UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 3)
                                 (RULE 13D-102)

   INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b),
       (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           FORMULA SYSTEMS (1985) LTD.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                  ORDINARY SHARES, PAR VALUE NIS 1.00 PER SHARE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   346414-10-5
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               DECEMBER 31, 2008
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is
filed:

     [_]  Rule 13d-1(b)

     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)

     [_]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
     person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
     would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
     deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
     that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
     Act (however, see the Notes).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     Clal Finance Ltd.
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            0
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        702 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     702 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [_]
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     0.01%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person:
     CO
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*See Item 4.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [_]
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person:
     CO
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*See Item 4.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     IDB Development Corporation Ltd.
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [X]*
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person :
     CO
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*See Item 4. The 1,202,967 Ordinary Shares exclude 3,000 Ordinary Shares, all
of which are held for members of the public through, among others, provident
funds and mutual funds, which are managed by companies controlled by Epsilon
Investment House Ltd., an indirect subsidiary of IDB Development (the "Epsilon
Shares").

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     IDB Holding Corporation Ltd.
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [X]*
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person :
     CO
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*See Item 4. Excludes the Epsilon Shares.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     Nochi Dankner
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [X]*
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person :
     IN
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*See Item 4. Excludes the Epsilon Shares.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     Shelly Bergman
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [X]*
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person :
     IN
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*See Item 4. Excludes the Epsilon Shares.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     Ruth Manor
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [X]*
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person :
     IN
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*See Item 4.  Excludes the Epsilon Shares.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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CUSIP NO. 346414-10-5

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1.   Name of Reporting Persons/
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

     Avraham Livnat
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (a)  [X]
     (b)  [_]
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3.   SEC Use only

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4.   Place of Organization
     Israel
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                   5.   Sole Voting Power
                        0
Number of          -------------------------------------------------------------
Shares             6.   Shared Voting Power
Beneficially            1,202,265 Ordinary Shares*
Owned by           -------------------------------------------------------------
Each               7.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting               0
Person With:       -------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power
                        1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     1,202,967 Ordinary Shares*
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10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
     [X]*
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
     9.11%**
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12.  Type of Reporting Person :
     IN
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*See Item 4.  Excludes the Epsilon Shares.

** Based on 13,200,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 20, 2008 (as
reported in the Issuer's Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008).


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ITEM 1.

     (a)  Name of Issuer:

          FORMULA SYSTEMS (1985) LTD. (hereinafter referred to as the "Issuer").

     (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          3 Abba Eban Blvd., Herzliya, Israel

ITEM 2.

(a)  Name of Person Filing:

     This Statement is filed by:

     (1) Clal Finance Ltd
     (2) Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
     (3) IDB Development Corporation Ltd.
     (4) IDB Holding Corporation Ltd.
     (5) Mr. Nochi Dankner
     (6) Mrs. Shelly Bergman
     (7) Mrs. Ruth Manor and
     (8) Mr. Avraham Livnat

     The foregoing entities and individuals are collectively referred to as the
"Reporting Persons" in this Statement.

          (1) Clal Finance Ltd. ("Clal Finance") is a majority owned subsidiary
     of Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd., an Israeli public corporation
     ("Clal"). Clal may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,202,967
     Ordinary Shares (the "Issuer Shares"). See Item 4.

          (2) Clal is a majority owned subsidiary of IDB Development Corporation
     Ltd., an Israeli public corporation ("IDB Development"). By reason of IDB
     Development's control of Clal, IDB Development may be deemed to be the
     beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of, the
     Issuer Shares owned beneficially by Clal. See Item 4.

          (3) IDB Development is a majority owned subsidiary of IDB Holding
     Corporation Ltd., an Israeli public corporation ("IDB Holding"). By reason
     of IDB Holding's control (through IDB Development) of Clal, IDB Holding may
     be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose
     of, the Issuer Shares owned beneficially by Clal. See Item 4.

