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(1)
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to re-appoint Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group, as the Company's auditor for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting;
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(2)
|
to discuss the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors, and the report of the Board of Directors with respect to the remuneration paid to the auditor and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2013;
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(3)
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to discuss the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period;
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(4)
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to re-elect the following directors to the Company’s Board of Directors until the close of the next annual general meeting: Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron; to approve (or to approve and ratify, as the case may be) the compensation terms of several directors; to approve that these directors will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; to approve that these directors who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from the indemnification under said resolution;
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(5)
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to approve and ratify the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron;
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(6)
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to approve the entry into a new D&O insurance policy;
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(7)
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to approve amendments to certain provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association regarding: (i) manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director; (ii) indemnification;
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(8)
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to approve and ratify compensation of the CEO; and
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(9)
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to approve and ratify compensation of the former Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
ROLY KLINGER, ADV.
Company Secretary
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(1)
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to re-appoint Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group, as the Company's auditor for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting;
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(2)
|
to discuss the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors, and the report of the Board of Directors with respect to the remuneration paid to the auditor and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2013;
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(3)
|
to discuss the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period;
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(4)
|
to re-elect the following directors to the Company’s Board of Directors until the close of the next annual general meeting: Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron; to approve (or to approve and ratify, as the case may be) the compensation terms of several directors; to approve that these directors will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; to approve that these directors who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from the indemnification under said resolution;
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(5)
|
to approve and ratify the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron;
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(6)
|
to approve the entry into a new D&O insurance policy;
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(7)
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to approve amendments to certain provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association regarding (i) manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director; (ii) indemnification;
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(8)
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to approve and ratify compensation of the CEO; and
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(9)
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to approve and ratify compensation of the former Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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1.
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“RESOLVED: to re-appoint the Company’s auditor, Kesselman & Kesselman, as the auditor of the Company for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting.”
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2.
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“The remuneration of the auditor and its affiliates for the year 2013 as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors and the report by the Board of Directors of the remuneration of the auditor and its affiliates for the same period are hereby noted.”
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Name
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Position
|
Mr. Adam Chesnoff
|
Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
Mr. Elon Shalev
|
Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
Mr. Fred Gluckman
|
Director
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Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani
|
Director
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Mr. Yoav Rubinstein
|
Director
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Mr. Arieh Saban
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Director
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Mr. Yahel Shachar
|
Director
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Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg
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Director
|
Mr. Ori Yaron
|
Director
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(i)
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“RESOLVED: to re-elect Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron, to serve as directors of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting, unless their office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association;
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(ii)
|
RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and to approve and ratify the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; (D) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution;
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|
(iii)
|
RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and
|
|
(iv)
|
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
|
|
(i)
|
financial liability incurred or imposed in accordance with a judgment, including a judgment given in a settlement or a judgment of an arbitrator approved by a court; provided, that such liability pertains to one or more of the events set forth in the indemnification letter, which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the company, are anticipated in light of the company’s activities at the time of the grant of indemnification and is limited to the sum or measurement of indemnification determined by the Board of Directors to be reasonable under the circumstances and set forth in the indemnification letter;
|
|
(ii)
|
reasonable legal expenses, including attorney fees, incurred or ordered by a court in the context of proceedings filed by or on behalf of the company or by a third party, or in a criminal proceeding in which the director or office holder is acquitted or if convicted, for an offense which does not require criminal intent;
|
|
(iii)
|
reasonable legal expenses, including attorney fees, incurred due to an investigation or proceeding conducted by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding and which has ended without the filing of an indictment against the director or office holder and no financial liability was imposed on the director or office holder in lieu of criminal proceedings, or has ended without the filing of an indictment against the director or office holder, but financial liability was imposed on the director or office holder in lieu of criminal proceedings in an alleged criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent, within the meaning of the relevant terms in the law or in connection with a financial sanction (Itzum Caspi);
|
|
(iv)
|
Payment to the injured party as a result of a violation set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law, including by indemnification in advance; and
|
|
(v)
|
Expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding (a “Proceeding” - halich) under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Israeli Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Israeli Companies Law, in connection with any affairs including reasonable legal expenses (including attorney fees), including by indemnification in advance.
|
|
(i)
|
The breach of the duty of care towards the Company or towards any other person;
|
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(ii)
|
The breach of the duty of loyalty towards the Company provided that the Office Holder or director has acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm the Company's best interest;
|
|
(iii)
|
A financial liability imposed on him in favour of another person;
|
|
(iv)
|
A payment which the Office Holder is obligated to pay to an injured party as a result of a violation set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Israeli Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Companies Law, in connection with any affairs, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees; and
|
|
(v)
|
Any other matter in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under the Israeli Companies Law to insure the liability of a director or an Office Holder in the Company.
|
|
(i)
|
Manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director. Under the Israeli Companies Law, an alternate director may be appointed if the company's articles of association includes a provision that allows to do so. Accordingly, the Company's Articles of Association (Article 23.5) allows the appointment of an alternate director and sets out in Article 23.7 the manner in which an alternate director may be appointed or dismissed. We propose amending Article 23.7 of the Company's Articles of Association (as annotated on the attached Annex “D”), in order to include additional provisions regarding such manner of appointment or dismissal, including the obligation to notify the Company in advance of such an appointment or dismissal and the alternate director's obligation to provide the Company with a declaration regarding his qualifications to serve as a director of the Company.
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|
(ii)
|
Indemnification. The Israeli Companies Law was amended to permit a company to also indemnify its office holders for liability or expense he incurs or that is imposed on him in his capacity as an office holder in the Company, for reasonable legal expenses (including attorney fees) incurred by the office holder in connection with a financial sanction ("itzum caspi").
|
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
|
|
(i)
|
with respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director, as described in item 7(i) above;
|
|
(ii)
|
with respect to indemnification of the Company's Office Holders, as described in item 7(ii) above; and
|
1
|
Insofar as the person is holding office through a company under his/her control, the provisions of the Compensation Policy shall apply mutatis mutandis: the compensation shall be paid against an invoice and not as a wage, and the components of the compensation will be normalized so that, in economic terms, they will conform to that stated in the Compensation Policy. Mr. Romano is holding office through a management company.
|
2
|
Excluding the compensation of employees of manpower contractors who indirectly work for the Company, as the Company does not have this information.
|
3
|
Insofar as the termination of the Agreement occurs on a date more than two years after the beginning of the Set-Period, Mr. Romano’s right to the advance-notice period and to the adjustment period pursuant to the Agreement shall not be adversely affected.
|
4
|
The amount shall be paid against an invoice and is, therefore, an actual cost of NIS 135,000 per month to the Company (no additional social benefits), representing a gross monthly amount of NIS 98,000 plus vehicle expenses (NIS 15,000), had it been paid as a wage.
|
By Order of the Board of Directors
ROLY KLINGER, ADV.
Company Secretary
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Page
|
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A - 2- A - 3
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
|
|
A - 4 - A- 5
|
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A - 6
|
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A - 7
|
|
A - 8
|
|
A - 9- A - 10
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A - 11 - A - 87
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
|
Kesselman & Kesselman
|
March 9, 2014
|
Certified Public Accountants (lsr.)
|
A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
548 | 481 | 139 | |||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
8 | 1,397 | 1,051 | 302 | ||||||||||||
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
|
47 | 45 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Deferred expenses – right of use
|
12 | 22 | 28 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Inventories
|
9 | 98 | 93 | 27 | ||||||||||||
Income tax receivable
|
7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
2,120 | 1,703 | 490 | ||||||||||||||
NON CURRENT ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade Receivables
|
8 | 509 | 289 | 83 | ||||||||||||
Deferred expenses – right of use
|
12 | 138 | 118 | 34 | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment
|
10 | 1,990 | 1,791 | 516 | ||||||||||||
Licenses and other intangible assets
|
11 | 1,217 | 1,167 | 336 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
5, 13(b) | 407 | 407 | 117 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income tax asset
|
25 | 36 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||
4,297 | 3,784 | 1,090 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
6,417 | 5,487 | 1,580 |
Haim Romano
|
Ziv Leitman
|
Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson)
|
||
Chief Executive Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
Director
|
||
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Current maturities of notes payable and bank borrowings
|
15,16 | 306 | 334 | 96 | ||||||||||||
Trade payables
|
866 | 761 | 219 | |||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
|
26 | 70 | ||||||||||||||
Payables in respect of employees
|
110 | 98 | 28 | |||||||||||||
Other payables (mainly institutions)
|
59 | 45 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Income tax payable
|
31 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenues
|
40 | 37 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Provisions
|
14 | 60 | 67 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
7 | 14 | 1 | * | ||||||||||||
1,525 | 1,374 | 395 | ||||||||||||||
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Notes payable
|
16 | 2,321 | 2,038 | 587 | ||||||||||||
Bank borrowings
|
15 | 1,733 | 1,109 | 320 | ||||||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
|
17 | 50 | 45 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
|
14 | 28 | 31 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities
|
10 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability
|
25 | 9 | * | * | ||||||||||||
4,151 | 3,239 | 933 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
5,676 | 4,613 | 1,328 | |||||||||||||
EQUITY
|
21 | |||||||||||||||
Share capital - ordinary shares of NIS 0.01
par value: authorized - December 31, 2012
and 2013 - 235,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding -
|
2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2012 – **155,645,708 shares
|
||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2013 – **155,687,002 shares
|
||||||||||||||||
Capital surplus
|
1,100 | 1,100 | 317 | |||||||||||||
Accumulated retained earnings (deficit)
|
(10 | ) | 123 | 35 | ||||||||||||
Treasury shares, at cost - December 31, 2012 and 2013 - 4,467,990 shares
|
(351 | ) | (351 | ) | (101 | ) | ||||||||||
TOTAL EQUITY
|
741 | 874 | 252 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
6,417 | 5,487 | 1,580 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into U.S. Dollars (note 2a) | |||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
|||||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions (except earnings per share)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Revenues, net
|
6 | 6,998 | 5,572 | 4,519 | 1,302 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
6, 22 | 4,978 | 4,031 | 3,510 | 1,011 | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
2,020 | 1,541 | 1,009 | 291 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses
|
22 | 711 | 551 | 462 | 133 | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
22 | 291 | 236 | 217 | 63 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
13(b) | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net
|
23 | 105 | 111 | 79 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Operating profit
|
1,036 | 865 | 409 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||
Finance income
|
24 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Finance expenses
|
24 | 327 | 255 | 240 | 69 | |||||||||||||||
Finance costs, net
|
24 | 294 | 234 | 211 | 61 | |||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax
|
742 | 631 | 198 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax expenses
|
25 | 299 | 153 | 63 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
443 | 478 | 135 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings per share
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
2.85 | 3.07 | 0.87 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted
|
27 | 2.84 | 3.07 | 0.86 | 0.25 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
|||||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
443 | 478 | 135 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive losses, items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations
|
17 | (21 | ) | (17 | ) | (9 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||||
Income taxes relating to remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations
|
25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive losses for the year, net of income taxes
|
(16 | ) | (13 | ) | (7 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR
|
427 | 465 | 128 | 37 |
Share capital
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
Capital
|
Accumulated
earnings
|
Treasury
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares**
|
Amount
|
surplus
|
(deficit)
|
shares
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Note
|
I n m i l l i o n s
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2011
|
155,249,176 | 2 | 1,099 | (124 | ) | (351 | ) | 626 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the year
|
427 | 427 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options granted to employees
|
396,532 | * | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
|
19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
|
21 | (648 | ) | (648 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2011
|
155,645,708 | 2 | 1,100 | (326 | ) | (351 | ) | 425 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the year
|
465 | 465 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
|
21 | (160 | ) | (160 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
|
155,645,708 | 2 | 1,100 | (10 | ) | (351 | ) | 741 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the year
|
128 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options granted to employees
|
41,294 | * | * | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
|
5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013
|
155,687,002 | 2 | 1,100 | 123 | (351 | ) | 874 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Convenience translation into U.S. Dollars (note 2a):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2013
|
155,645,708 | 1 | 317 | (3 | ) | (101 | ) | 214 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the year
|
37 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options granted to employees
|
41,294 | * | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013
|
155,687,002 | 1 | 317 | 35 | (101 | ) | 252 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
|||||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations (Appendix)
|
1,881 | 1,858 | 1,548 | 446 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax paid
|
25 | (311 | ) | (153 | ) | (9 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
1,570 | 1,705 | 1,539 | 443 | ||||||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment
|
10 | (349 | ) | (367 | ) | (326 | ) | (94 | ) | |||||||||||
Acquisition of intangible assets
|
11 | (155 | ) | (133 | ) | (156 | ) | (45 | ) | |||||||||||
Acquisition of 012 smile, net of cash acquired of NIS 23 million
|
5 | (597 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Interest received
|
24 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
3 | 2 | 1 | * | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments, net
|
7 | 1 | 18 | (25 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(1,085 | ) | (471 | ) | (498 | ) | (143 | ) | ||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options granted to employees
|
1 | * | * | |||||||||||||||||
Non-current bank borrowings received
|
15 | 900 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs
|
16 | 1,136 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividend paid
|
21 | (659 | ) | (167 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Repayment of finance lease
|
(4 | ) | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | * | |||||||||||||
Interest paid
|
24 | (235 | ) | (200 | ) | (181 | ) | (52 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of current borrowings
|
15 | (128 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Repayment of non-current bank borrowings
|
15 | (699 | ) | (455 | ) | (617 | ) | (178 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of notes payable
|
16 | (586 | ) | (394 | ) | (309 | ) | (89 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(274 | ) | (1,218 | ) | (1,108 | ) | (319 | ) | ||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
211 | 16 | (67 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
321 | 532 | 548 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
|
532 | 548 | 481 | 139 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into
U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
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Year ended December 31,
|
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2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2013
|
|||||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
443 | 478 | 135 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
Adjustments for:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
10, 11 | 743 | 700 | 669 | 193 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred expenses- Right of use
|
12 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment of deferred expenses- Right of use
|
12, 13(a) | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
13(b) | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets
|
13 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||
Employee share based compensation expenses
|
21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
|
17 | (26 | ) | (12 | ) | (14 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||||
Finance costs, net
|
24 | 71 | 38 | 49 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments
|
7 | (19 | ) | 15 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Interest paid
|
24 | 235 | 200 | 181 | 52 | |||||||||||||||
Interest received
|
24 | (12 | ) | (9 | ) | (8 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
25 | 2 | (10 | ) | 17 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax paid
|
25 | 311 | 153 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Capital loss (gain) from property and equipment
|
10 | 2 | * | (1 | ) | * | ||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
|
8 | (190 | ) | 467 | 566 | 163 | ||||||||||||||
Other
|
44 | (5 | ) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accruals:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
|
26 | 70 | (72 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Trade
|
(37 | ) | (107 | ) | (115 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other payables
|
(91 | ) | (44 | ) | (17 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||
Provisions
|
14 | 36 | (5 | ) | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenues
|
* | (11 | ) | (3 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase in deferred expenses - Right of use
|
12 | (27 | ) | (25 | ) | (17 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||
Current income tax liability
|
25 | (13 | ) | 5 | 35 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories
|
9 | (58 | ) | 65 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations:
|
1,881 | 1,858 | 1,548 | 446 |
|
a.
|
Reporting entity
|
|
b.
|
Operating segments
|
|
(1)
|
Cellular segment
|
|
b.
|
Operating segments (continued)
|
|
(2)
|
Fixed-line segment
The fixed-line segment includes: (1) Internet services ("ISP") under which the Group provides access to the internet as well as home WiFi networks, including Value Added Services ("VAS") such as anti-virus and anti-spam filtering; and fixed-line voice communication services provided through Voice Over Broadband ("VOB"), and Network Termination Point Services ("NTP") – under which the Group supply, install operate and maintain all types of endpoint network equipment and solutions, including providing and installing equipment and cabling, within a subscriber's place of business or premises. (2) Transmission services and Primary Rate Interface ("PRI"); (3) International Long Distance call services ("ILD"): outgoing and incoming international telephony, hubbing, roaming and signaling and calling card services.
|
|
c.
|
Main recent regulatory developments
|
|
(1)
|
See information in respect of royalty payments in note 18(1).
|
|
(2)
|
See information in respect of corporate tax rates in note 25.
|
|
d.
|
Group licenses
|
Type of services
|
Area of service
|
License owner
|
Granted by
|
Valid through
|
Guarantees made
|
|
(1)
|
Cellular
|
Israel
|
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
|
MOC
|
Feb 1, 2022
|
USD 10 million
|
(2)
|
Cellular
|
West Bank
|
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
|
CA
|
Feb 1, 2022
|
USD 0.5 million
|
(3)
|
ISP
|
Israel
|
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
|
MOC
|
Mar 30, 2018
|
|
(4)
|
ISP
|
West Bank
|
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
|
CA
|
Mar 30, 2018
|
|
(5)
|
ISP
|
Israel
|
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
|
MOC
|
Dec 31, 2014
|
|
(6)
|
ISP
|
West Bank
|
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
|
CA
|
Feb 21, 2016
|
|
(7)
|
ILD
|
Israel
|
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
|
MOC
|
Nov 15, 2029
|
NIS 10.8 million
|
(8)
|
ILD
|
West Bank
|
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
|
CA
|
Feb 21, 2018
|
NIS 0.6 million
|
(9)
|
VOB and PRI
|
Israel
|
012 Telecom Ltd.
|
MOC
|
Dec 21, 2025
|
NIS 12 million
|
(10)
|
VOB and PRI
|
West Bank
|
012 Telecom Ltd.
|
CA
|
Feb 21, 2018
|
|
(11)
|
VOB and PRI
|
Israel
|
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership
|
MOC
|
Jan 15, 2027
|
NIS 12.1 million
|
(12)
|
VOB and PRI
|
West Bank
|
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership
|
CA
|
Mar 22, 2019
|
|
(13)
|
NTP
|
Israel
|
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership
|
MOC
|
Feb 28, 2017
|
|
(14)
|
NTP
|
Israel
|
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
|
MOC
|
Dec 31, 2014
|
|
a.
|
Basis of preparation of the financial statements
|
|
(1)
|
Statement of compliance
|
|
b.
|
Foreign currency translations
|
|
c.
|
Principles of consolidation
|
|
d.
|
Inventories
|
|
e.
|
Property and equipment
|
|
e.
|
Property and equipment (continued)
|
years
|
|
Communications network:
|
|
Physical layer and infrastructure
|
10 - 25 (mainly 15, 10)
|
Other Communication network
|
3 - 15 (mainly 5, 10, 15)
|
Computers, software and hardware for
|
|
information systems
|
3-10 (mainly 3-5)
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
7-15
|
Optic fibers and related assets
|
7-25 (mainly 20)
|
Property
|
25
|
|
f.
|
Licenses and other intangible assets
|
|
(1)
|
Licenses costs and amortization (see also note 1 (d)):
|
|
(a)
|
The licenses to operate cellular communication services were recognized at cost, adjusted for changes in the CPI until December 31, 2003 (See note 2 (b)(1)) Borrowing costs which served to finance the license fee - incurred until the commencement of utilization of the license - were capitalized to cost of the license.
|
|
(b)
|
Partner Land-line Communication solutions – limited partnership's license for providing fixed-line communication services is stated at cost.
|
|
(c)
|
012 Smile and its subsidiaries' licenses were recognized at fair value in a business combination as of the acquisition date of 012 Smile March 3, 2011 (see note 5).
|
|
f.
|
Licenses and other intangible assets (continued)
|
|
(2)
|
Computer software:
|
|
(3)
|
Customer relationships:
|
|
(4)
|
Trade name:
|
|
f.
|
Licenses and other intangible assets (continued)
|
|
(5)
|
Subscriber Acquisition and Retention Costs (SARC):
|
|
g.
|
Right Of Use (ROU) of international fiber optic cables
|
|
h.
|
Goodwill
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
h.
|
Goodwill (continued)
|
|
i.
|
Impairment of non-financial assets with finite useful economic lives
|
|
j.
|
Financial instruments
|
|
The Group classifies its financial instruments in the following categories: (1) at fair value through profit or loss, (2) loans and receivables, and (3) liabilities at amortized cost. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial instruments were acquired or assumed, determined at initial recognition. See note 7 (c) as to classification of financial instruments to the categories. Financial assets are classified as current if they are expected to mature within 12 months after the end of the reporting period; otherwise they are classified as non-current. Financial liabilities are included in current liabilities, except for maturities greater than 12 months after the end of the reporting period, which are classified as non-current liabilities.
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
j.
|
Financial instruments (continued)
|
|
k.
|
Employee benefits
|
|
k.
|
Employee benefits (continued)
|
|
l.
|
Share based payments
|
|
m.
|
Provisions
|
|
(1)
|
In the ordinary course of business, the Group is involved in a number of lawsuits and litigations. The costs that may result from these lawsuits are only accrued for when it is probable that a liability, resulting from past events, will be incurred and the amount of that liability can be quantified or estimated within a reasonable range. The amount of the provisions recorded is based on a case-by-case assessment of the risk level, and events arising during the course of legal proceedings that may require a reassessment of this risk, and where applicable discounted at a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. The Group's assessment of risk is based both on the advice of legal counsel and on the Group's estimate of the probable settlements amount that are expected to be incurred, if any. See also note 20.
|
|
(2)
|
The Company is required to incur certain costs in respect of a liability to dismantle and remove assets and to restore sites on which the assets were located. The dismantling costs are calculated according to best estimate of future expected payments discounted at a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. The increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as finance costs (unwinding of discount).
|
|
(3)
|
Provisions for handset warranties include obligations to customers in respect of handsets sold. Where there are a number of similar obligations, the likelihood that an outflow will be required in a settlement is determined by considering the class of obligations as a whole. A provision is recognized even if the likelihood of an outflow with respect to any item included in the same class of obligations may be small.
|
|
n.
|
Revenues
|
|
n.
|
Revenues (continued)
|
|
o.
|
Leases
|
|
p.
|
Advertising expenses
|
|
q.
|
Tax expenses
|
|
r.
|
Share capital
|
|
s.
|
Dividend distributions
|
|
t.
|
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
|
|
(2) In May 2013 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 36 Impairment of Assets. The amendment requires disclosures of recoverable amount of an individual asset (including goodwill) or a cash-generating unit, for which an impairment loss has been recognized or reversed during the period. The Group will implement the amendment for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2014 and this implementation is not expected to have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
|
a.
|
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
|
|
(1)
|
Estimating service revenues earned but not yet billed:
|
|
(2)
|
Assessing the useful lives of assets:
|
|
(3)
|
Assessing the recoverable amount for impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives:
|
|
a.
|
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions (continued)
|
(4)
|
Assessing the recoverable amount of goodwill for annual impairment tests:
|
Terminal growth rate
|
(negative 0.3%)
|
After-tax discount rate
|
11.7%
|
Pre-tax discount rate
|
15.8%
|
(5)
|
Assessing allowance for doubtful accounts:
The allowance is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganization, or delinquency or default in debtor payments are considered indicators that a trade receivable is impaired. The amount of the allowance is determined as a percentage of specific debts doubtful of collection, and taking into consideration the likelihood of recoverability of accounts receivable based on the age of the balances, the Group's historical write-off experience net of recoveries, changes in the credit worthiness of the Group's customers, and collection trends. The trade receivables are periodically reviewed for impairment.
|
(6)
|
Considering uncertain tax positions
|
|
b.
|
Critical judgments in applying the Group's accounting policies
|
|
On March 3, 2011, (the "acquisition date") the Company completed the acquisition of 012 Smile Telecom Ltd., from Merhav-Ampal Energy Ltd. (the "Seller"), (the "Transaction").
|
|
012 Smile, a private Israeli company, is a leading provider of communication services in Israel, which provides a wide range of broadband and traditional voice services. 012 Smile's services are part of the fixed-line segment, see note 1(b)(2).
|
|
The Company has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 012 Smile and therefore is the controlling party of 012 Smile, which will allow it to become a leading comprehensive communications group, expanding its services and products.
|
|
The purchase price for the acquisition of 012 Smile was NIS 650 million which included the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of 012 Smile and a loan from the previous shareholder to 012 Smile. The Company had previously paid NIS 30 million as a deposit for the acquisition. The remaining NIS 620 million was funded by cash on hand of NIS 158 million and notes payable of NIS 462 million. As part of the Transaction, 012 Smile undertook a liability to the Company by an amount similar to the abovementioned loan. As part of the Transaction, the Company also guaranteed the bank loans and other bank guarantees, which were provided to 012 Smile, in a total amount of approximately NIS 800 million. For information about developments occurred after the acquisition date in respect of 012 Smile's indebtedness see notes 15.
