WILMINGTON, Del.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced its board of directors approved a
two-for-one stock split of its common shares. This marks the second time in 12 months the stock has split.
New
shares will be issued on April 1 to shareholders of record March 5, said Lucent. As of Jan. 31, the company had
approximately 1.32 billion common shares outstanding and about 3 million shareholders.
