Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announces that it received today a notice from the new general labor organization - the Histadrut (the "Histadrut"), claiming that the minimum number of the Company's employees required for a labor union to be recognized as a representative labor union (one-third of the Company's employees), have joined the Histadrut and therefore, it claims that as of today, June 25, 2014, the Histadrut is the representative labor union of the Company's employees.
The Company is conducting all necessary inquiries in order to verify the claimed facts included in this notice. Insofar as it will be found that at least one-third of the Company's employees have joined the Histadrut, the Company will recognize the Histadrut as the representative labor union of the Company's employees in accordance with the law.
For further information, see the Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 20-F - "Item 3 Key Information - 3D. Risk Factors - 3D.2 RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS - 3D.2d - In the event our employees are unionized, management’s flexibility to adapt operations to market conditions may be reduced, and our operating expenses may be increased, which could adversely impact our results" and "Item 6 DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES - 6D. Employees".
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our future performance, plans to increase revenues or margins or
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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
telephone usage, trends in the Israeli telecommunications industry in
general, the impact of current global economic conditions and possible
regulatory and legal developments. In light of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in
this press release might not occur, and actual results may differ
materially from the results anticipated. For further information
regarding the above-mentioned risks, uncertainties and assumptions and
other risks we face, see "Item 3. Key Information - 3D. Risk Factors",
"Item 4. Information on the Company", "Item 5. Operating and Financial
Review and Prospects", "Item 8. Financial Information - 8A. Consolidated
Financial Statements and Other Financial Information - 8A.1 Legal and
Administrative Proceedings" and "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk" in the Company's Annual Reports on Form
20-F filed with the SEC, as well as its current reports on Form 6-K
furnished to the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
About Partner Communications
Partner
Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") is a leading Israeli
provider of telecommunications services (cellular, fixed-line telephony
and internet services) under the orange™ brand and the 012 Smile brand.
Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and its
shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE:
PTNR). For more information about Partner, see: www.orange.co.il/en/Investors-Relations/lobby/
Contacts:
Mr. Ziv Leitman, Tel:
+972-54-781-4951
Chief Financial Officer
or
Ms. Elana
Holzman, Tel: +972-54-781-4383
Head of Investor Relations
E-mail:
investors@orange.co.il