|
March 3, 2011
|
||||
NIS in millions
|
||||
Current assets
|
295 | |||
Deferred expenses – right of use
|
282 | |||
Property and equipment
|
159 | |||
Intangible assets
|
408 | |||
Goodwill
|
494 | |||
Other non-current assets
|
21 | |||
Short term bank borrowings and current maturities of long-term borrowings
|
(201 | ) | ||
Accounts payables and provisions
|
(229 | ) | ||
Long term bank borrowings
|
(579 | ) | ||
650 | ||||
Reconciliation for net cash used in the acquisition:
|
||||
Less: Advance payment in respect of the acquisition of 012 Smile, made in 2010
|
(30 | ) | ||
Less: cash acquired
|
(23 | ) | ||
Net cash used in the acquisition of 012 Smile in 2011
|
597 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2013
|
||||||||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||||||
Cellular segment
|
Fixed-line segment
|
Elimination
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Services
|
2,876 | 908 | 3,784 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue - Services
|
31 | 177 | (208 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Equipment
|
703 | 32 | 735 | |||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
3,610 | 1,117 | (208 | ) | 4,519 | |||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues - Services
|
2,070 | 747 | 2,817 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment cost of revenues- Services
|
175 | 33 | (208 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues - Equipment
|
664 | 29 | 693 | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
2,909 | 809 | (208 | ) | 3,510 | |||||||||||
Gross profit
|
701 | 308 | 1,009 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
544 | 135 | 679 | |||||||||||||
Other income, net
|
77 | 2 | 79 | |||||||||||||
Operating profit
|
234 | 175 | 409 | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to presentation of Adjusted EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
–Depreciation and amortization
|
545 | 155 | 700 | |||||||||||||
–Other (1)
|
5 | * | 5 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
|
784 | 330 | 1,114 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit before income tax
|
||||||||||||||||
- Depreciation and amortization
|
700 | |||||||||||||||
- Finance costs, net
|
211 | |||||||||||||||
- Other (1)
|
5 | |||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax
|
198 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||||||
Cellular segment
|
Fixed-line segment
|
Elimination
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Services
|
3,564 | 1,076 | 4,640 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue - Services
|
28 | 134 | (162 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Equipment
|
896 | 36 | 932 | |||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
4,488 | 1,246 | (162 | ) | 5,572 | |||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues - Services
|
2,351 | 861 | 3,212 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment cost of revenues- Services
|
134 | 28 | (162 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues - Equipment
|
787 | 32 | 819 | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
3,272 | 921 | (162 | ) | 4,031 | |||||||||||
Gross profit
|
1,216 | 325 | 1,541 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
584 | 203 | 787 | |||||||||||||
Other income, net
|
110 | 1 | 111 | |||||||||||||
Operating profit
|
742 | 123 | 865 | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to presentation of Adjusted EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
–Depreciation and amortization
|
562 | 164 | 726 | |||||||||||||
–Other (1)
|
10 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
|
1,314 | 288 | 1,602 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit before income tax
|
||||||||||||||||
- Depreciation and amortization
|
726 | |||||||||||||||
- Finance costs, net
|
234 | |||||||||||||||
- Other (1)
|
11 | |||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax
|
631 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||||||
Cellular segment
|
Fixed-line segment
|
Elimination
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Services
|
4,219 | 1,005 | 5,224 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue - Services
|
29 | 122 | (151 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Equipment
|
1,748 | 26 | 1,774 | |||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
5,996 | 1,153 | (151 | ) | 6,998 | |||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues – Services
|
2,601 | 969 | 3,570 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment cost of revenues- Services
|
122 | 29 | (151 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues - Equipment
|
1,379 | 29 | 1,408 | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
4,102 | **1,027 | (151 | ) | 4,978 | |||||||||||
Gross profit
|
1,894 | 126 | 2,020 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
712 | **290 | 1,002 | |||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
87 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
Other income, net
|
105 | 105 | ||||||||||||||
Operating profit (loss)
|
1,287 | (251 | ) | 1,036 | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to presentation of Adjusted EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
– Depreciation and amortization
|
590 | 182 | 772 | |||||||||||||
– Impairment of intangible assets, deferred expenses and goodwill (see note 13)
|
349 | 349 | ||||||||||||||
– Other (1)
|
19 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
|
1,896 | 282 | 2,178 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit before income tax
|
||||||||||||||||
- Depreciation and amortization
|
772 | |||||||||||||||
- Impairment of intangible assets, deferred expenses and goodwill
|
349 | |||||||||||||||
- Finance costs, net
|
294 | |||||||||||||||
- Other (1)
|
21 | |||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax
|
742 |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors
|
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
December 31, 2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||
In or linked to USD
|
In or linked to other foreign currencies (mainly EURO)
|
NIS linked to CPI
|
NIS unlinked
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
1 | 1 | 479 | 481 | ||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables**
|
50 | 132 | 869 | 1,051 | ||||||||||||||||
Other receivables
|
16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non- current assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
289 | 289 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total assets
|
53 | 133 | 1,653 | 1,839 | ||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Current maturities of notes payable and current borrowings
|
122 | 212 | 334 | |||||||||||||||||
Trade payables**
|
75 | 168 | 518 | 761 | ||||||||||||||||
Payables in respect of employees
|
87 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other payables
|
1 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
* | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Non- current liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable
|
945 | 1,093 | 2,038 | |||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings
|
732 | 377 | 1,109 | |||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
75 | 169 | 1,800 | 2,296 | 4,340 |
In or linked to foreign currencies
|
||||
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
||||
** Accounts that were set-off under enforceable netting arrangements
|
||||
Trade receivables gross amounts
|
453 | |||
Set-off
|
(271 | ) | ||
Trade receivables, net
|
182 | |||
Trade payables gross amounts
|
514 | |||
Set-off
|
(271 | ) | ||
Trade payables, net
|
243 | |||
Net balances
|
(61 | ) |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||||||||
In or linked to USD
|
In or linked to other foreign currencies (mainly EURO)
|
NIS linked to CPI
|
NIS unlinked
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
3 | 545 | 548 | |||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
8 | 47 | 1,342 | 1,397 | ||||||||||||||||
Other receivables
|
20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non- current assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
509 | 509 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total assets
|
12 | 47 | 2,416 | 2,475 | ||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Current maturities of notes payable and current borrowings
|
120 | 186 | 306 | |||||||||||||||||
Trade payables
|
110 | 61 | 695 | 866 | ||||||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
|
45 | 25 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Payables in respect of employees and other payables (mainly institutions)
|
1 | 2 | 108 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non- current liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable
|
1,046 | 1,275 | 2,321 | |||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings
|
1,007 | 726 | 1,733 | |||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
170 | 61 | 2,175 | 3,015 | 5,421 |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
|
(c) Details regarding the derivative financial instruments, foreign exchange and CPI risk management and sensitivity analysis
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Forward transactions pay NIS, receive USD
|
373 | - | ||||||
Forward transactions pay Euro, receive USD
|
247 | - | ||||||
Embedded derivatives pay USD, receive NIS
|
64 | 35 |
Exchange
|
Exchange
|
|||||||||||
rate of one
|
rate of one
|
Israeli
|
||||||||||
Dollar
|
Euro
|
CPI*
|
||||||||||
At December 31:
|
||||||||||||
2013
|
NIS 3.471
|
NIS 4.782
|
223.80 points
|
|||||||||
2012
|
NIS 3.733
|
NIS 4.921
|
219.80 points
|
|||||||||
2011
|
NIS 3.821
|
NIS 4.938
|
216.27 points
|
|||||||||
Increase (decrease) during the year:
|
||||||||||||
2013
|
(7.0 | )% | (2.8 | )% | 1.8 | % | ||||||
2012
|
(2.3 | )% | (0.35 | )% | 1.6 | % | ||||||
2011
|
7.7 | % | 4.2 | % | 2.2 | % |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
to 2018
|
2019
to 2020
|
2021
to 2022
|
Total undisco-unted
|
Less offering expenses and discounts
|
Total discounted
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal payments of long term indebtedness:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series B (*)
|
122 | 122 | 122 | 366 | (1 | ) | 365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series C (*)
|
235 | 469 | 704 | (2 | ) | 702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series D
|
218 | 218 | 109 | 545 | (4 | ) | 541 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series E
|
187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 748 | (9 | ) | 739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing A (*)
|
177 | 355 | 532 | 532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing C
|
25 | 50 | 75 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing D
|
25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 175 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing E
|
152 | 152 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing F (*)
|
200 | 200 | 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected interest payments of long term borrowings and notes payables (*)
|
129 | 114 | 98 | 111 | 29 | 2 | 483 | 483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade and other payables
|
849 | 849 | 849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,313 | 448 | 844 | 1,415 | 699 | 111 | 4,830 | (16 | ) | 4,814 |
|
b.
|
Capital risk management
|
|
See note 15(2) regarding financial covenants.
|
c.
|
Fair values of financial instruments
|
December 31, 2012
|
December 31, 2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
Interest rate used (**)
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
Interest rate used (**)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
L&R
|
548 | 548 | 481 | 481 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
L&R
|
1,906 | 1,907 | 6.77 | % | 1,340 | 1,343 | 6.24 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other receivables (*)
|
L&R
|
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
FVTPL
Level 2
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series B
|
AC
|
478 | 503 |
Market quote
|
365 | 387 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series C
|
AC
|
688 | 741 |
Market quote
|
702 | 766 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series D
|
AC
|
540 | 515 |
Market quote
|
541 | 537 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series E
|
AC
|
921 | 987 |
Market quote
|
739 | 808 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Trade and other payables (*)
|
AC
|
962 | 962 | 849 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing A
|
AC
|
522 | 545 | 1.83 | % | 532 | 567 | 1.09 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing C
|
AC
|
175 | 194 | 3.51 | % | 75 | 91 | 2.13 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing D
|
AC
|
175 | 194 | 3.51 | % | 175 | 201 | 2.13 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing E (*)
|
AC
|
376 | 376 | 152 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing F
|
AC
|
485 | 519 | 1.71 | % | 200 | 221 | 1.69 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Parent group – trade (*)
|
AC
|
70 | 70 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Finance lease obligation (*)
|
AC
|
1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
FVTPL
Level 2
|
14 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
(*)
|
The fair value of these financial instruments equals their carrying amounts, as the impact of discounting is not significant.
|
(**)
|
The fair values of the notes payable are quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period are within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of other instruments under L&R and AC categories were calculated based on observable weighted average of interest rates derived from quoted market prices of the Group's notes payable of similar terms and nature, are within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Trade (current and non-current)
|
2,212 | 1,590 | ||||||
Deferred interest income
|
(84 | ) | (48 | ) | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(222 | ) | (202 | ) | ||||
1,906 | 1,340 | |||||||
Current
|
1,397 | 1,051 | ||||||
Non – current
|
509 | 289 |
|
(b)
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year
|
256 | 244 | 222 | |||||||||
Receivables written-off during the year as uncollectible
|
(55 | ) | (69 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||||
Charge or expense during the year
|
43 | 47 | 50 | |||||||||
Balance at end of year
|
244 | 222 | 202 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross
|
Allowance
|
Gross
|
Allowance
|
|||||||||||||
Not past due
|
1,867 | 31 | 1,315 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Past due less than one year
|
163 | 60 |
117
|
64 | ||||||||||||
Past due more than one year
|
182 | 131 |
158
|
122 | ||||||||||||
2,212 | 222 | 1,590 | 202 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Handsets
|
67 | 69 | ||||||
Accessories and other
|
12 | 11 | ||||||
Spare parts
|
12 | 8 | ||||||
ISP modems, routers, servers and related
|
||||||||
equipment
|
7 | 5 | ||||||
98 | 93 | |||||||
Write-offs recorded
|
2 | 2 | ||||||
Cost of inventory recognized as expenses and included in cost of revenues for the year ended
|
841 | 705 |
Communication network
|
Computers and information systems(**)
|
Optic fibers and related assets
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
Property and leasehold
improvements
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
2,129 | 317 | 328 | 21 | 228 | 3,023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of 012 Smile
|
101 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||
Additions in 2011
|
217 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 341 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2011
|
57 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
2,390 | 354 | 364 | 30 | 265 | 3,403 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions in 2012
|
295 | 61 | 48 | 3 | 17 | 424 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2012
|
184 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 204 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
2,501 | 401 | 412 | 31 | 278 | 3,623 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions in 2013
|
208 | 2 | 38 | * | 10 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2013
|
205 | 71 | - | 1 | 74 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
2,504 | 332 | 450 | 30 | 214 | 3,530 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated Depreciation
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
714 | 110 | 44 | 13 | 84 | 965 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation in 2011
|
369 | 66 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 502 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2011
|
55 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
1,028 | 141 | 70 | 17 | 96 | 1,352 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation in 2012
|
352 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 484 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2012
|
183 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
1,197 | 189 | 93 | 20 | 134 | 1,633 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation in 2013
|
318 | 61 | 27 | 3 | 48 | 457 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2013
|
205 | 71 | - | 1 | 74 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
1,310 | 179 | 120 | 22 | 108 | 1,739 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amounts, net
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2011
|
1,362 | 213 | 294 | 13 | 169 | 2,051 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2012
|
1,304 | 212 | 319 | 11 | 144 | 1,990 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2013
|
1,194 | 153 | 330 | 8 | 106 | 1,791 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation expenses charged to the income statement:
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
470 | 454 | 427 | |||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses
|
15 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
502 | 484 | 457 | ||||||||||
Cost additions include capitalization of salary and employee related expenses
|
16 | 24 | 42 |
Licenses
|
Trade name
|
Customer relationships
|
Subscriber acquisition and retention costs
|
Computer software(*)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
2,085 | 18 | 66 | 414 | 2,583 | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of 012 Smile
|
3 | 73 | 258 | 35 | 39 | 408 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions in 2011
|
33 | 127 | 160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2011
|
51 | 112 | 163 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
2,088 | 73 | 276 | 83 | 468 | 2,988 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions in 2012
|
9 | 134 | 143 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2012
|
20 | 139 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
2,088 | 73 | 276 | 72 | 463 | 2,972 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions in 2013
|
7 | 155 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2013
|
67 | 45 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
2,088 | 73 | 276 | 12 | 573 | 3,022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
1,173 | 13 | 40 | 280 | 1,506 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization in 2011
|
81 | 4 | 29 | 52 | 75 | 241 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charge in 2011
|
14 | 73 | 27 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2011
|
51 | 112 | 163 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
1,254 | 18 | 115 | 68 | 243 | 1,698 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization in 2012
|
82 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 85 | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2012
|
20 | 139 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
1,336 | 23 | 140 | 67 | 189 | 1,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization in 2013
|
82 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 92 | 212 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals in 2013
|
67 | 45 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
1,418 | 28 | 164 | 9 | 236 | 1,855 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amounts, net
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2011
|
834 | 55 | 161 | 15 | 225 | 1,290 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2012
|
752 | 50 | 136 | 5 | 274 | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2013
|
670 | 45 | 112 | 3 | 337 | 1,167 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Amortization expenses, including impairment charges, charged to the income statement:
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
238 | 187 | 183 | |||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses
|
117 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||
355 | 216 | 212 | ||||||||||
(*) Cost additions include capitalization of salary and employee related expenses
|
29 | 37 | 45 |
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
||||
Cost
|
||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
- | |||
Acquisition of 012 Smile
|
311 | |||
Additional payments in 2011
|
27 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
338 | |||
Additional payments in 2012
|
25 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
363 | |||
Additional payments in 2013
|
17 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
380 | |||
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
- | |||
Amortization during the period (*)
|
29 | |||
Impairment charge (see note 13(a)(2))
|
148 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
177 | |||
Amortization in 2011
|
26 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
203 | |||
Amortization in 2013
|
31 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
234 | |||
Carrying amount, net
|
||||
At December 31, 2011
|
161 | |||
Current
|
19 | |||
Non-current
|
142 | |||
Carrying amount, net
|
||||
At December 31, 2012
|
160 | |||
Current
|
22 | |||
Non-current
|
138 | |||
Carrying amount, net
|
||||
At December 31, 2013
|
146 | |||
Current
|
28 | |||
Non-current
|
118 |
a.
|
Impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives
|
|
(1)
|
Subscriber acquisition and retention costs
In August 2011, an amendment to the Telecommunications Law was enacted with respect to exit fees charged from subscribers of various other telecommunications operators: cable and satellite, internet, fixed-line telephony and international telephony. According to the amendment, new subscribers may not be charged exit fees while existing subscribers with average monthly bills lower than NIS 5,000, may be charged exit fees of no more than 8% of the subscriber's average monthly bill for operator’s services until termination, multiplied by the balance of the remaining number of months in the commitment period.
As a result, the Group recorded in 2011 an impairment of intangible asset of VOB and ISP subscriber acquisition costs (fixed-line segment) in an amount of NIS 27 million. The impairment was charged to cost of revenues.
|
|
(2)
|
Assets of the VOB/ISP CGU
During December 2011, Bezeq International Ltd. completed the installation of an underwater cable between Israel and Italy and began commercial use thereafter. In addition, Tamares Telecom Ltd. was in the final stages of laying another underwater cable which was completed in January 2012, allowing new communication channels between Israel and Western Europe. The additional capacity significantly increased the level of competition in the market for international connectivity services that, until December 2011, had been comprised of a sole monopoly supplier. The increased competition in the market for international connectivity services during the fourth quarter of 2011 led to a sharp decline in prices and the Company's expectations for increased competition in the retail ISP market that would lead to a decrease in prices and market share, indicated the need to perform an impairment test to certain assets of the fixed-line segment as at December 31, 2011.
|
a.
|
Impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives(continued)
|
|
(2)
|
Assets of the VOB/ISP CGU (continued)
For the purpose of the impairment test as at December 31, 2011, the assets were grouped to the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (CGU). The Group reviewed the recoverability of the VOB/ISP assets. As a result, an impairment charge in a total amount of NIS 235 million was recognized. The impairment charge was allocated to the assets of the CGU pro rata, on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset, provided that the impairment did not reduce the carrying amount of an asset below the highest of its fair value less costs to sell and its value-in-use, and zero. Accordingly, the following impairment charges were recorded in 2011with respect to the assets of the above CGU:
(a) Trade name by NIS 14 million, recorded in selling and marketing expenses.
(b) Customer relationships by NIS 73 million, recorded in selling and marketing expenses.
(c) Right of use (see note 12) by NIS 148 million, recorded in cost of revenues.
The recoverable amount as at December 31, 2011 was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculations. The value in use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period and using extrapolation with specific adjustments expected until 2027, and a pre-tax discount rate of 12.5%. The value-in-use calculations included all factors in real terms.
The impairment test as at December 31, 2011 was based on assessments of financial performance and future strategies in light of current and expected market and economic conditions. See also notes 2(i), 4(a)(3).
|
b.
|
Goodwill impairment tests
|
|
(1)
|
ISP/VOB, and ILD group of CGUs NIS 426 million,
|
|
(2)
|
Transmission and PRI CGU NIS 68 million.
|
ISP/VOB and ILD group of CGUs
|
Transmission and PRI CGU
|
|||||||
Terminal growth rate
|
(0.4 | )% | 1 | % | ||||
After-tax discount rate
|
12.1 | % | 11.5 | % | ||||
Pre-tax discount rate
|
14.9 | % | 15 | % |
b.
|
Goodwill impairment tests(continued)
Goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2012
Since the beginning of 2012, management undertook a program to integrate the fixed-line segment structure that included aggregating all the fixed-line activities of the Group under the responsibility of Head of Fixed-Line Division. As a result of this integration the reporting and monitoring structure was aligned with the fixed-line segment and goodwill was allocated to a single group of CGUs which constitute all the operations of the fixed-line segment, in an amount of NIS 407 million.
For the purpose of impairment testing as of December 31, 2012 and thereafter, this group of CGUs represents the lowest level within the Group at which goodwill is monitored by management for internal reporting purposes.
For the purpose of the goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2012, the recoverable amount was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculations. The value-in-use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period to be generated from continuing use are extrapolated using estimated growth rates. The growth rates do not exceed the long-term average growth rate of the fixed-line communications services business. The key assumptions used are as follows:
|
Terminal growth rate
|
(negative 0.2%)
|
After-tax discount rate
|
11.7%
|
Pre-tax discount rate
|
15.7%
|
b.
|
Goodwill impairment tests(continued)
Goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2013
Goodwill is allocated to a single group of CGUs which constitute all the operations of the fixed-line segment, in an amount of NIS 407 million.
For the purpose of the goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2013, the recoverable amount was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculations. The value-in-use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period to be generated from continuing use are extrapolated using estimated growth rates. The growth rates do not exceed the long-term average growth rate of the fixed-line communications services business. The key assumptions used are as follows:
|
Terminal growth rate
|
(negative 0.3%)
|
After-tax discount rate
|
11.7%
|
Pre-tax discount rate
|
15.8%
|
Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
|
Legal claims*
|
Handset warranty
|
||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||
Balance as at January 1, 2013
|
28 | 55 | 5 | |||||||||
Additions during the year
|
2 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
Reductions during the year
|
* | (14 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||
Unwind of discount
|
1 | |||||||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2013
|
31 | 62 | 5 | |||||||||
Non-current
|
31 | - | - | |||||||||
Current
|
- | 62 | 5 | |||||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2012
|
28 | 55 | 5 | |||||||||
Non-current
|
28 | - | - | |||||||||
Current
|
- | 55 | 5 |
(1)
|
Bank Borrowings
The Group has received bank loans from leading Israeli commercial banks. The Group may, at its discretion prepay the loans, subject to certain conditions, including that the Group shall reimburse the bank for losses sustained by the bank as a result of the prepayment. The reimbursement is mainly based on the difference between the interest rate that the Group would otherwise pay and the current market interest rate on the prepayment date.
The Israeli Prime interest rate is determined by the Bank of Israel and updated on a monthly basis. The Israeli Prime interest rate as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 was 3.25% and 2.5% per year, respectively.
Bank borrowings as of December 31, 2013:
|
Total principal outstanding
(NIS m)
|
Date originally received
|
Linkage terms
|
Annual interest rate
|
||||||
Borrowing A (*)
|
532 |
Nov. 11, 2010
|
CPI
|
2.75% CPI adj.
|
|||||
Borrowing C
|
75 |
June 8, 2010
|
5.7% fixed
|
||||||
Borrowing D
|
175 |
June 9, 2010
|
5.7% fixed
|
||||||
Borrowing E
|
152 |
May 8, 2011
|
Prime minus 0.025%
|
||||||
Borrowing F (*)
|
200 |
April 10, 2011
|
CPI
|
3.42% CPI adj.
|
|||||
1,134 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
(2)
|
Financial covenants:
|
|
(1)
|
The ratio of (a) the amount of all financial obligations of the Company including bank guarantees that the Company has undertaken ("Total Debt") to (b) EBITDA less Capital Expenditures shall not exceed 6.5 (the ratio as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 was 4.3 and 5.2, respectively); and
|
|
(2)
|
The ratio of (a) Total Debt to (b) the EBITDA of the Company shall not exceed 4 (the ratio as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 was 2.8 and 3.2, respectively).
|
(3)
|
Negative pledge:
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
(1)
|
Defined contribution plan:
The Group had contributed NIS 14 million, NIS 17 million, NIS 15 million for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively, in accordance with Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law. See also note 2(k)(i)(1).
|
|
(2)
|
Defined benefit plan:
The amounts recognized in the statement of financial position, in respect of a defined benefit plan (see note 2k(i)(2)) include the following:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Present value of funded obligations
|
190 | 190 | ||||||
Less: fair value of plan assets
|
140 | 145 | ||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net – presented as non-current liability
|
50 | 45 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
||||||||||||
Present value of obligation
|
Fair value of plan assets
|
Total
|
||||||||||
At January 1, 2012
|
177 | (132 | ) | 45 | ||||||||
Current service cost
|
33 | 33 | ||||||||||
Interest expense (income)
|
8 | (6 | ) | 2 | ||||||||
Remeasurements:
|
||||||||||||
Experience loss (gain)
|
21 | (11 | ) | 10 | ||||||||
Loss (gain) from change in financial assumptions
|
7 | 7 | ||||||||||
Return on plan assets
|
* | * | ||||||||||
Employer contributions
|
(26 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(56 | ) | 35 | (21 | ) | |||||||
At January 1, 2013
|
190 | (140 | ) | 50 | ||||||||
Current service cost
|
23 | 23 | ||||||||||
Interest expense (income)
|
7 | (6 | ) | 1 | ||||||||
Remeasurements:
|
||||||||||||
Experience loss (gain)
|
23 | (15 | ) | 8 | ||||||||
Loss (gain) from change in financial assumptions
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Return on plan assets
|
* | * | ||||||||||
Employer contributions
|
(21 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(54 | ) | 37 | (17 | ) | |||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
190 | (145 | ) | 45 |
|
* Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million
|
|
The expected contribution to the defined benefit plan during the year ended December 31, 2014 is approximately NIS 17 million.
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Current service cost
|
31 | 33 | 23 | |||||||||
Interest expense
|
3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Total expenses recognized in the income statement
|
34 | 35 | 24 | |||||||||
Charged to the statement of income as follows:
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
19 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses
|
9 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
Finance costs, net
|
3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
34 | 35 | 24 | ||||||||||
Remeasurement losses net, recognized in the statement of comprehensive income, before tax
|
21 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||
Actual return on plan assets
|
(5 | ) | 6 | 6 |
December 31
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
%
|
%
|
|||||||
Interest rate weighted average
|
4.2 | % | 4.2 | % | ||||
Inflation rate weighted average
|
2.6 | % | 2.4 | % | ||||
Expected turnover rate
|
8% - 55 | % | 8% - 55 | % | ||||
Future salary increases
|
1% - 26 | % | 1% - 26 | % |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
December 31, 2013
|
||||||||
NIS in millions
|
||||||||
Increase of 10% of the assumption
|
Decrease of 10% of the assumption
|
|||||||
Interest rate
|
(1.2 | ) | 1.2 | |||||
Expected turnover rate
|
0.3 | (0.4 | ) | |||||
Future salary increases
|
0.8 | (0.7 | ) |
|
NIS in millions
|
|||
2014
|
38 | |||
2015
|
16 | |||
2016
|
13 | |||
2017 and 2018
|
23 | |||
2019 and thereafter
|
140 | |||
230 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
(1)
|
Royalty Commitments
|
Royalty rates on income from mobile telephone services provided under the Mobile Telephone License
|
Royalty rates on income from domestic fixed-line services and ILD services provided under the Fixed Line Licenses
|
|||||||
Year 2011
|
1.75 | % | 1 | % | ||||
Year 2012
|
1.3 | % | 1 | % | ||||
Year 2013 onwards
|
0 | % | 0 | % |
|
(2)
|
Under the Telegraph Regulations the Company is committed to pay an annual fixed fee for each frequency used. For the year 2011, the Company paid an amount of NIS 11 million which is after a deduction of amounts the Company was eligible to receive in accordance with the High Court of Justice's decision; the amount due before the reduction was approximately NIS 58 million. For the years 2012 and 2013 the Company paid a total amount of approximately NIS 59 and NIS 60 million, respectively. See also note 20(b)(1).
