Partner Communications Announces Receiving a Class Action Lawsuit

Partner Communications 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 and two other cellular operators on August 18, 2011 in the Central District Court. The claim alleges that the defendants charge their customers for calls executed abroad by rounding up the actual duration of the call based on an interval that differs from that set out in their licenses. The claim alleges that the total amount overcharged by Partner from the plaintiff is NIS 89. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs noted that they are unable to estimate the total amount claimed, if the lawsuit is recognized as a class action. However, they noted that the total amount is at least within the jurisdiction of the District Court, so that the total amount claimed is estimated by the plaintiffs to be at least NIS 2.5 million. Partner is reviewing and assessing the lawsuit and is unable, at this preliminary stage, to evaluate, with any degree of certainty, the probability of success of the lawsuit or the range of potential exposure, if any.