zk1415532.htm


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K/A
 
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 11, 2014
 
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
 
8 Amal Street
Afeq Industrial Park
Rosh Ha’ayin 48103
Israel
                       
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
 
Form 20-F x  Form 40-F o
 
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing
 the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
 Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
 
Yes o  No x
 
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-               )
 
This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2002 (Registration No. 333-101652), September 5, 2006 (Registration No. 333-137102) and on September 11, 2008 (Registration No. 333-153419)
 
Enclosure:
Materials for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
 
 
 

 
 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
The Form 6-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier today (September 11, 2014), which includes the materials for the Annual General Meeting of shareholders, included a Deed of vote in which the format of the table was defected. This Form 6-K/A includes a technical amendment to the format of the table included in the Deed of Vote, no change was made with respect to its content.
 
 
 

 
 
Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel
September 11, 2014
 
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
NOTICE OF
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
 
Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of shareholders constituting an Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”, “Partner” or “we”) will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time), at our offices, 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel or at any adjournment thereof.
 
It is proposed at the AGM to adopt the following resolutions:
 
 
(1) 
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;
 
 
(2)     
to discuss the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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, 2013;
 
 
(3)
to discuss the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period;
 
 
(4)
to re-elect the following directors to the Company’s Board of Directors until the close of the next annual general meeting: Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron; to approve (or to approve and ratify, as the case may be) the compensation terms of several directors; to approve that these directors will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; to approve that these directors who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from the indemnification under said resolution;
 
 
(5)
to approve and ratify the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron;
 
 
(6)
to approve the entry into a new D&O insurance policy;
 
 
 

 
 
 
(7)
to approve amendments to certain provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association regarding: (i) manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director; (ii) indemnification;
 
 
(8)
to approve and ratify compensation of the CEO; and
 
 
(9)
to approve and ratify compensation of the former Chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of any of items 1, 4(i), 4(iii) and 6 on the agenda. No vote is required in connection with the discussion of items 2-3 on the agenda.
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of any of items 4(ii), 5, 8 and 9 on the agenda; provided, that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties (as stated in the Israeli Companies Law (1999), as amended (the “Israeli Companies Law”), including section 268 thereof, “Controlling Parties”) in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest (as defined in the Israeli Companies Law, a “Personal Interest”) in the approval of the pertinent item, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
The vote of holders of at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of any of items 7(i)-7(ii) on the agenda; provided, that solely with respect to the approval of item 7(ii) on the agenda, one of the following conditions is also fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties in the Company or those having a Personal Interest in the approval of the item participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on September 17, 2014 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to participate in and vote at the AGM, subject to the restrictions in the Company’s Articles of Association, as set forth in the attached Proxy Statement. All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the AGM in person.
 
The Israeli Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and Position Notices) (2005), as amended, state that shareholders who will not attend the AGM in person may vote with respect to items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda by completing the second part of the Hebrew form of the Deed of Vote (ktav hatzba'a). For the shareholders' convenience, items 1-3 and 7(i) on the agenda are also included in the Deed of Vote (although said items are not subject to the provisions of such regulations), and an English convenience translation of the Deed of Vote is included. Under such regulations, the shareholders may also submit a position notice (hodaat emda) to the Company’s offices (envelope marked clearly as “position notice”, to the Company Secretary, at the address stated above) in respect of items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda, no later than ten (10) days following the Record Date (September 27, 2014). The deadline for submission of the Board of Directors’ response to such position notices is October 9, 2014. Changes to the AGM agenda may be made after the filing of the Deed of Vote, including by adding an item to the agenda following a shareholder request (in accordance with Section 66(b) to the Israeli Companies Law) submitted to the Company no later than September 18, 2014 (seven (7) days following the date of filing the attached Proxy Statement), all in accordance with a recent amendment to the Israeli Companies Regulations (Notice and advertisement regarding a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and the addition of an item to the agenda) (2000)). In such case, the Company will file an amended agenda and an amended Deed of Vote no later than September 25, 2014. The filing of an amended agenda will not require the change of the Record Date as set forth above and in the attached Proxy Statement. The Hebrew form of the Deed of Vote, the amended agenda and the amended Deed of Vote (both, if any) and position notices are or will be available on the websites: www.magna.isa.gov.il or www.maya.tase.co.il; and an English convenience translation of the documents is available on Form 6-K at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR System http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
 
 
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Shareholders who will not attend the AGM in person are requested to complete, date and sign the aforementioned form of Deed of Vote distributed herewith (or the amended Deed of Vote, if any) (either the Hebrew or the English version) and to return it promptly (and in any event at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM) to the Company at its address above.
 
The Company’s Articles of Association also allow shareholders registered in the Company’s Shareholders Register to appoint a proxy to vote in their stead (whether personally or by means of a Deed of Vote) at the AGM, by means of a Deed of Authorization in the form attached to this Proxy Statement, so long as the Deed of Authorization is delivered to the Company at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM. Shareholders may revoke their Deeds of Authorization by a written notice received at the Company’s offices prior to the commencement of the AGM, and vote their shares in person.
 
Two or more shareholders holding Ordinary Shares conferring in the aggregate at least one-third of our voting rights, present in person or by proxy at the AGM, or who have delivered to us a Deed of Vote, will constitute a lawful quorum at the AGM. Should no lawful quorum be present one half hour following the time set for the AGM, the AGM shall be adjourned to Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at the same time and place.
 
A shareholder is entitled to contact the Company directly and receive the text of the Deed of Vote (ktav hatzba'a) (or the amended Deed of Vote, if any) and the Position Notices (hodaot emda) (if any).
 
A shareholder, whose shares are registered with a member of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (the “Exchange”), is required to prove his share ownership to vote at the AGM. Such shareholder shall provide the Company with an ownership certificate (as of the Record Date) from that Exchange member and is entitled to receive the ownership certificate in the branch of the Exchange member or by mail to his address (in consideration of mailing fees only), if the shareholder so requested. Such a request will be made in advance for a particular securities account.
 
 
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A shareholder, whose shares are registered with an Exchange member, is entitled to receive from the Exchange member who holds the share on the shareholder’s behalf, by e-mail, for no charge, a link to the text of the Deed of Vote (or the amended Deed of Vote, if any) and to the Position Notices (if any) posted on the Israel Securities Authority website, unless the shareholder notified that he is not so interested; provided, that the notice was provided with respect to a particular securities account, prior to the Record Date.
 
For information regarding compensation on an individual basis for the Company's five Office Holders with the highest compensation for the year 2013, please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Item 6B. Compensation” at http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1096691/000117891314000884/zk1414500.htm.
 
Copies of the proposed resolutions are available at our offices, 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel, every business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Israel time), following prior coordination at telephone number +972-54-7814191.
 
 
By Order of the Board of Directors
 
ROLY KLINGER, ADV.
 
Company Secretary
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
8 Ha’amal Street
 
Rosh Ha’ayin 48103, Israel
 
PROXY STATEMENT 
 
This Proxy Statement is furnished to the holders of Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), including holders of American Depositary Shares (each representing one Ordinary Share, the “ADSs”) of Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”, “Partner” or “we”) in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of proxies for use at a general meeting of shareholders constituting an Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”), to be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time), at our offices, 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel, or at any adjournment thereof.
 
It is proposed at the AGM to adopt the following resolutions:
 
 
(1) 
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;
 
 
(2)   
to discuss the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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, 2013;
 
 
(3)
to discuss the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period;
 
 
(4)
to re-elect the following directors to the Company’s Board of Directors until the close of the next annual general meeting: Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron; to approve (or to approve and ratify, as the case may be) the compensation terms of several directors; to approve that these directors will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; to approve that these directors who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from the indemnification under said resolution;
 
 
(5)
to approve and ratify the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron;
 
 
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(6)
to approve the entry into a new D&O insurance policy;
 
 
(7)
to approve amendments to certain provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association regarding (i) manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director; (ii) indemnification;
 
 
(8)
to approve and ratify compensation of the CEO; and
 
 
(9)
to approve and ratify compensation of the former Chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
A form of a Deed of Vote (Hebrew and English versions) for use at the AGM (either the Hebrew or the English version) is distributed herewith (or an amended Deed of Vote (if any) will be filed). With respect to Items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda, the Deed of Vote shall also be deemed as a Deed of Vote (Ktav Hatzba'a) under the Israeli Companies Law (1999), as amended (the “Israeli Companies Law”) and Israeli Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and Position Notices) (2005), as amended. Shareholders may withdraw their Deed of Vote by contacting the Company at its address above and duly proving their identity, at least 24 hours prior to the AGM and vote their shares in person. Ordinary Shares represented by any Deed of Vote in the Hebrew or the English version distributed herewith (or the amended Deed of Vote, if any), if properly executed and delivered to the Company at the address above at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM, will be voted as indicated on the form.
 
In parallel to distribution of this Notice and Proxy Statement, the afore-mentioned Hebrew version of the Deed of Vote (ktav hatzba'a) per Israeli requirements and an English version of the Deed of Vote will be distributed among the shareholders. The shareholders are requested to send only one version of the Deed of Vote (the Hebrew version or the English version, but not both). If both versions will be sent by shareholders, in case of contradiction between the two versions (as determined by the Company Secretary), the vote shall be disqualified.
 
Proxies for use at the AGM are being solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on September 17, 2014, will be entitled to participate in and vote at the AGM. Proxies are being distributed to shareholders on or about September 11, 2014; however, certain of our officer holders, directors, employees and agents, none of whom will receive additional compensation therefor, may solicit proxies by telephone, e-mail or other personal contact. Partner will bear the cost of the solicitation of the proxies by the Board of Directors, including postage, printing and handling, and will reimburse the reasonable expenses of brokerage firms and others for forwarding material to beneficial owners of Ordinary Shares.
 
On September 10, 2014, the Company had outstanding 155,886,771 Ordinary Shares, excluding 4,467,990 treasury shares. The holder of each Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote upon each of the matters to be presented at the AGM.
 
Registered joint holders of shares should take note that, pursuant to the Company's Articles of Association, only the first named joint holder of any share shall vote, either in person, by proxy or by Deed of Vote, without taking into account the other registered joint holder(s) of the share. For this purpose, the first named joint holder shall be the person whose name is registered first in the Shareholders Register.
 
Holders of ADSs are not registered in the Company’s Shareholders Register but may instruct the Depositary, Citibank, N.A., as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the Ordinary Shares evidenced by their ADSs in the manner and to the extent provided in the Depositary Agreement governing the ADSs.
 
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ITEMS 1 AND 2
 
RE-APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR AND DISCUSSION OF ITS
REMUNERATION
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association, the shareholders of the Company are authorized to appoint the Company’s auditor, and the Board of Directors is authorized to determine the auditor’s remuneration. Under the Company’s Articles of Association, the Board of Directors is required to report the auditor’s remuneration to the shareholders and the shareholders are required to discuss that report. In addition, the approval by the Audit Committee of the auditor’s re-appointment and remuneration is required under the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules.
 
The Audit Committee has approved, and the Board of Directors has recommended, to re-appoint Kesselman & Kesselman, independent certified public accountants in Israel and a member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited group (“Kesselman & Kesselman”), as auditor of the Company for the period ending at the close of the next annual general meeting.
 
The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have determined that the remuneration of Kesselman & Kesselman, the Company’s auditor, for the year ended December 31, 2013, and its affiliates will be NIS 2,112 thousand for audit fees (including SOX audit), NIS 293 thousand for audit-related fees, and NIS 329 thousand for tax fees. Partner has agreed to indemnify Kesselman & Kesselman and their personnel from any and all third party claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from or relating to services rendered under the Tax Services engagement letter for the year 2013, except to the extent finally determined to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraudulent behavior of Kesselman & Kesselman relating to such services.
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolution be adopted:
 
 
1.
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.”
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of this resolution.
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of this proposed resolution.
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following matter be discussed:
 
 
2.
“The remuneration of the auditor and its affiliates for the year 2013 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.”
 
No vote of the holders of Ordinary Shares is required in connection with discussion of this item 2.
 
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ITEM 3
 
DISCUSSION OF THE COMPANY’S AUDITED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
 
The Audit Committee has approved (pursuant to the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules) and recommended, and the Board of Directors has approved (pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law), the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013, attached hereto as Annex A”.  Under the Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association, shareholders’ discussion is required for both the financial statements and the related report of the Board of Directors, which is attached hereto as Annex B”. A representative of the Company’s auditor, Kesselman & Kesselman, is expected to be present at the AGM, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions of shareholders.
 
 It is proposed that at the AGM the following matter be discussed:
 
“The audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period are hereby noted.”
 
No vote of the holders of Ordinary Shares is required in connection with discussion of this item 3.
 
ITEM 4
 
RE-ELECTION OF THE COMPANY’S DIRECTORS, APPROVAL OF
COMPENSATION AND RELATED MATTERS
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the directors of the Company (other than the external directors (Dahatzim) who generally serve for three year terms) shall be appointed at the annual general meeting, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s Articles of Association. The elected directors shall commence their terms at the close of the AGM and serve in office 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 or unless otherwise provided in the Company’s Articles of Association.
 
In accordance with Section 22.3A 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”), and with Article 23.2.6 of the Company’s Articles of Association, notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Association, a Qualified Israeli Director (as defined in the Articles of Association) shall be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, and may be removed from such office, only upon written notice to the Company Secretary of his or her appointment or removal by Founding Israeli Shareholders holding Minimum Israeli Holding Shares (as both terms are defined in the Articles of Association) (the “Founding Israeli Shareholders”). The Founding Israeli Shareholders have appointed Ms. Osnat Ronen as a Qualified Israeli Director on or prior to December 8, 2009. Ms. Ronen has been a director in the Company since December 2009 and is currently a member of the Security Committee. Ms. Ronen served as a General Partner of Viola Private Equity from January 2008 until March 2013. From 2001 until 2007, Ms. Ronen was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Leumi Partners Ltd., the investment banking services arm of the Leumi Group, where she was responsible for the Group’s Private Equity portfolio. Between 2004 and 2007, Ms. Ronen led the strategic planning, deployment and execution of the Bachar Reform, one of Israel’s largest financial reforms, at Leumi Group. As part of the implementation, Ms. Ronen managed the sale of Leumi’s holdings in mutual, provident and training funds. Prior to these positions, Ms. Ronen served as Deputy Head of the Subsidiaries Division of the Leumi Group from 1999 until 2001. Ms. Ronen serves on the Board of Directors of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Ltd. and Fox-Wizel Ltd. and also serves as an advisor to Liquidnet, Inc. and leading its activity in Israel. Ms. Ronen served on the Board of Directors of several companies including: the Paz Group, Direct-I.D.I. Insurance Company Ltd., Leumi Card Ltd., Arab Israeli Bank, Orad Hi-tech Ltd., Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., Aeronautics Ltd., Degania Medical Ltd., Matomy Media Group Ltd. and Leumi Mortgage Bank. Ms. Ronen holds a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer science and an M.B.A., both from Tel Aviv University. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Ms. Ronen is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law (1968) (as amended) (the “Israeli Securities Law”) in the Company. No further notice of appointment or removal of a Qualified Israeli Director was received by the Company from the Founding Israeli Shareholders. Ms. Ronen's re-appointment is not brought to the shareholders approval at the AGM and she continues to be a Qualified Israeli Director, until a contrary notice is duly received by the Company from the Founding Israeli Shareholders pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Association (unless her 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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Under the Company's Articles of Association, the Board of Directors has the right to elect any person as a director and to fill an office which becomes vacant. Any director elected in such manner shall serve in office until the close of the coming annual general meeting and may be re-elected. Accordingly, on May 4, 2014, the Board of Directors has elected Mr. Ori Yaron as a director of the Company. The service of the Mr. Ori Yaron was recommended by S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd., the Company's principal shareholder (“S.B.”). As reported in 2012 by Scailex Corporation Ltd. (“Scailex”), S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them). Additionally, subject to the provisions of any law, S.B. and Scailex agreed to take all action, including their voting power in the shareholders meetings of Partner, to ensure that the composition of Partner's Board of Directors will generally be: a majority of candidates recommended by S.B. and two candidates recommended by Scailex (as long as the cumulative holdings of Scailex and its related parties in Partner is equal to 10% or more of Partner's share capital, or one candidate if such holdings are less than 10% but equal to or greater than 5%, or no candidate if such holdings are less than 5%). On June 29, 2014, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, who served as a director of the Company on behalf of Scailex, resigned from the Company's Board of Directors, effective June 29, 2014.
 
Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron (as also listed in the table below) will terminate their office as directors of the Company as of the end of the AGM. It is proposed to re-elect these directors 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. No change is hereby made to the service of Ms. Osnat Ronen as a Qualified Israeli Director and to the service of Mr. Barry Ben Zeev (Woolfson) and Dr. Michael Anghel as external directors (Dahatzim) of the Company.
 
 
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The Company's Board of Directors has determined that the board should include at least three directors who are “accounting and financial experts” under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder. Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Dr. Michael Anghel, Mr. Barry Ben Zeev (Woolfson), Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Ms. Osnat Ronen, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Arie Steinberg were determined by the Board of Directors to be “accounting and financial experts” under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder. Dr. Anghel, Mr. Ben Zeev (Woolfson), Ms. Ronen and Mr. Steinberg also qualify as independent directors according to U.S. law and Dr. Anghel, Mr. Ben Zeev (Woolfson) and Mr. Steinberg also qualify as independent directors under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder (bilty taluy).
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered several factors in connection with the proposed resolutions (in line with amendment no. 20 to the Israeli Companies Law (“Amendment No. 20”)), including the following: (a) that other than the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the directors' compensation should, generally, be in unified amounts (or calculated in a unified manner according to number of meetings, as the case may be) (as customary), and it is not appropriate to adjust it to the circumstances of each director individually; (b) that the Compensation (as defined below) proposed to the directors is appropriate considering their role, the responsibility imposed on them and considering the education, qualifications, expertise and professional experience and accomplishments of each of the directors; (c) that the Compensation should be set according to quantifiable criteria; (d) that as the directors do not hold full-time positions in the Company and as part of the final amount of the Compensation is not yet known (calculated based on participation in meetings), it is irrelevant to compare their Compensation to the compensation of Company employees (or the employees of manpower contractors who are working for the Company); (e) that the Compensation currently payable to directors does not include capital or variable components; (f) that it is meaningless to require a director to repay the Company amounts paid to him based on data that was later restated in the Company's financial statements, as the Compensation is dependent only on the number of meetings and the form of participation (participation in person, by means of communication or in writing); and (g) following approval of the Compensation by the shareholders, it is not appropriate that the directors will have discretion to reduce or otherwise change their own compensation without shareholders' approval.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted that paying the proposed Compensation is important to enable the directors to promote the Company's objectives, its business plan and policy in the long term and to create proper and balanced incentives to the directors considering, among other things, the Company's risk-management policy, size and nature of activities. They also noted that paying the proposed Compensation is essential in order to ensure the recruitment and service of appropriate directors, having the qualifications, expertise and experience relevant to serving on the Company's Board of Directors, considering the high exposure faced today by directors in public companies and moreover in companies with securities publicly listed in the USA and in Israel.
 
 
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It should be noted that the Compensation plan for the Company's directors is in accordance with the Company's Compensation Policy for Office Holders which was approved by the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders dated October 17, 2013 (the “Compensation Policy”) and is in line with Amendment No. 20.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted the respective personal interests of the directors nominated for re-election and of Ms. Osnat Ronen in this matter.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM:
 
(a) to approve the compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Ms. Osnat Ronen, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Arie Steinberg, commencing from the close of the AGM, and to approve and ratify the compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron, commencing from the date of his appointment (May 4, 2014), for their respective services to the Company as directors, which is equal to: (i) an annual fee of NIS 180,000 (one hundred and eighty thousand NIS); and (ii) an attendance fee of NIS 4,000 (four thousand NIS) per meeting, applicable from the fifth meeting per year (100% thereof for participation in person, 60% thereof by means of communication, or 50% thereof in writing), in each such case, linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index published for December 2007, but in any event no less than an aggregate amount per annum equal to U.S. $50,000 (U.S. Dollars fifty thousand, payable according to the representative exchange rate on the payment date) as previously approved by the shareholders (the “Compensation”);
 
(b) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of reasonable expenses in connection with the performance of their role as directors of each of the directors listed in clause (a) above, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee discussed the criteria and caps for the reasonable expenses to be reimbursed to directors in connection with the performance of their role on two separate occasions and concluded that the reasonable expenses shall include the following expenses: taxi fare (as needed, upon submission of receipts); in case of international traveling - traveling expenses, including business class airline tickets; hotel expenses (up to a budget of $300 per night); and additional expenses (Per diem - $80, communication expenses and travel insurance) (such expenses, as may be updated by a non-significant amount by the Compensation Committee, from time to time, the “Reasonable Expenses”); and
 
(c) to approve that the directors listed in clause (a) above will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have also resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve and ratify, subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below, that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution. In addition, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve that the directors listed in clause (a) above who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect.
 
 
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Proxies (other than those directing the proxy holders not to vote for all of the listed nominees) will be voted for the election of all of the nominees, to hold office 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. In the event any one or more of such nominees shall be unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such other person or persons as shall be determined by the proxy holder in accordance with his or her best judgment. The Company is not aware of any reason why any of the nominees, if elected, should not be able to serve as a director.
 
Name
 
Position
Mr. Adam Chesnoff
 
Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Elon Shalev
 
Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Fred Gluckman
Director
 
Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani
Director
 
Mr. Yoav Rubinstein
Director
 
Mr. Arieh Saban
 
Director
Mr. Yahel Shachar
Director
 
Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg
 
Director
 
Mr. Ori Yaron
Director
 
 
Mr. Adam Chesnoff was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013 and was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors on November 20, 2013. Mr. Chesnoff serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc., responsible for overseeing its investment and business activities, including private equity and public market investments. Mr. Chesnoff is a member of the Board of Directors of Univision Communications Inc., the largest Spanish-language media company in the United States; a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment Ltd., an owner and operator of pay television channels across Asia. Mr. Chesnoff is also a member of the Board of Commissioners of MNC Ltd., an Indonesian media company; and of MNC Sky Vision Ltd., Indonesia’s largest pay television operator. In addition, Mr. Chesnoff served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG from 2003 until 2007. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Chesnoff served on the Board of Directors of Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Company Ltd. Mr. Chesnoff holds a B.A. in Economics and Management from Tel-Aviv University and an M.B.A from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Chesnoff is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
 
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Mr. Elon Shalev was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013 and was appointed to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Security Committee on November 20, 2013. Mr. Shalev serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. and as a senior advisor to Saban Capital Group. Mr. Shalev was the founder of Channel 2 news and from 1993 to 1995 served as its Chief Executive Officer. From 1996-1999, he served as Editor in Chief of "Yediot Aharonot", and from 2000  to 2001 he served as Executive Vice President of Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. of the IDB group. Mr. Shalev served in the past on the Board of Directors of Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Company Ltd., DBS Satellite Services (1998) Ltd. (yes) and Bezeq International Company Ltd. Mr. Shalev holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tel Aviv University. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Shalev is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
Mr. Fred Gluckman was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Gluckman serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc. ("SCG"). In this position, Mr. Gluckman is responsible for all financial, accounting and tax functions of the firm, and has been an active member of the firm’s investment team since joining the firm in 2003. Mr. Gluckman is a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment and serves on its Audit Committee. Mr. Gluckman’s experience prior to joining SCG includes international and domestic advisory work in the London and Southern California practices of Deloitte.  Mr. Gluckman is actively engaged in the community, serving on multiple boards of national and local charitable organizations including on the National Board of the Friends of the IDF. Mr. Gluckman is a CPA and holds a B.S. in Economics from Wharton Business School and studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Gluckman is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Jaisinghani is a Managing Director of Saban Capital Group, Inc. (“SCG”), is responsible for SCG’s principal investment activities in Asia and is head of SCG’s Singapore office. In addition to being on the Board of Directors of Partner, Mr. Jaisinghani is a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) and an observer on the Board of Directors of Taomee. Mr. Jaisinghani played a key role in SCG’s investments in Partner, Media Nusantara Citra, MNC Sky Vision, CTE and Taomee. Mr. Jaisinghani was also involved with SCG’s controlling investment in Bezeq Israel Telecommunications Company Ltd. until its sale in April 2010. Prior to joining SCG, Mr. Jaisinghani worked as an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of J.P. Morgan in New York. Mr. Jaisinghani holds a B.S. in Finance and Management, with high distinction, from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Jaisinghani is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
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Mr. Yoav Rubinstein was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Rubinstein joined SHL Telemedicine Ltd. as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Business Development in March 2012. Previously, Mr. Rubinstein served as an investment professional at Apax Partners for nine years and as Senior Advisor to Saban Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Rubinstein holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Rubinstein is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
Mr. Arieh Saban was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Saban has served since 2010 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saban Brands Israel Ltd. From 1983 until 2002 Mr. Saban served as the CEO of Israel Audio-Visual Corporation, a media distribution, licensing and merchandising agency that he founded. From 2000 until 2002 he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fox Kids Israel, a joint venture with Fox Kids Europe. From 2005 until 2012, Mr. Saban served on the Board of Directors of the following companies: Keshet Broadcasting Ltd., Pelephone Communications Ltd., DBS Satellite Services (1998) Ltd. (yes), Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Company Ltd. and Bezeq International Company Ltd. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Saban is a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
Mr. Yahel Shachar was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner in October 2009 and is currently a member of the Security Committee. Mr. Shachar  serves as a director of Scailex Corporation Ltd. (“Scailex”). Mr. Shachar served as Chief Executive Officer of Scailex from mid 2006 until mid 2014 (he joined Scailex in December 2001 as Chief Financial Officer) and as the Chief Executive Officer of Suny Electronics Ltd. from 2010 until mid 2014. Before joining Scailex, Mr. Shachar served as Chief Operating Officer at BVR Technologies Ltd. for three years. Mr. Shachar served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of User Trend Ltd. (formerly Tapuz Anashim Ltd.) until mid 2014. Mr. Shachar holds an LL.B. from Tel-Aviv University, an LL.M. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and he is a member of the Israeli and New York Bar Associations. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Shachar is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner in January 2012 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Steinberg served from 2006-2010 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Psagot Investment House, Ltd., as well as other companies in the Psagot Group, leading and overseeing the business strategies of the Psagot Group. Mr. Steinberg served as Chairman on behalf of York Capital. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. Mr. Steinberg also served between 1999 - 2003 as Chief Executive Officer of Ilanot Batucha Investment House from the IDB Group as well as a director of Maalot (the Israeli affilate of Standard and Poor's). Prior to that, Mr. Steinberg served as Managing Director of Etgar - Portfolio Management Trust Co., owned by Bank Mizrahi. He also served on the Advisory Boards of Mobileye Technologies and Novatrans Group SA. Mr. Steinberg studied Economics at Tel-Aviv University. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Steinberg is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
 
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Mr. (Adv.) Ori Yaron was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner in May 2014. Mr. Yaron practices law and manages Ilan Yaron Law Offices that specializes in the areas of insurance and torts. Mr. Yaron is a member of the Board of Directors of the Geophysics Institute and served from 2006 until 2007 as a member of the Board of Directors of Mekorot Development & Enterprise and from 2011 until 2014 as a member of the Board of Directors of Hozei Israel Ltd. Mr. Yaron holds a B.A. in Economics and an LL.B. both from Tel-Aviv University and is a member of the Israeli Bar Association. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Yaron is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company.
 
As described above, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
 
(i)
RESOLVED: to re-elect Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron, 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;
 
 
(ii)
RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and to approve and ratify the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; (D) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution;
 
 
(iii)
RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and
 
 
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(iv)
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of items 4(i) and 4(iii) on the agenda. The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of item 4(ii) on the agenda; provided, that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties (as stated in the Israeli Companies Law, including section 268 thereof, “Controlling Parties”) in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest (as defined in the Israeli Companies Law, a “Personal Interest”) in the approval of this item, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
A shareholder shall notify the Company at the address above at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM, whether the shareholder is a Controlling Party in the Company or the shareholder has a Personal Interest in the approval of item 4(ii) on the agenda or not, as a condition for that shareholder's right to vote and be counted with respect to this item. A shareholder voting, by means of a Deed of Vote, may include said notice regarding his Controlling Party Interest or his Personal Interest on the Deed of Vote (to be submitted to the Company at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM).
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of these
proposed resolutions.
 
ITEM 5
 
APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF THE GRANT OF
INDEMNIFICATION LETTER TO A DIRECTOR
 
The Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association authorize the Company, subject to the required approvals, to indemnify and to undertake in advance to indemnify directors and other office holders (as such term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law) of the Company for liabilities or expenses he will incur, or that will be imposed on him, as a result of an action or inaction by such person (or together with other directors or office holders of the Company) in his capacity as a director or office holder of the Company. The Israeli Companies Law combined with the Israeli Securities Law authorize indemnification for:
 
 
(i)
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)
reasonable legal expenses, including attorney 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;
 
 
(iii)
reasonable legal expenses, including attorney 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 sanction (Itzum Caspi);
 
 
(iv)
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
 
 
(v)
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 (including attorney fees), including by indemnification in advance.
 
The Israeli Companies Law combined with the Israeli Securities Law provides that a company may not indemnify a director or an office holder for his liability including for: (a) a breach of duty of loyalty towards the company, unless the director or office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm the company’s best interest; (b) a breach of duty of care done intentionally or recklessly (pezizut) except for negligence; (c) an act intended to unlawfully yield a personal profit; (d) a fine, civil fine (knass ezrahi), financial sanction (Itzum Caspi) or a penalty (kofer) imposed upon the director or office holder; and (v) a Proceeding (halich).
 
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders held on October 17, 2013 (the “EGM”), the shareholders of the Company approved and ratified the grant of a revised indemnification letter (the “Revised Indemnification Letter”) to the directors nominated by S.B. and Scailex, who were serving on the Board of Directors at that time, for serving as the Company's director, or as a director or office holder on behalf of the Company in other companies. The Revised Indemnification Letter is attached hereto as Annex C”. The grant of an indemnification letter to the rest of the directors currently serving on the Board of Directors - Dr. Michael Anghel, Mr. Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson), Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg - was approved at the Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2012.
 
 
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According to the Revised Indemnification Letter, the aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Company to all indemnified persons pursuant to all letters of indemnification issued to them by the Company on or after the date of the EGM, which indemnification letters include a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the Maximum Indemnity Amount under Section 3.13 of the Revised Indemnification Letter (the “Maximum Indemnity Amount”), for any occurrence of an event set out in Schedule I to the Revised Indemnification Letter (each, an “Event”), will not exceed 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); provided, however, that under the circumstances where indemnification for the same Event is to be made in parallel to (i) an indemnified person and such other indemnified persons under a Revised Indemnification Letter (or other letters including a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the Maximum Indemnity Amount), and to (ii) one or more indemnified persons under indemnification letters 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 all indemnified persons under the Revised Indemnification Letter (or other letters including a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the Maximum Indemnity Amount) shall be adjusted so it does not exceed the Combined Maximum Indemnity Amount to which any other indemnified person is entitled under any indemnification letter containing the Combined Maximum Indemnity Amount.
 
It is hereby proposed to issue to Mr. Ori Yaron, who was appointed as a director on May 4, 2014 (as described above under Item 4) and has not yet been issued an indemnification letter, with respect to his serving as a director in the Company or as a director or office holder on behalf of the Company in other companies, the Revised Indemnification Letter, effective May 4, 2014.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered several factors in connection with the proposed resolutions (in line with Amendment No. 20), including the following: (a) that generally, the indemnification letter should be in a uniform manner for all directors (as customary) at the time of the grant and it is not appropriate to adjust it separately to the circumstances of each director or to other compensation he receives from the Company and it should be set according to quantifiable criteria and it is irrelevant to compare the indemnification letter to the compensation of Company employees (or the employees of manpower contractors who are working at the Company). In addition, the essence of the indemnification letter does not allow for the possibility of retaining discretion with respect to a reduction of the indemnification when it is actually paid; (b) that the Revised Indemnification Letter includes a condition that clarifies that a director will be required to repay the Company amounts paid to him based on data that was later restated in the Company's financial statements; (c) that granting indemnification letters to directors is important to enable the directors to promote the Company's objectives, its business plan and policy in the long term and to create proper and balanced incentives to the directors considering, among other things, the Company's risk-management policy, size and nature of activities; (d) that granting indemnification letters to directors is essential in order to ensure the recruitment and service of appropriate directors, having the qualifications, expertise and experience relevant to serving on the Company's Board of Directors, considering the high exposure faced today by directors in public companies and moreover in companies with securities publicly listed in the USA and in Israel.
 
 
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The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM to approve and ratify, the grant of the Revised Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron, resolved that the Maximum Indemnity Amount is reasonable given the circumstances and that the indemnification events listed in Schedule I of the Revised Indemnification Letter are anticipated in light of Partner’s current activities, and resolved that such resolutions are in the best interest of the Company. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have noted the Personal Interest of Mr. Ori Yaron and the directors nominated by S.B. or Scailex in this matter.
 
As described above (under item 4), Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Ori Yaron and to provide him with the Revised Indemnification Letter;
 
RESOLVED: the Maximum Indemnity Amount is reasonable given the circumstances and that the indemnification events listed in Schedule I of the Revised Indemnification Letter are anticipated in light of Partner's current activities; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of item 5 on the agenda; provided, that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest in the approval of the item participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
A shareholder shall notify the Company at the address above at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM, whether the shareholder is a Controlling Party in the Company or the shareholder has a Personal Interest in the approval of item 5 on the agenda or not, as a condition for that shareholder's right to vote and be counted with respect to this item. A shareholder voting, by means of a Deed of Vote, may include said notice regarding his Controlling Party Interest or his Personal Interest on the Deed of Vote (to be submitted to the Company at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM).
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of these
proposed resolutions.
 
 
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ITEM 6
 
APPROVAL OF THE ENTRY INTO A NEW “D&O”  INSURANCE POLICY
 
The Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association authorize the Company (subject to certain exceptions) to enter into an insurance contract, and/or arrange and pay all premiums in respect of an insurance contract, for the insurance of the liability of directors and other office holders of the Company for liabilities he incurs as a result of a direct or indirect action or inaction undertaken by such person (or together with other directors or office holders of the Company) in his capacity as a director or office holder of the Company, for any of the following:
 
 
(i)
The breach of the duty of care towards the Company or towards any other person;
 
 
(ii)
The breach of the duty of loyalty towards the Company provided that the Office Holder or director has acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm the Company's best interest;
 
 
(iii)
A financial liability imposed on him in favour of another person;
 
 
(iv)
A payment which the Office Holder is obligated to pay to an injured party as a result of a violation set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Israeli Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Companies Law, in connection with any affairs, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees; and
 
 
(v)
Any other matter in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under the Israeli Companies Law to insure the liability of a director or an Office Holder in the Company.
 
At the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held on May 5, 2011, the shareholders of the Company approved the entry into a Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance Policy commencing on February 1, 2012, for a period of up to three years (or for several periods, not exceeding three years in the aggregate) (e.g., until January 31, 2015) with a limit of up to US $50 million insurance cover for liability of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for wrongful acts committed after October 28, 2009 (the date of acquisition of control by Scailex (the “Prior Change of Control Closing Date”)) and the payment of an annual premium therefor in an amount not exceeding U.S. $750,000; provided, that prior to acquisition of that policy, each of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors will determine  that it is on market terms, in the ordinary course of business of the Company and does not have a material effect on the Company’s assets, liabilities or profits and that a further approval of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors will be required to the extent the premium exceeds U.S. $500,000.
 
 
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Further to the approval of the shareholders on May 5, 2011, and subject to its terms, the Company participated in several D&O Insurance Plans of US $50 million insurance cover for liability of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for wrongful acts committed after October 28, 2009.
 
On January 29, 2013, upon consummation of S.B.'s purchase of 47,833,333 Ordinary Shares of the Company from Scailex (the "Change of Control Transaction"), the D&O Insurance Policy then in effect was cancelled and replaced by another D&O Insurance Policy acquired pursuant to the conditions specified in the above shareholders resolution, in respect of wrongful acts committed subsequent to the Change of Control Transaction (the “Former D&O Policy). The Former D&O Policy was for a period of 12 months (e.g., from January 29, 2013 until January 28, 2014) and the premium paid by the Company was U.S. $262,280. On January 29, 2014 the Company entered into another D&O Insurance Policy, pursuant to the conditions specified in the above-mentioned shareholders resolution, also for a period of 12 months (e.g., until January 28, 2015) and the premium paid by the Company was U.S. $268,000 (the “Current D&O Policy”).

It is proposed to renew or acquire a new D&O Insurance Policy (in each such case, the “New D&O Policy”) commencing from January 29, 2015 (the date of expiration of the Current D&O Policy) of up to US $50 million insurance cover for liability of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for wrongful acts committed after January 29, 2013 for a period of up to three years (or for several periods, not exceeding three years in the aggregate); provided, that the New D&O Policy will be approved in advance, prior to acquisition of the policy, by each of the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors and subject to a determination of the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors that it is on market terms, in the ordinary course of business of the Company and does not have a material effect on the Company’s assets, liabilities or profits (the “Determination”). The annual premium to be paid by the Company for such cover shall not exceed U.S. $500,000. The terms of the New D&O Policy equally apply to all of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees.
 
It is hereby noted that at the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders held on April 11, 2013, the shareholders of the Company approved and ratified a “Run-Off” insurance policy for a period of seven years from the date of the Change of Control Transaction (the "Run-Off Policy") with a limit of US $50 million covering liability of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for acts, errors or omissions committed during the period between the Prior Change of Control Closing Date (October 28, 2009) and the date of closing of the Change of Control Transaction (January 29, 2013). The premium for the said seven year policy is U.S. $675,950. The terms of the Run-Off Policy equally apply to all of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees.
 
It should also be noted that further to the approval of the shareholders on October 22, 2009, with effect from the Prior Change of Control Closing Date (October 28, 2009), the Company also participates in a seven year “Run-Off” insurance policy with a limit of US $100 million insurance cover for liability of the relevant Company's directors, Office Holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for acts, errors or omissions carried out or suffered prior to the Prior Change of Control Closing Date.
 
 
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The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered several factors in connection with the proposed resolution (in line with the Compensation Policy), including the following: (a) that the entry into the new D&O Insurance Policy is important to enable the directors to promote the Company's objectives, its policy in the long term and to create proper and balanced incentives to the directors considering, among other things, the Company's risk management policy, size and nature of activities; (b) that the entry into the new D&O Insurance Policy is essential in order to ensure the recruitment and service of appropriate directors, having the qualifications, expertise and experience relevant to serving on the Company's Board of Directors, considering the high exposure faced today by directors in public companies and moreover in companies with securities publicly listed in the USA and in Israel.
 
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve the entry into the New D&O Policy and that the New D&O Policy is in the best interest of the Company. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted the respective personal interests of all the directors in the matter.
 
As described above (under item 4), Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve the entry into the New D&O Policy and the payment of an annual premium therefor in an amount not exceeding U.S. $500,000, for a period of up to three years (or for several periods, not exceeding three years in the aggregate) commencing on January 29, 2015; provided, that the New D&O Policy will be approved in advance, prior to acquisition of the policy, by each of the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors (subject to the Determination); and
 
RESOLVED: this resolution is in the best interest of the Company.”
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of this resolution.
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of these proposed resolutions.
 
 
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ITEM 7
 
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION
 
In recent years, the Israeli Companies Law has undergone extensive amendments. The Company proposes to amend its Articles of Association to reflect certain provisions of the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder, certain amendments of the Israeli Securities Law and other updates.
The full text of the proposed amendments is annotated on the amended Articles of Association attached hereto as Annex D”. The summary below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the annotated Articles of Association attached hereto as Annex D”.  The proposed amendments include the following matters:
 
 
(i)
Manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director. Under the Israeli Companies Law, an alternate director may be appointed if the company's articles of association includes a provision that allows to do so. Accordingly, the Company's Articles of Association (Article 23.5) allows the appointment of an alternate director and sets out in Article 23.7 the manner in which an alternate director may be appointed or dismissed. We propose amending Article 23.7 of the Company's Articles of Association (as annotated on the attached Annex D”), in order to include additional provisions regarding such manner of appointment or dismissal, including the obligation to notify the Company in advance of such an appointment or dismissal and the alternate director's obligation to provide the Company with a declaration regarding his qualifications to serve as a director of the Company.
 
 
(ii)
Indemnification. The Israeli Companies Law was amended to permit a company to also indemnify its office holders for liability or expense he incurs or that is imposed on him in his capacity as an office holder in the Company, for reasonable legal expenses (including attorney fees) incurred by the office holder in connection with a financial sanction ("itzum caspi").
 
The Israeli Securities Law was amended to permit a company to indemnify its office holders for (A) 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 (B) expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding 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 (including attorney fees), including by indemnification in advance.
 
We propose amending Articles 34.2 and 34.3 to conform to these amendments of the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law.
 
In addition, we propose amending Article 34.3.1 regarding indemnification in advance of Office Holders to include the measurement, which the Board of Directors determined to be reasonable under the circumstances, for the aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Company to all indemnified persons pursuant to all letters of indemnification issued to them by the Company on or after October 17, 2013 (the Maximum Idemnity Amount, as defined under item 5 above, and as included in Section 3.13 to the Revised Indemnification Letter attached hereto as Annex C”). it should be noted that no change is made to the indemnification letters issued by the Company prior to October 17, 2013, which will remain in full force and effect.
 
 
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The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve the amendments to the Articles of Association, detailed in the form annotated on Annex D” attached hereto, and that these amendments are in the best interest of the Company. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors noted that all the directors have a Personal Interest in the indemnification Articles (item 7(ii)) (the “Specified Articles”).
 
As described above (under item 4), Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve the amendments to the Articles of Association, substantially in the form annotated on Annex D” attached hereto, as follows:
 
 
(i)
with respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director, as described in item 7(i) above;
 
 
(ii)
with respect to indemnification of the Company's Office Holders, as described in item 7(ii) above; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
The vote of holders of at least seventy five percent (75%) of Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of any of items 7(i)-7(ii) on the agenda; provided, that solely with respect to the amendment of the Specified Articles (item 7(ii) on the agenda), one of the following conditions is also fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest in the approval of this item, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company. In the event that the aforesaid seventy five percent majority is obtained but the majority specified in the provision is not obtained with respect to the Specified Articles, the amendments to the Articles of Association substantially in the form annotated on Annex D will be deemed approved except for such Specified Articles.
 
