Enclosure:
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Materials for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
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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)
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to discuss the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2012, 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, 2012;
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(3)
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to discuss the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 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. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg (collectively, the “Directors”); to approve that no change will be made to the compensation terms of the Directors (not including Mr. Shlomo Rodav) and of Ms. Osnat Ronen; to approve that the Directors and Ms. Osnat Ronen will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 7 below) indemnification of the Directors (not including Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg).
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(5)
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to approve a compensation policy for the Company's office holders;
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(6)
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to approve a registration rights agreement between the Company and S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd.; and
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(7)
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to approve and ratify the grant of Indemnification Letters to the following directors: (i) Mr. Shlomo Rodav, (ii) Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, (iii) Mr. Adam Chesnoff, (iv) Mr. Fred Gluckman, (v) Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, (vi) Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, (vii) Mr. Arieh Saban, (viii) Mr. Yahel Shachar, and (ix) Mr. Elon Shalev.
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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)
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to discuss the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2012, 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, 2012;
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(3)
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to discuss the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 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. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg (collectively, the “Directors”); to approve that no change will be made to the compensation terms of the Directors (not including Mr. Shlomo Rodav) and of Ms. Osnat Ronen; to approve that the Directors and Ms. Osnat Ronen will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 7 below) indemnification of the Directors (not including Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg).
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(5)
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to approve a compensation policy for the Company's office holders;
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(6)
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to approve a registration rights agreement between the Company and S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd.; and
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(7)
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to approve and ratify the grant of Indemnification Letters to the following directors: (i) Mr. Shlomo Rodav, (ii) Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, (iii) Mr. Adam Chesnoff, (iv) Mr. Fred Gluckman, (v) Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, (vi) Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, (vii) Mr. Arieh Saban, (viii) Mr. Yahel Shachar, and (ix) Mr. Elon Shalev.
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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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“The remuneration of the auditor and its affiliates for the year 2012 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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“The audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period are hereby noted.”
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Name
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Position
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Mr. Shlomo Rodav
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Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov
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Director
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Mr. Adam Chesnoff
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Director
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Mr. Fred Gluckman
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Director
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Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani
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Director
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Mr. Yoav Rubinstein
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Director
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Mr. Arieh Saban
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Director
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Mr. Yahel Shachar
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Director
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Mr. Elon Shalev
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Director
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Mr. Arie Steinberg
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Director
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(i)
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“RESOLVED: to re-elect Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg, 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: to approve that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of the directors listed above; and (C) the directors listed above and Mr. Shlomo Rodav will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy;
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(iii)
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RESOLVED: to approve that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg; (C) Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; and (D) the indemnification letters granted to Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg will continue in full force and effect;
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(iv)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify, subject to the adoption of the pertinent part of Resolution 7 below, the grant of an indemnification letter to each of the following directors: Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev; and
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(v)
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RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
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1
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As this term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law from time to time. As of the adoption date of this Policy - the terms of office or employment of an Office Holder, including the granting of an exemption, insurance, an undertaking to indemnify, or an indemnification under an undertaking to indemnify, Retirement Bonus, and any benefit, other payment or undertaking of a payment as stated, which are given because of service or employment as stated. Capitalized terms referring to the Policy that are not defined herein, shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Policy.
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2
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Insofar as the Office Holder is holding office through a company under his/her control, the provisions of the Compensation Policy shall apply mutatis mutandis: the Compensation to an Office Holder 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 this Policy.
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However, to the extent permitted by law, if the General Meeting shall oppose approving the Policy, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall be able to approve the Policy, after having held another discussion of the Policy and after having determined, on the basis of detailed reasoning, that, notwithstanding the opposition of the General Meeting, the adoption of the Policy is for the benefit of the Company. This provision is not currently applicable to us.
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(i)
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the Holders shall also have the right to require the Company to file, if the Company qualifies, a shelf registration statement relating to the offer and sale of all Registerable Shares by the Holders from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders.
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(ii)
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the Company shall be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration (1) if the demand registration statement is declared effective by the SEC and remains effective for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days (or such shorter period as shall terminate when all Registerable Shares covered by such demand registration statement have been sold or withdrawn), or (2) if such registration statement relates to an underwritten offering, such longer period as, in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter or underwriters, a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registerable Shares by an underwriter or dealer (the applicable period, the “Demand Period”) or (3) if in connection with a shelf registration statement, the shelf registration statement is continuously effective under the U.S. Securities Act in order to permit the prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Holders until the date as of which all Registerable Shares have been sold pursuant to the shelf registration statement or another registration statement filed under the U.S. Securities Act or the date as of which the Holders are permitted to sell their Registerable Shares without registration under the U.S. Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer thereunder.
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(iii)
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in case of a Piggyback Registration - if the offering pursuant to a registration statement is to be underwritten, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration must, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such underwritten offering. If the offering pursuant to a registration statement is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration must, and the Company shall make such arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis. Each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of its Registerable Shares from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement;
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(iv)
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the term of the Proposed RRA shall terminate with respect to a Holder on the earlier of: (A) seven (7) years from the Effective Date; and (B) when the Registerable Shares held by such Holder can be sold in the United States public market pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and without regard to a holding period, volume or manner-of-sale limitations; and
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(v)
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other changes annotated on Annex “E”.
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(i)
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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;
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(ii)
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reasonable litigation expenses, including legal 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;
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(iii)
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reasonable litigation expenses, including legal 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 fine (Itzum Caspi);
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(iv)
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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
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(v)
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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 (e.g., attorney fees), including by indemnification in advance.
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(i)
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“RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Shlomo Rodav and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(ii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(iii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Adam Chesnoff and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(iv)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Fred Gluckman and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(v)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(vi)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Yoav Rubinstein and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(vii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Arieh Saban and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(viii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Yahel Shachar and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter; and
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(ix)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Elon Shalev and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
ROLY KLINGER, ADV.
Company Secretary
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Page
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
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A - 4 - A - 5
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A - 6
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A - 7
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A - 8
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A - 9 - A - 11
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A - 12 - A - 94
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Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 68125, Israel, P.O Box 452 Tel-Aviv 61003 |
Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.co.il
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Kesselman & Kesselman
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March 18, 2013
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Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
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A member of PricewaterhouseCoopers
International Limited
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New Israeli Shekels
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Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
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December 31,
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2011
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2012
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2012
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Note
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In millions
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CURRENT ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents
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532 | 548 | 147 | |||||||||||||
Trade receivables
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8 | 1,518 | 1,397 | 375 | ||||||||||||
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
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41 | 47 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Deferred expenses – right of use
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12 | 19 | 22 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Inventories
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9 | 162 | 98 | 26 | ||||||||||||
Income tax receivable
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12 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
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7 | 24 | 1 | * | ||||||||||||
2,308 | 2,120 | 569 | ||||||||||||||
NON CURRENT ASSETS
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Trade Receivables
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8 | 856 | 509 | 136 | ||||||||||||
Deferred expenses – right of use
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12 | 142 | 138 | 37 | ||||||||||||
Assets held for employee rights upon retirement, net
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17 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Property and equipment
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10 | 2,051 | 1,990 | 533 | ||||||||||||
Licenses and other intangible assets
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11 | 1,290 | 1,217 | 326 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill
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5, 13(b) | 407 | 407 | 109 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income tax asset
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25 | 30 | 36 | 9 | ||||||||||||
4,779 | 4,297 | 1,150 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
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7,087 | 6,417 | 1,719 |
Haim Romano
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Ziv Leitman
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Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson)
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Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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Director
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New Israeli Shekels
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Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
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December 31,
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2011
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2012
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2012
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Note
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In millions
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CURRENT LIABILITIES
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Current maturities of notes payable and current borrowings
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15,16 | 498 | 306 | 82 | ||||||||||||
Trade payables
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913 | 866 | 231 | |||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
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26 | 142 | 70 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Payables in respect of employees
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143 | 110 | 29 | |||||||||||||
Other payables (mainly institutions)
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73 | 59 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenues
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52 | 40 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Provisions
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14 | 65 | 60 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
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7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||
1,889 | 1,525 | 408 | ||||||||||||||
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
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Notes payable
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16 | 2,605 | 2,321 | 622 | ||||||||||||
Bank borrowings
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15 | 2,068 | 1,733 | 464 | ||||||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
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17 | 48 | 50 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
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14 | 25 | 28 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities
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10 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability
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25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
4,773 | 4,151 | 1,112 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES
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6,662 | 5,676 | 1,520 | |||||||||||||
EQUITY
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21 | |||||||||||||||
Share capital - ordinary shares of NIS 0.01
par value: authorized - December 31, 2011
and 2012 - 235,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding -
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2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2011 – *155,645,708 shares
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December 31, 2012 – *155,645,708 shares
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Capital surplus
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1,100 | 1,100 | 295 | |||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit
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(326 | ) | (10 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||
Treasury shares, at cost - December 31, 2011 and 2012 - 4,467,990 shares
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(351 | ) | (351 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||||||||
TOTAL EQUITY
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425 | 741 | 199 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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7,087 | 6,417 | 1,719 |
Convenience
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translation
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into U.S. Dollars
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New Israeli Shekels
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(note 2a)
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Year ended December 31
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2012
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Note
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In millions (except earnings per share)
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Revenues, net
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6 | 6,674 | 6,998 | 5,572 | 1,493 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
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6, 22 | 4,093 | 4,978 | 4,031 | 1,080 | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit
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2,581 | 2,020 | 1,541 | 413 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses
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22 | 479 | 711 | 551 | 148 | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses
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22 | 306 | 291 | 236 | 63 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
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13(b) | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net
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23 | 64 | 105 | 111 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Operating profit
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1,860 | 1,036 | 865 | 232 | ||||||||||||||||
Finance income
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24 | 28 | 39 | 27 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Finance expenses
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24 | 209 | 333 | 261 | 70 | |||||||||||||||
Finance costs, net
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24 | 181 | 294 | 234 | 63 | |||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax
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1,679 | 742 | 631 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax expenses
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25 | 436 | 299 | 153 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
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1,243 | 443 | 478 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings per share
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Basic
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8.03 | 2.85 | 3.07 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted
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27 | 7.95 | 2.84 | 3.07 | 0.82 |
New Israeli Shekels
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Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
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Year ended December 31
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2012
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Note
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In millions
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Profit for the year
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1,243 | 443 | 478 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (losses)
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Actuarial losses, net on defined benefit plan
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17 | (8 | ) | (21 | ) | (17 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||||
Income taxes relating to actuarial losses on defined benefit plan
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25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (losses) for the year, net of income taxes
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(6 | ) | (16 | ) | (13 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR
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1,237 | 427 | 465 | 125 |
Share capital
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Number of
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Capital
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Accumulated
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Treasury
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Shares**
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Amount
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surplus
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deficit
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shares
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Total
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Note
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I n m i l l i o n s
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New Israeli Shekels:
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BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2010
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154,440,136 | 2 | 2,483 | (172 | ) | (351 | ) | 1,962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
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Total comprehensive income for the year
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1,237 | 1,237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options granted to employees
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809,040 | * | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
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23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital reduction (see note 21(d))
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(1,400 | ) | (1,400 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
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21 | (1,212 | ) | (1,212 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2010
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155,249,176 | 2 | 1,099 | (124 | ) | (351 | ) | 626 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
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Total comprehensive income for the year
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427 | 427 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options granted to employees
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396,532 | * | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
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19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
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21 | (648 | ) | (648 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2011
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155,645,708 | 2 | 1,100 | (326 | ) | (351 | ) | 425 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
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Total comprehensive income for the year
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465 | 465 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
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21 | (160 | ) | (160 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
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155,645,708 | 2 | 1,100 | (10 | ) | (351 | ) | 741 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Convenience translation into U.S. Dollars (note 2a):
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BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2012
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155,645,708 | 1 | 295 | (87 | ) | (94 | ) | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
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Total comprehensive income for the year
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125 | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
|
(44 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
|
155,645,708 | 1 | 295 | (3 | ) | (94 | ) | 199 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
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Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2012
|
|||||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations (Appendix A)
|
2,384 | 1,881 | 1,858 | 499 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax paid
|
25 | (426 | ) | (311 | ) | (153 | ) | (41 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
1,958 | 1,570 | 1,705 | 458 | ||||||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment
|
10 | (361 | ) | (349 | ) | (367 | ) | (98 | ) | |||||||||||
Acquisition of intangible assets
|
11 | (105 | ) | (155 | ) | (133 | ) | (36 | ) | |||||||||||
Advance payment in respect of the acquisition of 012 Smile
|
(30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of 012 smile, net of cash acquired of NIS 23 million (Appendix B)
|
(597 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest received
|
24 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments, net
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(486 | ) | (1,085 | ) | (471 | ) | (126 | ) | ||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options granted to employees
|
16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-current bank borrowings received
|
15 | 1,000 | 900 | |||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs
|
16 | 990 | 1,136 | |||||||||||||||||
Dividend paid
|
21 | (1,209 | ) | (659 | ) | (167 | ) | (45 | ) | |||||||||||
Capital reduction (see note 21(d))
|
(1,400 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Repayment of finance lease
|
(3 | ) | (4 | ) | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Interest paid
|
24 | (118 | ) | (235 | ) | (200 | ) | (54 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of current borrowings
|
15 | (128 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Repayment of non-current bank borrowings
|
15 | (699 | ) | (455 | ) | (122 | ) | |||||||||||||
Repayment of notes payable
|
16 | (756 | ) | (586 | ) | (394 | ) | (106 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(1,480 | ) | (274 | ) | (1,218 | ) | (328 | ) | ||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(8 | ) | 211 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
329 | 321 | 532 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
|
321 | 532 | 548 | 147 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
Convenience translation into
U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
|
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Year ended December 31,
|
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2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2012
|
|||||||||||||||||
Note
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
1,243 | 443 | 478 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
Adjustments for:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
10, 11 | 669 | 743 | 700 | 188 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred expenses- Right of use
|
12 | 29 | 26 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment of deferred expenses- Right of use
|
12, 13(a) | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill
|
13(b) | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets
|
13 | 16 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||
Employee share based compensation expenses
|
21 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
|
17 | 8 | (26 | ) | (12 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||
Finance costs, net
|
24 | 53 | 71 | 38 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of derivative financial instruments
|
7 | 6 | (19 | ) | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Interest paid
|
24 | 118 | 235 | 200 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Interest received
|
24 | (5 | ) | (12 | ) | (9 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
25 | 18 | 2 | (10 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income tax paid
|
25 | 426 | 311 | 153 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Capital loss from property and equipment
|
10 | 3 | 2 | * | * | |||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
|
8 | (214 | ) | (190 | ) | 467 | 125 | |||||||||||||
Other
|
(40 | ) | 44 | (5 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accruals:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
|
26 | 38 | 70 | (72 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||||||||
Trade
|
(40 | ) | (37 | ) | (107 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other payables
|
27 | (91 | ) | (44 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||||||
Provisions
|
14 | (8 | ) | 36 | (5 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Deferred revenues
|
(5 | ) | * | (11 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase in deferred expenses - Right of use
|
12 | (27 | ) | (25 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Current income tax liability
|
25 | (9 | ) | (13 | ) | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories
|
9 | 57 | (58 | ) | 65 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Cash generated from operations:
|
2,384 | 1,881 | 1,858 | 499 |
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 | ||||
Less: Advance payment in respect of the acquisition of 012 Smile
|
(30 | ) | ||
Less: cash acquired
|
(23 | ) | ||
Net cash used in the acquisition of 012 Smile in 2011
|
597 |
a.