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
(3)
|
At December 31, 2013, the Group is committed to acquire property and equipment and software elements for approximately NIS 59 million, mainly for the upgrade of the networks and the deployment of a fourth generation network.
|
|
(4)
|
At December 31, 2013, the Group is committed to acquire inventory in an amount of approximately NIS 1,077 million; of which an amount of NIS 18 million is from Scailex, a related party. This includes the following: the Company has signed in 2012 an agreement with Apple Distribution International for the purchase and resale of iPhone handsets and accessories in Israel (the "Apple Agreement"). The term of the Apple Agreement is three years, during which Partner has agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of iPhone handsets per year, which will represent a significant portion of the Company's expected handset purchases over that period.
|
|
(5)
|
Right of Use (ROU)
|
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
||||
2014
|
16 | |||
2015
|
16 | |||
2016
|
32 | |||
2017
|
35 | |||
2018 and thereafter
|
160 | |||
259 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
(6)
|
In April 2012 - the Company entered into a five-year agreement with Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. ("Bezeq"), effective as of January 1, 2012, for the supply of transmission services for use in Partner's mobile network ("the Bezeq Agreement"). According to the Bezeq Agreement, the minimum annual commitment is NIS 55 million for the year 2012 and will gradually increase to NIS 71 million for the year 2016 due to the increase in the scope of the capacity to be purchased in accordance with the layout agreed upon by the parties. The minimum commitment as of December 31, 2013 is NIS 203 million.
|
(7)
|
Liens and guarantees
|
(8)
|
License for the use of the orange brand
|
(9)
|
Financial covenants and negative pledge – see note 15(2), (3).
|
(10)
|
Operating leases – see note 19.
|
(11)
|
See note 28 with respect to network sharing and right of use agreements
|
|
(1)
|
The Group leases its headquarter facilities in Rosh Ha-ayin, Israel, with a total of approximately 56,163 gross square meters (including parking lots). The lease term is until the end of 2024. The rental payments are linked to the Israeli CPI.
|
|
(2)
|
The Group also leases five call centers in Haifa, Jerusalem, Rehovot, Rishon Lezion and Beer-Sheva and also retail stores. The leases for each site have different lengths and specific terms. Lease agreements for service centers and retail stores for a period of two to ten years. The Group has options to extend some lease contract periods for up to twenty years (including the original lease periods). Some of the rental payments are linked to the dollar or to the Israeli CPI. Some of the extension options include an increase of the lease payment in a range of 2%-10%.
|
|
(3)
|
Lease agreements in respect of cell sites and switching stations throughout Israel are for periods of two to ten years. The Company has an option to extend some of the lease contract periods for up to ten years (including the original lease periods). Some of the rental payments fees are linked to the dollar or linked to the Israeli CPI. Some of the extension options include an increase of the lease payment in a range of 2%-10%.
|
|
(4)
|
As of December 31, 2013 operating lease agreements in respect of vehicles are for periods of up to three years. The rental payments are linked to the Israeli CPI.
|
|
(5)
|
Non-cancelable minimum operating lease rentals in respect of all the above leases are payable including option periods which are reasonably certain are as follows:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|
December 31, 2013
|
|
In millions
|
|
2014
|
232
|
2015
|
206
|
2016
|
180
|
2017
|
155
|
2018-2019
|
232
|
2020-2021
|
148
|
2022-2023
|
91
|
2024 and thereafter
|
38
|
1,282
|
|
(6)
|
The rental expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were approximately NIS 296 million, NIS 290 million, and NIS 271 million, respectively.
|
|
A.
|
Claims
|
|
1.
|
Consumer claims
|
|
a.
|
Alleged illegal collection of charges, claims or breach of the Consumer Protection Law and Customer agreement claims
|
Claim amount
|
Number of claims
|
Total claims amount (NIS million)
|
||||||
Up to NIS 100 million
|
15 | 452 | ||||||
NIS 100- 400 million
|
8 | 1,806 | ||||||
NIS 400 million -NIS 1 billion
|
2 | 1,008 | ||||||
Over NIS 1 billion
|
1 | 2,700 | ||||||
Unquantified claims
|
2 | - | ||||||
Total
|
28 | 5,965 |
|
1.
|
During 2008, several claims and motions to certify the claims as class actions were filed against several international telephony companies including 012 Smile. The plaintiffs allege that with respect to prepaid calling card services, the defendants misled the consumers regarding certain issues, charged consumers in excess, and formed a cartel that arranged and raised the prices of calling cards. The total amount of damages claimed by the plaintiffs against 012 Smile is approximately NIS 354 million. On November 3, 2010, the court granted the plaintiffs' request and certified the lawsuit as a class action against all of the defendants. On May 10, 2012, the parties signed a settlement agreement regarding the amended request and regarding an additional lawsuit in an amount of NIS 2.7 billion, dealing with similar issues. On March 11, 2013, the parties signed a revised settlement agreement, and on May 26, 2013, the court approved the settlement agreement.
|
|
2.
|
During 2010, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against the Company. The claim alleges that in the process of generating bills to its customers, Partner wrongfully miscalculates the number of minutes consumed by a customer multiplied by the tariff per minute, in Partner's favor. The total amount of damages claimed by the plaintiffs is approximately NIS 2 million. On August 18, 2011, the court granted the plaintiff's request and certified the lawsuit as a class action. On January 10, 2012, the parties filed an agreed request for the court's approval of a settlement agreement reached by the parties. On January 31, 2013, the court approved the settlement agreement of which Partner had fully implemented.
|
|
3.
|
On April 13, 2011, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner. The claim alleges that Partner sent a message to its customers that their internet package was fully utilized before it was fully utilized. The amount claimed in the lawsuit was estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 4.6 million. On June 26, 2013, The Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action. On August 19, 2013, Partner filed a request to appeal to the Supreme Court. It should be noted that Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant customers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for will be immaterial.
|
|
4.
|
On May 12, 2011, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against the Company. The claim alleges that the Company misled certain subscribers with respect to terms and conditions of a content back up service for cellular handsets. The total amount claimed from the Company is estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 35 million. On August 27, 2013, the Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action. Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant customers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for will be immaterial.
|
|
b.
|
Alleged breach of license, Telecom law
|
Claim amount
|
Number of claims
|
Total claims amount (NIS million)
|
||||||
Up to NIS 100 million
|
14 | 319 | ||||||
NIS 100-400 million
|
2 | 352 | ||||||
NIS 400 million -NIS 1 billion
|
1 | 560 | ||||||
Unquantified claims
|
3 | - | ||||||
Total
|
20 | 1,231 |
|
1.
|
On July 14, 2010, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner. The claim alleges that during the period between September 3, 2007 and December 31, 2008, Partner charged some of its subscribers for a time unit which is longer than 12 seconds while this charge was inconsistent with Partner's license. On September 6, 2012, the court certified the claim as a class action. On March 24, 2013, the parties filed a settlement agreement which was approved by the court on August 5, 2013.
|
|
2.
|
On September 26, 2011, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner. The claim alleges that Partner unlawfully charged payments from customers who requested to port-in their phone number from another cellular operator for services which were given to them prior to the completion of the port-in. The amount claimed in the lawsuit was estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 25 million. On March 3, 2013, the Tel-Aviv District Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action. Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant customers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for will be immaterial.
|
|
3.
|
On May 6, 2010, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner. The claim alleges that Partner unlawfully charged its customers for opening handsets that were locked for use on other cellular networks (sim lock). The amount claimed in the lawsuit was estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 20 million. On August 25, 2013, The Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action. On October 8, 2013, Partner filed a request to appeal to the Supreme Court. It should be noted that Partner estimates that the damages that Partner will be required to pay will be immaterial.
|
|
2.
|
Environmental claims
|
|
3.
|
Employees and suppliers claims
|
|
4.
|
Other claims
|
|
B.
|
Contingencies in respect of regulatory demands and building and planning procedures
|
|
(1)
|
Under the Telegraph Regulations the Company is committed to pay an annual fixed fee for each frequency used. Under the above Regulations should the Company choose to return a frequency, such payment is no longer due.
|
|
(2)
|
Section 197 of the Building and Planning Law states that a property owner has the right to be compensated by a local planning committee for reductions in property value as a result of a new building plan.
|
|
a.
|
Share capital:
|
|
b.
|
Share based compensation to employees – share options
|
|
(1)
|
Description of share option plan
|
|
-
|
Exercise price adjustment:
|
|
-
|
Cashless exercise: Most options may only be exercised on a cashless basis, other option holders may choose between cashless exercise and the regular option exercise procedure. In accordance with such cashless exercise, the option holder would receive from the Company, without payment of the exercise price, only the number of shares whose aggregate market value equals the economic gain which the option holder would have realized by selling all the shares purchased at their market price, net of the option exercise price.
|
|
(2)
|
Information in respect of options granted under the Plan
|
Through December 31, 2013
|
||||
Number of options or shares
|
||||
Options granted
|
19,688,115 | |||
Shares issued upon exercises
|
(5,669,407 | ) | ||
Options cancelled upon net exercises, expiration and forfeitures
|
(7,090,326 | ) | ||
Outstanding
|
6,928,382 | |||
Of which:
|
||||
Exercisable
|
4,818,696 | |||
Vest in 2014
|
1,865,103 | |||
Vest in 2015
|
194,583 | |||
Vest in 2016
|
50,000 | |||
Ungranted
|
1,319,211 |
|
(3)
|
Options status summary as of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the changes therein during the years ended on those dates:
|
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Weighted average
exercise price
|
Number
|
Weighted average
exercise price
|
Number
|
Weighted average
exercise price
|
|||||||||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance outstanding at the
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
beginning of the year
|
6,826,275 | 55.88 | 6,452,891 | 52.98 | 7,523,748 | 44.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes during the year:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
2,977,275 | 50.87 | 1,795,340 | 18.42 | 292,500 | 25.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(1,454,250 | ) | 47.57 | - | (75,640 | ) | 13.66 | |||||||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(1,896,409 | ) | 56.59 | (449,266 | ) | 54.97 | (322,009 | ) | 30.63 | |||||||||||||||
Expired
|
(275,217 | ) | 56.07 | (490,217 | ) | 54.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance outstanding at the end of the year
|
6,452,891 | 52.98 | 7,523,748 | 44.02 | 6,928,382 | 43.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance exercisable at the end of the year
|
2,145,389 | 53.49 | 3,723,702 | 53.61 | 4,818,696 | 52.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued
|
396,532 | - | 41,294 |
Options granted in 2011
|
Options granted in 2012
|
Options granted in 2013
|
||||||||||
Weighted average fair value of options granted using the Black & Scholes option-pricing model – per option (NIS)
|
6.28 | 3.74 | 6.74 | |||||||||
The above fair value is estimated on the grant date based on the following weighted average assumptions:
|
||||||||||||
Expected volatility
|
27 | % | 30.46 | % | 34.43 | % | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate
|
3.65 | % | 2.52 | % | 1.78 | % | ||||||
Expected life (years)
|
3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Dividend yield
|
5.01 | % | * | * |
(4)
|
Information about outstanding options by expiry dates
|
Expire in
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price in NIS
|
||||||
2014
|
773,666 | 53.16 | ||||||
2015
|
13,375 | 26.21 | ||||||
2016
|
32,500 | 29.45 | ||||||
2017
|
71,000 | 53.44 | ||||||
2019
|
1,268,271 | 51.13 | ||||||
2020
|
1,219,200 | 59.78 | ||||||
2021
|
1,665,850 | 48.50 | ||||||
2022
|
1,592,020 | 18.16 | ||||||
2023
|
292,500 | 25.36 | ||||||
6,928,382 | 43.46 |
Expire in
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price in NIS
|
||||||
2013
|
275,000 | 58.75 | ||||||
2014
|
410,116 | 48.85 | ||||||
2015
|
13,375 | 26.21 | ||||||
2016
|
32,500 | 29.45 | ||||||
2017
|
71,000 | 53.44 | ||||||
2019
|
1,304,042 | 51.16 | ||||||
2020
|
1,317,600 | 59.96 | ||||||
2021
|
2,310,175 | 48.77 | ||||||
2022
|
1,789,940 | 17.60 | ||||||
7,523,748 | 44.02 |
|
c.
|
Dividends
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||||||||||
Per share
in NIS
|
NIS in
millions
|
Per share
in NIS
|
NIS in
millions
|
|||||||||||||
Dividends declared during the year
|
4.17 | 648 | 1.03 | 160 | ||||||||||||
Tax withheld
|
(6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Previously withheld tax - paid during the year
|
17 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Net Cash flow in respect of dividends during the year
|
659 | 167 |
(a) Cost of revenues
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Payments to transmission, communication and content providers
|
1,098 | 1,153 | 1,073 | |||||||||
Cost of handsets, accessories and ISP related equipment
|
1,368 | 788 | 664 | |||||||||
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
|
705 | 614 | 408 | |||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges
|
708 | 641 | 610 | |||||||||
Costs of handling, replacing or repairing handsets
|
152 | 140 | 104 | |||||||||
Operating lease, rent and overhead expenses
|
308 | 303 | 312 | |||||||||
Network and cable maintenance
|
133 | 133 | 123 | |||||||||
Payments to internet service providers (ISP)
|
94 | 69 | 45 | |||||||||
Carkit installation, IT support, and other operating expenses
|
96 | 80 | 82 | |||||||||
Royalty expenses
|
63 | 39 | ||||||||||
Amortization of rights of use
|
29 | 26 | 31 | |||||||||
Impairment of deferred expenses – right of use
(see note 13)
|
148 | |||||||||||
Other
|
76 | 45 | 58 | |||||||||
Total cost of revenues
|
4,978 | 4,031 | 3,510 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
|
335 | 299 | 231 | |||||||||
Advertising and marketing
|
82 | 64 | 55 | |||||||||
Selling commissions, net
|
82 | 59 | 72 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
45 | 42 | 42 | |||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets (see note 13)
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87 | |||||||||||
Operating lease, rent and overhead expenses
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44 | 45 | 33 | |||||||||
Other
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36 | 42 | 29 | |||||||||
Total selling and marketing expenses
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711 | 551 | 462 |
(c) General and administrative expenses
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New Israeli Shekels
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2012
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2013
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In millions
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Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
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100 | 89 | 80 | |||||||||
Bad debts and allowance for doubtful accounts
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42 | 40 | 50 | |||||||||
Professional fees
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41 | 29 | 25 | |||||||||
Credit card and other commissions
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42 | 33 | 23 | |||||||||
Depreciation
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17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
Other
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49 | 28 | 22 | |||||||||
Total general and administrative expenses
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291 | 236 | 217 |
(d) Employee benefit expense
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New Israeli Shekels
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2012
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2013
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In millions
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Wages and salaries including social benefits, social security costs, pension costs and car maintenance before capitalization
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1,121 | 1,002 | 763 | |||||||||
Less: expenses capitalized (notes 10, 11)
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(45 | ) | (61 | ) | (87 | ) | ||||||
Service costs: defined benefit plan (note 17)
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31 | 33 | 23 | |||||||||
Service costs: defined contribution plan (note 17)
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14 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||
Share based compensation expenses (note 21)
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19 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||
1,140 | 1,002 | 719 |
New Israeli Shekels
Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2012
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2013
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In millions
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Unwinding of trade receivables
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104 | 108 | 75 | |||||||||
Other income, net
|
3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Capital gain (loss) from property and equipment
|
(2 | ) | * | 1 | ||||||||
105 | 111 | 79 |
New Israeli Shekels
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Year ended December 31,
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2011
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2012
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2013
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In millions
|
||||||||||||
Net foreign exchange rate gains
|
- | 8 | 21 | |||||||||
Interest income from cash equivalents
|
10 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
Fair value gain from derivative financial instruments, net
|
18 | - | - | |||||||||
Other
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5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Finance income
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33 | 21 | 29 | |||||||||
Interest expenses
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205 | 188 | 171 | |||||||||
Linkage expenses to CPI
|
77 | 35 | 46 | |||||||||
Interest costs in respect of liability for employees rights upon retirement **
|
3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Fair value loss from derivative financial instruments, net
|
- | 15 | 12 | |||||||||
Net foreign exchange rate losses
|
18 | - | - | |||||||||
Other finance costs
|
24 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
Finance expense
|
327 | 255 | 240 | |||||||||
294 | 234 | 211 |
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a.
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Measurement of results for tax purposes under the Income Tax (Inflationary Adjustments) Law, 1985
|
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b.
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Corporate income tax rates applicable to the Group
|
c.
|
Losses carried forward to future years and other temporary differences
|
d.
|
Deferred income taxes
|
Balance of deferred tax asset (liability) in respect of
|
As at January 1, 2011
|
Acquisition of subsidiary
|
Charged to the income statement
|
Charged to other comprehensive income
|
Effect of change in corporate tax rate
|
As at December 31, 2011
|
Charged to the income statement
|
Charged to other comprehensive income
|
As at December 31, 2012
|
Charged to the income statement
|
Charged to other comprehensive income
|
Effect of change in corporate tax rate
|
As at December 31, 2013
|
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Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
60 | * | (5 | ) | 6 | 61 | (5 | ) | 56 | (5 | ) | 3 | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions for employee rights
|
17 | 1 | (8 | ) | 5 | 2 | 17 | (6 | ) | 4 | 15 | * | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs
|
1 | (1 | ) | * | * | * | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciable fixed assets and software
|
(105 | ) | (2 | ) | 10 | (26 | ) | (123 | ) | 23 | (100 | ) | 13 | (5 | ) | (92 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangibles, deferred expenses and carry forward losses
|
13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 48 | (1 | ) | 47 | (26 | ) | 2 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options granted to employees
|
2 | (1 | ) | * | 1 | (1 | ) | * | 1 | * | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial instruments
|
* | * | * | * | * | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
11 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 9 | * | 9 | (1 | ) | * | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
(2 | ) | 12 | 10 | 5 | (12 | ) | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 | (18 | ) | 2 | 1 | 12 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
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December 31,
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
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In millions
|
||||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
||||||||
Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months
|
90 | 89 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months
|
38 | 39 | ||||||
128 | 128 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities
|
||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after more than 12 months
|
86 | 94 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered within 12 months
|
15 | 22 | ||||||
101 | 116 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets, net
|
27 | 12 |
e.
|
Following is a reconciliation of the theoretical tax expense, assuming all income is taxed at the regular tax rates applicable to companies in Israel (see b above), and the actual tax expense:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
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Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Profit before taxes on income,
|
|
|
||||||||||
as reported in the income statements
|
742 | 631 | 198 | |||||||||
Theoretical tax expense
|
178 | 158 | 50 | |||||||||
Increase in tax resulting from disallowable deductions
|
18 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
Decrease (increase) in tax resulting from deferred taxes calculated based on different tax rates
|
7 | |||||||||||
Income not subject to tax
|
(1 | ) | ||||||||||
Temporary differences and tax losses for which no
|
||||||||||||
deferred income tax asset was recognized
|
63 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
Utilization of previously unrecognized tax losses and
|
||||||||||||
other temporary differences
|
(11 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
Taxes on income in respect of previous years
|
14 | 2 | ||||||||||
Expenses deductible according to different tax rates
|
* | |||||||||||
Change in corporate tax rate, see b above
|
12 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Other
|
7 | 2 | * | |||||||||
Income tax expenses
|
299 | 153 | 63 |
f.
|
Taxes on income included in the income statements:
|
|
1)
|
As follows:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
For the reported year:
|
||||||||||||
Current
|
288 | 161 | 48 | |||||||||
Deferred, see d above
|
(15 | ) | (10 | ) | 18 | |||||||
Effect of change in corporate tax rate on deferred taxes
|
12 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
In respect of previous year:
|
||||||||||||
Current
|
9 | 2 | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Deferred, see d above
|
5 | |||||||||||
299 | 153 | 63 |
g.
|
Tax assessments:
|
|
1)
|
The Company has received final corporate tax assessments through the year ended December 31, 2011.
|
|
2)
|
As general rule, tax self-assessments filed by a subsidiary through the year ended December 31, 2009, and another subsidiary through the year ended December 31, 2008 are, by law, now regarded as final. However, the manager of the tax authority may direct that the abovementioned last tax self-assessment will not be regarded as final until December 31, 2014.
|
a.
|
Transactions with Scailex group
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
Transactions with Scailex group
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||
Service revenues
|
0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||||||||
Acquisition of handsets
|
478 | 288 | 189 | |||||||||
Selling commissions, maintenance and other expenses (revenues)
|
(4 | ) | (10 | ) | (2 | ) |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
Statement of financial position items - Scailex group
|
In millions
|
|||||||
Current liabilities: Scailex group
|
70 | 30 |
b.
|
Key management compensation
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
Key management compensation expenses comprised
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||
Salaries and short-term employee benefits
|
18 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||
Long term employment benefits
|
13 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
|
12 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
43 | 34 | 27 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
2012
|
2013
|
|||||||
Statement of financial position items - key management
|
In millions
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
- | 5 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities:
|
13 | 14 |
c.
|
In the ordinary course of business, key management or their relatives may have engaged with the Company with immaterial transactions that are under normal market conditions.
|
d.
|
Principal shareholder: On January 29, 2013, S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd. completed the acquisition of 48,050,000 ordinary shares of the Company and became the Company's principal shareholder. See also note 1(a)
|
e.
|
In order to encourage the Company’s executive officers to remain with the Company following the acquisition by S.B. Israel Telecom of 30.87% of our issued and outstanding shares, principally from Scailex, the Company’s Board of Directors, upon the recommendation and approval of its compensation committee, adopted a two-year retention plan on December 17, 2012 that became effective upon change of control on January 29, 2013. According to the terms of the plan, retention payments will be made to each of the Company’s eligible executive officers at the first and second anniversaries of the date of adoption of the retention plan, provided the executive officer has not resigned for reasons other than for certain justified reasons, as specified in the retention plan or in case of termination by the Company. The amounts of the first and second potential retention payments are the same, and the maximum aggregate amount of all retention payments together is NIS 6.7 million.
|
|
On May 22, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors, upon the recommendation and approval of its Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, adopted a retention plan for the CEO which will apply in case there is a change of control in the Company, as defined in the retention plan. According to the retention plan, the CEO will receive a retention bonus in an amount of NIS 1.8 million, provided that the CEO does not resign during the 12 month period after the completion of the change of control or his employment is terminated by the Company under circumstances other than those that would deny his lawful right to severance payments and advanced notice. On December 29, 2013 the CEO notified the Company that he irrevocably waives any right to the said retention bonus.
|
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
||||||||||
Profit used for the computation of
|
||||||||||||
basic and diluted EPS (NIS in millions)
|
443 | 478 | 135 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares used
|
||||||||||||
in computation of basic EPS (in thousands)
|
155,542 | 155,646 | 155,658 | |||||||||
Add - net additional shares from assumed
|
||||||||||||
exercise of employee stock options (in
thousands)
|
237 | 127 | 541 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares used in
|
||||||||||||
computation of diluted EPS (in thousands)
|
155,779 | 155,773 | 156,199 | |||||||||
Number of options not taken into account in computation of diluted earnings per share, because of their anti-dilutive effect (in thousands)
|
5,889 | 6,156 | 5,378 |
Results of Consolidated Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2012
|
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|
||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|||
|
In millions
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Service revenues
|
|
|
4,640
|
|
|
|
3,784
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
932
|
|
|
|
735
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
5,572
|
|
|
|
4,519
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues – Services
|
|
|
3,212
|
|
|
|
2,817
|
|
Cost of revenues – Equipment
|
|
|
819
|
|
|
|
693
|
|
Total Cost of revenues
|
|
|
4,031
|
|
|
|
3,510
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
1,541
|
|
|
|
1,009
|
|
Partner Communication Company Ltd.