A shareholder shall notify the Company at the address above at least seventy two hours prior to the time of the AGM, whether the shareholder is a Controlling Party in the Company or the shareholder has a Personal Interest in the approval of the Specified Articles or not, as a condition for that shareholder's right to vote and be counted with respect to said Specified Articles. A shareholder voting, by means of a Deed of Vote, may include said notice regarding his Controlling Party Interest or his Personal Interest on the Deed of Vote (to be submitted to the Company at least seventy two hours prior to the time of the AGM).
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of these proposed resolutions
 
 
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ITEM 8
 
APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF COMPENSATION OF THE CEO
 
In October 2014, our CEO, Mr. Haim Romano, completes three years of service in that position. During this period, Mr. Romano brought Partner to significant achievements, including the implementation of a streamlining plan in all of the Company’s spheres of activity, including the significant reduction of the Company’s costs, the engagement in a network-sharing agreement with Hot Mobile - the first of its kind in the State of Israel, the building of a leading customer service division and positioning of the Company at the vanguard of the technological front, by the Company being the first to launch the LTE (4G) technology in Israel. Noting these achievements and Mr. Romano’s important role in navigating Partner through the turbulent water of the Israeli telecommunications market, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors deemed it important and in the Company’s best interest to retain Mr. Romano as our CEO and ensure continuity of his services for an extended period and, consequently, resolved to amend Mr. Romano’s management agreement with the Company (the “Agreement”) to include the Set-Period Service (as defined below) and recommended to the shareholders to approve it.
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law, as amended by Amendment No. 20, the terms of office of CEOs (including our CEO, Mr. Haim Romano) require approval according to elaborated procedure specified therein and in our Compensation Policy.
 
Under the Compensation Policy, Partner has discretion to grant payments for predefined periods of service, such as the payment for the Set-Period Service (the “Payment”) to Office Holders (generally senior officers and the directors) ad hoc, only under exceptional circumstances and based on reasons of great importance, which shall be detailed in the resolutions of the Company's relevant organs. The Payment shall be granted commensurate to the Office Holder’s terms of office or employment. Under the Compensation Policy, the Set-Period Service shall not exceed three years and the Payment shall reflect the consideration that the Office Holder would have been entitled to receive had he worked throughout the entire said period. The Payment shall be set considering the Office Holder’s contribution to the achievement of the Company’s targets and to maximizing 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. The Payment shall take into consideration the circumstances of the Office Holder’s termination and how they affect the Office Holder’s right to the Payment. Naturally, the Payment shall not be given under circumstances of the commission of fraud against the Company.
 
 
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For the current terms of office of Mr. Haim Romano1 (the “Existing Terms of Office of Mr. Romano”), see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Item 6B. Compensation”.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered comparative data received from Professor Moshe Zviran Ltd. (a known Israeli compensation expert) regarding the proposed Set-Period Service. As there is rather limited comparative data to be based upon with respect to this matter, then, for the sake of being cautious, Partner will bring the proposed Set-Period Service for approval as if it deviates from the Compensation Policy’s requirement regarding comparative data base.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered several factors in connection with the proposed resolutions (in line with Amendment No. 20), including the following: (a) the need to retain the Company’s CEO and ensure continuity of his services for three years from the Board of Directors’ resolution, to the benefit of the Company; (b) that retaining the Company’s CEO is important, in light of the many challenges that the Company is facing, including the stiff competition in the telecommunications market and the realization of the network-sharing agreement with Hot Mobile; (c) the achievements and contribution of the Company’s CEO to the Company’s success, including the implementation of a streamlining plan in all of the Company’s spheres of activity, including the significant reduction of the Company’s costs, the engagement in a network-sharing agreement with Hot Mobile - the first of its kind in the State of Israel, the building of a leading customer service division and positioning of the Company at the vanguard of the technological front, by the Company being the first to launch the LTE (4G) technology in Israel, all contributing to the Company’s performance during the term of Mr. Romano’s service; (d) that the Set-Period Service proposed to Mr. Romano is appropriate and reasonable considering his role, capabilities, contribution, the responsibility imposed on him and considering his education, qualifications, expertise and professional experience and accomplishments; (e) that in 2013, the ratio between the cost of the CEO's remuneration and the cost of the average remuneration of the other Company employees (who are not Office Holders) was approximately 15 and compared to the cost of the median remuneration of the employees it was approximately 24; The ratios stated above were calculated without taking into account the equity compensation component, since most of the options held by the Company employees are "out of the money" and there is a concern that inclusion of this component may tilt the ratio to the benefit of the CEO. Nevertheless, for the sake of completion, including the equity compensation component, the ratio between the cost of the CEO's remuneration and the cost of the average remuneration of the rest of the Company employees (who are not Office Holders) was approximately 24, and compared to the cost of the median remuneration of the employees it was approximately 362; (f) that Mr. Romano continues to meet the ratios between fixed and variable components set in the Compensation Policy; and (g) that it is meaningless to require Mr. Romano to repay the Company amounts paid to him as Set-Period Service based on data that was later restated in the Company's financial statements, as it is fixed (dependent only upon period of work) and not variable (dependent upon performance or goals).
 

1
Insofar as the person is holding office through a company under his/her control, the provisions of the Compensation Policy shall apply mutatis mutandis: the compensation 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 the Compensation Policy. Mr. Romano is holding office through a management company.
 
2
Excluding the compensation of employees of manpower contractors who indirectly work for the Company, as the Company does not have this information.
 
 
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The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted that the proposed Set-Period Service is important to retain Mr. Romano in the Company at these challenging times of the Israeli telecommunications market and to enable Mr. Romano to promote the Company's objectives, its business plan and policy in the long term and to create proper and balanced incentives to the CEO considering, among other things, the Company's risk-management policy, size and nature of activities. They also noted that entering into the proposed Set-Period Service is essential to ensure the retention and service of Mr. Romano, having the qualifications, expertise and experience important to serving as the Company’s current CEO, considering the challenging environment faced today by the Company.
 
Our Compensation Committee has considered various matters in connection with the Set-Period Service on three separate occasions. Thereafter, it has approved the Set-Period Service and recommended that the Board of Directors and our shareholders approve it. The Board of Directors has considered this matter on two separate meetings and has approved the Set-Period Service and recommended that our shareholders approve it. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted the personal interest of Mr. Haim Romano in this matter.
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law and Section 7.1.3 of the Compensation Policy, insofar as the law permits this, if the shareholders oppose the approval of the Set-Period Service, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors may 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.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve and ratify (a) commencing from August 12, 2014 (the date of approval of the Set-Period Service by the Board of Directors) for a period of three years (generally including for this purpose the advance-notice period and adjustment period of six months each under the Agreement, as the last part of the three year period) (the “Set-Period”)3 to amend the Agreement (setting the Existing Terms of Office of Mr. Romano), generally to state that in the event that the Agreement will be terminated by the Company or by Mr. Romano under circumstances specified in the Termination Benefit Law (1963) (generally, resignation deemed as dismissal), Mr. Romano will be entitled to the Payment reflecting the consideration he would have been entitled to under the Agreement (management fees and expenses) had he continued to serve in Partner until the end of the Set-Period (the “Set-Period Service”). In such case, during the Set-Period and for the 12 months thereafter, the non-compete obligations under the Agreement shall apply; and (b) that no change be made to Mr. Romano’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him, as previously approved by the Board of Directors, and as permitted by the Compensation Policy (and as approved by the shareholders with respect to Partner’s directors prior to October 2013). In the event that the resolutions below are not approved by the shareholders, the Existing Terms of Office of Mr. Romano shall continue in full force and effect.
 

3
Insofar as the termination of the Agreement occurs on a date more than two years after the beginning of the Set-Period, Mr. Romano’s right to the advance-notice period and to the adjustment period pursuant to the Agreement shall not be adversely affected.
 
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As described above under item 4, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve and ratify (A) the Set-Period Service of Mr. Haim Romano (based on the Agreement as amended hereby); and (B) that no change is made to Mr. Haim Romano’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
The vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter is required for the approval of item 8 on the agenda; provided, that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest in the approval of this item, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
A shareholder shall notify the Company at the address above at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM, whether the shareholder is a Controlling Party in the Company or the shareholder has a Personal Interest in the approval of item 8 on the agenda or not, as a condition for that shareholder’s right to vote and be counted with respect to this item. A shareholder voting by means of a Deed of Vote, may include said notice regarding his Controlling Party Interest or his Personal Interest on the Deed of Vote (to be submitted to the Company at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM).
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of these proposed resolutions.
 
ITEM 9
 
APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF COMPENSATION OF FORMER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 
As explained above under item 4, according to the Company's Articles of Association, the Board of Directors has the right to elect any person as a director and to fill an office which becomes vacant, and any director elected in such manner shall serve in office until the close of the coming annual general meeting and may be re-elected. Accordingly, following completion of the Change of Control Transaction on January 29, 2013 between S.B. and Scailex, in accordance with the Share Purchase Agreement entered into on November 30, 2012 between Scailex and S.B., certain directors resigned from Partner’s Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has elected several persons, including Mr. Shlomo Rodav, as of January 29, 2013, as directors of the Company. The service of those directors was recommended by S.B.
 
 
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Following Mr. Rodav’s appointment to the Company's Board of Directors as of January 29, 2013, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Security Committee (“our Former Chairman”). He was re-elected as a director by our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on July 25, 2013, and served as a director and Chairman of the Board until his resignation on November 20, 2013.
 
As explained above under item 4, the Board of Directors has determined that the board should include at least three directors who are “accounting and financial experts” under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder. Our Former Chairman was one of the directors so determined by the Board of Directors to be “accounting and financial experts”.
 
Under the Company’s Compensation Policy, the Company has the discretion to grant the Chairman of the Board a higher compensation than the other directors, 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 scope of appointment (ratio to full-time position) at which he serves.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors accepted our Former Chairman’s request to set his compensation below the average compensation of active chairmen in other corporations and not to grant him any incentive-based benefits (e.g., bonuses or options). The directors considered advice and comparative data provided by Professor Moshe Zviran Ltd. (a known Israeli compensation expert), and noted that the proposed Compensation (as defined below) is below the average compensation of active chairmen in other corporations.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered several factors in connection with the proposed resolutions (in line with Amendment No. 20), including the following: (a) that an active Chairman of the Board of Directors is required to perform additional work and devote additional time than other directors; (b) that the Compensation proposed to our Former Chairman is appropriate and reasonable considering his role, contribution, the responsibility imposed on him and considering his education, qualifications, expertise and professional experience and accomplishments; (c) that with respect to compensation of a (former) director acting as Chairman of the Board (as opposed to an employee), it is irrelevant to compare the ratio of the Compensation to the compensation of Company employees; (d) that the Compensation proposed to our Former Chairman does not include capital or variable components or any incentive-based benefits such as bonuses; and (e) that it is meaningless to require our Former Chairman to repay the Company amounts paid to him based on data that was later restated in the Company's financial statements, as the Compensation is fixed (dependent only upon period of work) and not variable (dependent upon performance or goals).
 
 
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The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted our Former Chairman’s significant contribution to the activities of the Board of Directors and of the Company during his incumbency, inter alia, with respect to creating the Company’s procedures (in line with the corporate-governance guidelines among public companies), running the Board of Directors, and ongoing overseeing of the Company’s management, and deemed the Compensation appropriate to promote the Company's objectives, its policy in the long term and to create proper and balanced incentives to a holder of such position considering, among other things, the Company's risk-management policy, size and nature of activities.
 
It should be noted that the proposed Compensation to our Former Chairman is in accordance with the Compensation Policy.
 
The Compensation Committee has considered various matters in connection with the Compensation on six separate occasions. Thereafter, it has approved and ratified the Compensation and recommended that the Board of Directors and our shareholders approve and ratify it. The Board of Directors has considered this matter on three separate meetings and has approved and ratified the Compensation and recommended that our shareholders approve and ratify it. Although our Former Chairman is no longer a director in the Company (and ceased to be a director before completion of the approval process by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors), the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted, for the sake of being cautious, the respective personal interests of Mr. Shlomo Rodav, Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Ori Yaron, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov and Mr. Yahel Shachar (the directors nominated by S.B. or Scailex) in this matter.
 
The Company preferred bringing our Former Chairman’s compensation for approval only following approval by the shareholders of the Compensation Policy (approved in the immediately preceding shareholders meeting on October 17, 2013). Therefore, our Former Chairman served as a director (and Chairman) without yet receiving compensation (or reimbursement of expenses). The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, (a) to approve and ratify a compensation to our Former Chairman, commencing from his appointment as of January 29, 2013 until his resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors on November 20, 2013, for a 67% position, in an aggregate amount of NIS 1,313,753 calculated on the basis of an amount of NIS 120,000 plus vehicle expenses of NIS 15,000 per month1 (to be linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index published for September 2013) plus VAT for his service as Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director (the “Compensation”); and (b) to approve and ratify that no change is made to our Former Chairman’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him, with respect to the period of his service as a director of the Company, as previously approved by the shareholders and as stated in the Compensation Policy.
 
As described above under item 4, Scailex reported in 2012 that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 

4
The amount shall be paid against an invoice and is, therefore, an actual cost of NIS 135,000 per month to the Company (no additional social benefits), representing a gross monthly amount of NIS 98,000 plus vehicle expenses (NIS 15,000), had it been paid as a wage.
 
 
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It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve and ratify (A) payment of the Compensation to our Former Chairman; and (B) that no change is made to our Former Chairman’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him, with respect to the period of his service as a director of the Company; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
For the sake of being cautious, the Company is bringing this matter for approval as if it relates to the terms of service of a Controlling Party in Partner. Accordingly, the vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter will be required for the approval of item 9 on the agenda; provided, that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest in the approval of this item, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
A shareholder shall notify the Company at the address above at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM, whether the shareholder is a Controlling Party in the Company or the shareholder has a Personal Interest in the approval of item 9 on the agenda or not, as a condition for that shareholder's right to vote and be counted with respect to this item. A shareholder voting, by means of a Deed of Vote, may include said notice regarding his Controlling Party Interest or his Personal Interest on the Deed of Vote (to be submitted to the Company at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the AGM).
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approval of these proposed resolutions.
 
RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS
 
Partner conducts its operations pursuant to licenses granted to Partner (directly or indirectly) by the Minister of Communications of the State of Israel. Partner’s Articles of Association and, with respect to shareholders other than shareholders of Partner prior to its public offering, the License contains provisions that may cause the suspension of voting rights of the holders of Ordinary Shares or ADSs if such voting rights would breach the ownership limits contained in the License. These limits prohibit the transfer or acquisition of 10% or more of Partner’s means of control and acquisition of control of the Company without the consent of the Minister of Communications of Israel, and restrict cross-control and cross-ownership of other mobile telephone operators in Israel, and shareholdings and agreements which may reduce or harm competition. Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs held in breach of these limits may be considered dormant shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Proxy Statement, dormant shares will not bear any rights to which the holders would otherwise be entitled, other than the right to receive dividends and other distributions to shareholders (including the right to participate in rights offerings). Specifically, the holders of dormant shares will not have voting rights with respect to their dormant shares, nor will they have the right to participate in general meetings of shareholders.
 
 
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Any shareholder seeking to vote at the AGM must notify the Company prior to the vote, or, if the vote is by Deed of Vote, must so indicate on the Deed of Vote, or in case of appointment of a proxy by means of a Deed of Authorization, must so indicate on the Deed of Authorization, if any of the shareholder’s holdings in Partner or the shareholder’s vote require the consent of the Minister of Communications due to a breach by the shareholder of the restrictions on the transfer or acquisition of means of control or acquisition of control of Partner, or the provisions regarding cross-ownership or cross-control of other mobile telephone operators in Israel, in each case as specified in Sections 21 and 23 of the License (a translation of Sections 21-24 of the License is attached hereto as Annex E”). If a shareholder does not provide such notification, the shareholder shall not vote and, if the shareholder has voted, his vote shall not be counted.
 
 
By Order of the Board of Directors
 
ROLY KLINGER, ADV.
 
Company Secretary
 
Dated: September 11, 2014
 
 
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Annex A
 
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
 
 
 

 
 
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
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The amounts are stated in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) in millions.
 
 
 

 
 

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of

PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
We have completed integrated audits of Partner Communications Company Ltd.’s ("the Company" or "Partner") consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our integrated audits, are presented below.
 
Consolidated financial statements
 
We have audited the consolidated statement of financial position of Partner as of December 31, 2012 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s Board of Directors and management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our integrated audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Company’s Board of Directors and management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Partner as of December 31, 2012 and 2013, and the results of its operations, of changes in equity and of its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").
 
Internal control over financial reporting
 
Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over its financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
 
 Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,

 P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001  Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il

 
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The Company’s Board of Directors and management are responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and management is responsible for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 15(b). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also includes performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Kesselman & Kesselman
March 9, 2014
Certified Public Accountants (lsr.)
 
A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
 
 Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,

 P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001  Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
 
           
New Israeli Shekels
    Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
 
          December 31,  
         
2012
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
Note
   
In millions
 
CURRENT ASSETS
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
          548       481       139  
Trade receivables
    8       1,397       1,051       302  
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
            47       45       12  
Deferred expenses – right of use
    12       22       28       8  
Inventories
    9       98       93       27  
Income tax receivable
            7       3       1  
Derivative financial instruments
    7       1       2       1  
              2,120       1,703       490  
                                 
NON CURRENT ASSETS
                               
Trade Receivables
    8       509       289       83  
Deferred expenses – right of use
    12       138       118       34  
Property and equipment
    10       1,990       1,791       516  
Licenses and other intangible assets
    11       1,217       1,167       336  
Goodwill
    5, 13(b)       407       407       117  
Deferred income tax asset
    25       36       12       4  
              4,297       3,784       1,090  
                                 
TOTAL ASSETS
            6,417       5,487       1,580  

The financial statements were authorized for issue by the board of directors on March 9, 2014.

         
Haim Romano
 
Ziv Leitman
 
Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson)
Chief Executive Officer
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Director
         
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

         
 
 
New Israeli Shekels
   
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
 
         
December 31,
 
         
2012
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
Note
   
In millions
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                       
Current maturities of notes payable and bank borrowings
    15,16       306       334       96  
Trade payables
            866       761       219  
Parent group - trade
    26       70                  
Payables in respect of employees
            110       98       28  
Other payables (mainly institutions)
            59       45       13  
Income tax payable
                    31       9  
Deferred revenues
            40       37       11  
Provisions
    14       60       67       19  
Derivative financial instruments
    7       14       1       *  
              1,525       1,374       395  
                                 
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
                               
Notes payable
    16       2,321       2,038       587  
Bank borrowings
    15       1,733       1,109       320  
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
    17       50       45       13  
Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
    14       28       31       9  
        Other non-current liabilities
            10       16       4  
Deferred tax liability
    25       9       *       *  
              4,151       3,239       933  
                                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
            5,676       4,613       1,328  
                                 
EQUITY
    21                          
Share capital - ordinary shares of NIS 0.01
    par value: authorized - December 31, 2012
    and 2013 - 235,000,000 shares;
    issued and outstanding -
      2       2       1  
December 31, 2012 – **155,645,708 shares
                         
December 31, 2013 – ­**155,687,002 shares
                         
Capital surplus
            1,100       1,100       317  
Accumulated retained earnings (deficit)
            (10 )     123       35  
Treasury shares, at cost - December 31, 2012 and 2013 - 4,467,990 shares
      (351 )     (351 )     (101 )
TOTAL EQUITY
            741       874       252  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
            6,417       5,487       1,580  
 
* Representing an amount of less than 1 million
    ** Net of treasury shares
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
 
           
New Israeli Shekels
     Convenience translation into U.S. Dollars (note 2a)  
          Year ended December 31  
         
2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
Note
   
In millions (except earnings per share)
 
Revenues, net
    6       6,998       5,572       4,519       1,302  
Cost of revenues
    6, 22       4,978       4,031       3,510       1,011  
Gross profit
            2,020       1,541       1,009       291  
                                         
Selling and marketing expenses
    22       711       551       462       133  
General and administrative expenses
    22       291       236       217       63  
Impairment of goodwill
    13(b)       87                          
Other income, net
    23       105       111       79       23  
Operating profit
            1,036       865       409       118  
Finance income
    24       33       21       29       8  
Finance expenses
    24       327       255       240       69  
Finance costs, net
    24       294       234       211       61  
Profit before income tax
            742       631       198       57  
Income tax expenses
    25       299       153       63       18  
Profit for the year
            443       478       135       39  
                                         
Earnings per share
                                       
Basic
            2.85       3.07       0.87       0.25  
Diluted
    27       2.84       3.07       0.86       0.25  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
         
 
 
 
New Israeli Shekels
   
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
 
         
Year ended December 31
 
         
2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
Note
   
In millions
 
Profit for the year
          443       478       135       39  
Other comprehensive losses, items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
                                     
 Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations
    17       (21 )     (17 )     (9 )     (3 )
Income taxes relating to remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations
    25       5       4       2       1  
Other comprehensive losses for the year, net of income taxes
            (16 )     (13 )     (7 )     (2 )
                                         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR
            427       465       128       37  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
 
         
Share capital
         
 
             
         
Number of
         
Capital
   
 
Accumulated
earnings
   
Treasury
       
         
Shares**
   
Amount
   
surplus
   
(deficit)
   
shares
   
Total
 
   
Note
         
I n  m i l l i o n s
 
New Israeli  Shekels:
                                         
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2011
          155,249,176       2       1,099       (124 )     (351 )     626  
                                                       
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
                                                     
Total comprehensive income for the year
                                  427               427  
Exercise of options granted to employees
          396,532       *       1                       1  
Employee share-based compensation expenses
                                  19               19  
Dividend
    21                               (648 )             (648 )
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2011
            155,645,708       2       1,100       (326 )     (351 )     425  
                                                         
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
                                                       
Total comprehensive income for the year
                                    465               465  
Employee share-based compensation expenses
                                    11               11  
Dividend
    21                               (160 )             (160 )
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2012
            155,645,708       2       1,100       (10 )     (351 )     741  
                                                         
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
                                                       
Total comprehensive income for the year
                                    128               128  
Exercise of options granted to employees
            41,294       *       *                       *  
Employee share-based compensation expenses
                                    5               5  
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013
            155,687,002       2       1,100       123       (351 )     874  
                                                         
Convenience translation into U.S. Dollars (note 2a):
                                                       
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2013
            155,645,708       1       317       (3 )     (101 )     214  
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
                                                       
Total comprehensive income for the year
                                    37               37  
Exercise of options granted to employees
            41,294       *       *                          
Employee share-based compensation expenses
                                    1               1  
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013
            155,687,002       1       317       35       (101 )     252  
 
*   Representing an amount less than 1 million.
** Net of treasury shares.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

         
New Israeli Shekels
   
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
 
         
Year ended December 31
 
         
2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
Note
   
In millions
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                             
Cash generated from operations (Appendix)
          1,881       1,858       1,548       446  
Income tax paid
    25       (311 )     (153 )     (9 )     (3 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
            1,570       1,705       1,539       443  
                                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Acquisition of property and equipment
    10       (349 )     (367 )     (326 )     (94 )
Acquisition of intangible assets
    11       (155 )     (133 )     (156 )     (45 )
Acquisition of 012 smile, net of cash acquired of  NIS 23 million
    5       (597 )                        
Interest received
    24       12       9       8       2  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
            3       2       1       *  
Proceeds from derivative financial instruments, net
    7       1       18       (25 )     (6 )
Net cash used in investing activities
            (1,085 )     (471 )     (498 )     (143 )
                                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                                       
Proceeds from exercise of stock options granted to employees
            1               *       *  
Non-current bank borrowings received
    15       900                          
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs
    16       1,136                          
  Dividend paid
    21       (659 )     (167 )                
Repayment of finance lease
            (4 )     (2 )     (1 )     *  
  Interest paid
    24       (235 )     (200 )     (181 )     (52 )
  Repayment of current borrowings
    15       (128 )                        
  Repayment of non-current bank borrowings
    15       (699 )     (455 )     (617 )     (178 )
        Repayment of notes payable
    16       (586 )     (394 )     (309 )     (89 )
Net cash used in financing activities
            (274 )     (1,218 )     (1,108 )     (319 )
                                         
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
            211       16       (67 )     (19 )
                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
            321       532       548       158  
                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
            532       548       481       139  
 
* Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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(Concluded) - 2
 
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
Appendix – Cash generated from operations and supplementary information

         
 
 
New Israeli Shekels
   
Convenience translation into
U.S. dollars
(note 2a)
 
         
Year ended December 31,
 
         
2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
Note
   
In millions
 
                               
Cash generated from operations:
                             
        Profit for the year
          443       478       135       39  
                                       
    Adjustments for:
                                     
        Depreciation and amortization
    10, 11       743       700       669       193  
        Amortization of deferred expenses- Right of use
    12       29       26       31       9  
        Impairment of deferred expenses- Right of use
    12, 13(a)       148                          
        Impairment of goodwill
    13(b)       87                          
Impairment of intangible assets
    13       114                          
Employee share based compensation expenses
    21       19       11       5       1  
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net
    17       (26 )     (12 )     (14 )     (4 )
Finance costs, net
    24       71       38       49       14  
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments
    7       (19 )     15       12       3  
Interest paid
    24       235       200       181       52  
Interest received
    24       (12 )     (9 )     (8 )     (2 )
Deferred income taxes
    25       2       (10 )     17       5  
Income tax paid
    25       311       153       9       3  
Capital loss (gain) from property and equipment
    10       2       *       (1 )     *  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                       
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable:
                                       
 Trade
    8       (190 )     467       566       163  
 Other
            44       (5 )     2       1  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accruals:
                                       
 Parent group - trade
    26       70       (72 )                
 Trade
            (37 )     (107 )     (115 )     (33 )
 Other payables
            (91 )     (44 )     (17 )     (5 )
Provisions
    14       36       (5 )     7       2  
Deferred revenues
            *       (11 )     (3 )     (1 )
Increase in deferred expenses - Right of use
    12       (27 )     (25 )     (17 )     (5 )
Current income tax liability
    25       (13 )     5       35       10  
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    9       (58 )     65       5       1  
Cash generated from operations:
            1,881       1,858       1,548       446  
 
* Representing an amount less than 1 million.
 
Supplementary information
At December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, trade and other payables include NIS 217 million, NIS 280 million and NIS 223 million, respectively, in respect of acquisition of intangible assets and property and equipment.
 
These balances are recognized in the cash flow statements upon payment.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 1 - GENERAL

 
a.
Reporting entity

Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("the Company", "Partner") is a leading Israeli provider of telecommunications services under the orange™ brand and under the 012 Smile™ brand. The Company is incorporated and domiciled in Israel and its principal executive offices' address is 8 Amal Street, Afeq Industrial Park, Rosh-Ha'ayin 48103, Israel.

The Company's share capital consists of ordinary shares, which are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. ("TASE") under the symbol "PTNR". American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each representing one of the Company’s ordinary shares, are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™, under the symbol "PTNR". See also note 21(a).

On January 29, 2013, S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd., an affiliate of Saban Capital Group Inc., completed the acquisition of 44,850,000 ordinary shares of the Company from Scailex Corporation Ltd. and the acquisition of 3,200,000 ordinary shares of the Company from Leumi Partners Ltd. As a result, S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd. became the Company's principal shareholder. As of December 31, 2013 it held approximately 30.87% of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, after omitting treasury shares.

Until January 29, 2013, the ultimate parent company was Suny Electronics Ltd., which is the parent company of Scailex Corporation Ltd, which was the Company's parent  since October 28, 2009 ("Scailex", "Parent group"). On March 3, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of 012 Smile Telecom Ltd. ("012 Smile"), from Merhav-Ampal Energy Ltd. 012 Smile provides international long distance services, internet services and local telecommunication fixed-line services (including telephony services using Voice Over Broadband ("VOB")) under the 012 Smile brand. See also note 5.

In November 2013 the Company and Hot Mobile Ltd signed a network sharing agreement and a rights of use agreement, see note 28.

These consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2013, are comprised of the Company and its subsidiaries and partnerships (the "Group"). See the list of subsidiaries and partnerships and principles of consolidation in note 2(c).
 
 
b.
Operating segments
 
The operating segments were determined based on the reports reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, and therefore is the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"). The CEO considers the business from two operating segments, as follows (see also note 6):

 
(1)
Cellular segment
 
The cellular segment includes cellular communication services such as airtime calls, international calls, messaging, browsing, content services and roaming services.  Most of our post-paid cellular tariff plans for private customers are bundles including unlimited amounts of calls minutes and messaging, as well as limited browsing. Content services include mainly voice mail, text and multimedia messaging, as well as downloadable wireless data applications, including ring tones, music, games, and other informational content. Roaming services include calls, messaging and browsing services on networks with which the Company has a commercial roaming relationship. Other optional services, such as equipment extended warranty plans are also provided for monthly fees and are either sold separately or included in rate plan packages and bundles.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - GENERAL (continued)
 
 
b.
Operating segments (continued)
 
 
(2)
Fixed-line segment
 
The fixed-line segment includes: (1) Internet services ("ISP") under which the Group  provides access to the internet as well as home WiFi networks, including Value Added Services ("VAS") such as anti-virus and anti-spam filtering; and fixed-line voice communication services provided through Voice Over Broadband ("VOB"), and Network Termination Point Services ("NTP") – under which the Group supply, install operate and maintain all types of endpoint network equipment and solutions, including providing and installing equipment and cabling, within a subscriber's place of business or premises. (2) Transmission services and Primary Rate Interface ("PRI"); (3) International Long Distance call services ("ILD"): outgoing and incoming international telephony, hubbing, roaming and signaling and calling card services.

The cellular segment and the fixed-line segment also include sales of telecommunications equipment: mainly handsets, phones, modems, data cards, domestic routers, smartboxes and related equipment.

Each segment is divided into services and equipment relating to revenues and cost of revenues. The operating segments include the following measures: revenues, cost of revenues, operating profit (loss), and Earnings Before Interest expenses (finance costs, net), Tax, Depreciation, Amortization (including amortization of intangible assets, deferred expenses-right of use, and share based compensation expenses) and impairment charges ("Adjusted EBITDA"). The CODM does not examine assets or liabilities for those segments separately for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments therefore they are not presented in note 6 segment information.

 
c.
Main recent regulatory developments

 
(1)
See information in respect of royalty payments in note 18(1).
 
 
(2)
See information in respect of corporate tax rates in note 25.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL (continued)
 
 
d.
Group licenses
 
The Group operates under the following licenses that were received from the Israeli Ministry of Communications ("MOC") and from the Israeli Civil Administration ("CA"):

 
Type of services
Area of service
License owner
Granted by
Valid through
Guarantees made
(1)
Cellular
Israel
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
MOC
Feb 1, 2022
USD 10 million
(2)
Cellular
West Bank
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
CA
Feb 1, 2022
USD 0.5 million
(3)
ISP
Israel
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
MOC
Mar 30, 2018
 
(4)
ISP
West Bank
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
CA
Mar 30, 2018
 
(5)
ISP
Israel
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
MOC
Dec 31, 2014
 
(6)
ISP
West Bank
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
CA
Feb 21, 2016
 
(7)
ILD
Israel
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
MOC
Nov 15, 2029
NIS 10.8 million
(8)
ILD
West Bank
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
CA
Feb 21, 2018
NIS 0.6 million
(9)
VOB and PRI
Israel
012 Telecom Ltd.
MOC
Dec 21, 2025
NIS 12 million
(10)
VOB and PRI
West Bank
012 Telecom Ltd.
CA
Feb 21, 2018
 
(11)
VOB and PRI
Israel
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership
MOC
Jan 15, 2027
NIS 12.1 million
(12)
VOB and PRI
West Bank
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership
CA
Mar 22, 2019
 
(13)
NTP
Israel
Partner Land-line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership
MOC
Feb 28, 2017
 
(14)
NTP
Israel
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
MOC
Dec 31, 2014
 
 
With respect to license (1), 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 6 year periods, at the discretion of the MOC. 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.
 
Other licenses may be extended for various periods, at the discretion of the MOC or CA, respectively.
 
The Group believes that it will be able to receive extensions to the licenses upon request.
 
See also note 18 (7) as to additional guarantees made to third parties.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
 
a.
Basis of preparation of the financial statements

 
(1)
Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements of the Company ("the financial statements") have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The principle accounting policies set out below have been consistently applied to all periods presented unless otherwise stated.

(2) Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates, and requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies. Areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 4.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
 
b.
Foreign currency translations

(1) Functional and presentation currency
 
The consolidated financial statements are measured and presented in New Israeli Shekels ("NIS"), which is the Group's functional and presentation currency as it is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates. The amounts presented in NIS millions are rounded to the nearest NIS million.
 
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.
 
(2) Transactions and balances
 
Foreign currency transactions are translated into NIS using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the income statement in finance costs, net.

(3) Convenience translation into U.S. Dollars (USD or $)
 
The NIS figures at December 31, 2013 and for the period then ended have been translated into dollars using the representative exchange rate of the dollar at December 31, 2013    (USD 1 = NIS 3.471). The translation was made solely for convenience, is supplementary information, and is distinguished from the financial statements. The translated dollar figures should not be construed as a representation that the Israeli currency amounts actually represent, or could be converted into, dollars.

 
c.
Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has the power over the investee; has exposure, or rights, to variable returns from involvement in the investee; and has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns. Subsidiaries and partnerships are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company.

Inter-company transactions, balances, income and expenses on transactions between Group companies are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

List of wholly owned Subsidiaries and partnerships:
012 Smile Telecom Ltd.
012 Telecom Ltd.
Partner Land-Line Communication Solutions - Limited Partnership 
Partner Future Communications 2000 Ltd. ("PFC")
Partner Business Communications Solution - Limited Partnership
Partner Net Ltd.
012 Mobile GP Ltd.
Golden Lines 012 Telecommunication Services 2001 Ltd.
012 Mobile Limited Partnership
012 Global, Inc. is a consolidated company over which the Company has control.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
d.
Inventories

Inventories of cellular handsets and fixed telephones, related accessories, spare parts, ISP modems and related equipment are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on the "first-in, first-out" basis. The Group determines its allowance for inventory obsolescence and slow moving inventory based upon expected inventory turnover, inventory ageing and current and future expectations with respect to product offerings.

 
e.
Property and equipment

Property and equipment are initially stated at cost.

Costs are included in the assets' carrying amounts or recognized as separate assets, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance that do not meet the above criteria are charged to the statement of income during the financial period in which they are incurred.

Costs include expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labor, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to a working condition for its intended use, and the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located.

Changes in the obligation to dismantle and remove assets on sites and to restore the sites, on which they are located, other than changes deriving from the passing of time, are added or deducted from the cost of the assets in the period in which they occur. The amount deducted from the cost of the asset shall not exceed the balance of the carrying amount on the date of change, and any balance is recognized immediately in profit or loss, See (m) below.

Purchased software that is integral to the functionality of the related equipment is capitalized as part of that equipment.

Property and equipment is presented less accumulated depreciation, and accumulated impairment losses. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount (see (i) below).
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
e.
Property and equipment (continued)

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful economic lives of the assets, as follows:
 
 
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

Leasehold improvements are depreciated by the straight-line method over the term of the lease (including reasonably assured option periods), or the estimated useful economic life (5-10 years) of the improvements, whichever is shorter.

 
f.
Licenses and other intangible assets

 
(1)
Licenses costs and amortization (see also note 1 (d)):

 
(a)
The licenses to operate cellular communication services were recognized at cost, adjusted for changes in the CPI until December 31, 2003 (See note 2 (b)(1)) 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)
Partner Land-line Communication solutions – limited partnership's license for providing fixed-line communication services is stated at cost.

 
(c)
012 Smile and its subsidiaries' licenses were recognized at fair value in a business combination as of the acquisition date of 012 Smile March 3, 2011 (see note 5).

The other licenses of the Group were received with no significant costs.

The licenses costs are amortized by the straight-line method over their economic useful lives (see note 1 (d)) excluding any ungranted possible future extensions that are not under the Group's control. The amortization expenses are included in the cost of revenues.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
f.
Licenses and other intangible assets (continued)

 
(2)
Computer software:

Acquired computer software licenses are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and to bring to use the specified software.

Development costs, including employee costs, that are directly attributable to the design and testing of identifiable and unique software products controlled by the Group are recognized as intangible assets when the capitalization criteria of IAS 38 are met. Other development expenditures that do not meet the capitalization criteria, such as software maintenance, are recognized as an expenses as incurred.

Computer software costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives (3 to 7 years) using the straight-line method, see also note 11.

 
(3)
Customer relationships:

The Company has recognized as intangible assets customer relationships that were acquired in a business combination and recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date. Customer relationships are amortized to selling and marketing expenses over their estimated useful economic lives (5 to 10 years) based on the straight line method.

 
(4)
Trade name:

Trade name was acquired in a business combination. The trade name is amortized to selling and marketing expenses over its estimated useful economic life (12 years) based on the straight line method.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
f.
Licenses and other intangible assets (continued)

 
(5)
Subscriber Acquisition and Retention Costs (SARC):

Costs to acquire or retain postpaid mobile telecommunication subscribers, and costs to acquire ISP and VOB subscribers, pursuant to a contract with a commitment period and early termination penalties, are capitalized to intangible assets, if (1) such assets are identifiable and controlled; (2) it is probable that future economic benefits will flow from the subscribers to the Group; and (3) such costs can be measured reliably. If costs do not meet the aforementioned criteria they are recognized immediately as expenses.

The cost of the subsidized handset less the subscriber's payment towards the handset and sales commissions, are included in the subscriber acquisition and retention costs (see also (n)(2) below). The capitalized costs are amortized over their expected useful economic life which is not longer than their minimum enforceable period, which is generally a period of 18 months, using the straight-line method.

Capitalized ISP and VOB subscriber acquisition costs (mainly sales commissions) are amortized over their expected useful economic life which is not longer than their minimum enforceable period, which is generally a period of 18 or 36 months, using the straight-line method.

In the event that a subscriber churns off the network or the arrangement is cancelled within the period, any unamortized subscriber acquisition or retention costs are written off in the period in which the subscriber churns. The amortization expenses are included in the cost of revenues.

 
g.
Right Of Use (ROU) of international fiber optic cables

Right of use (ROU) of international fiber optic cables was acquired in a business combination, subsequent additions are recognized at cost. The ROU is presented as deferred expenses (current and non-current) and is amortized on a straight line basis over a period beginning each acquisition of additional ROU in the framework and until 2027 (including expected contractual extension periods). See also notes 12 and 18(5).

 
h.
Goodwill

Goodwill acquired in a business combination (see note 5) represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired, and identifiable liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed. The goodwill has an indefinite useful economic life and is not subject to amortization; rather is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Cash Generating Units ("CGUs"), or group of CGUs that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. Each unit or group of units to which the goodwill is allocated represents the lowest level within the entity which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
h.
Goodwill (continued)
 
Goodwill impairment reviews are undertaken annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Any impairment loss would be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of goodwill exceeded its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of value-in-use and the fair value less costs to sell. Value-in-use is determined by discounting expected future cash flows using a pre-tax discount rate. Any impairment is recognized immediately as an expense and is not subsequently reversed. See also note 13(b) in respect of impairments charges recorded in 2011.

 
i.
Impairment of non-financial assets with finite useful economic lives

Assets that are subject to depreciation and amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If such indications exist an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. If this is the case, recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit (CGU) to which the asset belongs. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value-in-use. Value-in-use is determined by discounting expected future cash flows using a pre-tax discount rate.

An impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset (or CGU) other than goodwill shall be  reversed if, and only if, there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset's (or CGU's) recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. If this is the case, the carrying amount of the asset (or CGU) shall be increased to its recoverable amount. The increased carrying amount of an asset (or CGU) other than goodwill attributable to a reversal of an impairment loss shall not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of amortization or depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or CGU) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in the statement of income. See notes 11, 12 and 13(a) in respect of impairment charges recorded in 2011.

 
j.
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, determined at initial recognition. See note 7 (c) as to classification of financial instruments to the categories. Financial assets are classified as current if they are expected to mature within 12 months after the end of the reporting period; otherwise they are classified as non-current. Financial liabilities are included in current liabilities, except for maturities greater than 12 months after the end of the reporting period, which are classified as non-current liabilities.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
 
j.
Financial instruments (continued)
 
(1)   Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss category:
 
Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments  are presented in the income statement within "finance costs, net" in the period in which they arise. These financial instruments are classified into 3 levels based on their valuation method (see also note 7(c)):

Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices).
 
Level 3: inputs for assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data.
 
(2)  Loans and receivables category:
 
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and receivables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized costs using the effective interest method, less any impairment loss.

Cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments, which include short-term bank deposits (up to 3 months from date of deposit) that are not restricted as to withdrawal or use.

The Group assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. The amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced and the amount of the loss is recognized in the consolidated income statement. Trade receivables are presented net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is determined as a percentage of specific debts doubtful of collection, considering the likelihood of recoverability based on the age of the balances, the historical write-off experience net of recoveries, changes in the credit worthiness, and collection trends.

Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the assets have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership of the assets. The Company factors trade receivables resulting from sales of equipment by credit cards. The factoring is on a non-recourse basis. The factoring of accounts receivable is recorded by the Company as a sales transaction. The results of the factoring transaction are charged to financial income and expenses on the settlement date.

(3)  Financial liabilities and borrowings at amortized cost category:
 
Financial liabilities at amortized cost are non-derivative financial instruments with fixed or determinable payment, including trade payables. Financial liabilities at amortized cost are recognized initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortized costs using the effective interest method.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
 
k.
Employee benefits

(i) Post-employment benefits

1.  Defined contribution plan

According to Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law the Group's liability for some of the employee rights upon retirement is covered by regular contributions to various pension schemes. The schemes are generally funded through payments to insurance companies or trustee-administered funds. These plans are defined contribution plans, since the Group pays fixed contributions into a separate and independent entity. The Group has no legal or constructive obligations to pay further contribution if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefit relating to employee service in the current or prior periods. The amounts funded as above are not reflected in the statement of financial position. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an expense in the statement of income when they are due.

    2.  Defined benefit plan

Labor laws, agreements and the practice of the Group, require paying retirement benefits to employees dismissed or retiring in certain other circumstances (except for those described in 1 above), measured by multiplying the years of employment by the last monthly salary of the employee (i.e. one monthly salary for each year of tenure), the obligation of the Group to pay retirement benefits is treated as a defined benefit plan.

The liability recognized in the statement of financial position in respect of the defined benefit plan is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at end of the reporting period less the fair values of plan assets.

The defined benefit obligation is calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of Israeli Government bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid (NIS) and that have terms to maturity approximating the terms of the related liability, since the Group's management is in the opinion that Israel does not have a deep market for high-quality corporate bonds.

Remeasurement gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to equity in other comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.
 
