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
August 10, 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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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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Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD. ANNOUNCES SUBMITING A NON-BINDING PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE
MIRS
NETANYA,
Israel, August 10, 2009 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company")
announced today that following the Company's announcement dated August 3, 2008,
the Company submitted yesterday a preliminary non-binding indication of interest
to purchase 100% of the equity of MIRS Communications Ltd, another Israeli
cellular provider with an estimated market share of 4-5% (For additional details
regarding MIRS see our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year 2008
under "B. Business Overview – The Telecommunications Industry in Israel –
Cellular Services").
At this
stage there is no certainty a transaction will be agreed upon nor executed. Any
such transaction would be subject, among others, to certain regulatory approvals
and there is no certainty that such approvals will be given.
About Cellcom
Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.208 million subscribers (as at March
31, 2009) 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
ehud@gkir.com / ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 866 704 6710 / 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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August
10, 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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