PETACH-TIKVA, Israel–(Business Wire)–
Internet Gold – Golden Lines Ltd. (Nasdaq: IGLD) today announced that its
controlled subsidiary, B Communications (Nasdaq: BCOM) has filed a shelf
prospectus with the Israeli Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange.
The shelf prospectus allows B Communications to offer in Israel, from time to
time, ordinary shares, debt securities, debt securities convertible into
ordinary shares, warrants to purchase ordinary shares, debt securities and
commercial paper. Any future offering of these securities will be made pursuant
to a prospectus supplement to be filed pursuant to the Israeli Securities Law,
1968 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, which will describe the terms
of the securities being offered and the specific details of the offering.
B Communications also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized in
principal the issuance of up to approximately NIS 400 million of a new
non-convertible series of notes in Israel pursuant to the shelf prospectus. B
Communications has not yet made a definite decision as to the offering,
including the terms and timing thereof. The final amount that will be raised has
not yet been determined, and B Communications may change the amount of the offer
or abandon the offer altogether.
Securities, if offered, pursuant to the shelf prospectus of B Communications and
any prospectus supplement will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in
the United States or to U.S. Persons (as such term is defined under Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act) without registration under the Securities
Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Any offering of securities pursuant to the shelf prospectus of B Communications
and any prospectus supplement will be made only in Israel.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities.
About Internet Gold
Internet Gold is a telecommunications-oriented holding company which is a
subsidiary of Eurocom Communications Ltd. Internet Gold`s primary holding is its
approximately 76.62% interest in B Communications Ltd. (TASE and Nasdaq: BCOM),
which in turn holds the controlling interest (approximately 30.41% in Bezeq, The
Israel Telecommunication Corp., Israel`s largest telecommunications provider
(TASE: BZEQ). Internet Gold also owns a number of Internet media and e-Commerce
companies. Internet Gold`s shares are traded on Nasdaq and the TASE under the
symbol IGLD.
For more information, please visit the following Internet sites:
www.eurocom.co.il; www.igld.com;www.bcommunications.co.il; www.ir.bezeq.co.il/
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general
business conditions in the industry, changes in the regulatory and legal
compliance environments, the failure to manage growth and other risks detailed
from time to time in B Communications`s filings with the Securities Exchange
Commission. These documents contain and identify other important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our
projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to
update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.
Internet Gold
Idit Azulay – IR director
+972-3-924-0000
i.azulay@igld.com
or
Investor relations contacts:
Mor Dagan – Investor Relations
+972-3-516-7620
mor@km-ir.co.il
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