Interest costs in respect of the defined benefit plan are charged or credited to finance costs.
 
An Amendment to IAS 19, Employee benefits, became effective on January 1, 2013. The amendment replaces 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 Company implemented the amendment retrospectively; it did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
k.
Employee benefits (continued)

(ii) Termination benefits

Termination benefits are payable when employment is terminated by the Group before the normal retirement date, or whenever an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these benefits. The Group recognizes termination benefits when it is demonstrably legally or constructively committed either: terminating the employment of current employees according to a detailed formal plan without possibility of withdrawal; or providing termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy.

(iii) Short term employee benefits
 
1. Vacation and recreation benefits

The employees are legally entitled to vacation and recreation benefits, both computed on an annual basis. This entitlement is based on the term of employment. This obligation is treated as a short term benefit under IAS 19. The Group charges a liability and expense due to vacation and recreation pay, based on the benefits that have been accumulated for each employee, on an undiscounted basis.

2.  Profit-sharing and bonus plans

The Group recognizes a liability and an expense for bonuses based on consideration of individual performance and the Group's overall performance. The Group recognizes a provision where contractually obliged or where there is a past practice that has created a constructive obligation.
 
 
l.
Share based payments

The Group operates an equity-settled share-based compensation plan, under which the Group receives services from employees as consideration for equity instruments of the Group. The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for the grant of the equity instruments is recognized as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted, at the grant date. It is recognized over the vesting period, which is the period over which all the specified vesting conditions are to be satisfied. At the end of each reporting period, the Group revises its estimates of the number of equity instruments that are expected to vest based on the vesting conditions, and recognizes the impact of the revision of original estimates, if any, in the statement of income, with corresponding adjustment to accumulated deficit.

The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transactions costs are credited to share capital and capital surplus when the equity instruments are exercised.
 
 
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  PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
m.
Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will require settling the obligation, and the amount has been reliably estimated. See also note 14.
 
 
(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 (unwinding of discount).
 
 
(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.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
n.
Revenues

The Group's revenues are measured at fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and services in the ordinary course of business. Revenue is presented net of Value-Added-Tax, returns, rebates and discounts, and intercompany revenues. The Group recognizes revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the Group and when specific criteria have been met for each of the Group's activities as described herein.

(1)  Revenues from services:

Revenues from services (see note 1(b)) are recognized when the services are rendered, and all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

Revenues from pre-paid calling cards sold to customers are recognized upon the earlier of customer's usage of the cards, or expiration.

The Group records payments received in advance for services and services to be provided under contractual agreements, such as internet broadband, as deferred income until such related services are provided.

The Group determines whether it is acting as a principal or as an agent. The Group is acting as a principal if it has exposure to the significant risks and rewards associated with the rendering of services. Features that indicate that the Group is acting as a principal include: (a) the Group has the primary responsibility for providing the services to the customer or for fulfilling the order; (b) the Group has latitude in establishing prices, either directly or indirectly; and (c) the Group bears the customer's credit risk for the amount receivable from the customer. On the other hand, the Group is acting as an agent or an intermediary, if it does not have exposure to the significant risks and rewards associated with the rendering of services. One feature indicating that the Group is acting as an agent is that the amount the Group earns is predetermined, being either a fixed fee per transaction or a stated percentage of the amount billed to the customer. Based on the above considerations the Group determined that it is acting as an agent in respect of certain content services provided by third parties to customers, and therefore the revenues recognized from these services are presented on a net basis in the statement of income.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
n.
Revenues (continued)

(2) Revenues from sales of equipment:
 
Revenue from sale of equipment includes revenue from sale of handsets, routers, phones and related accessories and equipment. Revenue is recognized when the significant risks and reward of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, there is no continuing management involvement in regards to the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.

Some sales of handsets with accompanying services constitute a revenue arrangement with multiple deliverables. Accordingly, consideration received is allocated to each deliverable based on the relative fair value of the individual element. The revenue from sales of handsets is recognized as equipment revenues upon the delivery of the equipment to the subscriber when all revenue recognition criteria are met.

The Company subsidizes, in some cases, the sale of the handset to end subscribers by selling it at a price below its cost to secure a fixed-term service contract for the purpose of acquiring new subscribers or retaining existing subscribers. The handset sale is then treated as a non-revenue-generating transaction and accordingly, no revenue is recognized from these types of handset sales. The subsidy, and direct selling expenses are capitalized as elements of subscriber acquisition and retention costs in accordance with accounting policy set out in note (f)(5) above. The subsidy represents the difference between the cost of the handset and the payment received from the subscriber for the handset.

(3) Revenues from non-current credit arrangements:

Revenues from non-current credit arrangements to customers in respect of sales of equipment are recognized on the basis of the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the prevailing rate for a similar instrument of an issuer with a similar credit rating. The difference between the original credit and its present value is recorded as other income over the credit period (see note 23 – unwinding of trade receivables).
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
o.
Leases

Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from lessor) are charged to income statements on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including extending options which are reasonably certain.

Leases are classified as finance leases where the Group, as a lessee, has substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. Finance leases are capitalized at the lease's commencement at the lower of the fair value of the leased property and the present value of the minimum lease payments.

 
p.
Advertising expenses

Advertising expenses are charged to the statement of income as incurred. Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 totaled NIS 78 million, NIS 60 million and NIS 53 million, respectively.

 
q.
Tax expenses

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognized in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantially enacted as of the end of the reporting period. Management periodically evaluates positions taken with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred income tax is recognized on temporary differences arising between that tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from initial recognition of goodwill. Deferred income tax is determined using the tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the end of the reporting period and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled. Deferred income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized. Deferred income tax assets are presented as non-current, see also note 25.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
r.
Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Company's shares acquired by the Company (treasury shares) are presented as a reduction of equity, at the consideration paid, including any incremental attributable costs, net of tax. Treasury shares do not have a right to receive dividends or to vote.

 
s.
Dividend distributions

Dividend distribution to the Company's shareholders is recognized as a liability in the Company's consolidated financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the Company's board of directors, excluding distributions that are pending regulatory approval. See also note 21.

 
t.
Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year excluding ordinary shares purchased by the Company and held as treasury shares.
 
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume exercise of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The instruments that are potential dilutive ordinary shares are equity instruments granted to employees. A calculation is done to determine the number of shares that could have been acquired at fair value (determined as the average annual market share price of the company's shares) based on the monetary value of the subscription rights attached to outstanding share options. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that would have been issued assuming the exercise of the share options (see note 27).
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 3 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The following new standards, amendments to standards or interpretations have been issued, but are not effective for the financial year beginning 1 January 2013, and have not been early adopted:

(1)  IFRS 9 Financial instruments, is the first standard issued as part of a wider project to replace IAS 39. IFRS 9 retains but simplifies the mixed measurement model and establishes two primary measurement categories for financial assets: amortized cost and fair value. The basis of classification depends on the entity’s business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset. The guidance in IAS 39 on impairment of financial assets and hedge accounting continues to apply. 2013 amendments to IFRS 9 have removed the previous mandatory effective date of January 1, 2015, but the standard is available for immediate application. The Group is yet to assess the full impact of the standard.

 
(2) In May 2013 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 36 Impairment of Assets. The amendment requires disclosures of recoverable amount of an individual asset (including goodwill) or a cash-generating unit, for which an impairment loss has been recognized or reversed during the period. The Group will implement the amendment for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2014 and this implementation is not expected to have a material effect on the financial statements.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 4 –CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.
 
 
a.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
 
 
(1)
Estimating service revenues earned but not yet billed:
 
The Company recognizes service revenues based upon minutes, seconds and packages used, net of credits and adjustments for service discounts. Because the Company's billing cycles use cut-off dates, which for the most part do not coincide with the Company's reporting periods, the Company is required to make estimates for service revenues earned but not yet billed at the end of each reporting period. These estimates are based primarily upon actual unbilled usage of the Company's network by the customers, and also on historical data and trends. Actual billing cycle results may differ from the results estimated at the end of each period depending on subscriber usage and rate plan mix.
 
 
(2)
Assessing the useful lives of assets:
 
The useful economic lives of the Group's assets are an estimate determined by management. The Group defines useful economic life of its assets in terms of the assets' expected utility to the Group. This estimation is based on assumptions of future changes in technology or changes in the Group's intended use of these assets, and experience of the Group with similar assets, and legal or contract periods where relevant. The assets estimated economic useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. See also note 2(e) and note 2(f).

 
(3)
Assessing the recoverable amount for impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives:
 
The Group is required to determine at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If indicators for impairment are identified the Group estimates the assets' recoverable amount, which is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. The value-in-use calculations require management to make estimates of the projected future cash flows. Determining the estimates of the future cash flows is based on management past experience and best estimate for the economic conditions that will exist over the remaining useful economic life of the CGU. See also note 2(i).

The Group recorded in 2011 an impairment charge to certain assets in an amount of NIS 262 million. No impairment charges were recognized in 2012 and 2013. See note 13.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 4 –CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
 
 
a.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions (continued)
 
 
(4)
Assessing the recoverable amount of goodwill for annual impairment tests:
 
The recoverable amounts of CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated have been determined based on the value-in-use calculations. Determining the estimates of the future cash flows is based on management past experience and management best estimate of the economic conditions.

The Group recorded in 2011 an impairment charge to goodwill in an amount of NIS 87 million. No impairment charges were recognized in 2012 and 2013. See note 13.

The key assumptions used in the December, 31, 2013 test were as follows:

   
Terminal growth rate
(negative 0.3%)
After-tax discount rate
11.7%
Pre-tax discount rate
15.8%

 
(5)
Assessing allowance for doubtful accounts:
 
The allowance is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganization, or delinquency or default in debtor payments are considered indicators that a trade receivable is impaired. The amount of the allowance is determined as a percentage of specific debts doubtful of collection, and taking into consideration the likelihood of recoverability of accounts receivable based on the age of the balances, the Group's historical write-off experience net of recoveries, changes in the credit worthiness of the Group's customers, and collection trends. The trade receivables are periodically reviewed for impairment.

 
(6)
Considering uncertain tax positions

The assessment of amounts of current and deferred taxes requires the Group's management to take into consideration uncertainties that its tax position will be accepted and of incurring any additional tax expenses. This assessment is based on estimates and assumptions based on interpretation of tax laws and regulations, and the Group's past experience. It is possible that new information will become known in future periods that will cause the final tax outcome to be different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the period in which such determination is made. See also notes 2(q) and 25.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 4 – CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)
 
 
b.
Critical judgments in applying the Group's accounting policies
 
(1)    Considering the likelihood of contingent losses and quantifying possible settlements:
 
Provisions are recorded when a loss is considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. Judgment is necessary in assessing the likelihood that a pending claim or litigation against the Group will succeed, or a liability will arise, quantifying the possible range of final settlement. These judgments are made by management with the support of internal specialists, or with the support of outside consultants such as legal counsel. Because of the inherent uncertainties in this evaluation process, actual results may be different from these estimates.

(2)    Considering sales with multiple deliverables:
 
The Group made judgments to determine that certain sales of equipment with accompanying services constitute an arrangement with multiple deliverables that are linked in such a way that the commercial effect cannot be understood without reference to the series of transactions as a whole, and accordingly, consideration received is allocated to each deliverable based on the relative fair value of the individual element. See also note 2(n)(2).
 
(3)   Determining probability of future utilization of deferred tax assets:
 
Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that their utilization is probable. The utilization of deferred tax assets will depend on whether it is probable that sufficient and suitable taxable profits will be available in the future, against which the reversal of the temporary differences can be deducted, taking into account any legal restrictions on the length of loss-carryforward period. Various factors are used to assess the probability of the future utilization of deferred tax assets, including past operating results, operational plans, loss-carryforward periods, and tax planning strategies. See also note 25.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 5 – ACQUISITION OF 012 SMILE
 
 
On March 3, 2011, (the "acquisition date") the Company completed the acquisition of 012 Smile Telecom Ltd., from Merhav-Ampal Energy Ltd. (the "Seller"), (the "Transaction").

 
012 Smile, a private Israeli company, is a leading provider of communication services in Israel, which provides a wide range of broadband and traditional voice services. 012 Smile's services are part of the fixed-line segment, see note 1(b)(2).

 
The Company has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 012 Smile and therefore is the controlling party of 012 Smile, which will allow it to become a leading comprehensive communications group, expanding its services and products.

 
The purchase price for the acquisition of 012 Smile was NIS 650 million which included the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of 012 Smile and a loan from the previous shareholder to 012 Smile. The Company had previously paid NIS 30 million as a deposit for the acquisition. The remaining NIS 620 million was funded by cash on hand of NIS 158 million and notes payable of NIS 462 million. As part of the Transaction, 012 Smile undertook a liability to the Company by an amount similar to the abovementioned loan. As part of the Transaction, the Company also guaranteed the bank loans and other bank guarantees, which were provided to 012 Smile, in a total amount of approximately NIS 800 million. For information about developments occurred after the acquisition date in respect of 012 Smile's indebtedness see notes 15.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 5 – ACQUISITION OF 012 SMILE (continued)

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for 012 Smile, and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date:

   
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  
Reconciliation for net cash used in the acquisition:
       
Less: Advance payment in respect of the acquisition of 012 Smile, made in 2010
    (30 )
Less: cash acquired
    (23 )
Net cash used in the acquisition of 012 Smile in 2011
    597  

The fair value of the trade receivables purchased was NIS 225 million. The book value was NIS 226 million less allowance for doubtful debts of NIS 1 million.

Intangible assets include, among other assets: trade name that was valued using the "Relief from Royalty" method, an approach under which fair value is estimated to be the present value of royalties saved; and customer relationships that were valued using the "Multi-Period Excess Earning" method, an approach under which the Company estimates the present value of expected cash flows resulting from the existing customer relationships. See note 2(g) for the amortization method and expected useful lives of intangible assets acquired in the business combination.

Goodwill in the amount of NIS 494 million arisen upon the acquisition date of 012 Smile on March 3, 2011 was recognized as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired, and identifiable liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed. The goodwill is allocated to the fixed-line segment. The goodwill represents assets and earnings that do not form separable identifiable assets under IFRS3, but are expected to contribute to the future results of the fixed-line segment: reduction in costs through synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of 012 Smile and the Company; market knowledge; and highly skilled workforce. The total amount of goodwill that was expected to be deductible for income tax purposes as of the acquisition date is NIS 212 million. See also note 13 with respect to impairment charge in 2011 and subsequent impairment tests.
 
 
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 PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 6 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31, 2013
 
   
In millions
 
   
Cellular segment
   
Fixed-line segment
   
Elimination
   
Consolidated
 
Segment revenue - Services
    2,876       908             3,784  
Inter-segment revenue - Services
    31       177       (208 )        
Segment revenue - Equipment
    703       32               735  
Total revenues
    3,610       1,117       (208 )     4,519  
                                 
Segment cost of revenues - Services
    2,070       747               2,817  
Inter-segment cost of  revenues- Services
    175       33       (208 )        
Segment cost of revenues - Equipment
    664       29               693  
Cost of revenues
    2,909       809       (208 )     3,510  
Gross profit
    701       308               1,009  
                                 
Operating expenses
    544       135               679  
Other income, net
    77       2               79  
Operating profit
    234       175               409  
Adjustments to presentation of Adjusted EBITDA
                               
     –Depreciation and amortization
    545       155               700  
    –Other (1)
    5       *               5  
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
    784       330               1,114  
                                 
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit before income tax
                               
     - Depreciation and amortization
                            700  
    -  Finance costs, net
                            211  
    -  Other (1)
                            5  
Profit before income tax
                            198  
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 6 – SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
 
   
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  
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 6 – SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
 
   
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  
 
* Representing an amount of less than 1 million.
 
** Including impairment charges see note 13.
 
(1) Mainly employee share based compensation expenses.
 
(2) Adjusted EBITDA as reviewed by the CODM represents Earnings Before Interest (finance costs, net), Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization (including amortization of intangible assets, deferred expenses-right of use, and share based compensation expenses) and impairment charges, as a measure of segment profit. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under IFRS and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. Adjusted EBITDA may not be indicative of the Group's historic operating results nor is it meant to be predictive of potential future results. The usage of the term "Adjusted EBITDA" is to highlight the fact that the Amortization includes amortization of deferred expenses – right of use and employee share based compensation expenses; it is fully comparable to EBITDA information which has been previously provided for prior periods.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

 
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.

1.  Risk Management

 Risk management is carried out by the treasury department under policies and/or directions resolved and approved by the board of directors.

2.  Market risks

 (a)  Description of market risks

Fair value risk due to interest rate changes
 
The fair value risk due to interest rate changes arises from non-current borrowings and notes payable bearing fixed interest rates. Since they are measured and presented in the statement of financial position at amortized cost, changes in the interest rate do not affect the financial statements nor cash flows in respect of the notes payable. The Group does not enter into interest risk hedging transactions.

Cash flow risk due to interest rate changes and CPI changes
 
The Group is exposed to fluctuations in the Israeli Consumer Price index (CPI), as some of the Group's non-current borrowings and notes payable are linked to the CPI. The Group did not enter into CPI hedging transactions in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Furthermore, the Group's notes payable and non-current borrowings bearing variable interest rate cause cash flow risks. Based on simulations performed, an increase (decrease) of 1% interest rates during 2013 in respect of the abovementioned financial instruments would have resulted in an annual increase (decrease) in interest expenses of NIS 8 million. The Group does not enter into interest rate hedging transactions.

Foreign exchange risk
 
The Group's operating income and cash flows are exposed to currency risk, mainly due trade receivables and trade payables denominated in foreign currencies. During 2013 the Group closed its free standing forward contracts positions and as of December 31, 2013 does not have foreign exchange rate freestanding forward contracts.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

 
a.
Financial risk factors (continued)

2.  Market risks (continued)

(b) Analysis of linkage terms of financial instruments balances

   
December 31, 2013
 
   
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
    1       1             479       481  
   Trade receivables**
    50       132             869       1,051  
   Other receivables
                          16       16  
   Derivative financial instruments
    2                             2  
                                       
Non- current assets
                                     
   Trade receivables
                          289       289  
Total assets
    53       133             1,653       1,839  
                                       
Current liabilities
                                     
   Current maturities of notes payable and current borrowings
                    122       212       334  
   Trade payables**
    75       168               518       761  
   Payables in respect of employees
                            87       87  
   Other payables
                    1       9       10  
   Derivative financial instruments
    *       1                       1  
                                         
Non- current liabilities
                                       
   Notes payable
                    945       1,093       2,038  
   Bank borrowings
                    732       377       1,109  
Total liabilities
    75       169       1,800       2,296       4,340  
 
   
In or linked to foreign currencies
 
   
New Israeli Shekels in millions
 
** Accounts that were set-off under enforceable netting arrangements
     
Trade receivables gross amounts
    453  
Set-off
    (271 )
Trade receivables, net
    182  
         
Trade payables gross amounts
    514  
Set-off
    (271 )
Trade payables, net
    243  
         
Net balances
    (61 )
 
* Representing an amount less than 1 million
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

 
a.
Financial risk factors (continued)

2. Market risks (continued)

(b) Analysis of linkage terms of financial instruments balances (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 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  

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)
 
 
a.
Financial risk factors (continued)

2. Market risks (continued)

 
(c)  Details regarding the derivative financial instruments, foreign exchange and CPI risk management and sensitivity analysis

The notional amounts of derivatives as of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, are as follows, based on the amounts of currencies to be received, translated into NIS at the exchange rates prevailing at each of the reporting dates, respectively:

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Forward transactions pay NIS, receive USD
    373       -  
Forward transactions pay Euro, receive USD
    247       -  
Embedded derivatives pay USD, receive NIS
    64       35  

See also note 7 (a)(4) below  regarding maturity dates of the derivative financial instruments.
 
Data regarding the dollar exchange rate and the Israeli CPI:
 
   
Exchange
   
Exchange
       
   
rate of one
   
rate of one
   
Israeli
 
   
Dollar
   
Euro
   
CPI*
 
At December 31:
                 
     2013
 
NIS 3.471
   
NIS 4.782
   
223.80 points
 
     2012
 
NIS 3.733
   
NIS 4.921
   
219.80 points
 
     2011
 
NIS 3.821
   
NIS 4.938
   
216.27 points
 
Increase (decrease) during the year:
                 
     2013
    (7.0 )%     (2.8 )%     1.8 %
     2012
    (2.3 )%     (0.35 )%     1.6 %
     2011
    7.7 %     4.2 %     2.2 %

* Index for each reporting period's last month, on the basis of 1993 average = 100 points.

Sensitivity analysis:
 
An increase (decrease) of 2% in the CPI as at December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 would have decreased (increased) equity and profit by NIS 51 million, NIS 44 million, and 36 million, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 respectively, assuming all other variables remain constant.

An increase (decrease) of 5% in the USD exchange rate as at December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 would have increased (decreased) equity and profit by NIS 6 million, NIS 3 million, and NIS (3) million, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 respectively, assuming that all other variables remain constant.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

 
a.
Financial risk factors (continued)

3. Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Group's trade receivables, and also from cash and cash equivalents and other receivables. Management has a credit policy in place and the exposure to credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis. The Group conducts credit evaluations on receivables of certain types over a certain amount, and requires collaterals against them. Accordingly, the financial statements include appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts. See also note 2 (j) (2).

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure, see note 7 (c).
 
The cash and cash equivalents are held in leading Israeli commercial banks, rated by Standard & Poor's Maalot at between ilAA-/Stable to ilAA+/stable.

The trade receivables are significantly widespread, and include individuals and businesses, and therefore have no representing credit rating.

See also note 8 as to the assessment by aging of the trade receivables and related allowance for doubtful accounts.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

 
a.
Financial risk factors (continued)

4. Liquidity risk
 
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group's approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group's reputation. The Group's policy is to ensure that it has sufficient cash and cash equivalents, and credit facilities to meet expected operational expenses, dividends and financial obligations.

Maturities of financial liabilities as at December 31, 2013:

   
2014
   
2015
   
2016
   
2017
to 2018
   
2019
to 2020
   
2021
to 2022
   
Total undisco-unted
   
Less offering expenses and discounts
   
 
 
Total discounted
 
   
New Israeli Shekels in millions
 
Principal payments of long term indebtedness:
                                                     
Notes payable series B (*)
    122       122       122                         366       (1 )     365  
Notes payable series C (*)
                    235       469                   704       (2 )     702  
Notes payable series D
                            218       218       109       545       (4 )     541  
Notes payable series E
    187       187       187       187                       748       (9 )     739  
Bank borrowing A (*)
                    177       355                       532               532  
Bank borrowing C
                            25       50               75               75  
Bank borrowing D
    25       25       25       50       50               175               175  
Bank borrowing E
                                    152               152               152  
Bank borrowing F (*)
                                    200               200               200  
Expected interest payments of long term borrowings and notes payables (*)
    129       114       98       111       29       2       483               483  
Trade and other payables
    849                                               849               849  
Derivative financial instruments
    1                                               1               1  
      1,313       448       844       1,415       699       111       4,830       (16 )     4,814  
 
(*) Linked to the CPI as of December 31, 2013

See notes 15 and 16 in respect of bank borrowings and notes payable respectively.
 
 
b.
Capital risk management
 
Credit rating: on June 20, 2013 Standard & Poor's Maalot ("S&P Maalot") reaffirmed the Company’s credit rating and raised the Company's rating outlook to ilAA-/Stable on a local scale.

 
 
See note 15(2) regarding financial covenants.
 
See note 21(c) regarding dividends.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)
 
 
c.
Fair values of financial instruments
 
As detailed in note 2(j) the financial instruments are categorized as following:
 
Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL); Loans and Receivables (L&R); Amortized Cost (AC). The financial instruments that are categorized FVTPL are derivative financial instruments. Their fair values are calculated by discounting estimated future cash flows based on the terms and maturity of each contract and using forward rates for a similar instrument at the measurement date. All significant inputs in this technique are observable market data and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates – this method matches the "Level 2" fair value measurement level hierarchy. There were no transfers between fair value levels during the year.

Carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and liabilities, and their categories:
 
     
December 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2013
 
 
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
    548       548             481       481        
Trade receivables
L&R
    1,906       1,907       6.77 %     1,340       1,343       6.24 %
Other receivables (*)
L&R
    20       20               20       20          
Derivative financial instruments
FVTPL
Level 2
    1       1               2       2          
Liabilities
                                                 
Notes payable series B
AC
    478       503    
Market quote
      365       387    
Market quote
 
Notes payable series C
AC
    688       741    
Market quote
      702       766    
Market quote
 
Notes payable series D
AC
    540       515    
Market quote
      541       537    
Market quote
 
Notes payable series E
AC
    921       987    
Market quote
      739       808    
Market quote
 
Trade and other payables (*)
AC
    962       962               849       849          
Bank borrowing A
AC
    522       545       1.83 %     532       567       1.09 %
Bank borrowing C
AC
    175       194       3.51 %     75       91       2.13 %
Bank borrowing D
AC
    175       194       3.51 %     175       201       2.13 %
Bank borrowing E (*)
AC
    376       376               152       152          
Bank borrowing F
AC
    485       519       1.71 %     200       221       1.69 %
Parent group – trade (*)
AC
    70       70               -       -          
Finance lease obligation (*)
AC
    1       1               -       -          
Derivative financial instruments
FVTPL
Level 2
    14       14               1       1          
 
 
 (*)
The fair value of these financial instruments equals their carrying amounts, as the impact of discounting is not significant.
 
 
(**)
The fair values of the notes payable are quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period are within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of other instruments under L&R and AC categories were calculated based on observable weighted average of interest rates derived from quoted market prices of the Group's notes payable of similar terms and nature, are within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

See also notes 15 and 16 in respect of bank borrowings and notes payable.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 8 – TRADE RECEIVABLES
 
 
(a)
  Composition:

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Trade (current and non-current)
    2,212       1,590  
Deferred interest income
    (84 )     (48 )
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (222 )     (202 )
      1,906       1,340  
Current
    1,397       1,051  
Non – current
    509       289  

Non-current trade receivables bear no interest. These balances are in respect of equipment sold in installments (18-36 monthly payments). The current amount is computed on the basis of the interest rate relevant at the date of the transaction (2012 – 6.77% - 7.25%) (2013 – 6.24% - 6.95%).

During 2012 and 2013 the Company factored non-current trade receivables resulting from sales of handsets through credit cards in an amount of NIS 321 million and NIS 272 million, respectively. The factoring was executed through a clearing company, on a non-recourse basis. The factoring of accounts receivable was recorded by the Company as a sale transaction under the provisions of IAS 39. The resulting costs were charged to "finance expenses" in the statement of income, as incurred.

The Group does not have continuing involvement in the factored trade receivables.
 
 
(b)
  Allowance for doubtful accounts:

The changes in the allowance for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are as follows:
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Balance at beginning of year
    256       244       222  
Receivables written-off during the year as uncollectible
    (55 )     (69 )     (70 )
Charge or expense during the year
    43       47       50  
Balance at end of year
    244       222       202  

Doubtful accounts expenses are recorded in the statement of income under General and Administrative expenses.
 
See note 7(a)(3) regarding trade receivables credit risk.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 8 – TRADE RECEIVABLES (continued)

(b)   Allowance for doubtful accounts (continued)

The aging of gross trade receivables and their respective allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 is as follows:
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
   
Gross
   
Allowance
   
Gross
   
Allowance
 
Not past due
    1,867       31       1,315       16  
Past due less than one year
    163       60      
117
      64  
Past due more than one year
    182       131      
158
      122  
      2,212       222       1,590       202  
 
NOTE 9 – INVENTORY

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Handsets
    67       69  
Accessories and other
    12       11  
Spare parts
    12       8  
ISP modems, routers, servers and related
               
    equipment
    7       5  
      98       93  
                 
Write-offs recorded
    2       2  
Cost of inventory recognized as expenses and included in cost of revenues for the year ended
    841       705  


 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 10 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
   
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, 2011
    2,129       317       328       21       228       3,023  
Acquisition of 012 Smile
    101       27               7       24       159  
Additions in 2011
    217       45       37       5       37       341  
Disposals in 2011
    57       35       1       3       24       120  
Balance at December 31, 2011
    2,390       354       364       30       265       3,403  
                                                 
Additions in 2012
    295       61       48       3       17       424  
Disposals in 2012
    184       14               2       4       204  
Balance at December 31, 2012
    2,501       401       412       31       278       3,623  
                                                 
Additions in 2013
    208       2       38       *       10       258  
Disposals in 2013
    205       71       -       1       74       351  
Balance at December 31, 2013
    2,504       332       450       30       214       3,530  
                                                 
Accumulated Depreciation
                                               
Balance at January 1, 2011
    714       110       44       13       84       965  
Depreciation in 2011
    369       66       26       6       35       502  
Disposals in 2011
    55       35               2       23       115  
Balance at December 31, 2011
    1,028       141       70       17       96       1,352  
                                                 
Depreciation in 2012
    352       62       23       5       42       484  
Disposals in 2012
    183       14               2       4       203  
Balance at December 31, 2012
    1,197       189       93       20       134       1,633  
                                                 
Depreciation in 2013
    318       61       27       3       48       457  
Disposals in 2013
    205       71       -       1       74       351  
Balance at December 31, 2013
    1,310       179       120       22       108       1,739  
                                                 
Carrying amounts, net
                                               
                                                 
At December 31, 2011
    1,362       213       294       13       169       2,051  
At December 31, 2012
    1,304       212       319       11       144       1,990  
At December 31, 2013
    1,194       153       330       8       106       1,791  
 
 (*) Representing an amount less than 1 million.
 
 (**) Including finance leased in an immaterial amount.
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Depreciation expenses charged to the income statement:
                 
Cost of revenues
    470       454       427  
Selling and marketing expenses
    15       13       13  
General and administrative expenses
    17       17       17  
      502       484       457  
Cost additions include capitalization of salary and employee related expenses
    16       24       42  
 
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 11 –INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Intangible assets with finite economic useful lives:

   
Licenses
   
Trade name
   
Customer relationships
   
Subscriber acquisition and retention costs
   
Computer software(*)
   
Total
 
   
New Israeli Shekels In millions
 
Cost
                                   
Balance at January 1, 2011
    2,085             18       66       414       2,583  
Acquisition of 012 Smile
    3       73       258       35       39       408  
Additions in 2011
                            33       127       160  
Disposals in 2011
                            51       112       163  
Balance at December 31, 2011
    2,088       73       276       83       468       2,988  
Additions in 2012
                            9       134       143  
Disposals in 2012
                            20       139       159  
Balance at December 31, 2012
    2,088       73       276       72       463       2,972  
Additions in 2013
                            7       155       162  
Disposals in 2013
                            67       45       112  
Balance at December 31, 2013
    2,088       73       276       12       573       3,022  
                                                 
Accumulated amortization and impairment
                                               
Balance at January 1, 2011
    1,173               13       40       280       1,506  
Amortization in 2011
    81       4       29       52       75       241  
Impairment charge in 2011
            14       73       27               114  
Disposals in 2011
                            51       112       163  
Balance at December 31, 2011
    1,254       18       115       68       243       1,698  
Amortization in 2012
    82       5       25       19       85       216  
Disposals in 2012
                            20       139       159  
Balance at December 31, 2012
    1,336       23       140       67       189       1,755  
Amortization in 2013
    82       5       24       9       92       212  
Disposals in 2013
                            67       45       112  
Balance at December 31, 2013
    1,418       28       164       9       236       1,855  
                                                 
Carrying amounts, net
                                               
At December 31, 2011
    834       55       161       15       225       1,290  
At December 31, 2012
    752       50       136       5       274       1,217  
At December 31, 2013
    670       45       112       3       337       1,167  
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Amortization expenses, including impairment charges, charged to the income statement:
                 
Cost of revenues
    238       187       183  
Selling and marketing expenses
    117       29       29  
      355       216       212  
                         
(*) Cost additions include capitalization of salary and employee related expenses
    29       37       45  

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 12 – DEFERRED EXPENSES – RIGHT OF USE

   
New Israeli Shekels in millions
 
Cost
     
Balance at January 1, 2011
    -  
Acquisition of 012 Smile
    311  
Additional payments in 2011
    27  
Balance at December 31, 2011
    338  
Additional payments in 2012
    25  
Balance at December 31, 2012
    363  
Additional payments in 2013
    17  
Balance at December 31, 2013
    380  
         
Accumulated amortization and impairment
       
Balance at January 1, 2011
    -  
Amortization during the period (*)
    29  
Impairment charge (see note 13(a)(2))
    148  
Balance at December 31, 2011
    177  
Amortization in 2011
    26  
Balance at December 31, 2012
    203  
Amortization in 2013
    31  
Balance at December 31, 2013
    234  
         
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  
         
Carrying amount, net
       
At December 31, 2013
    146  
Current
    28  
Non-current
    118  

See also note 18(5).

(*) The amortization was recorded for the period beginning March 3, 2011 the date of acquisition of 012 Smile, and until December 31, 2011.

The amortization charges are charged to cost of revenues in the statement of income.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 13 – IMPAIRMENT TESTS
 
 
a.
Impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives
 
 
(1)
Subscriber acquisition and retention costs
 
In August 2011, an amendment to the Telecommunications Law was enacted with respect to exit fees charged from subscribers of various other telecommunications operators: cable and satellite, internet, fixed-line telephony and international telephony. According to the amendment, new subscribers may not be charged exit fees while existing subscribers with average monthly bills lower than NIS 5,000, may be charged exit fees of no more than 8% of the subscriber's average monthly bill for operator’s services until termination, multiplied by the balance of the remaining number of months in the commitment period.

As a result, the Group recorded in 2011 an impairment of intangible asset of VOB and ISP subscriber acquisition costs (fixed-line segment) in an amount of NIS 27 million. The impairment was charged to cost of revenues.
 
 
(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.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 13 – IMPAIRMENT TESTS
 
 
a.
Impairment tests of assets with finite useful economic lives(continued)
 
 
(2)
Assets of the VOB/ISP CGU (continued)
 
For the purpose of the impairment test as at December 31, 2011, the assets were grouped to the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (CGU). The Group reviewed the recoverability of the VOB/ISP assets. As a result, an impairment charge in a total amount of NIS 235 million was recognized. The impairment charge was allocated to the assets of the CGU pro rata, on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset, provided that the impairment did not reduce the carrying amount of an asset below the highest of its fair value less costs to sell and its value-in-use, and zero. Accordingly, the following impairment charges were recorded in 2011with respect to the assets of the above CGU:

(a) Trade name by NIS 14 million, recorded in selling and marketing expenses.
(b) Customer relationships by NIS 73 million, recorded in selling and marketing expenses.
(c) Right of use (see note 12) by NIS 148 million, recorded in cost of revenues.

The recoverable amount as at December 31, 2011 was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculations. The value in use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period and using extrapolation with specific adjustments expected until 2027, and a pre-tax discount rate of 12.5%. The value-in-use calculations included all factors in real terms.
 
The impairment test as at December 31, 2011 was based on assessments of financial performance and future strategies in light of current and expected market and economic conditions. See also notes 2(i), 4(a)(3).

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 
NOTE 13 – IMPAIRMENT TESTS
 
 
b. 
Goodwill impairment tests

The goodwill acquired in a business combination was allocated on acquisition date March 3, 2011 to the fixed-line segment in an amount of NIS 494 million (see note 5).

Goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2011

For the purpose of impairment testing as of December 31, 2011, the goodwill was allocated to CGU and to a group of CGUs within the fixed-line segment that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination and represent the lowest level for which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes:

 
(1)
ISP/VOB, and ILD group of CGUs NIS 426 million,
 
(2)
Transmission and PRI CGU NIS 68 million.

For the purpose of the goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2011, the recoverable amount was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculation which was determined higher than fair value less costs to sell. The value-in-use calculations used pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period to be generated from continuing use are extrapolated using estimated growth rates. The growth rates do not exceed the long-term average growth rate of the fixed-line communications services business. The key assumptions used are as follows:

   
ISP/VOB and ILD group of CGUs
   
Transmission and PRI CGU
 
Terminal growth rate
    (0.4 )%     1 %
After-tax discount rate
    12.1 %     11.5 %
Pre-tax discount rate
    14.9 %     15 %

The value-in-use calculations as of December 31, 2011 included all factors in real terms. The assumptions presented above for the ISP/VOB group of CGUs are derivative of the growth rate, after tax discount rate, and pre-tax rate for the ISP/VOB CGU: 0%, 11.5%, and 13.1%, and for the ILD CGU:   (-1)%, 13%, and 17.6%, respectively.

The impairment test as of December 31, 2011 was based on assessments of financial performance and future strategies in light of current and expected market and economic conditions. Trends in the economic and financial environment, competition and regulatory authorities' decisions, or changes in competitors’ behavior in response to the economic environment may affect the estimate of recoverable amounts. See also note 4(a)(4) and note 2(h).

As a result of the impairment test, the Group recorded as of December 31, 2011 an impairment charge to goodwill in respect of the ISP/VOB and ILD group of CGUs in 2011 in the amount of NIS 87 million.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 13 – IMPAIRMENT TESTS (continued)

 
b. 
Goodwill impairment tests(continued)
 
Goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2012
 
Since the beginning of 2012, management undertook a program to integrate the fixed-line segment structure that included aggregating all the fixed-line activities of the Group under the responsibility of Head of Fixed-Line Division. As a result of this integration the reporting and monitoring structure was aligned with the fixed-line segment and goodwill was allocated to a single group of CGUs which constitute all the operations of the fixed-line segment, in an amount of NIS 407 million.

For the purpose of impairment testing as of December 31, 2012 and thereafter, this group of CGUs represents the lowest level within the Group at which goodwill is monitored by management for internal reporting purposes.

For the purpose of the goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2012, the recoverable amount was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculations. The value-in-use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period to be generated from continuing use are extrapolated using estimated growth rates. The growth rates do not exceed the long-term average growth rate of the fixed-line communications services business. The key assumptions used are as follows:
 
Terminal growth rate
(negative 0.2%)
After-tax discount rate
11.7%
Pre-tax discount rate
15.7%

The impairment test as of December 31, 2012 was based on assessments of financial performance and future strategies in light of current and expected market and economic conditions. Trends in the economic and financial environment, competition and regulatory authorities' decisions, or changes in competitors’ behavior in response to the economic environment may affect the estimate of recoverable amounts. See also note 4(a)(4) and note 2(h).

As a result of the impairment test, the Group determined that no goodwill impairment exists as of December 31, 2012.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 13 – IMPAIRMENT TESTS (continued)
 
 
b. 
Goodwill impairment tests(continued)
 
Goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2013
 
Goodwill is allocated to a single group of CGUs which constitute all the operations of the fixed-line segment, in an amount of NIS 407 million.

For the purpose of the goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2013, the recoverable amount was assessed by management with the assistance of an external independent expert ("Giza Singer Even. Ltd") based on value-in-use calculations. The value-in-use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period to be generated from continuing use are extrapolated using estimated growth rates. The growth rates do not exceed the long-term average growth rate of the fixed-line communications services business. The key assumptions used are as follows:
 
Terminal growth rate
(negative 0.3%)
After-tax discount rate
11.7%
Pre-tax discount rate
15.8%

The impairment test as of December 31, 2013 was based on assessments of financial performance and future strategies in light of current and expected market and economic conditions. Trends in the economic and financial environment, competition and regulatory authorities' decisions, or changes in competitors’ behavior in response to the economic environment may affect the estimate of recoverable amounts. See also note 4(a)(4) and note 2(h).

As a result of the impairment test, the Group determined that no goodwill impairment exists as of December 31, 2013.

Sensitivity Analysis:
 
The headroom of the fixed line segment assets fair value over the book value as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 was approximately 13.6% and approximately 9.5% respectively.

Sensitivity analysis was performed for the recoverable amount as of December 31, 2013 for a change of the after-tax discount rate within the range of ± 10% multiplied by the variable 11.7% (10.53% to 12.87%), assuming all other variables constant. Sensitivity analysis was also performed for a change of the terminal permanent growth rate within the range of ± 1% of the variable minus 0.3% (minus 1.3% to 0.7%), assuming all other variables constant. Results showed that no impairment charge is required. However, considering an extreme scenario whereby increasing the discount rate above 12.3% and simultaneously decreasing the permanent growth rate below minus 0.8% would indicate impairment.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 14 – PROVISIONS

   
Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
   
 
Legal claims*
   
Handset warranty
 
   
New Israeli Shekels In millions
 
Balance as at January 1, 2013
    28       55       5  
Additions during the year
    2       21       12  
Reductions during the year
    *       (14 )     (12 )
Unwind of discount
    1                  
Balance as at December 31, 2013
    31       62       5  
Non-current
    31       -       -  
Current
    -       62       5  
                         
Balance as at December 31, 2012
    28       55       5  
Non-current
    28       -       -  
Current
    -       55       5  

* See also note 20

Dismantling and restoring sites obligation
 
The abovementioned additions during the year and reductions during the year are non-cash transactions recorded against property and equipment.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 15 – BANK BORROWINGS
 
 
(1)
Bank Borrowings
 
The Group has received bank loans from leading Israeli commercial banks. The Group may, at its discretion prepay the loans, subject to certain conditions, including that the Group shall reimburse the bank for losses sustained by the bank as a result of the prepayment. The reimbursement is mainly based on the difference between the interest rate that the Group would otherwise pay and the current market interest rate on the prepayment date.

The Israeli Prime interest rate is determined by the Bank of Israel and updated on a monthly basis. The Israeli Prime interest rate as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 was 3.25% and 2.5% per year, respectively.
 
Bank borrowings as of December 31, 2013:
 
   
Total principal outstanding
(NIS m)
 
 
Date originally received
 
 
Linkage terms
 
 
 
Annual interest rate
Borrowing A (*)
    532  
Nov. 11, 2010
 
CPI
 
2.75% CPI adj.
Borrowing C
    75  
June 8, 2010
     
5.7% fixed
Borrowing D
    175  
June 9, 2010
     
5.7% fixed
Borrowing E
    152  
May 8, 2011
     
Prime minus 0.025%
Borrowing F (*)
    200  
April 10, 2011
 
CPI
 
3.42% CPI adj.
      1,134            
 
(*) The principal amounts include CPI linkage differences as of December 31, 2013

See note 7 (a) (4) as to the maturities of the borrowings.
 
See note 7 (c) as to the fair value of the borrowings.

Principal prepayments made:

Loan C: On May 9, 2013, the Company prepaid the current portion of principal outstanding of the loan in the amount of NIS 25 million, which was due originally in June 8, 2014. On June 18, 2013, the Company prepaid the current portion of principal outstanding of the Loan in the amount of NIS 25 million, which was due originally on June 8, 2015. On December 19, 2013, the Company prepaid the current portion of principal outstanding of the Loan in the amount of NIS 50 million, which was due originally on June 8, 2016 and 2017.