Legal Department
8 Amal Street
Afeq Industrial Park
P.O.Box 435
Rosh Ha'ayin 48103
Israel
Tel 972-54-7814191
Fax 972-54-7814193
www.orange.co.il
|
1.
|
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”) hereby undertakes to indemnify you for any liability or expense that you incur or that is imposed on you in consequence of an action or an inaction by you (including prior to the date of this letter), in your capacity of an officer or director in Partner or as an officer or director on behalf of Partner in a company controlled by Partner or in which Partner has a direct or indirect interest (such companies being referred to herein as “Subsidiaries”), as follows:
|
|
1.1.
|
Financial liability that you incur or is imposed on you in accordance with a judgment, including a judgment given in a settlement or a judgment of an arbitrator approved by the court; provided, that such liability pertains to one or more of the events set out in Schedule I hereto, which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of Partner, are anticipated in light of Partner's activities at the time of granting this undertaking and are at the sum or measurement of indemnification determined by the Board of Directors to be reasonable given the circumstances set forth herein;
|
|
1.2.
|
Reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, that you may incur or for which you will be ordered to pay by a court in the context of proceedings filed against you by or on behalf of Partner or by a third party, or in a criminal proceeding in which you are acquitted or if you are convicted, for an offense which does not require criminal intent; and
|
|
1.3.
|
Reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees that you may incur due to an investigation or proceeding conducted against you by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding and which has ended without the filing of an indictment against you and either (i) no financial liability was imposed on you in lieu of criminal proceedings, or (ii) financial liability was imposed on you in lieu of criminal proceedings but the alleged criminal offense does not require proof of criminal intent, within the meaning of the relevant terms in or in the law referred to in the Israeli Companies Law of 1999 (the “Israeli Companies Law”), or in relation to a financial sanction ("itzum caspi").
|
1.4.
|
Payment to the harmed party as a result of a violation set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) ((52נד(א)(1)(א) of the Israeli Securities Law of 1968 (the "Israeli Securities Law"), including by indemnification in advance.
|
1.5.
|
Expenses incurred in connection with a Procedure ("halich"), as defined in Section 56.8(a)(1) (56ח(א)(1)) of the Israeli Securities Law (a "Procedure"), in connection with any of your affairs including, without limitation, reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, including by indemnification in advance.
|
1.6.
|
Any other liability or expense indemnifiable under any applicable law.
|
2.
|
Partner may not indemnify you for your liability for: (i) a breach of duty of loyalty towards Partner unless you have acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm Partner's best interest; (ii) a breach of duty of care done intentionally or recklessly ("pzizut") except for negligence; (iii) an act intended to unlawfully yield a personal profit; (iv) a fine, a civil fine ("knass ezrahi"), a financial sanction ("itzum caspi") or a penalty ("kofer") imposed upon you; and (v) a Procedure ("halich").
|
3.
|
Indemnification pursuant to this letter will be subject to applicable law and to the following terms and conditions:
|
|
3.1.
|
That you notify Partner within a reasonable time of your learning of any legal proceedings instigated against you in connection with any event that may give rise to indemnification and that you provide Partner, or anyone specified by Partner, with any documents connected to the proceeding in question.
|
3.2.
|
That Partner reserves the right to represent you in the proceedings or to appoint legal counsel of its choice for this purpose (unless its choice of legal counsel is unacceptable to you on reasonable grounds). Partner or such legal counsel will take all necessary steps to bring the matter to a close and will keep you informed of key steps in the process. The appointed counsel will be bound by a fiduciary duty to you and to Partner. If a conflict of interests should arise between the appointed counsel and yourself, counsel will inform Partner and you will be entitled to appoint a different counsel reasonably acceptable to Partner and the terms of this indemnification agreement shall apply to the new appointment. If Partner should decide to settle by arbitration or by mediation or by settlement, it shall be allowed to do so; provided, that you do not incur any additional expense or liability due to such arbitration, mediation or settlement or that you have otherwise agreed to such arbitration, mediation or settlement. If Partner so requests, you will sign any document that will empower it or any appointed counsel to represent you and defend you in any proceeding as stated above. You will cooperate as reasonably demanded of you with Partner and any appointed legal counsel. Partner shall cover all related expenses so that you will not have to make any payments or incur any expenses yourself.
|
|
3.3.
|
That whether or not Partner shall operate in accordance with section 3.2 above, indemnification shall still cover all and every kind of expense incurred by you that is included in section 1 of this letter so that you will not have to pay or finance them yourself. You will not be indemnified for any expenses arising from a settlement, mediation or arbitration unless Partner has agreed to the settlement, mediation or arbitration.
|
|
3.4.
|
That upon your request for payment in connection with any event according to this indemnification letter, Partner shall complete all the necessary arrangements required by the law for payment and shall act to receive all necessary authorizations, if demanded. If any authorization should be required for payment, and the payment is not authorized for any reason, this payment or part of it will be subject to the approval of the court (if relevant) and Partner shall act in order to receive authorization.
|
|
3.5.
|
That in the event that you are paid for any sums in accordance with this letter of indemnification in connection with a legal proceeding, and later it becomes clear that you were not entitled to such payments, the sums will be considered as a loan given to you by Partner subject to the lowest interest rate for purposes of Section 3(9) of the Income Tax Ordinance (or any other legislation replacing it) which does not cause a taxable benefit. You shall be required to repay such amounts in accordance with the payment arrangements fixed by Partner, and at such time as Partner shall request in writing.
|
|
3.6
|
That you shall remain entitled to indemnification by Partner as provided in this letter of indemnification even when you are no longer an officer or director in Partner or in a Subsidiary on Partner’s behalf, as long as the events that led to the payments, costs and expenses for which indemnification is being sought are a result of an action or an inaction taken by you as such officer or director.
|
|
3.7
|
The terms contained in this letter will be construed in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law and in the absence of any definition in the Israeli Companies Law, pursuant to the Israeli Securities Law. Schedule I hereto constitutes an integral part hereof.
|
|
3.8
|
The obligations of Partner under this letter shall be interpreted broadly and in a manner that shall facilitate its implementation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including, ipso facto, as further expanded in the future, and for the purposes for which it was intended. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, it is clarified that with respect to any expansion of indemnification that is currently, or will in the future be, permitted by law following incorporation of specific provisions in Partner’s Articles of Association, such expansion be in effect ipso facto even prior to such incorporation, based on Article 34.1 of the Articles of Association, which allows indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this letter and any provision of the law that cannot be superseded, changed or amended, said provision of the law shall supersede the specific provision in this letter, but shall not limit or diminish the validity of the remaining provisions of this letter.
|
|
3.9
|
The indemnification under this letter will enter into effect upon your signing a copy of the same in the appropriate place, and the delivery of such signed copy to Partner. It is hereby agreed that your agreement to accept this letter constitutes your irrevocable agreement that any previous undertaking of Partner for indemnification towards you, to the extent granted, shall become void automatically upon your signing this letter. Notwithstanding the above, if this letter shall be declared or found void for any reason whatsoever, then any previous undertaking of Partner for indemnification towards you, which this letter is intended to replace, shall remain in full force and effect.
|
|
3.10
|
Partner may, in its sole discretion and at any time, revoke its undertaking to indemnify hereunder, or reduce the Maximum Indemnity Amount (as defined in section 3.13 below) thereunder, or limit the events to which it applies, either in regard to all the officers or to some of them, to the extent such change or revocation relates solely to events that occur after the date of such change; provided, that prior notice has been given to you of its intention to do so, in writing, at least 60 days before the date on which its decision will enter into effect. No such decision will have a retroactive effect of any kind whatsoever, and the letter of indemnification prior to such change or revocation, as the case may be, will continue to apply and be in full force and effect for all purposes in relation to any event that occurred prior to such change or revocation, even if the proceeding in respect thereof is filed against you after the change or revocation of the letter of indemnification. In all other cases, this letter may not be changed unless Partner and you have agreed in writing.
|
|
3.11
|
This undertaking to indemnify is not a contract for the benefit of any third party, including any insurer, and is not assignable nor will any insurer have the right to demand participation of Partner in any payment for which an insurer is made liable under any insurance agreement that has been made with it, with the exception of the deductible specified in such agreement. For the avoidance of any doubt in the event of death this letter will apply to you and your estate.
|
|
3.12
|
No waiver, delay, forbearance to act or extension granted by Partner or by you will be construed in any circumstance as a waiver of the rights hereunder or by law, and will not prevent any such party from taking all legal and other steps as will be required in order to enforce such rights.
|
|
3.13
|
The aggregate indemnification amount payable by Partner to all directors, officers and other indemnified persons (including, inter alia, officers and directors nominated on behalf of Partner in Subsidiaries), pursuant to all letters of indemnification issued to them by Partner on or after October 17, 2013, which indemnification letters include a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the Maximum Indemnity Amount under this Section 3.13 (the “Maximum Indemnity Amount”), for any occurrence of an event set out in Schedule I hereto (each, an “Event”), will not exceed 25% of shareholders equity (according to the latest reviewed or audited financial statements approved by Partner's Board of Directors prior to approval of the indemnification payment); provided, however, that under the circumstances where indemnification for the same Event is to be made in parallel to you under this letter and to one or more indemnified persons under indemnification letters issued (or to be issued) by Partner containing a maximum indemnity amount which is the higher of 25% of shareholders equity and 25% of market capitalization (the "Combined Maximum Indemnity Amount"), the Maximum Indemnity Amount for you hereby shall be adjusted so it does not exceed the Combined Maximum Indemnity Amount to which any other indemnified person is entitled under any other indemnification letter containing the Combined Maximum Indemnity Amount.
|
|
3.14
|
The Maximum Indemnity Amount shall not be affected in any way by the existence of, or payment under, insurance policies. Payment of the indemnification shall not affect your right to receive insurance payments, if you receive the same (either personally or through Partner or on your behalf) and Partner will not be required to indemnity you for any sums that were, in fact, already paid to you or for you in respect of insurance or any other indemnification obligations made to you by any third party. In the event there is any payment made under this letter and such payment is covered by an insurance policy, Partner shall be entitled to collect such amount of payment from the insurance proceeds. You will return to Partner any amount that you may receive pursuant to this letter, which is based on data or financial results that will later on be found to be erroneous and will be restated in Partner's financial statements, as will be implemented by Partner's Board of Directors.
|
|
3.15
|
If the indemnification amount Partner is required to pay to its directors and other indemnified persons, as mentioned in section 1 above, exceeds at any time the Maximum Indemnity Amount or the balance of the Maximum Indemnity Amount in accordance with section 3.13 above after deducting any indemnification amounts paid or payable by Partner to any of its directors or other indemnified persons at such time (all, as determined and clarified in Section 3.13 above or in the other applicable indemnification letters), such Maximum Indemnification Amount or remaining balance will be allocated among the directors and the other indemnified persons entitled to indemnification, in the same ratio as with respect to any Event the amount for which each individual director or other indemnified person may be indemnified is to the aggregate amount that all of the relevant directors and other indemnified persons involved in the Event may be indemnified.
|
|
3.16
|
The foregoing does not derogate from Partner's right to indemnify you retroactively in accordance with that permitted by the Articles of Association of Partner and applicable law.
|
1.
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Any offering of Partner’s securities to private investors and/or to the public and listing of such securities, and/or the offer by Partner to purchase securities from the public and/or from private investors or other holders, and any undertakings, representations, warranties and other obligations related to any such offering and Partner’s status as a public company or as an issuer of securities.
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2.
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All matters relating to Partner’s status, obligations and/or actions as a public company, and/or the fact that Partner’s securities were issued to the public or to private investors and/or are or were traded on a stock exchange (including, without limitation, Nasdaq stock market, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange), whether in Israel or abroad.
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3.
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The erection, construction and operation of Partner’s mobile telephone network, including the erection and operation of antennas and other equipment and environmental issues, including undertakings, activities and communications with authorities regarding the foregoing and including the work performed by Partner’s subcontractors in connection therewith.
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4.
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The purchase, distribution, marketing and sale of handsets, other terminal equipment and any other of Partner’s products and/or any marketing plans and/or publications.
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5.
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A Transaction, Extraordinary Transaction, or an Activity within the meaning of Section 1 of the Israeli Companies Law, including negotiations for entering into a Transaction or an Activity, the transfer, sale, acquisition or charge of assets or liabilities (including securities) or the grant or acceptance of a right in any one of them, receiving credit and the grant of collateral, as well as any act directly or indirectly involving such a Transaction or Activity.
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6.
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Investments which Partner and/or its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates make in other entities whether before and/or after the investment is made, entering into the transaction, the execution, development and monitoring thereof, including actions taken or alleged omissions by you in the name of Partner and/or any subsidiary thereof and/or any affiliates thereof as a director, officer, employee and/or a board observer of the entity which is the subject of the transaction and the like.
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7.
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The merger acquisition or other business combination or restructuring, or any such proposed transaction and any decision related to it (by Partner or another person) of Partner, any subsidiary thereof and/or any affiliate thereof with, of or into another entity and/or the sale or proposed sale of the operations and/or business, or part thereof, or any dissolution, receivership, creditors' arrangement, stay of proceeding or any similar proceeding, of Partner, any of its Subsidiaries and/or any of its affiliates.
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8.
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Tender offers for Partner's securities, including in connection with Partner's Board of Directors' opinion regarding a Special Tender Offer as defined in the Israeli Companies Law or refraining from such opinion.
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9.
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Labor relations and/or employment matters in Partner, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates and trade relations of Partner, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates, including with independent contractors, customers, suppliers and service providers.
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10.
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The testing of products developed and/or marketed by Partner, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates and/or in connection with the distribution, sale, license or use of such products.
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11.
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The intellectual property of Partner, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates, and its protection, including the registration or assertion of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims relating to intellectual property infringement.
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12.
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Actions taken (or alleged omissions) pursuant to or in accordance with the policies and procedures of Partner, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates, whether such policies and procedures are published or not.
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13.
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The borrowing or other receipt of funds and any other financing transaction or arrangement, or any such proposed transaction or arrangement, whether or not requiring the imposition of any pledge or lien.
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14.
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Any Distribution (“haluka” - as defined in the Israeli Companies Law).
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any share repurchase and distribution of dividends, including, without limitation, in 2005 and distribution of dividends during the calendar years of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (including the special dividend distribution as of March 2010, approved by the District Court), 2011 and 2012.
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15.
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Taking part in or performing tenders.
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16.
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The making of any statement, including a representation or opinion made by an officer or director of Partner in such capacity whether in public or private, including during meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.
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17.
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An act in contradiction to the Articles of Association or Memorandum of Partner.
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18.
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Any action or omission in connection with voting rights in Partner.
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19.
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Any action or decision in relation to work safety and/or working conditions.
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20.
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Actions taken pursuant to any of Partner’s licenses, or any breach thereof.
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21.
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Decisions and/or actions pertaining to the environment and/or the safety of handsets, including radiation or dangerous substances.
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22.
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A payment to the harmed party as a result of a violation set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) (52נד(א)(1)(א)) of the Israeli Securities Law.
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23.
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Negotiation for, signing and performance or non-performance of insurance policies.
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24.
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Events associated with the drawing up and/or approval of financial statements, including the acts or omissions relating to the adoption of financial reports (including International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS), preparation and signing Partner's financial statements, consolidated or on a sole basis, as applicable, as well as the editing or approval of the Directors' report or business plans and forecasts, providing an estimate of the effectiveness of Partner's internal controls and other matters in connection with the financial statements and Directors' report and provision of statements relating to the financial statements.
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25.
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Events associated with business plans, including pricing, marketing, distribution, directives to employees, customers and suppliers and collaborations with other parties.
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26.
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Reporting and/or filing of applications or reports, under any applicable law (including immediate reports, periodic or other), disclosure, messaging, providing (or failure to provide) information, statements, declarations, evaluations, presentations, opinions, reviews, requests for approval, or otherwise to any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, stock exchange or regulatory body whether in Israel or abroad.
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27.
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Actions and any legal process, whether in Israel or abroad, relating, directly or indirectly, to any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, including with respect to trade restrictions, restrictive arrangements, mergers and monopolies.
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28.
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Investigations conducted against you by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority.
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29.
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Class actions, including class actions in respect of the environment, consumer protection or complaints, roaming, content services, the Communications Law of 1982, any of Partner’s licenses, Partner’s contracts, and anti-trust, derivative actions or any other legal proceedings against you and/or Partner and/or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with your role and/or activities in Partner or on its behalf.
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30.
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All matters relating to the change of control transaction, entered into on August 12, 2009, between Advent Investments Pte. Ltd. and Scailex Corporation Ltd. (“Scailex”), under which Scailex agreed to acquire 78,940,104 Ordinary Shares of Partner.
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31.
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All matters relating to a potential sale of Partner’s securities by Scailex Corporation Ltd., any affiliates thereof or any other Material Shareholder (“ba’al menaya mahuti”) of Partner.
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32.
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Transactions or agreements entered into between Partner and any of its shareholders or between shareholders of Partner.
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33.
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Transfer of information to shareholders or potential shareholders of Partner, including Interested Parties.
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34.
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All matters relating to breach of Partner contracts.
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35.
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Activities Partner may pursue in new areas such as transmission services, access to high-speed Internet services, fixed line and long-distance telephony services, cable television and other communication services to subscribers.
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36.
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Establishment, registration, administration, or making use of registries and information databases, including as required by the provisions of the Protection of Privacy Law of 1981 (including regulations, orders, directives, rules or provisions and instructions) issued by any competent authority or by virtue of those authorities and any decision or other action relating to said law.
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37.
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A suspicion as to perpetration of an offence and/or breach of a statutory obligation under any law because of an action taken by Partner and that, according to any law, can also be attributed to you and/or because of an action taken by you by virtue of your function as officer or director in Partner and/or that was taken for the sake of Partner and/or on its behalf.
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38.
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A payment or non-payment to any governmental authority under any applicable law, including the payment of income tax, sales tax, betterment tax on real estate, transfer taxes, excise, value added tax, stamp tax, customs, National Insurance payments, municipal levies, royalty fees or any other fees, levies, financial sanction ("itzum caspi") in connection with any of Partner’s licenses, and including any kind of fines, interest and linkage increments.
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39.
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Any other actions which can be anticipated for companies of the type of Partner, and which the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.
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40.
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Any of the foregoing events, relating to your service as an officer or director in any of Partner's Subsidiaries on Partner's behalf.
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41.
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Any of the foregoing events, as it may relate to 012 Smile Telecom Ltd. or to any company in which it has a direct or indirect interest.
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D - 3
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1.
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Definitions and Interpretation
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D - 3
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2.
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Public Company
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D - 5
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3.
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The Purpose of the Company
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D - 5
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4.
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The Objectives of the Company
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D - 5
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5.
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Limited Liability
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D - 5
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D - 6
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6.
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Share Capital
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D - 6
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7.
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The Issuance of Shares and Other Equity Securities
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D - 6
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8.
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Calls for Payment
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D - 7
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9.
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The Shareholder Registers of the Company and the Issuance of Share Certificates
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D - 8
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10.
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Transfer of Shares of the Company
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D - 9
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10A.
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Limitations on Transfer of Shares
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D - 11
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10B.
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Required Minimum Holdings
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D - 13
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11.
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Bearer Share Certificate
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D - 13
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12.
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Pledge of Shares
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D - 13
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13.
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Changes in the Share Capital
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D - 14
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D - 16
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14.
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The Authority of the General Meeting
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D - 16
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15.
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Kinds of General Meetings
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D - 17
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16.
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The Holding of General Meetings
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D - 18
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17.
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The Agenda of General Meetings
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D - 19
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18.
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Discussions in General Meetings
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D - 20
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19.
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Voting of the Shareholders
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D - 21
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20.
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The Appointment of a Proxy
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D - 24
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21.
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Deed of Vote, Voting Via the Internet
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D - 26
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D - 27
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22.
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The Authority of the Board of Directors
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D - 27
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23.
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The Appointment of Directors and the Termination of Their Office
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D - 27
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24.
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Actions of Directors
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D - 32
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25.
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Committees of the Board of Directors
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D - 35
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25A.
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Committee for Security Matters
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D - 35
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25B.
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Approval of Certain Related Party Transactions
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D - 37
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26.
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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D - 37
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Chapter Five - Office Holders who are not Directors and the Auditor |
D - 39
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27.
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The General Manager
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D - 39
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28.
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The Corporate Secretary, Internal Controller and Other Office Holders of the Company
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D - 41
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29.
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The Auditor
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D - 42
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Chapter Six - The Share Capital of the Company and its Distribution |
D - 42
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30.
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Permitted Distributions
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D - 42
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31.
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Dividends and Bonus Shares
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D - 43
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32.
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The Acquisition of Shares
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D - 47
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Chapter Seven - Insurance, Indemnification and Release of Officers |
D - 47
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33.
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Insurance of Office Holders
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D - 47
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34.
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Indemnification of Office Holders
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D - 48
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35.
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Release of Office Holders
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D - 50
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35A.
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Certain Legal Amendments
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D - 50
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Chapter Eight - Liquidation and Reorganization of the Company |
D - 51
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36.
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Liquidation
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D - 51
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37.
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Reorganization
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D - 51
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Chapter Nine - Miscellaneous |
D - 51
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38.
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Notices
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D - 51
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Chapter 10 - Intentionally Deleted |
D - 52
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39.
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Intentionally Deleted
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D - 52
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40.
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Intentionally Deleted
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D - 53
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41.
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Intentionally Deleted
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D - 53
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42.
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Intentionally Deleted
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D - 53
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Chapter 11 - Compliance with the License/ Limitations on Ownership and Control |
D - 53
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43.
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Compliance
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D - 53
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44.
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Limitations on Ownership and Control
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D - 53
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45.
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Cross Ownership and Control
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D - 58
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1.
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Definitions and Interpretation
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1.1.
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The following terms in these Articles of Association bear the meaning appearing alongside them below:
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Articles of Association
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The Articles of Association of the Company, as set forth herein or as amended, whether explicitly or pursuant to any Law.
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Business Day
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Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, with the exception of holidays and official days of rest in the State of Israel.
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Companies Law
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The Companies Law, 1999, as amended.
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Companies Ordinance
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The Companies Ordinance [New Version], 1983, as amended.
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Companies Regulations
Company
|
Regulations issued pursuant to the Companies Ordinance or Companies Law.
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
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Deed of Authorization
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As specified in Article 20 of these Articles.
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Director
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A Director of the Company in accordance with the definition in Section 1 of the Companies Law, including an Alternate Director or an empowered representative.
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Document
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A printout and any other form of written or printed words, including documents transmitted in writing, via facsimile, telegram, telex, e–mail, on a computer or through any other electronic instrumentation, producing or allowing the production of a copy and/or an output of a document.
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Founding Shareholder
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A “founding shareholder or its substitute” as defined in Section 21.8 of the License.
|
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Founding Israeli Shareholder
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A Founding Shareholder who also qualifies as an “Israeli Entity” as defined for purposes of Section 22A of the License.
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Financial Statements
|
The balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of changes in the share capital and cash flow statements, including the notes attached to them.
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Law
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The provisions of any law (“din”) as defined in the Interpretation Law, 1981.
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License
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The Company’s General License for the Provision of Mobile Radio Telephone Services using the Cellular Method in Israel dated April 7, 1998, and the permit issued by the Ministry of Communications dated April 7, 1998, as amended.
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Linkage
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Payments with respect to changes in the Israeli consumer price index or the representative exchange rate of NIS vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, as published by the Bank of Israel, or any other rate which replaces such rate.
|
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Minimum Founding Shareholders Holding
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The minimum shareholding in the Company required to be held by Founding Shareholders pursuant to Section 22A.1 of the License.
|
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Minimum Israeli Holding
|
The minimum shareholding in the Company required to be held by Founding Israeli Shareholders pursuant to Section 22A.2 of the License.
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NIS
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New Israeli Shekel
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Office
Office Holder
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The registered office of the Company.
An office holder of the Company in accordance with the definition of "nose misra" in Section 1 of the Companies Law.
|
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Ordinary Majority
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A simple majority of the shareholders who are entitled to vote and who voted in a General Meeting in person, by means of a proxy or by means of a deed of voting.
|
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Qualified Israeli Director
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A director who at all times (i) is a citizen of Israel and resident in Israel, (ii) qualifies to serve as a director under applicable law, (iii) qualifies as a Director with Clearance as defined in section 25A, and (iv) is appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to section 23.2.6 of these Articles.
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Record Date
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The date on which a shareholder must be registered as a Shareholder in the Shareholders Register in order to receive the right to participate in and vote at an upcoming general meeting of Shareholders.
|
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Securities
|
Shares, bonds, capital notes or securities negotiable into shares and certificates, conferring a right in such securities, or other securities issued by the Company.
|
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Securities Law
|
The Securities Law, 1968, as amended.
|
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Securities Regulations
|
Regulations issued pursuant to the Securities Law.
|
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Shares
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shares in the share capital of the Company.
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Shareholder
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Anyone registered as a shareholder in the Shareholder Register of the Company and any other shareholder of the Company.
|
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Shareholders Register
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the Company’s Shareholders Register.
|
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Special Majority
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A majority of at least three quarters of the votes of shareholders who are entitled to vote and who voted in a general meeting, in person, by means of a proxy or by means of a deed of voting.
|
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1.2.
|
The provisions of Sections 3 through 10 of the Interpretation Law, 1981, shall also apply to the interpretation of these Articles of Association, mutatis mutandis, unless the context otherwise requires.
|
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1.3.
|
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, each word and expression in these Articles of Association shall have the meaning given to it in accordance with the Companies Law, and to the extent that no meaning is attached to it in the Companies Law, the meaning given to it in the Companies Regulations, and if they lack reference thereto, as stated, the meaning given to it in the Securities Law or Securities Regulations, and in the absence of any meaning, as stated, the meaning given to it in another Law, unless it contradicts the relevant provision or its contents.
|
2.
|
Public Company
|
3.
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The Purpose of the Company
|
4.
|
The Objectives of the Company
|
5.
|
Limited Liability
|
6.
