Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company")
(NASDAQ:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications
operator, announced today that its Board of Directors approved the
distribution of cash dividend for the first quarter of 2008 in the
amount of NIS 1.24 (approximately US$ 0.35) per share, totaling
approximately NIS 195 million (US$ 55 million) payable on June 12th
2008 to shareholders and ADS holders of record on May 28th
2008.
About Partner Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") is a leading Israeli
mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA
services and wire free applications under the orangeâ„¢ brand. The Company provides quality service and a range of features to
2.823 million subscribers in Israel (as of March 31st
2008). Partner´s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ
Global Select Marketâ„¢ and its shares are
traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).
Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International
Limited ("Hutchison Telecom"), a leading global provider of
telecommunications services. Hutchison Telecom currently offers mobile
and fixed line telecommunications services in Hong Kong, and operates
mobile telecommunications services in Israel, Macau, Thailand, Sri
Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G
mobile services in Hong Kong and Israel and operates brands including "Hutch"
"3" and "orange".
Hutchison Telecom, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is a
listed company with American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker "HTX" and shares listed on the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code "2332". For more information
about Hutchison Telecom, see www.htil.com.
For more information about Partner, see http://www.orange.co.il/investor_site/