|
Reporting entity
|
b.
|
Operating segments
|
|
(1)
|
Cellular segment
|
b.
|
Operating segments (continued)
|
|
|
(2)
|
Fixed-line segment
|
c.
|
Cellular segment licenses
|
|
The Company operates under a license granted by the Israeli Ministry of Communications ("MOC") to operate a cellular telephone network. The license is valid through 2022. The Company is entitled to request an extension of the license for an additional period of six years and then renewal for one or more additional six year periods. Should the license not be renewed, the new license-holder is obliged to purchase the communications network and all the rights and obligations of the subscribers for a fair price, as agreed between the parties or as determined by an arbitrator. Under the terms of the license, the Company provided a bank guarantee in NIS equivalent of USD 10 million to the State of Israel to secure the Company's adherence to the terms of the license.
|
|
The Company was also granted a license from the Israeli Civil Administration, to provide mobile services to the Israeli populated areas in the West Bank. The license is effective until April 7, 2013. The Company has requested an extension to this license and believes that the extension will be granted. The Company provided a bank guarantee in NIS equivalent of USD 0.5 million to the State of Israel to secure the Company's adherence to the terms of the license. See note 2(g)(1) for the accounting policy in respect of the Group's licenses.
|
d.
|
Fixed-line segment licenses
|
|
ISP licenses:
|
|
The Company received special licenses granted by the MOC, allowing the Company through its own facilities to provide internet access to land-line network customers: Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Israel and in the West Bank. The licenses are valid until April 2013. The Company has requested extensions to these licenses and believes that the extensions will be granted.
|
d.
|
Fixed-line segment licenses (continued)
|
|
012 Smile also holds an ISP license to supply internet access and Wi-Fi services which is valid until December 2014. The license may be extended for various periods. The Group believes that it will be able to receive an extension to this license upon request.
|
|
ILD license:
|
|
012 Smile also holds a license for the provision of International Long Distance services (ILD). The license is valid until December 2030, with possible extensions for one or more successive periods of ten years.
|
|
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership, which is fully owned by the Company, holds a license for the provision of Domestic Fixed-line (DFL) telecommunications services including the right to offer VOB services using the infrastructure of Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication corp. Ltd and HOT- Telecommunication Systems Ltd (leading fixed communication infrastructure services providers in Israel) to access customers and to provide them with land-line telephony service and the provision of transmission and data communications services that were previously provided for under a transmission license that was granted in July 2006. The license expires 20 years after it was granted, but may be extended by the MOC for successive periods of 10 years provided that the licensee has complied with the terms of the license and has acted consistently for the enhancement of telecom services. The Company deposited a bank guarantee in the amount of NIS 10 million with the MOC upon receiving the license which shall be used to secure the Company's obligations under the License. In addition it holds a domestic land-line license to provide land-line services to the Israeli populated areas in the West Bank. The last license is effective until March 2019.
|
|
012 Telecom Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 012 Smile, holds a license for the provision of stationary domestic telecommunication services including provision of domestic telecommunication services using VOB technology.
|
|
The license was granted for a period of 20 years since December 2005. At the end of the license period, the MOC may extend the license for one or more successive periods of ten years.
|
e.
|
Main recent regulatory developments
|
|
(1)
|
During 2012 the Ministry of Communications awarded UMTS frequencies to two additional operators: MIRS and Golan Telecom.
|
|
(2)
|
See note 13(a)(1) in respect of reduction in commitment exit fees.
|
|
(3)
|
See information in respect of royalty payments in note 18.
|
|
(4)
|
See information in respect of corporate tax rates in note 25.
|
|
a.
|
Basis of preparation of the financial statements
|
|
(1)
|
Statement of compliance
|
|
a.
|
Basis of preparation of the financial statements (continued)
|
|
(a)
|
Derivative financial instruments are measured and presented at their fair values through profit or loss.
|
|
(b)
|
Property and equipment were revalued to the fair value on the transition date to IFRS as deemed cost, see note 2(f).
|
|
(c)
|
Assets held and liability for employee rights upon retirement, net, is valued based on the present value of the defined benefit obligation less fair value of the plan assets, see note 17.
|
|
(d)
|
Until December 31, 2003 the Israeli economy was considered hyperinflational according to IFRS, therefore the value of non-monetary assets, licenses and equity items have been adjusted for changes in the general purchasing power of the Israeli currency – NIS, based upon changes in the Israeli Consumer Price Index ("CPI") until December 31, 2003.
|
|
(e)
|
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed upon the business combination of acquiring 012 Smile were initially recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date March 3, 2011.
|
|
(f)
|
Goodwill was initially measured as the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred over the net fair value of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed.
|
|
b.
|
Foreign currency translations
|
|
c.
|
Principles of consolidation
|
|
d.
|
Operating Segments
|
|
e.
|
Inventories
|
|
f.
|
Property and equipment
|
|
f.
|
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 |
|
g.
|
Licenses and other intangible assets
|
|
(1)
|
Licenses:
|
|
(a)
|
The licenses to operate cellular communication services are recognized at cost, adjusted for changes in the CPI until December 31, 2003 (See a (3)(d) above), and are amortized using the straight line method over their contractual period –the period ending in 2022. 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)
|
The Company's license for providing fixed-line telephone services is stated at cost and is amortized by the straight-line method over the contractual period of 20 years, starting in 2007.
|
|
(c)
|
012 Smile and its subsidiaries have been granted various licenses from the Ministry of Communications for the provision of communication services. The licenses to operate international telephony services and local telephony services are recognized at fair value in a business combination as of the acquisition date of 012 Smile (see note 5), and are amortized using the straight line method over their remaining contractual period: License for international telecommunications services until 2030, and the VOB and DFL license until 2025.
|
|
g.
|
Licenses and other intangible assets (continued)
|
|
(2)
|
Computer software:
|
|
(3)
|
Customer relationships:
|
|
(4)
|
Trade name:
|
|
g.
|
Licenses and other intangible assets (continued)
|
|
(5)
|
Subscriber Acquisition and Retention Costs (SARC):
|
|
h.
|
Right of use (ROU) of international fiber optic cables
|
|
i.
|
Goodwill
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
i.
|
Goodwill (continued)
|
|
j.
|
Impairment of non-financial assets with finite useful economic lives
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
k.
|
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. Management determines the classification of its financial instruments at initial recognition.
|
|
l.
|
Cash and Cash equivalents
|
|
m.
|
Trade Receivables
|
|
n.
|
Trade payables
|
|
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. Trade payables are recognized initially at fair value, and subsequently measured at amortized cost.
|
|
o.
|
Share capital
|
|
p.
|
Employee benefits
|
|
p.
|
Employee benefits (continued)
|
|
q.
|
Share based payment
|
|
r.
|
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.
|
|
(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.
|
|
s.
|
Revenues
|
|
s.
|
Revenues (continued)
|
|
t.
|
Leases
|
|
u.
|
Advertising expenses
|
|
v.
|
Tax expenses
|
|
w.
|
Dividend distribution
|
|
x.
|
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
|
|
(a)
|
The following new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations are mandatory for the first time for the financial year beginning January 1, 2012
|
(1)
|
In October 2010, an amendment to IFRS 7 Financial instruments: Disclosures was published. The amendment broadens the disclosures requirement regarding financial assets that were transferred to other parties, yet continue to be included in the statement of financial position; and regarding related financial liabilities, including the relation between the assets and the liabilities. In addition the amendment broadens the disclosure requirements regarding derecognized financial assets in respect of which the entity remained exposed to certain risks and rewards. The Group adopted the amendment as of January 1, 2012. The implementation of the amendment did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
(b)
|
The following new standards, amendments to standards or interpretations have been issued, but are not effective for the financial year beginning 1 January 2012, and have not been early adopted
|
|
(1)
|
IFRS 9 Financial instruments, addresses the classification, measurement and recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. IFRS 9 was issued in November 2009 and October 2010. It replaces the parts of IAS 39 that relate to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. IFRS 9 requires financial assets to be classified into two measurement categories: those measured as at fair value and those measured at amortized cost. The determination is made at initial recognition. The classification depends on the Group's business model for managing its financial instruments and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the instrument. For financial liabilities, the standard retains most of the IAS 39 requirements. The main change is that, in cases where the fair value option is taken for financial liabilities, the part of a fair value change due to an entity’s own credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive income rather than the income statement, unless this creates an accounting mismatch. The standard is not applicable until January 1, 2015 but is available for early adoption. The Group is yet to assess the full impact of the standard.
|
(2)
|
IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement. IFRS 13 defines fair value, sets out in a single IFRS a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. IFRS 13 applies when other IFRSs require or permit fair value measurements. The Group will implement the standard for annual period beginning January 1, 2013. IFRS 13 will be implemented prospectively. Disclosures requirements are not required for periods preceding implementation date. The initial implementation of the standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
|
(3)
|
In June 2011, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 19, Employee benefits. The amendment eliminates the corridor approach, and requires companies to recognize all actuarial gains and losses in OCI as they occur; and to immediately recognize all past service costs; and to replace interest costs and expected returns on plan assets with a net interest amount that is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net defined benefit liability (assets). The Group will adopt the amendment annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The initial implementation of the amendment is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
|
(4)
|
In December 2011 the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 7 Disclosures—Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, and amendments to IAS 32 Financial instruments: Presentation on offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities. The amendments clarify the criteria of offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities, and amended the required disclosures to include information that will enable users of an entity’s financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements, including rights of set-off associated with the entity’s recognized financial assets and recognized financial liabilities, on the entity’s financial position. The group will implement the amendment to IAS 32 retrospectively for annual period beginning on January 1, 2014. The Group will implement the amendment to IFRS 7 retrospectively for annual period beginning on January 1, 2013. The initial implementation of the amendments is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
|
a.
|
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
|
|
(1)
|
Assessing the useful economic lives of assets:
|
|
(2)
|
Assessing the recoverable amount for impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives:
|
a.
|
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions (continued)
|
|
(3)
|
Assessing the recoverable amount of goodwill for annual impairment tests:
|
Growth rate
|
(negative 0.2%)
|
|
After-tax discount rate
|
11.7%
|
|
Pre-tax discount rate
|
15.7%
|
|
(4)
|
Assessing allowance for doubtful accounts:
|
a.
|
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions (continued)
|
|
(5)
|
Considering uncertain tax positions:
|
|
(6)
|
Business combinations – assessing purchase price allocations:
|
b.
|
Critical judgments in applying the Group's accounting policies
|
b.
|
Critical judgments in applying the Group's accounting policies (continued)
|
|
(5) Determining CGUs for impairment tests of assets with finite useful lives:
|
|
(6) Determining CGUs for impairment tests of goodwill:
|
a.
|
Transaction details
|
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 |
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 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||||||
Cellular segment
|
Fixed-line segment
|
Elimination
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Total segment revenue - Services
|
5,555 | 107 | 5,662 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue - Services
|
20 | 57 | (77 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment revenue - Equipment
|
987 | 25 | 1,012 | |||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
6,562 | 189 | (77 | ) | 6,674 | |||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues – Services
|
3,174 | 133 | 3,307 | |||||||||||||
Inter-segment cost of revenues- Services
|
57 | 20 | (77 | ) | ||||||||||||
Segment cost of revenues - Equipment
|
751 | 35 | 786 | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
3,982 | 188 | (77 | ) | 4,093 | |||||||||||
Gross profit
|
2,580 | 1 | 2,581 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
760 | 25 | 785 | |||||||||||||
Other income, net
|
64 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
Operating profit (loss)
|
1,884 | (24 | ) | 1,860 | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to presentation of Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
–Depreciation and amortization
|
633 | 36 | 669 | |||||||||||||
–Impairment of intangible assets
|
16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
–Other (1)
|
25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
|
2,558 | 12 | 2,570 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit before income tax
|
||||||||||||||||
- Depreciation and amortization
|
(669 | ) | ||||||||||||||
- Impairment of intangible assets
|
(16 | ) | ||||||||||||||
- Finance costs, net
|
(181 | ) | ||||||||||||||
- Other (1)
|
(25 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax
|
1,679 |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors
The Group is exposed to a variety of financial risks: credit, liquidity and market risks as part of its normal course of business. The Group's risk management objective is to monitor risks and minimize the possible influence that results from this exposure, according to its evaluations and expectations of the parameters that affect the risks. The Group uses freestanding derivative instruments in order to partially cover its exposure to foreign currency exchange rates. The freestanding derivative instruments are used for economic risk management that does not qualify for hedge accounting under IAS 39. The Group does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
|
|
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 of other liabilities 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 |
(*)
|
Relates to freestanding forward derivative financial instruments and embedded derivative financial instruments.
|
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||
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
|
2 | 1 | 529 | 532 | ||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
25 | 15 | 1,478 | 1,518 | ||||||||||||||||
Other receivables
|
15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments (*)
|
24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non- current assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
856 | 856 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total assets
|
51 | 16 | 2,878 | 2,945 | ||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Current maturities of notes payable and of other liabilities and
current borrowings
|
424 | 74 | 498 | |||||||||||||||||
Trade payables
|
139 | 66 | 708 | 913 | ||||||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
|
87 | 55 | 142 | |||||||||||||||||
Payables in respect of employees and other payables (mainly institutions)
|
2 | 5 | 207 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments (*)
|
3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non- current liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable
|
1,148 | 1,457 | 2,605 | |||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings
|
992 | 1,076 | 2,068 | |||||||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities
|
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
232 | 66 | 2,569 | 3,577 | 6,444 |
(*)
|
Relates to freestanding forward derivative financial instruments and embedded derivative financial instruments.
