FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For March
31, 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-33271
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
10
Hagavish Street
Netanya,
Israel 42140
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Applicable
cellcom
israel announces filing of shelf prospectus in israel
Netanya, Israel – March 31,
2009 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the
"Company") announced that following the Company's announcements on March 2, 2009
and March 16, 2009 that it is considering a public offering of debentures, the
Company has filed today a shelf prospectus with the Israeli Securities Authority
and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
The shelf
prospectus will allow the Company, from time to time, to offer and sell debt,
equity and warrants in Israel, in one or more offerings, subject to a supplemental shelf offering
report, in which the Company will describe the terms of the securities offered
and the specific details of the offering.
At this
stage, no decision has been made as to the execution of any such offering (other
than the possible debenture offering referenced above, which will be made, if
made, in Israel to residents of Israel only; will not be registered under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and will not be offered or sold in the United
States), nor as to its scope, terms and timing, if executed, and there is no
certainty that such offering will be executed. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities.
About
Cellcom
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.187 million subscribers (as at
December 31, 2008) with a broad range of value added services including cellular
and landline telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for its
subscribers abroad and additional services in the areas of music, video, mobile
office etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure.
The Company operates an HSPA 3.5 Generation network enabling advanced high speed
broadband multimedia services, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks.
Cellcom Israel offers Israel's broadest and largest customer service
infrastructure including telephone customer service centers, retail stores, and
service and sale centers, distributed nationwide. Through its broad customer
service network Cellcom Israel offers its customers technical support, account
information, direct to the door parcel services, internet and fax services,
dedicated centers for the hearing impaired, etc. As of 2006, Cellcom Israel,
through its wholly owned subsidiary Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P.,
provides landline telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to
data communication services. Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New
York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL). For additional
information please visit the Company's website www.cellcom.co.il
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Company
Contact
Shiri
Israeli
Investor
Relations Coordinator
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel:
+972 52 998 9755
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Investor Relations
Contact
Ehud
Helft / Ed Job
CCGK
Investor Relations
info@gkir.com
/ ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 646 797 2868 / 1 646 213
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Signatures
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.
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CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
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Date:
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March
31, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Name:
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Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Title:
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General
Counsel
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