the
related transactions for the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998:
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
SHARES EXERCISE PRICE
(IN THOUSANDS) PER SHARE
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Options outstanding at October 1, 1997................. 194,066 $11.85
Granted/assumed(1)(2).................................. 130,730 $27.46
Exercised.............................................. (41,722) $ 9.33
Forfeited/expired...................................... (15,941) $19.85
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Options outstanding at September 30, 1998.............. 267,133 $19.40
Granted/assumed(1)..................................... 61,944 $47.68
Exercised.............................................. (30,951) $12.20
Forfeited/expired...................................... (11,834) $23.16
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Options outstanding at September 30, 1999.............. 286,292 $26.15
Granted/assumed(1)..................................... 285,798 $47.95
Exercised.............................................. (74,963) $15.38
Forfeited/expired...................................... (38,815) $41.56
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Options outstanding at September 30, 2000.............. 458,312 $40.20
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Options outstanding reflecting spin-off
adjustments(3)....................................... 431,509 $39.34
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(1) Includes options converted in acquisitions.
(2) Includes options covering 32,355 shares of common stock granted under a
broad-based employee plan at a weighted average exercise price of $37.34.
(3) Effective with the spin-off of Avaya on September 30, 2000, unvested Lucent
stock options held by Avaya employees were converted into Avaya stock
options. For remaining unexercised Lucent stock options, the number of
Lucent stock options and the exercise price were adjusted to preserve the
intrinsic value of the stock options that existed prior to the spin-off.
The weighted average fair value of Lucent stock options, calculated using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, granted during the years ended September
30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 is $16.15, $16.65 and $11.87 per share, respectively.
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The following table summarizes the status of stock options outstanding and
exercisable at September 30, 2000 after considering the spin-off adjustments:
STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING STOCK OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
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WEIGHTED WEIGHTED WEIGHTED
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
REMAINING EXERCISE EXERCISE
RANGE OF EXERCISE SHARES CONTRACTUAL PRICE PER SHARES PRICE PER
PRICES PER SHARE (IN THOUSANDS) LIFE (YEARS) SHARE (IN THOUSANDS) SHARE
- - - - ----------------- -------------- ------------ --------- -------------- ---------
$ 0.02 to $ 11.14 65,014 5.8 $ 7.61 49,393 $ 9.16
$11.15 to $ 23.07 47,558 6.6 17.19 39,825 16.68
$23.08 to $ 41.70 61,080 7.9 34.52 11,904 31.00
$41.71 to $ 42.47 101,011 2.2 42.17 60 42.15
$42.48 to $ 58.60 49,474 9.0 52.57 3,513 51.73
$58.61 to $ 59.13 52,202 9.6 58.61 99 58.78
$59.14 to $101.73 55,170 9.2 65.89 2,987 64.59
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Total 431,509 $39.34 107,781 $17.34
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Other stock unit awards are granted under certain award plans. The
following table presents the total number of shares of common stock represented
by awards granted to employees for the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and
1998:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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Other stock unit awards granted (in millions)............ 858 532 1,730
Weighted average market value of shares granted during
the period............................................. $59.23 $31.82 $22.23
14. OPERATING SEGMENTS
As described in Note 3, Lucent has reclassified the results of operations
of Avaya as discontinued operations. This business was previously disclosed as a
separate operating segment. The segment data included below has been restated to
exclude amounts related to the spin-off of Avaya.
Lucent operates in the global telecommunications networking industry and
has two reportable operating segments: Service Provider Networks ("SPN") and
Microelectronics and Communications Technologies ("MCT"). SPN provides public
networking systems, software and services to telecommunications service
providers and public network operators around the world. MCT provides
high-performance optoelectronic components and integrated circuits, power
systems and optical fiber for applications in the communications and computing
industries. MCT also includes Lucent's new ventures business.
The two reportable operating segments are strategic market units that offer
distinct products and services. These segments were determined based on the
customers and the markets that Lucent serves. Each market unit was managed
separately as each operation requires different technologies and marketing
strategies. Intersegment transactions that occur are based on current market
prices, and all intersegment profit is eliminated in consolidation.
Performance measurement and resource allocation for the reportable
operating segments are based on many factors. The primary financial measure used
is operating income, exclusive of goodwill and other acquired intangibles
amortization, and IPRD and other costs from business acquisitions
(acquisition/integration-related costs).