Loan E: On May 9, 2013, the Company prepaid the current portion of principal outstanding of the Loan in the amount of NIS 112 million, which was due originally in May 8, 2014. On June 18, 2013, the Company prepaid current portion of principal outstanding of the Loan in the amount of NIS 112 million, which was due originally in May 8, 2015.

Loan F: On June 19, 2013, the Group prepaid the current portion of linked principal outstanding of the loan in the amount of NIS 145 million, which was due originally in December 31, 2014. On November 20, 2013, the Group prepaid the current portion of linked principal outstanding of the loan in the amount of NIS 148 million, which was due originally in December 31, 2015.

The Group paid prepayment fees in 2013 in a total amount of NIS 17 million, recorded in interest costs.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 15– BANK BORROWINGS (continued)
 
 
(2)
Financial covenants:

The terms of bank loans require the Group to comply with financial covenants on a consolidated basis. Their main provisions are two ratios:
 
 
(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, 2012 and 2013 was 4.3 and 5.2, 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, 2012 and 2013 was 2.8 and 3.2, respectively).
 
EBITDA is defined as the sum of (a) the net income before extraordinary items, (b) the amount of tax expenses set against the net profits including, without double counting,  any provisions for tax expenses, (c) and depreciation and amortization expenses, and (d) any finance costs, net.

Capital Expenditures are defined as any expenditure classified as fixed and intangible asset in the financial statements.

The usage of the term "Adjusted EBITDA" as in note 6 segment information is to highlight the fact that the Amortization includes amortization of deferred expenses – right of use and employee share based compensation expenses; it is fully comparable to EBITDA information which has been previously provided for prior periods.
 
The Group was in compliance with all covenants stipulated for the years 2012 and 2013. The covenants are measured every six months on an annualized basis of twelve months and are based on the financial results for the preceding period of twelve months.

 
(3)
Negative pledge:

The Company provided the banks with a negative pledge undertaking (i.e., not to pledge any of its assets to a third party), except for a number of exceptions that were agreed upon, including pledge (other than by way of floating charge) in favor of a third party over specific assets or rights of the Company, securing obligations no greater than NIS 100 million in aggregate. See note 7 regarding the Company's exposure to market risks and liquidity risk.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 16 - NOTES PAYABLE
 
General
 
The notes are unsecured non-convertible and listed for trade on the TASE.
 
The Notes have been rated ilAA-, on a local scale, by Standard & Poor’s Maalot.
 
See note 7 (a) (4) as to the maturities of the notes.
 
See note 7 (c) as to the fair value of the notes.
 
Notes payable series B
 
On November 29, 2009 the Company issued to Israeli institutional investors approximately NIS 448 million of Series B notes through a private placement in Israel. The notes are linked (principal and interest) to changes in the Israeli consumer price index (CPI). The principal amount of Series B notes is repayable in four equal annual installments between 2013 and 2016 and bears interest at an annual rate of 3.4%. The interest is payable on a semi-annual basis.
 
Notes payable series C
 
On April 25, 2010 the Company issued Series C Notes in a principal amount of NIS 200 million payable in 3 equal annual installments on December 30 of each of the years 2016 through 2018, bearing a fixed annual interest rate of 3.35%, payable semi-annually. Series C Notes (principal and interest) are linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index ("CPI").
 
On February 24, 2011, the Company issued an additional NIS 444 million in principal amount of Series C Notes to classified institutional investors in Israel in a private placement (the "Additional Notes"). The value of the principal issued, including CPI linkage differences and accumulated interest that was payable to that date was approximately NIS 463 million. The terms of the Additional Notes are identical to the terms of the previously issued outstanding Series C Notes.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 16 - NOTES PAYABLE (continued)
 
Notes payable series D

On April 25, 2010 the Company issued Series D Notes in a principal amount of NIS 400 million. The principal amount of Series D notes is repayable in five equal annual installments between 2017 and 2021 and is not linked. The principal bears variable interest that is based on the yield of 12 month government bonds ('Makam') issued by the government of Israel and updated quarterly, plus additional annual interest of 1.2%. The interest is payable quarterly. The interest rates paid (in annual terms, and including the additional interest of 1.2%) for the period From October 1, 2013 to December 30, 2013 was 2.26%

On May 4, 2011 the Company issued an additional NIS 146 million in principal amount of Series D Notes in a public offering in Israel (the "Additional Notes"). The terms of the Additional Notes are identical to the terms of the previously issued outstanding Series D Notes. The Additional Notes were issued with a price per unit (each unit comprised of NIS 1,000 par value) of NIS 992.

Notes payable series E
 
On April 25, 2010 the Company issued Series E Notes in a principal amount of NIS 400 million. The principal amount of Series E notes is repayable in five equal annual installments between 2013 and 2017 and is not linked. The principal bears fixed interest of 5.5% payable on a semi-annual basis.

On May 4, 2011 the Company issued an additional NIS 535 million in principal amount of Series E Notes in a public offering in Israel (the "Additional Notes"). The terms of the Additional Notes are identical to the terms of the previously issued outstanding Series E Notes. The Additional Notes were issued with a price per unit (each unit comprised of NIS 1,000 par value) of NIS 996.

Repurchase of notes payable series E:
 
In August 2012 the Company repurchased NIS 0.65 million par value of notes payable series E, at a transaction price of 0.9954 NIS per par value, following Board of Directors' resolution to approve a debt buy-back plan of the Company's series B, C, D and E Notes which are traded on the TASE.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 17 - LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UPON RETIREMENT
 
Israeli labor laws and agreements require payment of severance pay upon dismissal of an employee or upon termination of employment in certain other circumstances. See also note 2(k).

 
(1)
Defined contribution plan:
 
The Group had contributed NIS 14 million, NIS 17 million, NIS 15 million for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively, in accordance with Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law. See also note 2(k)(i)(1).
 
 
(2)
Defined benefit plan:
 
The amounts recognized in the statement of financial position, in respect of a defined benefit plan (see note 2k(i)(2)) include the following:
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Present value of funded obligations
    190       190  
Less: fair value of plan assets
    140       145  
Liability for employee rights upon retirement, net  – presented as non-current liability
    50       45  
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 17 - LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UPON RETIREMENT (continued)
 
Changes during the year in the obligation recognized for post-employment defined benefit plans were as follows:
 
   
New Israeli Shekels in millions
 
   
Present value of obligation
   
Fair value of plan assets
   
Total
 
At January 1, 2012
    177       (132 )     45  
Current service cost 
    33               33  
Interest expense (income)
    8       (6 )     2  
Remeasurements:
                       
Experience loss (gain)
    21       (11 )     10  
Loss (gain)  from change in financial assumptions
    7               7  
Return on plan assets
            *       *  
Employer contributions
            (26 )     (26 )
Benefits paid
    (56 )     35       (21 )
At January 1, 2013
    190       (140 )     50  
                         
Current service cost 
    23               23  
Interest expense (income)
    7       (6 )     1  
Remeasurements:
                       
Experience loss (gain)
    23       (15 )     8  
Loss (gain)  from change in financial assumptions
    1               1  
Return on plan assets
            *       *  
Employer contributions
            (21 )     (21 )
Benefits paid
    (54 )     37       (17 )
Balance at December 31, 2013
    190       (145 )     45  

 
* Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million

 
The expected contribution to the defined benefit plan during the year ended December 31, 2014 is approximately NIS 17 million.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 17 - LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UPON RETIREMENT (continued)

The amounts recognized in the income statement and other comprehensive income are as follows:

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Current service cost 
    31       33       23  
Interest expense 
    3       2       1  
Total expenses recognized in the income statement
    34       35       24  
Charged to the statement of income as follows:
                       
         Cost of revenues
    19       20       13  
         Selling and marketing expenses
    9       10       8  
         General and administrative expenses
    3       3       2  
         Finance costs, net
    3       2       1  
      34       35       24  
Remeasurement losses net, recognized in the statement of comprehensive income, before tax
    21       17       9  
Actual return on plan assets
    (5 )     6       6  
 
The principal actuarial assumptions used were as follows
 
   
December 31
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
%
   
%
 
             
Interest rate weighted average
    4.2 %     4.2 %
Inflation rate weighted average
    2.6 %     2.4 %
Expected turnover rate
    8% - 55 %     8% - 55 %
Future salary increases
    1% - 26 %     1% - 26 %

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 17 - LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UPON RETIREMENT (continued)

The sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to changes in the principal assumptions is:

   
December 31, 2013
 
   
NIS in millions
 
   
Increase of 10% of the assumption
   
Decrease of 10% of the assumption
 
Interest rate
    (1.2 )     1.2  
Expected turnover rate
    0.3       (0.4 )
Future salary increases
    0.8       (0.7 )

The above sensitivity analyses are based on a change in an assumption while holding all other assumptions constant. In practice, this is unlikely to occur, and changes in some of the assumptions may be correlated. When calculating the sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to significant actuarial assumptions the same method has been applied as when calculating the pension liability recognized within the statement of financial position.

The methods and types of assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis did not change compared to the previous period.

The defined benefit plan exposes the Group to a number of risks, the most significant are asset volatility, and a risk that salary increases will be higher than expected in the actuarial calculations.

The assets are invested in provident funds, managed by managing companies and are subject to laws and regulations, and supervision (including investment portfolio) of the Capital Markets, Insurance and Saving Division of the Israeli Ministry of Finance.
 
Expected maturity analysis of undiscounted defined benefits as at December 31, 2013:

 
 
NIS in millions
 
 2014
    38  
 2015
    16  
2016
    13  
2017 and 2018
    23  
2019 and thereafter
    140  
      230  
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 18 – COMMITMENTS

 
(1)
Royalty Commitments

Until 2012, the Group was obliged to pay royalties to the Government of Israel on its "income from mobile telephone services" and also income from "fixed-line phone services" as defined in the " Communications Regulations (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) (Royalties), 2001" (hereafter – the Regulations), including ILD services.
 
Following amendments of the Regulations, the rates were gradually reduced as follows:
 
   
Royalty rates on income from mobile telephone services provided under the Mobile Telephone License
   
Royalty rates on income from domestic fixed-line services and ILD services provided under the Fixed Line Licenses
 
Year 2011
    1.75 %     1 %
Year 2012
    1.3 %     1 %
Year 2013 onwards
    0 %     0 %
 
The Government royalty expenses were included in cost of revenues, see note 22(a).

 
(2)
Under the Telegraph Regulations the Company is committed to pay an annual fixed fee for each frequency used. 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 years 2012 and 2013 the Company paid a total amount of approximately NIS 59 and NIS 60 million, respectively.  See also note 20(b)(1).
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 18 – COMMITMENTS (continued)

 
(3)
At December 31, 2013, the Group is committed to acquire property and equipment and software elements for approximately NIS 59 million, mainly for the upgrade of the networks and the deployment of a fourth generation network.

 
(4)
At December 31, 2013, the Group is committed to acquire inventory in an amount of approximately NIS 1,077 million; of which an amount of NIS 18 million is from Scailex, a related party. This includes the following: the Company has signed in 2012 an 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)
 
012 Smile signed a long-term agreement with a service provider to receive indefeasible Rights of Use (ROU) of international capacity through submarine infrastructure until 2023 with an option to extend the agreement until 2027. As of December 31, 2013, 012 Smile is committed to pay for capacities over the following years an amount of NIS 259 million. The committed annual payments (excluding maintenance fees) as of December 31, 2013 are:

   
New Israeli Shekels in millions
 
2014
    16  
2015
    16  
2016
    32  
2017
    35  
2018 and thereafter
    160  
      259  

In addition, under the terms of the ROU agreements, 012 Smile is committed to pay annual maintenance fees during the usage period. The total aggregated expected maintenance fee for the years 2014-2023 is approximately NIS 117 million. All payments under the ROU agreements are linked to the USD.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 18 – COMMITMENTS (continued)

 
(6)
In April 2012 - the Company 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. The minimum commitment as of December 31, 2013 is NIS 203 million.

 
(7)
Liens and guarantees

The Group has provided bank guarantees in respect of licenses (see note 1(d)).
 
In addition, the Group has provided bank guarantees in favor of other parties in an aggregate amount of approximately NIS 24 million as of December 31, 2013.

 
(8)
License for the use of the orange brand

The Company has entered into a brand license agreement with Orange International Developments Limited, a subsidiary of Orange Limited, formerly Orange plc further assigned to Orange Brand Services Limited, a member of the France Telecom Group (“Orange”). Under this agreement, the Company has the exclusive right to use the Orange brand in Israel. The term of the brand license agreement began on July 1, 1998. The license was royalty-free until June 2013; however, pursuant to an amendment to the brand license agreement negotiated in January 2012 with Orange Brand Services Limited, a member of the France Telecom Group, the Company began paying royalties in April 1, 2012 for a period of 15 years.

Royalties payable are based on a percentage of the Company’s relevant revenues from the provision of services offered under the Orange brand.

Under the brand license agreement, the Company is required to comply with the Orange brand guidelines established by Orange. The Company has the right to use the Orange brand as long as it is able and legally eligible under the laws of Israel to offer telecommunications services to the public in Israel.

 
(9)
Financial covenants and negative pledge – see note 15(2), (3).

 
(10)
Operating leases – see note 19.

 
(11)
See note 28 with respect to network sharing and right of use agreements

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 
NOTE 19 – OPERATING LEASES

The Group has entered into operating lease agreements as follows:

 
(1)
The Group leases its headquarter facilities in Rosh Ha-ayin, Israel, with a total of approximately 56,163 gross square meters (including parking lots). The lease term is until the end of 2024. The rental payments are linked to the Israeli CPI.
 
 
(2)
The Group also leases five call centers in Haifa, Jerusalem, Rehovot, Rishon Lezion and Beer-Sheva and also retail stores. The leases for each site have different lengths and specific terms. Lease agreements for service centers and retail stores for a period of two to ten years. The Group has options to extend some lease contract periods for up to twenty years (including the original lease periods). Some of 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%.
 
 
(3)
Lease agreements in respect of cell sites and switching stations throughout Israel are for periods of two to ten years. The Company has an option to extend some of the lease contract periods for up to ten years (including the original lease periods). Some of 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%.
 
 
(4)
As of December 31, 2013 operating lease agreements in respect of vehicles are for periods of up to three years. The rental payments are linked to the Israeli CPI.
 
 
(5)
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, 2013
 
In millions
2014
232
2015
206
2016
180
2017
155
2018-2019
232
2020-2021
148
2022-2023
91
2024 and thereafter
38
 
1,282
 
 
(6)
The rental expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were approximately NIS 296 million, NIS 290 million, and NIS 271 million, respectively.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 20 – LAWSUITS AND LITIGATIONS

 
A.
Claims
 
Total provision recorded in the financial statements in respect of all lawsuits against the Group amounted to NIS 62 million at December 31, 2013. See also notes 2(m)(1), 14.
 
Described below are the main litigation and claims against the Group:

 
1.
Consumer claims
 
 
a.
Alleged illegal collection of charges, claims or breach of the Consumer Protection Law and Customer agreement claims

This category includes lawsuits and motions for the recognition of these lawsuits as class actions with respect to alleged unlawful collection of charges from customers or alleged breach of the Consumer Protection Law.
 
Described hereunder are the outstanding consumer purported class actions with respect to lawsuits with a total claim amount of NIS 5,965 million or which have not been quantified, broken down by the amount claimed, as of the date of approval of these financial statements:
 
Claim amount
 
Number of claims
   
Total claims amount (NIS million)
 
Up to NIS 100 million
    15       452  
NIS 100- 400 million
    8       1,806  
NIS 400 million -NIS 1 billion
    2       1,008  
Over NIS 1 billion
    1       2,700  
Unquantified claims
    2       -  
Total
    28       5,965  

With respect to 4 of the claims mentioned in the table above, the court approved these claims as class actions:
 
 
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. The total amount of damages claimed by the plaintiffs against 012 Smile is approximately NIS 354 million. On November 3, 2010, the court granted the plaintiffs' request and certified the lawsuit as a class action against all of the defendants. On May 10, 2012, the parties signed a settlement agreement regarding the amended request and regarding an additional lawsuit in an amount of NIS 2.7 billion, dealing with similar issues. On March 11, 2013, the parties signed a revised settlement agreement, and on May 26, 2013, the court approved the settlement agreement.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 20 – LAWSUITS AND LITIGATIONS (continued)
 
 
2.
During 2010, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against the Company. 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 settlement agreement reached by the parties. On January 31, 2013, the court approved the settlement agreement of which Partner had fully implemented.
 
 
3.
On April 13, 2011, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner. The claim alleges that Partner sent a message to its customers that their internet package was fully utilized before it was fully utilized. The amount claimed in the lawsuit was estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 4.6 million. On June 26, 2013, The Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action. On August 19, 2013, Partner filed a request to appeal to the Supreme Court. It should be noted that Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant customers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for will be immaterial.
 
 
4.
On May 12, 2011, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against the Company. The claim alleges that the Company misled certain subscribers with respect to terms and conditions of a content back up service for cellular handsets. The total amount claimed from the Company is estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 35 million. On August 27, 2013, the Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action. Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant customers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for will be immaterial.
 
With respect to 5 claims mentioned in the table above, with a total amount of NIS 435 million (other than the 4 claims mentioned above), the parties filed requests to approve settlement agreements and with respect to an additional claim in the amount of NIS 46 million, the court approved a settlement agreement.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 20 – LAWSUITS AND LITIGATIONS (continued)

 
b.
Alleged breach of license, Telecom law

This category includes lawsuits and motions for the recognition of these lawsuits as class actions with respect to alleged breaches of licenses or the Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting).

Described hereunder are the outstanding consumer purported class actions with respect to lawsuits with a total claim amount of NIS 1,231 million or which have not been quantified, broken down by the amount claimed, as of the date of approval of these financial statements:

Claim amount
 
Number of claims
   
Total claims amount (NIS million)
 
Up to NIS 100 million
    14       319  
NIS 100-400 million
    2       352  
NIS 400 million -NIS 1 billion
    1       560  
Unquantified  claims
    3       -  
Total
    20       1,231  

With respect to the claims in the above table, there are 3 claims that the court approved as class actions:

 
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. On September 6, 2012, the court certified the claim as a class action. On March 24, 2013, the parties filed a settlement agreement which was approved by the court on August 5, 2013.

 
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 customers 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. Partner estimates that even if the claim will be decided in favor of the relevant customers, the damages that Partner will be required to pay for will be immaterial.

 
3.
On May 6, 2010, a claim and a motion to certify the claim as a class action were filed against Partner. The claim alleges that Partner unlawfully charged its customers for opening handsets that were locked for use on other cellular networks (sim lock). The amount claimed in the lawsuit was estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 20 million. On August 25, 2013, The Court approved the motion and recognized the lawsuit as a class action.  On October 8, 2013, Partner filed a request to appeal to the Supreme Court. It should be noted that Partner estimates that the damages that Partner will be required to pay will be immaterial.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 20 – LAWSUITS AND LITIGATIONS (continued)
 
With respect to 2 lawsuits mentioned in the table above, with a total amount of NIS 120 million (other than the 3 claims mentioned above), the parties filed requests to approve a settlement agreement and with respect to an additional claim in the amount of NIS 560 million, the court approved a settlement agreement.

In addition to the claims in the above table, during 2013, the court dismissed a claim and its request to certify the claim as a class action in an amount of NIS 8,089 million.
 
 
2.
Environmental claims

This category includes two lawsuits and motions for the recognition of these lawsuits as class actions with respect to environmental issues. As of the date of approval of these financial statements, the amounts claimed from this group sum up to NIS 4,610 million. On November 7, 2013, the parties filed requests to approve a settlement agreement for both lawsuits.

 
3.
Employees and suppliers claims

On May 22, 2011, a civil claim was filed against Partner. The claim alleges that Partner breaches copyrights that allegedly belong to the plaintiff. The total amount claimed from Partner is approximately NIS 40 million. The claim is still in the preliminary stages and a number of hearings have been held.

 
4.
Other claims

In addition to all the above mentioned claims the Group is a party to various claims arising in the ordinary course of its operations.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 20 – LAWSUITS AND LITIGATIONS (continued)
 
 
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.

 
(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.

In January 2006, the Non-ionizing Radiation Law was published, amending the Planning and Building Law so that local Planning and Building committees must require indemnification letters against reduction in property value from the cellular operators requesting building permits.

Accordingly, on January 3, 2006, the National Council for Planning and Building published an interim decision conditioning the issuance of building permits for cell site permits by local planning and building councils upon provision of a 100% indemnification undertaking by the cellular operators. This decision shall remain in effect until it is replaced with an amendment to the National Zoning Plan 36. Between January 3, 2006 and December 31, 2013 the Company provided the local authorities with 448 indemnification letters as a pre-condition for obtaining building permits.

In case the Company shall be required to make substantial payments under the indemnity letters, it could have an adverse effect on the Company's financial results.

According to the company’s management estimation and based on its legal counsel, a provision in the financial statement was not included.

The Company assumes that the requirement to provide indemnification letters might require it to change locations of sites to different, less suitable locations and to dismantle some of its sites. These changes in the deployment of the sites might have an adverse effect on the extent, quality and capacity of the network coverage.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
 (An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 21 – EQUITY AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

 
a.
Share capital:

The Company's share capital consists of ordinary shares, which are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. under the symbol "PTNR", and are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™, in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each representing one of the Company’s ordinary shares, under the symbol "PTNR", according to the dual listing regulations. The ADSs are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). Since November 2011, Citibank, N.A. serves as the Company's depository for ADSs.

Under the provisions of the Company's licenses (note 1(d)), restrictions are placed on transfer of the Company's shares and placing liens thereon. The restrictions include the requirement that the advance written consent of the Minister of Communications be received prior to transfer of 10% or more of the Company's shares to a third party.

Through December 31, 2008 the Company purchased its own 4,467,990 shares at the cost of NIS 351 million ("treasury shares"). In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, the treasury shares are considered dormant shares as long as they are held by the Company, and as such they do not bear any rights (including the right to vote and to receive dividends) until they are transferred to a third party.

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared. See also (c) below in respect of dividends.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 21 - EQUITY AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

 
b.
Share based compensation to employees – share options
 
 
(1)
Description of share option plan
 
Share options were granted to employees in accordance with the 2004 Share Option Plan (the "Plan"). The total number of Company's shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of all options granted under the Plan is 13,917,000 shares. Upon exercise each option derives one ordinary share that confers the same rights as the other ordinary shares of the Company. The Plan's principal terms include:
 
 
-
Exercise price adjustment:
 
The exercise price shall be reduced in the following events: (1) Dividend distribution other than in the ordinary course, (2) Ordinary dividend: For some options by a dividend in excess of 40% of the Company’s net income for the relevant period per share, and for some options by the gross dividend amount per share ("Full Dividend Mechanism").
 
 
-
Cashless exercise:  Most options may only be exercised on a cashless basis, other option holders may choose between cashless exercise and the regular option exercise procedure. In accordance with such cashless exercise, the option holder would receive from the Company, without payment of the exercise price, only the number of shares whose aggregate market value equals the economic gain which the option holder would have realized by selling all the shares purchased at their market price, net of the option exercise price.

 
(2)
Information in respect of options granted under the Plan

   
Through December 31, 2013
 
   
Number of options or shares
 
Options granted
    19,688,115  
Shares issued upon exercises
    (5,669,407 )
Options cancelled upon net exercises, expiration and forfeitures
    (7,090,326 )
Outstanding
    6,928,382  
Of which:
       
Exercisable
    4,818,696  
Vest in 2014
    1,865,103  
Vest in 2015
    194,583  
Vest in 2016
    50,000  
         
Ungranted
    1,319,211  

As of December 31, 2013 the company expects to record a total amount of compensation expenses of approximately NIS 4 million during the next three years with respect to the options.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 21 - EQUITY AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

 
(3)
Options status summary as of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the changes therein during the years ended on those dates:
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
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
    6,826,275       55.88       6,452,891       52.98       7,523,748       44.02  
Changes during the year:
                                               
Granted
    2,977,275       50.87       1,795,340       18.42       292,500       25.36  
Exercised
    (1,454,250 )     47.57       -               (75,640 )     13.66  
Forfeited
    (1,896,409 )     56.59       (449,266 )     54.97       (322,009 )     30.63  
Expired
                    (275,217 )     56.07       (490,217 )     54.31  
Balance outstanding at the end of the year
    6,452,891       52.98       7,523,748       44.02       6,928,382       43.46  
Balance exercisable at the end of the year
    2,145,389       53.49       3,723,702       53.61       4,818,696       52.02  
Shares issued
    396,532               -               41,294          
 
   
Options granted in 2011
   
Options granted in 2012
   
Options granted in 2013
 
Weighted average fair value of options granted using the Black & Scholes option-pricing model – per option (NIS)
    6.28       3.74       6.74  
The above fair value is estimated on the grant date based on the following weighted average assumptions:
                       
Expected volatility
    27 %     30.46 %     34.43 %
Risk-free interest rate
    3.65 %     2.52 %     1.78 %
Expected life (years)
    3       3       3  
Dividend yield
    5.01 %     *       *  

*   Due to the Full Dividend Mechanism the expected dividend yield used in the fair value determination of such options was 0% for the purpose of using the Black & Scholes option-pricing model.

The expected volatility is based on a historical volatility, by statistical analysis of the daily share price for periods corresponding the option's expected life. The expected life is expected length of time until expected date of exercising the options, based on historical data on employees' exercise behavior and anticipated future condition.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 21 - EQUITY AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)
 
 
(4)
Information about outstanding options by expiry dates
 
Share options outstanding as of December 31, 2013 have the following expiry dates and exercise prices:
 
 
Expire in
 
Number of options
   
Weighted average exercise price in NIS
 
2014
    773,666       53.16  
2015
    13,375       26.21  
2016
    32,500       29.45  
2017
    71,000       53.44  
2019
    1,268,271       51.13  
2020
    1,219,200       59.78  
2021
    1,665,850       48.50  
2022
    1,592,020       18.16  
2023
    292,500       25.36  
      6,928,382       43.46  
 
Share options outstanding as of December 31, 2012 have the following expiry dates and exercise prices:
 
 
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  
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
  NOTE 21 - EQUITY AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

 
c.
Dividends

   
For the year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
 
   
Per share
in NIS
   
NIS in
 millions
   
Per share
in NIS
   
NIS in
 millions
 
Dividends declared during the year
    4.17       648       1.03       160  
Tax withheld
            (6 )                
Previously withheld tax - paid during the year
            17               7  
Net Cash flow in respect of dividends during the year
            659               167  
 
In September 2012, the Board of Directors resolved to cancel the existing dividend policy for 2012, and to assess dividend distributions (and their scope) from time to time, by reference to, inter alia, the Company's cash flow, profitability, debt level, debt coverage ratios and the business environment in general. No dividends were distributed in 2013.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 22 – EXPENSES

(a)  Cost of revenues
 
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Payments to transmission, communication and content providers
    1,098       1,153       1,073  
Cost of handsets, accessories and ISP related  equipment
    1,368       788       664  
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
    705       614       408  
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges
    708       641       610  
Costs of handling, replacing or repairing handsets
    152       140       104  
Operating lease, rent and overhead expenses
    308       303       312  
Network and cable maintenance
    133       133       123  
Payments to internet service providers (ISP)
    94       69       45  
Carkit installation, IT support, and other operating expenses
    96       80       82  
Royalty expenses
    63       39          
Amortization of rights of use
    29       26       31  
Impairment of deferred expenses – right of use
       (see note 13)
    148                  
Other
    76       45       58  
Total cost of revenues
    4,978       4,031       3,510  
 
(b)  Selling and marketing expenses
 
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
    335       299       231  
Advertising and marketing
    82       64       55  
Selling commissions, net
    82       59       72  
Depreciation and amortization
    45       42       42  
Impairment of intangible assets (see  note 13)
    87                  
Operating lease, rent and overhead expenses
    44       45       33  
Other
    36       42       29  
Total selling and marketing expenses
    711       551       462  

(c)  General and administrative expenses
 
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Wages, employee benefits expenses and car maintenance
    100       89       80  
Bad debts and allowance for doubtful accounts
    42       40       50  
Professional fees
    41       29       25  
Credit card and other commissions
    42       33       23  
Depreciation
    17       17       17  
Other
    49       28       22  
Total general and administrative expenses
    291       236       217  

 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 22 – EXPENSES (continued)

(d)  Employee benefit expense
 
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Wages and salaries including social benefits, social security costs, pension costs and car maintenance before capitalization
    1,121       1,002       763  
Less: expenses capitalized (notes 10, 11)
    (45 )     (61 )     (87 )
Service costs: defined benefit plan (note 17)
    31       33       23  
Service costs: defined contribution plan (note 17)
    14       17       15  
Share based compensation expenses (note 21)
    19       11       5  
      1,140       1,002       719  
 
NOTE 23 – OTHER INCOME, NET

   
New Israeli Shekels
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Unwinding of trade receivables
    104       108       75  
Other income, net
    3       3       3  
Capital gain (loss) from property and equipment
    (2 )     *       1  
      105       111       79  
 
* Representing an amount less than 1 million

NOTE 24 – FINANCE COSTS, NET
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Net foreign exchange rate gains
    -       8       21  
Interest income from cash equivalents
    10       7       7  
Fair value gain from derivative financial instruments, net
    18       -       -  
Other
    5       6       1  
Finance income
    33       21       29  
                         
Interest expenses
    205       188       171  
Linkage expenses to CPI
    77       35       46  
Interest costs in respect of liability for employees rights upon retirement **
    3       2       1  
Fair value loss from derivative financial instruments, net
    -       15       12  
Net foreign exchange rate losses
    18       -       -  
Other finance costs
    24       15       10  
Finance expense
    327       255       240  
      294       234       211  
 
* Representing an amount less than 1 million
** Reclassified
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 25 – INCOME TAX EXPENSES

 
a.
Measurement of results for tax purposes under the Income Tax (Inflationary Adjustments) Law, 1985

Under this law, results for tax purposes through tax-year 2007 were measured in real terms, having regard to the changes in the Israeli CPI. Commencing the tax-year 2008 and thereafter the Company and its subsidiaries are measured for tax purposes in nominal values, except for certain transition provisions: certain losses carryforwards for tax purposes, and certain tax deductible depreciation expenses are adjusted to the changes in the CPI until the end of 2007.

 
b.
Corporate income tax rates applicable to the Group

The Group is taxed according to the regular corporate income tax in Israel.

In accordance with amendment to Income Tax Ordinance from August 2005, and the Law of Economic Efficiency (legislation amendments for implementation of the economic plan for the years 2009 and 2010) from July 2009, the corporate tax rate was to be gradually reduced as follows: 2010 – 25%, 2011- 24%, 2012 - 23%, 2013 - 22%, 2014 - 21%, 2015 – 20%, and for 2016 and thereafter – 18%.

On December 6, 2011, the "Tax Burden Distribution Law" Legislation Amendments (2011) was published. Under this law, the previously approved gradual decrease in corporate tax is discontinued. Corporate tax rate increased to a fixed rate of 25% as from 2012 and thereafter.
 
As a result, the deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2011 has increased in the amount of approximately NIS 12 million, with corresponding increase in deferred tax expenses in the income statement.

On August 5, 2013, the Law for Change of National Priorities (Legislative Amendments for Achieving the Budgetary Goals for 2013-2014), 2013 was published, enacts, among other things, the raising of the corporate tax rate beginning in 2014 and thereafter to 26.5% (instead of 25%). As a result, the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2013 has increased in the amount of approximately NIS 1 million, with corresponding decrease in deferred tax expenses in the income statement.
 
 
c.
Losses carried forward to future years and other temporary differences

At December 31, 2013, certain subsidiaries of the Company did not recognize deferred tax assets in respect of carryforward tax losses of approximately NIS 125 million. The carryforward tax losses can be utilized indefinitely. The Group did not recognize deferred tax assets in respect thereof since Group's management does not expect that it is probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available in the future, against which the reversal of the temporary differences can be deducted.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 25 - INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

 
d.
Deferred income taxes

Balances of deferred tax asset (liability) in NIS millions are attributable to the following items:
 
Balance of deferred tax asset (liability) in respect of
 
As at January 1, 2011
   
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
   
Charged to the income statement
   
Charged to other comprehensive income
   
Effect of change in corporate tax rate
   
As at December 31, 2013
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    60         *       (5 )             6       61       (5 )           56       (5 )           3       54  
Provisions for employee rights
    17       1       (8 )     5       2       17       (6 )     4       15       *       2       1       18  
Subscriber acquisition costs
            1       (1 )             *       *       *               -                               -  
Depreciable fixed assets and software
    (105 )     (2 )     10               (26 )     (123 )     23               (100 )     13               (5 )     (92 )
Intangibles, deferred expenses and carry forward losses
    13         13       15                 7       48       (1 )             47       (26 )             2       23  
Options granted to employees
    2               (1 )             *       1       (1 )             *       1               *       1  
Financial instruments
    *               *               *       *       *               -                               -  
Other
    11       (1 )                     (1 )     9       *               9       (1 )             *       8  
Total
    (2 )     12       10       5       (12 )     13       10       4       27       (18 )     2       1       12  
 
* Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 25 - INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Deferred tax assets
           
Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months
    90       89  
Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months
    38       39  
      128       128  
Deferred tax liabilities
               
                 
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after more than 12 months
    86       94  
Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered within 12 months
    15       22  
      101       116  
Deferred tax assets, net
    27       12  
 
 
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
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
Profit before taxes on income,
 
 
   
 
       
as reported in the income statements
    742       631       198  
Theoretical tax expense
    178       158       50  
Increase in tax resulting from disallowable deductions
    18       5       17  
Decrease (increase) in tax resulting from deferred taxes calculated based on different tax rates
    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 )     (3 )
Taxes on income in respect of previous years
    14       2          
Expenses deductible according to different tax rates
    *                  
Change in corporate tax rate, see b above
    12               (1 )
Other
    7       2       *  
Income tax expenses
    299       153       63  

   * Representing an amount of less than NIS 1 million.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 25 - INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

 
f.
Taxes on income included in the income statements:

 
1)
As follows:
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
   
In millions
 
For the reported year:
                 
Current
    288       161       48  
Deferred, see d above
    (15 )     (10 )     18  
Effect of change in corporate tax rate on deferred taxes
    12               (1 )
In respect of previous year:
                       
Current
    9       2       (2 )
Deferred, see d above
    5                  
      299       153       63  
 
 
g.
Tax assessments:

 
1)
The Company has received final corporate tax assessments through the year ended December 31, 2011.

 
2)
As general rule, tax self-assessments filed by a subsidiary through the year ended December 31, 2009, and another subsidiary through the year ended December 31, 2008 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, 2014.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 26 - TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES
 
 
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 (excluding VAT) 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 commencing on January 1, 2011. In January 2013, the Audit Committee and Board of Directors approved an extension of the Samsung Products Agreement for an additional period of two years, commencing retroactively on January 1, 2013, under the same terms and conditions, including that the total volume of the annual procurement from Scailex shall remain unchanged. In April 2013, the resolution was approved by the general meeting of shareholders.

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
Transactions with Scailex group
 
In millions
 
Service revenues
    0.8       0.6       0.4  
Acquisition of handsets
    478       288       189  
Selling commissions, maintenance and other expenses (revenues)
    (4 )     (10 )     (2 )

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
Statement of financial position items - Scailex group
 
In millions
 
Current liabilities: Scailex group
    70       30  
 
The transactions are carried out in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that such transactions were carried out under normal market conditions.

As described on note 1(a) Scailex was the Company's parent company until January 29, 2013.
 
 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 26 - TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES (continued)

 
b.
Key management compensation

Key management personnel are the senior management of the Company and the members of the Company's Board of Directors.
 
   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
Key management compensation expenses comprised
 
In millions
 
Salaries and short-term employee benefits
    18       21       20  
Long term employment benefits
    13       6       5  
Employee share-based compensation expenses
    12       7       2  
      43       34       27  

   
New Israeli Shekels
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2013
 
Statement of financial position items - key management
 
In millions
 
Current liabilities:
    -       5  
Non-current liabilities:
    13       14  
 
 
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.

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 26 - TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES (continued)

 
 
On May 22, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors, upon the recommendation and approval of its Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, adopted a retention plan for the CEO which will apply in case there is a change of control in the Company, as defined in the retention plan. According to the retention plan, the CEO will receive a retention bonus in an amount of NIS 1.8 million, provided that the CEO does not resign during the 12 month period after the completion 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. On December 29, 2013 the CEO notified the Company that he irrevocably waives any right to the said retention bonus.

NOTE 27 –EARNINGS PER SHARE

Following are data relating to the net income and the weighted average number of shares that were taken into account in computing the basic and diluted EPS:

   
Year ended December 31
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
2013
 
Profit used for the computation of  
                 
basic and diluted EPS (NIS in millions)
    443       478       135  
                         
Weighted average number of shares used 
                       
in computation of basic EPS (in thousands) 
    155,542       155,646       155,658  
                         
Add - net additional shares from assumed 
                       
exercise of employee stock options (in
      thousands)
    237       127       541  
                         
Weighted average number of shares used in 
                       
computation of diluted EPS (in thousands)
    155,779       155,773       156,199  
                         
Number of options not taken into account in computation of diluted earnings per share, because of their anti-dilutive effect (in thousands)
    5,889       6,156       5,378  

 
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PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
(An Israeli Corporation)
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
NOTE 28 – NETWORK SHARING AGREEMENT AND RIGHTS OF USE
 
On November 8, 2013 the Company and Hot Mobile Ltd. ("Hot Mobile") have entered into a 15-year network sharing agreement (“NSA”), which remains subject to approval by the Israeli regulatory authorities, including the Antitrust Authority. Pursuant to the NSA, the parties would create a 50-50 joint venture, which would operate and develop a radio access network to be shared by both companies starting with a pooling of both companies' radio access network infrastructures to create a single pooled radio access network (the "Shared Network").
 
According to the NSA, Hot Mobile will pay the Company a onetime amount, by the beginning of year 2017 (unless it will be paid earlier if either of the parties exercise their right to advance the payment), and afterwards each party will bear half of the capital expenditure relating to the  Shared Network. The bearing of the operating costs of the Shared Network will be according to a pre-determined mechanism, according to which one half of the operating costs will be shared equally by the parties, and one half will be divided according to the relative volume of traffic of each party in the Shared Network.
 
The Company and Hot Mobile entered into a separate Rights Of Use agreement which is valid until January 4, 2017 ("ROU"), under which the Company will provide services to Hot Mobile, in the form of rights of use to its cellular network in order to supplement Hot Mobile’s current network coverage. According to the ROU, Hot Mobile will pay the Company fixed base payments with additional variable payments based on traffic volume exceeding a defined threshold.
 
 
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Annex B”

PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
 
The following report is a summary only, and is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the company’s business and results of its operations and financial condition for the year 2013. The report is based upon and should be read in conjunction with Partner’s Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Form 20-F"). In particular, you should read the risk factors appearing in the Form 20-F for a discussion of a number of factors that affect and could affect Partner’s financial condition and results of operations.

This report, as well as Form 20-F, includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “will,” “plan,” “could,” “may,” “project,” “goal,” “target” and similar expressions often identify forward-looking statements but are not the only way we identify these statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report regarding our future performance, revenues or margins, market share or reduction of expenses, and any statements regarding other future events or our future prospects, are forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements on our current knowledge and our present beliefs and expectations regarding possible future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Partner, consumer habits and preferences in cellular and fixed-line telephone usage, trends in the Israeli telecommunications industry in general, the impact of current global economic conditions and possible regulatory and legal developments. For a description of some of the risks, see in Form 20-F, "Item 3D. Risk Factors", "Item 4. Information On The Company", "Item 5. Operating And Financial Review And Prospects", "Item 8A.1 Legal And Administrative Proceedings" and "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk". In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this report might not occur, and actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

In this report, references to “$” and “US dollars” are to United States dollars and references to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels.  This report contains translations of NIS amounts into US dollars at December 31, 2013 NIS 3.471 =US$ 1.00 as published by the Bank of Israel, solely for the convenience of the reader.

 
 

 
 
Results of Consolidated Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2012
 
Composition of revenues and cost of revenues

 
 
New Israeli Shekels
 
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenues
 
 
4,640
 
 
 
3,784
 
Equipment revenues
 
 
932
 
 
 
735
 
Total revenues
 
 
5,572
 
 
 
4,519
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues – Services
 
 
3,212
 
 
 
2,817
 
Cost of revenues – Equipment
 
 
819
 
 
 
693
 
Total Cost of revenues
 
 
4,031
 
 
 
3,510
 
Gross profit
 
 
1,541
 
 
 
1,009
 
 
Revenues. Total revenues in 2013 were NIS 4,519 million (US$ 1,302 million), a decrease of 19% from NIS 5,572 million in 2012.

Revenues from services. Annual service revenues totaled NIS 3,784 million (US$ 1,090 million) in 2013, decreasing by 18% from NIS 4,640 million in 2012.

Revenues from equipment. Equipment revenues in 2013 totaled NIS 735 million (US$ 212 million), a decrease of 21% compared with NIS 932 million in 2012. The decrease was due to a significant decrease in the number of sales of cellular devices, partially offset by an increase in the average sales price which largely reflected a higher proportion of sales of high end smartphones (in particular iPhones and Samsung Galaxy) and tablets.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses ("Opex", including cost of service revenues, selling, marketing and administrative expenses and excluding depreciation and amortization) totaled NIS2,791 million (US$ 804 million) in 2013, a decrease of 14% or NIS 471 million from 2012, largely reflecting the efficiency savings resulting from the reduction in the Company workforce by approximately one third on an average basis (average of workforce at beginning and end of year), as well as a decrease in transmission expenses, payments to content and communications providers, royalties to the State and other expenses. Including depreciation and amortization expenses, Opex in 2013 decreased by 13% compared with 2012. See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.

 
B - 2

 
 
Operating profit. Operating profit for 2013 was NIS 409 million (US$ 118 million), a decrease of 53% compared with NIS 865 million in 2012.

Finance costs, net. Finance costs, net in 2013 were NIS 211 million (US$ 61 million), a decrease of 10%, compared with NIS 234 million in 2012. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in interest expenses resulting from the lower level of average debt, together with foreign exchange gains, partially offset by early loan repayment fines of NIS 17 million in 2013 and by higher CPI linkage expenses as a result of the larger increase in the CPI level in 2013 compared with 2012.

Profit before income tax. Profit before income taxes for 2013 was NIS 198 million (US$ 57 million), a decrease of 69% from NIS 631 million in 2012.

 Income taxes on profit. Income taxes on profit for 2013 were NIS 63 million (US$ 18 million), a decrease of 59% from NIS 153 million in 2012.

