Result of AGM

 

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RNS Number : 7990Q 
Bank Hapoalim B.M. 
19 April 2009 
 

Head Office - Secretariat of the Bank 
63 Yehuda Halevi St., Bank Hapoalim Bldg., Tel Aviv 65781 
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone] 
 
 
 
 
6th April, 2009 
 
 
To    :The London Stock Exchange 
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen 
 
 
Re:    Immediate Report regarding the results of the Annual General Meeting of 
the Shareholders of the Bank, which convened on 6th April, 2009, as Required 
under the Securities (Periodic and Immediate Reports ) Regulations, 5730-1970 
("the Regulations") 
 
 
 
 
Further to the immediate report of 1st March, 2009 which was relayed via Magna 
the number of which is 061506- 01-2009 ("the Immediate Report"), we have the 
honour to inform you that on Monday, 6th April, 2009, at 11:30 a.m., an annual 
general meeting was held of the shareholders of Bank Hapoalim B.M. (hereinafter: 
"the Annual General Meeting"). 
We have the honour to give hereby particulars of the resolutions of the Annual 
General Meeting, which need to be reported under the aforesaid Regulations as 
follows: 
 
 
1. As to Item 2 on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting: 
Re-election of the External Director (Ms. Nira Dror) for an Additional Period of 
Three Years in accordance with the Companies Law, 5759-1999 (hereinafter: "the 
Companies Law") 
 
 
Resolved:    To approve the re-election of the external director (Ms. Nira 
Dror), for an additional period of three years, in accordance with the 
provisions of the Companies Law. 
 
 
The approval of the Bank of Israel for the re-election of Ms. Nira Dror to the 
office of external director, according to the Companies Law, for an additional 
period of three years, has been obtained. 
 
 
Details of the results of the vote for the approval of the re-election of the 
external director Ms. Nira Dror which was adopted by a special majority as 
required under Section 239 of the Companies Law, are set forth in Annex A of 
this report. 
 
 
 
 
 
2. As to Item 3 on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting: 
Reappointment of the Certified Public Accountants Ziv Haft, Certified Public 
Accountants and Somekh Chaikin, Certified Public Accountants as auditors of the 
Bank and the authorization of the Board of Directors to determine their 
remuneration. 
 
 
Resolved: To approve the reappointment of the Certified Public Accountants Ziv 
Haft, Certified Public Accountants and Somekh Chaikin, Certified Public 
Accountants as auditors of the Bank, until the convening of the next Annual 
General Meeting, and to authorize the Board of Directors to determine their 
remuneration. 
Voting in favour of the proposal were 100% of shareholders participating in the 
vote (not including those abstaining). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Yours faithfully, 
 
 
  Bank Hapoalim B.M. 
  Head Office 
 
 
 
 
_____________________ 
____________________ 
  Yoram Weissbrem 
Sharona Tamir, Advocate 
  Secretary of the Bank 
Deputy Secretary of the Bank 
 
 
 
Annex A 
 
 
 
 
The Resolution set forth in Item 2 on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting 
for the re-election of the external director Ms. Nira Dror, in accordance with 
Section 239 of the Companies Law, 5759-1999, for an additional period of three 
years, was adopted by this Annual General Meeting by a simple majority of the 
votes of the shareholders present when the vote was taken and who were entitled 
to vote and voted in person or by their proxy, on condition that one of the 
following was met: 
 
 
(1)    The count of the votes of the majority at the General Meeting included at 
least one third of the votes of the shareholders who are not the controlling 
parties of the Company or whoever on their behalf, who participate in the 
voting; when counting all of the votes of the aforesaid shareholders, the votes 
of those abstaining were not taken into account; 
 
 
(2)    The total number of the votes of those voting against among the 
shareholders mentioned in sub-clause (1) above did not exceed one per cent. of 
all the voting rights in the Company. 
 
 
Following are the results of the voting at the Annual General Meeting for the 
approval of the resolution set forth in Item 2 on the agenda of the Annual 
General Meeting: 
 
 
  *  Number of Shares Participating in the Voting 670,380,999 shares. 
  *  Number of Shares Voting in Favour 670,347,699 shares - 99.995%. 
  *  Number of Shares Voting Against 33,300 shares - 0.005%. 
  *  Number of Shares Voting in Favour of Approving the Transaction of the Total 
  Number of Voters Who Have No Controlling Interest in the Company or Whoever on 
  Their Behalf, Who Participated in the Voting for the Approval of the Transaction 
  - 331,051,950 shares - 99.99%. 
  *  Number of Shares Voting Against Approving the Transaction of the Total Number of 
  Voters Who Have No Controlling Interest in the Company or Whoever on Their 
  Behalf, Who Participated in the Voting for the Approval of the Transaction - 
  33,300 shares - 0.01%. 
 
 
 
 
 
In view of the results set forth above, the proposal was adopted by a special 
majority, as required under Section 239 of the Companies Law. 
 
 
 
 
 
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