Lucent employs shared-service concepts to realize economies of scale and
efficient use of resources. The costs of shared services and other corporate
center operations managed on a common basis are allocated to the
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
segments based on usage, where possible, or on other factors according to the
nature of the activity. The accounting policies of the reportable operating
segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies (see Note 2).
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
------------------- OTHER AND CONSOLIDATED
SPN MCT CORPORATE(1) TOTALS
-------- ------- ------------ ------------
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
External revenues............................... $26,509 $6,953 $ 351 $33,813
Intersegment revenues........................... 328 1,440 (1,768) --
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Total revenues........................ 26,837 8,393 (1,417) 33,813
Depreciation and amortization................... 959 553 806 2,318
Operating income (loss)......................... 3,041 1,582 (1,638) 2,985
Assets.......................................... 26,919 8,497 13,376 48,792
Capital expenditures............................ 981 1,003 717 2,701
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
------------------- OTHER AND CONSOLIDATED
SPN MCT CORPORATE(1) TOTALS
-------- ------- ------------ ------------
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
External revenues............................... $24,833 $5,026 $ 758 $30,617
Intersegment revenues........................... 230 1,297 (1,527) --
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Total revenues........................ 25,063 6,323 (769) 30,617
Depreciation and amortization................... 677 499 404 1,580
Operating income (loss)......................... 4,730 786 (822) 4,694
Assets.......................................... 17,627 4,146 13,599 35,372
Capital expenditures............................ 713 828 501 2,042
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
------------------- OTHER AND CONSOLIDATED
SPN MCT CORPORATE(1) TOTALS
-------- ------- ------------ ------------
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
External revenues............................... $20,116 $4,134 $ 117 $24,367
Intersegment revenues........................... 215 1,044 (1,259) --
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Total revenues........................ 20,331 5,178 (1,142) 24,367
Depreciation and amortization................... 631 371 226 1,228
Operating income (loss)......................... 3,008 406 (1,461) 1,953
Assets.......................................... 13,154 3,140 8,851 25,145
Capital expenditures............................ 584 712 319 1,615
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(1) The results of other smaller units and corporate operations are reported in
Other and Corporate, including eliminations of internal business. Assets
included in Other and Corporate consist principally of cash and cash
equivalents, deferred income taxes, prepaid pension costs and other assets.
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RECONCILING ITEMS
A reconciliation of the totals reported for the operating segments to
income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes in the
Consolidated Financial Statements is as follows:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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OPERATING INCOME
Total reportable segments.............................. $ 4,623 $5,516 $ 3,414
Acquisition/integration-related costs.................. (1,066) (530) (1,385)
Goodwill and other acquired intangibles amortization... (551) (310) (105)
Other and corporate.................................... (21) 18 29
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Operating income....................................... 2,985 4,694 1,953
Other income -- net.................................... 366 402 110
Interest expense....................................... (348) (318) (143)
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Income from continuing operations before provision for
income taxes......................................... $ 3,003 $4,778 $ 1,920
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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES REVENUES
The table below presents external revenue for groups of similar products
and services:
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998
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Wireless Products..................................... $ 6,223 $ 5,511 $ 4,456
Core Networking Systems............................... 19,018 18,309 14,962
NetCare Professional Services......................... 1,247 1,107 656
Microelectronics...................................... 3,726 2,805 2,396
Other(1).............................................. 3,599 2,885 1,897
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Totals...................................... $33,813 $30,617 $24,367
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(1) "Other" principally includes optical fiber, power systems and consumer
products.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
EXTERNAL REVENUES(1) LONG-LIVED ASSETS(2)
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 1998 2000 1999 1998
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United States.................... $22,337 $20,151 $17,428 $15,367 $5,575 $4,719
Non-U.S. countries............... 11,476 10,466 6,939 1,662 1,604 1,317
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Totals................. $33,813 $30,617 $24,367 $17,029 $7,179 $6,036
======= ======= ======= ======= ====== ======
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(1) Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of
customers.
(2) Represents property, plant and equipment (net), and goodwill and other
acquired intangibles.
