0001104659-06-063053.txt : 20060926 0001104659-06-063053.hdr.sgml : 20060926 20060926120722 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-06-063053 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060920 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060926 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060926 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVAYA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001116521 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 223713430 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15951 FILM NUMBER: 061108062 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MOUNT AIRY RD CITY: BASKING RIDGE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07920 BUSINESS PHONE: 9089536000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 211 MOUNT AIRY ROAD CITY: BASKING RIDGE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07920 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LUCENT EN CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000612 8-K 1 a06-20248_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2006

AVAYA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-15951	22-3713430
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

211 Mount Airy Road
Basking Ridge, NJ		07920
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 953-6000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 20, 2006, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Avaya Inc., a Delaware corporation, elected Mr. Philip A. Odeen non-executive Chairman of the Board effective October 1, 2006. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release regarding his election.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Avaya Inc. dated September 26, 2006.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AVAYA INC.


Date: September 23, 2006		By:	/s/	Pamela F. Craven
		Name:		Pamela F. Craven
		Title:		Chief Administrative Officer

EX-99.1 2 a06-20248_1ex99d1.htm EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

Media Inquiries:		Investor Inquiries:
Lynn Newman		Matt Booher
908-953-8692 (office)		908-953-7500 (office)
908-672-1321 (mobile		mbooher@avaya.com
lynnnewman@avaya.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Philip Odeen Elected Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Avaya Inc.

Basking Ridge, N.J. — Avaya Inc. (NYSE:AV), a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, today announced that its board elected Philip A. Odeen non-executive Chairman effective October 1, 2006.

Odeen joined Avaya’s board in 2002 and is its Lead Director and Chairman of its Compensation Committee. He also serves on the board of directors of The AES Corporation, Convergys Corporation, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, and is the non-executive chairman of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company.

He was formerly the chairman of TRW Inc. and chief executive officer of BDM International Inc., an information technology firm acquired by TRW. Prior to joining BDM, Odeen was vice chairman, management consulting services, at Coopers & Lybrand. He also served in senior positions with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council staff.

He is a member of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Odeen chairs the Henry M. Jackson Foundation and is active in civic and charitable organizations.

Odeen graduated with a B.A. in government from the University of South Dakota and an M.S. in political science from the University of Wisconsin.

About Avaya

Avaya Inc. designs, builds and manages communications networks for more than one million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®. Focused on businesses large to small, Avaya is a world leader in secure and reliable Internet Protocol telephony systems and communications software applications and services.

Driving the convergence of voice and data communications with business applications — and distinguished by comprehensive worldwide services — Avaya helps customers leverage existing and new networks to achieve superior business results. For more information visit the Avaya website: http://www.avaya.com.