SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE
13a-16 OR 15a-16 OF
THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated November 27, 2007
Partner
Communications Company Ltd.
(Translation of
Registrant’s Name Into English)
8 Amal Street
Afeq Industrial Park
Rosh Ha’ayin 48103
Israel
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This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2001 (Registration No. 333-14222).
Enclosure: Partner Communications announces it received a lawsuit requesting certification as a class action.
PARTNER
COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES IT
RECEIVED A LAWSUIT REQUESTING CERTIFICATION
AS A CLASS ACTION
ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel, November 27, 2007 – Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced that it was served on Monday, November 26, 2007, with a lawsuit requesting certification as a class action, filed against Partner, in the District Court of Central District, by a plaintiff claiming to be a subscriber of Partner. The claim alleges that Partner charged consumers for various content services without obtaining their prior consent which is claimed to be contrary to the requirements of the general license of Partner.
If the lawsuit is certified as a class action, the total amount claimed from Partner is estimated by the plaintiff to be approximately NIS 381 million.
Partner will contest this lawsuit vigorously. At this preliminary stage, Partner is considering the merits of this claim and is unable to assess the extent of the validity of the claim against it.
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About Partner Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”) is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA services and wire free applications under the orange™ brand. The Company provides quality service and a range of features to 2.796 million subscribers in Israel (as of September 30, 2007). Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and the London Stock Exchange. Its shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD).
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 Hong Kong, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Israel, Macau, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and 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 www.orange.co.il/investor_site/.
Contacts:
| Mr. Emanuel Avner | Mr. Oded Degany | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Carrier, Investor and International Relations | ||
| Tel: | +972-54-7814951 | Tel: | +972-54-7814151 |
| Fax: | +972-54-7815961 | Fax: | +972-54 -7814161 |
| E-mail: | emanuel.avner@orange.co.il | E-mail: | oded.degany@orange.co.il |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Partner Communications Company Ltd. By: /s/ Emanuel Avner —————————————— Emanuel Avner Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: November 27, 2007
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