CONCENTRATIONS
Historically, Lucent has relied on a limited number of customers for a
substantial portion of its total revenues. Revenues from Verizon accounted for
approximately 13% of consolidated revenues in fiscal year 2000, principally in
the SPN segment. Revenues from AT&T accounted for approximately 10%, 14% and 15%
of consolidated revenues in the years 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively,
principally in the SPN segment.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
Lucent expects a significant portion of its future revenues to continue to be
generated by a limited number of customers. The loss of any of these customers
or any substantial reduction in orders by any of these customers could
materially and adversely affect Lucent's operating results. Lucent does not have
a concentration of available sources of supply materials, labor, services or
other rights that, if eliminated suddenly, could impact its operations severely.
15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments,
including derivative financial instruments were as follows:
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
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CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR
AMOUNT VALUE AMOUNT VALUE
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ASSETS
Derivative and off-balance-sheet instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts/options..... $ 31 $ 32 $ 17 $ 16
Letters of credit.............................. -- 2 -- 2
LIABILITIES
Long-term debt(1).............................. $3,029 $2,731 $4,083 $3,956
Derivative and off-balance-sheet instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts/options..... 13 19 35 26
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(1) Excluding long-term lease obligations of $47 at September 30, 2000 and $79
at September 30, 1999.
The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of each class of
financial instruments:
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT VALUATION METHOD
- - - - -------------------- ----------------
Long-term debt............. Market quotes for instruments with similar terms and
maturities
Foreign exchange forward
contracts/options........ Market quotes
Letters of credit.......... Fees paid to obtain the obligations
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables
and debt maturing within one year contained in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
approximate fair value.
CREDIT RISK AND MARKET RISK
By their nature, all financial instruments involve risk, including credit
risk for non-performance by counterparties. The contract or notional amounts of
these instruments reflect the extent of involvement Lucent has in particular
classes of financial instruments. The maximum potential loss may exceed any
amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, Lucent's maximum
exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to
the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and financial
guarantees is limited to the amount drawn and outstanding on those instruments.
Lucent seeks to reduce credit risk on financial instruments by dealing only
with financially secure counterparties. Exposure to credit risk is controlled
through credit approvals, credit limits and continuous monitoring procedures and
reserves for losses are established when deemed necessary. Lucent seeks to limit
its exposure to credit risks in any single country or region.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
All financial instruments inherently expose the holders to market risk,
including changes in currency and interest rates. Lucent manages its exposure to
these market risks through its regular operating and financing activities and
when appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments.
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Lucent conducts its business on a multinational basis in a wide variety of
foreign currencies. Consequently, Lucent enters into various foreign exchange
forward and option contracts to manage its exposure against adverse changes in
the foreign exchange rates. The notional amounts for foreign exchange forward
and option contracts represent the U.S. dollar equivalent of amounts exchanged.
Generally, foreign exchange forward contracts are designated for firmly
committed or forecast sales and purchases that are expected to occur in less
than one year. Gains and losses on all hedged contracts for firmly committed
transactions and option contracts for anticipated transactions are deferred in
Other current assets and liabilities, are recognized in income when the
transactions occur and are not material to the Consolidated Financial Statements
at September 30, 2000 and 1999. All other gains and losses on foreign exchange
forward contracts are recognized in Other income-net as the exchange rates
change.
Lucent engages in foreign currency hedging activities to reduce the risk
that changes in exchange rates will adversely affect the eventual net cash flows
resulting from the sale of products to foreign customers and purchases from
foreign suppliers. Hedge accounting treatment is appropriate for a derivative
instrument when changes in the value of the derivative instrument are
substantially equal to, but opposite to, changes in the value of the exposure
being hedged. Lucent believes that it has achieved risk reduction and hedge
effectiveness, because the gains and losses on its derivative instruments
substantially offset the gains on the assets, liabilities and transactions being
hedged. Hedge effectiveness is periodically measured by comparing the change in
fair value of each hedged foreign currency exposure at the applicable market
rate with the change in market value of the corresponding derivative instrument.
The following table summarizes the notional amounts of these derivative
financial instruments in U.S. dollars. In 2000, these notional amounts
principally represent contracts in Canadian dollars, Brazilian reals, Australian
dollars, British pounds, Japanese yen and Euros. Notional amounts represent the
face amount of the contractual arrangements and the basis on which U.S. dollars
are to be exchanged and are not a measure of market or credit exposure.
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999
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Foreign exchange forward contracts.......................... $1,850 $1,778
Foreign exchange option contracts........................... $ 124 $ 251
Lucent may enter into certain interest rate swap agreements to manage its
risk between fixed and variable interest rates and long-term and short-term
maturity debt instruments. There were no material interest rate swap agreements
in effect during 2000 and 1999.