|
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
Change
|
Equity
|
Profit
|
||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||
Increase in the CPI of
|
2.0 | % | (40 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||
Decrease in the CPI of
|
(2.0 | )% | 40 | 40 | ||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
Increase in the CPI of
|
2.0 | % | (51 | ) | (51 | ) | ||||||
Decrease in the CPI of
|
(2.0 | )% | 51 | 51 | ||||||||
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||
Increase in the CPI of
|
2.0 | % | (44 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||||
Decrease in the CPI of
|
(2.0 | )% | 44 | 44 |
Change
|
Equity
|
Profit
|
||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||
Increase in the USD of
|
5.0 | % | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Decrease in the USD of
|
(5.0 | )% | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||
December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||||
Increase in the USD of
|
5.0 | % | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
Decrease in the USD of
|
(5.0 | )% | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||
Increase in the USD of
|
5.0 | % | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Decrease in the USD of
|
(5.0 | )% | (3 | ) | (3 | ) |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
Exchange
|
Exchange
|
|||||||||||
rate of one
|
rate of one
|
Israeli
|
||||||||||
Dollar
|
Euro
|
CPI*
|
||||||||||
At December 31:
|
||||||||||||
2012
|
NIS 3.733
|
NIS 4.921
|
219.80 points
|
|||||||||
2011
|
NIS 3.821
|
NIS 4.938
|
216.27 points
|
|||||||||
2010
|
NIS 3.549
|
NIS 4.738
|
211.67 points
|
|||||||||
Increase (decrease) during the year:
|
||||||||||||
2012
|
(2.3 | )% | (0.35 | )% | 1.6 | % | ||||||
2011
|
7.7 | % | 4.2 | % | 2.2 | % | ||||||
2010
|
(6 | )% | (12.9 | )% | 2.7 | % |
|
(d) Details regarding the derivative financial instruments - foreign exchange and CPI risk management
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Forward transactions pay NIS, receive NIS linked to Israeli CPI
|
80 | - | - | |||||||||
Forward transactions pay NIS, receive USD
|
334 | 382 | 373 | |||||||||
Forward transactions pay Euro, receive USD
|
- | 100 | 247 | |||||||||
Embedded derivatives pay USD, receive NIS
|
144 | 56 | 64 |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
532 | 548 | ||||||
Trade receivables including non-current amounts
|
2,374 | 1,906 | ||||||
Forward exchange contracts on foreign currencies
|
24 | - | ||||||
Other receivables
|
15 | 20 | ||||||
2,945 | 2,474 |
|
a.
|
Financial risk factors (continued)
|
December 31, 2012
|
1st year
|
2nd year
|
3rd year
|
4 to 5 years
|
More than
5 years
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series B
|
136 | 132 | 128 | 124 | 520 | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series C
|
23 | 23 | 23 | 499 | 238 | 806 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series D
|
16 | 16 | 16 | 141 | 469 | 658 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series E
|
238 | 228 | 218 | 405 | 1,089 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings
|
63 | 367 | 357 | 520 | 715 | 2,022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trade and other payables
|
962 | 962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent group - trade
|
70 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1,522 | 766 | 742 | 1,689 | 1,422 | 6,141 |
|
See note 15(3) regarding financial covenants.
|
c.
|
Fair values of financial instruments
|
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
|
532 | 532 | 548 | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables
|
L&R
|
2,374 | 2,395 | 7.55 | % | 1,906 | 1,907 | 6.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other receivables (*)
|
L&R
|
15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
FVTPL
Level 2
|
24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series A
|
AC
|
393 | 394 |
Market quote
|
- | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series B
|
AC
|
470 | 475 |
Market quote
|
478 | 503 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series C
|
AC
|
678 | 666 |
Market quote
|
688 | 741 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series D
|
AC
|
540 | 473 |
Market quote
|
540 | 515 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable series E
|
AC
|
917 | 944 |
Market quote
|
921 | 987 |
Market quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
Trade payables (*)
|
AC
|
913 | 913 | 866 | 866 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowing bearing variable interest (*)
|
AC
|
700 | 700 | 376 | 376 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings bearing fixed interest- unlinked
|
AC
|
450 | 470 | 5.29 | % | 350 | 388 | 3.51 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings bearing fixed interest - linked to the CPI
|
AC
|
514 | 487 | 3.80 | % | 522 | 545 | 1.83 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Bank borrowings bearing fixed interest - linked to the CPI
|
AC
|
509 | 504 | 3.64 | % | 485 | 519 | 1.71 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Parent group – trade (*)
|
AC
|
142 | 142 | 70 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Finance lease obligation (*)
|
AC
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments
|
FVTPL
Level 2
|
3 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
(*)
|
The fair value of this current financial instrument does not differ significantly from its carrying amount, as the impact of discounting is not significant.
|
(**)
|
Weighted average of interest rate used to calculate the fair value based on discounted cash flows.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Trade (current and non-current)
|
2,743 | 2,212 | ||||||
Deferred interest income
|
(125 | ) | (84 | ) | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(244 | ) | (222 | ) | ||||
2,374 | 1,906 | |||||||
Current
|
1,518 | 1,397 | ||||||
Non – current
|
856 | 509 |
|
(b)
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year
|
249 | 256 | 244 | |||||||||
Receivables written-off during the year as uncollectible
|
(43 | ) | (55 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||||
Charge or expense during the year
|
50 | 43 | 47 | |||||||||
Balance at end of year
|
256 | 244 | 222 |
Gross
|
Allowance
|
Gross
|
Allowance
|
|||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||||||||||
Not past due
|
2,350 | 41 | 1,867 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Past due less than one year
|
211 | 68 | 163 | 60 | ||||||||||||
Past due more than one year
|
182 | 135 | 182 | 131 | ||||||||||||
2,743 | 244 | 2,212 | 222 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Handsets
|
129 | 67 | ||||||
Accessories and other
|
14 | 12 | ||||||
Spare parts
|
12 | 12 | ||||||
ISP modems, routers, servers and related
|
||||||||
equipment
|
7 | 7 | ||||||
162 | 98 |
|
b. Inventories at December 31, 2012, are presented net of write offs due to decline in value in the amount of NIS 2 million (December 31, 2011 - NIS 5 million).
|
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, 2010
|
1,931 | 222 | 301 | 27 | 200 | 2,681 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
224 | 99 | 27 | 4 | 28 | 382 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
26 | 4 | - | 10 | - | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
2,129 | 317 | 328 | 21 | 228 | 3,023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of 012 Smile
|
101 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
217 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 341 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
57 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
2,390 | 354 | 364 | 30 | 265 | 3,403 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
295 | 61 | 48 | 3 | 17 | 424 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
184 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 204 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
2,501 | 401 | 412 | 31 | 278 | 3,623 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated Depreciation
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
459 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 55 | 617 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation for the year
|
278 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 29 | 385 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
23 | 4 | - | 10 | - | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
714 | 110 | 44 | 13 | 84 | 965 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation for the year
|
369 | 66 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 502 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
55 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
1,028 | 141 | 70 | 17 | 96 | 1,352 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation for the year
|
352 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 484 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
183 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
1,197 | 189 | 93 | 20 | 134 | 1,633 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amounts, net
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2010
|
1,415 | 207 | 284 | 8 | 144 | 2,058 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2011
|
1,362 | 213 | 294 | 13 | 169 | 2,051 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2012
|
1,304 | 212 | 319 | 11 | 144 | 1,990 |
(**)
|
Cost additions in 2011 and 2012 include capitalization of salary expenses an amount of approximately NIS 16 million and NIS 24 million, respectively.
|
Licenses
|
Trade name
|
Customer relationships
|
Subscriber acquisition and retention costs
|
Computer software(*)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
2,092 | 18 | 181 | 407 | 2,698 | |||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
72 | 52 | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
7 | 187 | 45 | 239 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
2,085 | 18 | 66 | 414 | 2,583 | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of 012 Smile
|
3 | 73 | 258 | 35 | 39 | 408 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
33 | 127 | 160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
51 | 112 | 163 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
2,088 | 73 | 276 | 83 | 468 | 2,988 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
9 | 134 | 143 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
20 | 139 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
2,088 | 73 | 276 | 72 | 463 | 2,972 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
1,093 | 10 | 70 | 265 | 1,438 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization for the year
|
80 | 3 | 141 | 60 | 284 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charge
|
16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
187 | 45 | 232 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
1,173 | 13 | 40 | 280 | 1,506 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization for the year
|
81 | 4 | 29 | 52 | 75 | 241 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charge
|
14 | 73 | 27 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
51 | 112 | 163 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
1,254 | 18 | 115 | 68 | 243 | 1,698 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization for the year
|
82 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 85 | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
20 | 139 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
1,336 | 23 | 140 | 67 | 189 | 1,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amounts, net
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2010
|
912 | 5 | 26 | 134 | 1,077 | |||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2011
|
834 | 55 | 161 | 15 | 225 | 1,290 | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2012
|
752 | 50 | 136 | 5 | 274 | 1,217 |
(*)
|
Cost additions in 2010, 2011, and 2012 include capitalization of salary expenses of approximately NIS 15 million, NIS 29 million and NIS 37, respectively.
|
New Israeli Shekels in millions
|
||||
Cost
|
||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
- | |||
Acquisition of 012 Smile
|
311 | |||
Additional payments during the year
|
27 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
338 | |||
Additional payments during the year
|
25 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
363 | |||
Accumulated amortization and impairment
|
||||
Balance at January 1, 2011
|
- | |||
Amortization during the period (*)
|
29 | |||
Impairment charge (see note 13(a))
|
148 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
177 | |||
Amortization during the period
|
26 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2012
|
203 | |||
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 |
a.
|
Impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives
|
|
(1)
|
Subscriber acquisition and retention costs
|
|
(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)
|
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
|
|
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
|
Growth rate
|
(negative 0.2%)
|
|
After-tax discount rate
|
11.7%
|
|
Pre-tax discount rate
|
15.7%
|
Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
|
Legal claims*
|
Handset warranty
|
||||||||||
New Israeli Shekels In millions
|
||||||||||||
Balance as at January 1, 2012
|
25 | 54 | 11 | |||||||||
Additions during the year
|
3 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
Reductions during the year
|
(1 | ) | (9 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||||
Unwind of discount
|
1 | |||||||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2012
|
28 | 55 | 5 | |||||||||
Non-current
|
28 | - | - | |||||||||
Current
|
- | 55 | 5 | |||||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2011
|
25 | 54 | 11 | |||||||||
Non-current
|
25 | - | - | |||||||||
Current
|
- | 54 | 11 |
|
(a)
|
Facility D received by the Company on November 24, 2009, in the amount of NIS 700 million. No amounts were drawn under this facility as of December 31, 2011. In July 2012, the Group initiated a reduction of credit Facility D to NIS 25 million. The Company was charged a commitment fee of 0.4% per year for undrawn amounts.
|
|
(b)
|
012 Smile also had a credit facility in the amount of NIS 80 million. This facility was partially used as of December 31, 2011 to secure bank guarantees. In July 2012, the credit facility was reduced to NIS 35 million. 012 Smile was charged a commitment fee of 0.4% per year for undrawn amounts.
|
Total principal (**)
|
Date originally received
|
Linkage terms
|
Annual interest rate
|
||||||
(NIS m) | |||||||||
Loan A (*)
|
522 |
Nov 11, 2010
|
CPI
|
2.75% CPI adj.
|
|||||
Loan C
|
175 |
Jun 8, 2010
|
5.7% fixed
|
||||||
Loan D
|
175 |
Jun 9, 2010
|
5.7% fixed
|
||||||
Loan E
|
376 |
May 8, 2011
|
Prime minus 0.025%
|
||||||
Loan F (*)
|
485 |
Apr 10, 2011
|
CPI
|
3.42% CPI adj.
|
|||||
1,733 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
(3)
|
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, 2011 and 2012 was 3.1 and 4.3, 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, 2011 and 2012 was 2.4 and 2.8, respectively).
|
(4)
|
Negative pledge:
|
|
Notes payable series A
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Year ending December 31:
|
||||||||
2012
|
393 | - | ||||||
393 | - | |||||||
Less - offering expenses
|
* | - | ||||||
Less - current maturities
|
393 | - | ||||||
Included in non-current liabilities
|
- | - |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Year ending December 31:
|
||||||||
2013
|
118 | 120 | ||||||
2014
|
118 | 120 | ||||||
2015
|
118 | 120 | ||||||
2016
|
118 | 120 | ||||||
472 | 480 | |||||||
Less - offering expenses
|
2 | 2 | ||||||
Less - current maturities
|
- | 120 | ||||||
Included in non-current liabilities
|
470 | 358 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Year ending December 31:
|
||||||||
2016
|
227 | 230 | ||||||
2017
|
227 | 230 | ||||||
2018
|
227 | 230 | ||||||
681 | 690 | |||||||
Less - offering expenses
|
3 | 2 | ||||||
Included in non-current liabilities
|
678 | 688 |
|
·
|
From the issuance date to June 30, 2010: 3.4%
|
|
·
|
From July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010: 3.29%
|
|
·
|
From October 1, 2010 to December 30, 2010: 3.62%
|
|
·
|
From December 31, 2010 to March 30, 2011: 3.67%
|
|
·
|
From March 31, 2011 to June 30, 2011: 4.47%
|
|
·
|
From July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011: 4.72%
|
|
·
|
From October 1, 2011 to December 30, 2011: 4.15%
|
|
·
|
From December 31, 2011 to March 30, 2012: 3.73%
|
|
·
|
From March 31, 2012 to June 30, 2012: 3.80%
|
|
·
|
From July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012: 3.39%
|
|
·
|
From October 1, 2012 to December 30, 2012 : 3.41%
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Year ending December 31:
|
||||||||
2017
|
109 | 109 | ||||||
2018
|
109 | 109 | ||||||
2019
|
109 | 109 | ||||||
2020
|
109 | 109 | ||||||
2021
|
109 | 109 | ||||||
545 | 545 | |||||||
Less - offering expenses and discount
|
5 | 5 | ||||||
Included in non-current liabilities
|
540 | 540 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Year ending December 31:
|
||||||||
2013
|
186 | 186 | ||||||
2014
|
187 | 187 | ||||||
2015
|
187 | 187 | ||||||
2016
|
187 | 187 | ||||||
2017
|
187 | 187 | ||||||
934 | 934 | |||||||
Less - offering expenses and discount
|
17 | 13 | ||||||
Less - current maturities
|
- | 186 | ||||||
Included in non-current liabilities
|
917 | 735 |
|
(1)
|
Defined contribution plan:
|
|
The Group had contributed NIS 5 million, NIS 14 million, NIS 17 million for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively, in accordance with section 14. The contributions in accordance with the aforementioned section 14 commenced in 2009 (see note 2p(i)(1)).
|
|
(2)
|
Defined benefit plan:
|
|
The amounts recognized in the statement of financial position, in respect of a defined benefit plan (see note 2p(i)(2)) include the following:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Present value of funded obligations
|
177 | 190 | ||||||
Less: fair value of plan assets
|
132 | 140 | ||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
|
45 | 50 | ||||||
Assets held for employee rights upon retirement, net
|
3 | - | ||||||
Liability in the statement of financial position, net – presented as non-current liability
|
48 | 50 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Balance at January 1st
|
178 | 177 | ||||||
Acquisition of subsidiary
|
19 | - | ||||||
Current service cost
|
31 | 33 | ||||||
Interest cost
|
9 | 8 | ||||||
Actuarial losses
|
10 | 28 | ||||||
Benefits paid
|
(70 | ) | (56 | ) | ||||
Balance at December 31st
|
177 | 190 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
In millions
|
||||||||
Balance at January 1st
|
124 | 132 | ||||||
Acquisition of subsidiary
|
23 | - | ||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
6 | 6 | ||||||
Actuarial gains (losses)
|
(11 | ) | 11 | |||||
Employer contributions
|
29 | 26 | ||||||
Benefits paid
|
(39 | ) | (35 | ) | ||||
Balance at December 31st
|
132 | 140 |
|
The Group expects to contribute NIS 18 million in respect of liability for severance pay under a defined benefit plan in 2013.
