Matav Haifa disagrees with the tax authorities’ opinion and will appeal against these tax assessments. Management’s opinion, based on the evaluation of its auditors and external advisers, is that that Matav Haifa has well founded grounds against all of the claims included in these tax assessments, which will decrease these tax payments significantly. These arguments include principles that were accepted by the Israeli tax authorities in final tax assessments from prior years.

Matav is one of Israel’s three cable television providers, serving roughly 25 percent of the population. Matav’s investments include 5.3 percent of Partner Communications Ltd., a GSM mobile phone company and 10 percent of Barak Ltd., one of the three providers of international long distance telephony calls.

(This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Matav Cable only, and are subject to risk and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in technology and market requirements, decline in demand for the company’s products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition, which could cause the actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risk and uncertainties affecting the company, reference is made to the Company’s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)