NON-DERIVATIVE AND OFF-BALANCE-SHEET INSTRUMENTS
Requests for providing commitments to extend credit and financial
guarantees are reviewed and approved by senior management. Management regularly
reviews all outstanding commitments, letters of credit and financial guarantees,
and the results of these reviews are considered in assessing the adequacy of
Lucent's reserve for possible credit and guarantee losses.
The following table presents Lucent's non-derivative and off-balance-sheet
instruments for amounts committed but not drawn-down and the amounts drawn-down
on such instruments. These instruments may
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the amounts committed but not
drawn-down do not necessarily represent future cash flows.
AMOUNTS AMOUNTS
COMMITTED BUT DRAWN-DOWN AND
NOT DRAWN-DOWN OUTSTANDING
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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Commitments to extend credit.................... $5,391 $5,543 $1,263 $1,565
Guarantees of debt.............................. $ 677 $ 108 $ 771 $ 324
COMMITMENTS TO EXTEND CREDIT
Commitments to extend credit to third parties are conditional agreements
generally having fixed expiration or termination dates and specific interest
rates and purposes. In certain situations, credit may not be available for draw
down until certain conditions precedent are met.
GUARANTEES OF DEBT
From time to time, Lucent guarantees the financing for product purchases by
customers and the debt of certain unconsolidated joint ventures. Requests for
providing such guarantees are reviewed and approved by senior management.
Certain financial guarantees are assigned to a third-party reinsurer.
LETTERS OF CREDIT
Letters of credit are purchased guarantees that ensure Lucent's performance
or payment to third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions,
which amounted to $917 and $910 as of September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
16. SECURITIZATIONS
In September 2000, Lucent and a third-party financial institution arranged
for the creation of a non-consolidated Special Purpose Trust (the "Trust") for
the purpose of allowing Lucent from time to time to sell on a limited-recourse
basis up to a maximum of $970 of customer finance loans and receivables (the
"Loans") at any given point in time through a wholly owned bankruptcy-remote
subsidiary, which in turn will sell the Loans to the Trust. Lucent has also
agreed, in the case of foreign currency denominated Loans and Loans with a fixed
interest rate, to indemnify the Trust for foreign exchange losses and losses due
to movements in interest rates (if any) if hedging instruments have not been
entered into for such Loans. Lucent will receive a fee from the Trust for either
arranging hedging instruments or providing the indemnity. Lucent will continue
to service, administer and collect the Loans on behalf of the Trust and receive
a fee for performance of these services. Lucent will also receive a fee for
referring Loans to the Trust that the Trust purchases from Lucent. At September
30, 2000, Lucent had sold $579 of Loans to the Trust. The impact of this
transaction increased cash flows from operating activities by $575.
In September 1999, a subsidiary of Lucent sold approximately $625 of
accounts receivable from one large non-U.S. customer to a non-consolidated
qualified special purpose entity ("QSPE") which, in turn, sold an undivided
ownership interest in these receivables to entities managed by an unaffiliated
financial institution. Additionally, Lucent transferred a designated pool of
qualified accounts receivable of approximately $700 to the QSPE as collateral
for the initial sale. Lucent's retained interest in the QSPE's designated pool
of qualified accounts receivable has been included in Receivables as of
September 30, 1999. The impact of the above transaction on the 1999 financial
statements reduced receivables and increased cash flows from operating
activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows by $600. During December
1999, Lucent repurchased $408 of the $625 of accounts receivable, and the
previously reported arrangement was terminated.
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
In addition, Lucent established a new arrangement whereby its subsidiary
sold $750 of accounts receivable (including the repurchased receivables
described) to a consortium of banks with limited recourse. As a result of these
transactions, receivables at September 30, 2000 were reduced by $342 and cash
flows from operating activities were increased by $312 during fiscal 2000.
During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2000, approximately $550 of additional
receivables from this customer were sold.
From time to time, Lucent may sell trade and note receivables with or
without recourse and/or discounts in the normal course of business.
17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In the normal course of business, Lucent is subject to proceedings,
lawsuits and other claims, including proceedings under laws and government
regulations related to environmental and other matters. Such matters are subject
to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance.
