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
May
24, 2007
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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CELLCOM
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES EX-DIVIDEND DATE
WITH
RESPECT TO ITS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CASH DIVIDEND
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Netanya,
Israel – May 24, 2007
– Cellcom
Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) ("Cellcom", the "Company"), announced today that the
New
York Stock Exchange has determined that the ex-dividend date with respect to
the
Company’s previously announced cash dividend in the amount of NIS 2.03 per share
(subject to applicable withholding tax) will be June 5, 2007. As the
Company announced on May 14, 2007, the record date for the dividend will be
May
25, 2007 and the payment date will be June 7, 2007. The Company will convert
the
NIS to US$ based upon the representative rate of exchange published by the
Bank
of Israel on June 4, 2007. Shareholders are advised to contact their
financial advisors before selling their shares during the period between the
record date and the ex-dividend date.
About
Cellcom
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is
the leading Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom provides its 2.928 million
subscribers (as at March 2007) 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's technologically advanced
infrastructure. The Company operates an HSDPA 3.5 Generation network enabling
the fastest high speed content transmission available in the world, in addition
to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks. Cellcom 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 offers its customers technical support,
account information, direct to the door parcel services, internet and fax
services, dedicated centers for the hearing impaired etc. In April 2006 Cellcom
Fixed Line Communications L.P., a limited partnership wholly-owned by Cellcom,
became the first cellular operator to be granted a special general license
for
the provision of landline telephone communication services in Israel, in
addition to data communication services. For additional information please
visit
the Company's website http://investors.ircellcom.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
ehud@gkir.com
/ ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 866 704 6710 / 1
646-213-1914
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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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Date:
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May
24, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Liat Menahemi Stadler | |||
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Name:
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Li Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Title:
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G General
Counsel
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