EX-10.III.A.6.A



 











Exhibit 10(iii)(A)6(a)




LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2003 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM (“PLAN”)

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT




	 	 	 
	 
	Name

	 	Grant Date
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	          October 24, 2005
	 
	Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
	 




Pursuant to the Plan, you have been granted effective as of the Grant Date indicated above, a
Performance Award of xxx,xxx restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”). Upon
termination of the restrictions related thereto, each Restricted Stock Unit will be converted
into one Lucent Technologies Inc. (“Lucent”) common share, par value $0.01 of Lucent (“Shares”),
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement.





	1.	 	Vesting of Award.






	 	(a)	 	Except as provided below, the Restricted Stock Units covered by this Award shall vest
and become nonforfeitable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In the event you are placed on a company initiated leave of absence, as defined in the
Officer Severance Policy, for reasons other than Cause, this Award will continue to vest in
accordance with the Officer Severance Policy.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Upon the termination of your employment by reason of death or Disability, the
Restriction Period shall end, this Award will become vested and nonforfeitable.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Upon the termination of your employment for Cause or for any reason other than death,
Disability or Retirement during the Restriction Period, any portion of this Award which is
still subject to restriction shall be forfeited.
	 
	 	(e)	 	It will not be considered a termination of your employment if you (i) transfer to or
from Lucent and any Affiliate or (ii) are placed on an approved leave of absence. It shall
be considered a termination of your employment if your employer ceases to be Lucent or an
Affiliate, except in the event of a Change in Control or unless otherwise determined by the
Committee.






	2.	 	Definitions.






	 	(a)	 	Cause. “Cause” means:






	 	(i)	 	Violation of Lucent’s code of conduct, Business Guideposts;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Conviction of (including a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a felony or
any crime of theft, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Gross omission or gross dereliction of any statutory or common law duty of
loyalty to Lucent.






	 	(b)	 	Company Action. “Company Action” means a Company or Subsidiary declared force
management program, sale of a unit or portion of a unit, Company or Subsidiary initiated
transfer of a Participant to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or
other business entity in which the Company has an equity interest and which does not
constitute a Subsidiary or placement of the job function of a Participant with an
outsourcing contractor.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Disability. “Disability” means termination of employment under circumstances where
you qualify for and receive payments under a long-term disability pay plan maintained by
the Company or any Subsidiary or as required by or available under applicable local law.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Restriction Period. “Restriction Period” means the period beginning on the Grant Date
hereof and ending on the Vesting Date of a Restricted Stock Unit covered by this Award.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Retirement. “Retirement” means termination of employment with Lucent or any
Subsidiary under any of the following circumstances or entitlements:






	 	(i)	 	Service Pension under the Lucent Retirement Income Plan as defined in
such plan;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Similar pension under any comparable plan or arrangement with Lucent or a
Subsidiary; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	You are at least age 50 with a minimum of 15 years service with Lucent
at the time of your termination of employment.






	 	(f)	 	Vesting Date. “Vesting Date” means the date on which any Restricted Stock Unit vests
and becomes nonforfeitable.






	3.	 	Payment of Shares. As soon as practicable after termination of the Restriction
Period, the Company will deliver the Shares being distributed to you or to your legal
representative.




 









 






	4.	 	No Right of Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Award shall be construed as
giving you the right to be retained in the employ of Lucent or any Affiliate.
	 
	5.	 	Taxes. Lucent shall withhold from any distribution or any payment hereunder, or
require payment of, any taxes due in connection with this Award.
	 
	6.	 	Transferability. This Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise encumbered. In the event of your death, amounts distributable to you hereunder
shall be distributed to your estate, in which event neither Lucent nor any Affiliate shall
have any further liability to anyone with respect to such amount.
	 
	7.	 	Determinations of the Committee. Any determinations or decisions made or actions
taken arising out of or in connection with the interpretation and administration of this
Award Agreement and the Plan by the Committee shall be final and conclusive.
	 
	8.	 	Regulatory Approvals. If the Senior Vice President — Human Resources or the Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Lucent, or the successor of either of them,
determines, on advice of counsel, that the consent or approval of any governmental or
regulatory agency or authority is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection
with, this Performance Award, no portion of the Award may be payable until or unless such
consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained. The foregoing shall not be
construed as requiring any such registration, qualification, consent or approval.
	 
	9.	 	Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Award Agreement shall
be determined in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware in the United States
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
	 
	10.	 	Amendments made by the Committee. This Award Agreement may be amended by the
Committee, provided that no such amendment shall impair your rights hereunder without your
consent. Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary herein, the Committee, if it
determines in its sole discretion that it is necessary or desirable under the circumstances,
may authorize the proration or early distribution (or a combination thereof) of the
Performance Award in the case of termination of the Plan.
	 
	11.	 	Other Terms.






	 	(a)	 	The Plan is discretionary in nature and Lucent may cancel or terminate it at any
time. The grant of a Performance Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any
contractual or other right to receive a grant of Performance Awards, or benefits or
payments in lieu of Performance Awards in the future. Future grants, if any, will be at
the sole discretion of Lucent.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Your participation in the Plan is voluntary. The value of the Performance Award is an
extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any.
As such, the Performance Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes
of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses,
long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.
	 
	 	(c)	 	This Award Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Plan, relating
to Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
	 
	 	(d)	 	This Agreement shall be subject to such amendments or modifications as are determined
by the Committee to be necessary or beneficial under the American Jobs Creation Act of
2004.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Lucent makes no representation as to the value of this Award or whether you will be
able to realize any profit out of it.
	 
	 	(f)	 	By accepting this Award or deriving any benefit from it, you signify your understanding
of its terms and conditions.
	 
	 	(g)	 	You hereby request, authorize, and direct your employer to furnish Lucent (and any
agent of Lucent administering the Plan or providing plan record keeping services) with such
information and data as it shall request in order to facilitate the grant of awards and
administration of the Plan and you waive any data privacy rights you might have with
respect to such information.