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Share Capital
|
|
6.1.
|
The authorized share capital of the Company is NIS 2,350,000, divided into 235,000,000 ordinary shares at a par value of NIS 0.01 each (hereinafter: the “Ordinary Shares”).
|
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6.2.
|
Each Ordinary Share shall confer upon its holder the right to receive notices of, and to attend and vote in, general meetings, and to one vote for each Ordinary Share held by him.
|
|
6.3.
|
Each class of Shares shall also confer equal rights to each holder in the class with respect to the amounts of equity which were paid or credited as paid with respect to their par value, in all matters pertaining to dividends, the distribution of bonus shares and any other distribution, return of capital and participation in the distribution of the balance of the assets of the Company upon liquidation.
|
|
6.4.
|
The provisions of these Articles of Association with respect to Shares, shall also apply to other Securities issued by the Company, mutatis mutandis.
|
7.
|
The Issuance of Shares and Other Securities
|
|
7.1.
|
The Board of Directors of the Company may issue Shares and other equity Securities of the Company, up to the limit of the registered share capital of the Company. In the event that the share capital of the Company includes several classes of Shares and other equity Securities, no shares and other equity Securities shall be issued above the limit of the registered share capital for its class.
|
|
7.2.
|
The Board of Directors of the Company may issue redeemable Securities, having such rights and subject to such conditions as will be determined by the Board of Directors.
|
|
7.3.
|
Subject to the provisions of these Articles of Association, the Board of Directors may allot Shares and other Securities according to such stipulations and conditions, at par value or by way of a premium, as it deems fit.
|
|
7.4.
|
The Board of Directors may decide on the issuance of a series of bonds or other debt securities within the framework of its authority or to take a loan on behalf of the Company and within the limits of the same authority.
|
|
7.5.
|
The Shareholders of the Company at any given time shall not have any preemption right or priority or any other right whatsoever with respect to the acquisition of Securities of the Company. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may decide to offer Securities of the Company first to existing Shareholders or to any one or more of them.
|
|
7.6.
|
The Company is entitled to pay a commission (including underwriting fees) to any person, in consideration for underwriting services, or the marketing or distribution of Securities of the Company, whether reserved or unreserved, as determined by the Board of Directors. Payments, as stated in this Article, may be paid in cash or in Securities of the Company, or partly in one manner and partly in another manner.
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8.
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Calls of Payment
|
|
8.1.
|
In the event that according to the terms of a Share allotment, there is no fixed date for the payment of any part of the price that is to be paid for the Shares, the Board of Directors may issue from time to time calls of payment to the Shareholders with respect to the moneys which were not yet paid by them in relation to the Shares (hereinafter: “Calls of Payment” or a “Call of Payment”, as the case may be).
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8.2.
|
A Call of Payment shall set a date, which will not be earlier than thirty days from the date of the notice, by which the amount indicated in the Call of Payment must be paid, together with interest, Linkage and expenses incurred in consequence of the non–payment, according to the rates and amounts set by the Board of Directors. The notice shall further specify that in the event of a failure to pay within the date fixed, the Shares in respect of which payment or the rate is required may be forfeited. In the event that a Shareholder fails to meet any of its obligations, under a Call of Payment, the Share in respect of which said notice was issued pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Directors may be forfeited at any time thereafter. The forfeiture of Shares shall include the forfeiture of all the dividends on same Shares which were not paid prior to the forfeiture, even if such dividends were declared.
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8.3.
|
Any amount, which according to the terms of a Share allotment, must be paid at the time of issuance or at a fixed date, whether at the par value of the Share or at a premium, shall be deemed for the purposes of these Articles of Association to be combined in a duly issued Call of Payment. In the event of non-payment of any such amount, all the provisions of these Articles of Association shall apply with respect to such an amount, as if a proper Call of Payment has been made and an appropriate notice thereof was given.
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8.4.
|
The Board of Directors, acting reasonably and in good faith, may differentiate among Shareholders with respect to amounts of Calls of Payment and/or their payment time.
|
|
8.5.
|
The joint holders of Shares shall be liable, jointly and severally, for the payment of Calls of Payment in respect of such Shares.
|
|
8.6.
|
Any payment for Shares shall be credited, pro rata, according to the par value of and according to the premium on such Shares.
|
|
8.7.
|
A Call of Payment may be cancelled or deferred to another date, as may be decided by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may waive any interest, Linkage and expenses or any part of them.
|
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8.8.
|
The Board of Directors may receive from a Shareholder any payments for his Shares, in addition to the amount of any Call of Payment, and the Board of Directors may pay to the same Shareholder interest on amounts which were paid in advance, as stated above, or on same part of them, in excess of the amount of the Call of Payment, or to make any other arrangement with him which may compensate him for the advancement of the payment.
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|
8.9.
|
A Shareholder shall not be entitled to a dividend or to his other rights as a Shareholder, unless he has fully paid the amounts specified in the Calls of Payment issued to him, together with interest, Linkage and expenses, if any, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
|
|
8.10.
|
The Board of Directors is entitled to sell, re-allot or transfer in any other manner any Share which was forfeited, in the manner it decides, with or without any amount paid on the Share or deemed as paid on it.
|
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8.11.
|
The Board of Directors is entitled at all times prior to the sale, reallotment or transfer of the forfeited Share to cancel the forfeiture on the conditions it may decide.
|
|
8.12.
|
A person whose Shares have been forfeited shall, notwithstanding the forfeiture, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which, up until the date of forfeiture, were due and payable by him to the Company in respect of the Shares, including interest, Linkage and expenses up until the actual payment date in the same manner as if the Shares were not forfeited, and shall be compelled to fulfill all the requirements and claims which the Company was entitled to enforce with respect to the Shares up until the forfeiture date, without any decrease or discount for the value of the Shares at the time of forfeiture. His liability shall cease only if and when the Company receives the full payment set at the time of allotment of the Shares.
|
|
8.13.
|
The Board of Directors may collect any Calls of Payment which were not paid on the forfeited Shares or any part of them, as it deems fit, but it is not obligated to do so.
|
|
8.14.
|
The forfeiture of a Share shall cause, as of the time of forfeiture, the cancellation of all rights in the Company and of any claim or demand against the Company with respect to that Share, and of other rights and obligations of the Shareholder in respect of the Company, save as otherwise provided by Law.
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9.
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The Shareholder Registers of the Company and the Issuance of Share Certificates
|
|
9.1.
|
The Company shall maintain a Shareholder Register and a Register of Significant Shareholders, together with a notation of any Exceptional Holdings in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article 10A below, to be administered by the corporate secretary of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors.
|
|
9.2.
|
A Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register is entitled to receive from the Company, free of charge, within two months after an allotment or the registration of a transfer (unless the conditions of the allotment fix a different period) one or several certificates with respect to all the Shares of a certain class registered in his favor, which certificate must specify the number of the Shares, the class of the Shares and the amount paid for them and also any other detail deemed important by the Board of Directors. In the event a Share is held jointly, the Company shall not be obligated to issue more than one certificate for all the joint holders, and the delivery of such a certificate to any of the joint holders shall be viewed as if it was delivered to all of them.
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9.3.
|
Each and every Share certificate shall be stamped with the seal or the stamp of the Company or bear the Company’s printed name, and shall also bear the signature of one Director and of the corporate secretary of the Company, or of two Directors or of any other person appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose.
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|
9.4.
|
The Company is entitled to issue a new Share certificate in place of an issued Share certificate which was lost or spoiled or corrupted, following evidence thereto and guarantees and indemnities, as may be required by the Company and the payment of an amount determined by the Board of Directors.
|
|
9.5.
|
Where two people or more are registered as joint holders of Shares, each of them is entitled to acknowledge the receipt of a dividend or other payments in connection with such jointly held Shares, and such acknowledgement of any one of them shall be good discharge of the Company’s obligation to pay such dividend or other payments.
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10.
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Transfer of Shares
|
|
10.1.
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The Shares are transferable. The transfer of Shares shall not be registered unless the Company receives a deed of transfer (hereinafter: “Deed of Transfer”) or other proper Document or instrument of transfer. A Deed of Transfer shall be drawn up in the following manner or in any substantially similar manner or in any other manner approved by the Board of Directors.
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The Transferor | The Transferor | ||
Name: _______________ | Name: _______________ | ||
Signature: ____________ | Signature: ____________ | ||
Witness to the Signature of:
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The Transferor | The Transferor | ||
Name: _____________ | Name: _____________ | ||
Signature: ____________ | Signature: ___________ |
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10.2.
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The transfer of Shares which are not fully paid, or Shares on which the Company has a lien or pledge, shall have no validity unless approved by the Board of Directors, which may, in its absolute discretion and without giving any reasoning thereto, decline the registration of such a transfer. The Board of Directors may deny a transfer of Shares as aforesaid and may also impose as a condition on the transfer of Shares as aforesaid an undertaking by the transferee to meet the obligations of the transferor with respect to the Shares or the obligations for which the Company has a lien or pledge on the Shares, signed by the transferee together with the signature of a witness, authenticating the signature of the transferee.
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10.3.
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The transfer of a fraction of a Share shall lack validity.
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10.4.
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A transferor of Shares shall continue to be regarded as the holder of the transferred Shares, until the name of the transferee of the Shares is registered in the Shareholder Register of the Company.
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10.5.
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A Deed of Transfer shall be filed with the Company’s office for registration, together with the Share Certificates for the Shares which are to be transferred (if such are issued) and also any other evidence which the Company may require with respect to the proprietary right of the transferor or with respect to his right to transfer the Shares. Deeds of Transfer which are registered shall remain with the Company. The Company is not obligated to retain the Deeds of Transfer and the Share Certificates, which may be cancelled, after the completion of a seven-year period from the registration of the transfer.
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10.6.
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A joint Shareholder may transfer his right in a Share. In the event the transferring Shareholder does not hold the relevant Share Certificate, the transferor shall not be obligated to attach the Share Certificate to the Deed of Transfer, so long as the Deed of Transfer shall indicate that the transferor does not hold the Share Certificate, that the right he has in the Shares therein is being transferred, and that the transferred Share is held jointly with others, together with their details.
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10.7.
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The Company may require payment of a fee for the registration of the transfer, at an amount or a rate determined by the Board of Directors from time to time.
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10.8.
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The Board of Directors may close the Shareholder Register for a period of up to thirty days in each calendar year.
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10.9.
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Subject to Article 10.10, upon the death of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register, the Company shall recognize the custodians or administrators of the estate or executors of the will, and in the absence of such, the lawful heirs of such Shareholder, as the only holders of the right for the Shares of the deceased Shareholder, after receipt of evidence to the entitlement thereto, as determined by the Board of Directors.
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10.10.
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In the event that a deceased Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register held Shares jointly with others, the Company shall acknowledge each survivor as a joint Shareholder with respect to said Shares, unless all the joint holders in the Share notify the Company in writing, prior to the death of any of them, of their will that the provisions of this Article shall not apply to them. The foregoing shall not release the estate of such joint Shareholder of any obligation in relation to a Share which is held jointly.
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10.11.
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A person acquiring a right in Shares in consequence of being a custodian, administrator of the estate, the heir of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register, a receiver, liquidator or a trustee in a bankruptcy of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register or according to another provision of the Law, is entitled, after providing evidence to his right, to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors, to be registered as the Shareholder or to transfer such Shares to another person, subject to the provisions of these Articles of Association with respect to transfers.
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10.12.
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A person becoming entitled to a Share because of the death of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register shall be entitled to receive, and to give receipts for, dividends or other payments paid or distributions made, with respect to the Share, but shall not be entitled to receive notices with respect to General Meetings of the Company or to participate or vote therein with respect to that Share, or to exercise any other right of such Shareholder, until he has been registered in the Shareholder Register as the holder of that Share.
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10.13.
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Intentionally Deleted
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10A.
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Limitations on Transfer of Shares
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10A.1.
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Exceptional Holdings shall be registered in the Register of Members (Shareholder Register) together with a notation that such holdings have been classified as “Exceptional Holdings”, immediately upon the Company’s learning of such matter. Notice of such registration shall be sent by the Company to the registered holder of the Exceptional Holding and to the Minister of Communications.
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10A.2.
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Exceptional Holdings, registered in the manner set forth in Article 10A.1, shall not entitle the holder to any rights in respect to his holdings, and such holdings shall be considered “Dormant Shares” within the meaning of Section 308 of the Companies Law, except, however, that the holder of such shares shall be entitled to receive dividends and other distributions to shareholders (including the right to participate in a rights offering calculated on the basis of Means of Control of the Company (as defined in the License), provided, however, that such additional holdings shall be considered Exceptional Holdings). Therefore, any action taken or claim made on the basis of a right deriving from an Exceptional Holdings shall have no effect, except for the receipt of dividends or other distribution as stated above.
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10A.2.1
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A Shareholder participating in a vote of the General Meeting will certify to the Company prior to the vote or, if the vote is by Deed of Vote, on the Deed of Vote, as to whether or not his holdings in the Company or his vote require consent pursuant to Sections 21 and 23 to the License; in the event the shareholder does not provide notification as aforesaid, he shall not vote and his vote shall not be counted.
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10A.2.2
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No Director shall be appointed, elected or removed on the basis of Exceptional Holdings. In the event a Director is appointed, elected or removed from his position as a Director as set forth above, such appointment, election or removal shall have no effect.
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10A.2.3
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Exceptional Holdings shall have no voting rights at a General Meeting of the Company.
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10A.3.
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The provisions of Article 10A shall not apply to those who were Shareholders of the Company on the eve of the first registration of the Company's Shares for trade.
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10B.
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Required Minimum Holdings
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10B.1.
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Our License requires that Founding Shareholders hold Shares constituting at least the Minimum Founding Shareholders Holding and that Founding Israeli Shareholders hold Shares constituting at least the Minimum Israeli Holding.
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10B.2.
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Shares held by Founding Shareholders, to the extent such Shares constitute all or a portion of the Minimum Founding Shareholders Holding, shall be registered directly in the name of the Founding Shareholder in the shareholder register of the Company, with a note indicating that such Shares are “Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares.” Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares that are held by Founding Israeli Shareholders, to the extent such Shares constitute all or a portion of the Minimum Israeli Holding, shall also be recorded in the shareholder register with a note indicating that such Shares are “Minimum Israeli Holding Shares".
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10B.3.
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No transfer by a Founding Shareholder of Minimum Founding Shareholder Shares or by a Founding Israeli Shareholder of Minimum Israeli Holding Shares shall be recorded in the Company’s shareholder register, or have any effect, unless the Company’s Secretary shall have received written confirmation from the Ministry of Communications that the transfer complies with section 21.8 of the License. The Company Secretary may, in his or her discretion, refer any question in connection with the recording of Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares or Minimum Israeli Holding Shares, or their transfer, to the Company’s audit committee whose decision shall be binding on the Company. As a condition to any transfer of Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares or Minimum Israeli Holding Shares, the transferee shall be required to deliver to the Company’s Secretary (a) a share transfer deed that includes an undertaking by the transferee to comply with all requirements of section 22A of the License and (b) all information requested with respect to the transferee’s qualification as a Founding Shareholder and/or a Founding Israeli Shareholder.
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11.
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Bearer Share Certificate
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12.
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Pledge of Shares
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12.1.
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The Company shall have a first degree pledge on, and a right to create a lien on, all Shares which are not fully paid and registered in the name of any Shareholder, and the proceeds of their sale, with respect to moneys (which payment time is due or not) whose payment was already called or are to be paid up within a fixed time. Furthermore, the Company shall have a first degree pledge right on all the Shares (other than Shares which were fully paid) registered in the name of any Shareholder to secure the payment of moneys which are due from him or from his property, whether with respect to his own debts or debts jointly with others. The said pledge shall also apply to dividends, declared from time to time, with respect to these Shares.
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12.2.
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For purposes of the realization of any such pledge and or lien, the Board of Directors is entitled to sell the Shares which are the subject of the pledge or lien, or any part of them, as it deems fit. No sale, as aforesaid, shall be carried out, until the date fixed for the payment has passed and a notice in writing was transferred to same Shareholder with respect to the intention of the Company to sell them, on condition that the amounts were not paid within fourteen days after the notice.
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12.3.
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The proceeds of any such sale, after deduction for the payment of the sale expenses, shall serve for the covering of the debts or obligations of said Shareholder, and the balance (if any) shall be paid to him.
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12.4.
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In the event that a sale of Shares was carried out pursuant to the realization of a pledge or a lien, pursuant to the presumptive authority conferred above, the Board of Directors is entitled to register such Shares in the Shareholder Register in favor of the buyer, and the buyer shall not be under the obligation to examine the fitness of such actions or the manner in which the purchase price paid for such Shares was used. After the said Shares are registered in the Shareholder Register in favor of the buyer, no person shall have the right to object to the validity of the sale.
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13.
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Changes in the Share Capital
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13.1.
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Increasing the Share Capital
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13.2.
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Classes of Shares
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13.2.1.
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So long as it was not otherwise set in the Share allotment conditions, the rights of any class may be changed pursuant to a resolution of the General Meeting of the Shareholders of each class of Shares, separately, or upon the written consent of all the Shareholders of all classes.
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13.2.2.
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The rights conferred on the holders of Shares of a certain class shall not be deemed to have been changed as a result of the creation or allotment of other Shares having identical rights, unless it was otherwise stipulated in the allotment conditions of said Shares.
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13.3.
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Amalgamation and Redivision of the Share Capital
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13.3.1.
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To sell the total of all the fractional shares and to appoint a trustee for this purpose, in whose name Share Certificates representing the fractions shall be issued, who will sell them, with the proceeds received after the deduction of commissions and expenses to be distributed to those entitled. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to decide that Shareholders who are entitled to proceeds which are below an amount determined by it, shall not receive the proceeds of the sale of the fractional shares, and their share in the proceeds shall be distributed among the Shareholders who are entitled to proceeds, in an amount greater than the amount that was determined, relative to the proceeds to which they are entitled;
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13.3.2.
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To allot to any Shareholder, who is left with a fractional Share following the amalgamation, Shares of the class of Shares prior to the amalgamation, which are fully paid, in such a number, the amalgamation of which together with the fractional Share shall complete a whole Share, and an allotment as stated shall be viewed as valid shortly before the amalgamation;
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13.3.3.
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To determine that Shareholders shall not be entitled to receive a Share in exchange for a fractional Share resulting from the amalgamation of a half or smaller fraction of the number of Shares, whose amalgamation creates a single Share, and they shall be entitled to receive a whole Share in exchange for a fractional Share, resulting from the amalgamation of more than a half of the number of Shares, whose amalgamation creates a whole Share.
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13.4.
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Cancellation of Unissued Share Capital
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13.5.
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The Division of the Share Capital
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13.6.
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The provisions specified in this Article 13 shall also apply to other equity Securities of the Company, mutatis mutandis.
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14.
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The Authority of the General Meeting
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14.1.
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Subjects within the authority of the General Meeting
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14.1.1.
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Changes in the Articles of Association, if adopted by a Special Majority.
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14.1.2.
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The exercise of the authority of the Board of Directors, if resolved by a Special Majority that the Board of Directors is incapable of exercising its authority, and that the exercise of any of its authority is essential to the orderly management of the Company.
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14.1.3.
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The appointment or reappointment of the Company’s auditor, the termination or non-renewal of his service, and to the extent required by Law and not delegated to the Board of Directors, the determination of his fee.
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14.1.4.
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The appointment of Directors, including external Directors.
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14.1.5.
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To the extent required by the provisions of Section 255 of the Companies Law, the approval of actions and transactions with interested parties and also the approval of an action or a transaction of an Office Holder which might constitute a breach of the duty of loyalty.
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14.1.6.
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Changes in the share capital of the Company, if adopted by a Special Majority as set forth in Article 13 above.
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14.1.7.
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A merger of the Company, as defined in the Companies Law.
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14.1.8.
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Changes in the objectives of the Company as set forth in Article 4 above, if adopted by a Special Majority.
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14.1.9.
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Changes in the name of the Company, if adopted by a Special Majority.
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14.1.10.
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Liquidation, if adopted by a Special Majority.
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14.1.11.
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Settlements or Arrangements pursuant to Section 350 of the Companies Law.
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14.1.12.
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Any other matters which applicable Law requires to be dealt with at General Meetings of the Company.
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14.2.
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The authority of the General Meeting to transfer authorities between corporate organs.
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15.
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Kinds of General Meetings
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15.1.
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Annual Meetings
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15.1.1.
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An Annual Meeting shall be convened to discuss the following:
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(One)
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The Financial Statements and the Report of the Board of Directors, as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the year of the annual meeting.
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(Two)
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The Report of the Board of Directors with respect to the fee paid to the Company’s auditor.
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15.1.2.
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The Annual Meeting shall be convened to also adopt resolutions on the following matters:
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(One)
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The appointment of Directors and the termination of their office in accordance with Article 23 below.
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(Two)
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The appointment of an auditor or the renewal of his office, subject to the provisions of Article 29 below.
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15.1.3.
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The Annual Meeting may discuss, and decide upon, any additional matter on the agenda of such meeting.
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15.2.
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Extraordinary Meetings
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15.3.
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Class Meetings
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16.
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The Holding of General Meetings
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16.1.
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The Convening of the Annual Meeting
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16.2.
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The Convening of an Extraordinary Meeting
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16.2.1.
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Any two Directors or a quarter of the Directors, whichever is lower; or
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16.2.2.
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any one or more Shareholders, holding alone or together (i) at least 5% of the issued share capital of the Company and at least 1% of the voting rights of the Company; or (ii) at least 5% of the voting right of the Company.
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16.3.
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Date of Convening an Extraordinary Meeting Upon Demand
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16.4.
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Notice of Convening a General Meeting
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16.5.
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Contents of the Notice
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17.
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The Agenda of General Meetings
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17.1.
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The agenda of the General Meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors and shall also include issues for which an Extraordinary Meeting is being convened in accordance with Article 15.2 above, or demanded in accordance with Article 17.2 below.
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17.2.
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One or more Shareholders holding alone or in the aggregate, one percent or more of the share capital of the Company may request that the Board of Directors include an issue on the agenda of a general meeting to be convened in the future. The Board of Directors shall incorporate such issue on the agenda of such a future general meeting, provided that the Board of Directors determines, in its discretion, such issue is suitable to be discussed in the General Meeting of the Company.
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17.3.
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The General Meeting shall only adopt resolutions on issues which are on its agenda.
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17.4.
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So long as it is not otherwise prescribed by Law, the General Meeting is entitled to accept or reject a proposed resolution which is on the agenda of the General Meeting, the draft or concise description of the particulars of which were published by the Company, including slight alterations, however, it is not entitled to take a resolution, which is materially different than the proposed resolution, unless permitted under applicable Law.
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18.
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Discussions in General Meetings
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18.1.
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Quorum
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18.2.
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Deferral of the General Meeting in the Absence of Lawful Quorum
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18.3.
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The Chairman of the General Meeting
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18.4.
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Adjourned Meeting
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18.4.1.
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Upon adoption of a resolution at a General Meeting at which a lawful quorum is present, the chairman may, and upon demand of the General Meeting shall, adjourn the General Meeting, the discussion or the adoption of a resolution on an issue detailed on the Agenda, from time to time and from venue to venue, as the meeting may decide (for the purpose of this Article: an “Adjourned Meeting”).
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18.4.2.
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In the event that a meeting is adjourned for more than twenty one days, a notice of the Adjourned Meeting shall be given in the same manner as the notice of the original meeting. With the exception of the aforesaid, a Shareholder shall not be entitled to receive notice of an Adjourned Meeting or of the issues which are to be discussed in the Adjourned Meeting. The Adjourned Meeting shall only discuss issues that were on the Agenda of the General Meeting which was adjourned with respect to which no resolution was adopted. The provisions of Articles 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3 of the Articles of Association shall apply to an Adjourned Meeting.
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19.
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Voting of the Shareholders
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19.1.
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Resolutions
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19.2.
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Checking Majority
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19.2.1.
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The checking of the majority shall be carried out by means of a count of votes, at which each Shareholder shall be entitled to vote in each case in accordance with rights fixed for such Shares, subject to Articles 10A above and Article 44 below. A Shareholder shall be entitled to a single vote for each share he holds which is fully paid or that Calls of Payment in respect of which was fully paid.
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19.2.2.
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The announcement of the chairman that a resolution in the General Meeting was adopted or rejected, whether unanimously or with a specific majority, shall be regarded as prima facie evidence thereof.
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19.3.
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Written Resolutions
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19.4.
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Record Date For Participation and Voting
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19.5.
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A Right to Participate and Vote
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19.6.
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Personal Interest in Resolutions
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19.7.
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The Disqualification of Deeds of Vote and Deed of Authorization
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19.7.1.
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If there is a reasonable suspicion that they are forged;
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19.7.2.
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If there is a reasonable suspicion that they are falsified, or given with respect to Shares for which one or more Deeds of Vote or Deeds of Authorization have been given and not withdrawn; or
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19.7.3.
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If there is no note on the Deed of Vote or Deed of Authorization as to whether or not his holding in the Company or his vote require the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Sections 21 and 23 to the License.
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19.7.4.
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With respect to Deeds of Vote:
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(One)
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If more than one choice is marked for the same resolution; or
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(Two)
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With respect to resolutions which require that the majority for their adoption includes a specified majority of the votes of those not having a personal interest in the approval of the resolution, where it was not marked whether the relevant Shareholder has a personal interest or not, as aforesaid.
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19.8.
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The Voting of a Person without Legal Capacity
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19.9.
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The Voting of Joint Holders of a Share
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19.10.
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Minutes of the General Meeting
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19.10.1.
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The name of each Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register present in person, by Deed of Vote or by proxy and the number of Shares held or represented by him;
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19.10.2.
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The principal issues of the discussion, all the resolutions which were adopted or rejected at the General Meeting, and if adopted - according to what majority.
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20.
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The Appointment of a Proxy
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20.1.
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Voting by Means of a Proxy
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20.2.
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The Draft of the Deed of Authorization
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Date: ________
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To:
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Partner Communications Company Ltd.
