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Partner Communications Co Ltd. — Regulatory Filings 2008
Mar 12, 2008
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Regulatory Filings
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15a-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated March 12, 2008
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
8 Amal Street Afeq Industrial Park Rosh Ha'ayin 48103 Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F ⌧ Form 40-F �
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes � No ⌧
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_________________)
This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2001 (Registration No. 333-14222).
Enclosure: Partner Communications Announces Dismissal of a Purported Class Action Filed Against The Company.
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES DISMISSAL OF A PURPORTED CLASS ACTION FILED AGAINST THE COMPANY
Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel, March 12[th] , 200 8 – Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced that on March 5[th ] 2008, following the plaintiffs’ request, a claim that was filed with the Jerusalem District Court in January 2007 against the Company, two other cellular operators and two land-line operators, was dismissed with prejudice, and a request for the certification of the claim as a class action was dismissed without prejudice.
It had been claimed by the plaintiffs that the defendants had not implemented number portability and were in violation of the Communication Law. It had also been claimed that the defendants were thus harming the plaintiffs and consumers of telephone services in general.
For additional details see note 7(4) to our Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31[st] , 2006.
About Partner Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”) is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA services and wire free applications under the orange™ brand. The Company provides quality service and a range of features to 2.86 million subscribers in Israel (as of December 31[st] , 2007). Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and the London Stock Exchange. Its shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD).
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Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (“Hutchison Telecom”), a leading global provider of telecommunications services. Hutchison Telecom currently offers mobile and fixed line telecommunications services in Hong Kong, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Israel, Macau, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and Israel and operates brands including “Hutch”, “3" and “orange”. Hutchison Telecom, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is a listed company with American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “HTX” and shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code “2332". For more information about Hutchison Telecom, see www.htil.com.
For more information about Partner, see http://www.orange.co.il/investor_site/
Contacts:
Mr. Emanuel Avner Mr. Oded Degany Chief Financial Officer V.P Corporate development, Strategy and IRO Tel: +972-54-7814951 Tel: +972-54-7814151 Fax: +972-54-7815961 Fax: +972-54 -7814161 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
By: /s/ Emanuel Avner —————————————— Emanuel Avner Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 12, 2008