FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
December 10, 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-33271
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
10
Hagavish Street
Netanya,
Israel 42140
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES DENIED PURPORTED CLASS ACTION RETURNED FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION
NETANYA, Israel, December 10,
2008 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the “Company”) announced today
that the Israeli Supreme Court partially accepted an appeal filed on March 2006
against the denial of a purported class action lawsuit by the District Court of
Tel Aviv-Jaffa and referred the purported class action for further consideration
in the District Court, in relation to certain issues determined by the Supreme
Court. The purported class action was filed in September 2000 against the
Company in the District Court by one of the Company's subscribers in connection
with VAT charges in respect of insurance premiums and the provision of insurance
services that were allegedly not provided in accordance with the
law.
If the
lawsuit is certified as a class action, the amount of the claim is estimated by
the plaintiff to be NIS 402 million. The Company is studying the decision and
intends to vigorously defend its position.
For
additional details see the Company’s most recent annual report for the year
ended December 31, 2007 on Form 20-F under “Item 8. Financial Information – A.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information – Legal Proceedings –
Purported Class Actions".
About Cellcom
Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.157 million subscribers (as at
September 30, 2008) with a broad range of value added services including
cellular and landline telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for
its subscribers abroad and additional services in the areas of music, video,
mobile office etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced
infrastructure. The Company operates an HSPA 3.5 Generation network enabling the
fastest high speed content transmission available in the world, in addition to
GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks. Cellcom Israel offers Israel's broadest and
largest customer service infrastructure including telephone customer service
centers, retail stores, and service and sale centers, distributed nationwide.
Through its broad customer service network Cellcom Israel offers its customers
technical support, account information, direct to the door parcel services,
internet and fax services, dedicated centers for the hearing impaired, etc. In
April 2006 Cellcom Israel, through Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P., a
limited partnership wholly-owned by Cellcom Israel, became the first cellular
operator to be granted a special general license for the provision of landline
telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to data communication
services. Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New York Stock Exchange
(CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL).
For
additional information please visit the Company's website
http://investors.ircellcom.co.il
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Company
Contact
Shiri
Israeli
Investor
Relations Coordinator
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel:
+972 52 998 9755
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Investor Relations
Contact
Ehud
Helft / Ed Job
CCGK
Investor Relations
info@gkir.com
/ ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 866 704 6710 / 1 646 213
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Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
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Date:
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December
10, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Name:
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Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Title:
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General
Counsel
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