The effective tax rate for 2013 was 32%, compared with 24% in 2012. The increase in the effective tax rate was mainly due to the higher percentage of unrecognized expenses than in last year, due to the decline in profit before tax.

Profit. Profit for 2013 was NIS 135 million (US$ 39 million), a decrease of 72% compared with 2012. Based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during 2013, basic earnings per share or ADS, was NIS 0.87 (US$ 0.25), a decrease of 72% compared to NIS 3.07 in 2012.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA in 2013 totaled NIS 1,114 million (US$ 321 million), a decrease of 30% from NIS 1,602 million in 2012. As a percentage of total revenues, Adjusted EBITDA in 2013 was 25%, compared with 29% in 2012.

Adjusted EBITDA as reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), represents earnings before interest (finance costs, net), taxes, depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangible assets, deferred expenses-right of use, and share based compensation expenses) and impairment charges, as a measure of operating profit. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under IFRS and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. Adjusted EBITDA may not be indicative of the Company’s historic operating results nor is it meant to be predictive of potential future results. We use the term “Adjusted EBITDA” to highlight the fact that amortization includes amortization of deferred expenses – right of use and employee share-based compensation expenses, but the Adjusted EBITDA is fully comparable to EBITDA information which has been previously provided for prior periods. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA with our audited financial data, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for 2013 included in Form 20-F.

 
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Results Of Operation By Segment For The Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared To The Year Ended December 31, 2012

Cellular Services Business Segment

Total Revenues, Total revenues for the cellular segment in 2013 were NIS 3,610 million (US$ 1,040 million), a decrease of 20% from NIS 4,488 million in 2012.

Revenues from services. Service revenues for the cellular segment in 2013 were NIS 2,907 million (US$ 838 million), decreasing by 19% from NIS 3,592 million in 2012. The decrease was mainly a result of the price erosion of Post-Paid and Pre-Paid cellular services, following increased competition due to the activity of new competitors (new operators and MVNOs), and the transfer of existing customers to "unlimited plans" since May 2012. The decrease also reflected the lower Post-Paid cellular subscriber base which was approximately 3.5% lower on an average basis (average of subscriber base at beginning and end of year) in 2013 compared with 2012, as well as lower roaming services revenues, as a result of price erosion in roaming services.

Pre-paid subscribers contributed service revenues in a total amount of approximately NIS 360 million (US$ 104 million) in 2013, a decrease of 24% from approximately NIS 475 million in 2012, as a result of the price erosion in pre-paid services and the decrease in the number of pre-paid subscribers.

 Revenues from equipment. Revenues from cellular equipment sales in 2013 totaled NIS 703 million (US$ 203 million), decreasing by 22% from NIS 896 million in 2012. The decrease was due to a significant decrease in the number of sales of cellular devices, partially offset by an increase in the average sales price which largely reflected a higher proportion of sales of high end smartphones (in particular iPhones and Samsung Galaxy) and tablets.

Gross profit from equipment. The gross profit from cellular equipment sales in 2013 was NIS 39 million (US$ 11 million), compared with NIS 109 million in 2012, a decrease of 64%, reflecting both the lower number of sales and lower profit margins following the heightened competition in the handset market from independent importers and distributors.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses for the cellular segment (including cost of service revenues, selling, marketing and administrative expenses and excluding depreciation and amortization expenses) totaled NIS 2,239 million (US$ 645 million) in 2013, a decrease of 10% or NIS 258 million from 2012, largely reflecting the efficiency savings resulting from the reduction in the salaries and related workforce expenses, as well as a decrease in payments to content and communications providers, royalty expenses due to the State and in the cost of handling, replacing or repairing handsets. See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements. Including depreciation and amortization expenses, operating expenses decreased by 11%.

 
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 Cost of service revenues. The cost of service revenues (excluding inter-segment costs) decreased by 12% from NIS 2,351 million in 2012 to NIS 2,070 million (US$ 596 million) in 2013, largely as a result of the decrease in salaries and related expenses as well as decreases in payments to content providers, royalty expenses due to the State (as a result of the royalty rate of 0% for 2013 compared with 1.3% for 2012), and the cost of handling, replacing or repairing handsets. See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.

 Selling, marketing, general and administration expenses. Selling, marketing, general and administration expenses for the cellular segment in 2013 amounted to NIS 544 million (US$ 157 million), decreasing by 7% from NIS 584 million in 2012. The decrease mainly reflected decreases in salaries and related expenses, as well as decreases in credit card and other commissions and in marketing and advertising expenses. See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.

Operating profit. Overall, operating profit for the cellular segment in 2013 was NIS 234 million (US$ 67 million), decreasing by 68% compared with NIS 742 million in 2012, largely reflecting the impact of the decrease in service revenues, partially offset by the reduction of operating expenses, as described above.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for the cellular segment was NIS 784 million (US$ 226 million) in 2013, decreasing by 40% from NIS 1,314 million in 2012, largely reflecting the impact of the decrease in service revenues, partially offset by the reduction of operating expenses, as described above. As a percentage of total cellular revenues, Adjusted EBITDA for the cellular segment in 2013 was 22%, compared with 29% in 2012

Fixed Line Services Business Segment

Total revenues. Total Revenues in 2013 for the fixed-line segment were NIS 1,117 million (US$ 322 million), a decrease of 10% compared with NIS 1,246 million in 2012.

Revenues from services. Service revenues for the fixed-line segment totaled NIS 1,085 million (US$ 313 million) in 2013, a decrease of 10% compared with NIS 1,210 million in 2012. The decrease mainly reflected price erosion in fixed-line services including local fixed-lines, international calls and internet services. The price erosion resulted from increased competition in the various fixed-line markets, arising from the popularity of bundles that include cellular services together with fixed-line services at heavily discounted prices, and the increasingly competitive market for international calls.

Revenues from equipment. Revenues from equipment sales in the fixed-line segment in 2013 totaled NIS 32 million (US$ 9 million), compared with NIS 36 million in 2012.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses for the fixed-line segment (including cost of service revenues, selling, marketing and administrative expenses and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment charges) totaled NIS 760 million (US$ 219 million) in 2013, a decrease of 18% or NIS 167 million from 2012. The decrease largely reflected the efficiency savings resulting from the reduction in salaries and related workforce expenses, as well as a decrease in transmission costs, network maintenance expenses and in payments to internet service providers (ISP). See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements. Including depreciation and amortization expenses, operating expenses decreased by 16%.

 
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Cost of service revenues. The cost of service revenues (excluding inter-segment costs) for the fixed-line segment decreased by 13% from NIS 861 million in 2012, to NIS 747 million (US$ 215 million) in 2013. The decrease was largely due to lower salaries and related workforce expenses, as well as decreases in transmission costs, network maintenance expenses and in payments to internet service providers (ISP). See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.

Selling, marketing, general and administration expenses. Selling, marketing, general and administration expenses for the fixed-line segment in 2013 amounted to NIS 135 million (US$ 39 million), a decrease of 33% from NIS 203 million in 2012. This mainly reflected lower salaries and related workforce expenses as well as a decrease in operating lease, rent and overhead expenses and in marketing and advertising expenses. See also Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.

Operating profit. Operating profit for the fixed-line segment was NIS 175 million (US$ 50 million) in 2013, an increase of 42% compared to NIS 123 million in 2012. The increase in operating profit reflected the impact of the efficiency measures which reduced operating expenses over the period, partially offset by the decrease in service revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for the fixed-line segment increased by 15% from NIS 288 million in 2012 to NIS 330 million (US$ 95 million) in 2013, reflecting the reduction of operating expenses partially offset by the decrease in service revenues. As a percentage of total fixed-line revenues, Adjusted EBITDA for the fixed-line segment in 2013 was 30%, compared with 23% in 2012.


 
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Annex C
 
 
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
   
 
Date: ______________
 
Dear Mr. ________________
 
Letter of Indemnification
 
1.
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:

 
1.1.
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;

 
1.2.
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

 
1.3.
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").
 
 
 

 
 
 
1.4. 
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.
 
 
1.5. 
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.

 
1.6. 
Any other liability or expense indemnifiable under any applicable law.
 
2.
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").
 
Upon the occurrence of an event for which you may be entitled to be indemnified, subject to the terms of this letter (including the limitations as to amount in Section 3.13) and any laws applicable at such time, Partner shall provide you with the necessary payments to cover all your expenses in respect of the legal proceedings in question, so that you will not have to pay for or finance them yourself.
 
3.
Indemnification pursuant to this letter will be subject to applicable law and to the following terms and conditions:

 
3.1.
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.

 
3.2.
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.
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.

 
3.4.
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.

 
3.5.
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.

 
3.6
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.
 
 
3.7
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.
 
 
3.8
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
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.
 
 
3.10
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.
 
 
3.11
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.
 
 
3.12
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.
 
 
3.13
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 to them by Partner on or after October 17, 2013, 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 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); 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
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.
 
 
3.15
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 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 Event the amount for which each individual director or other indemnified person may be indemnified is to the aggregate amount that all of the relevant directors and other indemnified persons involved in the Event may be indemnified.
 
 
3.16
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.
 
You should be aware that, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “U.S. Securities Act”) may be permitted to Partner’s directors and officers, Partner has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the U.S. Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event of a claim for such indemnification, Partner will (in accordance with an undertaking given to the SEC), unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the U.S. Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
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The law of the State of Israel shall govern this Letter of Indemnification and all issues related thereto, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles. The courts in Tel Aviv, Israel shall have the exclusive local and international jurisdiction, in connection with this Letter of Indemnification, except if an indemnification claim is related to a legal proceeding, already filed by a third party in a different court.

Respectfully,
 
______________________
On behalf of 
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
 
I accept the terms and conditions of the above. I am aware that Partner has granted (and may grant) indemnification letters with maximum indemnity amounts different from the Maximum Indemnity Amount under this letter (including, without limitation, the Combined Maximum Indemnity Amount) and consequently, the beneficiaries of those indemnification letters may receive higher indemnification amounts than me, and I will have no claim against Partner in that respect. I am also aware that my agreement to accept this letter constitutes my irrevocable agreement that any previous undertakings of Partner for indemnification, to the extent granted, should become void automatically upon my signing this letter. Notwithstanding the above, if this indemnification letter shall be void for any reason whatsoever, then, any previous undertaking of Partner for indemnification towards me shall remain in full force and effect.

Signature: _____________

Name:  ________________

Date:  ________________
 
 
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Schedule I

Subject to the provisions of the law, the following are the events referred to in section 1.1 of the Letter of Indemnification:

1.
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.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Partner's public offering of equity in 1999, public offering of debt securities in 2000, public offering of debt securities in 2005 (including any subsequent offer and sale of the debt securities of that class), redemption of debt securities in 2005, shelf registration in 2009, private offering of debt securities in 2009, public offering of debt securities in 2010, private offering of debt securities in 2011, public offering of debt securities in 2011 and shelf registration in 2012.

2.
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.

3.
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.

4.
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.

5.
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.

6.
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.

7.
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.
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.

9.
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.

10.
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.

11.
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.

12.
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.

13.
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.

14.
Any Distribution (“haluka” - as defined in the Israeli Companies Law).

 
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.

15.
Taking part in or performing tenders.

16.
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.

17.
An act in contradiction to the Articles of Association or Memorandum of Partner.

18.
Any action or omission in connection with voting rights in Partner.

19. 
Any action or decision in relation to work safety and/or working conditions.
 
20. 
Actions taken pursuant to any of Partner’s licenses, or any breach thereof.
 
 
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21.
Decisions and/or actions pertaining to the environment and/or the safety of handsets, including radiation or dangerous substances.
 
22.
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.
 
23.
Negotiation for, signing and performance or non-performance of insurance policies.
 
24.
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.
 
25.
Events associated with business plans, including pricing, marketing, distribution, directives to employees, customers and suppliers and collaborations with other parties.
 
26.
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.
 
27.
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.
 
28.
Investigations conducted against you by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority.
 
29.
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.
 
30.
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.
 
31.
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.
 
32.
Transactions or agreements entered into between Partner and any of its shareholders or between shareholders of Partner.
 
 
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33.
Transfer of information to shareholders or potential shareholders of Partner, including Interested Parties.
 
34.
All matters relating to breach of Partner contracts.
 
35.
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.
 
36.
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.
 
37.
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.
 
38.
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.
 
39.
Any other actions which can be anticipated for companies of the type of Partner, and which the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.
 
40.
Any of the foregoing events, relating to your service as an officer or director in any of Partner's Subsidiaries on Partner's behalf.
 
41.
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.
 
In each of the events specified above, including, without limitation, in connection with documents relating to these matters, and in connection with actions or decisions relating to these matters, and in connection with representations and undertakings made relating to these matters, including, without limitation, such representations and undertakings made towards third parties (including, without limitation, governmental authorities) or towards Partner or anyone on its behalf (including, without limitation, advisors, such as accountants, lawyers, etc.).

In each of the events specified above, reference to any action includes also failure to perform an action (omission) or performing it poorly (including, without limitation, non- performance of an action required under law or performing it in a poor manner that does not comply with the legal requirements), and including, without limitation, making a decision; in each case, unless the context in a specific item above does not allow this interpretation.
 
 
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Annex D”
 
Articles of Association
of
Partner Communications Company Ltd.

Table of Contents
 
D - 3
 
1.
Definitions and Interpretation
D - 3
 
2.
Public Company
D - 5
 
3.
The Purpose of the Company
D - 5
 
4.
The Objectives of the Company
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5.
Limited Liability
D - 5
D - 6
 
6.
Share Capital
D - 6
 
7.
The Issuance of Shares and Other Equity Securities
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8.
Calls for Payment
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9.
The Shareholder Registers of the Company and the Issuance of Share Certificates
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10.
Transfer of Shares of the Company
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10A.
Limitations on Transfer of Shares
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10B.
Required Minimum Holdings
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11.
Bearer Share Certificate
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12.
Pledge of Shares
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13.
Changes in the Share Capital
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14.
The Authority of the General Meeting
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15.
Kinds of General Meetings
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16.
The Holding of General Meetings
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17.
The Agenda of General Meetings
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18.
Discussions in General Meetings
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19.
Voting of the Shareholders
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20.
The Appointment of a Proxy
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21.
Deed of Vote, Voting Via the Internet
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22.
The Authority of the Board of Directors
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23.
The Appointment of Directors and the Termination of Their Office
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24.
Actions of Directors
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25.
Committees of the Board of Directors
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25A.
Committee for Security Matters
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25B.
Approval of Certain Related Party Transactions
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26.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Chapter Five - Office Holders who are not Directors and the Auditor
D - 39
 
27.
The General Manager
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28.
The Corporate Secretary, Internal Controller and Other Office Holders of the Company
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29.
The Auditor
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Chapter Six - The Share Capital of the Company and its Distribution
D - 42
 
30.
Permitted Distributions
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31.
Dividends and Bonus Shares
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32.
The Acquisition of Shares
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Chapter Seven - Insurance, Indemnification and Release of Officers
D - 47
 
33.
Insurance of Office Holders
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34.
Indemnification of Office Holders
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35.
Release of Office Holders
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35A.
Certain Legal Amendments
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Chapter Eight - Liquidation and Reorganization of the Company
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36.
Liquidation
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37.
Reorganization
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Chapter Nine - Miscellaneous
D - 51
 
38.
Notices
D - 51
Chapter 10 - Intentionally Deleted
D - 52
 
39.
Intentionally Deleted
D - 52
 
40.
Intentionally Deleted
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41.
Intentionally Deleted
D - 53
 
42.
Intentionally Deleted
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Chapter 11 - Compliance with the License/ Limitations on Ownership and Control
D - 53
 
43.
Compliance
D - 53
 
44.
Limitations on Ownership and Control
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45.
Cross Ownership and Control
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Chapter One - General
 
1.
Definitions and Interpretation
 
 
1.1.
The following terms in these Articles of Association bear the meaning appearing alongside them below:

 
Articles of Association
The Articles of Association of the Company, as set forth herein or as amended, whether explicitly or pursuant to any Law.
 
 
Business Day
Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, with the exception of holidays and official days of rest in the State of Israel.
 
 
Companies Law
The Companies Law, 1999, as amended.
 
 
Companies Ordinance
 
The Companies Ordinance [New Version], 1983, as amended.
 
Companies Regulations
 
Company
Regulations issued pursuant to the Companies Ordinance or Companies Law.
 
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
 
 
Deed of Authorization
As specified in Article 20 of these Articles.
 
 
Director
A Director of the Company in accordance with the definition in Section 1 of the Companies Law, including an Alternate Director or an empowered representative.
 
 
Document
A printout and any other form of written or printed words, including documents transmitted in writing, via facsimile, telegram, telex, e–mail, on a computer or through any other electronic instrumentation, producing or allowing the production of a copy and/or an output of a document.
 
 
Founding Shareholder
A “founding shareholder or its substitute” as defined in Section 21.8 of the License.
 
 
Founding Israeli Shareholder
A Founding Shareholder who also qualifies as an “Israeli Entity” as defined for purposes of Section 22A of the License.
 
 
Financial Statements
The balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of changes in the share capital and cash flow statements, including the notes attached to them.
 
 
Law
The provisions of any law (“din”) as defined in the Interpretation Law, 1981.
 
 
License
The Company’s General License for the Provision of Mobile Radio Telephone Services using the Cellular Method in Israel dated April 7, 1998, and the permit issued by the Ministry of Communications dated April 7, 1998, as amended.
 
 
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Linkage
Payments with respect to changes in the Israeli consumer price index or the representative exchange rate of NIS vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, as published by the Bank of Israel, or any other rate which replaces such rate.
 
 
Minimum Founding Shareholders Holding
The minimum shareholding in the Company required to be held by Founding Shareholders pursuant to Section 22A.1 of the License.
 
 
Minimum Israeli Holding
The minimum shareholding in the Company required to be held by Founding Israeli Shareholders pursuant to Section 22A.2 of the License.
 
 
NIS
New Israeli Shekel
 
 
Office
 
Office Holder
The registered office of the Company.
 
An office holder of the Company in accordance with the definition of "nose misra" in Section 1 of the Companies Law.
     
 
Ordinary Majority
A simple majority of the shareholders who are entitled to vote and who voted in a General Meeting in person, by means of a proxy or by means of a deed of voting.
     
 
Qualified Israeli Director
A director who at all times (i) is a citizen of Israel and resident in Israel, (ii) qualifies to serve as a director under applicable law, (iii) qualifies as a Director with Clearance as defined in section 25A, and (iv) is appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to section 23.2.6 of these Articles.
 
 
Record Date
The date on which a shareholder must be registered as a Shareholder in the Shareholders Register in order to receive the right to participate in and vote at an upcoming general meeting of Shareholders.
 
 
Securities
Shares, bonds, capital notes or securities negotiable into shares and certificates, conferring a right in such securities, or other securities issued by the Company.
 
 
Securities Law
The Securities Law, 1968, as amended.
 
 
Securities Regulations
 
Regulations issued pursuant to the Securities Law.
 
Shares
shares in the share capital of the Company.
 
 
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Shareholder
Anyone registered as a shareholder in the Shareholder Register of the Company and any other shareholder of the Company.
 
 
Shareholders Register
 
the Company’s Shareholders Register.
 
Special Majority
A majority of at least three quarters of the votes of shareholders who are entitled to vote and who voted in a general meeting, in person, by means of a proxy or by means of a deed of voting.
 
 
1.2.
The provisions of Sections 3 through 10 of the Interpretation Law, 1981, shall also apply to the interpretation of these Articles of Association, mutatis mutandis, unless the context otherwise requires.
 
 
1.3.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, each word and expression in these Articles of Association shall have the meaning given to it in accordance with the Companies Law, and to the extent that no meaning is attached to it in the Companies Law, the meaning given to it in the Companies Regulations, and if they lack reference thereto, as stated, the meaning given to it in the Securities Law or Securities Regulations, and in the absence of any meaning, as stated, the meaning given to it in another Law, unless it contradicts the relevant provision or its contents.

2.
Public Company

The Company is a public company.

3.
The Purpose of the Company

The purpose of the Company is to operate in accordance with business considerations to generate profits; provided, however, the Board of Directors is entitled to donate reasonable amounts to worthy causes, even if such a donation is not within the framework of business considerations, as stated.
 
4.
The Objectives of the Company

The Company shall engage in any legal business.
 
5.
Limited Liability

The liability of the Shareholders of the Company is limited, each one up to the par value of the Shares allotted to him which remains unpaid, and only to that amount. In any event, if the Company’s share capital shall include at any time Shares without a nominal value, the Shareholders’ liability in respect of such Shares shall be limited to the payment of up to NIS 0.01 for each such Share allotted to them and which remains unpaid, and only to that amount.

 
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Chapter Two - The Share Capital of the Company
 
6.
Share Capital
 
 
6.1.
The authorized share capital of the Company is NIS 2,350,000, divided into 235,000,000 ordinary shares at a par value of NIS 0.01 each (hereinafter: the “Ordinary Shares”).
 
 
6.2.
Each Ordinary Share shall confer upon its holder the right to receive notices of, and to attend and vote in, general meetings, and to one vote for each Ordinary Share held by him.
 
 
6.3.
Each class of Shares shall also confer equal rights to each holder in the class with respect to the amounts of equity which were paid or credited as paid with respect to their par value, in all matters pertaining to dividends, the distribution of bonus shares and any other distribution, return of capital and participation in the distribution of the balance of the assets of the Company upon liquidation.
 
 
6.4.
The provisions of these Articles of Association with respect to Shares, shall also apply to other Securities issued by the Company, mutatis mutandis.
 
7.
The Issuance of Shares and Other Securities
 
 
7.1.
The Board of Directors of the Company may issue Shares and other equity Securities of the Company, up to the limit of the registered share capital of the Company. In the event that the share capital of the Company includes several classes of Shares and other equity Securities, no shares and other equity Securities shall be issued above the limit of the registered share capital for its class.
 
 
7.2.
The Board of Directors of the Company may issue redeemable Securities, having such rights and subject to such conditions as will be determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
7.3.
Subject to the provisions of these Articles of Association, the Board of Directors may allot Shares and other Securities according to such stipulations and conditions, at par value or by way of a premium, as it deems fit.
 
 
7.4.
The Board of Directors may decide on the issuance of a series of bonds or other debt securities within the framework of its authority or to take a loan on behalf of the Company and within the limits of the same authority.
 
 
7.5.
The Shareholders of the Company at any given time shall not have any preemption right or priority or any other right whatsoever with respect to the acquisition of Securities of the Company. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may decide to offer Securities of the Company first to existing Shareholders or to any one or more of them.
 
 
7.6.
The Company is entitled to pay a commission (including underwriting fees) to any person, in consideration for underwriting services, or the marketing or distribution of Securities of the Company, whether reserved or unreserved, as determined by the Board of Directors. Payments, as stated in this Article, may be paid in cash or in Securities of the Company, or partly in one manner and partly in another manner.
 
 
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8.
Calls of Payment
 
 
8.1.
In the event that according to the terms of a Share allotment, there is no fixed date for the payment of any part of the price that is to be paid for the Shares, the Board of Directors may issue from time to time calls of payment to the Shareholders with respect to the moneys which were not yet paid by them in relation to the Shares (hereinafter: “Calls of Payment” or a “Call of Payment”, as the case may be).
 
 
8.2.
A Call of Payment shall set a date, which will not be earlier than thirty days from the date of the notice, by which the amount indicated in the Call of Payment must be paid, together with interest, Linkage and expenses incurred in consequence of the non–payment, according to the rates and amounts set by the Board of Directors. The notice shall further specify that in the event of a failure to pay within the date fixed, the Shares in respect of which payment or the rate is required may be forfeited. In the event that a Shareholder fails to meet any of its obligations, under a Call of Payment, the Share in respect of which said notice was issued pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Directors may be forfeited at any time thereafter. The forfeiture of Shares shall include the forfeiture of all the dividends on same Shares which were not paid prior to the forfeiture, even if such dividends were declared.
 
 
8.3.
Any amount, which according to the terms of a Share allotment, must be paid at the time of issuance or at a fixed date, whether at the par value of the Share or at a premium, shall be deemed for the purposes of these Articles of Association to be combined in a duly issued Call of Payment. In the event of non-payment of any such amount, all the provisions of these Articles of Association shall apply with respect to such an amount, as if a proper Call of Payment has been made and an appropriate notice thereof was given.
 
 
8.4.
The Board of Directors, acting reasonably and in good faith, may differentiate among Shareholders with respect to amounts of Calls of Payment and/or their payment time.
 
 
8.5.
The joint holders of Shares shall be liable, jointly and severally, for the payment of Calls of Payment in respect of such Shares.
 
 
8.6.
Any payment for Shares shall be credited, pro rata, according to the par value of and according to the premium on such Shares.
 
 
8.7.
A Call of Payment may be cancelled or deferred to another date, as may be decided by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may waive any interest, Linkage and expenses or any part of them.
 
 
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8.8.
The Board of Directors may receive from a Shareholder any payments for his Shares, in addition to the amount of any Call of Payment, and the Board of Directors may pay to the same Shareholder interest on amounts which were paid in advance, as stated above, or on same part of them, in excess of the amount of the Call of Payment, or to make any other arrangement with him which may compensate him for the advancement of the payment.
 
 
8.9.
A Shareholder shall not be entitled to a dividend or to his other rights as a Shareholder, unless he has fully paid the amounts specified in the Calls of Payment issued to him, together with interest, Linkage and expenses, if any, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
8.10.
The Board of Directors is entitled to sell, re-allot or transfer in any other manner any Share which was forfeited, in the manner it decides, with or without any amount paid on the Share or deemed as paid on it.
 
 
8.11.
The Board of Directors is entitled at all times prior to the sale, reallotment or transfer of the forfeited Share to cancel the forfeiture on the conditions it may decide.
 
 
8.12.
A person whose Shares have been forfeited shall, notwithstanding the forfeiture, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which, up until the date of forfeiture, were due and payable by him to the Company in respect of the Shares, including interest, Linkage and expenses up until the actual payment date in the same manner as if the Shares were not forfeited, and shall be compelled to fulfill all the requirements and claims which the Company was entitled to enforce with respect to the Shares up until the forfeiture date, without any decrease or discount for the value of the Shares at the time of forfeiture. His liability shall cease only if and when the Company receives the full payment set at the time of allotment of the Shares.
 
 
8.13.
The Board of Directors may collect any Calls of Payment which were not paid on the forfeited Shares or any part of them, as it deems fit, but it is not obligated to do so.
 
 
8.14.
The forfeiture of a Share shall cause, as of the time of forfeiture, the cancellation of all rights in the Company and of any claim or demand against the Company with respect to that Share, and of other  rights and obligations of the Shareholder in respect of the Company, save as otherwise provided by Law.
 
9.
The Shareholder Registers of the Company and the Issuance of Share Certificates
 
 
9.1.
The Company shall maintain a Shareholder Register and a Register of Significant Shareholders, together with a notation of any Exceptional Holdings in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article 10A below, to be administered by the corporate secretary of the Company, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors.
 
 
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9.2.
A Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register is entitled to receive from the Company, free of charge, within two months after an allotment or the registration of a transfer (unless the conditions of the allotment fix a different period) one or several certificates with respect to all the Shares of a certain class registered in his favor, which certificate must specify the number of the Shares, the class of the Shares and the amount paid for them and also any other detail deemed important by the Board of Directors. In the event a Share is held jointly, the Company shall not be obligated to issue more than one certificate for all the joint holders, and the delivery of such a certificate to any of the joint holders shall be viewed as if it was delivered to all of them.
 
 
9.3.
Each and every Share certificate shall be stamped with the seal or the stamp of the Company or bear the Company’s printed name, and shall also bear the signature of one Director and of the corporate secretary of the Company, or of two Directors or of any other person appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose.
 
 
9.4.
The Company is entitled to issue a new Share certificate in place of an issued Share certificate which was lost or spoiled or corrupted, following evidence thereto and guarantees and indemnities, as may be required by the Company and the payment of an amount determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
9.5.
Where two people or more are registered as joint holders of Shares, each of them is entitled to acknowledge the receipt of a dividend or other payments in connection with such jointly held Shares, and such acknowledgement of any one of them shall be good discharge of the Company’s obligation to pay such dividend or other payments.
 
10.
Transfer of Shares
 
 
10.1.
The Shares are transferable. The transfer of Shares shall not be registered unless the Company receives a deed of transfer (hereinafter: “Deed of Transfer”) or other proper Document or instrument of transfer. A Deed of Transfer shall be drawn up in the following manner or in any substantially similar manner or in any other manner approved by the Board of Directors.

Deed of Transfer

I, _________________, (hereinafter: “The Transferor”) of ____________, do hereby transfer to ___________ (hereinafter: “The Transferee”) of __________, for valuable consideration paid to me, _________ Share(s) having a par value of NIS 0.01 each, numbered ________ to ________ (inclusive), of Partner Communications Company Ltd. (hereinafter: the “Company”) to hold unto the Transferee, his executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the same terms and conditions on which I held the same at the time of the execution hereof; and I, the said Transferee, do hereby agree to take the said Share(s) subject to the aforesaid terms and conditions.

 
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In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this _____ day of _________, _____.
 
  The Transferor   The Transferor
  Name: _______________   Name: _______________ 
  Signature: ____________   Signature: ____________ 
       
 
Witness to the Signature of:
   
  The Transferor   The Transferor
  Name: _____________   Name: _____________
  Signature: ____________   Signature: ___________
 
 
10.2.
The transfer of Shares which are not fully paid, or Shares on which the Company has a lien or pledge, shall have no validity unless approved by the Board of Directors, which may, in its absolute discretion and without giving any reasoning thereto, decline the registration of such a transfer. The Board of Directors may deny a transfer of Shares as aforesaid and may also impose as a condition on the transfer of Shares as aforesaid an undertaking by the transferee to meet the obligations of the transferor with respect to the Shares or the obligations for which the Company has a lien or pledge on the Shares, signed by the transferee together with the signature of a witness, authenticating the signature of the transferee.
 
 
10.3.
The transfer of a fraction of a Share shall lack validity.
 
 
10.4.
A transferor of Shares shall continue to be regarded as the holder of the transferred Shares, until the name of the transferee of the Shares is registered in the Shareholder Register of the Company.
 
 
10.5.
A Deed of Transfer shall be filed with the Company’s office for registration, together with the Share Certificates for the Shares which are to be transferred (if such are issued) and also any other evidence which the Company may require with respect to the proprietary right of the transferor or with respect to his right to transfer the Shares. Deeds of Transfer which are registered shall remain with the Company. The Company is not obligated to retain the Deeds of Transfer and the Share Certificates, which may be cancelled, after the completion of a seven-year period from the registration of the transfer.
 
 
10.6.
A joint Shareholder may transfer his right in a Share. In the event the transferring Shareholder does not hold the relevant Share Certificate, the transferor shall not be obligated to attach the Share Certificate to the Deed of Transfer, so long as the Deed of Transfer shall indicate that the transferor does not hold the Share Certificate, that the right he has in the Shares therein is being transferred, and that the transferred Share is held jointly with others, together with their details.
 
 
10.7.
The Company may require payment of a fee for the registration of the transfer, at an amount or a rate determined by the Board of Directors from time to time.
 
 
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10.8.
The Board of Directors may close the Shareholder Register for a period of up to thirty days in each calendar year.
 
 
10.9.
Subject to Article 10.10, upon the death of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register, the Company shall recognize the custodians or administrators of the estate or executors of the will, and in the absence of such, the lawful heirs of such Shareholder, as the only holders of the right for the Shares of the deceased Shareholder, after receipt of evidence to the entitlement thereto, as determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
10.10.
In the event that a deceased Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register held Shares jointly with others, the Company shall acknowledge each survivor as a joint Shareholder with respect to said Shares, unless all the joint holders in the Share notify the Company in writing, prior to the death of any of them, of their will that the provisions of this Article shall not apply to them. The foregoing shall not release the estate of such joint Shareholder of any obligation in relation to a Share which is held jointly.
 
 
10.11.
A person acquiring a right in Shares in consequence of being a custodian, administrator of the estate, the heir of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register, a receiver, liquidator or a trustee in a bankruptcy of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register or according to another provision of the Law, is entitled, after providing evidence to his right, to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors, to be registered as the Shareholder or to transfer such Shares to another person, subject to the provisions of these Articles of Association with respect to transfers.
 
 
10.12.
A person becoming entitled to a Share because of the death of a Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register shall be entitled to receive, and to give receipts for, dividends or other payments paid or distributions made, with respect to the Share, but shall not be entitled to receive notices with respect to General Meetings of the Company or to participate or vote therein with respect to that Share, or to exercise any other right of such Shareholder, until he has been registered in the Shareholder Register as the holder of that Share.
 
 
10.13.
Intentionally Deleted
 
10A.
Limitations on Transfer of Shares
 
 
10A.1.
Exceptional Holdings shall be registered in the Register of Members (Shareholder Register) together with a notation that such holdings have been classified as “Exceptional Holdings”, immediately upon the Company’s learning of such matter.  Notice of such registration shall be sent by the Company to the registered holder of the Exceptional Holding and to the Minister of Communications.
 
 
10A.2.
Exceptional Holdings, registered in the manner set forth in Article 10A.1, shall not entitle the holder to any rights in respect to his holdings, and such holdings shall be considered “Dormant Shares” within the meaning of Section 308 of the Companies Law, except, however, that the holder of such shares shall be entitled to receive dividends and other distributions to shareholders (including the right to participate in a rights offering calculated on the basis of Means of Control of the Company (as defined in the License), provided, however, that such additional holdings shall be considered Exceptional Holdings).  Therefore, any action taken or claim made on the basis of a right deriving from an Exceptional Holdings shall have no effect, except for the receipt of dividends or other distribution as stated above.

 
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Without derogating from the above:
 
 
10A.2.1
A Shareholder participating in a vote of the General Meeting will certify to the Company prior to the vote or, if the vote is by Deed of Vote, on the Deed of Vote, as to whether or not his holdings in the Company or his vote require consent pursuant to Sections 21 and 23 to the License; in the event the shareholder does not provide notification as aforesaid, he shall not vote and his vote shall not be counted.
 
 
10A.2.2
No Director shall be appointed, elected or removed on the basis of Exceptional Holdings.  In the event a Director is appointed, elected or removed from his position as a Director as set forth above, such appointment, election or removal shall have no effect.
 
 
10A.2.3
Exceptional Holdings shall have no voting rights at a General Meeting of the Company.

For the purposes of this Article 10A, “Exceptional Holdings” means the holdings of Traded Means of Control held without the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Section 21 to the License or as a result of a breach of the provisions of Section 23 to the License, and all holdings of a holder of Traded Means of Control who acted contrary to the provisions of Section 24 to the License; and as long as the consent of the Minister of Communications  is required but has not been obtained pursuant to Section 21 to the License, or the circumstances exist which constitute a violation of the provisions of Sections 23 or 24 to the License.

For the purposes of this Article 10A, “Traded Means of Control” means Means of Control (as defined in the License) including Global or American Depositary Shares (GDRs or ADRs) or similar certificates, registered for trade on a securities exchange in Israel or abroad or which have been offered to the public in connection with a prospectus, and are held by the public in Israel or abroad.
 
 
10A.3.
The provisions of Article 10A shall not apply to those who were Shareholders of the Company on the eve of the first registration of the Company's Shares for trade.
 
 
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10B.
Required Minimum Holdings
 
 
10B.1.
Our License requires that Founding Shareholders hold Shares constituting at least the Minimum Founding Shareholders Holding and that Founding Israeli Shareholders hold Shares constituting at least the Minimum Israeli Holding.

 
10B.2.
Shares held by Founding Shareholders, to the extent such Shares constitute all or a portion of the Minimum Founding Shareholders Holding, shall be registered directly in the name of the Founding Shareholder in the shareholder register of the Company, with a note indicating that such Shares are “Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares.”  Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares that are held by Founding Israeli Shareholders, to the extent such Shares constitute all or a portion of the Minimum Israeli Holding, shall also be recorded in the shareholder register with a note indicating that such Shares are “Minimum Israeli Holding Shares".
 
 
10B.3.
No transfer by a Founding Shareholder of Minimum Founding Shareholder Shares or by a Founding Israeli Shareholder of Minimum Israeli Holding Shares shall be recorded in the Company’s shareholder register, or have any effect, unless the Company’s Secretary shall have received written confirmation from the Ministry of Communications that the transfer complies with section 21.8 of the License.  The Company Secretary may, in his or her discretion, refer any question in connection with the recording of Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares or Minimum Israeli Holding Shares, or their transfer, to the Company’s audit committee whose decision shall be binding on the Company.  As a condition to any transfer of Minimum Founding Shareholders Shares or Minimum Israeli Holding Shares, the transferee shall be required to deliver to the Company’s Secretary (a) a share transfer deed that includes an undertaking by the transferee to comply with all requirements of section 22A of the License and (b) all information requested with respect to the transferee’s qualification as a Founding Shareholder and/or a Founding Israeli Shareholder.
 
11.
Bearer Share Certificate

The Company shall not issue bearer Share Certificates which grant the bearer rights in the Shares specified therein.
 
12.
Pledge of Shares
 
 
12.1.
The Company shall have a first degree pledge on, and a right to create a lien on, all Shares which are not fully paid and registered in the name of any Shareholder, and the proceeds of their sale, with respect to moneys (which payment time is due or not) whose payment was already called or are to be paid up within a fixed time. Furthermore, the Company shall have a first degree pledge right on all the Shares (other than Shares which were fully paid) registered in the name of any Shareholder to secure the payment of moneys which are due from him or from his property, whether with respect to his own debts or debts jointly with others. The said pledge shall also apply to dividends, declared from time to time, with respect to these Shares.
 
 
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12.2.
For purposes of the realization of any such pledge and or lien, the Board of Directors is entitled to sell the Shares which are the subject of the pledge or lien, or any part of them, as it deems fit. No sale, as aforesaid, shall be carried out, until the date fixed for the payment has passed and a notice in writing was transferred to same Shareholder with respect to the intention of the Company to sell them, on condition that the amounts were not paid within fourteen days after the notice.
 
 
12.3.
The proceeds of any such sale, after deduction for the payment of the sale expenses, shall serve for the covering of the debts or obligations of said Shareholder, and the balance (if any) shall be paid to him.
 
 
12.4.
In the event that a sale of Shares was carried out pursuant to the realization of a pledge or a lien, pursuant to the presumptive authority conferred above, the Board of Directors is entitled to register such Shares in the Shareholder Register in favor of the buyer, and the buyer shall not be under the obligation to examine the fitness of such actions or the manner in which the purchase price paid for such Shares was used. After the said Shares are registered in the Shareholder Register in favor of the buyer, no person shall have the right to object to the validity of the sale.

13.
Changes in the Share Capital

The General Meeting is entitled to take any of the following actions at all times, so long as the resolution of the General Meeting is adopted by a Special Majority.

 
13.1.
Increasing the Share Capital

To increase the share capital of the Company, regardless of whether all the Shares registered at such a time were issued or not. The increased share capital shall be divided into Shares having ordinary rights or preference rights or deferred rights or other special rights (subject to the special rights of an existing class of Shares) or subject to conditions and restrictions with respect to entitlement to dividend, return of capital, voting or other conditions, as may be instructed by the General Meeting in a resolution with respect to the increase of the share capital, and in the absence of a special provision, according to the terms determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
13.2.
Classes of Shares

To divide the share capital of the Company into various classes of Shares, and to set and change the rights attaching to each class of Shares, according to the conditions specified below:
 
 
13.2.1.
So long as it was not otherwise set in the Share allotment conditions, the rights of any class may be changed pursuant to a resolution of the General Meeting of the Shareholders of each class of Shares, separately, or upon the written consent of all the Shareholders of all classes.
 
 
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13.2.2.
The rights conferred on the holders of Shares of a certain class shall not be deemed to have been changed as a result of the creation or allotment of other Shares having identical rights, unless it was otherwise stipulated in the allotment conditions of said Shares.
 
 
13.3.
Amalgamation and Redivision of the Share Capital

To amalgamate and redivide the share capital of the Company, entirely or partially, into Shares having a higher or lesser par value than that stated in these Articles of Association. In the event that in consequence of such amalgamation, there are Shareholders left with fractions of Shares, the Board of Directors if approved by the Shareholders at a General Meeting in adopting the resolution for amalgamation of the capital, may agree as follows:
 
 
13.3.1.
To sell the total of all the fractional shares and to appoint a trustee for this purpose, in whose name Share Certificates representing the fractions shall be issued, who will sell them, with the proceeds received after the deduction of commissions and expenses to be distributed to those entitled. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to decide that Shareholders who are entitled to proceeds which are below an amount determined by it, shall not receive the proceeds of the sale of the fractional shares, and their share in the proceeds shall be distributed among the Shareholders who are entitled to proceeds, in an amount greater than the amount that was determined, relative to the proceeds to which they are entitled;
 
 
13.3.2.
To allot to any Shareholder, who is left with a fractional Share following the amalgamation, Shares of the class of Shares prior to the amalgamation, which are fully paid, in such a number, the amalgamation of which together with the fractional Share shall complete a whole Share, and an allotment as stated shall be viewed as valid shortly before the amalgamation;
 
 
13.3.3.
To determine that Shareholders shall not be entitled to receive a Share in exchange for a fractional Share resulting from the amalgamation of a half or smaller fraction of the number of Shares, whose amalgamation creates a single Share, and they shall be entitled to receive a whole Share in exchange for a fractional Share, resulting from the amalgamation of more than a half of the number of Shares, whose amalgamation creates a whole Share.
 
In the event that an action pursuant to Articles 13.3.2 or 13.3.3 above requires the allotment of additional Shares, their payment shall be effected in a manner similar to that applicable to the payment of Bonus Shares. An amalgamation and redivision, as aforesaid, shall not be regarded as a change in the rights attaching to the Shares which are the subject of the amalgamation and redivision.
 
 
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13.4.
Cancellation of Unissued Share Capital

To cancel registered share capital which has not yet been allotted, so long as the Company is not under an obligation to allot these Shares.
 
 
13.5.
The Division of the Share Capital

To divide the share capital of the Company, entirely or partially, into Shares having a lower par value than those stated in these Articles of Association, by way of dividing the Shares of the Company at such a time, entirely or partially.
 
 
13.6.
The provisions specified in this Article 13 shall also apply to other equity Securities of the Company, mutatis mutandis.

Chapter Three - General Meetings
 
14.
The Authority of the General Meeting

 
14.1.
Subjects within the authority of the General Meeting

The following matters shall require the approval of the General Meeting:

 
14.1.1.
Changes in the Articles of Association, if adopted by a Special Majority.
 
 
14.1.2.
The exercise of the authority of the Board of Directors, if resolved by a Special Majority that the Board of Directors is incapable of exercising its authority, and that the exercise of any of its authority is essential to the orderly management of the Company.
 