          (4) Mr. Nochi Dankner, Mrs. Shelly Bergman, Mrs. Ruth Manor and Mr.
     Avraham Livnat may, by reason of their interests in, and relationships
     among them with respect to, IDB Holding, be deemed to control the
     corporations referred to in paragraphs (1) - (3) above. By reason of the
     control of IDB Holding by Nochi Dankner, Shelly Bergman, Ruth Manor and
     Avraham Livnat, and the relations among them, Nochi Dankner, Shelly
     Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat may each be deemed beneficial owner
     of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of, the Issuer Shares owned
     beneficially by Clal. See Item 4.

(b)  Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:

Clal Finance Ltd. - 37 Menachem Begin Street, Tel-Aviv 65220, Israel

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. - 48 Menachem Begin Street, Tel-Aviv
66180, Israel

IDB Development Corporation Ltd. - The Triangular Tower, 44th floor, 3 Azrieli
Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel

IDB Holding Corporation Ltd. - The Triangular Tower, 44th floor, 3 Azrieli
Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel.

Mr. Nochi Dankner - The Triangular Tower, 44th floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv
67023, Israel.

Mrs. Shelly Bergman - 9 Hamishmar Ha'Ezrachi Street, Afeka, Tel Aviv 69697,
Israel.

Mrs. Ruth Manor - 26 Hagderot Street, Savyon 56526, Israel.

Mr. Avraham Livnat - Taavura Junction, Ramle 72102, Israel.


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(c)  Citizenship:

     Citizenship or place of organization of all Reporting Persons, as the case
     may be, is Israel.

(d)  Title of Class of Securities:

     Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 1.00 per share (the "Ordinary Shares").

(e)  CUSIP Number:

     346414-10-5

ITEM 3.   IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.SS.240.13D-1(B) OR
          240.13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

          Not applicable.

ITEM 4.   OWNERSHIP

     None of the 702 Ordinary Shares reported in this Statement as beneficially
owned by Clal Finance are held for its own account. Consequently, this
Statement shall not be construed as an admission by Clal Finance that it is the
beneficial owner of any of the Ordinary Shares covered by this Statement

     Of the 1,202,967 Ordinary Shares reported in this Statement as beneficially
owned by Clal (i) 1,202,265 Ordinary Shares are held for members of the public
through, among others, provident funds, mutual funds, pension funds and
insurance policies, which are managed by subsidiaries of Clal, each of which
subsidiaries operates under independent management and makes independent voting
and investment decisions, and (ii) 702 Ordinary Shares are held by third-party
client accounts managed by Clal Finance's wholly owned subsidiary, Clal Finance
Batucha Investment Management Ltd., as portfolio managers, which operates under
independent management and makes investment decisions independent of Clal and
Clal Finance and has no voting power in the securities held in such client
accounts. Consequently, this Statement shall not be construed as an admission by
the Reporting Persons that they are the beneficial owners of any of the Ordinary
Shares covered by this Statement.

     Except as set forth above, see items 5-11 of the cover pages hereto for
beneficial ownership, percentage of class and dispositive power of the Reporting
Persons, which are incorporated herein.

ITEM 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

          If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
          date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
          of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following
          [_].

ITEM 6.   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

          Not applicable.

ITEM 7.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
          SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

          Not applicable.

ITEM 8.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

          Not applicable.

ITEM 9.   NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

          Not applicable.

ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

February  13, 2009

                    CLAL FINANCE LTD.
                    CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD.
                    IDB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
                    IDB HOLDING CORPORATION LTD.
                    NOCHI DANKNER
                    SHELLY BERGMAN
                    RUTH MANOR
                    AVRAHAM LIVNAT

                    BY: CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD.

                    BY: /s/ Uri Levy  /s/ Omer Ben Pazi
                    -----------------------------------

                    Uri Levy and Omer Ben Pazi, authorized signatories of CLAL
                    INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD., for itself and on
                    behalf of Clal Finance Ltd., IDB Development Corporation
                    Ltd., IDB Holding Corporation Ltd., Nochi Dankner, Shelly
                    Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat, pursuant to
                    agreement annexed as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13G filed on
                    June 28, 2006.


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