SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign
Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16
or 15d-16
of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of July
2006
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AMERICAN ISRAELI PAPER
MILLS LTD.
(Translation of
Registrants Name into English)
P.O. Box 142, Hadera,
Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate
Offices)
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is the Registrants press release dated July 5, 2006.
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN ISRAELI PAPER MILLS LTD | |
(Registrant) | |
By: /s/ Lea Katz | |
Name: Lea Katz | |
Title: Corporate Secretary |
Dated: July 6, 2006
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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1. |
Press release dated July 5, 2006 |
EXHIBIT 1
N E W S |
Client: | AMERICAN ISRAELI PAPER MILLS LTD. |
Agency Contact: | PHILIP Y. SARDOFF |
For Release: | IMMEDIATE |
Hadera, Israel, July 5, 2006... As previously announced on June 22, 2006, American Israeli Paper Mills Ltd. (ASE:AIP) declared a cash dividend in the amount of NIS 24.85 per share payable on July 18, 2006 to shareholders of record on July 5, 2006. The exact dollar payout was to be based on the rate of exchange of the NIS in relation to the US Dollar in effect on July 5, 2006, the record date, and has now been determined to be $5.6761 per share before tax. The Income Tax law of the State of Israel requires a deduction of 20 percent from the dividend payment.