Report of Foreign
Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
July 17, 2006
| SCAILEX
CORPORATION LTD. (Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
3 Azrieli Center
Triangular Tower
Tel Aviv, 67023
Israel
(Address
of principal executive offices)
| Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. |
Form 20-F x Form 40-F o
| Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. |
Yes o No x
Attached to the Registrant’s Form 6-K and incorporated herein is the Registrant’s press release dated July 17, 2006, entitled “Scailex Receives Tax Refund of $12.6 Million”.
Pursuant to the requirement 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.
| SCAILEX CORPORATION LTD. By: /s/ Yahel Shachar —————————————— Yahel Shachar Chief Financial Officer |
July 17, 2006
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel Aviv, Israel – July 17, 2006. Scailex Corporation Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: SCIX) today announced that it had received a refund of approximately $12.6 million from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
As previously reported, as a result of the conclusion of an IRS audit of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries for the years 1992 through 1996, the Company filed in December 2004 amended federal tax returns for the years 1994, 1995 and 1997, requesting a refund of U.S. federal taxes. In July 2006, the Company received the requested refund, which together with interest accrued thereon, totalled $12.6 million. Scailex has already recorded a federal income tax receivable of $7.8 million in discontinued operations in its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2005, and expects to record an additional federal income tax receivable of $4.8 million in discontinued operations in its financial results for the second quarter of 2006.
Scailex Corporation shares trade on Nasdaq and The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol “SCIX”. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.Scailex.com.
Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements that are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may”, “can be”, “will”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “believes”, “projects”, “potential”, “are optimistic”, “view” and similar words and phrases. Actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, (1) our absence of significant operations following the sale of the business of Scailex Vision and uncertainty as to our future business model and our ability to identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities, (2) the fact that our U.S. shareholders may suffer adverse tax consequences if we are classified as a passive foreign investment company or PFIC, (3) changes in domestic and foreign economic and market conditions, (4) the impact of the Company’s accounting policies, (5) risks relating to pursuing strategic alternatives, (6) risks and uncertainties associated with the tax and accounting consequences of the sale of the business of Scailex Vision, (7) risks and uncertainties relating to the Company’s plans for its financial assets following the sale of Scailex Vision, (8) the fact that we may be deemed an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 under certain circumstances (including as a result of the investments of assets following the sale of the operations of Scitex Vision), and/or the risk that we may be required to take certain actions with respect to the investment of our assets or the distribution of cash to shareholders in order to avoid being deemed an “investment company”, (9) risks and uncertainties resulting from the pending sale of approximately 50% of our outstanding share capital by our two principal shareholders to an unaffiliated third party and the potential impact on the Company and our operations and strategies, and (10) the other risk factors detailed in the Company’s most recent annual report and other filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, those set forth under such headings as “Risk Factors” and “Trend Information” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such forward-looking statements.
| Scailex Corporation Ltd. Yahel Shachar Chief Financial Officer | |
| Tel: | +972 3 607-5855 |
| Fax: | +972 3 607-5884 |
| E-mail: | yahel.shachar@Scailex.com |