UNITED STATES

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): October 19, 2016

AVAYA INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)






Delaware	001-15951		22-3713430
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)			Number)


4655 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, California		95054
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

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

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

____________________

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 19, 2016, Avaya Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for fiscal 2016’s fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016. The full text of the press release and supplementary slides are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are available on the Company’s investor relations website at www.avaya.com/investors.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit		Exhibit Name
99.1		Press Release, dated October 19, 2016, entitled “Avaya Announces Preliminary Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2016 Financial Results”
99.2		Supplementary Slides: Q4 FY ’16 Preliminary Financial Results - October 19, 2016

Forward-Looking Statements

This current report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking” statements for purposes of the U.S. federal and state securities laws, including statements about our future financial and operational performance, our preliminary results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, and preliminary EBITDA and gross margin metrics for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. These statements may be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “our vision”, “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will” or “would” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control. These factors, including those discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, may cause its actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC that are available at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions you that the list of important factors included in the Company’s SEC filings may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this report may not in fact occur. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

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: October 19, 2016	By:	/s/ David Vellequette
	Name:	David Vellequette
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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