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Attn.:
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Corporate Secretary
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Item No.
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Subject of the Resolution
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Yes5
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No
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I, the undersigned, hereby declare that either my holdings or my vote requires the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Sections 21 (Transfer of Means of Control) or 23 (Prohibition of Cross-Ownership) of the Company’s General License for the Provision of Mobile Radio Telephone Services using the Cellular Method in Israel dated April 7, 1998, as amended (the “License”).
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I, the undersigned, hereby declare that neither my holdings nor my vote, require the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Sections 21 (Transfer of Means of Control) or 23 (Prohibition of Cross-Ownership) of the License.
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Signature
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Date: _____________
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Name (print):_______________ | ||
Title:_______________ |
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20.3.
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A vote in accordance with a Deed of Authorization shall be lawful even if prior to it, the appointer died or became incapacitated or bankrupt, or if it is a corporation – was liquidated, or if he cancelled the Deed of Authorization or transferred the Share in respect of which it was given, unless a notice in writing was received at the Office of the Company prior to the meeting with respect to the occurrence of such an event.
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21.
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Deed of Vote, Voting Via the Internet
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21.1.
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A Shareholder may vote in a General Meeting by means of a Deed of Vote (ktav hatba’ah) on any issue for which voting by Deed of Vote is required to be offered under applicable Law and on any other issue for which the Board of Directors has approved voting by Deed of Vote, either generally or specifically. The form of the Deed of Vote shall be set by the corporate secretary or any one so authorized by the Board of Directors and may include additional matters, as determined by the corporate secretary or such authorized person.
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21.2.
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The Board of Directors may authorize Shareholder voting in a General Meeting via the Internet, subject to any applicable Law.
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22.
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The Authority of the Board of Directors
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22.1.
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The authority of the Board of Directors is as specified both in the Law and in the provisions of these Articles of Association.
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22.2.
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Signature Authority and Powers of Attorney
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22.2.1.
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The Board of Directors shall determine the person(s) with authority to sign for and on behalf of the Company with respect to various issues. The signature of such person(s), appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors, whether generally or for a specific issue, whether alone or together with others, or together with the seal or the stamp of the Company or its printed name, shall bind the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set by the Board of Directors.
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22.2.2.
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The Board of Directors may set separate signature authorities with respect to different issues and different amounts.
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22.3.
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The Registered Office of the Company
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23.
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The Appointment of Directors and the Termination of Their Office
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23.1.
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The Number of Directors
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23.2.
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The Identity of a Director
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23.2.1.
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A member of the Board of Directors may hold another position with the Company.
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23.2.2.
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Intentionally Deleted
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23.2.3.
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Without derogating from the other provisions of these Articles of Association, a member of the Board of Directors shall comply with the provisions of Article 45 below.
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23.2.4.
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The Board of Directors shall include independent and/or external Directors required to comply with the applicable requirements of any Law, the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules and any other investment exchange on which the securities of the Company are or may become quoted or listed. The requirements of the Companies Law applicable to an external Director (Dahatz) shall prevail over the provisions of these Articles of Association to the extent these Articles of Associations are inconsistent with the Companies Law, and shall apply to the extent these Articles of Associations are silent.
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23.2.5.
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At least 10% of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be comprised of Qualified Israeli Directors. Notwithstanding the above, if the board is comprised of up to 14 members, one Qualified Israeli Director shall be sufficient, and if the board is comprised of between 15 and 24 members, two Qualified Israeli Directors shall be sufficient.
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23.2.6.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, a Qualified Israeli Director shall be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, and may be removed from such office, only upon written notice to the Company’s company secretary of his or her appointment or removal by the Founding Israeli Shareholders holding Minimum Israeli Holding Shares. For purposes of this section, a notice signed by at least two of the Founding Israeli Shareholders who are the record holders of at least 50% of Minimum Israeli Holding Shares shall be deemed to be sufficient notice on behalf of all holders of Minimum Israeli Holding Shares.
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23.3.
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The Election of Directors and their Terms of Office
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23.3.1.
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The Directors shall be elected at each Annual Meeting and shall serve in office until the close of the next Annual Meeting, unless their office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of these Articles of Association. Each Director of the Company shall be elected by an Ordinary Majority at the Annual Meeting; provided, however, that external Directors shall be elected in accordance with applicable law and/or any relevant stock exchange rule applicable to the Company. The elected Directors shall commence their terms from the close of the Annual Meeting at which they are elected, unless a later date is stated in the resolution with respect to their appointment. Election of Directors shall not be conducted by separate vote on each candidate, unless so determined by the Board of Directors.
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23.3.2.
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In each Annual Meeting, the Directors that were elected in the previous Annual Meeting, and thereafter, in any Extraordinary Meeting shall be deemed to have resigned from their office. A resigning Director may be reelected.
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23.3.3.
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Notwithstanding the other provisions of these Articles of Association and without derogating from Article 23.4, an Extraordinary Meeting of the Company may elect any person as a Director, to fill an office which became vacant, or to serve as an additional member to the then existing Board of Directors, or to serve as an external Director (Dahatz) or an independent Director and also in any event in which the number of the members of the Board of Directors is less than the minimum set in the Articles of Association provided that the maximum number of Directors permitted under Article 23.1 is not exceeded. Any Director elected in such manner (excluding an external Director (Dahatz) shall serve in office until the coming Annual Meeting, unless his office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of these Articles of Association and may be reelected.
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23.3.4.
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An elected external Director (Dahatz) shall commence his term from the close of the General Meeting at which he is elected, unless a later date is stated in the resolution with respect to his appointment, and shall serve for the period in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, notwithstanding Article 23.3 above, unless his office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law. A General Meeting may reelect an external Director (Dahatz) for additional term(s) as permitted by the Companies Law and the Companies Regulations.
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23.4.
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The election of Directors by the Board of Directors
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23.5.
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Alternate Director
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23.6.
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Intentionally Deleted
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23.7.
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Manner of Appointment or Dismissal of an Alternate Director
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23.8.
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Miscellaneous Provisions with Respect to Alternate Directors
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23.8.1.
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Intentionally Deleted
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23.8.2.
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Intentionally Deleted
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23.8.3.
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An Alternate Director shall have all the authority of the Director for whom he is serving as an Alternate Director, with the exception of the authority to vote in meetings at which the Director is present in person.
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23.8.4.
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The office of an Alternate Director shall automatically become vacant, if the office of the Director for whom he is serving as an Alternate Director becomes vacant.
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23.9.
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Termination of the Term of a Director
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23.9.1.
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If he resigns from his office by way of a signed letter, filed with the corporate secretary at the Company’s Office;
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23.9.2.
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If he is declared bankrupt or if he reaches a settlement with his creditors within the framework of bankruptcy procedures;
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23.9.3.
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If he is declared by an appropriate court to be incapacitated or convicted out of Israel as stated in Section 233(2) of the Companies Law;
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23.9.4.
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Upon his death;
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23.9.5.
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If he is removed from his office by way of a resolution, adopted by the General Meeting of the Company, even prior to the completion of his term of office;
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23.9.6.
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At the time of giving notice of conviction of a crime, as stated in Section 232 of the Companies Law;
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23.9.7.
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If his term is terminated by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 231 of the Companies Law;
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23.9.8.
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If his term is terminated by the Board of Directors in case the Board of Directors concludes that the office of such Director is in violation to the provisions of the License or any other telecommunications license granted to the Company or to any of its subsidiaries or to any other entity it controls;
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23.9.9.
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At the time of giving notice of imposition of enforcement measures pursuant to section 232A of the Companies Law; or
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23.9.10.
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At the time of giving notice pursuant to section 227A or 245A of the Companies Law.
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23.10.
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The Implications on the Board of Directors of the Termination of the Term of a Director.
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23.11.
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Compensation of Members of the Board of Directors
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24.
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Actions of Directors
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24.1.
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Convening Meetings of the Board of Directors
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24.1.1.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors may convene a meeting of the Board of Directors at any time.
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24.1.2.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall convene a meeting of the Board of Directors at least four times a year, in a manner allowing the Company to fulfill the provisions of the Law with respect to the publication of Financial Statements and reporting to the public.
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24.1.3.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall convene a meeting of the Board of Directors on a specific issue if requested by at least two Directors or one Director, if he is an external Director, within no more than 14 days from the date of the request.
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24.1.4.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall act forthwith for the convening of a meeting of the Board of Directors, within 14 days from the time that a Director in the Company has informed him of a matter related to the Company in which there is an apparent violation of the Law or a breach of proper management of the business, or from the time that the auditor of the Company has reported to him that he had become aware of material flaws in the accounting oversight of the Company.
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24.1.5.
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In the event that a notice or a report of the General Manager requires an action of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board of Directors shall forthwith convene a meeting of the Board of Directors, which should be held within 14 days from the date of the notice or the report.
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24.2.
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Convening of a Meeting of the Board of Directors
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24.2.1.
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Any notice with respect to a meeting of the Board of Directors may be given in writing, so long as the notice is given a reasonable time prior to the date fixed for the meeting, unless a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or their Alternate Directors agree on a shorter time period or, in urgent matters, that no notice will be given. A notice, as stated, shall be delivered in writing or transmitted via facsimile or E-mail or through another means of communication, to the address or facsimile number or to the E-mail address or to an address where messages can be delivered through other means of communication, as the case may be, as the Director informed the corporate secretary, upon his appointment, or by means of a written notice to the corporate secretary thereafter.
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24.2.2.
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In the event that a Director appointed an Alternate Director , the notice shall be delivered to the Alternate Director, unless the Director instructed that the notice should be delivered to him as well.
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24.2.3.
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The notice shall include the venue, date and time of the meeting of the Board of Directors, arrangements with respect to the manner of management of the meeting (in cases where telecommunications are used), the details of the issues on its agenda and any other material that the chairman of the Board of Directors requests be attached to the summoning notice with respect to the meeting.
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24.3.
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The Agenda of Meetings of Board of Directors
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24.3.1.
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Issues determined by the chairman of the Board of Directors.
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24.3.2.
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Issues for which the meeting is convened in accordance with Article 24.1 above.
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24.3.3.
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Any issue requested by a Director or by the General Manager within a reasonable time prior to the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors (taking into account the nature of the issue).
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24.4.
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Quorum
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24.5.
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Conducting a Meeting Through Means of Communication
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24.6.
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Voting in the Board of Directors
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24.7.
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Written Resolutions
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24.8.
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Resolutions Approved by Means of Communications
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24.9.
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The Validity of Actions of the Directors
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24.10.
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Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Directors
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24.10.1.
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Names of those present and participating at each meeting.
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24.10.2.
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All the resolutions and particulars of the discussion of said meetings.
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25.
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Committees of the Board of Directors
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25.1.
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Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Board of Directors may delegate its authorities or any part of them to committees, as they deem fit, and they may from time to time cancel the delegation of such an authority. Any such committee, while utilizing an authority as stated, is obligated to fulfill all of the instructions given to it from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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25.2.
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Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, each committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of at least two Directors, which shall include at least one external Director, and it may include members who are not Directors, with the exception of the audit committee which shall consist of at least three (3) Directors, including all of the external Directors of the Company, and the majority of members who are independent Directors ("bilti taluy") as defined in the Companies Law.
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25.3.
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The provisions with respect to meetings of the Board of Directors shall apply to the meetings and discussions of each committee of the Board of Directors, with the appropriate changes, provided that no other terms are set by the Board of Directors in this matter, and provided that the lawful quorum for the meetings of the committee, as stated, shall be at least a majority of the members of the committee, unless otherwise required by Law. The lawful quorum for meetings of the audit committee shall be at least a majority of the members of the committee, provided, that the majority of the present Directors are independent Directors and at least one of them is an external Director.
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25.4.
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Decisions or recommendations of a committee of the Board of Directors that require approval of the Board of Directors, will be brought to the attention of the Directors a reasonable time before the Board of Directors' discussion.
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25A.
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Committee for Security Matters
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25A.1.
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Notwithstanding any other provision in these Articles, the Board of Directors shall appoint from among its members who have security clearance and security compatibility to be determined by the General Security Service (“Directors with Clearance”) a committee to be designated the “Committee for Security Matters”. The members of the Committee for Security Matters shall include at least four (4) Directors with Clearance including at least one external Director. Subject to section 25A.2 below, security matters shall be considered only in the context of the Committee for Security Matters. Any decision of, or action by the Committee for Security Matters shall have the same effect as if it had been made or taken by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consider a security matter only if required pursuant to section 25A.2 below, and subject to the terms of that section. For purposes of this section 25A, “security matters” shall be defined in the same manner as defined in the Bezeq Order (Determination of Essential Service Provided by Bezeq-The Israeli Telecommunications Company Ltd.), 1997, as of March 9, 2005.
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25A.2.
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Security matters which the audit committee or Board of Directors shall be required to consider in accordance with the mandatory rules of the Companies Law or other Law applicable to the Company, shall be considered to the extent necessary only by Directors with Clearance. Other Directors shall not be entitled to participate in meetings of the audit committee or Board of Directors dealing with security matters, or to receive information or documents related to these matters. A quorum for these meetings shall include only Directors with Clearance.
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25A.3.
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Any Office Holder of the Company who would otherwise be required to receive information or participate in meetings by virtue of his or her position or these Articles or any Law, but who is prevented from doing so by the provisions of this Article 25A, will be released from any liability for any claim of breach of duty of care to the Company which results from her or his inability to receive information or participate in meetings, and the Company shall indemnify any such Office Holder or other officers and hold her or him harmless to the maximum extent permitted by law for any injury or damage she or he incurs as a result of the inability to receive such information or participate in such meetings.
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25A.4.
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The shareholders at a general meeting shall not be entitled to assume, delegate, transfer or exercise any of the authorities granted to any other corporate body in the Company with respect to security matters.
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25A.5.
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(1)
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The Minister of Communications shall be entitled to appoint an observer (the “Security Observer”) to all meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees. The Security Observer shall have the security clearance and security compatibility to be determined by the General Security Service.
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(2)
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The Security Observer shall be an employee of the State of Israel qualified to serve as a director pursuant to Chapter C of the Government Companies Law, 1975.
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(3)
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In addition to any other obligations under Law, the Security Observer shall be bound to preserve the confidentiality of information relating to the Company, except as required to fulfill his responsibilities as an observer. The Security Observer will not act as an observer or in any other position at a competitor of the Company, and will avoid a conflict between his position as an observer and the interests of the Company. The Security Observer shall undertake not to serve as an observer or officer or director, and not serve in any other capacity or be employed, directly or indirectly, by any entity competing with the Company or in a position of conflict of interest with the Company during the period of his service as the Security Observer and for two years after termination of such period.
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(4)
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Notices of meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees, including of the Committee for Security Matters, shall be delivered to the Security Observer, and he shall be entitled to participate in each such meeting.
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(5)
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The Security Observer shall have the same right to obtain information from the Company as that of a Director. If the Company believes that specific information requested is commercially sensitive and not required by the Security Observer for fulfillment of his duties, the Company may delay delivery of the information upon notice to the Security Observer. If the Security Observer still believes the information is needed for his duties, the matter shall be brought for decision to the head of the General Security Service.
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(6)
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If the Security Observer believes that the Company has made a decision, or is about to make a decision, in a security matter, which conflicts with a provision of the License or section 13 of the Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 or section 11 of the General Security Service Law, 2002, he shall promptly notify the Company in writing. Said notice shall be delivered to the chairman of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Committee for Security Matters and shall provide an appropriate defined period of time, in light of the circumstances, in which the Company shall be required to correct the violation or change the decision, to the extent possible.
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25B.
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Approval of Certain Related Party Transactions
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A transaction of the type described in Section 270(1) of the Companies Law; i.e., a transaction with an Office Holder or a transaction in which an Office Holder has a personal interest (as specified in Section 270(1)), provided that such transactions are in the Company's ordinary course of business, are on market terms and are not likely to substantially influence the profitability of the Company, its assets or its liabilities, may be approved by the audit committee, without the need for Board of Director's approval, or by the Board of Directors, subject to any applicable Law and any relevant stock exchange rule applicable to the Company.
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26.
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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26.1.
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Appointment
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26.1.1.
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The Board of Directors shall choose one of its members to serve as the chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall set in the appointing resolution the term for his service.
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26.1.2.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall serve until the earlier of (i) the date or time provided in the appointing resolution; (ii) election of a substitute chairman by the Board of Directors; (iii) resignation of the chairman from his position as chairman; or (iv) cessation of the chairman’s service as a Director.
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26.1.3.
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In the event that the chairman of the Board of Directors ceases to serve as chairman, the Board of Directors in its first meeting held thereafter shall choose one of its members to serve as a new chairman.
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26.1.4.
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In the event that the chairman of the Board of Directors is absent from a meeting, the Board of Directors shall choose one of the Directors present to preside at the meeting.
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26.2.
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Authority
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26.2.1.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside over meetings of the Board of Directors.
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26.2.2.
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In the event of a deadlock vote, the chairman of the Board of Directors shall not have an additional or casting vote.
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26.2.3.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors is entitled, at all times, at his initiative or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, to require reports from the General Manager in matters pertaining to the business affairs of the Company.
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26.3.
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Reservations with Regard to Actions of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
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26.3.1.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors or his Relative shall not serve as the General Manager of the Company, unless he is appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.2 below.
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26.3.2.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall not serve as a member of the audit committee.
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26.3.3.
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A subordinate to the General Manager, directly or indirectly, shall not serve as chairman of the Board of Directors. A director in a company controlled by the Company may serve as chairman of the Board of Directors.
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26.3.4.
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Powers of the General Manager shall not be granted to the chairman of the Board of Directors or his Relative, except in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.2 below. The chairman of the Board of Directors shall not be granted powers granted to those who are subordinated to the General Manager, directly or indirectly.
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26.3.5.
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The chairman of the Board of Directors shall not serve in another position in the Company or in a company controlled by it, but may serve as chairman of the Board of Directors or a director of a company controlled by the Company.
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27.
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The General Manager
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27.1.
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The Appointment and Dismissal of the General Manager
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27.1.1.
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The Board of Directors shall appoint a General Manager for a fixed period of time or for an indefinite period of time. The Board of Directors may appoint more than one General Manager.
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27.1.2.
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The compensation and employment conditions of the General Manager shall require the prior approval of the compensation committee, the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of the Company, unless otherwise permitted by the Companies Law.
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27.1.3.
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The Board of Directors may from time to time remove the General Manager from his office or dismiss the General Manager and appoint another or others in his stead.
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27.2.
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The Chairman of the Board of Directors as the General Manager
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27.2.1.
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The General Meeting of the Company is entitled to authorize the chairman of the Board of Directors or his Relative to fulfill the position of the General Manager or to exercise his authority and to authorize the General Manager or his Relative to fulfill the position of the chairman of the Board of Directors or to exercise his authority, so long as one of the following exists:
The majority of the votes in the General Meeting adopting such a resolution include at least two thirds of the votes of Shareholders present and entitled to vote at the meeting who are not either the Controlling Parties in the Company as defined in the Companies Law or anyone having a Personal Interest (as defined in the Companies Law) in the approval of the resolution, who participate in the vote. “Abstain” votes shall not be taken into account in the counting of the votes of the Shareholders.
The total opposition votes from the Shareholders referred to in Article 27.2.1.1 above do not exceed two percent of the entire voting rights in the Company.
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27.2.2.
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The validity of a resolution provided in Article 27.2.1 above is restricted to periods, each not exceeding three years, from the date of the adoption of the resolution by the General Meeting. In the event that no period was set in the resolution, the period shall be deemed to be for three years. Prior to the completion of the three year period, as aforesaid, and even after the end of this period, the General Meeting is entitled to extend the validity of such resolution.
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27.2.3.
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A resolution, as stated, may relate to the authority of the chairman of the Board of Directors, generally, or to a specific person who is serving as the chairman of the Board of Directors.
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27.3.
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The Authority of the General Manager and Subordination to the Board of Directors
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27.3.1.
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The General Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the affairs of the Company within the framework of the policy set by the Board of Directors and subject to its instructions.
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27.3.2.
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The Board of Directors may instruct the General Manager on how to act with respect to a certain issue. If the General Manager fails to fulfill the instruction, the Board of Directors may exercise the required authority in order to act in the place of the General Manager.
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27.3.3.
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In the event that the General Manager is unable to exercise his authority, the Board of Directors may exercise such authority in his stead, or authorize another to exercise such authority.
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27.4.
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Reporting Duties of the General Manager
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27.5.
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Delegating Authority of the General Manager
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28.
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The Corporate Secretary, Internal Controller and Other Office Holders of the Company
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28.1.
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The Corporate Secretary
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28.1.1.
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The Board of Directors is entitled to appoint a corporate secretary on terms it deems fit, joint secretaries, sub–secretaries and to determine the areas of their functions and authorities.
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28.1.2.
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In the event that no corporate secretary has been appointed, the General Manager or anyone authorized by him shall fulfill the functions assigned to the corporate secretary, in accordance with any Law, to these Articles of Association and the resolutions of the Board of Directors.
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28.1.3.
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The corporate secretary shall be responsible for all documents which are kept at the Office, as stated in Section 124 of the Companies Law, and he shall manage all the registries maintained by the Company in accordance with the Law or Companies Law.
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28.2.
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Internal Controller
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28.2.1.
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The internal controller of the Company shall report to the chairman of the Board of Directors.
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28.2.2.
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The internal controller shall file with the Board of Directors a proposal for an annual or other periodic work plan, which shall be approved by the Board of Directors, subject to any changes it deems fit.
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28.3.
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Other Office Holders of the Company
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29.
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The Auditor
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29.1.
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The Shareholders at the Annual Meeting shall appoint an auditor for a period until the close of the following Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting may appoint an auditor for a period not to extend beyond the close of the third Annual Meeting following the Annual Meeting in which he was appointed. In the event that the auditor was appointed for said period, the Annual Meeting shall not address the appointment of the auditor during said period, unless a resolution is adopted with respect to the termination of his service.
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29.2.
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The General Meeting is entitled at all times to terminate the service of the auditor or to decide not to renew it.
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29.3.
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The Board of Directors shall determine the compensation of the auditor of the Company and it shall report in that respect to the Annual Meeting of the Company.
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29.4.
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The Board of Directors shall set the compensation of the auditor for additional services which are not regarded as oversight activities, and it shall report in this respect at the Annual Meeting of the Company.
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30.
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Permitted Distributions
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30.1.
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Definitions
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30.2.
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Distribution of Profits
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30.3.
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Allotment for a Consideration Below the Par Value
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31.
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Dividends and Bonus Shares
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31.1.
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Right to Dividends or Bonus Shares
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31.1.1.
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A Shareholder of the Company shall have the right to receive dividends or Bonus Shares, if the Company so decides in accordance with Article 31.2 below, consistent with the rights attaching to such Shares.
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31.1.2.
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Dividends or Bonus Shares shall be distributed or allotted to those who are registered in the Shareholder Register on the date of the resolution approving the distribution or allotment or upon a later date, if another date is determined for this purpose in same resolution (hereinafter: the “Determining Date”).
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31.1.3.
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In the event that the share capital of the Company consists of Shares having various par values, dividends or Bonus Shares shall be distributed in proportion to the par value of each Share.
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31.1.4.
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Subject to special rights conferred upon Shares in accordance with the conditions of their allotment, profits of the Company which the Company decides to distribute as a dividend or as Bonus Shares shall be paid in proportion to the amount which was paid or credited on the account of the par value of the Shares, held by the Shareholder.
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31.1.5.
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In the event that it was not otherwise determined in the conditions applicable to the allotment of the Shares or in a resolution of the General Meeting, all the dividends or Bonus Shares with respect to Shares, which were not fully paid within the period in which the dividends or Bonus Shares are paid, shall be paid in proportion to the amounts which were actually paid or credited as paid on the par value of the Shares during any part of said period (pro rata temporis).
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31.2.
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Resolution of the Company with Respect to a Dividend or Bonus Shares
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31.2.1.
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The Authority to Distribute Dividends or Bonus Shares
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31.2.2.
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Funds
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31.3.
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The Payment of Dividends
|
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31.3.1.
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Manner of Payment
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31.3.2.
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An Unclaimed Dividend
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31.3.3.
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Specific Dividend
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31.4.
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Manner of Capitalization of Profits and the Distribution of Bonus Shares
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31.4.1.
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Subject to the provisions of Article 30 above in the event of a capitalization of profits and distribution of Bonus Shares, the undistributed profits of the Company, or premium on Shares, or funds derived from the revaluation of the assets of the Company, or funds derived on the basis of equity from the profits of “branch companies,” or from the revaluation of assets of “branch companies” and capital redemption funds shall be capitalized and distributed among the Shareholders entitled thereto, as per the provisions of Article 31.1 above, to be held by the shareholders as capital, and that this capital, entirely or partially, shall be used on behalf of same Shareholders as full payment, whether according to the par value of the Shares or together with premium decided upon, for Shares to be distributed accordingly, and that this distribution or payment shall be received by same Shareholders as full consideration for their portion of the benefit in the capitalized amount, as determined by the Board of Directors.
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31.4.2.