Consequently, the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary liability or financial
impact with respect to these matters at September 30, 2000, cannot be
ascertained. While these matters could affect the operating results of any one
quarter when resolved in future periods and while there can be no assurance with
respect thereto, management believes that after final disposition, any monetary
liability or financial impact to Lucent, from matters other than those described
in the next paragraph, beyond that provided for at September 30, 2000 would not
be material to the annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
In addition, Lucent and certain of its former officers are defendants in
several purported shareholder class action lawsuits for alleged violations of
federal securities laws. Specifically, the complaints allege, among other
things, that beginning in late October 1999, Lucent and certain of its officers
misrepresented Lucent's financial condition and failed to disclose material
facts that would have an adverse impact on Lucent's future earnings and
prospects for growth. These actions seek compensatory and other damages, and
costs and expenses associated with the litigation. These actions are in the
early stages and the Company is unable to determine their potential impact on
the Consolidated Financial Statements. Lucent intends to defend these actions
vigorously.
In connection with the formation of Lucent from certain units of AT&T Corp.
and the associated assets and liabilities of those units and AT&T's distribution
of its remaining interest in Lucent to its shareowners, Lucent, AT&T and NCR
Corporation executed and delivered the Separation and Distribution Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 1996, as amended and restated, and certain related
agreements. The Separation and Distribution Agreement, among other things,
provides that Lucent will indemnify AT&T and NCR for all liabilities relating to
Lucent's business and operations and for all contingent liabilities relating to
Lucent's business and operations or otherwise assigned to Lucent. In addition to
contingent liabilities relating to the present or former business of Lucent, any
contingent liabilities relating to AT&T's discontinued computer operations
(other than those of NCR) were assigned to Lucent. The Separation and
Distribution Agreement provides for the sharing of contingent liabilities not
allocated to one of the parties, in the following proportions: AT&T: 75%,
Lucent: 22%, and NCR: 3%. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also
provides that each party will share specified portions of contingent liabilities
related to the business of any of the other parties that exceed specified
levels.
In connection with the spin-off of Avaya, Lucent and Avaya executed and
delivered a Contribution and Distribution Agreement which provides for
indemnification by each company with respect to contingent liabilities primarily
relating to their respective businesses or otherwise assigned to each, subject
to certain sharing provisions. In the event the aggregate value of all amounts
paid by each company, in respect of any single contingent liability or any set
or group of related contingent liabilities, is in excess of $50 each company
will share portions in excess of the threshold amount based on agreed-upon
percentages. The Contribution and Distribution Agreement also provides for the
sharing of certain contingent liabilities, specifically: (1) any
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
contingent liabilities that are not primarily contingent liabilities of Lucent
or contingent liabilities associated with the businesses attributed to Avaya;
(2) certain specifically identified liabilities, including liabilities relating
to terminated, divested or discontinued businesses or operations; and (3) shared
contingent liabilities within the meaning of the Separation and Distribution
Agreement with AT&T Corp.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Lucent's current and historical operations are subject to a wide range of
environmental protection laws. In the United States, these laws often require
parties to fund remedial action regardless of fault. Lucent has remedial and
investigatory activities under way at numerous current and former facilities. In
addition, Lucent was named a successor to AT&T as a potentially responsible
party ("PRP") at numerous "Superfund" sites pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") or
comparable state statutes. Under the Separation and Distribution Agreement,
Lucent is responsible for all liabilities primarily resulting from or relating
to the operation of Lucent's business as conducted at any time prior to or after
the Separation including related businesses discontinued or disposed of prior to
the Separation, and Lucent's assets including, without limitation, those
associated with these sites. In addition, under such Separation and Distribution
Agreement, Lucent is required to pay a portion of contingent liabilities paid
out in excess of certain amounts by AT&T and NCR, including environmental
liabilities.
