Partner Communications Announces Receiving a Lawsuit and a Motion for the Recognition of This Lawsuit as a Class Action

Partner Communications Company Ltd. PTNR announces that it was served with a lawsuit and a motion for the recognition of this lawsuit as a class action, filed against Partner on July 21, 2011 in the Central District Court. The claim alleges that Partner overcharges its subscribers who purchase cellular handsets in payments and are entitled to monthly rebates, by charging the first monthly payment for the cellular handset at the beginning of the commitment period while granting the rebate for this payment only at the end of the commitment period, after 18 months, without paying interest and CPI linkage differences. If the lawsuit is recognized as a class action, the total amount claimed against Partner is estimated by the plaintiff to be approximately NIS 402 million.