XFONE Bonds Commence Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
November 11, 2008
Lubbock, TX – November 11, 2008 – XFONE, Inc. (NYSE Alternext and TASE: XFN) (“XFONE” or “the Company”) today announced that its Series A Non-Convertible Bonds ("Bonds") have commenced trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE").
Xfone issued the Bonds in a private placement valued at approximately $25.5 million (based on the exchange rate as of December 13, 2007), to Israeli institutional investors in December 2007. Under the terms of the private placement, the Bonds are linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index (CPI) and previously bore an annual interest rate of 9%, also linked to the CPI. As of today’s listing and the commencement of trading on the TASE, the interest rate for the unpaid balance of the Bonds will be reduced by 1%. The Bonds may only be traded in Israel.
Guy Nissenson, President and CEO of Xfone commented, “Xfone is pleased to be the second U.S.-based company to currently trade bonds on the TASE. The issuance of these bonds contributed substantially to the financing of our successful acquisition of NTS Communications which transformed the scale of our business and provided our entry point into the fast growing and highly profitable Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) market.”
About XFONE, Inc.
A U.S.-domiciled corporation, XFONE, Inc. is an international voice, video and data communications services provider with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel that offers a wide range of services, which include: local, long distance and international telephony services; video; prepaid and postpaid calling cards; cellular services; Internet services; messaging services (Email/Fax Broadcast, Email2Fax and Cyber-Number); and reselling opportunities. The Company serves customers worldwide. For the company's website, please visit: www.xfone.com
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Niv Krikov
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