 
14.1.3.
The appointment or reappointment of the Company’s auditor, the termination or non-renewal of his service, and to the extent required by Law and not delegated to the Board of Directors, the determination of his fee.
 
 
14.1.4.
The appointment of Directors, including external Directors.
 
 
14.1.5.
To the extent required by the provisions of Section 255 of the Companies Law, the approval of actions and transactions with interested parties and also the approval of an action or a transaction of an Office Holder which might constitute a breach of the duty of loyalty.
 
 
14.1.6.
Changes in the share capital of the Company, if adopted by a Special Majority as set forth in Article 13 above.
 
 
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14.1.7.
A merger of the Company, as defined in the Companies Law.
 
 
14.1.8.
Changes in the objectives of the Company as set forth in Article 4 above, if adopted by a Special Majority.
 
 
14.1.9.
Changes in the name of the Company, if adopted by a Special Majority.
 
 
14.1.10.
Liquidation, if adopted by a Special Majority.
 
 
14.1.11.
Settlements or Arrangements pursuant to Section 350 of the Companies Law.
 
 
14.1.12.
Any other matters which applicable Law requires to be dealt with at General Meetings of the Company.

 
14.2.
The authority of the General Meeting to transfer authorities between corporate organs.

The General Meeting, by a Special Majority, may assume the authority which is given to another corporate organ, and may transfer the authority which is given to the General Manager to the Board of Directors.

The taking or transferring of authorities, as aforesaid, shall be with regard to a specific issue or for a specific period of time not exceeding the required period of time under the circumstances, all as stated in the resolution of the General Meeting.
 
15.
Kinds of General Meetings

 
15.1.
Annual Meetings

A General Meeting shall be convened at least once a year, within fifteen months of the last general meeting. The meeting shall be held at the registered offices of the Company, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. These General Meetings shall be referred to as “Annual Meetings”.
 
 
15.1.1.
An Annual Meeting shall be convened to discuss the following:

 
(One)
The Financial Statements and the Report of the Board of Directors, as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the year of the annual meeting.

 
(Two)
The Report of the Board of Directors with respect to the fee paid to the Company’s auditor.

 
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15.1.2.
The Annual Meeting shall be convened to also adopt resolutions on the following matters:

 
(One)
The appointment of Directors and the termination of their office in accordance with Article 23 below.

 
(Two)
The appointment of an auditor or the renewal of his office, subject to the provisions of Article 29 below.

 
15.1.3.
The Annual Meeting may discuss, and decide upon, any additional matter on the agenda of such meeting.
 
 
15.2.
Extraordinary Meetings

General Meetings of the Shareholders of the Company which are not convened in accordance with the provisions of Article 15.1 above, shall be referred to as “Extraordinary Meetings”. An Extraordinary Meeting shall discuss, and decide upon, any matter  (other than those referred to in Article 15.1.1 or 15.1.2),  for which the Extraordinary Meeting was convened.

 
15.3.
Class Meetings

The provisions of these Articles of Association with respect to General Meetings shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to meetings of a class of Shareholders of the Company.
 
16.
The Holding of General Meetings
 
 
16.1.
The Convening of the Annual Meeting

The Board of Directors shall convene Annual Meetings in accordance with the provisions of Article 15.1 above.
 
 
16.2.
The Convening of an Extraordinary Meeting

The Board of Directors may convene an Extraordinary Meeting, as it decides, provided, however, that it shall be obligated to convene an Extraordinary Meeting upon the demand of one of the following:
 
 
16.2.1.
Any two Directors or a quarter of the Directors, whichever is lower; or
 
 
16.2.2.
any one or more Shareholders, holding alone or together (i) at least 5% of the issued share capital of the Company and at least 1% of the voting rights of the Company; or (ii) at least 5% of the voting right of the Company.

 
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16.3.
Date of Convening an Extraordinary Meeting Upon Demand

The Board of Directors, which is required to convene a general meeting in accordance with Article 16.2 above shall announce the convening of the General Meeting within twenty-one (21) days from the receipt of a demand in that respect, and the date fixed for the meeting shall not be more than thirty-five (35) days from the publication date of the announcement of the General Meeting.

In the event that the Board of Directors shall not have convened an Extraordinary Meeting, as required in this Article, those demanding its convening or half of the Shareholders which demand it subject to Article 16.2.2, are entitled to convene the meeting themselves, so long as it is convened within three months from the date on which the demand was filed, and it shall be convened, inasmuch as possible, in the same manner by which meetings are convened by the Board of Directors. In the event that a General Meeting is convened as aforesaid, the Company shall bear the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by those demanding it.
 
 
16.4.
Notice of Convening a General Meeting

Notice of a General Meeting shall be sent to each registered Shareholder in the Shareholders Register of the Company as of the Record Date set by the Board of Directors for that meeting, no later than five (5) days after that Record Date, unless a different notice time is required by Law and cannot be altered or waived in the Company’s Articles of Association.

A General Meeting may be convened following a shorter notice period, if the written consent of all the Shareholders who are entitled at such time to receive notices has been obtained. A waiver by a Shareholder can also be made in writing after the fact and even after the convening of the General Meeting.

 
16.5.
Contents of the Notice

Subject to the provisions of any Law, a notice with respect to a general meeting shall specify the agenda of the meeting, the location, the proposed resolutions and also the arrangements for voting by means of a Deed of Vote or a Deed of Authorization, and the requirements of Article 10A.2.1.

Any notice to be sent to the Shareholders registered in the Shareholders Register shall also include a draft of the proposed resolutions or a concise description of their particulars.
 
17.
The Agenda of General Meetings
 
 
17.1.
The agenda of the General Meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors and shall also include issues for which an Extraordinary Meeting is being convened in accordance with Article 15.2 above, or demanded in accordance with Article 17.2 below.

 
17.2.
One or more Shareholders holding alone or in the aggregate, one percent or more of the share capital of the Company may request that the Board of Directors include an issue on the agenda of a general meeting to be convened in the future. The Board of Directors shall incorporate such issue on the agenda of such a future general meeting, provided that the Board of Directors determines, in its discretion, such issue is suitable to be discussed in the General Meeting of the Company.
 
 
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17.3.
The General Meeting shall only adopt resolutions on issues which are on its agenda.
 
 
17.4.
So long as it is not otherwise prescribed by Law, the General Meeting is entitled to accept or reject a proposed resolution which is on the agenda of the General Meeting, the draft or concise description of the particulars of which were published by the Company, including slight alterations, however, it is not entitled to take a resolution, which is materially different than the proposed resolution, unless permitted under applicable Law.
 
18.
Discussions in General Meetings

 
18.1.
Quorum

No discussion shall be held in the General Meeting unless a lawful quorum is present.  Subject to the requirements of the applicable Law in force at the time these Articles of Association come into force, the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules and any other exchange on which the Company’s securities are or may become quoted or listed, and the provisions of these Articles, any two Shareholders, present by themselves or by means of a proxy, or who have delivered to the Company a Deed of Voting indicating their manner of voting, and who hold or represent at least one-third of the voting rights in the Company shall constitute a lawful quorum. A Shareholder or his proxy, who may also serve as a proxy for other Shareholders, shall be regarded as two Shareholders or more, in accordance with the number of Shareholders he is representing.
 
 
18.2.
Deferral of the General Meeting in the Absence of Lawful Quorum
 
In the event that a legal quorum is not present after the lapsing of 30 minutes from the time specified in the convening notice for the commencement of the meeting, the meeting may be adjourned to the same day of the following week (or the first business day thereafter) at the same time and venue, or to another time and venue, as determined by the Board of Directors in a notice to the Shareholders, and the adjourned meeting shall discuss the same issues for which the original meeting was convened. If at the adjourned meeting, a legal quorum is not present after the lapsing of 30 minutes from the time specified for the commencement of the meeting, then and in such event one or more Shareholders holding or representing in the aggregate at least 10% of the voting rights in the Company, shall be deemed to form a proper quorum, except as specified in Section 79(b) of the Companies Law.
 
 
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18.3.
The Chairman of the General Meeting

The chairman of the Board of Directors (if appointed) shall preside at each General Meeting. In the absence of the chairman, or if he fails to appear at the meeting within 15 minutes after the time fixed for the meeting, the Shareholders present at the meeting shall choose any one of the Directors of the Company as the chairman, and if there is no Director present at the meeting, one of the Shareholders shall be chosen to preside over the meeting. The chairman shall not have an additional vote or casting vote.
 
 
18.4.
Adjourned Meeting
 
 
18.4.1.
Upon adoption of a resolution at a General Meeting at which a lawful quorum is present, the chairman may, and upon demand of the General Meeting shall, adjourn the General Meeting, the discussion or the adoption of a resolution on an issue detailed on the Agenda, from time to time and from venue to venue, as the meeting may decide (for the purpose of this Article: an “Adjourned Meeting”).
 
 
18.4.2.
In the event that a meeting is adjourned for more than twenty one days, a notice of the Adjourned Meeting shall be given in the same manner as the notice of the original meeting. With the exception of the aforesaid, a Shareholder shall not be entitled to receive notice of an Adjourned Meeting or of the issues which are to be discussed in the Adjourned Meeting. The Adjourned Meeting shall only discuss issues that were on the Agenda of the General Meeting which was adjourned with respect to which no resolution was adopted. The provisions of Articles 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3 of the Articles of Association shall apply to an Adjourned Meeting.
 
19.
Voting of the Shareholders

 
19.1.
Resolutions

In any General Meeting, a proposed resolution shall be adopted if it receives an Ordinary Majority, or any other majority of votes set by Law or in accordance with these Articles of Association. For the avoidance of doubt, any proposed resolution requiring a Special Majority under the Companies Ordinance shall continue to require the same Special Majority even after the effective date of the Companies Law.

In the event of a tie vote, the resolution shall be deemed rejected.
 
 
19.2.
Checking Majority
 
 
19.2.1.
The checking of the majority shall be carried out by means of a count of votes, at which each Shareholder shall be entitled to vote in each case in accordance with rights fixed for such Shares, subject to Articles 10A above and Article 44 below. A Shareholder shall be entitled to a single vote for each share he holds which is fully paid or that Calls of Payment in respect of which was fully paid.
 
 
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19.2.2.
The announcement of the chairman that a resolution in the General Meeting was adopted or rejected, whether unanimously or with a specific majority, shall be regarded as prima facie evidence thereof.

 
19.3.
Written Resolutions

Subject to the provisions of applicable Law, a written resolution signed by all of the Shareholders of the Company holding Shares which entitle their holders to participate in General Meetings of the Company and vote therein, or of the same class of Shares to which the resolution refers, as the case may be, shall be regarded as a valid resolution for all purposes, and as a resolution adopted at a General Meeting of the Company or at a class meeting of the relevant class of Shares, as the case may be, which was properly summoned and convened, for the purpose of adopting such a resolution.

Such a resolution could be stated in several copies of the same document, each of them signed by one Shareholder or by several Shareholders.

 
19.4.
Record Date For Participation and Voting

The Record Date shall be set by the Board of Directors, or by a person or persons authorized by the Board of Directors, in accordance with applicable Law.
 
 
19.5.
A Right to Participate and Vote

A Shareholder shall not be entitled to participate and vote in any General Meeting or to be counted among those present, so long as (i) he owes the Company a payment which was called for the Shares held by him, unless the allotment conditions of the Shares provide otherwise, and/or (ii) his holdings are registered in the Shareholder Register together with a notation that such holdings have been classified as Exceptional Holdings, as defined in Article 10A or Affected Shares, as defined in Article 44.

 
19.6.
Personal Interest in Resolutions

A Shareholder seeking to vote with respect to a resolution which requires that the majority for its adoption include at least a specified majority of the votes of all those not having a personal interest (as defined in the Companies Law) in the resolution shall notify the registered office of the Company at least seventy two hours prior to the time of the General Meeting, whether he has a personal interest in the resolution or not, as a condition for his right to vote and be counted with respect to such resolution.

 
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A Shareholder voting on a resolution, as aforesaid, by means of a Deed of Vote, may include his notice with regard to his personal interest on the Deed of Vote.

 
19.7.
The Disqualification of Deeds of Vote and Deed of Authorization

Subject to the provisions of applicable Law, the corporate secretary of the Company may, in his discretion, disqualify Deeds of Vote and Deeds of Authorization and so notify the Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register who submitted a Deed of Vote or Deeds of Authorization in the following cases:
 
 
19.7.1.
If there is a reasonable suspicion that they are forged;
 
 
19.7.2.
If there is a reasonable suspicion that they are falsified, or given with respect to Shares for which one or more Deeds of Vote or Deeds of Authorization have been given and not withdrawn; or
 
 
19.7.3.
If there is no note on the Deed of Vote or Deed of Authorization as to whether or not his holding in the Company or his vote require the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Sections 21 and 23 to the License.
 
 
19.7.4.
With respect to Deeds of Vote:
 
 
(One)
If more than one choice is marked for the same resolution; or

 
(Two)
With respect to resolutions which require that the majority for their adoption includes a specified majority of the votes of those not having a personal interest in the approval of the resolution, where it was not marked whether the relevant Shareholder has a personal interest or not, as aforesaid.

Any Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register shall be entitled to appeal on any such disqualification to the Board of Directors at least one business day prior to the relevant General Meeting.

 
19.8.
The Voting of a Person without Legal Capacity

A person without legal capacity is entitled to vote only by means of a trustee or a legal custodian.

 
19.9.
The Voting of Joint Holders of a Share

Where two or more Shareholders registered in the Shareholders Register are registered joint holders of a Share, only the first named joint holder shall vote, without taking into account the other registered joint holders of the Share. For this purpose, the first named joint holder shall be the person whose name is registered first in the Shareholder Register.
 
 
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19.10.
Minutes of the General Meeting

The chairman of the General Meeting shall cause that the minutes of each General Meeting shall be properly maintained and shall include the following:
 
 
19.10.1.
The name of each Shareholder registered in the Shareholders Register present in person, by Deed of Vote or by proxy and the number of Shares held or represented by him;
 
 
19.10.2.
The principal issues of the discussion, all the resolutions which were adopted or rejected at the General Meeting, and if adopted - according to what majority.
 
20.
The Appointment of a Proxy
 
 
20.1.
Voting by Means of a Proxy

A Shareholder registered in the Shareholder Register is entitled to appoint by deed of authorization ("Deed of Authorization") a proxy to participate and vote in his stead, whether at a certain General Meeting or generally at General Meetings of the Company, whether personally or by means of a Deed of Vote, so long as the Deed of Authorization with respect to the appointment of the proxy was delivered to the Company at least seventy two hours prior to the time of the General Meeting.

In the event that the Deed of Authorization is not limited to a certain General Meeting, then the Deed of Authorization, which was deposited prior to a certain General Meeting, shall also be good for other General Meetings thereafter. This Article 20 shall also apply to a Shareholder which is a corporation, appointing a person to participate and vote in a General Meeting in its stead. A proxy is not required to be a Shareholder of the Company.

 
20.2.
The Draft of the Deed of Authorization

The Deed of Authorization shall be signed by the Shareholder and shall be in or substantially in the form specified below or any such other form acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Company. The corporate secretary, in his discretion, may accept a Deed of Authorization differing from that set forth below provided the changes are immaterial.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may send to the Shareholders prior to any General Meeting, a form of Deed of Authorization (approved by the corporate secretary) enabling shareholders to authorize specified persons to vote on the issues on the Agenda of such Meeting in accordance with the shareholders’ instructions.

 
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The corporate secretary shall only accept either an original Deed of Authorization, or a copy of the Deed of Authorization which is certified as an original copy by a lawyer having an Israeli license or a notary.

Deed  of Authorization
 
 
 
Date: ________
 
To:
Partner Communications Company Ltd.
Attn.:
Corporate Secretary

Re: [Annual/Extraordinary] General Meeting of the Company
to be Held On __________________

I, the undersigned _________________, Identification No. / Registration No. _____________, of ________________, being the registered holder of ________1 Shares [Ordinary Shares having a par value of NIS 0.01, each], hereby authorize ___________, Identification No. ___________ 2 and/or ___________, Identification No. ___________ and/or ___________, Identification No. ___________ to participate and vote in my stead and on my behalf at the referenced meeting and in any adjournment of the referenced meeting of the Company / at any General Meeting of the Company, until I shall otherwise notify you.

I declare and detail in the designated space below whether I have a Personal Interest3 in the pertinent resolution on the agenda: 4

Item No.
Subject of the Resolution
Yes5
No
 
 
   
       
       
 
Regarding the pertinent resolutions, why do I have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution?
 

 
1 A shareholder is entitled to give several Deeds of Authorization, each of which refers to a different quantity of Shares of the Company held by him, so long as he shall not give Deeds of Authorization with respect to an aggregate number of Shares exceeding the total number he holds. 
2 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 which issued the passport. 
3 The shareholder needs to provide details regarding the nature of the personal interest in the resolution, at the designated space after the table. “Personal Interest” is defined in Section 1 of the Companies Law as a person’s personal interest in an act or a transaction of a company, including, without limitation, the personal interest of said person's relative and of another entity in which said person or said person's relative is an interested party, excluding a personal interest that stems from the fact of holding shares in the company, including, 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. 
4If an X is not marked in either column, or if an X is marked in the "Yes" column for the pertinent item and the shareholder does not provide details, the authorization (and the vote thereunder) in respect of this item shall be disqualified. 
5 The shareholder is required to provide details at the designated space below regarding the shareholder’s "Personal Interest" (with respect to the pertinent items).
 
 
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I declare the following6:

o
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that either my holdings or my vote requires the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to 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”).

o
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that neither my holdings nor my vote, require the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Sections 21 (Transfer of Means of Control) or 23 (Prohibition of Cross-Ownership) of the License.
 
 
-----------------------
 
Signature
 

 
 
Date: _____________
 
    Name (print):_______________ 
                  Title:_______________ 
 

                                                                                                                                          
 
20.3.
A vote in accordance with a Deed of Authorization shall be lawful even if prior to it, the appointer died or became incapacitated or bankrupt, or if it is a corporation – was liquidated, or if he cancelled the Deed of Authorization or transferred the Share in respect of which it was given, unless a notice in writing was received at the Office of the Company prior to the meeting with respect to the occurrence of such an event.
 
21.
Deed of Vote, Voting Via the Internet
 
 
21.1.
A Shareholder may vote in a General Meeting by means of a Deed of Vote (ktav hatba’ah) on any issue for which voting by Deed of Vote is required to be offered under applicable Law and on any other issue for which the Board of Directors has approved voting by Deed of Vote, either generally or specifically.  The form of the Deed of Vote shall be set by the corporate secretary or any one so authorized by the Board of Directors and may include additional matters, as determined by the corporate secretary or such authorized person.
 
 

 
6 If an X is not marked in either box, or if an X is marked in both boxes, this Deed of Authorization shall be disqualified. 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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21.2.
The Board of Directors may authorize Shareholder voting in a General Meeting via the Internet, subject to any applicable Law.

Chapter Four - The Board of Directors
 
22.
The Authority of the Board of Directors
 
 
22.1.
The authority of the Board of Directors is as specified both in the Law and in the provisions of these Articles of Association.
 
 
22.2.
Signature Authority and Powers of Attorney
 
 
22.2.1.
The Board of Directors shall determine the person(s) with authority to sign for and on behalf of the Company with respect to various issues. The signature of such person(s), appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors, whether generally or for a specific issue, whether alone or together with others, or together with the seal or the stamp of the Company or its printed name, shall bind the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set by the Board of Directors.
 
 
22.2.2.
The Board of Directors may set separate signature authorities with respect to different issues and different amounts.
 
The Board of Directors may, from time to time, authorize any person to be the representative of the Company with respect to those objectives and subject to those conditions and for that time period, as the Board of Directors deems fit. The Board of Directors may also grant any representative the authority to delegate any or all of the authorities, powers and discretion given to the Board of Directors.
 
 
22.3.
The Registered Office of the Company

The Board of Directors shall fix the location of the registered office of the Company.
 
23.
The Appointment of Directors and the Termination of Their Office

 
23.1.
The Number of Directors

The number of Directors in the Company shall not be less than seven (7) or more than seventeen (17).
 
 
23.2.
The Identity of a Director
 
 
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23.2.1.
A member of the Board of Directors may hold another position with the Company.
 
 
23.2.2.
Intentionally Deleted
 
 
23.2.3.
Without derogating from the other provisions of these Articles of Association, a member of the Board of Directors shall comply with the provisions of Article 45 below.
 
 
23.2.4.
The Board of Directors shall include independent and/or external Directors required to comply with the applicable requirements of any Law, the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules and any other investment exchange on which the securities of the Company are or may become quoted or listed. The requirements of the Companies Law applicable to an external Director (Dahatz) shall prevail over the provisions of these Articles of Association to the extent these Articles of Associations are inconsistent with the Companies Law, and shall apply to the extent these Articles of Associations are silent.
 
 
23.2.5.
At least 10% of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be comprised of Qualified Israeli Directors.  Notwithstanding the above, if the board is comprised of up to 14 members, one Qualified Israeli Director shall be sufficient, and if the board is comprised of between 15 and 24 members, two Qualified Israeli Directors shall be sufficient.
 
 
23.2.6.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, a Qualified Israeli Director shall be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, and may be removed from such office, only upon written notice to the Company’s company secretary of his or her appointment or removal by the Founding Israeli Shareholders holding Minimum Israeli Holding Shares.  For purposes of this section, a notice signed by at least two of the Founding Israeli Shareholders who are the record holders of at least 50% of Minimum Israeli Holding Shares shall be deemed to be sufficient notice on behalf of all holders of Minimum Israeli Holding Shares.
 
 
23.3.
The Election of Directors and their Terms of Office

 
23.3.1.
The Directors shall be elected at each Annual Meeting and shall serve in office until the close of the next Annual Meeting, unless their office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of these Articles of Association.  Each Director of the Company shall be elected by an Ordinary Majority at the Annual Meeting; provided, however, that external Directors shall be elected in accordance with applicable law and/or any relevant stock exchange rule applicable to the Company. The elected Directors shall commence their terms from the close of the Annual Meeting at which they are elected, unless a later date is stated in the resolution with respect to their appointment.  Election of Directors shall not be conducted by separate vote on each candidate, unless so determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
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23.3.2.
In each Annual Meeting, the Directors that were elected in the previous Annual Meeting, and thereafter, in any Extraordinary Meeting shall be deemed to have resigned from their office. A resigning Director may be reelected.
 
 
23.3.3.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of these Articles of Association and without derogating from Article 23.4, an Extraordinary Meeting of the Company may elect any person as a Director, to fill an office which became vacant, or to serve as an additional member to the then existing Board of Directors, or to serve as an external Director (Dahatz) or an independent Director and also in any event in which the number of the members of the Board of Directors is less than the minimum set in the Articles of Association provided that the maximum number of Directors permitted under Article 23.1 is not exceeded. Any Director elected in such manner (excluding an external Director (Dahatz) shall serve in office until the coming Annual Meeting, unless his office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of these Articles of Association and may be reelected.
 
 
23.3.4.
An elected external Director (Dahatz) shall commence his term from the close of the General Meeting at which he is elected, unless a later date is stated in the resolution with respect to his appointment, and shall serve for the period in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, notwithstanding Article 23.3 above, unless his office becomes vacant earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law. A General Meeting may reelect an external Director (Dahatz) for additional term(s) as permitted by the Companies Law and the Companies Regulations.
 
 
23.4.
The election of Directors by the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall have the right, at all times, upon approval of at least an Ordinary Majority of the Directors of the Company, to elect any person as a Director, to fill an office which became vacant, or to serve as an additional member to the then existing Board of Directors provided that the maximum number of Directors permitted under Article 23.1 is not exceeded. Any Director elected in such manner shall serve in office until the coming Annual Meeting and may be reelected.

 
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23.5.
Alternate Director

Any Director may, from time to time, appoint for himself an alternate Director (hereinafter: the “Alternate Director”), dismiss such Alternate Director and also appoint another Alternate Director instead of any Alternate Director, whose office becomes vacant, due to whatever cause, whether for a certain meeting or generally. Anyone who is not qualified to be appointed as a Director and also anyone serving as a Director or as an existing Alternate Director shall not serve as an Alternate Director.
 
 
23.6.
Intentionally Deleted
 
 
23.7.
Manner of Appointment or Dismissal of an Alternate Director

Any appointment or dismissal of Alternate Directors, shall be made by means of an advance notice in writing to the corporate secretary, at least 48 hours before the first meeting in which the Alternate Director wishes to participate, signed by the appointing or dismissing body and shall become valid upon the date indicated in the appointment or dismissal notice or upon the date of its delivery to the corporate secretary, whichever is the later, as long as the Alternate Director is qualified to serve as such. The Alternate Director should provide the Company with a declaration regarding his qualifications to serve as a director in the Company, in a form acceptable to the Company Secretary, at least 24 hours before the first meeting in which the Alternate Director wishes to participate.

 
23.8.
Miscellaneous Provisions with Respect to Alternate Directors
 
 
23.8.1.
Intentionally Deleted
 
 
23.8.2.
Intentionally Deleted
 
 
23.8.3.
An Alternate Director shall have all the authority of the Director for whom he is serving as an Alternate Director, with the exception of the authority to vote in meetings at which the Director is present in person.
 
 
23.8.4.
The office of an Alternate Director shall automatically become vacant, if the office of the Director for whom he is serving as an Alternate Director becomes vacant.

 
23.9.
Termination of the Term of a Director
 
The term of a Director shall be terminated in any of the following cases:
 
 
23.9.1.
If he resigns from his office by way of a signed letter, filed with the  corporate secretary at the Company’s Office;
 
 
23.9.2.
If he is declared bankrupt or if he reaches a settlement with his creditors within the framework of bankruptcy procedures;
 
 
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23.9.3.
If he is declared by an appropriate court to be incapacitated or convicted out of Israel as stated in Section 233(2) of the Companies Law;
 
 
23.9.4.
Upon his death;
 
 
23.9.5.
If he is removed from his office by way of a resolution, adopted by the General Meeting of the Company, even prior to the completion of his term of office;
 
 
23.9.6.
At the time of giving notice of conviction of a crime, as stated in Section 232 of the Companies Law;
 
 
23.9.7.
If his term is terminated by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 231 of the Companies Law;
 
 
23.9.8.
If his term is terminated by the Board of Directors in case the Board of Directors concludes that the office of such Director is in violation to the provisions of the License or any other telecommunications license granted to the Company or to any of its subsidiaries or to any other entity it controls;
 
 
23.9.9.
At the time of giving notice of imposition of enforcement measures pursuant to section 232A of the Companies Law; or
 
 
23.9.10.
At the time of giving notice pursuant to section 227A or 245A of the Companies Law.
 
 
23.10.
The Implications on the Board of Directors of the Termination of the Term of a Director.

In the event that an office of a Director becomes vacant, the remaining Directors are entitled to continue operating, so long as their number has not decreased below the minimum number of Directors set forth in Article 23.1.

In the event that the number of Directors decreased below that minimum number, the remaining Directors shall be entitled to act solely for the convening of a General Meeting of the Company for the purpose of electing additional Directors to the Board of Directors.

 
23.11.
Compensation of Members of the Board of Directors

Members of the Board of Directors who do not hold other positions in the Company and who are not external Directors shall not receive any compensation from the Company, unless such compensation is approved by the General Meeting and according to the amount determined by the General Meeting, subject to the provisions of the Law.

 
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The compensation of the Directors may be fixed, as an all-inclusive payment or as payment for participation in meetings or in any combination thereof.

The Company may reimburse expenses incurred by a Director in connection with the performance of his office, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors.
 
24.
Actions of Directors
 
 
24.1.
Convening Meetings of the Board of Directors
 
 
24.1.1.
The chairman of the Board of Directors may convene a meeting of the Board of Directors at any time.
 
 
24.1.2.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall convene a meeting of the Board of Directors at least four times a year, in a manner allowing the Company to fulfill the provisions of the Law with respect to the publication of Financial Statements and reporting to the public.
 
 
24.1.3.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall convene a meeting of the Board of Directors on a specific issue if requested by at least two Directors or one Director, if he is an external Director, within no more than 14 days from the date of the request.
 
 
24.1.4.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall act forthwith for the convening of a meeting of the Board of Directors, within 14 days from the time that a Director in the Company has informed him of a matter related to the Company in which there is an apparent violation of the Law or a breach of proper management of the business, or from the time that the auditor of the Company has reported to him that he had become aware of material flaws in the accounting oversight of the Company.

 
24.1.5.
In the event that a notice or a report of the General Manager requires an action of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board of Directors shall forthwith convene a meeting of the Board of Directors, which should be held within 14 days from the date of the notice or the report.
 
 
24.2.
Convening of a Meeting of the Board of Directors
 
 
24.2.1.
Any notice with respect to a meeting of the Board of Directors may be given in writing, so long as the notice is given a reasonable time  prior to the date fixed for the meeting, unless  a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or their Alternate Directors agree on a shorter time period or, in urgent matters, that no notice will be given. A notice, as stated, shall be delivered in writing or transmitted via facsimile or E-mail or through another means of communication, to the address or facsimile number or to the E-mail address or to an address where messages can be delivered through other means of communication, as the case may be, as the Director informed the corporate secretary, upon his appointment, or by means of a written notice to the corporate secretary thereafter.

 
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A notice, which was delivered or transmitted, as provided in this Article, shall be deemed to be personally delivered to the Director on its delivery date.
 
 
24.2.2.
In the event that a Director appointed an Alternate Director , the notice shall be delivered to the Alternate Director, unless the Director instructed that the notice should be delivered to him as well.
 
 
24.2.3.
The notice shall include the venue, date and time of the meeting of the Board of Directors, arrangements with respect to the manner of management of the meeting (in cases where telecommunications are used), the details of the issues on its agenda and any other material that the chairman of the Board of Directors requests be attached to the summoning notice with respect to the meeting.
 
 
24.3.
The Agenda of Meetings of Board of Directors

The agenda of meetings of the Board of Directors shall be determined by the chairman of the Board of Directors and shall include the following issues:
 
 
24.3.1.
Issues determined by the chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
 
24.3.2.
Issues for which the meeting is convened in accordance with Article 24.1 above.
 
 
24.3.3.
Any issue requested by a Director or by the General Manager within a reasonable time prior to the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors (taking into account the nature of the issue).
 
 
24.4.
Quorum

The quorum for meetings of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the Directors, which must include at least one external Director.
 
 
24.5.
Conducting a Meeting Through Means of Communication

The Board of Directors may conduct a meeting of the Board of Directors through the use of any means of communications, provided all of the participating Directors can hear each other simultaneously.
 
 
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24.6.
Voting in the Board of Directors

Subject to Article 44, issues presented at meetings of the Board of Directors shall be decided upon by a majority of the votes of the Directors present (or participating, in the case of a vote through a permitted means of communications) and voting, subject to the provisions of Article 23.8 above, with respect to Alternate Directors.

Each Director shall have a single vote.
 
 
24.7.
Written Resolutions

A written resolution signed by all the Directors shall be deemed as a resolution lawfully adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Such a resolution may be made in several copies of the same Document, each of them signed by one Director or by several Directors. Such a resolution may be adopted by signature of only a portion of the Directors, if all of the Directors who have not signed the resolution were not entitled to participate in the discussion and to vote on such resolution in accordance with any Law whatsoever, so long as they confirm in writing that they are aware of the intention to adopt such a resolution.
 
 
24.8.
Resolutions Approved by Means of Communications

A resolution approved by use of a means of communications by the Directors shall be deemed to be a resolution lawfully adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors, and the provisions of Article 24.6 above shall apply to the said resolution.
 
 
24.9.
The Validity of Actions of the Directors

All actions taken in good faith in a meeting of the Board of Directors or by a committee of the Board of Directors or by any person acting as a Director shall be valid, even if it subsequently transpires that there was a flaw in the appointment of such a Director or person acting as such, or if any of them were disqualified, as if any such person was lawfully appointed and was qualified to serve as a Director.
 
 
24.10.
Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Directors

The chairman of the Board of Directors shall cause that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors shall be properly maintained and shall include the following:
 
 
24.10.1.
Names of those present and participating at each meeting.
 
 
24.10.2.
All the resolutions and particulars of the discussion of said meetings.

Any such minutes signed by the chairman of the Board of Directors presiding over that meeting or by the chairman of the Board of Directors at the following meeting, shall be viewed as prima facie evidence of the issues recorded in the minutes.

 
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25.
Committees of the Board of Directors
 
 
25.1.
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Board of Directors may delegate its authorities or any part of them to committees, as they deem fit, and they may from time to time cancel the delegation of such an authority. Any such committee, while utilizing an authority as stated, is obligated to fulfill all of the instructions given to it from time to time by the Board of Directors.
 
 
25.2.
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, each committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of at least two Directors, which shall include at least one external Director, and it may include members who are not Directors, with the exception of the audit committee which shall consist of at least three (3) Directors, including all of the external Directors of the Company,  and the majority of members who are independent Directors ("bilti taluy") as defined in the Companies Law.
 
 
25.3.
The provisions with respect to meetings of the Board of Directors shall apply to the meetings and discussions of each committee of the Board of Directors, with the appropriate changes, provided that no other terms are set by the Board of Directors in this matter, and provided that the lawful quorum for the meetings of the committee, as stated, shall be at least a majority of the members of the committee, unless otherwise required by Law. The lawful quorum for meetings of the audit committee shall be at least a majority of the members of the committee, provided, that the majority of the present Directors are independent Directors and at least one of them is an external Director.
 
 
25.4.
Decisions or recommendations of a committee of the Board of Directors that require approval of the Board of Directors, will be brought to the attention of the Directors a reasonable time before the Board of Directors' discussion.
 
25A.
Committee for Security Matters
 
 
25A.1.
Notwithstanding any other provision in these Articles, the Board of Directors shall appoint from among its members who have security clearance and security compatibility to be determined by the General Security Service (“Directors with Clearance”) a committee to be designated the “Committee for Security Matters”.  The members of the Committee for Security Matters shall include at least four (4) Directors with Clearance including at least one external Director.  Subject to section 25A.2 below, security matters shall be considered only in the context of the Committee for Security Matters.  Any decision of, or action by the Committee for Security Matters shall have the same effect as if it had been made or taken by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall consider a security matter only if required pursuant to section 25A.2 below, and subject to the terms of that section.  For purposes of this section 25A, “security matters” shall be defined in the same manner as defined in the Bezeq Order (Determination of Essential Service Provided by Bezeq-The Israeli Telecommunications Company Ltd.), 1997, as of March 9, 2005.
 
 
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25A.2.
Security matters which the audit committee or Board of Directors shall be required to consider in accordance with the mandatory rules of the Companies Law or other Law applicable to the Company, shall be considered to the extent necessary only by Directors with Clearance.  Other Directors shall not be entitled to participate in meetings of the audit committee or Board of Directors dealing with security matters, or to receive information or documents related to these matters. A quorum for these meetings shall include only Directors with Clearance.
 
 
25A.3.
Any Office Holder of the Company who would otherwise be required to receive information or participate in meetings by virtue of his or her position or these Articles or any Law, but who is prevented from doing so by the provisions of this Article 25A, will be released from any liability for any claim of breach of duty of care to the Company which results from her or his inability to receive information or participate in meetings, and the Company shall indemnify any such Office Holder or other officers and hold her or him harmless to the maximum extent permitted by law for any injury or damage she or he incurs as a result of the inability to receive such information or participate in such meetings.
 
 
25A.4.
The shareholders at a general meeting shall not be entitled to assume, delegate, transfer or exercise any of the authorities granted to any other corporate body in the Company with respect to security matters.
 
         25A.5.
(1)
The Minister of Communications shall be entitled to appoint an observer (the “Security Observer”) to all meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees. The Security Observer shall have the security clearance and security compatibility to be determined by the General Security Service.
 
 
(2)
The Security Observer shall be an employee of the State of Israel qualified to serve as a director pursuant to Chapter C of the Government Companies Law, 1975.
 
 
(3)
In addition to any other obligations under Law, the Security Observer shall be bound to preserve the confidentiality of information relating to the Company, except as required to fulfill his responsibilities as an observer.  The Security Observer will not act as an observer or in any other position at a competitor of the Company, and will avoid a conflict between his position as an observer and the interests of the Company.  The Security Observer shall undertake not to serve as an observer or officer or director, and not serve in any other capacity or be employed, directly or indirectly, by any entity competing with the Company or in a position of conflict of interest with the Company during the period of his service as the Security Observer and for two years after termination of such period.
 
 
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(4)
Notices of meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees, including of the Committee for Security Matters, shall be delivered to the Security Observer, and he shall be entitled to participate in each such meeting.
 
 
(5)
The Security Observer shall have the same right to obtain information from the Company as that of a Director.  If the Company believes that specific information requested is commercially sensitive and not required by the Security Observer for fulfillment of his duties, the Company may delay delivery of the information upon notice to the Security Observer.  If the Security Observer still believes the information is needed for his duties, the matter shall be brought for decision to the head of the General Security Service.
 
 
(6)
If the Security Observer believes that the Company has made a decision, or is about to make a decision, in a security matter, which conflicts with a provision of the License or section 13 of the Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 or section 11 of the General Security Service Law, 2002, he shall promptly notify the Company in writing.  Said notice shall be delivered to the chairman of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Committee for Security Matters and shall provide an appropriate defined period of time, in light of the circumstances, in which the Company shall be required to correct the violation or change the decision, to the extent possible.

25B.
Approval of Certain Related Party Transactions

 
A transaction of the type described in Section 270(1) of the Companies Law; i.e., a transaction with an Office Holder or a transaction in which an Office Holder has a personal interest (as specified in Section 270(1)), provided that such transactions are in the Company's ordinary course of business, are on market terms and are not likely to substantially influence the profitability of the Company, its assets or its liabilities, may be approved by the audit committee, without the need for Board of Director's approval, or by the Board of Directors, subject to any applicable Law and any relevant stock exchange rule applicable to the Company.
 
26.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
26.1.
Appointment
 
 
26.1.1.
The Board of Directors shall choose one of its members to serve as the chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall set in the appointing resolution the term for his service.
 
 
26.1.2.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall serve until the earlier of (i) the date or time provided in the appointing resolution; (ii) election of a substitute chairman by the Board of Directors; (iii) resignation of the chairman from his position as chairman; or (iv) cessation of the chairman’s service as a Director.
 
 
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26.1.3.
In the event that the chairman of the Board of Directors ceases to serve as chairman, the Board of Directors in its first meeting held thereafter shall choose one of its members to serve as a new chairman.
 
 
26.1.4.
In the event that the chairman of the Board of Directors is absent from a meeting, the Board of Directors shall choose one of the Directors present to preside at the meeting.
 
 
26.2.
Authority
 
 
26.2.1.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside over meetings of the Board of Directors.
 
 
26.2.2.
In the event of a deadlock vote, the chairman of the Board of Directors shall not have an additional or casting vote.
 
 
26.2.3.
The chairman of the Board of Directors is entitled,  at all times, at his initiative or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, to require reports from the General Manager in matters pertaining to the business affairs of the Company.
 
 
26.3.
Reservations with Regard to Actions of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
 
26.3.1.
The chairman of the Board of Directors or his Relative shall not serve as the General Manager of the Company, unless he is appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.2 below.
 
 
26.3.2.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall not serve as a member of the audit committee.
 
 
26.3.3.
A subordinate to the General Manager, directly or indirectly, shall not serve as chairman of the Board of Directors. A director in a company controlled by the Company may serve as chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
 
26.3.4.
Powers of the General Manager shall not be granted to the chairman of the Board of Directors or his Relative, except in accordance with the provisions of Article 27.2 below. The chairman of the Board of Directors shall not be granted powers granted to those who are subordinated to the General Manager, directly or indirectly.
 
 
26.3.5.
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall not serve in another position in the Company or in a company controlled by it, but may serve as chairman of the Board of Directors or a director of a company controlled by the Company.

 
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Chapter Five - Office Holders who are not Directors and the Auditor
 
27.
The General Manager
 
 
27.1.
The Appointment and Dismissal of the General Manager
 
 
27.1.1.
The Board of Directors shall appoint a General Manager for a fixed period of time or for an indefinite period of time. The Board of Directors may appoint more than one General Manager.
 
 
27.1.2.
The compensation and employment conditions of the General Manager shall require the prior approval of the compensation committee, the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of the Company, unless otherwise permitted by the Companies Law.
 
 
27.1.3.
The Board of Directors may from time to time remove the General Manager from his office or dismiss the General Manager and appoint another or others in his stead.
 
 
27.2.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors as the General Manager
 
 
27.2.1.
The General Meeting of the Company is entitled to authorize the chairman of the Board of Directors or his Relative to fulfill the position of the General Manager or to exercise his authority and to authorize the General Manager or his Relative to fulfill the position of the chairman of the Board of Directors or to exercise his authority, so long as one of the following exists:
 
The majority of the votes in the General Meeting adopting such a resolution include at least two thirds of the votes of Shareholders present and entitled to vote at the meeting who are not either the Controlling Parties in the Company as defined in the Companies Law or anyone having a Personal Interest (as defined in the Companies Law) in the approval of the resolution, who participate in the vote. “Abstain” votes shall not be taken into account in the counting of the votes of the Shareholders.
 
The total opposition votes from the Shareholders referred to in Article 27.2.1.1 above do not exceed two percent of the entire voting rights in the Company.
 
 
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27.2.2.
The validity of a resolution provided in Article 27.2.1 above is restricted to periods, each not exceeding three years, from the date of the adoption of the resolution by the General Meeting. In the event that no period was set in the resolution, the period shall be deemed to be for three years. Prior to the completion of the three year period, as aforesaid, and even after the end of this period, the General Meeting is entitled to extend the validity of such resolution.
 
 
27.2.3.
A resolution, as stated, may relate to the authority of the chairman of the Board of Directors, generally, or to a specific person who is serving as the chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
 
27.3.
The Authority of the General Manager and Subordination to the Board of Directors
 
 
27.3.1.
The General Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the affairs of the Company within the framework of the policy set by the Board of Directors and subject to its instructions.

The General Manager shall have all administrative and operational authority which were not conferred by Law or pursuant to these Articles of Association to any other corporate organ of the Company, and he shall be under the supervision of the Board of Directors and subject to its instructions.

The General Manager shall appoint and dismiss Office Holders of the Company, with the exception of Directors, and he shall also determine the terms of their employment subject to the prior approval of the compensation committee and the Board of Directors, unless otherwise permitted or required by the Companies Law and provided, however, that the appointment and dismissal of senior managers of the Company shall require consultation with and approval by the Board of Directors.
 