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Current service cost
|
41 | 31 | 33 | |||||||||
Interest cost
|
7 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(6 | ) | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||
Total expenses recognized in the income statement
|
42 | 34 | 35 | |||||||||
Charged to the statement of income as follows:
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenues
|
25 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses
|
10 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Finance costs, net
|
1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
42 | 34 | 35 | ||||||||||
Actuarial losses net, recognized in the statement of comprehensive income, before tax
|
8 | 21 | 17 | |||||||||
Actual return on plan assets
|
6 | (5 | ) | 6 |
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
%
|
%
|
|||||||
Interest rate (*)
|
4.76%, 5.02 | % | 4.24 | % | ||||
Inflation rate (*)
|
2.2%, 2.49 | % | 2.57 | % | ||||
Expected return on plan assets (*)
|
3.08%, 5.02 | % | 4.24 | % | ||||
Expected turnover rate
|
1% - 60 | % | 8% - 55 | % | ||||
Future salary increases
|
1% - 6 | % | 1% - 26 | % |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
(1)
|
Royalty Commitments
|
|
(2)
|
Under the Telegraph Regulations the Company is committed to pay an annual fixed fee for each frequency used. The Company paid a total amount of approximately NIS 59 million for the year 2010. 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 year 2012, the company paid a total amount of approximately NIS 59 million. See also note 20(b)(1).
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
(3)
|
At December 31, 2012, the Group is committed to acquire property and equipment and software elements for approximately NIS 156 million, including future payments in respect of the Ericsson contract. (See note 2(f)).
|
|
(4)
|
At December 31, 2012, the Group is committed to acquire inventory in amount of approximately NIS 1,388 million; of which an amount of NIS 21 million is from Scailex, a related party. This includes the following: The Company has entered into a new 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
|
||||
2013
|
18 | |||
2014
|
18 | |||
2015
|
18 | |||
2016
|
24 | |||
2017 and thereafter
|
156 | |||
234 |
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
(6)
|
In April 2012 - the Company has 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.
|
|
(7)
|
Liens and guarantees
|
|
(8)
|
License for the use of the orange brand
|
|
(9)
|
See note 15(3) regarding financial covenants and note 15(4) regarding negative pledge.
|
(10)
|
See note 19 in respect of operating leases.
|
|
(1)
|
In the beginning of 2010 an amendment to the lease agreements for the Company's headquarters facility in Rosh Ha'ayin was signed, according to which the lease term is until the end of 2016, and the Company has an option to shorten the lease period to end in 2014. The rental payments are linked to the Israeli CPI.
|
|
(2)
|
012 Smile leases an office facility in Petach Tikva for its headquarter. In July 2012, the lease was extended until the end of February 2013, by which time most of the facility will be vacated. The remaining area of the facility which will not be vacated has been leased under an agreement until the end of July 2013, with an option to extend the lease for an additional year.
|
|
(3)
|
Lease agreements for service centers and retail stores for a period of two to five years. The Group has options to extend some lease contract periods for up to twenty years (including the original lease periods). 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%.
|
|
(4)
|
Lease agreements in respect of cell sites and switching stations throughout Israel are for periods of two to five years. The Company has an option to extend some of the lease contract periods for up to ten years (including the original lease periods). 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%.
|
|
(5)
|
As of December 31, 2012 operating lease agreements in respect of vehicles are for periods of up to three years. The rental payments are linked to the Israeli CPI.
|
|
(6)
|
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, 2012
|
||||
In millions
|
||||
2013
|
234 | |||
2014
|
201 | |||
2015
|
171 | |||
2016
|
154 | |||
2017
|
109 | |||
2018 and thereafter
|
291 | |||
1,160 |
|
(7)
|
The rental expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 were approximately NIS 268 million, NIS 296 million, and NIS 290 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
|
17 | 689 | ||||||
NIS 100- 400 million
|
10 | 2,155 | ||||||
NIS 400 million -NIS 1 billion
|
3 | 1,580 | ||||||
Over NIS 1 billion
|
1 | 2,700 | ||||||
Unquantified claims
|
2 | - | ||||||
Total
|
33 | 7,124 |
|
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.
|
|
2.
|
During 2010, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner"). 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 compromise settlement reached by the parties. On January 31, 2013 the court approved the settlement agreement which the parties are implementing.
|
|
b.
|
Alleged breach of license, Telecom law
|
Claim amount
|
Number of claims
|
Total claims
amount (NIS million)
|
||||||
Up to NIS 100 million
|
14 | 510 | ||||||
NIS 100-400 million
|
2 | 294 | ||||||
NIS 400 million -NIS 1 billion
|
1 | 560 | ||||||
Over NIS 1 billion
|
1 | 8,089 | ||||||
Unquantified claims
|
4 | - | ||||||
Total
|
22 | 9,453 |
|
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. The total amount claimed from Partner is estimated by the plaintiffs to be more than the minimum amount for the authority of the District Court in Israel, which is NIS 2.5 million. On September 6, 2012, the court certified the claim as a class action. In light of the fact that Partner has already credited the relevant customers, Partner does not anticipate that it will be required to pay any additional amounts to the said customers.
|
|
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 costumers 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. At this stage, the trial will begin to be heard as an ordinary civil claim. Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant costumers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for are immaterial.
|
|
2.
|
Environmental clais
|
|
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. Cost of revenue was reduced by approximately NIS 50 million in 2010 following a Supreme Court decision in December 2010 to fully accept the Company's petition against the MOC regarding the amount of frequency fees that the Company should have paid for frequencies allocated to the Company. In addition, an amount of approximately NIS 10 million was recorded in other income in the financial statement. In December 28, 2011, the Company received an amount of approximately NIS 11 million as a final payment according to the Court's decision. This payment was recorded as a reduction of frequency fees and as other income (approximately NIS 6 million and NIS 5 million, respectively). See also note 18(2).
|
|
(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 the option plan
|
|
-
|
Granting, exercise and tax treatment: Options under the 2004 Plan may be granted without consideration to employees, directors, officers and advisors.
|
|
-
|
Vesting: Vesting periods are between 1 to 4 years, as determined by the Board of Directors at the time of granting the options.
|
|
-
|
Acceleration of vesting and adjustment: In the event of a change of control or voluntary winding up, option vesting and exercisability of outstanding options shall be accelerated.
|
|
-
|
Exercise price adjustment: In the event of a dividend distribution other than in the ordinary course, the exercise price of outstanding options shall be reduced by an amount which the Board of Directors considers such distribution will have or will be likely to have on the trading price of the ordinary shares.
|
b.
|
Share based compensation to employees – share options (continued)
|
|
-
|
Cashless exercise: The exercise price of the options is based on the fair market value of the Company’s shares at the time of grant, defined as of any date as the average of the closing sale price of ordinary shares published by the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange during the immediately preceding 30 trading days.
|
|
(2)
|
Information in respect of options granted
|
|
(3)
|
Options status summary as of December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the changes therein during the years ended on those dates:
|
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
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
|
5,315,945 | *56.47 | 6,826,275 | 55.88 | 6,452,891 | 52.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes during the year:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
3,310,500 | **62.40 | 2,977,275 | 50.87 | 1,795,340 | 18.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercised ***
|
(1,529,795 | ) | *44.82 | (1,454,250 | ) | 47.57 | - | |||||||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(270,375 | ) | *58.48 | (1,896,409 | ) | 56.59 | (449,266 | ) | 54.97 | |||||||||||||||
Expired
|
(275,217 | ) | 56.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance outstanding at the end of the year
|
6,826,275 | **55.88 | 6,452,891 | 52.98 | 7,523,748 | 44.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance exercisable at the end of the year
|
2,243,022 | **47.91 | 2,145,389 | 53.49 | 3,723,702 | 53.61 |
**
|
After taking into account the dividend benefit and the exercise price amendment on July 2010, see (b)(2) above.
|
***
|
The number of shares issued as a result of the 1,454,250 options that were exercised during 2011 is 396,532 due to the Cashless mechanism. The number of shares issued as a result of the 1,529,795 options that were exercised during 2010 is 809,040 due to the Cashless mechanism.
|
Options granted in 2010
|
Options granted in 2011
|
Options granted in 2012
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average fair value of options granted using the Black & Scholes option-pricing model – per option
|
9.68 | 6.28 | 3.74 | |||||||||
The above fair value is estimated on the grant date based on the following weighted average assumptions:
|
||||||||||||
Expected volatility
|
29 | % | 27 | % | 30.46 | % | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate
|
2.9 | % | 3.65 | % | 2.52 | % | ||||||
Expected life (years)
|
3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Dividend yield
|
5.08 | % | 5.01 | % | * |
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 |
Expire in
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price in NIS*
|
||||||
2012
|
205,700 | 57.64 | ||||||
2014
|
399,191 | 48.70 | ||||||
2015
|
13,375 | 26.21 | ||||||
2016
|
32,500 | 29.45 | ||||||
2017
|
81,000 | 53.44 | ||||||
2018
|
12,500 | 61.53 | ||||||
2019
|
1,513,750 | 51.16 | ||||||
2020
|
1,433,700 | 60.81 | ||||||
2021
|
2,761,175 | 50.54 | ||||||
6,452,891 | 52.98 |
Expire in
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price in NIS*
|
||||||
2011
|
8,750 | 21.72 | ||||||
2014
|
403,316 | 49.95 | ||||||
2015
|
283,542 | 61.90 | ||||||
2016
|
299,167 | 60.39 | ||||||
2017
|
133,250 | 55.07 | ||||||
2018
|
12,500 | 61.53 | ||||||
2019
|
3,317,750 | 51.44 | ||||||
2020
|
2,368,000 | 61.95 | ||||||
6,826,275 | 55.88 |
*
|
After taking into account the dividend benefit and the exercise price amendment on July 2010, see (b)(2) above.
|
|
c.
|
Dividends
|
For the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Per share
in NIS
|
NIS in
millions
|
Per share
in NIS
|
NIS in
millions
|
Per share
in NIS
|
NIS in millions
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared during the year
|
7.82 | 1,212 | 4.17 | 648 | 1.03 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax withheld
|
(17 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previously withheld tax - paid during the year
|
14 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Cash flow in respect of dividends during the year
|
1,209 | 659 | 167 |
|
d. Capital reduction
|
(a) Cost of revenues
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Payments to transmission, communication and content providers
|
1,342 | *1,098 | 1,153 | |||||||||
Cost of handsets, accessories and ISP related equipment
|
746 | 1,368 | 788 | |||||||||
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
|
575 | 705 | 614 | |||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges
|
663 | 708 | 641 | |||||||||
Costs of handling, replacing or repairing handsets
|
199 | 152 | 140 | |||||||||
Operating lease, rent and overhead expenses
|
301 | 308 | 303 | |||||||||
Network and cable maintenance
|
63 | *133 | 133 | |||||||||
Payments to internet service providers (ISP)
|
*94 | 69 | ||||||||||
Carkit installation, IT support, and other operating expenses
|
86 | *96 | 80 | |||||||||
Royalty expenses
|
43 | 63 | 39 | |||||||||
Amortization of rights of use
|
29 | 26 | ||||||||||
Impairment of deferred expenses – right of use (see note 13)
|
148 | |||||||||||
Other
|
75 | *76 | 45 | |||||||||
Total cost of revenues
|
4,093 | 4,978 | 4,031 |
(b) Selling and marketing expenses
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
|
228 | 335 | 299 | |||||||||
Advertising and marketing
|
142 | 82 | 64 | |||||||||
Selling commissions, net
|
25 | 82 | 59 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
10 | 45 | 42 | |||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets (see note 13)
|
87 | |||||||||||
Operating lease, rent and overhead expenses
|
35 | 44 | 45 | |||||||||
Other
|
39 | 36 | 42 | |||||||||
Total selling and marketing expenses
|
479 | 711 | 551 |
(c) General and administrative expenses
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
|
122 | 100 | 89 | |||||||||
Bad debts and allowance for doubtful accounts
|
50 | 42 | 40 | |||||||||
Professional fees
|
45 | 41 | 29 | |||||||||
Credit card and other commissions
|
33 | 42 | 33 | |||||||||
Depreciation
|
12 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
Other
|
44 | 49 | 28 | |||||||||
Total general and administrative expenses
|
306 | 291 | 236 |
(d) Employee benefit expense
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Wages and salaries including social benefits, social security costs and pension costs,
defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans
|
823 | 1,028 | 908 | |||||||||
Expenses in respect of share options that were granted to employees
|
23 | 19 | 11 | |||||||||
846 | 1,047 | 919 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Unwinding of trade receivables
|
63 | 104 | 108 | |||||||||
Other income, net
|
4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Capital loss from property and equipment
|
(3 | ) | (2 | ) | (* | ) | ||||||
64 | 105 | 111 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Net foreign exchange rate gains
|
16 | - | 8 | |||||||||
Interest income from cash equivalents
|
3 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Fair value gain from derivative financial instruments, net
|
- | 18 | - | |||||||||
Other
|
3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
Finance income
|
28 | 39 | 27 | |||||||||
Interest expenses
|
127 | 205 | 188 | |||||||||
Linkage expenses to CPI
|
54 | 77 | 35 | |||||||||
Interest costs in respect of liability for employees rights upon retirement
|
7 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
Fair value loss from derivative financial instruments, net
|
6 | - | 15 | |||||||||
Net foreign exchange rate losses
|
- | 18 | - | |||||||||
Factoring costs, net
|
1 | 2 | * | |||||||||
Other finance costs
|
14 | 22 | 14 | |||||||||
Finance expense
|
209 | 333 | 261 | |||||||||
181 | 294 | 234 |
|
a.
|
Measurement of results for tax purposes under the Income Tax (Inflationary Adjustments) Law, 1985
|
|
b.
|
Corporate income tax rates applicable to the Group
|
|
c.
