UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of July 2012

 

 

ALON HOLDINGS BLUE SQUARE - ISRAEL LTD.

(translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

2 Amal St., Afek Industrial Park, Rosh Ha’ayin 48092, 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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ______

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ______

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant 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

 

 

 

ALON HOLDINGS BLUE SQUARE-ISRAEL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES IN SIX OF ITS SUPERMARKET STORES

 

 

 

ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, July 9, 2012 – Alon Holdings Blue Square - Israel Ltd. (NYSE:BSI) (“Alon Holdings”) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Mega Retail Ltd. (“Mega”), had signed an agreement with a third party, pursuant to which Mega is to assign its lease rights in six of its supermarket stores and sell the related equipment for an aggregate consideration of NIS 16 million. The total premises of the six supermarket stores amounts to an aggregate of approximately 10,241 square meters. Closing of the agreement is subject to various conditions.

 

 

 

 

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Alon Holdings Blue Square– Israel Ltd. (hereinafter: "Alon Holdings") is the leading retail company in the State of Israel and operates in four reporting segments: In its supermarket segment, Alon Holdings, through its 100% subsidiary, Mega Retail Ltd., currently operates 215 supermarkets under different formats, each offering a wide range of food products, "Near Food" products and "Non-Food" products at varying levels of service and pricing. In its "Non-Food" segment, Alon Holdings, through its 100% subsidiary BEE Group Retail Ltd., operates specialist outlets in self operation and franchises and offers a wide range of "Non-Food" products as retailer and wholesaler. In the Commercial and Fueling Sites segment, through its 78.38% subsidiary, which is listed on the Tel Aviv stock exchange ("TASE"), Dor Alon Energy in Israel (1988) Ltd is one of the four largest fuel retail companies in Israel based on the number of petrol stations and a leader in the field of convenience stores. Dor Alon operates a chain of 198 petrol stations and 200 convenience stores in different formats in Israel. In its Real Estate segment, Alon Holdings, through its TASE traded 78.22% subsidiary Blue Square Real Estate Ltd., owns, leases and develops yield generating commercial properties and projects.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	ALON HOLDINGS BLUE SQUARE – ISRAEL LTD.
	By:	/s/ Ortal Klein
	Ortal Klein, Adv.
July 9, 2012	Corporate Secretary