 
27.3.2.
The Board of Directors may instruct the General Manager on how to act with respect to a certain issue. If the General Manager fails to fulfill the instruction, the Board of Directors may exercise the required authority in order to act in the place of the General Manager.

The Board of Directors may assume the authority granted to the General Manager, either with respect to a certain issue or for a certain period of time.
 
 
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27.3.3.
In the event that the General Manager is unable to exercise his authority, the Board of Directors may exercise such authority in his stead, or authorize another to exercise such authority.

 
27.4.
Reporting Duties of the General Manager

The General Manager is obligated to notify the chairman of the Board of Directors of any exceptional matter which is material to the Company, or of any material deviation by the Company from the policy set by the Board of Directors. In the event that the Company shall be without a chairman of the Board of Directors for whatever reason the General Manager shall notify all the members of the Board of Directors, as aforesaid. The General Manager shall deliver to the Board of Directors reports on issues, at such time and in such scope, as is determined by the Board of Directors.

 
27.5.
Delegating Authority of the General Manager

The General Manager, upon approval of the Board of Directors, may delegate to his subordinates any of his authority. However, such delegation of authority shall not release the General Manager from his liability.
 
28.
The Corporate Secretary, Internal Controller and Other Office Holders of the Company
 
 
28.1.
The Corporate Secretary
 
 
28.1.1.
The Board of Directors is entitled to appoint a corporate secretary on terms it deems fit, joint secretaries, sub–secretaries and to determine the areas of their functions and authorities.
 
 
28.1.2.
In the event that no corporate secretary has been appointed, the General Manager or anyone authorized by him shall fulfill the functions assigned to the corporate secretary, in accordance with any Law, to these Articles of Association and the resolutions of the Board of Directors.
 
 
28.1.3.
The corporate secretary shall be responsible for all documents which are kept at the Office, as stated in Section 124 of the Companies Law, and he shall manage all the registries maintained by the Company in accordance with the Law or Companies Law.
 
 
28.2.
Internal Controller
 
 
28.2.1.
The internal controller of the Company shall report to the chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
 
28.2.2.
The internal controller shall file with the Board of Directors a proposal for an annual or other periodic work plan, which shall be approved by the Board of Directors, subject to any changes it deems fit.

 
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28.3.
Other Office Holders of the Company

The Board of Directors may decide that in addition to the General Manager and the corporate secretary, other Office Holders may be appointed, whether generally or for a specific issue. In such event, the Board of Directors shall appoint the Office Holder, define his position and authority, and set his compensation and terms of employment, following approval of the compensation committee unless otherwise permitted  or required by the Companies Law.

The Board of Directors is entitled, subject to the Companies Law, to authorize the General Manager to fulfill any or all of its authorities, as stated.
 
29.
The Auditor
 
 
29.1.
The Shareholders at the Annual Meeting shall appoint an auditor for a period until the close of the following Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting may appoint an auditor for a period not to extend beyond the close of the third Annual Meeting following the Annual Meeting in which he was appointed. In the event that the auditor was appointed for said period, the Annual Meeting shall not address the appointment of the auditor during said period, unless a resolution is adopted with respect to the termination of his service.
 
 
29.2.
The General Meeting is entitled at all times to terminate the service of the auditor or to decide not to renew it.
 
 
29.3.
The Board of Directors shall determine the compensation of the auditor of the Company and it shall report in that respect to the Annual Meeting of the Company.
 
 
29.4.
The Board of Directors shall set the compensation of the auditor for additional services which are not regarded as oversight activities, and it shall report in this respect at the Annual Meeting of the Company.

Chapter Six - The Share Capital of the Company and its Distribution
 
30.
Permitted Distributions

 
30.1.
Definitions

In this Chapter, the following terms shall be construed, in accordance with their definition in Sections 1, 301 and 302 of the Companies Law: “distribution”, “acquisition”, “profits”, “profit test”, “adjusted financial statements” and  “balances”.

 
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30.2.
Distribution of Profits

The Company shall not make any distribution other than from its profits, provided that the Company shall not make any distribution if there is a reasonable concern that such distribution shall preclude the Company from having the ability to meet its present and anticipated liabilities, as they become due. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Company, with the approval of an authorized court, is entitled to make a distribution which fails to meet the profit test.

 
30.3.
Allotment for a Consideration Below the Par Value

In the event the Board of Directors decides to allot Shares having a par value, for consideration which is less than their par value, including Bonus Shares, the Company shall convert into share capital from its profits, premium on its Shares, or any other source, included in its shareholders equity, as stated in its most recent Financial Statements, an amount equal to the difference between the par value and the consideration.

Even if the aforesaid is not done, with the approval of an authorized court, the Company shall be entitled to make an allotment of Shares, for consideration which is less than their par value.
 
31.
Dividends and Bonus Shares
 
 
31.1.
Right to Dividends or Bonus Shares
 
 
31.1.1.
A Shareholder of the Company shall have the right to receive dividends or Bonus Shares, if the Company so decides in accordance with Article 31.2 below, consistent with the rights attaching to such Shares.
 
 
31.1.2.
Dividends or Bonus Shares shall be distributed or allotted to those who are registered in the Shareholder Register on the date of the resolution approving the distribution or allotment or upon a later date, if another date is determined for this purpose in same resolution (hereinafter: the “Determining Date”).
 
 
31.1.3.
In the event that the share capital of the Company consists of Shares having various par values, dividends or Bonus Shares shall be distributed in proportion to the par value of each Share.
 
 
31.1.4.
Subject to special rights conferred upon Shares in accordance with the conditions of their allotment, profits of the Company which the Company decides to distribute as a dividend or as Bonus Shares shall be paid in proportion to the amount which was paid or credited on the account of the par value of the Shares, held by the Shareholder.
 
 
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31.1.5.
In the event that it was not otherwise determined in the conditions applicable to the allotment of the Shares or in a resolution of the General Meeting, all the dividends or Bonus Shares with respect to Shares, which were not fully paid within the period in which the dividends or Bonus Shares are paid, shall be paid in proportion to the amounts which were actually paid or credited as paid on the par value of the Shares during any part of said period (pro rata temporis).

 
31.2.
Resolution of the Company with Respect to a Dividend or Bonus Shares
 
 
31.2.1.
The Authority to Distribute Dividends or Bonus Shares

The resolution of the Company on the distribution of a dividend or Bonus Shares to be distributed to the Shareholders according to their respective rights and benefits, and on their time of payment, shall be made by the Board of Directors.
 
 
31.2.2.
Funds

The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, allocate to special funds any amount whatsoever from the profits of the Company or from the revaluation of its assets or its relative share in the revaluation of assets of “branch companies,” and also to determine the designation of these funds.

 
31.3.
The Payment of Dividends
 
 
31.3.1.
Manner of Payment

Unless otherwise provided in the resolution with respect to the distribution of the dividend, the Company may pay any dividend with the withholding of any tax required by Law, by way of a cheque to the order of the beneficiary alone, which should be sent by means of registered mail to the registered address of the Shareholder entitled thereto, or by way of a bank transfer. Any cheque, as stated, shall be drawn up to the order of the person to whom it is intended.

In the event of registered joint holders, the cheque shall be passed to the same Shareholder whose name is registered first in the Shareholder Register with respect to the joint holding.

The sending of a cheque to a person whose name is registered in the Shareholder Register as the holder of the Share upon the Determining Date or, in the case of joint holders, to any of the joint holders, shall serve as evidence with respect to all the payments made in connection with same Shares.

The Company may decide that a cheque under a certain amount shall not be sent and the amount of the dividend which was supposed to be paid shall be deemed to be an unclaimed dividend.

 
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31.3.2.
An Unclaimed Dividend

The Board of Directors is entitled to invest the amount of any unclaimed dividend for one year after it was declared or to utilize it in any other manner to the benefit of the Company until it is claimed. The Company shall not be obligated to pay interest or Linkage on an unclaimed dividend.
 
 
31.3.3.
Specific Dividend

In the event the Company declares a dividend, as provided in Article 31.2.1 above, it may decide that same dividend shall be paid, entirely or partially, by way of the distribution of certain assets, including fully paid shares or bonds of any other company or in any combination of these assets.
 
 
31.4.
Manner of Capitalization of Profits and the Distribution of Bonus Shares
 
 
31.4.1.
Subject to the provisions of Article 30 above in the event of a capitalization of profits and distribution of Bonus Shares, the undistributed profits of the Company, or premium on Shares, or funds derived from the revaluation of the assets of the Company, or funds derived on the basis of equity from the profits of “branch companies,” or from the revaluation of assets of “branch companies” and capital redemption funds shall be capitalized and distributed among the Shareholders entitled thereto, as per the provisions of Article 31.1 above, to be held by the shareholders as capital, and that this capital, entirely or partially, shall be used on behalf of same Shareholders as full payment, whether according to the par value of the Shares or together with premium decided upon, for Shares to be distributed accordingly, and that this distribution or payment shall be received by same Shareholders as full consideration for their portion of the benefit in the capitalized amount, as determined by the Board of Directors.

The provisions of this chapter six shall also apply to the distribution of bonds.
 
 
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31.4.2.
The Company, in the resolution with respect to the distribution of Bonus Shares, is entitled in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, to decide that the Company shall transfer to a special fund, designated for the future distribution of Bonus Shares, an amount the capitalization of which shall be sufficient in order to allot to anyone having at such time a right to acquire Shares of the Company (including a right which can be exercised only upon a later date), Bonus Shares at the par value which would have been due to him had he exercised the right to acquire the Shares shortly before the Determining Date, at the price of the right in effect at such time. In the event that after the Determining Date, the holder of said right shall exercise his right to acquire the Shares or any part of them, the Board of Directors shall allot to him fully paid Bonus Shares at such  par value and of such class, which would have been due to him had he exercised shortly before the Determining Date the right to acquire those Shares he actually acquired, by way of an appropriate capitalization made by the Board of Directors out of the special fund, as aforesaid. For the purpose of the determination of the par value of the Bonus Shares which are to be distributed, any amount transferred to the special fund, with respect to a previous distribution of previous Bonus Shares shall be viewed as if it had already been capitalized and that Shares entitling the holders to the right to acquire Shares of the Company were already allotted as Bonus Shares.
 
 
31.4.3.
Upon the distribution of Bonus Shares, each Shareholder of the Company shall receive Shares of a uniform class or of the class which confers on its holder the right to receive the Bonus Shares, as determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
31.4.4.
For purposes of carrying out any resolution pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, the Board of Directors may settle, as it deems fit, any difficulty arising with regard to the distribution of Bonus Shares, and, in particular, to issue certificates for fractions of Shares and sell such fractions of Shares, in order to pay their consideration to those entitled thereto, and also to set the value for the distribution of certain assets and to decide that cash payments shall be paid to the Shareholders on the basis of the value determined in such a way, or that fractions whose value is less than NIS 0.01 shall not be taken into account, pursuant to the adjustment of the rights of all parties. The Board of Directors may pay cash or convey these certain assets to trustees in trust in favor of those people who are entitled to a dividend or to a capitalized fund, as the Board of Directors shall deem beneficial.
 
 
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32.
Acquisition of Shares
 
 
32.1.
The Company is entitled to acquire or to finance an acquisition, directly or indirectly, of Shares of the Company or securities convertible into Shares of the Company or which could be exercised into Shares of the Company, including incurring an obligation to take any of these actions, subject to the fulfillment of the conditions of a permissible distribution, as stated in Article 30 above.
 
 
32.2.
In the event that the Company acquired any of its Shares, such a Share shall become a dormant Share, and shall not confer any rights, so long as it is owned by the Company.

 
32.3.
A subsidiary or another company under the control of the Company is entitled to acquire Shares of the Company or securities convertible into Shares of the Company or which can be exercised into Shares of the Company, including an obligation to take any of these actions, to the same extent the Company may make a distribution, so long as the board of directors of the subsidiary or the managers of the acquiring company have determined that had the acquisition of the Shares or convertible securities been carried out by the Company it would have been regarded as a permissible distribution, as specified in Article 30 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an acquisition by a subsidiary or by another company under the control of the Company, which is not fully-owned by the Company, will be considered a distribution of an amount equal to the product of the amount acquired multiplied by the percentage of the rights in the capital of the subsidiary or in the capital of said company which is held by the Company.
 
 
32.4.
In the event that a Share of the Company is acquired by a subsidiary or by a corporation in the control of the Company, the Share shall not confer any voting rights, for so long as said Share is held by the subsidiary or by said controlled corporation.

Chapter Seven - Insurance, Indemnification and Release of Office Holders
 
33.
Insurance of Office Holders
 
 
33.1.
The Company may insure the liability of an Office Holder in the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by Law.
 
 
33.2.
Without derogating from the aforesaid, the Company may enter into an insurance contract and/or arrange and pay all premiums in respect of an insurance contract, for the insurance of the liability of an Office Holder in the Company, resulting directly or indirectly from an action or inaction by him (or together with other Office Holders or other officers of the Company) in his capacity as an Office Holder in the Company, for any of the following:
 
 
33.2.1.
The breach of the duty of care toward the Company or toward any other person;
 
 
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33.2.2.
The breach of the duty of loyalty toward the Company provided the Office Holder has acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm the Company; and
 
 
33.2.3.
A financial liability imposed on him in favor of another person.
 
 
33.2.4.
Any other matter in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under Law to insure the liability of an Office Holder in the Company.

 
33.2.5
A payment which the Office Holder is obligated to pay to an injured party as set forth in Section 52.,54(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Companies Law, in connection with any affairs, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees.

34.
Indemnification of Office Holders
 
 
34.1.
The Company may indemnify an Office Holder in the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Law.  Without derogating from the aforesaid, the Company may indemnify an Office Holder in the Company as specified in Articles 34.2 through 34.4 below.

 
34.2.
Indemnification

The Company may indemnify an Office Holder in the Company for liability or expense he incurs or that is imposed on him in consequence with an action or inaction by him (or together with other Office Holders or other officers of the Company) in his capacity as an Office Holder in the Company, as follows:
 
 
34.2.1.
Any financial liability he incurs or is imposed on him in favor of another person in accordance with a judgment, including a judgment given in a settlement or a judgment of an arbitrator, approved by an authorized court.
 
 
34.2.2.
Reasonable legal litigation expenses, including attorney legal fees, incurred by the Office Holder or which he was ordered to pay by an authorized court, in the context of a proceeding filed against him by the Company or on its behalf or by a third party, or in a criminal proceeding in which he was acquitted, or in a criminal proceeding in which he was convicted of an offense which does not require criminal intent.
 
 
34.2.3.
Reasonable legal litigation expenses, including attorney legal fees, incurred by the Office Holder due to such investigation or proceeding conducted against him by an authority authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and which was ended without filing an indictment against him and without the imposition of  a financial liability as a substitute for a criminal proceeding, or that was ended without filing an indictment against him but for which he was subject to a financial liability as a substitute for a criminal proceeding relating to an offense which does not require criminal intent, within the meaning of the relevant terms under the Law, or in connection with a financial sanction ("itzum caspi").
 
 
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34.2.4.
Any other liability or expense in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under Law to indemnify an Office Holder in the Company.
 
  34.2.4
34.2.5.
A payment which the Office Holder is obligated to pay to an injured party as set forth in Section 52.54(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H3, H4 or I1 of the Securities Law, or under Chapter 4 of Part 9 of the Companies Law, in connection with any affairs, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees.

 
34.3.
Indemnification in Advance

The Company may undertake in advance to indemnify an Office Holder of the Company in respect of the following matters:
 
 
34.3.1.
Matters as detailed in Article 34.2.1; provided, however, that the undertaking to indemnify is restricted to events which in the opinion of the Board of Directors are anticipated in light of the Company’s activities at the time of granting the obligation to indemnify, and is limited to a sum or measurement determined by the Board of Directors to be reasonable in the circumstances. The aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Company to all indemnified persons, pursuant to all letters of indemnification issued to them by the Company on or after October 17, 2013, which indemnification letters include a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the maximum indemnity amount in this article 34.3.1, in respect of any occurrence of an event specified in the appendix to the pertinent indemnification letter, shall not exceed 25% of shareholders’ equity (according to the latest reviewed or audited financial statements approved by the Company’s Board of Directors prior to approval of the indemnification payment).The undertaking to indemnify shall specify the events that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors are expected in light of the Company’s actual activity at the time of grant of the indemnification and the sum or measurement which the Board of Directors determined to be reasonable under the circumstances.
 
 
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34.3.2.
Matters as detailed in Article 34.2.2 to and 34.2.53 (inclusive).
 
 
34.3.3.
Any other matter permitted by Law.

 
34.4.
Indemnification after the Fact

The Company may indemnify an Office Holder in the Company for any and all kinds of events, retrospectively, subject to any applicable Law.
 
35.
Release of Office Holders
 
 
35.1.
The Company shall not release an Office Holder from his liability for a breach of the duty of care toward the Company, other than in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
 
 
35.2.
The Company may release an Office Holder in the Company, in advance, from his liability, entirely or partially, for damage in consequence of the breach of the duty of care toward the Company.
 
 
35.3.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not release an Office Holder from his liability, resulting from any of the following events:
 
 
35.3.1.
The breach of the duty of loyalty toward the Company;
 
 
35.3.2.
The breach of the duty of care made intentionally or recklessly (“pezizut”), other than if made only by negligence;
 
 
35.3.3.
An act intended to unlawfully yield a personal profit;
 
 
35.3.4.
A fine ("knass"), a civil fine ("knass ezrahi"), a financial sanction ("itzum caspi") or a penalty ("kofer") imposed on him; and
 
 
35.3.5.
The breach of the duty of care in a Distribution ("haluka").
 
35A.
Certain Legal Amendments

Any amendment to the Companies Law, the Securities Law or any other applicable law adversely affecting the right of any Office Holder to be indemnified, insured or released pursuant to Articles 33 to Article 35 (including Article 35), shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify, insure or release an Office Holder for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, unless otherwise expressly provided under the Companies Law, the Securities Law or such other applicable law.

 
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Chapter Eight - Liquidation and Reorganization of the Company
 
36.
Liquidation
 
 
36.1.
In the event that the Company is liquidated, whether voluntarily or otherwise, the liquidator, upon the approval of an Extraordinary Meeting, may make a distribution in kind to the Shareholders of all or part of the property of the Company, and he may with a similar approval of the General Meeting, deposit any part of the property of the Company with trustees in favor of the Shareholders, as the liquidator with the aforementioned approval, deems fit.
 
 
36.2.
The Shares of the Company shall confer equal rights among them with respect to capital amounts which were paid or which were credited as paid on the par value of the Shares, in all matters pertaining to the refund of the capital and to the participation in the distribution of the balance of the assets of the Company in liquidation.
 
37.
Reorganization
 
 
37.1.
Upon the sale of the property of the Company, the Board of Directors or the liquidators (in case of a liquidation), if they are so authorized by a resolution of the General Meeting of the Company adopted with a Special Majority, may receive fully or partially paid up Shares, bonds or securities of another company, either Israeli or foreign, whether incorporated or which is about to incorporated for the purpose of acquiring property of the Company, or any part thereof, and the Directors (if the profits of the Company allow for it) or the liquidators (in case of a liquidation) may distribute among the Shareholders the Shares or the securities mentioned above or any other property of the Company without selling them or depositing them with trustees on behalf of the Shareholders.
 
 
37.2.
The General Meeting may, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a Special Majority, decide on the valuation of the securities or of the aforementioned property at a  price and in the same manner as it deems appropriate and all the Shareholders shall be obligated to accept any valuation or distribution, authorized in accordance with the foregoing and to waive their rights in this matter, unless the Company is about to liquidate or is in a liquidation process, of same lawful rights (if any) which according to the provisions of the Law should not be altered or denied.

Chapter Nine - Miscellaneous
 
38.
Notices
 
 
38.1.
A notice or other document may be sent by the Company to any Shareholder appearing in the Shareholder Register of the Company either personally or by way of sending by registered mail, at the registered address of the Shareholder in the Shareholder Register, or at such address as such Shareholder shall have provided in writing to the Company as the address for the delivery of notices.
 
 
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38.2.
All the notices to be given to Shareholders registered in the Shareholders Register, shall, in respect of Shares held jointly, be given to the person whose name is mentioned first in the Shareholder Register, and any notice given in such a manner shall be viewed as a sufficient notice to all such joint Shareholders.
 
 
38.3.
Any Shareholder registered in the Shareholder Register, with an address, whether in Israel or overseas, is entitled to receive, at such address, any notice he is entitled to receive in accordance with the Articles of Association or according to the provisions of the Law. Unless otherwise stated above, no person who is not registered in the Shareholder Register shall be entitled to receive any notices from the Company.
 
 
38.4.
Any notice or other document which is sent to a Shareholder in accordance with these Articles of Association shall be considered lawfully sent with respect to all the Shares held by him (whether with respect to Shares held by him alone or held by him jointly with others) even if same Shareholder had died by that time or had become bankrupt or had received an order for its liquidation or if a trustee or a liquidator or a receiver was appointed with respect to his Shares (whether the Company was aware of it or not) until another person is registered in the Shareholder Register in his stead, as the holder thereof. The sending of a notice or other document, as aforesaid, shall be viewed as a sufficient sending to any person having a right in these Shares.
 
 
38.5.
Any notice or other document which was sent by the Company via registered mail, to an address in Israel, shall be considered sent within 72 hours from its posting at the post office. In order to prove sufficient sending, it is enough to show that the letter containing the notice or the document was addressed to the correct address and was posted at the post office.
 
 
38.6.
Any accidental omission with respect to the giving of a notice of a General Meeting to any Shareholder or the non-receipt of a notice with respect to a meeting or any other notice on the part of whatever Shareholder shall not cause the cancellation of a resolution taken at that meeting, or the cancellation of processes based on such notice.
 
 
38.7.
Any Shareholder and any member of the Board of Directors may waive his right to receive notices or waive his right to receive notices during a specific time period or in general and he may consent that a General Meeting of the Company or a meeting of the Board of Directors, as the case may be, shall be convened and held notwithstanding the fact that he did not receive a notice with respect to it, or notwithstanding the fact that the notice was not received by him within the required time, in each case subject to the provisions of any Law prohibiting any such waiver or consent.

Chapter 10 - Intentionally Deleted
 
39.
Intentionally Deleted
 
 
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40.
Intentionally Deleted
 
41.
Intentionally Deleted
 
42.
Intentionally Deleted

Chapter 11- Compliance with the License /
Limitations on Ownership and Control
 
43.
Compliance

The Shareholders and the Company shall at all times comply with the terms of the License and of any other telecommunications license held by the Company. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring or permitting the performance of any acts which are inconsistent with the terms of the License and of any other telecommunications license held by the Company. If any article of these Articles shall be found to be inconsistent with the terms of the License and of any other telecommunications license held by the Company, the provisions of such Article shall be null and void, but the validity, legality or enforceability of provisions of the other Articles shall not be affected thereby.
 
44.
Limitations on Ownership and Control
 
 
44.1.
This Article is to ensure that so long as and to the extent that any Operating Right is conditional on or subject to any conditions or restrictions relating to ownership or control over the Company imposed by the Ministry, the Company is so owned and controlled.  This Article shall not affect or influence in any way the interpretation or application of Article 10A.

 
44.2.
In this Article:

Affected Share” means any Share determined to be dealt with as such pursuant to Article 44.4;

Affected Share Notice” means a notice in writing served in accordance with Article 44.5;

Depositary” means a custodian or other person appointed under contractual arrangements with the Company (or a nominee for such custodian or other person) whereby such custodian or other person holds or is interested in Shares and which issues securities evidencing the right to receive such Shares;

Depositary Receipts” means receipts or similar documents of title issued by or on behalf of a Depositary;

Depositary Shares” means the Shares held by a Depositary or in which a Depositary is interested in its capacity as a Depositary;

 
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Intervening Act” means the refusal, withholding, suspension or revocation of any Operating Right applied for, granted to or enjoyed by the Company, or the imposition of any conditions or limitations upon any such Operating Right which materially inhibit the exercise thereof, in either case by any state, authority or person (including the Ministry) by reason of the activities of persons holding Shares in and/or controlling the Company;

 
Ministry” means the Ministry of Communications and/or Minister of Communications;
 
 
Operating Right” means all or any part of any authority, permission, licence or privilege applied for, granted to or enjoyed by the Company, including the Licence, for the establishment, subsistence, maintenance and operation of a mobile radio telephone system using the cellular method and the provision of mobile radio telephone services to the public in Israel;
 
 
Permitted Maximum” means the maximum aggregate permitted number of Relevant Shares specified by the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Licence, any other requirements of the Ministry and any relevant requirements of Law;
 
 
Relevant Person” means:
 
 
(a)
any person who, without the approval of the Ministry, acquires, directly or indirectly, any Means of Control (as defined in the Licence) in breach of Section 21 of the Licence other than a person who falls within Article 10A; or
 
 
(b)
any Interested Party (as defined in the Licence) who, or who has an Office Holder (as defined in the Licence) who, is in breach of Sections 23 or 24 of the License other than a person who falls within Article 10A;

 
Relevant Share” means any Share (other than a Share removed from the Relevant Shares Register (defined in Article 44.3.2) pursuant to Article 44.3.5), in which a Relevant Person has an interest or which is declared to be a Relevant Share pursuant to Article 44.3.4;
 
 
44.3.
 
 
44.3.1.
The Board of Directors shall not register a person as a holder of a Share unless the person has given to the Board of Directors a declaration (in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors) signed by him or on his behalf, stating his name, nationality, that he is not a Relevant Person falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) of the definition of that term and other information required by the Board of Directors.
 
 
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44.3.2.
The Board of Directors shall maintain a register (the “Relevant Shares Register”), in which particulars shall be entered of any Share which has been:

 
(a)
acknowledged by the holder (or by a joint holder) to be a Relevant Share;

 
(b)
declared to be a Relevant Share pursuant to Article 44.3.4; or

 
(c)
determined to be an Affected Share pursuant to Article 44.4.2;

and which has not ceased to be a Relevant Share. The particulars in the Relevant Shares Register in respect of any Share shall include the identity of the holder or joint holders and information requested by and supplied to the Board of Directors.
 
 
44.3.3.
Each registered holder of a Share which has not been acknowledged to be a Relevant Share who becomes aware that such Share is or has become a Relevant Share shall forthwith notify the Company accordingly.
 
 
44.3.4.
The Board of Directors may notify in writing the registered holder of a Share which is not in the Relevant Shares Register and appears to be a Relevant Share, requiring him to show that the Share is not a Relevant Share.  Any person to whom such notice has been issued may within 21 clear days after the issue of the notice (or such longer period as the Board of Directors may decide) represent to the Board of Directors why such Share should not be treated as a Relevant Share but if, after considering such representations and other relevant information, the Board of Directors is not so satisfied, it shall declare such Share to be a Relevant Share and treat it as such.
 
 
44.3.5.
The Board of Directors shall remove a Relevant Share from the Relevant Shares Register if the holder of the Relevant Share gives to the Board of Directors a declaration (in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors), together with such other evidence as the Board of Directors may require, which satisfies it that such Share is no longer, or should not be treated, as a Relevant Share.
 
 
44.4.
 
 
44.4.1.
Article 44.4.2 shall apply for so long as the Company holds or enjoys any Operating Right where the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary to take steps to protect any Operating Right because an Intervening Act is contemplated, threatened or intended, may take place or has taken place;
 
 
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44.4.2.
Where a determination has been made under Article 44.4.1, the Board of Directors shall take such of the following steps as they consider necessary or desirable to overcome, prevent or avoid an Intervening Act:
 
the Board of Directors may remove any Director from office, by a resolution passed by a majority of 75 per cent or more of the other Directors present and voting at the relevant meeting;
 
the Board of Directors may seek to identify those Relevant Shares  which gave rise to the determination under Article 44.4.1 and by a resolution passed by a majority of 75 per cent or more of the Directors present and voting at the relevant meeting deal with such Shares as Affected Shares; and
 
when the aggregate number of Relevant Shares in the Relevant Shares Register exceeds the Permitted Maximum, the Board of Directors may deal with the Relevant Shares which it decides, by a resolution passed by a majority of 75 per cent or more of the Directors present and voting at the relevant meeting, are in excess of the Permitted Maximum as Affected Shares.
 
 
44.5.
The Board of Directors shall give an Affected Share Notice to the registered holder of any Affected Share and state that Article 44.6 is to be applied forthwith in respect of such Affected Share. The registered holder of the Affected Share may within 21clear days after the issue of the notice (or such longer period as the Board of Directors may decide) represent to the Board of Directors why such Share should not be treated as an Affected Share and if, after considering such representations and other relevant information, the Board of Directors considers that the Share should not be treated as an Affected Share it shall forthwith withdraw the Affected Share Notice and Article 44.6 shall no longer apply to the Share.
 
 
44.6.
An Affected Share in respect of which an Affected Share Notice has been served shall be treated as a dormant share (as defined in section 308 of the Companies Law) except that the registered holder of the Affected Share shall continue to have the right to receive dividends and other distributions of the Company and participate in bonus or rights issues of the Company in respect of such Share.
 
 
44.7.
In deciding which Shares are to be treated as Affected Shares, the Board of Directors shall have regard to the Relevant Shares which in its opinion have directly or indirectly caused the determination under Article 44.4 and the chronological order in which Relevant Shares have been entered in the  Relevant Shares Register (and accordingly treat as Affected Shares those Relevant Shares entered in the Relevant Shares Register most recently) except where such criterion would in their opinion be inequitable, in which event the Board of Directors shall apply such other criterion or criteria as they may consider appropriate.
 
 
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44.8.
Subject to the other provisions of this Article 44, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to assume without enquiry that:
 
 
44.8.1.
all Shares not in the Relevant Shares Register and not falling within clause 44.8.2 are neither Relevant Shares nor Shares which would be or be capable of being treated as Affected Shares; and
 
 
44.8.2.
all or some specified number of the Shares are Relevant Shares held by a Relevant Person falling within paragraphs (a)-(b) in the definition of that term if they (or interests in them) are held by a Depositary, trustee, registration or nominee company or other agent unless and for so long as, in respect of any such Shares, it is established to their satisfaction that such Shares are not Relevant Shares.
 
 
44.9.
Any resolution or determination of, or any decision or the exercise of any discretion or power by, the Board of Directors or any one of the Directors under this Article 44 shall be final and conclusive.
 
 
44.10.
 
 
44.10.1.
On withdrawal of the determination under Article 44.4.1, the Board of Directors shall cease to act pursuant to such determination and inform every person on whom an Affected Share Notice has been served that Article 44.6 no longer applies in respect of such Share. The withdrawal of such a determination shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the Board of Directors under this Article whilst that determination remained in effect and such actions shall not be open to challenge on any ground whatsoever.
 
 
44.10.2.
The  Board of Directors shall, so long as it acts reasonably and in good faith, be under no liability to the Company or to any other person for failing to treat any Share as an Affected Share or any person as a Relevant Person in accordance with this Article and it shall not be liable to the Company or any other person if, having acted reasonably and in good faith it determines erroneously that any Share is an Affected Share, or any person is a Relevant Person or on the basis of such determination or any other determination or resolution, they perform or exercise their duties, powers, rights or discretions under this Article in relation to such Share.
 
 
44.11.
A person who has an interest in Shares by virtue of having an interest in Depositary Receipts shall be deemed to have an interest in the number of Shares represented by such Depositary Receipts and not (in the absence of any other reason why he should be so treated) in the remainder of the Depositary Shares held by the relevant Depositary.

 
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45.
Cross Ownership and Control
 
 
45.1.
An Office Holder in the Company, an Interested Party in the Company, or an Office Holder in any Interested Party in the Company will not be a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or an Interested Party or an Office Holder in it, or an Office Holder in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or any other body in which a Competing MRT Operator of the Company 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 (Bezeq) Services.
 
 
45.2.
An Office Holder in the Company, an Interested Party in the Company, or an Office Holder in any Interested Party in the Company will not Hold, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of any Mean of Control of a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or serve as an Office Holder in a Competing MRT Operator or in an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company (subject to certain exceptions specified in the License); for this matter, "Holding" includes holding as an agent.
 
 
45.3.
An Office Holder in the Company, an Interested Party in the Company, or an Office Holder in any Interested Party in the Company will not Control a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, and will not cause himself, by any act or omission, to be Controlled by a Competing MRT Operator of the Company or by an Office Holder or an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or by an Interested Party in a Competing MRT Operator of the Company, or by a person or entity that Controls a Competing MRT Operator of the Company.
 
For the purposes of Article 45, the terms - "Competing MRT Operator," "Interested Party," "Office Holder," "MRT Services," "MRT Terminal Equipment," "Telecommunications (Bezeq) Services," "Means of Control," "Holding" and “Control” - shall bear the same meaning as in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, the License.
 
 
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Annex E”
Translation of Sections 21-24 of the License
 
Transfer of Means of Control
 
21.1
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.

21.2
None 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.

21.3
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.

21.4
1Cancelled

21.5
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.
 
21.6
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.
 

 
1
Amendment No. 52
 
2
Amendment No. 3
 
3
Amendment No. 4
 
 
 

 

 
21.7
(a)
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.

 
(b)
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.
 
Without derogating form the generality of the above:

 
(1)
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.

 
(2)
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.

 
(3)
Irregular Holdings shall not provide voting rights in the general meeting;

For the purposes of this clause:
 
“Irregular Holdings” – the holding of Tradable Means of Control without the Minister’s consent as required under clause 23, and all holdings of a person holding Tradable Means of Control acting contrary to the provisions of clause 24; for so long as the Minister’s consent under clause 21 has been sought but not yet granted, or whilst there is a situation of breach of the provisions of clauses 23 or 24.

 
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(c)
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.

21.8
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
 
21.9
The provisions of clauses 21.5 through 21.8 shall not apply to the founding shareholders or their substitutes.10
 

 
4
Amendment No. 25
 
5
Amendment No. 9
 
6
Amendment No. 28
 
7
Amendment No. 31
 
8
Amendment No. 31
 
9
Amendment No. 25
 
10
Amendment No. 31
 
 
 
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22.
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.
 
22A.
Israeli Requirement and Holdings of Founding Shareholders or their Substitutes11
 
22A.1.
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.

22A.2
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.

 
In this Article-

 
"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.

 
For this matter, "Dormant Shares"- as defined in Article 308 of the Companies Law, 5759-1999.
 

 
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Amendment No. 31-Amendment No. 31 will come into effect upon completion of all of the obligations set forth in article 22A and no later than 30 June 2005, in accordance with the Ministry of Communications document 62/05-4031 dated 13 March 2005

 
 
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22A.3
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.

22A.4
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.
 
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.
 
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.

22A.5
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.
 
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
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.

22A.7
(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.

 
(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.

 
(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.
 
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.

 
(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.

 
(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.

 
(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  
The provisions of Article 22A of the License shall be adopted in the Articles of     Association of the Licensee.

Section C: Cross-Ownership and Conflict of Interests
 
23.
Prohibition of Cross-Ownership
 
23.1
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.

23.2
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.

23.3
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.

23.4
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
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:
 
 
(A)
‘A’ holds 40% in Company ‘B’;
 
 
(B)
Company ‘B’ holds 40% in Company ‘C’;
 
 
(C)
Company ‘C’ holds 25% in Company ‘D’;
 
 
(D)
Therefore, Company ‘A’ holds, indirectly, 4% of Company ‘D’.

23.6
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:
 
 
A.
Direct holdings:
 
 
(1)
‘A’ holds 50% in Company ‘B’, and controls it;
 
 
(2)
Company ‘B’ holds 50% in Company ‘C’, and controls it;
 
 
(3)
Company ‘C’ holds 10% in the Licensee and does not control it;
 
 
(4)
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.
 
 
B.
Indirect holdings:
 
 
(1)
‘A’ holds 50% of Company ‘B’ and controls it;
 
 
(2)
Company ‘B’ holds 40% of Company ‘C’ and controls it;
 
 
(3)
Company ‘C’ holds 40% of Company ‘D’ and does not control it;
 
 
(4)
Company ‘D’ holds 40% of the Licensee and does not control it;
 
 
(5)
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.

23.7
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
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 .

24.
Prohibition of Conflict of Interests
 
 
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.


12
Amendment No. 10
 
 
 
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[THIS DEED OF VOTE IS A CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION OF THE BINDING
 HEBREW VERSION OF THE DEED OF VOTE (KTAV HATZBA'A) REQUIRED BY
ISRAELI LAW]

 
Date: September 11, 2014

Partner Communications Company Ltd.

Deed of Vote - Part I

In accordance with the Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and Position Notices)  
(2005)

Name of the Company
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”).

Type, date and place of general meeting
Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 10:00 am. (Israel time), at the Company's offices, 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel or at any adjournment thereof. The telephone number for inquiries is +972-54-7814191.

Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law (1999), as amended (the “Israeli Companies Law”) and the Israeli Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and Position Notices) (2005), as amended (the “Deed of Vote Regulations”), shareholders who will not attend the meeting in person may vote with respect to items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda by a Hebrew form of deed of vote (ktav hatzba'a) and these items are subject to provisions set forth in the Israeli Companies Law and the Deed of Vote Regulations (the “Regulations Procedure”). For the shareholder’s convenience, items 1-3  and 7(i) on the agenda are also included in this document although said items are not subject to the Regulations Procedure.

For the shareholders’ convenience, items 1-3  on the agenda, which are not subject to the Regulations Procedure, are set forth below:
 
1.
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;
 
2.
Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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, 2013; and
 
3.
Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
 
 
 

 
 
The items on the agenda, which are subject to the Regulations Procedure, are set forth below:

Set forth below is a summary of the proposed resolutions that may be voted on by the Deed of Vote:
 
4.
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. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron (collectively, the “Appointed Directors”); approval (or approval and ratification, as the case may be) of the compensation terms of several directors; approval that these directors will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the Company's new D&O insurance policy; approval that these directors who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder; and to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from the indemnification under said resolution.
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the directors of the Company (other than the external directors (Dahatzim) who generally serve for three year terms) shall be appointed at the annual general meeting, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s Articles of Association, and shall serve in office 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.
 
In accordance with Section 22.3A 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”), and with Article 23.2.6 of the Company’s Articles of Association, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Association, a Qualified Israeli Director (as defined in the Articles of Association) shall be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, and may be removed from such office, only upon written notice to the Company Secretary of his or her appointment or removal by Founding Israeli Shareholders holding Minimum Israeli Holding Shares (as both terms are defined in the Articles of Association) (the "Founding Israeli Shareholders"). The Founding Israeli Shareholders have appointed Ms. Osnat Ronen as a Qualified Israeli Director on or prior to December 8, 2009. Ms. Ronen has been a director in the Company since December 2009 and is currently a member of the Security Committee. Ms. Ronen served as a General Partner of Viola Private Equity from January 2008 until March 2013. From 2001 until 2007, Ms. Ronen was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Leumi Partners Ltd., the investment banking services arm of the Leumi Group, where she was responsible for the Group’s Private Equity portfolio. Between 2004 and 2007, Ms. Ronen led the strategic planning, deployment and execution of the Bachar Reform, one of Israel’s largest financial reforms, at Leumi Group. As part of the implementation, Ms. Ronen managed the sale of Leumi’s holdings in mutual, provident and training funds. Prior to these positions, Ms. Ronen served as Deputy Head of the Subsidiaries Division of The Leumi Group from 1999 until 2001. Ms. Ronen serves on the Board of Directors of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Ltd. and Fox-Wizel Ltd. and also serves as an advisor to Liquidnet, Inc. and leading its activity in Israel. Ms. Ronen served on the Boards of Directors of several companies including: the Paz Group, Direct-I.D.I. Insurance Company Ltd., Leumi Card Ltd., Arab Israeli Bank, Orad Hi-tech Ltd., Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd., Aeronautics Ltd., Degania Medical Ltd., Matomy Media Group Ltd. and Leumi Mortgage Bank. Ms. Ronen holds a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer science and an M.B.A., both from Tel Aviv University.To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Ms. Ronen is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law (1968), as amended (the “Israeli Securities Law”) in the Company. Ms. Ronen was born on 29.11.1962; I.D No. 057972077; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 13 Z' Be'heshvan Street, Ramat Hasharon.
 
 
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Under the Company's Articles of Association, the Board of Directors has the right to elect any person as a director and to fill an office which becomes vacant. Any director elected in such manner shall serve in office until the coming annual meeting and may be re-elected. Accordingly, on May 4, 2014, the Board of Directors has elected Mr. Ori Yaron as a director of the Company. The service of the Mr. Ori Yaron was recommended by S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd., the Company's principal shareholder (“S.B.”). As reported in 2012 by Scailex Corporation Ltd. (“Scailex”), S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them). Additionally, subject to the provisions of any law, S.B. and Scailex agreed to take all action, including their voting power in the shareholders meetings of Partner, to ensure that the composition of the Company's Board of Directors will generally be: a majority of candidates recommended by S.B. and two candidates recommended by Scailex (as long as the cumulative holdings of Scailex and its related parties in the Company is equal to 10% or more of the Company's share capital, or one candidate if such holdings are less than 10% but equal to or greater than 5%, or no candidate if such holdings are less than 5%). On June 29, 2014, Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov, who served as a director of the Company on behalf of Scailex, resigned from the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of that date.
 
The Appointed Directors will terminate their office as directors of the Company as of the end of the AGM. It is proposed that these directors be re-elected 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. No change is hereby made to the service of Ms. Osnat Ronen as a Qualified Israeli Director and to the service of Mr. Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson) and Dr. Michael Anghel as external directors (Dahatzim) of the Company.
 
The Company's Board of Directors has determined that the board should include at least three directors who are “accounting and financial experts” under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder. Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Dr. Michael Anghel, Mr. Barry Ben Zeev (Woolfson), Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Ms. Osnat Ronen, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Yahel Shachar and Mr. Arie Steinberg were determined by the Board of Directors to be “accounting and financial experts” under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder. Dr. Anghel, Mr. Ben Zeev (Woolfson), Ms. Ronen and Mr. Steinberg also qualify as independent directors according to U.S. law and Dr. Anghel, Mr. Ben Zeev (Woolfson) and Mr. Steinberg also qualify as independent directors under the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder (bilty taluy).
 