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The Company, in the resolution with respect to the distribution of Bonus Shares, is entitled in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, to decide that the Company shall transfer to a special fund, designated for the future distribution of Bonus Shares, an amount the capitalization of which shall be sufficient in order to allot to anyone having at such time a right to acquire Shares of the Company (including a right which can be exercised only upon a later date), Bonus Shares at the par value which would have been due to him had he exercised the right to acquire the Shares shortly before the Determining Date, at the price of the right in effect at such time. In the event that after the Determining Date, the holder of said right shall exercise his right to acquire the Shares or any part of them, the Board of Directors shall allot to him fully paid Bonus Shares at such par value and of such class, which would have been due to him had he exercised shortly before the Determining Date the right to acquire those Shares he actually acquired, by way of an appropriate capitalization made by the Board of Directors out of the special fund, as aforesaid. For the purpose of the determination of the par value of the Bonus Shares which are to be distributed, any amount transferred to the special fund, with respect to a previous distribution of previous Bonus Shares shall be viewed as if it had already been capitalized and that Shares entitling the holders to the right to acquire Shares of the Company were already allotted as Bonus Shares.
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31.4.3.
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Upon the distribution of Bonus Shares, each Shareholder of the Company shall receive Shares of a uniform class or of the class which confers on its holder the right to receive the Bonus Shares, as determined by the Board of Directors.
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31.4.4.
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For purposes of carrying out any resolution pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, the Board of Directors may settle, as it deems fit, any difficulty arising with regard to the distribution of Bonus Shares, and, in particular, to issue certificates for fractions of Shares and sell such fractions of Shares, in order to pay their consideration to those entitled thereto, and also to set the value for the distribution of certain assets and to decide that cash payments shall be paid to the Shareholders on the basis of the value determined in such a way, or that fractions whose value is less than NIS 0.01 shall not be taken into account, pursuant to the adjustment of the rights of all parties. The Board of Directors may pay cash or convey these certain assets to trustees in trust in favor of those people who are entitled to a dividend or to a capitalized fund, as the Board of Directors shall deem beneficial.
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32.
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Acquisition of Shares
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32.1.
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The Company is entitled to acquire or to finance an acquisition, directly or indirectly, of Shares of the Company or securities convertible into Shares of the Company or which could be exercised into Shares of the Company, including incurring an obligation to take any of these actions, subject to the fulfillment of the conditions of a permissible distribution, as stated in Article 30 above.
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32.2.
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In the event that the Company acquired any of its Shares, such a Share shall become a dormant Share, and shall not confer any rights, so long as it is owned by the Company.
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32.3.
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A subsidiary or another company under the control of the Company is entitled to acquire Shares of the Company or securities convertible into Shares of the Company or which can be exercised into Shares of the Company, including an obligation to take any of these actions, to the same extent the Company may make a distribution, so long as the board of directors of the subsidiary or the managers of the acquiring company have determined that had the acquisition of the Shares or convertible securities been carried out by the Company it would have been regarded as a permissible distribution, as specified in Article 30 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an acquisition by a subsidiary or by another company under the control of the Company, which is not fully-owned by the Company, will be considered a distribution of an amount equal to the product of the amount acquired multiplied by the percentage of the rights in the capital of the subsidiary or in the capital of said company which is held by the Company.
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32.4.
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In the event that a Share of the Company is acquired by a subsidiary or by a corporation in the control of the Company, the Share shall not confer any voting rights, for so long as said Share is held by the subsidiary or by said controlled corporation.
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33.
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Insurance of Office Holders
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33.1.
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The Company may insure the liability of an Office Holder in the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by Law.
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33.2.
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Without derogating from the aforesaid, the Company may enter into an insurance contract and/or arrange and pay all premiums in respect of an insurance contract, for the insurance of the liability of an Office Holder in the Company, resulting directly or indirectly from an action or inaction by him (or together with other Office Holders or other officers of the Company) in his capacity as an Office Holder in the Company, for any of the following:
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33.2.1.
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The breach of the duty of care toward the Company or toward any other person;
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33.2.2.
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The breach of the duty of loyalty toward the Company provided the Office Holder has acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm the Company; and
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33.2.3.
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A financial liability imposed on him in favor of another person.
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33.2.4.
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Any other matter in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under Law to insure the liability of an Office Holder in the Company.
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33.2.5
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A payment which the Office Holder is obligated to pay to an injured party as set forth in Section 52.,54(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Companies Law, in connection with any affairs, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees.
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34.
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Indemnification of Office Holders
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34.1.
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The Company may indemnify an Office Holder in the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Law. Without derogating from the aforesaid, the Company may indemnify an Office Holder in the Company as specified in Articles 34.2 through 34.4 below.
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34.2.
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Indemnification
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34.2.1.
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Any financial liability he incurs or is imposed on him in favor of another person in accordance with a judgment, including a judgment given in a settlement or a judgment of an arbitrator, approved by an authorized court.
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34.2.2.
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Reasonable legal litigation expenses, including attorney legal fees, incurred by the Office Holder or which he was ordered to pay by an authorized court, in the context of a proceeding filed against him by the Company or on its behalf or by a third party, or in a criminal proceeding in which he was acquitted, or in a criminal proceeding in which he was convicted of an offense which does not require criminal intent.
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34.2.3.
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Reasonable legal litigation expenses, including attorney legal fees, incurred by the Office Holder due to such investigation or proceeding conducted against him by an authority authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and which was ended without filing an indictment against him and without the imposition of a financial liability as a substitute for a criminal proceeding, or that was ended without filing an indictment against him but for which he was subject to a financial liability as a substitute for a criminal proceeding relating to an offense which does not require criminal intent, within the meaning of the relevant terms under the Law, or in connection with a financial sanction ("itzum caspi").
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34.2.4.
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Any other liability or expense in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under Law to indemnify an Office Holder in the Company.
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34.2.4
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34.2.5.
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A payment which the Office Holder is obligated to pay to an injured party as set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Companies Law, in connection with any affairs, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees.
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34.3.
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Indemnification in Advance
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34.3.1.
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Matters as detailed in Article 34.2.1; provided, however, that the undertaking to indemnify is restricted to events which in the opinion of the Board of Directors are anticipated in light of the Company’s activities at the time of granting the obligation to indemnify, and is limited to a sum or measurement determined by the Board of Directors to be reasonable in the circumstances. The aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Company to all indemnified persons, pursuant to all letters of indemnification issued to them by the Company on or after October 17, 2013, which indemnification letters include a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the maximum indemnity amount in this article 34.3.1, in respect of any occurrence of an event specified in the appendix to the pertinent indemnification letter, shall not exceed 25% of shareholders’ equity (according to the latest reviewed or audited financial statements approved by the Company’s Board of Directors prior to approval of the indemnification payment).The undertaking to indemnify shall specify the events that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors are expected in light of the Company’s actual activity at the time of grant of the indemnification and the sum or measurement which the Board of Directors determined to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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34.3.2.
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Matters as detailed in Article 34.2.2 to and 34.2.53 (inclusive).
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34.3.3.
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Any other matter permitted by Law.
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34.4.
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Indemnification after the Fact
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35.
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Release of Office Holders
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35.1.
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The Company shall not release an Office Holder from his liability for a breach of the duty of care toward the Company, other than in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
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35.2.
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The Company may release an Office Holder in the Company, in advance, from his liability, entirely or partially, for damage in consequence of the breach of the duty of care toward the Company.
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35.3.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not release an Office Holder from his liability, resulting from any of the following events:
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35.3.1.
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The breach of the duty of loyalty toward the Company;
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35.3.2.
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The breach of the duty of care made intentionally or recklessly (“pezizut”), other than if made only by negligence;
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35.3.3.
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An act intended to unlawfully yield a personal profit;
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35.3.4.
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A fine ("knass"), a civil fine ("knass ezrahi"), a financial sanction ("itzum caspi") or a penalty ("kofer") imposed on him; and
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35.3.5.
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The breach of the duty of care in a Distribution ("haluka").
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35A.
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Certain Legal Amendments
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36.
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Liquidation
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36.1.
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In the event that the Company is liquidated, whether voluntarily or otherwise, the liquidator, upon the approval of an Extraordinary Meeting, may make a distribution in kind to the Shareholders of all or part of the property of the Company, and he may with a similar approval of the General Meeting, deposit any part of the property of the Company with trustees in favor of the Shareholders, as the liquidator with the aforementioned approval, deems fit.
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36.2.
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The Shares of the Company shall confer equal rights among them with respect to capital amounts which were paid or which were credited as paid on the par value of the Shares, in all matters pertaining to the refund of the capital and to the participation in the distribution of the balance of the assets of the Company in liquidation.
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37.
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Reorganization
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37.1.
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Upon the sale of the property of the Company, the Board of Directors or the liquidators (in case of a liquidation), if they are so authorized by a resolution of the General Meeting of the Company adopted with a Special Majority, may receive fully or partially paid up Shares, bonds or securities of another company, either Israeli or foreign, whether incorporated or which is about to incorporated for the purpose of acquiring property of the Company, or any part thereof, and the Directors (if the profits of the Company allow for it) or the liquidators (in case of a liquidation) may distribute among the Shareholders the Shares or the securities mentioned above or any other property of the Company without selling them or depositing them with trustees on behalf of the Shareholders.
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37.2.
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The General Meeting may, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a Special Majority, decide on the valuation of the securities or of the aforementioned property at a price and in the same manner as it deems appropriate and all the Shareholders shall be obligated to accept any valuation or distribution, authorized in accordance with the foregoing and to waive their rights in this matter, unless the Company is about to liquidate or is in a liquidation process, of same lawful rights (if any) which according to the provisions of the Law should not be altered or denied.
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38.
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Notices
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38.1.
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A notice or other document may be sent by the Company to any Shareholder appearing in the Shareholder Register of the Company either personally or by way of sending by registered mail, at the registered address of the Shareholder in the Shareholder Register, or at such address as such Shareholder shall have provided in writing to the Company as the address for the delivery of notices.
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38.2.
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All the notices to be given to Shareholders registered in the Shareholders Register, shall, in respect of Shares held jointly, be given to the person whose name is mentioned first in the Shareholder Register, and any notice given in such a manner shall be viewed as a sufficient notice to all such joint Shareholders.
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38.3.
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Any Shareholder registered in the Shareholder Register, with an address, whether in Israel or overseas, is entitled to receive, at such address, any notice he is entitled to receive in accordance with the Articles of Association or according to the provisions of the Law. Unless otherwise stated above, no person who is not registered in the Shareholder Register shall be entitled to receive any notices from the Company.
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38.4.
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Any notice or other document which is sent to a Shareholder in accordance with these Articles of Association shall be considered lawfully sent with respect to all the Shares held by him (whether with respect to Shares held by him alone or held by him jointly with others) even if same Shareholder had died by that time or had become bankrupt or had received an order for its liquidation or if a trustee or a liquidator or a receiver was appointed with respect to his Shares (whether the Company was aware of it or not) until another person is registered in the Shareholder Register in his stead, as the holder thereof. The sending of a notice or other document, as aforesaid, shall be viewed as a sufficient sending to any person having a right in these Shares.
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38.5.
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Any notice or other document which was sent by the Company via registered mail, to an address in Israel, shall be considered sent within 72 hours from its posting at the post office. In order to prove sufficient sending, it is enough to show that the letter containing the notice or the document was addressed to the correct address and was posted at the post office.
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38.6.
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Any accidental omission with respect to the giving of a notice of a General Meeting to any Shareholder or the non-receipt of a notice with respect to a meeting or any other notice on the part of whatever Shareholder shall not cause the cancellation of a resolution taken at that meeting, or the cancellation of processes based on such notice.
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38.7.
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Any Shareholder and any member of the Board of Directors may waive his right to receive notices or waive his right to receive notices during a specific time period or in general and he may consent that a General Meeting of the Company or a meeting of the Board of Directors, as the case may be, shall be convened and held notwithstanding the fact that he did not receive a notice with respect to it, or notwithstanding the fact that the notice was not received by him within the required time, in each case subject to the provisions of any Law prohibiting any such waiver or consent.
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39.
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Intentionally Deleted
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40.
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Intentionally Deleted
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41.
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Intentionally Deleted
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42.
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Intentionally Deleted
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43.
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Compliance
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44.
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Limitations on Ownership and Control
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44.1.
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This Article is to ensure that so long as and to the extent that any Operating Right is conditional on or subject to any conditions or restrictions relating to ownership or control over the Company imposed by the Ministry, the Company is so owned and controlled. This Article shall not affect or influence in any way the interpretation or application of Article 10A.
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44.2.
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In this Article:
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“Intervening Act” means the refusal, withholding, suspension or revocation of any Operating Right applied for, granted to or enjoyed by the Company, or the imposition of any conditions or limitations upon any such Operating Right which materially inhibit the exercise thereof, in either case by any state, authority or person (including the Ministry) by reason of the activities of persons holding Shares in and/or controlling the Company;
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“Ministry” means the Ministry of Communications and/or Minister of Communications;
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“Operating Right” means all or any part of any authority, permission, licence or privilege applied for, granted to or enjoyed by the Company, including the Licence, for the establishment, subsistence, maintenance and operation of a mobile radio telephone system using the cellular method and the provision of mobile radio telephone services to the public in Israel;
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“Permitted Maximum” means the maximum aggregate permitted number of Relevant Shares specified by the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Licence, any other requirements of the Ministry and any relevant requirements of Law;
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“Relevant Person” means:
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(a)
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any person who, without the approval of the Ministry, acquires, directly or indirectly, any Means of Control (as defined in the Licence) in breach of Section 21 of the Licence other than a person who falls within Article 10A; or
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(b)
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any Interested Party (as defined in the Licence) who, or who has an Office Holder (as defined in the Licence) who, is in breach of Sections 23 or 24 of the License other than a person who falls within Article 10A;
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“Relevant Share” means any Share (other than a Share removed from the Relevant Shares Register (defined in Article 44.3.2) pursuant to Article 44.3.5), in which a Relevant Person has an interest or which is declared to be a Relevant Share pursuant to Article 44.3.4;
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44.3.
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44.3.1.
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The Board of Directors shall not register a person as a holder of a Share unless the person has given to the Board of Directors a declaration (in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors) signed by him or on his behalf, stating his name, nationality, that he is not a Relevant Person falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) of the definition of that term and other information required by the Board of Directors.
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44.3.2.
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The Board of Directors shall maintain a register (the “Relevant Shares Register”), in which particulars shall be entered of any Share which has been:
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(a)
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acknowledged by the holder (or by a joint holder) to be a Relevant Share;
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(b)
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declared to be a Relevant Share pursuant to Article 44.3.4; or
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(c)
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determined to be an Affected Share pursuant to Article 44.4.2;
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44.3.3.
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Each registered holder of a Share which has not been acknowledged to be a Relevant Share who becomes aware that such Share is or has become a Relevant Share shall forthwith notify the Company accordingly.
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44.3.4.
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The Board of Directors may notify in writing the registered holder of a Share which is not in the Relevant Shares Register and appears to be a Relevant Share, requiring him to show that the Share is not a Relevant Share. Any person to whom such notice has been issued may within 21 clear days after the issue of the notice (or such longer period as the Board of Directors may decide) represent to the Board of Directors why such Share should not be treated as a Relevant Share but if, after considering such representations and other relevant information, the Board of Directors is not so satisfied, it shall declare such Share to be a Relevant Share and treat it as such.
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44.3.5.
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The Board of Directors shall remove a Relevant Share from the Relevant Shares Register if the holder of the Relevant Share gives to the Board of Directors a declaration (in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors), together with such other evidence as the Board of Directors may require, which satisfies it that such Share is no longer, or should not be treated, as a Relevant Share.
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44.4.
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44.4.1.
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Article 44.4.2 shall apply for so long as the Company holds or enjoys any Operating Right where the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary to take steps to protect any Operating Right because an Intervening Act is contemplated, threatened or intended, may take place or has taken place;
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44.4.2.
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Where a determination has been made under Article 44.4.1, the Board of Directors shall take such of the following steps as they consider necessary or desirable to overcome, prevent or avoid an Intervening Act:
the Board of Directors may remove any Director from office, by a resolution passed by a majority of 75 per cent or more of the other Directors present and voting at the relevant meeting;
the Board of Directors may seek to identify those Relevant Shares which gave rise to the determination under Article 44.4.1 and by a resolution passed by a majority of 75 per cent or more of the Directors present and voting at the relevant meeting deal with such Shares as Affected Shares; and
when the aggregate number of Relevant Shares in the Relevant Shares Register exceeds the Permitted Maximum, the Board of Directors may deal with the Relevant Shares which it decides, by a resolution passed by a majority of 75 per cent or more of the Directors present and voting at the relevant meeting, are in excess of the Permitted Maximum as Affected Shares.
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44.5.
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The Board of Directors shall give an Affected Share Notice to the registered holder of any Affected Share and state that Article 44.6 is to be applied forthwith in respect of such Affected Share. The registered holder of the Affected Share may within 21clear days after the issue of the notice (or such longer period as the Board of Directors may decide) represent to the Board of Directors why such Share should not be treated as an Affected Share and if, after considering such representations and other relevant information, the Board of Directors considers that the Share should not be treated as an Affected Share it shall forthwith withdraw the Affected Share Notice and Article 44.6 shall no longer apply to the Share.
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44.6.
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An Affected Share in respect of which an Affected Share Notice has been served shall be treated as a dormant share (as defined in section 308 of the Companies Law) except that the registered holder of the Affected Share shall continue to have the right to receive dividends and other distributions of the Company and participate in bonus or rights issues of the Company in respect of such Share.
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44.7.
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In deciding which Shares are to be treated as Affected Shares, the Board of Directors shall have regard to the Relevant Shares which in its opinion have directly or indirectly caused the determination under Article 44.4 and the chronological order in which Relevant Shares have been entered in the Relevant Shares Register (and accordingly treat as Affected Shares those Relevant Shares entered in the Relevant Shares Register most recently) except where such criterion would in their opinion be inequitable, in which event the Board of Directors shall apply such other criterion or criteria as they may consider appropriate.
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44.8.
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Subject to the other provisions of this Article 44, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to assume without enquiry that:
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44.8.1.
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all Shares not in the Relevant Shares Register and not falling within clause 44.8.2 are neither Relevant Shares nor Shares which would be or be capable of being treated as Affected Shares; and
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44.8.2.
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all or some specified number of the Shares are Relevant Shares held by a Relevant Person falling within paragraphs (a)-(b) in the definition of that term if they (or interests in them) are held by a Depositary, trustee, registration or nominee company or other agent unless and for so long as, in respect of any such Shares, it is established to their satisfaction that such Shares are not Relevant Shares.
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44.9.
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Any resolution or determination of, or any decision or the exercise of any discretion or power by, the Board of Directors or any one of the Directors under this Article 44 shall be final and conclusive.
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44.10.
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44.10.1.
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On withdrawal of the determination under Article 44.4.1, the Board of Directors shall cease to act pursuant to such determination and inform every person on whom an Affected Share Notice has been served that Article 44.6 no longer applies in respect of such Share. The withdrawal of such a determination shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the Board of Directors under this Article whilst that determination remained in effect and such actions shall not be open to challenge on any ground whatsoever.
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44.10.2.
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The Board of Directors shall, so long as it acts reasonably and in good faith, be under no liability to the Company or to any other person for failing to treat any Share as an Affected Share or any person as a Relevant Person in accordance with this Article and it shall not be liable to the Company or any other person if, having acted reasonably and in good faith it determines erroneously that any Share is an Affected Share, or any person is a Relevant Person or on the basis of such determination or any other determination or resolution, they perform or exercise their duties, powers, rights or discretions under this Article in relation to such Share.
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44.11.
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A person who has an interest in Shares by virtue of having an interest in Depositary Receipts shall be deemed to have an interest in the number of Shares represented by such Depositary Receipts and not (in the absence of any other reason why he should be so treated) in the remainder of the Depositary Shares held by the relevant Depositary.
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45.
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Cross Ownership and Control
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45.1.
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An Office Holder in the Company, an Interested Party in the Company, or an Office Holder in any Interested Party in the Company will not be a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or an Interested Party or an Office Holder in it, or an Office Holder in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or any other body in which a Competing MRT Operator of the Company is an Interested Party, which are intended to or might reduce or harm competition in anything that pertains to MRT Services, MRT Terminal Equipment or any other Telecommunications (Bezeq) Services.
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45.2.
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An Office Holder in the Company, an Interested Party in the Company, or an Office Holder in any Interested Party in the Company will not Hold, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of any Mean of Control of a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or serve as an Office Holder in a Competing MRT Operator or in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company (subject to certain exceptions specified in the License); for this matter, "Holding" includes holding as an agent.
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45.3.
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An Office Holder in the Company, an Interested Party in the Company, or an Office Holder in any Interested Party in the Company will not Control a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, and will not cause himself, by any act or omission, to be Controlled by a Competing MRT Operator of the Company or by an Office Holder or an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or by an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or by a person or entity that Controls a Competing MRT Operator of the Company.
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21.1
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A holding of ten percent (10%) or more of any of the Means of Control in the Licensee will not be transferred, either directly or indirectly, either all at once or in parts, unless given the Minister’s prior written consent.
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21.2
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None of the said Means of Control, or a part of them, in the Licensee, may be transferred in any way, if as a result of the transfer, control in the Licensee will be transferred from one person to another, unless given the Minister’s prior written consent.
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21.3
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No control shall be acquired, either direct or indirect, in the Licensee, and no person, whether on his/her own or together with his/her relative or with those acting with him/her on a regular basis, shall acquire in it ten percent (10%) or more of any of the Means of Control in the Licensee, whether all at once or in parts, unless given the Minister’s prior written consent.
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21.4
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1Cancelled
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21.5
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2Despite the provisions of sub-clauses 21.1 and 21.3 above, should there occur a transfer or purchase of a percentage of Tradable Means of Control in the Licensee requiring consent under clauses 21.1 and 21.3 (other than a transfer of purchase that results in a transfer of control), without the Minister’s consent having been sought, the Licensee shall report this to the Minister in writing, and shall make an application to the Minister to approve the said transfer or purchase of the Means of Control in the Licensee, within 21 days of the date on which the Licensee became aware of such.
In this Clause 21, “Tradable Means of Control” – Means of Control, including Global or American Depository Shares (GDR’s or ADR’s), or similar certificates, registered for trading on the securities exchange in Israel or overseas, and offered to the public by prospectus, or held by the public in Israel or overseas.
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21.6
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Neither the entry into an underwriting agreement relating to the issue or sale of securities to the public, the registration for trading on the securities exchange in Israel or overseas, nor the deposit or registration of securities with a registration company or with a depository agent or a custodian for the purpose of registration of GDRs or ADRs or similar certificates relating to the issue or sale of securities to the public shall in and of themselves be considered as a transfer of Means of Control in the Licensee3.
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1
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Amendment No. 52
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2
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Amendment No. 3
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3
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Amendment No. 4
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21.7
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(a)
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Irregular Holdings shall be noted in the Licensee’s members register (the list of shareholders) stating the fact that they are irregular, immediately upon the Licensee’s becoming aware of this, and a notice of the registration shall be given by the Licensee to the holder of such Irregular Holding and to the Minister.
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(b)
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Irregular Holdings, noted as aforesaid in clause 21.7(a), shall not provide the holder with any rights, and shall be “dormant shares” as defined in Section 308 of the Companies Law 5759-1999, expect in the case of the receipt of a dividend or any other distribution to shareholders (especially the right to participate in an allotment of rights calculated on the basis of holdings of Means of Control in the Licensee, although holdings accumulated as aforesaid shall also be considered as Irregular Holdings), and therefore no action or claim of the activation of a right by virtue of the Irregular Holdings shall have any force, except in the case of the receipt of a dividend or any other distribution as aforesaid.
Without derogating form the generality of the above:
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(1)
|
A shareholder who takes part in a vote during a meeting of shareholders shall advise the Licensee prior to the vote, or in the case of documentary voting on the voting document, whether his holdings in the Licensee or his voting require consent under clauses 21 and 23 of the License or not; where a shareholder does not so advise, he may not vote and his vote shall not count.
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(2)
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No director of the Licensee shall be appointed, elected or transferred from office by virtue of an Irregular Holding; should a director be appointed, elected or transferred from office as aforesaid, the said appointment, election or transfer, as the case may be, shall be of no effect.
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(3)
|
Irregular Holdings shall not provide voting rights in the general meeting;
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(c)
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The provisions of clause 21.7 shall be included in the Articles of Association of the Licensee, including the provisions of clause 21.9, mutatis mutandis.
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21.8
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For so long as the Articles of Association of the Licensee provide as set out in clause 21.7, and the Licensee acts in accordance with the provisions of clauses 21.5 and 21.7, and for so long as none of the holdings of Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes4 reduces to less than 26% 5 6 7 of all Means of Control in the Licensee immediately prior to the listing of the shares for trade, and for so long as the Articles of Association of the Licensee provide that a majority of the voting power in the general meeting of the Licensee may appoint all members of the Board of Directors of the Licensee, other than external directors required by any law and/or the relevant Exchange Rules, the Irregular Holdings shall not, in and of themselves, give rise to a cause for the cancellation of the Licensee.
For the purpose of this article: "Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes"- Matbit Telecommunications Systems Ltd., Advent Investment Pte Limited, Matav Investments Ltd and Tapuz Cellular Systems limited Partnership as well as any other entity that one of them has transferred the Means of Control in the Licensee to, with the Minister's consent, before 4.7.2004 (each of the above entities shall be termed "Founding Shareholder"), as well as any other entity that a Founding Shareholder will transfer Means of Control in the Licensee to after 4.7.2004, provided that the Minister gave his written consent that the transferree be considered for this matter as the Founding Shareholder's substitute from the date to be determined by the Minister, including anyone that is an Israel Entity as defined in Article 22A.2, that purchased Means of Control from the Licensee and received the Minister's approval to be considered a founding shareholder or their substitute from the date set by the Minister8. Such consent under this article does not exempt the Licensee from the obligation to receive the Minister's consent for every transfer of the Means of Control in the Licensee that requires the Minister's consent in accordance with any other article in the License.9
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21.9
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The provisions of clauses 21.5 through 21.8 shall not apply to the founding shareholders or their substitutes.10
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4
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Amendment No. 25
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5
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Amendment No. 9
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6
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Amendment No. 28
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7
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Amendment No. 31
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8
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Amendment No. 31
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9
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Amendment No. 25
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10
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Amendment No. 31
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22.
