MATV Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. ADS (MM)

NETANYA, Israel, February 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. (NASDAQ:MATVNASDAQ:TASE:NASDAQ:MATV) announced today that it intends to delist voluntarily from the Nasdaq National Market and to terminate its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program, both expected to take effect by the end of March 2006. Concurrently with delisting from Nasdaq, Matav intends to file a Form 15 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to terminate the registration of its ADRs and Ordinary Shares, thereby suspending its obligation to file annual and other reports with the SEC. At that time, Matav will begin to make public reports in accordance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations applicable to companies whose shares are traded solely on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). On February 24, 2005, Matav initially announced its intention to delist voluntarily from the Nasdaq National Market and to terminate its ADR program. However, the implementation of this decision was subsequently delayed, as announced by Matav on May 26, 2005. Matav's plan to delist from Nasdaq and deregister its ADRs was made after careful consideration of various factors, including the following: - the limited number of Matav's U.S. holders of record; - the low trade volume of Matav's shares on Nasdaq and the fact that the vast majority of Matav's shareholders have chosen to trade the shares on the TASE; - the high costs associated with being a "reporting company" under the U.S. securities laws, including costs arising from compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Nasdaq rules; and - Matav's shares will continue to trade on the TASE and Matav shall continue to make public reports in accordance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations. Additional details of the delisting, including the relevant dates and information to holders of ADRs, are expected to be announced shortly. About Matav: Matav is one of Israel's three cable television providers, serving roughly 25 percent of the population. Matav's current investments include 1.2% of Partner Communications Ltd., a GSM mobile phone company and 10% of Barak I.T.C. (1995) Ltd., one of the three international telephony providers in Israel. IMPORTANT NOTICE: This press release contains 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 Matav'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) changes in technology and market requirements, (2) decline in demand for the company's products, (3) inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, (4) loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition, (5) uncertainty as to the completion of acquisition of new businesses or operations and integration thereof with Matav's business, and (6) the other risk factors detailed in Matav's most recent annual report and other filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Matav 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. Contacts: Ori Gur Arieh, General Counsel Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. Tel.: +972-7-770-77030 Ayelet Shiloni Integrated Investor Relations Tel.:+1-866-447-8633 Tel.:+972-50-6883-336 DATASOURCE: Matav - Cable Systems Media Ltd. CONTACT: Contacts: Ori Gur Arieh, General Counsel, Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd., Tel.: +972-7-770-77030. Ayelet Shiloni, Integrated Investor Relations, Tel.:+1-866-447-8633, Tel.:+972-50-6883-336,

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