SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2004
INTERNET GOLD-GOLDEN LINES LTD.
(Name of Registrant)
1 Alexander Yanai Street Petach-Tikva, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd.
6-K Items
1. Press Release re Internet Gold Ranked 17th in Dun & Bradstreet Israeli
Companies Performance Index dated June 14, 2004.
Item 1
Press Release Source: Internet Gold
Internet Gold Ranked 17th in Dun & Bradstreet Israeli Companies Performance
Index
Monday June 14, 7:00 am ET
PETACH TIKVA, Israel, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Internet Gold (Nasdaq: IGLD - News) today announced that it has joined the Dun &
Bradstreet Israeli Performance Index and was ranked 17th. The prominent and
closely watched D&B Performance Index evaluates companies by assessing 10
financial ratios related to their operations. The measures include liquidity
ratios, capital structure ratios, profitability ratios, operational efficiency
measures and price-earnings multiple.
D&B ranked 320 leading Israeli companies including: Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries (Nasdaq: TEVA - News), Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:
CHKP - News) and Lipman Electronic Engineering (Nasdaq: LPMA - News). All
Israeli companies with publicly released financial results, except for financial
institutions, were included. This is the first time that Internet Gold has
entered the Performance Index ranking. The financial measures are based on
Internet Gold's full-year 2003 financial results.
"We are proud to be ranked in the D&B Performance Index along with Israel's
leading companies," said Internet Gold CEO Eli Holtzman. "Our ranking reflects
our continuing efforts to increase revenues and our ongoing actions to ensure
efficiency and optimize our operations. We are a sharply focused business,
relying on our tripod strategy: multi-type connectivity services, MSN Israel's
portal business and Gold Trade's e-commerce sales. I believe that the synergy
among our three business sectors, along with our strict control of expenses and
enhanced efficiency measures, have contributed substantially to our improved
financial results and have established a strong foundation for future growth.
Our D&B ranking, number 17 out of 320, is further evidence that our strategy is
bearing fruit for our shareholders."
About Internet Gold
Internet Gold is a leading Internet service provider in Israel. The Company
provides a wide array of Internet services tailored to the needs of residential
and business subscribers, including Internet access and related value-added
services, as well as content through its portals. The Company provides the full
variety of Internet access services including Broadband access via DSL lines and
Cables, dial-up and private lines. Internet Gold operates the leading portal in
Israel through its MSN Israel subsidiary (50.1%) with Microsoft Corp. and is a
leading e-Commerce provider in Israel through its e-Commerce joint venture, Gold
Trade (48.3%). In addition, Internet Gold has two wholly owned subsidiaries,
Gold Mind focusing on Internet value added services and Internet Gold
International specializing in international internet and communication services.
For additional information about Internet Gold, please visit our Website at
www.igld.com.
Certain statements made herein that use the words "estimate," "project,"
"intend," "expect," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those
which may be expressed or implied by such statements, including, among others,
changes in general economic and business conditions and specifically, decline in
demand for the Company's services, inability to timely develop and introduce new
technologies, services and applications and loss of market share and pressure on
prices resulting from competition. For additional information regarding these
and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business,
reference is made to the Company's Annual Report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and its other reports as filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Idit Azulay, Internet Gold
+972-3-939-9848
idita@co.zahav.net.il
or
Mrs. Ayelet Shaked Shiloni
Integrated IR
+972-3-635-6790
ayelet@integratedir.com
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.
INTERNET GOLD-GOLDEN LINES LTD.
(Registrant)
By /s/Eli Holtzman
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Eli Holtzman
Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 14, 2004