 
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The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted the respective personal interests (as the term "Personal Interest" is defined in the Companies Law) of the Appointed Directors and of Ms. Osnat Ronen in this matter.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM: (a) to approve the compensation of the Appointed Directors (excluding Mr. Ori Yaron) and Ms. Osnat Ronen, commencing from the close of the AGM, and to approve and ratify the compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron, commencing from the date of his appointment (May 4, 2014), for their respective services to the Company as directors, which is equal to: (i) an annual fee of NIS 180,000 (one hundred and eighty thousand NIS); and (ii) an attendance fee of NIS 4,000 (four thousand NIS) per meeting, applicable from the fifth meeting per year (100% thereof for participation in person, 60% thereof by means of communication, or 50% thereof in writing), in each such case, linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index published for December 2007, but in any event no less than an aggregate amount per annum equal to U.S. $50,000 (U.S. Dollars fifty thousand, payable according to the representative exchange rate on the payment date) as previously approved by the shareholders (the “Compensation”); (b) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of reasonable expenses in connection with the performance of their role as directors of each of the Appointed Directors and Ms. Osnat Ronen, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee discussed the criteria and caps for the reasonable expenses to be reimbursed to directors in connection with the performance of their role on two separate occasions and concluded that the reasonable expenses shall include the following expenses: taxi fare (as needed, upon submission of receipts); in case of international traveling - traveling expenses, including business class airline tickets; hotel expenses (up to a budget of $300 per night); and additional expenses (Per diem - $80, communication expenses and travel insurance) (such expenses, as may be updated by a non-significant amount by the Compensation Committee, from time to time, the “Reasonable Expenses”); and (c) to approve that the Appointed Directors and Ms. Ronen will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy.
 
In addition, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have also resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve and ratify,  subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below, that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution and resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve that the Appointed Directors (except for Mr. Ori Yaron) and Ms. Ronen who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect.
 
 
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It should be noted that the proposed compensation plan for the Company's directors is in accordance with the Compensation Policy for the Company's Office Holders, that was approved by the shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting on October 17, 2013 (the “Compensation Policy”) and in line with Amendment No. 20 to the Israeli Companies Law ("Amendment No. 20") and that the relevent factors were considered (in line with Amendment No. 20), all as detailed in the Proxy Statement dated September 11, 2014 distributed with this Deed of Vote ("Proxy Statement").
 
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description in the Proxy Statement.
 
Mr. Adam Chesnoff was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013 and was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors on November 20, 2013. Mr. Chesnoff serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc., responsible for overseeing its investment and business activities, including private equity and public market investments. Mr. Chesnoff is a member of the Board of Directors of Univision Communications Inc., the largest Spanish-language media company in the United States; a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment Ltd., an owner and operator of pay television channels across Asia. Mr. Chesnoff is also a member of the Board of Commissioners of MNC Ltd., an Indonesian media company; and of MNC Sky Vision Ltd., Indonesia’s largest pay television operator. In addition, Mr. Chesnoff served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG from 2003 until 2007. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Chesnoff served on the Board of Directors of Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Company Ltd. Mr. Chesnoff holds a B.A. in Economics and Management from Tel-Aviv University and an M.B.A from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Adam Chesnoff is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Adam Chesnoff was born on 15.11.65; I.D. No. 022113567; Citizenship: Israeli; Living in California, USA (His address for service of process is Saban Capital Group, 10100 Santa Monica blvd., LA, CA 90067).
 
Mr. Elon Shalev was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013 and was appointed to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Security Committee on November 20, 2013. Mr. Shalev serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. and as a senior advisor to Saban Capital Group. Mr. Shalev was the founder of Channel 2 news and from 1993 to 1995 served as its Chief Executive Officer. From 1996-1999, he served as Editor in Chief of "Yediot Aharonot", and from 2000 to 2001 he served as Executive Vice President of Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. of the IDB group. Mr. Shalev served in the past on the Board of Directors of Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Company Ltd., DBS Satellite Services (1998) Ltd. (yes) and Bezeq International Company Ltd. Mr. Shalev holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tel Aviv University. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Elon Shalev is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Elon Shalev was born on 26.7.51; I.D. No. 050705276; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 70 Yeshua Ben Nun Street, Tel-Aviv
 
 
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Mr. Fred Gluckman was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Gluckman serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc. ("SCG"). In this position, Mr. Gluckman is responsible for all financial, accounting and tax functions of the firm, and has been an active member of the firm’s investment team since joining the firm in 2003. Mr. Gluckman is a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment and serves on its Audit Committee. Mr. Gluckman’s experience prior to joining SCG includes international and domestic advisory work in the London and Southern California practices of Deloitte.  Mr. Gluckman is actively engaged in the community, serving on multiple boards of national and local charitable organizations including on the National Board of the Friends of the IDF. Mr. Gluckman is a CPA and holds a B.S. in Economics from Wharton Business School and studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Fred Gluckman is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Fred Gluckman was born on 18.1.71; US Passport. No. 476326003; Citizenship: American; Living in California, USA (His address for service of process is Saban Capital Group, 10100 Santa Monica blvd., LA, CA 90067).
 
Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Jaisinghani is a Managing Director of Saban Capital Group, Inc. (“SCG”), is responsible for SCG’s principal investment activities in Asia and is head of SCG’s Singapore office. In addition to being on the Board of Directors of Partner, Mr. Jaisinghani is a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) and an observer on the Board of Directors of Taomee. Mr. Jaisinghani played a key role in SCG’s investments in Partner, Media Nusantara Citra, MNC Sky Vision, CTE and Taomee. Mr. Jaisinghani was also involved with SCG’s controlling investment in Bezeq Israel Telecommunications Company Ltd. until its sale in April 2010. Prior to joining SCG, Mr. Jaisinghani worked as an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of J.P. Morgan in New York. Mr. Jaisinghani holds a B.S. in Finance and Management, with high distinction, from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani was born on 1.10.84; US Passport. No. 480408618; Citizenship: American; Living in Singapore (His address for service of process is Saban Capital Group (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 12 Marina Boulevard, #17-01, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Tower 3, Singapore 018982).
 
Mr. Yoav Rubinstein was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Rubinstein joined SHL Telemedicine Ltd. as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Business Development in March 2012. Previously, Mr. Rubinstein served as an investment professional at Apax Partners for nine years and as Senior Advisor to Saban Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Rubinstein holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Yoav Rubinstein was born on 7.5.73; I.D. No. 016447153; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 4 Hatziporen Street, Ramat Hasharon.
 
 
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Mr. Arieh Saban was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner effective as of January 29, 2013. Mr. Saban has served since 2010 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saban Brands Israel Ltd. From 1983 until 2002 Mr. Saban served as the CEO of Israel Audio-Visual Corporation, a media distribution, licensing and merchandising agency that he founded. From 2000 until 2002 he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fox Kids Israel, a joint venture with Fox Kids Europe. From 2005 until 2012, Mr. Saban served on the Board of Directors of the following companies: Keshet Broadcasting Ltd., Pelephone Communications Ltd., DBS Satellite Services (1998) Ltd. (yes), Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Company Ltd. and Bezeq International Company Ltd. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Arieh Saban is a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Arieh Saban was born in 1947; I.D. No. 064902083; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 59 Kaplan Street, Herzaliya.
 
Mr. Yahel Shachar was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner in October 2009 and is currently a member of the Security Committee. Mr. Shachar  serves as a director of Scailex Corporation Ltd. (“Scailex”). Mr. Shachar served as Chief Executive Officer of Scailex from mid 2006 until mid 2014 (he joined Scailex in December 2001 as Chief Financial Officer) and as the Chief Executive Officer of Suny Electronics Ltd. from 2010 until mid 2014. Before joining Scailex, Mr. Shachar served as Chief Operating Officer at BVR Technologies Ltd. for three years. Mr. Shachar served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of User Trend Ltd. (formerly Tapuz Anashim Ltd.) until mid 2014. Mr. Shachar holds an LL.B. from Tel-Aviv University, an LL.M. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and he is a member of the Israeli and New York Bar Associations. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Yahel Shachar is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Yahel Shachar was born on 15.3.1962; I.D. No. 057484826; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 9 Rothschild Street, Kiryat-Ono.
 
Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner in January 2012 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Steinberg served from 2006-2010 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Psagot Investment House, Ltd., as well as other companies in the Psagot Group, leading and overseeing the business strategies of the Psagot Group. Mr. Steinberg served as Chairman on behalf of York Capital. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. Mr. Steinberg also served between 1999 - 2003 as Chief Executive Officer of Ilanot Batucha Investment House from the IDB Group as well as a director of Maalot (the Israeli affilate of Standard and Poor's). Prior to that, Mr. Steinberg served as Managing Director of Etgar - Portfolio Management Trust Co., owned by Bank Mizrahi. He also served on the Advisory Boards of Mobileye Technologies and Novatrans Group SA. Mr. Steinberg studied Economics at Tel-Aviv University. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Arie Steinberg is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Arie Steinberg was born on 28.1.1965; I.D. No. 059222661; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 8 Yiftach Street, Ramat Hasharon.
 
 
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Mr. (Adv.) Ori Yaron was appointed to the Board of Directors of Partner in May 2014. Mr. Yaron practices law and manages Ilan Yaron Law Offices that specializes in the areas of insurance and torts. Mr. Yaron is a member of the Board of Directors of the Geophysics Institute and served from 2006 until 2007 as a member of the Board of Directors of Mekorot Development & Enterprise and from 2011 until 2014 as a member of the Board of Directors of Hozei Israel Ltd. Mr. Yaron holds a B.A. in Economics and an LL.B. both from Tel-Aviv University and is a member of the Israeli Bar Association. To the best knowledge of the Company and the Company's Directors, Mr. Ori Yaron is not a Family Member of another Interested Party (as both terms are defined in the Israeli Securities Law) in the Company. Mr. Ori Yaron was born on 2.11.1965; I.D. No. 022150213; Citizenship: Israeli; Residing at: 17A Baruch Agadati Street, Tel-Aviv.
 
As described above, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
 
(i)
RESOLVED: to re-elect Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron, 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;
 
 
(ii)
RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and to approve and ratify the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy of the Company; (D) to approve that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) to approve and ratify (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution;
 
 
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(iii)
RESOLVED: (A) to approve the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) to approve and ratify the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) to approve that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and
 
 
(iv)
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
5.
Approval and ratification of the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron.
 
The Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association authorize the Company, subject to the required approvals, to indemnify and to undertake in advance to indemnify directors and other office holders (as such term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law) of the Company for liabilities or expenses they will incur, as a result of an action or inaction by them in their capacity as a director or office holder of the Company, as described in the Proxy Statement.
 
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders held on October 17, 2013, the shareholders of the Company approved the grant of a revised indemnification letter (the “Revised Indemnification Letter”) to the directors nominated by S.B. and Scailex, who were serving on the Board of Directors at that time, for serving as the Company's director, or as a director or office holder on behalf of the Company in other companies. The Revised Indemnification Letter is attached hereto as Annex C” to the Proxy Statement. The grant of an indemnification letter to the rest of the directors currently serving on the Board of Directors - Dr. Michael Anghel, Mr. Barry Ben-Zeev (Woolfson), Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg - was approved at the Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2012.
 
According to the Revised Indemnification Letter, the aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Company to all indemnified persons pursuant to all letters of indemnification issued to them by the Company on or after October 17, 2013, which indemnification letters include a maximum indemnity amount substantially similar to the Maximum Indemnity Amount in the Revised Indemnification Letter, for any occurrence of an event set out in Schedule I to the Revised Indemnification Letter, will not exceed 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 (the “Maximum Indemnity Amount”).
 
 
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it is hereby proposed to issue to Mr. Ori Yaron, who was appointed as a director on May 4, 2014 and has not yet been issued an indemnification letter, with respect to his serving as a director in the Company or as a director or office holder on behalf of the Company in other companies, the Revised Indemnification Letter, effective May 4, 2014.
 
It should be noted that the relevant factors in line with Amendment No. 20 were considered in this matter, as set forth in the Proxy Statement.
 
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description in the Proxy Statement.
 
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM to approve and ratify, the grant of the Revised Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron, resolved that the Maximum Indemnity Amount is reasonable given the circumstances and that the indemnification events listed in Schedule I of the Revised Indemnification Letter are anticipated in light of Partner’s current activities, and resolved that such resolutions are in the best interest of the Company. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have noted the Personal Interest of Mr. Ori Yaron and the directors nominated by S.B. or Scailex in this matter.
 
As described above under item 4, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve and ratify the Company’s undertaking to indemnify Mr. Ori Yaron and to provide him with an Indemnification Letter;
 
RESOLVED: the Maximum Indemnity Amount is reasonable given the circumstances and that the indemnification events listed in Schedule I of the Revised Indemnification Letter are anticipated in light of Partner’s current activities; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
6.
Approval of the entry into a new "D&O" insurance policy
 
The Israeli Companies Law and the Company’s Articles of Association authorize the Company to enter into an insurance contract, and to arrange the premium payments in respect of an insurance contract, for the insurance of the liability of directors and other office holders of the Company for liabilities he incurs as a result of a direct or indirect action or inaction undertaken by such person (or together with other directors or office holders of the Company) in his capacity as a director or office holder of the Company, with respect to matters permitted under the Israeli Companies Law.
 
 
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At the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held on May 5, 2011, the shareholders of the Company approved the entry into a Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance Policy, commencing on February 1, 2012, for a period of up to three years (or for several periods, not exceeding three years in the aggregate) (e.g., until January 31, 2015) with a limit of up to US $50 million insurance cover for liability of the Company's directors, office holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for wrongful acts committed after the date of acquisition of control by Scailex (October 28, 2009), and the payment of an annual premium therefor in an amount not exceeding U.S. $750,000; provided, that prior to acquisition of that policy, each of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors will determine  that it is on market terms, in the ordinary course of business of the Company and does not have a material effect on the Company’s assets, liabilities or profits and that a further approval of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors will be required to the extent the premium exceeds U.S. $500,000.

Further to the approval of the shareholders on May 5, 2011, and subject to its terms, the Company participated in several D&O Insurance Plans of US $50 million insurance cover for liability of the Company's directors, office holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for wrongful acts committed after October 28, 2009.
 
On January 29, 2013, upon consummation of S.B.'s purchase of 47,833,333 Ordinary Shares of the Company from Scailex (the "Change of Control Transaction"), the D&O Insurance Policy then in effect was cancelled and replaced by another D&O Insurance Policy acquired pursuant to the conditions specified in the above shareholders resolution, in respect of wrongful acts committed after January 29, 2013 (the “Former D&O Policy). The Former D&O Policy was for a period of 12 months and the premium paid by the Company was U.S. $262,280. On January 29, 2014 the Company entered into another D&O Insurance Policy, pursuant to the conditions specified in the above-mentioned shareholders resolution, also for a period of 12 months (e.g., until January 28, 2015) and the premium paid by the Company was U.S. $268,000 (the “Current D&O Policy”).

The Company intends to renew or acquire a new D&O Insurance Policy (in each such case, the “New D&O Policy”) commencing from January 29, 2015 (the date of expiration of the Current D&O Policy) of up to US $50 million insurance cover for liability of the Company's directors, office holders and employees acting in their managerial and/or supervisory capacity for wrongful acts committed after January 29, 2013, for a period of up to three years (or for several periods, not exceeding three years in the aggregate); provided, that the New D&O Policy will be approved, by the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors and subject to a determination that the policy is on market terms, in the ordinary course of business of the Company and does not have a material effect on the Company’s assets, liabilities or profits (the “Determination”). The annual premium to be paid by the Company for such cover shall not exceed U.S. $500,000. The terms of the New D&O Policy equally apply to all of the Company's directors, Office Holders and employees.
 
 
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It should be noted that the relevant factors in line with the Compensation Policy were considered in this matter, as set forth in the Proxy Statement.
 
The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description in the Proxy Statement.
 
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve the entry into the New D&O Policy and that the New D&O Policy is in the best interest of the Company. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted the respective personal interests of all the directors in the matter.
 
As described above under item 4, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve the entry into the New D&O Policy and the payment of an annual premium therefor in an amount not exceeding U.S. $500,000, for a period of up to three years (or for several periods, not exceeding three years in the aggregate) commencing on January 29, 2015; provided, that the New D&O Policy will be approved by the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors (subject to the Determination); and
 
RESOLVED: this resolution is in the best interest of the Company.”
 
7.
Approval of amendments to the Company's Articles of Association
 
In recent years, the Israeli Companies Law has undergone extensive amendments. The Company proposes to amend its Articles of Association to reflect certain provisions of the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder, certain amendments of the Israeli Securities Law and other updates.
 
The full text of the proposed amendments is annotated on the amended Articles of Association attached as Annex D” to the Proxy Statement. In addition,  the proposed amendments are described in the Proxy Statement and include article amendments regarding - (i) the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director, and  (ii)  indemnification of office holders. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description in the Proxy Statement.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve the amendments to the Articles of Association, detailed in the form annotated on Annex D” attached to the Proxy Statement, and that these amendments are in the best interest of the Company. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors noted that all the directors have a Personal Interest in the indemnification Articles (item 7(ii) on the agenda).
 
 
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As described above under item 4, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve the amendments to the Articles of Association, substantially in the form annotated on Annex D” attached to the Proxy Statement, as follows:
 
 
(i)
with respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director, as described in item 7(i) on the agenda;
 
 
(ii)
with respect to indemnification, as described in item 7(ii) on the agenda; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company. ”
 
8.
Approval and ratification of Compensation of the CEO
 
In October 2014, our CEO, Mr. Haim Romano, completes three years of service in that position. During this period, he brought Partner to significant achievements, including the implementation of a streamlining plan in all of the Company’s spheres of activity, including the significant reduction of the Company’s costs, the engagement in a network-sharing agreement with Hot Mobile - the first of its kind in the State of Israel, the building of a leading customer service division and positioning of the Company at the vanguard of the technological front, by the Company being the first to launch the LTE (4G) technology in Israel. Noting these achievements and Mr. Romano’s important role in navigating Partner through the turbulent water of the Israeli telecommunications market, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors deemed it important and in the Company’s best interest to retain Mr. Romano as our CEO and ensure continuity of his services for an extended period and, consequently, resolved to amend Mr. Romano’s management agreement with the Company (the “Agreement”) to include the Set-Period Service (as defined below). Under the Compensation Policy, Partner has discretion to grant payments for predefined periods of service, such as the payment for the Set-Period Service (the “Payment”) to Office Holders ad hoc, under exceptional circumstances and based on reasons of great importance, which shall be detailed in the resolutions of the Company's relevant organs. The Payment shall be granted commensurate to the Office Holder’s terms of office, the Set-Period Service shall not exceed three years and the Payment shall reflect the consideration that the Office Holder would have been entitled to receive had he worked throughout the entire said period. The Payment shall be set considering the Office Holder’s contribution to the achievement of the Company’s targets and to maximizing its profits, and shall be calculated while considering certain considerations specified in the Compensation Policy.
 
 
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For the current terms of office of Mr. Haim Romano1 (the “Existing Terms of Office of Mr. Romano”), see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Item 6B. Compensation.”
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered comparative data regarding the proposed Set-Period Service. As there is rather limited comparative data to be based upon with respect to this matter, then, for the sake of being cautious, Partner will bring the proposed Set-Period Service for approval as if it deviates from the Compensation Policy’s requirement regarding comparative analysis.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered several factors in connection with the proposed resolutions (in line with Amendment No. 20, as set forth in the Proxy Statement.
 
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description in the Proxy Statement.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted the personal interest of Mr. Romano in this matter, and resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, to approve and ratify (a) commencing from August 12, 2014 (the date of approval of the Set-Period Service by the Board of Directors) for a period of three years (generally including for this purpose the advance-notice period and adjustment period of six months each under the Agreement, as the last part of the three year period) (the “Set-Period”) to amend the Agreement (setting the Existing Terms of Office of Mr. Romano), generally to state that in the event that the Agreement will be terminated by the Company or by Mr. Romano under circumstances specified in the Termination Benefit Law (1963) (generally, resignation deemed as dismissal), Mr. Romano will be entitled to the Payment reflecting the consideration he would have been entitled to under the Agreement (management fees and expenses) had he continued to serve in Partner until the end of the Set-Period (the “Set-Period Service”). In such case, during the Set-Period and for the 12 months thereafter, the non-compete obligations under the Agreement shall apply; and (b) that no change be made to Mr. Romano’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him, as previously approved by the Board of Directors, and as permitted by the Compensation Policy (and as approved by the shareholders with respect to Partner’s directors prior to October 2013). In the event that the resolutions below are not approved by the shareholders, the Existing Terms of Office of Mr. Romano shall continue in full force and effect.
 
As described above under item 4, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 

 
1
Mr. Romano is holding office through a management company.
 
 
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It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve and ratify (A) the Set-Period Service of Mr. Haim Romano (based on the Agreement as amended hereby); and (B) that no change is made to Mr. Haim Romano’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him; and
 
RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
9.
Approval and ratification of compensation of Former Chairman of the Board
 
Following completion of the Change of Control Transaction on January 29, 2013 between S.B. and Scailex, in accordance with the Share Purchase Agreement entered into on November 30, 2012 between Scailex and S.B., the Board of Directors has elected several persons (recommended by S.B.), including Mr. Shlomo Rodav, as directors of the Company.
 
Mr. Rodav was re-elected as a director by our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on July 25, 2013, and served as a director and Chairman of the Board until his resignation on November 20, 2013 (“our Former Chairman”).
 
Under the Compensation Policy, the Company has the discretion to grant the Chairman of the Board a higher compensation than the other directors, 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 scope of appointment (ratio to full-time position) at which he serves.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors accepted our Former Chairman’s request to set his compensation below the average compensation of active chairmen in other corporations and not to grant him any incentive-based benefits (e.g., bonuses or options). The directors considered advice and comparative data provided by Professor Moshe Zviran Ltd. (a known Israeli compensation expert), and noted that the proposed Compensation (as defined below) is below the average compensation of active chairmen in other corporations.
 
The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have considered that an active Chairman of the Board of Directors is required to perform additional work and devote additional time than other directors, that the Compensation  proposed to our Former Chairman is appropriate and reasonable considering his role, contribution, the responsibility imposed on him and considering his education, qualifications, expertise and his professional experience and accomplishments, and several other factors in connection with the proposed resolutions (in line with Amendment No. 20), as detailed in the Proxy Statement. The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted our Former Chairman’s significant contribution to the activities of the Board of Directors and of the Company during his incumbency. The proposed Compensation to our Former Chairman is in accordance with the Compensation Policy.
 
 
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This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description in the Proxy Statement.
 
The Compensation Committee has approved and ratified the Compensation and recommended that the Board of Directors and our shareholders approve and ratify it. Our Board of Directors has approved and ratified the Compensation and recommended that our shareholders approve and ratify it. Although our Former Chairman is no longer a director in the Company (and ceased to be a director before completion of the approval process by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors), the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have noted, for the sake of being cautious, the respective personal interests in this matter of the directors nominated by S.B. or Scailex.
 
The Company preferred bringing the Former Chairman’s compensation for approval only following approval by the shareholders of the Compensation Policy (approved on October 17, 2013). Therefore, our Former Chairman served as a director (and Chairman) without yet receiving compensation (or reimbursement of expenses). The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have resolved and recommended to the shareholders at the AGM, (a) to approve and ratify a compensation for our Former Chairman, commencing from his appointment as of January 29, 2013 until his resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors on November 20, 2013, for a 67% position, in an aggregate amount of NIS 1,313,753 calculated on the basis of an amount of NIS 120,000 plus vehicle expenses of NIS 15,000 per month2 (to be linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index published for September 2013) plus VAT for his service as Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director (the “Compensation”); and (b) to approve and ratify that no change is made to our Former Chairman’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him, with respect to the period of his service as a director of the Company, as previously approved by the shareholders and as stated in the Compensation Policy.
 
As described above under item 4, Scailex announced in 2012, that S.B. and Scailex (and their respective affiliates) are generally voting in a unified manner (according to a majority vote among them).
 
It is proposed that at the AGM the following resolutions be adopted:
 
RESOLVED: to approve and ratify (A) payment of the Compensation to our Former Chairman; and (B) that no change is made to our Former Chairman’s right to benefit from the Company's D&O insurance policy (as in effect from time to time) and the indemnification letter granted to him, with respect to the period of his service as a director of the Company; and
 

2
The amount shall be paid against an invoice and is, therefore, an actual cost of NIS 135,000 per month to the Company (no additional social benefits), representing a gross monthly amount of NIS 98,000 plus vehicle expenses (NIS 15,000), had it been paid as a wage.
 
 
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RESOLVED: these resolutions are in the best interest of the Company.”
 
For further details in respect of the items on the AGM agenda and the complete wording of the proposed resolutions, kindly see the Proxy Statement dated September 11, 2014 distributed with this Deed of Vote.
 
Place and time for review of the full wording of the proposed resolutions:

The Proxy Statement, distributed with this Deed of Vote, contains the full text of the proposed resolutions and will be available for review at the Company offices, 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel, Sunday-Thursday, from 9a.m. to 5p.m. (Israel time) following prior coordination at telephone number +972-54-7814191, until the time of the AGM, convened to approve the items on the agenda. In addition, the Proxy Statement is available on the websites: www.magna.isa.gov.il and www.maya.tase.co.il; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR System http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml. The Proxy Statement includes additional information on the content of this Deed of Vote and it is important that the shareholders will also review it.

The required majority for the approval of each of the items on the agenda:
 
The required majority for the approval of item 1 on the agenda, which is not subject to the Regulations Procedure, and of items 4(i), 4(iii) and 6 on the agenda, which are subject to the Regulations Procedure, is the vote of the holders of a majority of the Company's Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) participating in the AGM and voting on the matter. No vote is required in connection with the discussion of items 2-3 on the agenda.
 
The required majority for the approval of items 4(ii), 5, 8 and 9 on the agenda, which are subject to the Regulations Procedure, is the vote of the holders of a majority of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter; provided, that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties (as stated in the Israeli Companies Law, including section 268 of the Israeli Companies Law, “Controlling Party”) in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest (as defined in the Israeli Companies Law, a “Personal Interest”) in the approval of these items, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
The required majority for the approval of item 7(i) on the agenda, which is not subject to the Regulations Procedure, and item 7(ii) on the agenda, which is subject to the Regulations Procedure, is the vote of the holders of at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Ordinary Shares participating in the AGM and voting on the matter; provided, that solely with respect to item 7(ii) on the agenda one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (i) the majority of votes in favor of the matter shall include at least a majority of the votes of shareholders not constituting Controlling Parties in the Company, or those having a Personal Interest in the approval of this item, participating in the vote; which votes shall not include abstaining votes; or (ii) the total number of objecting votes of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
 
 
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Notice of Disclosure of linkage (zika) and Restrictions under the License:

In the second part of this Deed of Vote there is a designated space for marking and detailing whether the shareholder has a Personal Interest in the resolution, the shareholder is a Controlling Party in the Company, is a Senior Office Holder or is an Institutional Investor (as the case may be), as set in the Israeli Companies Law and Deed of Vote Regulations. If a shareholder does not so mark or detail, the shareholder’s vote shall not be counted in respect of items 4(ii), 5, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda.

Each shareholder is also required to indicate if any of the shareholder’s holdings in Partner or vote requires the consent of the Minister of Communications pursuant to Partner’s Licenses. If a shareholder does not so mark, the shareholder’s vote shall not be counted.

Validity of the Deed of Vote:

A Deed of Vote submitted by shareholders who hold their shares through a member in the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) will be valid only if accompanied by an ownership certificate. A Deed of Vote submitted by registered shareholders shall be valid only if accompanied by a copy of I.D., passport or incorporation certificate.

The Deed of Vote shall be submitted to the Company or mailed by registered mail, so it arrives to the Company’s offices no later than 72 hours prior to the time of the AGM.
 
The Company’s address for submission of Deeds of Vote and Position Notices is:

Roly Klinger, Adv., Company Secretary, Partner Communications Company Ltd., 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, 48103 Israel (kindly mark clearly “deed of vote” or “position notice” on the envelope).

The deadline for submission of Position Notices and the Board’s response to such Notices are:

The deadline for submission of Position Notices by the shareholders in respect of items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 on the agenda is: September 27, 2014.

The deadline for submission of the Board of Directors’ response to Position Notices (if any) is: October 9, 2014.

 
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Changes to the agenda and publication of Position Notices

After filing the Deed of Vote, changes to the AGM agenda may be made, including by adding an item to the agenda following a shareholder request (in accordance with Section 66(b) to the Israeli Companies Law) submitted to the Company no later than September 18, 2014. In such case, the Company will file an amended agenda and an amended Deed of Vote no later than September 25, 2014. The filing of an amended agenda will not require the change of the Record Date as set forth above and in the attached Proxy Statement. Additionaly, Position Notices may be published, as stated above.

The Deed of Vote (or the amended Deed of Vote, if any) and Position Notices (if any) are available at the following websites:

Israel Securities Authority website: www.magna.isa.gov.il
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange website: www.maya.tase.co.il
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR System (only a convenience translation into English): http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Receipt of ownership certificates, Deeds of Vote and Position Notices:

A shareholder, whose shares are being held through a stock exchange member, is entitled to receive the ownership certificate in the branch of that stock exchange member or by the mail, if the shareholder requested. Such request shall be made in advance for a particular securities account.

A shareholder, whose shares are being held through an Exchange member, is entitled to receive from the stock exchange member who holds the share in the shareholder’s behalf, by e-mail, with no charge, a link to the text of the Deed of Vote and to the Position Notices posted on the Israel Securities Authority website, unless the shareholder notified the Exchange member that he is not interested in receipt of such link or he is interested in receipt of Deeds of Vote by mail (for charge). Shareholder’s notice in respect of Deeds of Vote shall apply to Position Notices as well.

One or more shareholders holding shares conferring in the aggregate at least five percent of the Company’s voting rights and shareholders holding the same rate of the Company’s voting rights not held by the Company’s "Controlling Party" (as stated in Section 268 of the Israeli Companies Law), are entitled to review the Deeds of Votes as detailed in Regulation 10 of the Deeds of Vote Regulations.

As of September 10, 2014 the amount of shares equivalent to five percent of the Company’s voting rights (excluding treasury shares) is: 7,794,338 Ordinary Shares.
 
As of September 10, 2014, the amount of shares equivalent to five percent of the Company’s voting rights (excluding treasury shares) not held by the Company’s Controlling Party (as stated in Section 268 of the Israeli Companies Law) is: 4,463,346 Ordinary Shares3.
 

3
For the purpose of this calculation, the shares that are held by the Company's controlling party include all shares that are held by S.B., Suny Electronics Ltd. and Scailex (including 6,076,050 shares owned by Scailex which are subject to the formal order of the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa District Court and are controlled by the receiver appointed by the court).
 
 
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Marking of Vote in the Deed of Vote:
 
Shareholder shall mark the shareholder's vote regarding each item on the agenda which is subject to the Regulations Procedure (items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9), in the second part of this Deed of Vote. For the shareholder’s convenience, the shareholder’s vote regarding item 1 and 7(i) on the agenda, which is not subject to the Regulations Procedure, may be marked in the second part of this document. No vote is required in connection with the discussion of items 2-3 on the agenda.
 
 
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Partner Communications Company Ltd.

Date: _________, 2014

Addendum

Deed of Vote - Part II

In accordance with Regulation 5(a) of the Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and
Position Notices) 2005
 
Name of the Company: Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”)

The Company’s address (for submitting and sending Deeds of Vote and Position Papers): Roly Klinger, Adv., Company Secretary, Partner Communications Company Ltd., 8 Ha’amal Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, 48103 Israel (kindly mark clearly "deed of vote" or "position paper" on the envelope)

Company’s registration number: 520044314

Time of the meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 10:00 Israel time.

Type of meeting: Annual General Meeting

The Record Date: September 17, 2014.

Note - In parallel to distribution of this Deed of Vote, a Hebrew version of a Deed of Vote (ktav hatzba'a) per Israeli requirements will be distributed among the shareholders. The shareholders are requested to send only one version of a Deed of Vote (an English version or a Hebrew version, but not both). If both versions will be sent by shareholders, in case of contradiction between the two versions (as determined by the Company’s secretary), the vote shall be disqualified.

Shareholder’s Details:
Name of shareholder: _______________________________________
I.D. number: ______________________________________________
In case the shareholder does not hold an Israeli I.D.:
Passport number: __________________________________________
The country issuing the passport: _________________
Valid until: ____________________________________________
In case the shareholder is an entity:
Entity registration number: _______________________________
        Country of organization: ___________________________________
 
 
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Item No.
Subject of the Resolution
Votea
In respect of a transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255 and 272 to 275 (the majority required for which is not
an ordinary majority), or of an amendment to the Articles of Association in respect of exemption, Indemnification or insurance (section 262(b) of the Israeli Companies Law) - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution, are you a “Controlling Party” in the Comany, a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor”b?
   
For
Against
Abstain
Yesc
No
1)
 
 
 
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.
     
Irrelevant
 

a
If an X is not marked in either column, the vote shall be considered as an abstention on the relevant item. If an X is marked in more than one column, the vote shall be disqualified.
 
b
Kindly provide details regarding the nature of the “Personal Interest” in the resolution, why do you constitute a “Controlling Party” in the Company, you are a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor” (as the case may be) at the designated space below 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 the applicable 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 for the definition of “Control” to Section 1 of the Israeli Securities Law, 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 or entity is controlling a company if said person or entity "holds" (as defined therein) at least half of (i) the right to vote in the shareholders general meeting; or (ii) the right to appoint the directors or the general manager of that company. For approval of the resolutions regarding the detailed items, any shareholders holding 25% or more of the voting rights in a company will be deemed a “Controlling Party”. Two or more persons holding voting rights in a company whereas each of them has a personal interest in approving a certain transaction would be deemed “holding together”. According to section 37 (d) of the Securities Law, a "Senior Office Holder" is, generally, a general manager, chief executive officer, deputy managing director, deputy director general, all  fulfilling such a role in the company even if his title is different, a director, or manager directly subordinated to the general manager; as well as chairman of the board, an alternate director, an individual appointed under section 236 of the Israeli Companies Law on behalf of the corporation who is a director, controller, an internal auditor, independent authorized signatory, and anyone fulfilling such a role, even if his job title is different, and a Senior Office Holder of a corporation controlled by the corporation, which has a significant impact on the corporation and any individual employed by a corporation in another position, holding  five percent or more of the nominal value of the issued share capital or voting rights. "Institutional Investor" - shall have the meaning defined in section 1 of the Supervisory Regulations Control of Financial Services (Provident Funds) (Participation of a Managing Company at a General Meeting), 2009, and a managing company of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994.
 
c
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 (as the case may be), or an X is marked in both columns, the vote shall be disqualified.
 
 
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2)
Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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, 2013.
 
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
Irrelevant
Irrelevant
3)
Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
 
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
Irrelevant
Irrelevant
4)
(i)
Approval of the re-election of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron 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
 
 
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(ii)
(A) approval of the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and approval and ratification of the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; (D) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) approval and ratification (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution.
         
 
(iii)
(A) approval of the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg; (C) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect.
     
Irrelevant
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
 
5)
Approval and ratification of the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
         
6)
Approval of the entry into a new D&O insurance policy.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
     
Irrelevant
 
 
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7)
Approval of the following amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association:
   
 
(i)
With respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director;
     
Irrelevant
 
(ii)
With respect to indemnification of the Company's Office Holders.
         
 
Item 7(i) is not subject to the Regulations Procedure
 
Item 7(ii) is subject to the Regulations Procedure
 
8)
Approval and ratification of Compensation of the CEO.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
         
9)
Approval and ratification of Compensation of the Former Chairman of the Board.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
         

Regarding the resolutions on items 4(ii), 5, 7(ii), 8 and 9 why do I have a “Personal Interest” in the resolutions, why do I constitute a “Controlling Party” in the Company, a Senior Office Holder or an Institutional Investor”?




 
* * *

Deeds of Vote submitted by shareholders who hold their shares through an Exchange member (under section 177(1) of the Israeli Companies Law) will be valid only if accompanied by an ownership certificate.
 
Deeds of Vote submitted by shareholders registered in the Company’s Shareholders Register will be valid only if accompanied by a copy of I.D., passport or organization certificate.

You must mark one of the following two boxes (if an X is not marked in either box, or if an X is marked in both boxes, or if an X is marked in the NO box but no number of shares is provided, the vote shall be disqualified)d:

o
Yes. I approve the declaration below.
o
No. I do not approve the declaration below. I hold, together with others, ________ Ordinary Shares of Partner.
 

d
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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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 to Partnere.
 
For your convenience, a translation of sections 21-24 to the License is attached as Annex “E” to the Proxy Statement distributed with this Deed of Vote.
 
   
________________________
    Signature
Name (Print): ___________
Title: __________________
Date: __________________
 

e
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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DEED OF AUTHORIZATION
 
To:           Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”)
 
Attn:       Roly Klinger, Adv., Company Secretary
 
Re:    Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 (the “Meeting”)
 
I, the undersigned1, _________________________, (Identification No./Registration No. ________________), of ____________________________________________, being a registered holder of ______________________2 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share (the "Ordinary Shares") of the Company, hereby authorize _________________, Identification No. _______________3, to participate and vote in my stead and on my behalf at the Meeting and in any adjournment thereof, inter-alia, with respect to any adjournment of discussion or resolution of any of the issues detailed on the Meeting agenda, until I shall otherwise notify you.
 
I declare and detail in the designated space below, in connection with the resolutions on items 4(ii), 5, 7(ii), 8 and 9 whether I have a “Personal Interest” in the resolutions, or whether I am a “Controlling Party” in the Company, a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor”:4
 

1
Name of shareholder.
 
2
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.
 
3
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.
 
4
Kindly provide details regarding the nature of your “Personal Interest” in the resolution, why do you constitute a “Controlling Party” in the Company, you are a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor” (as the case may be), at the designated space below the table (on page 5). “Personal Interest” is defined in Section 1 of the Israeli Companies Law (1999), as amended (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 the applicable 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), as amended, 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" (as defined therein) at least half of (i) the right to vote in the shareholders general meeting; or (ii) the right to appoint the directors or the general manager of that company. For approval of the resolutions regarding the detailed items, any shareholders holding 25% or more of the voting rights in a company will be deemed a “Controlling Party”. Two or more persons holding voting rights in a company whereas each of them has a personal interest in approving a certain transaction would be deemed “holding together”. According to section 37 (d) of the Securities Law, a “Senior Office Holder” is, generally, a general manager, chief executive officer, deputy managing director, deputy director general, all  fulfilling such a role in the company even if his title is different, a director, or manager directly subordinated to the general manager; as well as chairman of the board, an alternate director, an individual appointed under section 236 of the Israeli Companies Law on behalf of the corporation who is a director, controller, an internal auditor, independent authorized signatory, and anyone fulfilling such a role, even if his job title is different, and a Senior Office Holder of a corporation controlled by the corporation, which has a significant impact on the corporation and any individual employed by a corporation in another position, holding  five percent or more of the nominal value of the issued share capital or voting rights. “Institutional Investor” - shall have the meaning defined in section 1 of the Supervisory Regulations Control of Financial Services (Provident Funds) (Participation of a Managing Company at a General Meeting), 2009, and a managing company of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994.
 
 
 

 
 
Item No.
Subject of the Resolution
Vote5
In respect of a transaction’s approval pursuant to sections 255 and 272 to 275 (the majority required for which is not
an ordinary majority), or of an amendment to the Articles of Association in respect of exemption, Indemnification or insurance (section 262(b) of the Israeli Companies Law) - do you have a “Personal Interest” in the resolution, are you a “Controlling Party” in the Comany, a “Senior Office Holder” or an “Institutional Investor”4?
   
For
Against
Abstain
Yes6
No
1)
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
      Irrelevant
 

5
If an X is not marked in either column, the vote shall be considered as an abstention on the relevant item.. If an X is marked in more than one column, the vote shall be disqualified.
 
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 (as the case may be), or an X is marked in both columns, the vote shall be disqualified.
 
Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Companies Regulations (Deeds of Vote and Position Notices) (2005), as amended, shareholders who will not attend the meeting in person may vote with respect to items 4-6, 7(ii), 8 and 9 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”).
 
 
2

 
 
2)
Discussion of the auditor’s remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2013, 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, 2013.
 
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
Irrelevant
Irrelevant
3)
Discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the Board of Directors for such period.
 
This item is not subject to the Regulations Procedure.
Irrelevant
Irrelevant
4)
(i)
Approval of the re-election of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban, Mr. Yahel Shachar, Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg and Mr. Ori Yaron 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)
(A) approval of the Compensation of Mr. Adam Chesnoff, Mr. Elon Shalev, Mr. Fred Gluckman, Mr. Sumeet Jaisinghani, Mr. Yoav Rubinstein, Mr. Arieh Saban and Mr. Yahel Shachar and approval and ratification of the Compensation of Mr. Ori Yaron; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of each of the directors listed above in clause (A); (C) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; (D) approval that the directors listed above in clause (A) who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect; and (E) approval and ratification (subject to the adoption of Resolution 5 below) that Mr. Ori Yaron will benefit from indemnification under said resolution.
       
 
(iii)
(A) approval of the Compensation of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg; (B) approval and ratification of the reimbursement of Reasonable Expenses of Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg; (C) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg will continue to benefit from the Company's existing D&O insurance policy and (subject to the adoption of Resolution 6 below) will benefit from the new D&O insurance policy; and (D) approval that Ms. Osnat Ronen and Mr. Arie (Arik) Steinberg who have indemnification letters will continue to benefit from the indemnification thereunder and their indemnification letters will continue in full force and effect.
     
Irrelevant
 
 
3

 
 
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
 
5)
Approval and ratification of the grant of an Indemnification Letter to Mr. Ori Yaron.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
         
6)
Approval of the entry into a new D&O insurance policy.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
     
Irrelevant
7)
Approval of the following amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association:
 
(i)
With respect to the manner of appointment or dismissal of an alternate director;
     
Irrelevant
(ii)
With respect to indemnification of the Company's Office Holders.
         
Item 7(i) is not subject to the Regulations Procedure
 
Item 7(ii) is subject to the Regulations Procedure
 
8)
Approval and ratification of the Compensation of the CEO.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
         
9)
Approval and ratification of the Compensation of the Former Chairman of the Board.
 
This item is subject to the Regulations Procedure.
         
 
 
4

 

In connection with the resolutions on items 4(ii), 5, 7(ii), 8 and 9 why do I have a “Personal Interest” in the resolutions, or why do I constitute a “Controlling Party” in the Company, a Senior Office Holder or an Institutional Investor”?
 



 
You must mark one of the following two boxes (if an X is not marked in either box, or if an X is marked in both boxes, or if an X is marked in the NO box but no number of shares is provided, the vote shall be disqualified)8:

o
Yes. I approve the declaration below.
o
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.
 
        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.
 
9
A translation of sections 21-24 of the License is attached as Annex “E” to the Proxy Statement distributed with this Deed of Authorization.
 
10
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.
 
 
5

 
 
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/ Ziv Leitman  
    Name: Ziv Leitman  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer  

Dated: September 11, 2014