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Placing a Charge on Means of Control
Any shareholder in the company that holds the License, or a shareholder in an Interested Party in the same company, is not allowed to encumber his/her shares, in a way that the realization of the charge would cause a change in the ownership in ten percent (10%) or more of any of the Means of Control in the Licensee, unless the charge agreement includes a constraint, according to which the charge cannot be realized without prior consent, in writing, by the Minister.
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22A.
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Israeli Requirement and Holdings of Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes11
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22A.1.
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The total cumulative holdings of the "Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes", as defined in Article 21.8, (including anyone that is an “Israeli Entity” as defined in Article 22.2A below, that purchased Means of Control from the Licensee and received the Minister’s approval to be considered a founding shareholder or their substitute from the date set by the Minister), and are bound by an agreement for the fulfillment of the provisions of Article 22A of the License (in this Article they will all be considered “Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes”) shall not be reduced to less than 26% of each of the Means of Control in the Licensee.
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22A.2
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The total cumulative holdings of "Israeli Entities", one or more, that are considered as one of the Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes, from the total holdings of Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes as set forth in Article 22A.1 above, shall not be reduced at all times to less than 5% of the total issued share capital and from each of the Means of Control in the Licensee. For this matter, the issued share capital of the Licensee shall be calculated by deducting the number of “Dormant Shares” held by the Licensee.
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In this Article-
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"Israeli Entity"- for an individual-an Israeli citizen or resident of Israel, For a corporation- a corporation that was incorporated in Israel and an individual that is a citizen and a resident of Israel, controls the corporation either directly or indirectly, as long as the indirect control shall be only through a corporation that was incorporated in Israel, one or more. However, for the matter of indirect holdings, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Communications may approve holdings through a corporation that has not been incorporated in Israel, as long as the corporation does not directly hold shares in the Licensee, and only if they are convinced that this will not derogate from the provisions of this article. For this matter, “Israeli citizen”- as defined in the Nationality Law, 5712-1952; “resident”-as defined in the Inhabitants Registry Law, 5725-1965.
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For this matter, "Dormant Shares"- as defined in Article 308 of the Companies Law, 5759-1999.
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11
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Amendment No. 31-Amendment No. 31 will come into effect upon completion of all of the obligations set forth in article 22A and no later than 30 June 2005, in accordance with the Ministry of Communications document 62/05-4031 dated 13 March 2005
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22A.3
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At least one tenth (10%) of the members of the Board of Directors of the Licensee shall be appointed by the Israeli Entities as set forth in Article 22A.2. Notwithstanding the above-mentioned, for this matter- if the Board of Directors of the Licensee shall consist of up to 14 members – at least one director shall be appointed by the Israeli entities as set forth in Article 22.2A above, if the Board of Directors of the Licensee shall consist of between 15 and 24 members-at least 2 directors shall be appointed by the Israeli entities as set forth in Article 22.2A above and so on and so forth.
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22A.4
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The Licensee's Board of Directors shall appoint from among its members that have security clearance and security compatibility to be determined by the General Security Service (hereinafter: “ Directors with Clearance”) a committee to be designated "the Committee for Security Matters", or CSM.
The CSM shall consist of at least 4 Directors with Clearance including at least one External Director. Security matters shall be discussed, subject to Article 22A.5, solely by the CSM. A resolution that was adopted or an action that was taken by the CSM, shall have the same effect as a resolution that was adopted or an action that was taken by the Board of Directors and shall be discussed by the Board of Directors only if necessary in accordance with Article 22A.5 and subject to Article 22A.5.
In this article-“security matters”-as defined in the Bezeq Order (Determination of Essential Service Provided by “Bezeq”, the Israeli Telecommunications Company Ltd), 5757-1997, as of March 9, 2005.
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22A.5
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Security matters that the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the Licensee shall be required to consider in accordance with the mandatory provisions of the Companies Law, 5759-1999, or in accordance with the mandatory provisions of any other law that applies to the Licensee shall be discussed, if they need to be discussed by the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee, only in the presence of Directors with Clearance. Directors that do not have security clearance shall not be allowed to participate in this Board of Directors or Audit Committee meeting and shall not be entitled to receive information or to review documents that relate to this matter. The legal quorum for such meetings shall include only Directors with Clearance.
The Licensee may set out in its Articles of Association that an Office Holder, who in the capacity of his position or based on the provisions of the law or the Articles of Association, should have received information or participate in security matter meetings and this was denied him due to Article 22A.5, will be released from any liability for any claim of breach of duty of care towards the Licensee, if the breach of duty of care was a result of his or her inability to participate in the meetings or receive information.
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22A.6
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The shareholders at a general meeting shall not be entitled to assume, delegate, transfer or exercise any of the authorities granted to another organ in the company, regarding security matters.
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22A.7
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(a) The Minister shall appoint an observer for the Board of Directors and committee meetings, who has security clearance and security compatibility that will be determined by the General Security Services.
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(b) The observer shall be a government employee, qualified to serve as a director, in accordance with Chapter C of the Government Companies Law, 5735-1975.
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(c) In addition, and without derogating from any duty imposed on him by any law, the observer shall be bound by confidentiality towards the Licensee, except as the matter may be required to fulfill his responsibilities as an observer. The observer shall not act as an observer or in any other capacity for any entity that deals with the provision of telecommunication services and directly competes with the Licensee, and shall refrain from any conflict of interest between his position as an observer and between the Licensee, excluding conflicts of interest that result from his being a government employee that is fulfilling his responsibilities as an observer with the Licensee. The observer shall undertake towards the Licensee not to serve as an observer or an office holder, and not to fulfill a position or be employed, directly or indirectly by any entity that directly competes with the Licensee or has a conflict of interest with the Licensee, excluding a conflict of interest that results from his being a government employee that is fulfilling his responsibilities as an observer with the Licensee throughout the duration of his position as an observer with the Licensee and for eighteen months after he completes this term.
In any case of a dispute regarding a conflict of interest of the observer, the matter shall be decided by the State Attorney General or a person on his behalf.
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(d) Notices to Board of Director and committee meetings, including the CSM, shall be sent to the observer and he shall be entitled to participate as an observer in each such meeting.
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(e) The observer's entitlement to receive information from the Licensee, shall be the same as a director. If the Licensee believes that certain information that is sensitive business information is not required by the observer in order to fulfill his duties, the Licensee may delay delivery of such information to the observer and shall inform him accordingly. If the observer believes that he should receive such information, the matter shall be decided by the head of the General Security Services.
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(f) If the observer believes that the Licensee adopted or is about to adopt a resolution regarding security matters, contrary to the provisions of the License, contrary to Article 13 of the Law or contrary to the provisions of Article 11 of the General Security Services Law, 5762-2002, he shall immediately notify the Licensee in writing. Such a notice shall be sent to the chairman of the Board of Directors and to the chairman of the CSM and adequate time shall be given, under the circumstances of the case, to remedy the breach or to change the resolution, if possible.
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22A.8
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The provisions of Article 22A of the License shall be adopted in the Articles of Association of the Licensee.
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23.
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Prohibition of Cross-Ownership
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23.1
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The Licensee, an Office Holder or an Interested Party in the Licensee, as well as an Office Holder in an Interested Party in the Licensee, shall not hold, either directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of any Means of Control in a Competing MRT Operator, and shall not serve as an Office Holder in a Competing MRT Operator or in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator; for this matter, “Holding” includes holding as an agent.
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23.2
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 23.1, the Minister may, based upon written request, permit an Office Holder in the Licensee to serve as an Office Holder in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator, or permit an Office Holder in an Interested Party in the Licensee to serve as an Office Holder in a Competing MRT Operator or in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator, if he is satisfied, that this will not harm the competition in MRT Services; the Minister may condition the granting of such permit on conditions that the Office Holder must fulfill for prevention of harm to the competition as aforesaid.
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23.3
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 23.1, an Interested Party in the Licensee, which is a trust fund, an insurance company, an investment company or a pension fund, may hold up to ten percent (10%) of the Means of Control in a Competing MRT Operator, and an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator, which is a trust fund, an insurance company, an investment company or a pension fund, may hold up to ten percent (10%) of the Means of Control in the Licensee, provided it does not have a representative or an appointee on its behalf among the Office Holders of a Competing MRT Operator or of the Licensee, as the case may be, unless it is required to do so by law.
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23.4
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The Licensee, an Office Holder or an Interested Party in the Licensee, as well as an Office Holder in an Interested Party in the Licensee, will not control a Competing MRT Operator, and will not cause it, by any act or omission, to be controlled by a Competing MRT Operator or by an Office Holder or an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator, or by an Office Holder in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator, or by a person or corporation that controls a Competing MRT Operator.
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23.5
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The rate of indirect holding in a corporation will be a product of the percentage of holdings in each stage of the chain of ownership, subject to what is set out in Paragraph 23.6; for example:
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(A)
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‘A’ holds 40% in Company ‘B’;
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(B)
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Company ‘B’ holds 40% in Company ‘C’;
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(C)
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Company ‘C’ holds 25% in Company ‘D’;
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(D)
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Therefore, Company ‘A’ holds, indirectly, 4% of Company ‘D’.
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23.6
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For the matter of this Paragraph and Paragraphs 14.1 (G) (6), (7), (8), (8a), (9) and 21.4, if a certain body (hereinafter: “the Controlling Body”) controls another body that has holdings, directly or indirectly, in the Licensee (hereinafter: “the Controlled Body”), the Controlling Body, and also any other body controlled by the Controlling Body, will be attributed with the rate of holdings in the Licensee that the Controlled Body has, directly or indirectly; according to the following examples:
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A.
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Direct holdings:
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(1)
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‘A’ holds 50% in Company ‘B’, and controls it;
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(2)
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Company ‘B’ holds 50% in Company ‘C’, and controls it;
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(3)
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Company ‘C’ holds 10% in the Licensee and does not control it;
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(4)
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Therefore, notwithstanding that ‘A’s’ holdings in the Licensee in accordance with the instructions of Paragraph 5.6 are 2.5%, ‘A’ and also any body controlled by ‘A’ will be deemed as an Interested Party holding 10% in the Licensee.
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B.
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Indirect holdings:
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(1)
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‘A’ holds 50% of Company ‘B’ and controls it;
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(2)
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Company ‘B’ holds 40% of Company ‘C’ and controls it;
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(3)
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Company ‘C’ holds 40% of Company ‘D’ and does not control it;
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(4)
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Company ‘D’ holds 40% of the Licensee and does not control it;
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(5)
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Therefore, ‘A’ and any body controlled by ‘A’ will be regarded as having a holding in the Licensee at the rate of holdings of Company ‘C’ in the Licensee, which is holdings of 16% (according to the method set out in Paragraph 23.5 for the calculation of the rate of indirect holdings in the absence of control), and in this manner, ‘A’ and any body controlled by ‘A’ is an Interested Party in the Licensee.
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23.7
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If a certain body has indirect holding in the Licensee, through two or more Interested Parties, then for the purpose of its definition as an Interested Party, and for the purpose of determining the rate of holding with regard to this Paragraph, the greatest indirect rate of holding will be taken into account, and also any rate of holding that derives from the chain of holdings through which the said holding body is attributed with the holdings of corporations controlled by it in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 23.6; the rates of holdings that derive from two or more chains that will be taken into account as stated above, will be cumulative for the purpose of calculating the rate of holdings.
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23.8
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The Minister may, in response to a written request, permit an Interested Party in the Licensee to hold, either directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more in any of the Means of Control of a Competing MRT Operator, if the Minister is satisfied that this will not harm competition in the MRT field; 12the Minister may condition the granting of the said permit on a condition that the Interested Party in the Licensee or competing MRT Operator is an Interested Party merely by virtue of the provisions of Article 23.6 .
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24.
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Prohibition of Conflict of Interests
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The Licensee, any body in which the Licensee is an Interested Party, an Office Holder in the Licensee or an Interested Party in the company holding the License or an Office Holder in an Interested Party therein, will not be party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with a Competing MRT Operator, or an Interested Party or an Office Holder in it, or an Office Holder in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator, or any other body in which a Competing MRT Operator is an Interested Party, which are intended to or might reduce or harm competition in anything that pertains to MRT Services, MRT Terminal Equipment or any other Telecommunications Services.
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12
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Amendment No. 10
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Date: September 11, 2014
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1.
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Approval of the re-appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group, as the Company's auditor for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting;
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2.
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Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors, and the report of the Board of Directors with respect to the remuneration paid to the auditor and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2013; and
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3.
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Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
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4.
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Aprroval of the re-election of the following directors to the Company’s Board of Directors until the close of the next annual general meeting: Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron (collectively, the “Appointed Directors”); approval (or approval and ratification, as the case may be) of the compensation terms of several directors; approval that these directors will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the Company's new D&O insurance policy; approval that these directors who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from the indemnification under said resolution.
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(i)
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“RESOLVED: to re-elect Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron, to serve as directors of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting, unless their office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association;
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(ii)
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RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and to approve and ratify the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy of the Company; (D) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution;
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(iii)
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RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and
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(iv)
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RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
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5.
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Approval and ratification of the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron.
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6.
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Approval of the entry into a new "D&O" insurance policy
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7.
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Approval of amendments to the Company's Articles of Association
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(i)
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with respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director, as described in item 7(i) on the agenda;
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(ii)
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with respect to indemnification, as described in item 7(ii) on the agenda; and
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8.
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Approval and ratification of Compensation of the CEO
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1
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Mr. Romano is holding office through a management company.
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9.
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Approval and ratification of compensation of Former Chairman of the Board
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2
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The amount shall be paid against an invoice and is, therefore, an actual cost of NIS 135,000 per month to the Company (no additional social benefits), representing a gross monthly amount of NIS 98,000 plus vehicle expenses (NIS 15,000), had it been paid as a wage.
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3
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For the purpose of this calculation, the shares that are held by the Company's controlling party include all shares that are held by S.B., Suny Electronics Ltd. and Scailex (including 6,076,050 shares owned by Scailex which are subject to the formal order of the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa District Court and are controlled by the receiver appointed by the court).
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Item No.
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Subject of the Resolution
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Votea
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In respect of a transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255 and 272 to 275 (the majority required for which is not
an ordinary majority), or of an amendment to the Articles of Association in respect of exemption, Indemnification or insurance (section 262(b) of the Israeli Companies Law) - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution, are you a “Controlling Party” in the Comany, a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor”b?
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Yesc
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No
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1)
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Approval of the re-appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group, as the Company's auditor for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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a
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If an X is not marked in either column, the vote shall be considered as an abstention on the relevant item. If an X is marked in more than one column, the vote shall be disqualified.
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b
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Kindly provide details regarding the nature of the “Personal Interest” in the resolution, why do you constitute a “Controlling Party” in the Company, you are a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor” (as the case may be) at the designated space below the table. “Personal Interest” is defined in Section 1 of the Israeli Companies Law as a person’s personal interest in an act or a transaction of a company, including, without limitation, the personal interest of a person's relative and the personal interest of an entity in which the person or the person's relative is an interested party. Holding shares in the applicable company does not give rise to a “Personal Interest”. “Personal Interest” includes, without limitation, a personal interest of a person voting by proxy which was given by another person, even if the other person does not have a personal interest, and a person voting on behalf of a person having a personal interest will be deemed as having a personal interest, whether the voting discretion is in the voter’s hands or not. The Israeli Companies Law refers for the definition of “Control” to Section 1 of the Israeli Securities Law, defining “Control” as the ability to direct the activity of a company, except for ability stemming only from being a director or holding another position in that company, and it is presumed that a person or entity is controlling a company if said person or entity "holds" (as defined therein) at least half of (i) the right to vote in the shareholders general meeting; or (ii) the right to appoint the directors or the general manager of that company. For approval of the resolutions regarding the detailed items, any shareholders holding 25% or more of the voting rights in a company will be deemed a “Controlling Party”. Two or more persons holding voting rights in a company whereas each of them has a personal interest in approving a certain transaction would be deemed “holding together”. According to section 37 (d) of the Securities Law, a "Senior Office Holder" is, generally, a general manager, chief executive officer, deputy managing director, deputy director general, all fulfilling such a role in the company even if his title is different, a director, or manager directly subordinated to the general manager; as well as chairman of the board, an alternate director, an individual appointed under section 236 of the Israeli Companies Law on behalf of the corporation who is a director, controller, an internal auditor, independent authorized signatory, and anyone fulfilling such a role, even if his job title is different, and a Senior Office Holder of a corporation controlled by the corporation, which has a significant impact on the corporation and any individual employed by a corporation in another position, holding five percent or more of the nominal value of the issued share capital or voting rights. "Institutional Investor" - shall have the meaning defined in section 1 of the Supervisory Regulations Control of Financial Services (Provident Funds) (Participation of a Managing Company at a General Meeting), 2009, and a managing company of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994.
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c
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If an X is not marked in either column, or if an X is marked in the “Yes” column and the shareholder does not provide details regarding the nature of the “Personal Interest” or the “Controlling Party” Interest (as the case may be), or an X is marked in both columns, the vote shall be disqualified.
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2)
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Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors, and the report of the Board of Directors with respect to the remuneration paid to the auditor and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2013.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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Irrelevant
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3)
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Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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Irrelevant
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4)
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(i)
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Approval of the re-election of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron to serve as directors of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting, unless their office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association.
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Irrelevant
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(ii)
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(A) approval of the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and approval and ratification of the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; (D) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) approval and ratification (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution.
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(iii)
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(A) approval of the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect.
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Irrelevant
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This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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5)
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Approval and ratification of the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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6)
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Approval of the entry into a new D&O insurance policy.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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7)
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Approval of the following amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association:
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(i)
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With respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director;
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Irrelevant
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(ii)
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With respect to indemnification of the Company's Office Holders.
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Item 7(i) is not subject to the Regulations Procedure
Item 7(ii) is subject to the Regulations Procedure
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8)
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Approval and ratification of Compensation of the CEO.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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9)
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Approval and ratification of Compensation of the Former Chairman of the Board.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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o
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Yes. I approve the declaration below.
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o
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No. I do not approve the declaration below. I hold, together with others, ________ Ordinary Shares of Partner.
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d
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In the event that the shareholder is an “Interested Party”, as defined in the License, voting in a different manner with respect to each part of the shareholder's Ordinary Shares, a separate Deed of Vote should be filed for each quantity of Ordinary Shares in respect of which the shareholder intends to vote differently.
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I declare that my holdings and my vote DO NOT require the consent of the Israeli Minister of Communications pursuant to (i) Sections 21 (Transfer of Means of Control) or 23 (Prohibition of Cross-Ownership) of the Company’s General License for the Provision of Mobile Radio Telephone Services using the Cellular Method in Israel dated April 7, 1998, as amended (the “License”); or (ii) any other license granted to Partnere.
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Signature
Name (Print): ___________
Title: __________________
Date: __________________
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e
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Under certain licenses granted, directly or indirectly, to Partner, approval of, or notice to, the Minister of Communications of the State of Israel may be required for holding of 5% or more of Partner's means of control.
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1
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Name of shareholder.
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2
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A shareholder is entitled to give several Deeds of Authorization, each of which refers to a different quantity of Ordinary Shares of the Company held by the shareholder, so long as the shareholder shall not give Deeds of Authorization with respect to an aggregate number of Ordinary Shares exceeding the total number of shares held by him.
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3
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In the event that the proxy does not hold an Israeli Identification number, indicate a passport number, if any, and the name of the country in which the passport was issued.
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4
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Kindly provide details regarding the nature of your “Personal Interest” in the resolution, why do you constitute a “Controlling Party” in the Company, you are a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor” (as the case may be), at the designated space below the table (on page 5). “Personal Interest” is defined in Section 1 of the Israeli Companies Law (1999), as amended (the “Israeli Companies Law”) as a person’s personal interest in an act or a transaction of a company, including, without limitation, the personal interest of a person's relative and the personal interest of an entity in which the person or the person's relative is an interested party. Holding shares in the applicable company does not give rise to a “Personal Interest”. “Personal Interest” includes, without limitation, a personal interest of a person voting by proxy which was given by another person, even if the other person does not have a personal interest, and a person voting on behalf of a person having a personal interest will be deemed as having a personal interest, whether the voting discretion is in the voter’s hands or not. The Israeli Companies Law refers to the definition of “Control” in Section 1 of the Israeli Securities Law (1968), as amended, defining "Control" as the ability to direct the activity of a company, except for ability stemming only from being a director or holding another position in that company, and it is presumed that a person is controlling a company if said person "holds" (as defined therein) at least half of (i) the right to vote in the shareholders general meeting; or (ii) the right to appoint the directors or the general manager of that company. For approval of the resolutions regarding the detailed items, any shareholders holding 25% or more of the voting rights in a company will be deemed a “Controlling Party”. Two or more persons holding voting rights in a company whereas each of them has a personal interest in approving a certain transaction would be deemed “holding together”. According to section 37 (d) of the Securities Law, a “Senior Office Holder” is, generally, a general manager, chief executive officer, deputy managing director, deputy director general, all fulfilling such a role in the company even if his title is different, a director, or manager directly subordinated to the general manager; as well as chairman of the board, an alternate director, an individual appointed under section 236 of the Israeli Companies Law on behalf of the corporation who is a director, controller, an internal auditor, independent authorized signatory, and anyone fulfilling such a role, even if his job title is different, and a Senior Office Holder of a corporation controlled by the corporation, which has a significant impact on the corporation and any individual employed by a corporation in another position, holding five percent or more of the nominal value of the issued share capital or voting rights. “Institutional Investor” - shall have the meaning defined in section 1 of the Supervisory Regulations Control of Financial Services (Provident Funds) (Participation of a Managing Company at a General Meeting), 2009, and a managing company of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994.
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Item No.
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Subject of the Resolution
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Vote5
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In respect of a transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255 and 272 to 275 (the majority required for which is not
an ordinary majority), or of an amendment to the Articles of Association in respect of exemption, Indemnification or insurance (section 262(b) of the Israeli Companies Law) - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution, are you a “Controlling Party” in the Comany, a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor”4?
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Yes6
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No
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1) |
Approval of the re-appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group, as the Company's auditor for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.7
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Irrelevant |
5
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If an X is not marked in either column, the vote shall be considered as an abstention on the relevant item.. If an X is marked in more than one column, the vote shall be disqualified.
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6
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If an X is not marked in either column, or if an X is marked in the “Yes” column and the shareholder does not provide details regarding the nature of the “Personal Interest” or the “Controlling Party” Interest (as the case may be), or an X is marked in both columns, the vote shall be disqualified.
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7
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Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and Position Notices) (2005), as amended, shareholders who will not attend the meeting in person may vote with respect to items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda by the Hebrew form of deed of vote (ktav hatzba'a) and these items are subject to provisions set forth in the Israeli Companies Law and these regulations (the “Regulations Procedure”).
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2)
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Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, as determined by the Audit Committee and by the Board of Directors, and the report of the Board of Directors with respect to the remuneration paid to the auditor and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2013.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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Irrelevant
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3)
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Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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Irrelevant
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4)
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(i)
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Approval of the re-election of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron to serve as directors of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting, unless their office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association.
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Irrelevant
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(ii)
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(A) approval of the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and approval and ratification of the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; (D) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) approval and ratification (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution.
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(iii)
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(A) approval of the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg; (C) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect.
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Irrelevant
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This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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5)
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Approval and ratification of the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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6)
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Approval of the entry into a new D&O insurance policy.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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7)
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Approval of the following amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association:
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(i)
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With respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director;
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Irrelevant
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(ii)
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With respect to indemnification of the Company's Office Holders.
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Item 7(i) is not subject to the Regulations Procedure
Item 7(ii) is subject to the Regulations Procedure
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8)
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Approval and ratification of the Compensation of the CEO.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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9)
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Approval and ratification of the Compensation of the Former Chairman of the Board.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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o
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Yes. I approve the declaration below.
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o
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No. I do not approve the declaration below. I hold, together with others, ________ Ordinary Shares of Partner.
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I declare that my holdings and my vote DO NOT require the consent of the Israeli Minister of Communications pursuant to (i) Sections 21 (Transfer of Means of Control) or 23 (Prohibition of Cross-Ownership) of the Company’s General License for the Provision of Mobile Radio Telephone Services using the Cellular Method in Israel dated April 7, 1998, as amended (the “License”)9; or (ii) any other license granted, directly or indirectly, to Partner10.
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Date: _____________ |
__________________________
Signature
Name (print):_______________
Title: _____________________
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In the event that the shareholder is an “Interested Party,” as defined in the License, voting in a different manner with respect to each part of the shareholder's Ordinary Shares, a separate Deed of Authorization should be filed for each quantity of Ordinary Shares in respect of which the shareholder intends to vote differently.
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9
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A translation of sections 21-24 of the License is attached as Annex “E” to the Proxy Statement distributed with this Deed of Authorization.
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Under certain licenses granted, directly or indirectly, to Partner, approval of, or notice to, the Minister of Communications of the State of Israel may be required for holding of 5% or more of Partner's means of control.
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Partner Communications Company Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Ziv Leitman | |
Name: Ziv Leitman | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |