Cellcom Israel Ltd. Announces Supreme Court Annuls District Court Judgment Against the Company in Class Action and Approves Settlement Agreement

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Feb 03, 2014, 04:08 ET

NETANYA, Israel, February 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the "Company") announced today that the supreme Court annulled the previously reported District Court judgment from December 2011 against the Company in a class action, and approved a settlement agreement according to which the Company shall repay the sum of approximately NIS 11 million plus CPI linkage differences. An additional 12.5% of the sum will be paid to the plaintiffs and their attorneys.

The class action was filed against the Company in March 2008, for an estimated sum of NIS 440 million and alleged that the Company breached the agreements with its subscribers by charging them for a call detail service that was previously provided free of charge, without obtaining their consent.

As previously reported, the Company has recorded a provision in its financial statements for the entire sum set in the annulled District Court judgment (approximately NIS 22 million plus CPI linkage differences and an additional approximately 11% of the sum as the plaintiff and their attorneys fees).

About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.156 million subscribers (as at September 30, 2013) 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 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 delivery services, internet and fax services, dedicated centers for the hearing impaired, etc. In August 2011, Cellcom Israel completed the acquisition of Netvision Ltd. 013 Netvision Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading Israeli provider of internet connectivity services and international calling services. Cellcom Israel, through its wholly owned subsidiaries also 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 http://www.cellcom.co.il

Company Contact
Shlomi Fruhling
Chief Financial Officer
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Tel: +972-52-998-9755

Investor Relations Contact
Porat Saar
GK Investor & Public Relations In partnership with LHA
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Tel: +1-646-233-2161

SOURCE Cellcom Israel Ltd.