THE BANK OF NEW YORK NEW YORK'S FIRST BANK - FOUNDED 1784 BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON 101 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10286 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS August 3, 2004 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn.: Document Control Re: American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts for Ordinary Shares of the par value of 1.25 Euros each of Alstom (Form F-6 File No. 333-8876) ************************ Dear Sir or Madam: Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of The Bank of New York, as Depositary for securities against which American Depositary Receipts are to be issued, we enclose a copy of the revised prospectus ("Prospectus") for Alstom, which reflects the par value change from EUR 1.25 to EUR 0.35. As required by Rule 424(e) the right hand corner of the cover page has a reference to Rule 424(b)(3) and to the file number of the registration statement to which the prospectus relates. Pursuant to Section III B of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, the Prospectus consists of the ADR certificate for Alstom. Due to the par value change of Alstom, the Prospectus has been revised to include an overstamp that states: "Effective July 9, 2004, the Par Value of the Company has changed From EUR 1.25 to EUR 0.35" Should you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 815- 2207. Sincerely, /s/ Jessica Diaz Jessica Diaz Assistant Vice President Encl. cc: Paul Dudek, Esq. (Office of International Corporate Finance)