|
Losses carried forward to future years and other temporary differences
|
Balance of deferred tax asset (liability) in respect of
|
As at January 1, 2010
|
Charged to the income statement
|
Charged to other comprehensive income
|
As at December 31, 2010
|
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
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
61 | (1 | ) | 60 | * | (5 | ) | 6 | 61 | (5 | ) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions for employee rights
|
14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | (8 | ) | 5 | 2 | 17 | (6 | ) | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs
|
10 | (10 | ) | 1 | (1 | ) | * | * | * | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciable fixed assets and software
|
(99 | ) | (6 | ) | (105 | ) | (2 | ) | 10 | (26 | ) | (123 | ) | 23 | (100 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangibles, deferred expenses and carry forward losses
|
15 | (2 | ) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 48 | (1 | ) | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options granted to employees
|
4 | (2 | ) | 2 | (1 | ) | * | 1 | (1 | ) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial instruments
|
4 | (4 | ) | * | * | * | * | * | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
5 | 6 | 11 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 9 | * | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
14 | (18 | ) | 2 | (2 | ) | 12 | 10 | 5 | (12 | ) | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months
|
59 | 104 | 90 | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months
|
44 | 43 | 38 | |||||||||
103 | 147 | 128 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities
|
||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after more than 12 months
|
105 | 115 | 86 | |||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered within 12 months
|
* | 19 | 15 | |||||||||
105 | 134 | 101 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax assets (liability), net
|
(2 | ) | 13 | 27 |
*
|
Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million.
|
|
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
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
Profit before taxes on income,
|
|
|
||||||||||
as reported in the income statements
|
1,679 | 742 | 631 | |||||||||
Theoretical tax expense
|
420 | 178 | 158 | |||||||||
Increase in tax resulting from disallowable deductions
|
5 | |||||||||||
for the current year mainly relating to impairment charges
|
8 | 18 | ||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in tax resulting from deferred taxes
calculated based on different tax rates
|
(3 | ) | 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 | ) | ||||||||||
Taxes on income in respect of previous years
|
5 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||
Expenses deductible according to different tax rates
|
1 | * | ||||||||||
Change in corporate tax rate, see b above
|
12 | |||||||||||
Other
|
5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
Income tax expenses
|
436 | 299 | 153 |
*
|
Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million.
|
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
|
|
f.
|
Taxes on income included in the income statements:
|
|
1)
|
As follows:
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
In millions
|
||||||||||||
For the reported year:
|
||||||||||||
Current
|
413 | 288 | 161 | |||||||||
Deferred, see d above
|
14 | (15 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||||
Effect of change in corporate tax rate on deferred taxes
|
12 | |||||||||||
In respect of previous year:
|
||||||||||||
Current
|
5 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
Deferred, see d above
|
4 | 5 | ||||||||||
436 | 299 | 153 |
|
g.
|
Tax assessments:
|
|
1)
|
The Company has received final corporate tax assessments through the year ended December 31, 2008.
|
|
2)
|
As general rule, tax self-assessments filed by a subsidiary through the year ended December 31, 2008, and another subsidiary through the year ended December 31, 2007 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, 2013.
|
|
3)
|
All income before taxes and income tax expenses for all of the reporting periods are local in Israel.
|
|
a.
|
Transactions with Scailex group
|
|
On May 5, 2011, the shareholders of the Company approved and ratified an amendment to the Samsung Products Agreement according to which: (a) the total volume of the annual procurement from Scailex shall not exceed NIS 550 million and will not exceed 40% of the total cost of the products purchased by the Company in a calendar year (b) if an auditor agreed upon by both parties should confirm that the annual gross profit margin of any group of products exceeds Scailex’s average gross profit margin, from the same group of products with any entity in which Scailex is not an interested party therein, Scailex shall credit the difference to the Company; and (c) The term of the Samsung Products Agreement is for a period of two years instead of three years, commencing on January 1, 2011. On January 23, 2013, the Board of Directors approved an extension of the Samsung Products Agreement for an additional period of two years, commencing on January 1, 2013, under the same terms and conditions, including that the total volume of the annual procurement from Scailex shall remain unchanged. The resolution is subject to the approval of the shareholders.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2010
|
Year ended December 31, 2011
|
Year ended December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||
Transactions with Scailex group
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||
Service revenues
|
1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||||||||
Acquisition of handsets
|
143 | 478 | 288 | |||||||||
Selling commissions, maintenance and other expenses (revenues)
|
3.8 | (4 | ) | (10 | ) |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
Statement of financial position items - Scailex group
|
In millions
|
|||||||
Current liabilities: Scailex group
|
142 | 70 |
b.
|
Key management compensation
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
Key management compensation expenses comprised
|
In millions
|
|||||||||||
Salaries and short-term employee benefits
|
31 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||
Long term employment benefits
|
37 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
Employee share-based compensation expenses
|
16 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||
84 | 43 | 34 |
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2012
|
|||||||
Statement of financial position items - key management
|
In millions
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
5 | - | ||||||
Non-current liabilities:
|
13 | 13 |
|
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, adopted a retention plan for the CEO according to which the CEO will receive an amount of NIS 1.8 million, provided that the CEO does not resign during the first year 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.
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
||||||||||||
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
||||||||||
Profit used for the computation of
|
||||||||||||
basic and diluted EPS:
|
||||||||||||
Profit (in millions)
|
1,243 | 443 | 478 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares used
|
||||||||||||
in computation of basic EPS (in thousands)
|
154,866 | 155,542 | 155,646 | |||||||||
Add - net additional shares from assumed
|
||||||||||||
exercise of employee stock options (in
thousands)
|
1,430 | 237 | 127 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares used in
|
||||||||||||
computation of diluted EPS (in thousands)
|
156,296 | 155,779 | 155,773 |
Results of Consolidated Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2011
|
|
New Israeli Shekels
|
|
||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
||||||
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|||
|
In millions
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Service revenues
|
|
|
5,224
|
|
|
|
4,640
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
1,774
|
|
|
|
932
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
6,998
|
|
|
|
5,572
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues – Services
|
|
|
3,570
|
|
|
|
3,212
|
|
Cost of revenues – Equipment
|
|
|
1,408
|
|
|
|
819
|
|
Total Cost of revenues
|
|
|
4,978
|
|
|
|
4,031
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
2,020
|
|
|
|
1,541
|
|
1.
|
General
|
|
1.1
|
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Law (Amendment number 20), 5773 - 2012 (“Amendment 20”), a compensation policy for Office Holders of the Company is hereby being adopted (“the Compensation Policy” or “the Policy”), as this term is defined in the Companies Law, 5759 - 1999, as amended (“the Companies Law”), including section 267.A of the Companies Law. Terms defined in the Companies Law and not defined in this document shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Companies Law, unless the context dictates otherwise.
|
|
1.2
|
The Terms of Office and Employment of the Office Holders of the Company shall be determined on the basis of the Compensation Policy as defined hereunder (“the Compensation” or “Compensation Plan”) and shall be submitted for approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“the Company”), the Company’s Board of Directors or the shareholders (as relevant), as required pursuant to the Companies Law.1
|
|
1.3
|
At least once every three years, and after receiving the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Company’s Board of Directors shall discuss and decide whether to approve a Compensation Policy for the Company's Office Holders that will advance the Company’s targets. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall also review the Company’s Compensation Policy and the need to amend it to conform to the provisions of law from time to time, in the event that a material change in circumstances occurs from those that had existed when the Policy was last approved or for other reasons. The Compensation Policy shall be submitted for the approval of the shareholders as required pursuant to the Companies Law. However, to the extent permitted by law, if the shareholders shall oppose approving the Policy, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall be able to approve the Policy, after having held another discussion of the Policy and after having determined, on the basis of detailed reasoning, that, notwithstanding the opposition of the shareholders, the adoption of the Policy is for the benefit of the Company.
|
1
|
Insofar as the Office Holder is holding office through a company under his ownership, the provisions of the Compensation Policy shall apply mutatis mutandis: the Compensation to an Office Holder shall be paid against an invoice and not as a salary, and the components of the Compensation will be normalized so that, in economic terms, they will conform to that stated in this Policy.
|
|
1.4
|
The Policy shall remain in effect in its current format until amended or terminated by the Company’s relevant organs, subject to all statutory provisions.
|
|
1.5
|
The Compensation Policy, as specified hereunder, was formulated during an orderly internal process conducted at the Company in conformity with the provisions of Amendment 20, and is based on principles that enable a proper balance between the desire to reward Office Holders for their achievements and the need to ensure that the structure of the Compensation is in line with the Company's benefit and overall strategy over time. The purpose of the Policy is to set guidelines for the compensation manner of the Company’s Office Holders. The Company’s management and the Company’s Board of Directors deem all of the Office Holders of the Company as partners in the Company's success and consequently, derived a comprehensive view with respect to the Company's Office Holders' Compensation. This document presents the indices that derived from the principles of the formulated Compensation Policy, as specified hereunder in clause 5.
|
|
1.6
|
It is hereby clarified that no statement in this document purports to vest any right to the Office Holders to whom the principles of the Compensation Policy apply, or to any other third party, and not necessarily will use be made of all of the components and ranges presented in this Policy.
|
|
1.7
|
The purpose of the Policy is to set guidelines for the compensation manner of Office Holders of the Company. Therefore, the indices presented are intended to prescribe an adequately broad framework that shall enable the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company to formulate a personal Compensation Plan for each Office Holder or a particular compensation component according to individual circumstances (including unique circumstances) and according to the Company’s needs, in a manner that is congruent with the Company's benefit and the Company’s overall strategy over time.
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2.
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Definitions
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3.
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Policy, supervision and control over the Office Holders’ Compensation
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3.1
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The Board of Directors is responsible for managing and implementing the Compensation Policy and for all operations required for this purpose, and has the authority to interpret the provisions of the Compensation Policy in any instance of doubt as how to implement it. Without derogating from that stated and subject to the requirements of the Companies Law, subsequent to its approval by the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors shall formulate and approve a Compensation Plan for Office Holders, while referring to the Compensation Policy and while referring to data to be submitted for this purpose by the Company’s CEO or any delegate on his behalf for each Office Holder at the relevant time of review.
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2
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Partner Communications Company Ltd. 2004 Share Options Plan.
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3.2
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Notwithstanding all that stated in this Policy, prior to adopting a resolution regarding the grant of compensation pursuant to this Policy, the Board of Directors may decide (upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee) to reduce or cancel amounts of the Bonuses (or a portion thereof) that shall be calculated by virtue of the approved Compensation Plans, for the reasons specified in this document and particularly, due to the Company’s results, as well as other considerations, the reasons for which shall be specified.
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3.3
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As is required and pursuant to the provisions of Amendment 20, the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed a board committee to address compensation issues (hereinabove and hereinafter: “the Compensation Committee”), inter alia, for the purpose of performing its functions as required pursuant to the provisions of section 118.B. of the Companies Law:
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(1)
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to recommend the Compensation Policy for Office Holders to the Board of Directors;3
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(2)
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to recommend that the Compensation Policy be updated from time to time, and to review its implementation;
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(3)
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to decide whether to approve transactions involving Terms of Office and Employment of an Office Holder, director and controlling shareholder or a relative thereof; and
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(4)
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to decide whether to exempt the Terms of Office of a candidate for the office of CEO from the need for approval by the shareholders.
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3.4
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Correct to the adoption date of this Policy, three members have been appointed to the Compensation Committee, comprised of all of the incumbent external directors of the Company and one independent director. Correct to the adoption date of this Policy, the following directors have been appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors:
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Mr. Barry Ben-Zeev (committee chairman; external director)
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Dr. Michael Anghel (external director)
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Mr. Arik Steinberg (independent director).
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3
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As stated above, the Compensation Policy shall be reviewed and approved at least once every three years.
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3.5
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The Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee may receive the assistance of external consultants for the purpose of formulating or updating the Compensation Policy and for supervising and controlling the approved Policy, to the extent that shall be deemed appropriate.
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3.6
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The Company’s Board of Directors shall discuss and resolve the supervision manner of the appropriate implementation of the Compensation Policy, in order to ensure that it is being implemented and, with the assistance of the Compensation Committee, the Board shall periodically review the implementation of the Policy (at least once a year) and shall prescribe rules for control, reporting and rectification of Policy deviations, all as specified hereunder in clause 10 below.
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3.7
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Without derogating from the general purport of that stated, the Board of Directors (upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee) shall at all times be authorized to instruct that calculations of Bonuses shall be performed in a manner that differs from that specified in a particular Compensation Plan, or to resolve that any particular Bonus by virtue of a particular Compensation Plan shall not be paid at all, and shall be authorized to instruct the revision, cancellation or suspension of any particular Compensation Plan, for reasons that the Board shall deem fit, in light of considerations of the Company's benefit and subject to any law, provided that any payment to any of the relevant Office Holders deriving from the implementation of revisions as stated, shall not exceed the payment amount that would originally have been paid by virtue of that particular Compensation Plan were it not for the implemented revisions. This authority of the Board of Directors shall also be exercisable in relation to a Compensation Plan for which the targets for a particular year have already been approved by the Board of Directors and brought to the attention of those Office Holders who are benefitting from it, as long as the payment pursuant thereto has not yet been paid. That stated in this clause shall be deemed a clause included in every Compensation Plan to be granted to any employee.
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3.8
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Furthermore, any payment that is not an Ongoing Remuneration that shall be paid to an Office Holder pursuant to his/her particular Compensation Plan, insofar as it shall be paid, and which constitutes a Variable Component or a Fixed Component, is not and shall not be deemed part of the Office Holder’s base salary, for all intents and purposes.
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4.
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Principles of the Compensation Policy for Office Holders
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5.
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Outline for defining a personal Compensation Plan for Office Holders of the Company
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5.1
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The following considerations shall be taken into account when approving a personal Compensation Plan:
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4
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Section 267.B.(a)(1) of the Companies Law.
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5
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Section 267.B.(a)(2) of the Companies Law; section 267.B(a)(3) of the Companies Law.
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6
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According to Entropy’s position, since at issue are independent resources of the Company, the mix in the Compensation package must consider the Company’s capabilities, financial position and liabilities.
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7
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In any event, pursuant to the law, the Plan must be approved once every three years.
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5.1.1
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The Office Holder’s education, qualifications, expertise and professional experience and achievements in his/her current position and, to the extent relevant, in his/her previous position;8
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5.1.2
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The Office Holder’s position, spheres of responsibility and previous compensation agreements signed with the Office Holder;9
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5.1.3
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The ratio between the Office Holder’s Terms of Office and Employment and the remuneration of the rest of the employees of the Company and the employees of manpower contractors who are working for the Company, and particularly, relative to the average and median remuneration of employees as stated; whether this ratio is appropriate and why, and the impact of the gaps between them on the labor relations in the Company, if there is any impact;10
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5.1.4
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Insofar as the Compensation Plan shall include Variable Components, the considerations should include, inter alia: the Office Holder’s contribution to the achievement of the Company’s targets and to the maximizing of its profits, all from a long-term perspective and depending upon the Office Holder’s position.11 The Board of Directors shall have discretion with regard to reducing the Variable Components, inter alia, as stated above in clauses 3.2 and 3.7.
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5.2
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Directors’ Compensation
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5.2.1
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The securities of the Company are listed for trading in Israel and in the United States. As a result, the burden imposed on the Company’s directors, as well as their responsibility, derive from the requirements of both legal systems. In order to retain high-quality directors who possess expertise and contribute significantly to the Company, the Company believes that they should be compensated commensurately.
