ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:PTNR - News)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced today the results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting'), that was held on October 22, 2009 at Partner's offices in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel.
At the Meeting, all the proposals set forth in Partner's proxy statement dated September 16, 2009 (the "Proxy Statement") sent in connection with the Meeting, were approved by the required majorities. The proposals were as follows:
(i) to approve the appointment of Mr. Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson) as a new external director (Dahatz) and to approve his remuneration, indemnification and insurance;
(ii) to conditionally approve a "Run-Off" insurance policy for directors and other office holders f the Company;
(iii) to conditionally approve a registration rights agreement (to be entered into at a later date) by and between the Company and Scailex Corporation Ltd.;
(iv) to approve the grant of Indemnification Letters to directors of the Company;
(v) to conditionally approve a new "D&O" insurance policy (to be entered into at a later date); and
(vi) to amend certain provisions of our Articles of Association.
For further information concerning the proposals, please refer to the Proxy Statement.
About Partner Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") is a leading Israeli provider of telecommunications operator (cellular, fixed-line telephony and Internet Services Provider) under the orange™ brand. The Company provides mobile communications services to 2.944 million subscribers in Israel (as of June 30, 2009). Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).
Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited ("Hutchison Telecom"), a leading global provider of telecommunications services. Hutchison Telecom currently offers mobile and fixed line telecommunications services in Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Israel and operates brands including “Hutch”, “3” and “orange”. Hutchison Telecom, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is a listed company with American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "HTX" and shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code "2332". For more information about Hutchison Telecom, see www.htil.com.
For more information about Partner, see http://www.orange.co.il/investor_site/
Mr. Emanuel Avner
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-54-7814951
Fax: +972-54-7815961
E-mail: emanuel.avner@orange.co.il
or
Mr. Oded Degany
V. P. Corporate Development, Strategy and IR
Tel: +972-54-7814151
Fax: +972-54 -7814161
E-mail: oded.degany@orange.co.il
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