Cellcom Israel Announces Dismissal Of A Purported Class Action

NETANYA, Israel, November 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the “Company”) announced today the dismissal of a
purported class action lawsuit filed against the Company and another cellular operator in
March 2010, at the plaintiffs’ request. The purported class action was filed in connection
with allegations that the defendants breached their cellular license by failing to
purchase insurance against monetary liability which the defendants may suffer due to
bodily damages that allegedly may be caused by cellular radiation. If the lawsuit was
certified as a class action, the total amount claimed was estimated by the plaintiffs to
be approximately NIS 4.2 billion, out of which NIS 2.1 billion was attributed to the
Company individually.

For additional details see the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the
year ended December 31, 2011, under “Note 31 – Contingent Liabilities – section 2.b.”, on
Form 20-F.

About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.338 million subscribers (as at September 30,
2012) with a broad range of value added services including cellular and landline
telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for its subscribers abroad and
additional services in the areas of music, video, mobile office etc., based on Cellcom
Israel’s technologically advanced infrastructure. Cellcom Israel operates an HSPA 3.5
Generation network enabling advanced high speed broadband multimedia services, in addition
to GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. Cellcom Israel offers Israel’s broadest and largest customer
service infrastructure, including telephone customer service centers, retail stores, and
service and sale centers, distributed nationwide. Through its broad customer service
network Cellcom Israel offers technical support, account information, direct to the door
parcel delivery services, internet and fax services, dedicated centers for the hearing
impaired, etc. Cellcom Israel further provides through its wholly owned subsidiaries
internet connectivity services and international calling services, as well as landline
telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to data communication services.
Cellcom Israel’s shares are traded both on the New York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel
Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL). For additional information please visit the Company’s website
http://www.cellcom.co.il [http://investors.ircellcom.co.il/events.cfm ]

        Company Contact
        Yaacov Heen
        Chief Financial Officer
        investors@cellcom.co.il
        Tel: +972-52-998-9755
        Investor Relations Contact
        Porat Saar
        CCG Investor Relations Israel& US
        cellcom@ccgisrael.com
        Tel: +1-646-233-2161

SOURCE Cellcom Israel Ltd.