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Section (1) of Part A of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law.
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Section (2) of Part A of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law.
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Section (3) of Part A of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law.
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11
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Section 267.B.(a)(4) of the Companies Law.
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5.2.2
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By virtue of their capacity as directors, the members of the Company’s Board of Directors and members of Board committees shall be entitled to compensation, which includes an annual financial compensation and compensation for participation in meetings, in conformity with the provisions of the Companies Regulations (Rules regarding Remuneration and Reimbursement of Expenses to External Directors), 5760 – 2000. As long as it holds true that each of the members of the Board of Directors is an expert in his/her field, considering his/her education, qualifications, expertise and professional experience (not necessarily financial and accounting expertise or professional qualification), the financial compensation to each director shall be the same, apart from the Chairman. Additionally, the directors shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses and shall benefit from the Company’s office Holders’ insurance policy and from indemnification letters that have been or shall be granted during this period (as stated hereunder in clause 6). The Company shall be able to grant directors an Equity Compensation. Beyond that stated above,12 no additional compensation shall be given to Office Holders in their capacities as directors.
For this purpose, the Company’s Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall consider the director’s education, qualifications, expertise and professional experience and achievements, the creation of uniformity in the Compensation to the directors (subject to special circumstances) (or in the method of calculating it), the advancement of the Company’s objectives, its policy from a long-term perspective, the creation of suitable incentives for directors of the Company (considering, inter alia, the Company’s risk-management policy), the size of the Company and the nature of its operations, but without it being required to take into account the other considerations specified in section 267.B.(a) of the Companies Law, or the matters and parameters specified in the First Addendum A to the Companies Law, since they are irrelevant, intrinsically, under the specific circumstances at the Company.
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5.2.3
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Notwithstanding that stated above in clause 5.2.2, the Company has the discretion to grant the Chairman of the Board a higher compensation, that shall take into account the additional work imposed on him, the additional time that the Chairman of the Board is required to devote to the performance of his role, and, insofar as the Chairman of the Board is an active chairman, also the appointment percentage at which he shall be employed.
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Entropy’s position is slightly more constraining and refers to a uniform compensation at the “fixed” (middle) sum in the compensation to External Directors Regulations, apart from the issue of experts or directors making a unique contribution. Entropy opposed the granting of an additional compensation to Office Holders who are holding office as directors. According to Entropy’s position, the Company should consider granting a salary that is higher than that prescribed in the regulations for a regular director, according to his contribution to the advancement of the Company’s affairs and while considering the general principles of Office Holders’ compensation. This granting shall be approved according to the same process as for approving an exceptional transaction with an interested party. Entropy shall recommend opposing, in principle, the granting of share-based bonuses for an external director.
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5.3
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The ratio between the Fixed Components and the Variable Components (equity and non-equity)13
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Entropy’s position is that the Compensation Formula should be defined in advance and should not be amended retroactively and that implementation of the Compensation should not be left to the discretion of the Board of Directors, apart from reducing the volume of the Compensation. Therefore, no discretion is retained in order to address singular events. Entropy’s position is that, beyond a reasonable base salary, the Compensation should be linked to performance, preferably on a linear basis and without one-time additions.
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5.4
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Ongoing Remuneration
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5.4.1
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Monthly salary
The monthly salary for Office Holders at Partner is within the customary range for Office Holders at similar companies based on a comparative survey conducted by an external professional body with respect to an analysis of acceptable compensation levels for executive positions in dozens of companies of the same magnitude as the Company.
The monthly salary is linked to the consumer price index (CPI), as published by the Central Bureau of Statistics and, as a rule, is updated on a monthly or quarterly basis according to the CPI of the month preceding the month for which the salary is being paid. If the CPI is negative, the monthly salary is not reduced accordingly; however, a negative CPI is offset from the next positive CPI. Any cost-of-living increase to be paid, if any, is deducted from each salary update.14
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5.4.2
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Annual vacation, sick days and Office Holders’ routine annual medical examination
The Office Holders are entitled to vacation (the maximum vacation time shall not exceed 30 days per annum and the accumulation of vacation days may be restricted), sick days (the maximum number of sick days shall not exceed 30 days per annum and the accumulation of sick days may be restricted) and a routine annual medical examination according to the Company’s procedures.
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5.4.3
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Allocations to a pension plan and to a continuing education fund
The Company executes allocations and deductions from the Office Holders’ salary to a pension fund (14.33%), to an office Holders’ insurance plan (13.33%) or to a combined plan (13.33%) and to loss-of-work-capacity insurance (2.5%), according to the Office Holder’s choice.
The Company executes allocations and deductions from the Office Holders’ salary to a continuing education fund (7.5%), according to the Office Holder’s choice.
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5.4.4
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Advance notice
As a rule, the advance-notice period prescribed in Office Holders’ employment agreements shall not exceed three months during the first year of employment, and six months as of the second year of employment. As a rule, the Office Holder is required to be at the service of the Company during the advance-notice period.15
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Entropy will recommend opposing an automatic linkage of the Ongoing Remuneration.
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5.4.5
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Adjustment period
The adjustment period prescribed in Office Holders’ employment agreements shall not exceed three months during the first year of employment, and six months as of the second year of employment.16
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5.4.6
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Car and phone
The Company may make available a company car of manager class for the Office Holder’s work-related purposes, and assumes the related expenses and, as a rule, also assumes the grossing up of the relevant tax, according to the instructions of the Income Tax Authority. The Company has the option of choosing to pay vehicle maintenance according to the Company's policy, as it may be from time to time.
The Company provides a mobile phone to the Office Holder and covers the cost of the use thereof, as a rule, only in Israel (however, for certain Office Holders, also international calls from Israel and from abroad). The Office Holders assume the value in use of the cell phone, according to the instructions of the Income Tax Authority. The Office Holders will be entitled to purchase from the Company cellular phones at prices that will be determined by the Company, so long as the price shall not be less than 80% of the cost price of the phone and will be entitled to benefit from tariff plans that are offered to Company employees from time to time.
The Office Holders are entitled to reimbursement of per diem expenses, hospitality and lodging in Israel and abroad, according to the Company’s procedures.
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5.5
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Bonuses
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5.5.1
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Annual Bonus
The aggregate maximum of all of the Office Holders' annual Bonuses shall not exceed 10% of the budgeted EBITDA for any calendar year.17 In the instance of negative net profit in a particular year, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company shall take this into account, shall examine the circumstances and their implications on the Bonus and shall consider exercising their authority to reduce the annual Bonus.
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Entropy’s position is that an advance-notice period for Office Holders that shall be approved pursuant to the Compensation Policy should not exceed the range of between three and six months, taking into account the Company’s performance, the compensation structure and data. The Office Holders shall undertake to actually provide services to the Company during this period.
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Entropy opposes the adjustment period; insofar as the Company is amending policy only prospectively – it should be stated that an adjustment period exists in existing agreements, and that, since the Office Holders relied on this, the Company will not amend existing agreements in this regard.
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Entropy’s position is that the Policy should include reference to the upper limit of the Company’s budget designated for compensating its Office Holders relative to its net profit, and reference to the performance of the sector or the benchmark, while taking into account the defined performance targets.
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5.5.1.1
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The annual Bonus is based on targets at the level of the Company, the division and at a personal level, which is usually defined in advance shortly after the Company’s budget is approved for the following year and before the start of the year for which the annual Bonus is to be paid.19
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5.5.1.2
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The sum of the annual Bonus that may be granted to any Office Holder shall be set in advance, as specified in this Policy, in a manner that ensures an appropriate balance between the Bonus and the Fixed Components in the Office Holder’s Compensation Plan.20
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5.5.1.3
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The sum of the annual Bonus that shall actually be paid to an Office Holder, shall be calculated in a manner that ensures that a structured ratio is maintained between the percentage at which targets are achieved and the height of the Bonus being paid, using a formula that usually takes into account the following three components: achievement of the Company’s targets, achievement of the division’s targets and a personal evaluation of the relevant Office Holder, as specified in the annual Bonus plan (“the Formula” and “the Annual Bonus Plan”, as relevant) and as specified hereunder:21
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With respect to the annual Bonus for the CEO that is in office at the time of approval of the Compensation Policy-see section 5.5.1.6 to this Policy.
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Entropy’s position is that, given the determination of a profitability target, if the Bonus is linked to the Company’s net profit, then this should be after deducting the noncontrolling interests in respect of investee companies, and it is advisable that revaluations should be neutralized, as specified in its position paper, which are based on a highly uncertain future cash flow, considering the Company’s characteristics and operations. (If the target profitability is not the net profit, but rather some other accounting profit index, it would be difficult to isolate the impact of the noncontrolling interests.)
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20
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Entropy’s position is that the Addendum to the Amendment requires that the components be based on performance from a long-term perspective; therefore, it is advisable that the financial Bonus should not include one-time results of performance that are outside the Company’s ordinary course of business or that derive from an exogenous source, revaluations that are based on a highly uncertain future cash flow, and that compensation should not be given in relation to the closing of a purchase transaction. It is advisable that the Bonus plan be a multi-year plan, so that it shall include a mechanism for offsetting overperformance with underperformance over the years of the plan. A portion of the Bonus should be carried forward and deferred to subsequent years, with the future payment contingent upon the achievement of targets. Entropy’s position is that the Amendment prescribes that a financial bonus should be given depending upon achievement of targets, as shall be defined in advance. The targets should be tailored to the Company’s characteristics and sphere of business. Entropy’s position is that the percentage of the Bonus deriving from the achievement of defined targets should be linear. Furthermore, a normative profit threshold should be defined, whereby a Bonus shall be granted only above that threshold. Entropy’s position is that it is advisable to limit the financial Bonus by an absolute maximum value.
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Pursuant to section (1)(a) of Part B of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law, the Variable Components should be based on: performance from a long-term perspective; measurable criteria; an immaterial portion of criteria do not have to be quantifiable and can take into account the Office Holder’s contribution.
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(a)
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The Company’s targets
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Section (1)(a) of Part B of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law.
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(b)
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The Division’s targets
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(c)
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Personal evaluation
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(d)
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It is hereby clarified that the aggregate weight to be assigned to all three of the aforesaid categories in the Formula shall be 100%.
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5.5.1.4
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Upon the approval of the Company’s annual results (in the first quarter of the year following the relevant budget year), the annual Bonus to be paid to each Office Holder shall be calculated according to the relevant Formula in the Annual Bonus Plan, based on the relevant group of targets from among the Company’s Key Targets, the Division’s Key Targets and the personal evaluation of each Office Holder. Eligibility for the annual Bonus and the sum thereof shall be determined according to the following rules: if the total achievement of targets is at a ratio that is lower than the defined minimum threshold of 60%, the Office Holder shall not be eligible for any Bonus whatsoever. If the total achievement of targets is at the ratio of at least 60%, the annual Bonus will be calculated according to an index – that determines with respect to each achievement target ratio the sum of the Bonus in terms of multiples of the Base Salary, all as set forth in the Annual Bonus Plan.
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It is permitted to ascribe only an “immaterial” portion to non-quantifiable indices; for other purposes, the materiality threshold is 5-10%.
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The position of the Ministry of Justice and the Securities Authority is that only an “immaterial” portion shall be discretionary; the Ministry of Justice deems 5-10% as an accepted standard of materiality. The Securities Authority might issue a position shortly that will enable a higher discretionary ratio (but less than 30%).
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5.5.1.5
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Multi-year Bonus
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(a)
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The sum exceeding 50% of the total Calculated Bonus shall be paid shortly after the calculation date of the said Bonus (“the Base Payment”), no later than 30 days after the approval of the Company’s annual results for the year of the Bonus;
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(b)
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The balance of the Calculated Bonus (CPI-linked) (“the Payment of the Balance”) shall be paid on the payment date of the annual Bonus to be paid in the year after the payment of the Base Payment (no later than 30 days after the approval of the Company’s annual results for that subsequent year); however, an Office Holder’s eligibility for the Payment of the Balance during any given subsequent year shall be contingent upon his/her overall achievement of the predefined multi-year targets, together with the defined annual targets for the base year.
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5.5.1.6
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Existing arrangements
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(a)
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Insofar as the achievement of targets, as specified hereunder in sub clause (d) shall be between 90% and 100% (inclusively) - the CEO shall be eligible for an annual Bonus at the sum reflecting approximately 80% of his Ongoing Remuneration26 (“the Basic Annual Bonus”) up to the sum reflecting approximately 120% of his Ongoing Remuneration 27 (“the Annual Goal Bonus”), linearly relative to the percentage of the targets achieved.28
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The CEO serving at the time of the approval of the Compensation Policy, that the engagement with him is through a management company.
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26
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This percentage is calculated according to the compensation set forth in the CEO's management agreement, which as a rule is equivalent to the Ongoing Remuneration as of the date of the engagement with the management company; NIS 2 million.
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See footnote 26 above; NIS 3 million.
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28
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The relative calculation shall be performed at intervals of 1%, so that the achievement of targets at 1% above 90% shall entitle the CEO to his Basic Annual Bonus plus NIS 100,000 (one hundred thousand). Fractional percentages shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole percentage point. For example: if, in a particular year, the CEO achieved 93.6% of the targets, his achievement of targets in that year shall be deemed achievement of 94% of the targets and therefore, the CEO shall be entitled to an annual bonus at the sum of NIS 2.4 million.
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(b)
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Insofar as the achievement of targets shall be by more than 100% - the Board of Directors has the discretion to either grant the CEO an annual Bonus at the sum equivalent to the Annual Goal Bonus, or to grant him an additional sum, the outcome of which is an annual Bonus that is higher than the Annual Goal Bonus (“the Additional Sum”). According to this Compensation Policy, insofar as the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company shall decide to pay the Additional Sum as stated, the discretionary Additional Sum as stated shall constitute an immaterial portion.
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(c)
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Insofar as the achievement of targets shall be by less than 90% – the Board of Directors has the discretion to decide whether to pay the CEO an annual Bonus. According to this Compensation Policy, insofar as the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company shall decide to pay an annual Bonus as stated, when the CEO achieved less than 90% of the targets, the sum to be paid as stated shall be calculated proportionately to the percentage of the targets that were achieved, similarly to that stated above in sub clause (a).
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(d)
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“The targets” – in this clause, means: the Company’s annual targets, as defined by the Company’s Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, at their sole discretion, within the framework of the Company’s Annual Bonus Plan.
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5.5.1.7
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Eligibility for a Bonus in respect of a partial period of employment
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5.5.2
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Retirement Bonus
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5.5.2.1
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The Company shall not engage in an agreement that commits to a Retirement Bonus in advance, but it shall be able to grant a Retirement Bonus to an Office Holder. That stated in no way prejudices stipulations in existing agreements regarding Retirement Bonuses.
