Unassociated Document
As filed with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2011
Registration No. 333  -   
 


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)

State of Israel
 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

399 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10043
(212) 816-6690
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)

Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue,
Suite 204, P.O. Box 885
Newark, Delaware 19711
 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:
 
Richard Price, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Broadgate West
9 Appold Street
London EC2A 2AP
United Kingdom
44.20.7655.5000
 
 
Herman H. Raspé, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10036
(212) 336-2301

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466:
 
o  immediately upon filing.
o  on (Date) at (Time).
 
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box : o
 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Price Per Unit*
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price**
Amount of
Registration Fee
American Depositary Shares, each ADS representing the right to receive one (1) ordinary shares of  Partner Communications Company Ltd.
100,000,000 American Depositary Shares
$5.00
$5,000,000
$573.00
 
*
Each unit represents 100 American Depositary Shares.
**
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Shares.
 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 

 
 
This Registration Statement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 
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PART I
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Cross Reference Sheet
 
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
Item Number and Caption
 
Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
         
1.
Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office
 
Face of Receipt -  Introductory Article.
       
2.
Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities
 
Face of Receipt  - Top Center.
       
         
Terms of Deposit:
   
     
 
(i)
The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share ("ADSs")
 
Face of Receipt  - Top Center.
         
 
(ii)
The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
 
Reverse of Receipt  - Paragraphs (18) and (19).
         
 
(iii)
The collection and distribution of dividends
 
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (15).
         
 
(iv)
The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
 
Face of Receipt  - Paragraph (14);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (19).
         
 
(v)
The sale or exercise of rights
 
Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (16) and (18).
         
 
(vi)
The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (3);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (15) and (20).
         
 
(vii)
Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement
 
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (24) and (25) (no provision for extensions).
         
  (viii) 
Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).
         
 
(ix)
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
 
Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8) and (9).
 
 
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Item Number and Caption
 
Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
         
 
(x) 
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (4);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (22) .
         
3. 
Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs
 
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (10).
         
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION  
Face of Receipt - Paragraph (14).
 
The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with, and submits certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).  These reports can be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.
 
 
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PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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PART II
 
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3. EXHIBITS
 
(a)  
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Partner Communications Company Ltd. (the “Company”), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Owners and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”).  ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).
 
(b)  
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby.  ___ None.
 
(c)  
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.  ___ None.
 
(d)  
Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered.  ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
(e)  
Certificate under Rule 466.  ___ None.
 
(f)  
Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company.  ___ Set forth on the signature pages hereto.
 
 
 
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Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS
 
(a)  
The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
(b)  
If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity to be created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Partner Communications Company Ltd., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 31st day of October, 2011.
 
 
Legal entity to be created by the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive one (1) ordinary share of Partner Communications Company Ltd.
     
 
CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary
       
 
By: 
/s/ Keith Galfo  
   
Name: 
Keith Galfo
 
   
Title:
Vice President
 
       
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Partner Communications Company Ltd. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel, on October 31, 2011.
 
 
PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LTD.
 
     
       
 
By: 
/s/ Haim Romano  
   
Name: 
Haim Romano
 
   
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
       
 
By: 
/s/ Ziv Leitman  
   
Name: 
Ziv Leitman
 
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
       
 
 
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Haim Romano and Ziv Leitman to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on October 31, 2011.
 
 
/s/ Haim Romano
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
Haim Romano
 
(principal executive officer)
     
 
/s/ Ziv Leitman
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
Ziv Leitman
 
(principal financial and accounting officer)
     
 
/s/ Ilan Ben Dov
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ilan Ben Dov
   
     
 
/s/ Dr. Michael J. Anghel
 
 
Director
Dr. Michael J. Anghel
   
     
 
/s/ Barry Ben-Zeev
 
 
Director
Barry Ben-Zeev
   
     
 
/s/ Avi Zeldman
 
Director
Avi Zeldman
   
 
 
 

 
 
     
 
/s/ Erez Gissin
 
Director
Erez Gissin
   
     
 
/s/ Dr. Shlomo Nass
 
Director
Dr. Shlomo Nass
   
     
 
/s/ Osnat Ronen
 
Director
Osnat Ronen
   
     
 
/s/ Yahel Shachar
 
Director
Yahel Shachar
   
     
 
Authorized Representative in the U.S.
 
 
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
   
Puglisi & Associates
   
 
 
 

 
 
Index to Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Document
Sequentially
Numbered Page
     
(a)
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
 
     
(d)
Opinion of counsel to the Depositary