Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 12, 2006
| AMPAL-AMERICAN ISRAEL CORPORATION |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| New York | 0-538 | 13-0435685 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 111 Arlozorov Street, Tel Aviv, Israel | 62098 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 1-866-447-8636
| N/A |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 12, 2006, Ampal-American Israel Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release with respect to the filing of a draft preliminary prospectus with the Israeli Securities Authority. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Press release of Ampal-American Israel Corporation, dated September 12, 2006. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 14, 2006
| AMPAL-AMERICAN ISRAEL CORPORATION By: /s/ Yoram Firon —————————————— Yoram Firon Vice President - Investments and Corporate Affairs |
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| 99.1 | Press release of Ampal-American Israel Corporation, dated September 12, 2006. |
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