REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15a-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated September 25, 2007
Partner
Communications Company Ltd.
(Translation of
Registrants Name Into English)
8 Amal Street
Afeq Industrial Park
Rosh Ha'ayin 48103
Israel
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Companys Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2001 (Registration No. 333-14222).
Enclosure: Press Release dated September 25, 2007 re: Partner Communications announces upgrade of its bonds rating to AA- with a positive outlook awarded by Maalot.
ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, September 25, 2007 Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announces that Maalot, The Israel Securities Rating Company Ltd., strategic partner of Standard & Poors, announced the upgrade of Partners series A bonds rating outlook to AA-/Positive.
In its report, Maalot stated that: Partners positive rating outlook is based on the high and stable business positioning of the Company and on the Maalot assessment that the Company will continue to present high cash flows in the future as well. Maintaining financial ratios after number portability implementation, which are not significantly different from those presented in the financial reports today, might positively impact the bond rating. The rating outlook might be adversely affected to the extent that the impact of number portability is higher than expected by Maalot or as a result of other legal or regulatory changes.
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner) is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA services and wire free applications under the orange brand. The Company provides quality service and a range of features to 2.733 million subscribers in Israel (as of June 30, 2007). Partners ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: PTNR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: PCCD). Its shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: PTNR).
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Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (Hutchison Telecom), a leading global provider of telecommunications services. Hutchison Telecom currently offers mobile and fixed line telecommunications services in Hong Kong, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Israel, Macau, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and Israel and operates brands including Hutch, 3" and orange. Hutchison Telecom, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is a listed company with American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HTX and shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code 2332". For more information about Hutchison Telecom, see www.htil.com.
For more information about Partner, see http://www.orange.co.il/investor_site/
Contacts: | |||
Mr. Emanuel Avner | Mr. Oded Degany | ||
Chief Financial Officer | Carrier, Investor and International Relations | ||
Tel: | +972-54-7814951 | Tel: | +972-54-7814151 |
Fax: | +972-54-7815961 | Fax: | +972-54 -7814161 |
E-mail: | emanuel.avner@orange.co.il | E-mail: | oded.degany@orange.co.il |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Partner Communications Company Ltd. By: /s/ Emanuel Avner Emanuel Avner Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: September 25, 2007
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