It is often difficult to estimate the future impact of environmental
matters, including potential liabilities. Lucent records an environmental
reserve when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of
the liability is reasonably estimable. This practice is followed whether the
claims are asserted or unasserted. Management expects that the amounts reserved
will be paid out over the periods of remediation for the applicable sites, which
typically range from five to 30 years. Reserves for estimated losses from
environmental remediation are, depending on the site, based primarily on
internal or third-party environmental studies and estimates as to the number,
participation level and financial viability of any other PRPs, the extent of the
contamination and the nature of required remedial actions. Accruals are adjusted
as further information develops or circumstances change. The amounts provided
for in Lucent's consolidated financial statements for environmental reserves are
the gross undiscounted amounts of such reserves, without deductions for
insurance or third-party indemnity claims. In those cases where insurance
carriers or third-party indemnitors have agreed to pay any amounts and
management believes that collectibility of such amounts is probable, the amounts
are reflected as receivables in the financial statements. Although Lucent
believes that its reserves are adequate, there can be no assurance that the
amount of capital expenditures and other expenses which will be required
relating to remedial actions and compliance with applicable environmental laws
will not exceed the amounts reflected in Lucent's reserves or will not have a
material adverse effect on Lucent's financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows. Any possible loss or range of possible loss that may be incurred
in excess of that provided for at September 30, 2000 cannot be estimated.
LEASE COMMITMENTS
Lucent leases land, buildings and equipment under agreements that expire in
various years through 2020. Rental expense under operating leases was $522, $406
and $336 for the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The table below shows the future minimum lease payments due under non-cancelable
leases at September 30, 2000. Such payments total $1,463 for operating leases.
The net present value of such payments on capital leases was $62 after deducting
imputed interest of $10.
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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LATER
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 YEARS
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Operating leases.............................. $298 $255 $202 $150 $109 $449
Capital leases................................ 16 21 21 13 1 --
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Minimum lease payments........................ $314 $276 $223 $163 $110 $449
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On November 13, 2000, Lucent entered into an agreement to sell its power
systems business to Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and
service company, for $2,500 in cash. The sale, which is subject to regulatory
approval and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close by
December 31, 2000.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
19. QUARTERLY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
FISCAL YEAR QUARTERS
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FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH TOTAL
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Year Ended September 30, 2000
Revenues....................... $8,065 $8,355 $8,713 $8,680 $33,813
Gross margin................... 3,758 3,482 3,790 3,244 14,274
Income (loss) from continuing
operations................... 1,124(1) 622(2) (14)(3) (51)(4) 1,681
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations................... 125 133 (287) (433) (462)
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Net income (loss).............. $1,249 $ 755 $ (301) $ (484) $ 1,219
====== ====== ====== ====== =======
Earnings (loss) per common
share -- basic:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations................ $ 0.36(1) $ 0.20(2) $(0.00)(3) $(0.01)(4) $ 0.52
Income (loss) from
discontinued operations... 0.04 0.04 (0.09) (0.13) (0.14)
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Net income (loss)............ $ 0.40 $ 0.24 $(0.09) $(0.14) $ 0.38
====== ====== ====== ====== =======
Earnings (loss) per common
share -- diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations................ $ 0.34(1) $ 0.19(2) $(0.00)(3)(5) $(0.01)(4)(5) $ 0.51
Income (loss) from
discontinued operations... 0.04 0.04 (0.09)(5) (0.13)(5) (0.14)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net income (loss)............ $ 0.38 $ 0.23 $(0.09)(5) $(0.14)(5) $ 0.37
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Dividends per share............ $ 0.04 $ 0.00 $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ 0.08
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Stock price:(10)
High......................... 84 3/16 77 1/2 65 15/16 67 3/16 84 3/16
Low.......................... 55 1/16 49 13/16 51 1/16 28 1/16 28 1/16
Quarter-end close............ 75 62 58 3/4 30 1/2 30 1/2
Year Ended September 30, 1999
Revenues....................... $8,036 $6,831 $7,403 $8,347 $30,617
Gross margin................... 4,378 3,347 3,573 3,714 15,012
Income from continuing
operations................... 1,194(6) 511(7) 622(8) 699(9) 3,026
Income from discontinued
operations................... 42 24 141 248 455
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Income before cumulative effect
of accounting change......... 1,236 535 763 947 3,481
Cumulative effect of accounting
change....................... 1,308 -- -- -- 1,308
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net income..................... $2,544 $ 535 $ 763 $ 947 $ 4,789
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) -- (CONTINUED)
FISCAL YEAR QUARTERS
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FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH TOTAL
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Earnings per common share --
basic:
Income from continuing
operations................ $ 0.39(6) $ 0.16(7) $ 0.20(8) $ 0.22(9) $ 0.97
Income from discontinued
operations................ 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.08 0.15
Cumulative effect of
accounting change......... 0.43 -- -- -- 0.42
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net income................... $ 0.83 $ 0.17 $ 0.25 $ 0.30 $ 1.54
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Earnings per common share --
diluted:
Income from continuing
operations................ $ 0.38(6) $ 0.16(7) $ 0.19(8) $ 0.21(9) $ 0.94
Income from discontinued
operations................ 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.08 0.14
Cumulative effect of
accounting change......... 0.41 -- -- -- 0.41
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net income................... $ 0.80 $ 0.17 $ 0.24 $ 0.29 $ 1.49
====== ====== ====== ====== =======
Dividends per share............ $ 0.04 $ 0.00 $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ 0.08
====== ====== ====== ====== =======
Stock price:(10)
High......................... 56 15/16 60 68 11/16 79 3/4 79 3/4
Low.......................... 26 23/32 47 51 7/8 60 26 23/32
Quarter-end close............ 54 31/32 54 67 7/16 64 7/8 64 7/8
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(1) Includes an after-tax gain of $115 ($189 pre-tax) associated with the sale
of an equity investment and an after-tax charge of $40 ($61 pre-tax)
primarily associated with the mergers with INS, Excel and Xedia.
