FORM 8-K
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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):
March 11, 2004

Agere Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

     
1-16397
(Commission File Number)
  22-3746606
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

   
1110 American Parkway NE
Allentown, Pennsylvania
(Address of principal executive offices)
  18109
(Zip Code)

(610) 712-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

     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:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On January 25, 2005, Agere Systems issued a news release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. A copy of that news release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

     The news release contains information about our net income, excluding gain or loss from the sale of, and income or loss from, discontinued operations; restructuring related charges included in costs, primarily increased depreciation; certain other non cash charges; net restructuring and other charges; purchased in-process research and development charges; amortization of acquired intangible assets; net gain or loss from the sale of operating assets; certain tax adjustments; cumulative effect of an accounting change and certain nonrecurring charges. We believe that information presented on this basis, while not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, will allow investors to more easily compare our financial performance on an operating basis in different fiscal periods.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

     In March 2004, our Chief Executive Officer submitted to the New York Stock Exchange an annual certificate dated March 11, 2004, stating that he was not aware of any violations of the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance listing standards.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.   Description

   
99.1
  News release dated January 25, 2005

 


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SIGNATURE

     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.

         
  AGERE SYSTEMS INC.
 
 
Date: January 25, 2005  By:   /s/ John W. Gamble, Jr.    
    Name:   John W. Gamble, Jr.   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 

 


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Exhibit 99.1

[News release]