SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 January 22, 2009
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) |
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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(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.)
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____________)
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 announces it received a lawsuit requesting certification as a class action.
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES
IT RECEIVED A LAWSUIT REQUESTING CERTIFICATION AS A CLASS ACTION
Rosh Haayin, Israel, January 22, 2009 Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner or the Company) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced that it was served on January 20, 2009 with a lawsuit requesting certification as a class action, filed against Partner in the District Court of Tel- Aviv-Jaffa. The claim alleges that Partner misled its customers who purchased a particular model of handset (the Concerned Customers ) by not highlighting the fact that there were faults with certain of that models functions and not offering replacement models free of additional obligation.
If the lawsuit is certified as a
class action, the total amount claimed from Partner is estimated by the Plaintiff to be
approximately NIS 70 million. Also, the Plaintiff seeks a declaration to require the
Company to attach to the particular model of handset a notice describing its
limitations and to credit the Plaintiff and the Concerned Customers for handset payments
made or alternatively to replace the handsets with a different model free of additional
obligation.
Partner is reviewing and assessing the lawsuit and at this preliminary stage
is unable to evaluate the probability of success of the lawsuit or the range of potential
exposure, if any, with any degree of certainty.
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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 2.882 million subscribers in
Israel (as of September 30, 2008). Partners ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market and its shares are 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, 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 IR |
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: January 22, 2009
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