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5.5.2.2
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The Retirement Bonus, if granted, shall be granted commensurate to the Office Holder’s Terms of Office or Employment. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company can grant Retirement Bonuses to Office Holders of the Company by virtue of this Compensation Policy, which shall be calculated on the basis of their Ongoing Remuneration and shall not exceed 25% of the Ongoing Remuneration for each year of employment at the Company, or, in the instance of a predefined period of employment not exceeding three years, the Retirement Bonus shall reflect the consideration that the Office Holder would have been entitled to receive had he/she worked throughout the entire said period.29 As a rule, an Office Holder’s minimum period of office or employment that shall qualify for a Retirement Bonus shall be at least twelve (12) months of employment at the Company.30
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5.5.2.3
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The decision-making with regard to a Retirement Bonus shall consider the Office Holder’s contribution to the achievement of the Company’s targets and to the maximizing of its profits, and shall be calculated while considering the Company’s performance during the Office Holder’s incumbency, as shall be decided by the Board of Directors.
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5.5.2.4
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The decision-making with regard to a Retirement Bonus shall take into account the circumstances of the Office Holder’s severance and how they affect the Office Holder’s right to the Retirement Bonus. Naturally, a Retirement Bonus shall not be given under circumstances of the commission of fraud against the Company.31
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5.5.2.5
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It is hereby clarified that the adoption of this Compensation Policy shall in no way prejudice the existing rights of any Office Holder relative to Retirement Bonuses that were approved prior to the adoption of this Policy, on which the Office Holders relied during their employment.
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29
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Entropy recommends opposing any increase to the Retirement Bonus close to the severance date and a payment for noncompetition after severance.
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Entropy’s position is that the Policy should specify the length of the minimum service period that must be completed in order to qualify for a Retirement Bonus.
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31
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Section (5) of Part A of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law.
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5.5.3
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Special Bonuses
In addition to the annual Bonuses and any other compensation described in this Policy, the Board of Directors of the Company (upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee) shall have the authority, in accordance with its discretion, to award special Bonuses, whether equity or non-equity - ad hoc - under special circumstances, such as Office Holder retention relating to the sale of the Company or the transfer of the control over the Company.32 This special Bonus shall be calculated separately and in addition to any other type of compensation described in this Policy. The special Bonus as stated shall be according to the criteria to be prescribed by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company, and shall be within the range that is customary in the market for Office Holders holding similar positions, provided that such compensation shall not exceed twice (2) the Fixed Components of the Office Holder in the relevant calendar year33, without this requiring an additional approval by the shareholders.34 In addition, under circumstances as stated, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company shall also be able to extend an Office Holder’s adjustment period for a period not longer than nine months and/or to determine that the Company shall pay the Office Holder his/her compensation terms in their entirety during an additional period, which shall not exceed 12 months beyond that prescribed in this Compensation Policy.
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5.6
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Equity Compensation – options, Phantom Options, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Shares35
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5.6.1
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The use of an equity-based compensation enables alignment between the Office Holders’ targets and the objectives of the shareholders, creates a retention component in the Compensation Plan that takes a long-term perspective on the Company’s results, and motivates the Office Holders to work for the benefit of the Company under long-term policy considerations and with controlled risk-taking.36 Equity Compensation can be offered in a track either with or without a trustee, including a capital-gains track or an employment-income track, as the Company’s institutions shall decide.
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32
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Entropy’s position opposes the granting of bonuses in relation to the consummation of an acquisition transaction.
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33
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The relevant calendar year - the calendar year preceding the date of the decision to grant the bonus or the calendar year during which the decision was adopted, as to be decided by the Compensation Committee and the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with the specific circumstances.
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34
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According to Entropy’s position, signing and golden parachute bonuses should be calculated as part of the cash payment component, at the inclusive cost of the compensation plan.
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35
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Entropy recommends opposing the Board of Directors being given sole discretion in relation to amendments to terms of the Equity Compensation [Partner’s plan does allow discretion. It is being proposed to consider giving discretion, except in relation to re-pricing].
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5.6.2
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The terms of a Compensation Plan that include an Equity Compensation should provide adequate incentives to maximize the Company’s long-term value. Among the relevant parameters for ensuring the creation of such incentives are: the expected volume of dilution, the plan's economic value, the exercise prices and the vesting period.
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5.6.3
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With respect to variable equity components not cleared in cash, such as options or Restricted Shares, the maximum value shall be calculated on the grant date by way of determining their exercise prices according to a variety of considerations that the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have determined, including, inter alia, the average market price of the share during a defined trading period.37 The Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors shall not have the discretion to decide on a discount off the market price at a ratio exceeding 10% without the approval of the shareholders.38
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5.6.4
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As a rule, the minimum holding or vesting period of variable equity components shall be three years (divided into tranches that shall vest throughout the period, with the minimum vesting period relative to each tranche being one year). This minimum vesting period serves to constitute adequate incentive from a long-term perspective. However, the Board of Directors (upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee) shall have the discretion to assign a shorter vesting period or to calculate the vesting period from an earlier point at which the Office Holder was employed by or provided services to the Company, under circumstances that shall be explained and specified.39
The Company's Board of Directors (upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee) may grant Equity Compensation (options, Phantom Options, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Shares, etc.), in whole or in part subject to additional vesting terms besides timing, such as an allotment of Restricted Shares to an Office Holder, with the release of the shares to the Office Holder being contingent upon the Company’s annual net profit for a particular year being equal to or higher than the annual net profit for the previous year.
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According to Entropy’s position, when the Office Holder is one of the controlling shareholders of the Company, this rationale is weakened, and, according to Entropy’s assessment, the practical justification for Equity Compensation for controlling shareholders is also weakened.
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The Securities Authority, in its response to the Israel Corporation (February 2012), poses a question of logic: how can an exercise price be determined according to a current market value and take a long-term perspective.
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Pursuant to section (1)(b) of Part B of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law, the maximum value of variable equity components not cleared in cash on the grant date must be specified. The Existing Options Plan refers to the share market value during the last 30 trading days, but gives the Compensation Committee discretion to deviate from this (but not less than the par value of the share). According to Entropy’s position, in light of the technical difficulty in implementing such a maximum, this issue should be addressed but is not compulsory. Entropy advises that it will oppose an exercise price that reflects a discount relative to the share price shortly after the grant date or an equity grant that is immediately exercisable. In this regard, the average share price during a representative period prior to the grant date shall be examined. The issue shall be considered while taking into account the share’s current volatility.
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The exercise period shall commence as of the end of the vesting period and shall end after two to seven years have elapsed; however, the Board of Directors shall have the discretion to define a shorter or longer exercise period, provided that the duration shall in no instance exceed the period of the Equity Compensation plan and shall not be less than one year after each vesting date, apart from an instance of termination of employment, for which a shorter exercise period may be defined, but not less than three months.
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The maximum cumulative dilution within the scope of Equity Compensation in respect of all grants executed in the Company shall be limited, so that it shall not exceed 15% of the Company’s shares to all Office Holders of the Company for the duration of the Period of the Compensation Policy.40 The dilution ratio between senior Office Holders and the rest of the employees shall be examined using a test of reasonability.41
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The dilution ratio shall be calculated while considering the gap between theoretical and actual dilution. Therefore, an Equity Compensation (insofar as relevant, such as options) that carries an exercise price that exceeds 150% of the highest share price during the period of one year prior to the calculation date, shall be exempted from such calculation of the actual dilution. The examination shall be carried out at the time of the allotment of each such Equity Compensation, and no change shall be made in an allotment already granted due to a subsequent change in the market price of the share.
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Pursuant to section (3) of Part B of the first Addendum A of the Companies Law, details of the minimum holding or vesting period of variable equity components in the Terms of Office and Employment, while referring to suitable incentives from a long-term perspective. The Existing Options Plan refers to four years, but gives the Compensation Committee discretion to deviate from this period. The vesting period of the options pursuant to the agreement with the CEO's management company is three years.
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This is Entropy’s recommendation, since Partner appears in the Tel-Aviv 100 Index; relative to the Yeter Index, Entropy’s recommendation is to limit the ratio to about 15%. In plans intended for all employees a higher dilution shall be considered. The Existing Options Plan refers to no more than 1% of the Company’s shares per annum per offeree.
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Entropy’s recommendation is to oppose an options plan that includes an evergreen mechanism (automatic renewal mechanism).
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In order to maintain the effectiveness of the Equity Compensation being granted to an Office Holder and in order to equate the Office Holder’s position to that of the Company’s shareholders, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company may reduce the exercise price (or make some other comparable adjustment to the relevant Equity Compensation) fully or partially, when a dividend is distributed to the Company’s shareholders. The Company’s Existing Options Plan includes a dividend-reduction mechanism (full or partial, as the case may be) when a dividend is distributed to the Company’s shareholders.
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An Equity Compensation may be exercised using a cashless mechanism, whereby the offeree is entitled to receive from the Company only that quantity of shares that reflects the economic gain that the offeree would have received had he/she exercised the Equity Compensation (insofar as relevant, such as options) for shares at the market price of those shares, net of the exercise price in respect thereof. This mechanism may be adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time.
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The Board of Directors has discretion to operate a mechanism for exchanging the Equity Compensation for another Equity Compensation (such as an exchange of options), for immediate acceleration of the Equity Compensation or for exchange it for Phantom Options in the event of a change in control over the Company (as defined in the relevant Equity Compensation Plan), as well as to operate a mechanism for immediate acceleration of the Equity Compensation or for exchanging it for Phantom Options in the event of liquidation of the Company or if the Company becomes a private company. The Existing Options Plan also includes an options-acceleration mechanism in the event of the termination of the employment of an offeree by the Company within six months of the date of a transfer of control.
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The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company may consider and decide on re-pricing of an Equity Compensation, this under special circumstances in order to prevent excessive dilution of all of the shareholders:
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When a share price declines over time, the value of the Equity Compensation package diminishes, sometimes to the point of negligible value. In such instance, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company may consider amending the terms of the Equity Compensation that has been granted, such as adjusting the exercise price of options (reduction), the rationale being the Company’s need to retain key personnel who are critical for routine operations and for achieving the Company’s targets.
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Amending of the terms of Office Holders’ Equity Compensation Plans42 due to a decline in the share price shall be considered while taking into account the following factors:
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The time that has elapsed since the Equity Compensation was granted, the remaining period until the expiration date, and the vesting and expiration dates subsequent to the change.
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The extent of the dilution subsequent to the change, and the cost of the change to the Company.
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The time that has elapsed since the downtrend in the share price began and until the date of the adjustment, which, as a rule, shall exceed one year.43
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Insofar as the adjustment includes a change in the exercise price of the options, the new exercise price shall be equal to or higher than the share’s highest price during the year preceding the re-pricing date.44
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Management agreements between public companies, or between private companies controlled by the controlling shareholder and a public company controlled by the controlling shareholder45
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Section 270(4) of the Companies Law prescribes that the special decision-making principles prescribed in the Companies Law regarding the approval of a public company’s engagement with its controlling shareholder in relation to Terms of Office and Employment, shall also apply to a transaction of the public company with a company controlled by the controlling shareholder, which provides management or consulting services to the Company. Insofar as a consideration shall not be paid to the controlling shareholder or to another company under his control in relation to a management or consulting agreement, such agreement shall not constitute “Terms of Office and Employment” and, accordingly, the Compensation/Audit Committee or the Board of Directors shall not be required to take into account the considerations specified in section 267.B(a) of the Companies Law or the matters and parameters prescribed in the First Addendum A to the Companies Law.
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Entropy’s position is that it is not proper to enable a reduction of an exercise price for directors and “senior” Office Holders (the term was not defined).
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Entropy’s position is that the period should exceed one year.
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Entropy’s position is that the period should be one year.
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Entropy’s position is that management agreements should be examined, including, inter alia, in relation to the following issues: their volume and how profitable they are for the Company, the appointment percentage, the financial volume relative to operational parameters in the management company, advice to related companies, and a comparison to similar companies and to what is customary in the market. When approving management agreements, the option of direct payment should be examined. The direct cost of the Company providing management services should also be examined, and, insofar as possible, back-to-back pricing of the services should be computed against this pricing.
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Management agreements as stated shall be limited to a period of up to three years.
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Indemnification, insurance, release46
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Procedure for approving the Terms of Office of the Office Holders of the Company
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Entropy opposes the granting of a release.
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7.1
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Relative to an Office Holder (other than a director, CEO, controlling shareholder or relative of a controlling shareholder)
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The Compensation Committee and subsequently, the Board of Directors, shall approve a Compensation Plan for an Office Holder as stated, in conformity with the Compensation Policy.
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Approval of a Compensation Plan that does not conform to the Compensation Policy shall be possible in “special cases,”48 (as defined in Amendment 20), with the discussion of the Compensation Plan by the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors following the same procedure as for approving a compensation policy; i.e., taking into account the considerations specified in section 267.B(a) of the Companies Law, and while referring to the matters specified in Part A of the First Addendum A, and while prescribing provisions, inter alia, as specified in Part B of the said Addendum with the subsequent approval of a Compensation Plan by the shareholders, provided that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (1) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting controlling shareholders in the Company, or those having a personal interest in the approval of the Compensation Plan participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes;49 (2) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in subclause (1) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company (“Compensation Special Majority”).
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Nevertheless, insofar as the law permits this, if the shareholders opposed the approval of the Compensation Plan, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall be able to approve the plan, in “special cases,” notwithstanding shareholders' opposition, after having held another discussion of the terms of the Compensation Plan, and on the basis of detailed reasoning that considered the rationale behind the shareholders' opposition.
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An amendment to Terms of Office that is immaterial relative to an existing engagement may be approved solely by the Compensation Committee. Insofar as such amendment relates to a quantitative value, an amendment at a threshold of up to 5% shall be deemed, for the purposes of this clause 7.1.4, an immaterial amendment; insofar as the amendment does not relate to a quantitative value, the materiality of the amendment shall be examined on its merits and its intrinsic nature.
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For example when the relevant Office Holder has extraordinary qualifications.
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Shareholders participating in the voting must notify the Company in advance whether or not they have a personal interest in approving the compensation plan; if a shareholder fails to so notify, the shareholder shall not vote and its vote shall not be counted.
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Relative to the Terms of Office of a CEO (other than a director, controlling shareholder or a relative of a controlling shareholder)50
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A Compensation Plan for a CEO shall be approved by the Compensation Committee, by the Board of Directors and by the shareholders by the Compensation Special Majority (in that order).
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Nevertheless, insofar as the law permits this, if the shareholders opposed the approval of the Compensation Plan, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall be able to approve the plan, in “special cases,” notwithstanding the shareholders’ opposition, after having held another discussion of the terms of the Compensation Plan, and on the basis of detailed reasoning that considered the rationale behind the shareholders' opposition.
