FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For April
6, 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-33271
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
10
Hagavish Street
Netanya,
Israel 42140
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ITS
DEBENTURE
OFFERING IN ISRAEL
Netanya, Israel – April 6,
2009 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the
"Company") announced today that the public tenders for its series D
and series E debentures, previously announced on April 5, 2009, has been
concluded The final pricing information relating to the public offering is as
follows:
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NIS
185,970,000 principal amount of Series D debentures at the price of NIS
1,161 per unit (each unit comprised of NIS 1,000 principal amount); the
interest rate of this series is fixed at 5.19% per annum, linked to the
Israeli Consumer Purchase Index;
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NIS
788,667,000 principal amount of Series E debentures at an interest rate of
6.25% per annum, without linkage; this series will be sold at par value
(NIS 1,000 per unit).
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The
closing of the offering is expected to occur on April 7 or 8, 2009.
The
offering described in this press release was made in Israel to residents of
Israel only. The said debentures will not be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 and will not be offered or sold in the United States.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any debentures.
About
Cellcom
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.187 million subscribers (as at
December 31, 2008) with a broad range of value added services including cellular
and landline telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for its
subscribers abroad and additional services in the areas of music, video, mobile
office etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure.
The Company operates an HSPA 3.5 Generation network enabling advanced high speed
broadband multimedia services, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks.
Cellcom Israel offers Israel's broadest and largest customer service
infrastructure including telephone customer service centers, retail stores, and
service and sale centers, distributed nationwide. Through its broad customer
service network Cellcom Israel offers its customers technical support, account
information, direct to the door parcel services, internet and fax services,
dedicated centers for the hearing impaired, etc. As of 2006, Cellcom Israel,
through its wholly owned subsidiary Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P.,
provides landline telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to
data communication services. Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New
York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL). For additional
information please visit the Company's website www.cellcom.co.il
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Company
Contact
Shiri
Israeli
Investor
Relations Coordinator
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel:
+972 52 998 9755
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Investor Relations
Contact
Ehud
Helft / Ed Job
CCGK
Investor Relations
info@gkir.com
/ ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 646 797 2868 / 1 646 213
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Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
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Date:
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April
6, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Name:
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Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Title:
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General
Counsel
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