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 September 23, 2007
Partner
Communications Company Ltd.
(Translation of
Registrants Name Into English)
8 Amal Street
Afeq Industrial Park
Rosh Ha'ayin 48103
Israel
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(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: Press Release dated September 23, 2007 re: 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,
September 23, 2007 Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner)
(Nasdaq and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD), a leading Israeli mobile communications
operator, announced that it was served on Thursday, September 20, 2007, with a lawsuit
requesting certification as a class action, filed against Partner and against two other
cellular operators in Israel (the Defendants), in the District Court of
Jerusalem, by plaintiffs claiming to be subscribers of the Defendants. The claim alleges
that the Defendants charged consumers unlawfully, for SMS messages sent to handsets which
cannot receive such messages. Furthermore, the claim alleges that the Defendants misled
consumers who sent such messages, as those consumers received an alert notifying that
those messages were sent.
If the lawsuit is certified as a class action, the total amount
claimed from the Defendants is estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 182
million (for all Defendants together).
Partner will contest this lawsuit vigorously. At
this preliminary stage, Partner is considering the merits of the claim and is unable to
assess the extent of the validity of the claim against it.
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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 2.733 million subscribers in Israel (as of June 30, 2007). The Company launched its 3G service in 2004. Partners 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).
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 Macau, Israel, 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, see www.htil.com.
For more information about Partner, see www.investors.partner.co.il
Contacts: | |||
Mr. Emanuel Avner | Dr. Dan Eldar | ||
Chief Financial Officer | V.P. Carrier, Investor and International Relations | ||
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: | dan.eldar@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: September 23, 2007
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