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 July 7, 2008
Partner
Communications Company Ltd.
(Translation of
Registrants Name Into English)
8 Amal Street
Afeq Industrial Park
Rosh Ha'ayin 48103
Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Companys Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2001 (Registration No. 333-14222).
Enclosure: | Partner Communications Reports Results of Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders |
Rosh Haayin, Israel, July 7, 2008 Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner or the company) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced today the results of the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting), that was held on June 25, 2008 at Partners offices in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
At the Meeting, all the proposals set forth in Partners proxy statement dated May 20, 2008 (the Proxy Statement) sent in connection with the Meeting, were approved by the required majorities. The proposals were as follows:
(i) | to re-appoint Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group, as the Companys auditor for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting; |
(ii) | to note the auditors remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2007, as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors and to approve the report of the Board of Directors with respect to the remuneration paid to the auditor and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2007; |
(iii) | to discuss and approve the Companys audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period; |
(iv) | to re-elect the following nine directors to the Companys Board of Directors until the close of the next annual general meeting: Fok Kin-ning Canning; Chan Ting Yu; Chow Woo Mo Fong Susan; Galil Uzia; Gissin Erez; Lui Dennis Pok Man; Shachar Pesach; Shorer Amikam and Sixt Frank John, and to approve the compensation for two of them, Mr. Galil and Mr. Gissin. No change is made to the provisions of the directors indemnification and insurance policies, which will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of each director according to their existing terms; |
(v) | to approve a change to the remuneration of the Companys External Directors (dahatzim); and |
(vi) | to approve the amended Companys 2004 Share Option Plan. |
For further information concerning the proposals, please refer to the Proxy Statement.
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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 2.823 million subscribers in Israel (as of March 31, 2008). Partners ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and its shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).
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: | emanuel.avner@orange.co.il | E-mail: | oded.degany@orange.co.il |
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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: July 7, 2008
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