(2) Includes an after-tax charge of $7 ($11 pre-tax) of IPRD related to the
acquisition of VTC.
(3) Includes an after-tax charge of $863 (non-tax impacting) of IPRD related to
the acquisitions of Chromatis, Herrmann, Ortel and Agere.
(4) Includes an after-tax charge of $131 (non-tax impacting) of IPRD related to
the acquisition of Spring Tide.
(5) As a result of the loss reported from continuing operations, potentially
dilutive securities have been excluded from the calculation of diluted
earnings (loss) per share because their effect would be anti-diluted.
(6) Includes an after-tax charge of $287 ($295 pre-tax) of IPRD related to the
acquisitions of Quadritek, Stratus, XNT and Quantum.
(7) Includes an after-tax charge of $15 ($18 pre-tax) of IPRD related to the
acquisitions of WaveAccess, Enable Ethernet and Sybarus. In addition, $24
of Stratus IPRD was reversed. As a result of the merger with Vital Signs,
Lucent recorded a charge to operating expenses of $7 (non-tax impacting)
for direct merger related costs.
(8) Includes an after-tax charge of $81 (non-tax impacting) primarily
associated with the mergers with Ascend and RASCom.
(9) Includes pre-tax costs of $258 ($191 after-tax) primarily associated with
asset impairments, integration-related charges and merger expenses related
to the mergers with Ascend and Nexabit. These costs principally include the
write-off of Livingston goodwill and other acquired intangibles and certain
product and system integration and direct merger expenses related to
Nexabit. Additionally, as a result of the 1999 acquisition of InterCall,
Lucent recorded an after-tax charge of $2 ($3 pre-tax) for IPRD and an
after-tax gain of $167 ($274 pre-tax) associated with the sale of an equity
investment.
(10) Obtained from the Composite Tape. Stock prices have been restated to
reflect the two-for-one splits of the Company's common stock effective
April 1, 1998 and April 1, 1999.
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SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E
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ADDITIONS
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BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BALANCE
BEGINNING COSTS & OTHER AT END
DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS (NET) DEDUCTIONS OF PERIOD
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YEAR 2000
Allowance for doubtful accounts......... $318 $252 -- $ 69(a) $501
Reserves related to business
restructuring and facility
consolidation......................... 18 -- -- 16(b) 2
Deferred tax asset valuation
allowance............................. 148 64 $ 6 20(c) 198
Inventory valuation..................... $709 $376 $ 8 $201(d) $892
YEAR 1999
Allowance for doubtful accounts......... $337 $ 67 $ 26 $112(a) $318
Reserves related to business
restructuring and facility
consolidation......................... 202 -- -- 184(b) 18
Deferred tax asset valuation
allowance............................. 245 65 5 167(c) 148
Inventory valuation..................... $697 $165 $ (68) $ 85(d) $709
YEAR 1998
Allowance for doubtful accounts......... $307 $129 $(102) $ (3)(a) $337
Reserves related to business
restructuring and facility
consolidation......................... 483 -- -- 281(b) 202
Deferred tax asset valuation
allowance............................. 206 31 39 31(c) 245
Inventory valuation..................... $688 $162 $ 28 $181(d) $697
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(a) Amounts written off as uncollectible, payments or recoveries.