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In “special cases,” a CEO’s Compensation Plan may be approved even if it does not conform to the Compensation Policy, with the discussion of the Compensation Plan by the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors following the same procedure as for approving a compensation policy; i.e., taking into account the considerations specified in section 267.B(a) of the Companies Law, and while referring to the matters specified in Part A of the First Addendum A, and while prescribing provisions, inter alia, as specified in Part B of the said Addendum, and with the Compensation Plan being subsequently approved by the shareholders by the Compensation Special Majority.
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An amendment to Terms of Office that is immaterial relative to an existing engagement may be approved solely by the Compensation Committee. Insofar as such amendment relates to a quantitative value, an amendment at a threshold of up to 5% shall be deemed, for the purposes of this clause 7.2.4, an immaterial amendment; insofar as the amendment does not relate to a quantitative value, the materiality of the amendment shall be examined on its merits and intrinsic nature.
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With reference to an amendment to the Terms of Office of the CEO that was not submitted for approval by the shareholders, Entropy’s position is that it expects the framework of this amendment to be explicitly defined in the Compensation Policy and that this definition shall stipulate that the volume of the annual amendment to all of the compensation components shall not exceed 5% of a senior Office Holder’s salary. To the extent that the CEO’s compensation agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors, and has not been submitted for approval by the shareholders within the scope of the “exceptions” that the Amendment allows (e.g., appointment of a new CEO or an immaterial amendment to the compensation components), on the date of the next shareholders meeting, the Company must also include the approval of the CEO’s compensation agreement as a condition to approving the Policy.
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The Compensation Committee shall be able to exempt the Compensation Plan of any candidate for the office of CEO from having to obtain the approval of the shareholders, when the Compensation conforms to the Compensation Policy, when the candidate has no “linkage” to the Company or its controlling shareholder,51 and it has come to the conclusion, on the basis of reasons to be specified, that the submission of the Compensation Plan for approval by the shareholders shall thwart the engagement with that candidate for office.
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7.3
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Relative to the Terms of Office of a director (other than a controlling shareholder or a relative of a controlling shareholder)
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7.3.1
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The terms of compensation conforming to the Compensation Policy shall be approved by the Compensation Committee, by the Board of Directors and by the shareholders by a simple majority.
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In “special cases,” a director’s Compensation Plan may be approved even if it does not conform to the Compensation Policy, with the discussion of the approval of the Compensation Plan by the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors following the same procedure as for approving a compensation policy; i.e., taking into account the considerations specified in section 267.B(a) of the Companies Law, and while referring to the matters specified in Part A of the First Addendum A, and while prescribing provisions, inter alia, as specified in Part B of the said Addendum, and with the Compensation Plan being subsequently approved by the shareholders by the Compensation Special Majority.
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7.4
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Relative to the Terms of Office of a controlling shareholder or a relative thereof
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7.4.1
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The terms of compensation conforming to the Compensation Policy shall be approved by the Compensation Committee, by the Board of Directors and by the shareholders by a special majority52 of the Company’s shareholders.53
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The requirement is that the candidate must fulfill the conditions of an “absence of linkage,” which a candidate is required to fulfill in order to hold office as an external director, and which is prescribed in section 240(b) of the Companies Law. In other words, in relation to a company with a controlling shareholder, the candidate cannot be a relative of the controlling shareholder, and neither the candidate, his relative, partner, employer, anyone who is directly or indirectly subordinate to the candidate, nor a corporation of which the candidate is its controlling shareholder, on the date of appointment or during the two years that preceded the date of appointment, have any linkage to the Company, to the Company’s controlling shareholder or to a relative of the controlling shareholder, on the date of the appointment, or to a corporation controlled by the controlling shareholder.
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7.3.2
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In “special cases,” a Compensation Plan may be approved for a controlling shareholder or a relative thereof even if it does not conform to the Compensation Policy, with the discussion of the approval of the Compensation Plan by the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors following the same procedure as for approving a compensation policy; i.e., taking into account the considerations specified in section 267.B(a) of the Companies Law, and while referring to the matters specified in Part A of the First Addendum A, and while prescribing provisions, inter alia, as specified in Part B of the said addendum, and with the Compensation Plan being subsequently approved by the shareholders by a special majority.
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A Compensation Plan to a controlling shareholder or to a relative thereof for a period exceeding three years must be re-approved every three years.
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Compensation pursuant to previously approved compensation agreements
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In this document, “special majority” means that upon the approval by the shareholders, one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (1) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting controlling shareholders in the Company, or those having a personal interest in the approval of the transaction participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; shareholders participating in the voting must notify the Company in advance whether or not they have a personal interest in approving the transaction; if a shareholder fails to so notify, the shareholder shall not vote and his vote shall not be counted; (2) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in subclause (1) does not exceed 2% of all the total voting rights in the Company (pursuant to that prescribed in section 275(a)(3)).
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The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors must check whether the Compensation Plan includes a “distribution” and, if it does, it must verify compliance with the provisions of the law in this regard (whether or not the Compensation Plan conforms to the Compensation Policy), including verification that there is no reasonable concern that the said Plan might prevent the Company from being able to meet its existing and expected liabilities on their payment due dates (pursuant to section 275(d) of the Companies Law).
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54
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The position of the Securities Authority is that companies must periodically review agreements that predate Amendment 20, and that, insofar as any of them contain a material deviation from the Compensation Policy, they should either be rescinded or re-approved in a track of exceptions to the Compensation Policy.
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9.
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Return of a Bonus
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10.
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Control principles, reporting and correction of deviations
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10.1
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The Company shall comply with every existing and future provision of law pertaining to the Compensation Policy of the Company’s Office Holders.
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10.2
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Any deviation or variance from the Compensation Policy specified in this document or from the principles therein shall be approved by the Compensation Committee and subsequently, by the Company’s Board of Directors, or in some other manner that conforms to the requirements of the Companies Law.
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10.3
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At least once a year, when the annual Compensation is about to be given to the Office Holders, the Company’s CEO or any delegate on his behalf shall submit a report to the Compensation Committee and to the Company’s Board of Directors about the Compensation given to each of the Office Holders, and refer to the Compensation guidelines defined for each Office Holder, the percentage at which targets were achieved and the calculation of the sums.
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10.4
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The Company’s V.P., Human Resources and the CFO shall verify that the payment in respect of each Office Holder’s compensation complies with the guidelines specified in this document.
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10.5
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At least once every three years, the Company’s Internal Auditor shall prepare a special report on the Company’s compliance with the Compensation Policy as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Internal Auditor shall submit his report on the implementation of the Compensation Policy as required pursuant to the Companies Law (to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, to the CEO and to the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee). Insofar as the report shows that the Company deviated from the Compensation Policy approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, the Internal Auditor’s report shall also be submitted for immediate discussion by the Compensation Committee and by the Board of Directors of the Company.
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SCAILEX CORPORATION
S.B. ISRAEL TELECOM LTD.
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Annex “F”
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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
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Dear Mr. ________________
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Date: ______________
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1.
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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:
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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;
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1.2.
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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
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1.3.
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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").
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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.
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1.5.
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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.
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1.6.
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Any other liability or expense indemnifiable under any applicable law.
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2.
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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").
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3.
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Indemnification pursuant to this letter will be subject to applicable law and to the following terms and conditions:
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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.
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3.2.
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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.
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3.3.
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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.
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3.4.
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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.
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3.5.
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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.
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3.6
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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.
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3.7
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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.
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3.8
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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.
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3.9
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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.
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3.10
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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.
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3.11
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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.
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3.12
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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.
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3.13
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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 or that may be issued to them by Partner on or after ____ 2013in the future (including, inter alia, to officers and directors nominated on behalf of Partner in Subsidiaries), 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 the higher of (i) 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)and (ii) 25% of market capitalization, each as measured at the time of indemnification (the “Maximum Indemnity Amount”).; 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.
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3.14
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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.
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3.15
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In the event 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 such 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 eEvent the amount for which each individual directors or other indemnified persons may be indemnified is to the aggregate amount that all of the relevant directors and other indemnified persons involved in the eEvent may be indemnified.
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3.16
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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.
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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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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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Non 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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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.
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Without derogating form the generality of the above:
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(1)
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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)
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Date: June 20, 2013
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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, 2012, 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, 2012; and
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3.
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Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 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. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg (collectively, the “Appointed Directors”); approval that no change will be made to the compensation terms of the Appointed Directors (not including Mr. Shlomo Rodav) and of Ms. Osnat Ronen and that the Appointed Directors and Ms. Osnat Ronen will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; approval and ratification (subject to the adoption of Resolution 7 below) of indemnification of the Appointed Directors (not including Mr. Arie Steinberg) and approval that the indemnification letters granted to Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue in full force and effect.
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(i)
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“RESOLVED: to re-elect Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie Steinberg, 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: to approve that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of the directors listed above; and (C) the directors listed above and Mr. Shlomo Rodav will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy;
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(iii)
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RESOLVED: to approve that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; and (D) the indemnification letters granted to Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue in full force and effect;
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(iv)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify, subject to the adoption of the pertinent part of Resolution 7 below, the grant of an indemnification letter toMr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev; and
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(v)
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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 of a compensation policy for the Company's office holders.
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6.
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Approval of a Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd.
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7.
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Approval and ratification of the grant of Indemnification Letters to the following directors: (i) Mr. Shlomo Rodav, (ii) Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, (iii) Mr. Adam Chesnoff, (iv) Mr. Fred Gluckman, (v) Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, (vi) Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, (vii) Mr. Arieh Saban, (viii) Mr. Yahel Shachar and (ix) Mr. Elon Shalev ("Indemnified Persons").
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(i)
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“RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Shlomo Rodav and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(ii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(iii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Adam Chesnoff and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(iv)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Fred Gluckman and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(v)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(vi)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Yoav Rubinstein and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(vii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Arieh Saban and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
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(viii)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Yahel Shachar and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter; and
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(ix)
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RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Elon Shalev and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter.
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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 transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255, 267A and 275 - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution or constitute a “Controlling Party”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 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.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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2)
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Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2012, 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, 2012.
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, 2012 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. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie Steinberg, 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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Item No.
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Subject of the Resolution
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Votea
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In respect of transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255, 267A and 275 - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution or constitute a “Controlling Party”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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(ii)
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Approval that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of the directors listed above; and (C) the directors listed above and Mr. Shlomo Rodav will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy.
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(iii)
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Approval that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; and (D) the indemnification letters granted to Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue in full force and effect.
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Irrelevant
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||||||
(iv)
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Approval and ratification, subject to the adoption of the pertinent part of Resolution 7 below, of the grant of an indemnification letter to each of the following directors: Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev.
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This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Item No.
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Subject of the Resolution
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Vote1
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In respect of transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255, 267A and 275 - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution or constitute a “Controlling Party”2?
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Yes3
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No
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5)
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Approval of a compensation policy for the Company's Office Holders.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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|||||||
6)
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Approval of a Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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7)
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Approval and ratification of the grant of Indemnification Letters to the following directors:
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(i)
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Shlomo Rodav
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(ii)
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Ilan Ben-Dov
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(iii)
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Adam Chesnoff
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(iv)
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Fred Gluckman
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(v)
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Sumeet Jaisinghani
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(vi)
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Yoav Rubinstein
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(vii)
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Arieh Saban
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(viii)
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Yahel Shachar
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(ix)
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Elon Shalev
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|||||||
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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•
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Yes. I approve the declaration below.
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•
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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”); or (ii) any other license granted, directly or indirectly, to Partner5.
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Signature
Name (Print): ___________
Title: __________________
Date: __________________
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a
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If an X is not marked in either column, or if an X is marked in more than one column, the vote shall be considered as an abstention on the relevant item.
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b
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Kindly provide details regarding the nature of your Personal Interest in the resolution, or why you constitute a Controlling Party in the Company, at the designated space after 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 a 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), 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 half or more of a of certain type of means of control in a company (the right to vote in the shareholders general meeting or in a similar organ in another corporation or the right to appoint directors of the company or its general manager).
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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, or an X is marked in both columns, the vote shall be disqualified.
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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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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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To:
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Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”)
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Attn:
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Roly Klinger, Adv., Company Secretary
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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, or why you constitute a Controlling Party in the Company, at the designated space after the table (on page 4). “Personal Interest” is defined in Section 1 of the Israeli Companies Law (1999) (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 a company itself 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), 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 half or more of a of certain type of means of control in a company (the right to vote in the shareholders general meeting or in a similar organ in another corporation or the right to appoint directors of the company or its general manager).
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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 transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255, 267A and 275 - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution or constitute a “Controlling Party”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
|
||||||||
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.7
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Irrelevant
|
||||||||||
2)
|
Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2012, 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, 2012.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
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Irrelevant
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Irrelevant
|
|||||||||
3)
|
Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
|
Irrelevant
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Irrelevant
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5
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If an X is not marked in either column, or if an X is marked in more than one column, the vote shall be considered as an abstention on the relevant item.
|
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, 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), shareholders who will not attend the meeting in person may vote with respect to items no. 4(ii), 4(iv), 5, 6 and 7 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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Item No.
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Subject of the Resolution
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Vote5
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In respect of transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255, 267A and 275 - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution or constitute a “Controlling Party”4?
|
|||||||||
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Yes6
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No
|
||||||||
4)
|
(i)
|
Approval of the re-election of Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubenstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Elon Shalev and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg 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.
|
Irrelevant
|
|||||||||
(ii)
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Approval that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubenstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of expenses of the directors listed above; and (C) the directors listed above and Mr. Shlomo Rodav will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy.
|
|||||||||||
(iii)
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Approval that (A) no change will be made to the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) no change will be made to the reimbursement of expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy; and (D) the indemnification letters granted to Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue in full force and effect.
|
Irrelevant
|
||||||||||
(iv)
|
Approval and ratification, subject to the adoption of the pertinent part of Resolution 7 below, of the grant of an indemnification letter to each of the following directors: Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubenstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Elon Shalev.
|
|||||||||||
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
|
5)
|
Approval of a compensation policy for the Company's office holders.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
|
|||||||||||
6)
|
Approval of a Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd.
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
|
|||||||||||
7)
|
Approval and ratification of the grant of Indemnification Letters to the following directors:
|
|||||||||||
(i)
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Shlomo Rodav
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|||||||||||
(ii)
|
Ilan Ben-Dov
|
|||||||||||
(iii)
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Adam Chesnoff
|
|||||||||||
(iv)
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Fred Gluckman
|
|||||||||||
(v)
|
Sumeet Jaisinghani
|
|||||||||||
(vi)
|
Yoav Rubinstein
|
|||||||||||
(vii)
|
Arieh Saban
|
|||||||||||
(viii)
|
Yahel Shachar
|
|||||||||||
(ix)
|
Elon Shalev
|
|||||||||||
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
|
•
|
Yes. I approve the declaration below.
|
•
|
No. I do not approve the declaration below. I hold, together with others, ________ Ordinary Shares of Partner.
|
|
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: _____________________
|
8
|
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 “G” to the Proxy Statement distributed with this Deed of Authorization.
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10
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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
|
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Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||