(b) Included in these deductions were cash payments of $11, $61, and $162 for
the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. In
addition, Lucent reversed $5, $108, and $77 for the years ended September
30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
(c) Realization of deferred tax assets which a valuation allowance had
previously been provided for.
(d) Primarily write-off of obsolete or scrapped inventory.
Amounts above reflect continuing operations. All amounts have been
reclassified to exclude Avaya.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this report on Form 10-K
or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is
identified by a parenthetical referencing the SEC filing which included such
document.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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(3)(i) Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended
effective February 16, 2000 (Exhibit 3 to Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000).
(3)(ii) By-Laws of the registrant.
(4)(i) Indenture dated as of April 1, 1996 between Lucent
Technologies Inc. and the Bank of New York, as Trustee
(Exhibit 4A to Registration Statement on Form S-3 No.
333-01223).
(4)(ii) First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 17, 2000 to
Indenture dated April 1, 1996 (Exhibit 4 to Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).
(4)(iii) Other instruments in addition to Exhibit 4(i) which define
the rights of holders of long term debt, of the registrant
and all of its consolidated subsidiaries, are not filed
herewith pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A).
Pursuant to this regulation, the registrant hereby agrees to
furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon
request.
(10)(i)1 Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Lucent
Technologies Inc., AT&T Corp. and NCR Corporation, dated as
of February 1, 1996 and amended and restated as of March 29,
1996 (Exhibit 10.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No.
333-00703).
(10)(i)2 Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Lucent Technologies Inc.,
AT&T Corp. and NCR Corporation, dated as of February 1, 1996
and amended and restated as of March 29, 1996 (Exhibit 10.6
to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(i)3 Employee Benefits Agreement by and between AT&T and Lucent
Technologies Inc., dated as of February 1, 1996 and amended
and restated as of March 29, 1996 (Exhibit 10.2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(i)4 Rights Agreement between Lucent Technologies Inc. and the
Bank of New York (successor to First Chicago Trust Company
of New York), as Rights Agent, dated as of April 4, 1996
(Exhibit 4.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No.
333-00703).
(10)(i)5 Amendment to Rights Agreement between Lucent Technologies
Inc. and the Bank of New York (successor to First Chicago
Trust Company of New York), dated as of February 18, 1998
(Exhibit (10)(i)5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended September 30, 1998).
(10)(ii)(B)1 Brand License Agreement by and between Lucent Technologies
Inc. and AT&T, dated as of February 1, 1996 (Exhibit 10.5 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(ii)(B)2 Patent License Agreement among AT&T, NCR and Lucent
Technologies Inc., effective as of March 29, 1996 (Exhibit
10.7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(ii)(B)3 Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement among
AT&T, NCR and Lucent Technologies Inc., effective as of
March 29, 1996 (Exhibit 10.8 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1 No. 333-00703).
(10)(iii)(A)1 Lucent Technologies Inc. Short Term Incentive Program
(Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)2 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1996 Long Term Incentive Program.
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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(10)(iii)(A)3 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1996 Long Term Incentive Program
(Plan) Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
(10)(iii)(A)4 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1996 Long Term Incentive Program
(Plan) Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement.
(10)(iii)(A)5 Lucent Technologies Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.
(10)(iii)(A)6 Lucent Technologies Inc. Stock Retainer Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)5 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)7 Lucent Technologies Inc. Officer Long-Term Disability and
Survivor Protection Plan (Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)8 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Transition Period ended
September 30, 1996).*
(10)(iii)(A)8 Employment Agreement of Mr. Verwaayen dated June 12, 1997
(Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)(1)) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 1997).*
(10)(iii)(A)9 Employment Agreement of Ms. Hopkins dated April 21, 2000
(Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2000).
(10)(iii)(A)10 Description of the Lucent Technologies Inc. Supplemental
Pension Plan. (Exhibit (10)(iii)(A)13 to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)11 Lucent Technologies Inc. 1999 Stock Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (Exhibit 10(iii)(A)14 to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998).*
(10)(iii)(A)12 Lucent Technologies Inc. Voluntary Life Insurance Plan
(Exhibit 10(iii)(A)15 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 1998).
(12) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
(21) List of subsidiaries of Lucent Technologies Inc.
(23) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(24) Powers of Attorney executed by officers and directors who
signed this report.
(27) Financial Data Schedule.
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.