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Merhav Ampal Energy</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Ampal American Israel Ltd,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">planned to launch a tender</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">offer to acquire the remaining</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">20.72% stake, or 10.36 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">ordinary shares, and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">convertible debentures, which</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">it did not already own, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">Gadot Chemical Tanker &amp;</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Terminals Ltd (CT), a chemical</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">distribution services</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">provider, for 5.798 Israeli</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">shekels ($1.677 US) per share,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">or a total value of 60.067 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">shekels ($17.376 mil). The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">offer was conditioned upon at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">least 15.72% of CT's shares</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">being tendered.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>ISRAEL - Merhav Ampal Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Ampal American Israel Ltd, planned to launch a tender offer to acquire the remaining 20.72% stake, or 10.36 mil ordinary shares, and convertible debentures, which it did not already own, in Gadot Chemical Tanker &amp; Terminals Ltd (CT), a chemical distribution services provider, for 5.798 Israeli shekels ($1.677 US) per share, or a total value of 60.067 mil shekels ($17.376 mil). The offer was conditioned upon at least 15.72% of CT's shares being tendered.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Merhav Ampal Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Ampal American Israel Ltd,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">planned to launch a tender offer to acquire the remaining 20.72% stake, or 10.36 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">ordinary shares, and convertible debentures, which it did not already own, in Gadot</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Chemical Tanker &amp; Terminals Ltd (CT), a chemical distribution services provider, for 5.798</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Israeli shekels ($1.677 US) per share, or a total value of 60.067 mil shekels ($17.376</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">mil). The offer was conditioned upon at least 15.72% of CT's shares being tendered.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Merhav Ampal Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Ampal American Israel Ltd, planned to launch a tender offer to acquire the remaining 20.72% stake, or 10.36 mil ordinary shares, and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">convertible debentures, which it did not already own, in Gadot Chemical Tanker &amp; Terminals Ltd (CT), a chemical distribution services provider, for 5.798 Israeli shekels ($1.677 US) per share, or a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">total value of 60.067 mil shekels ($17.376 mil). The offer was conditioned upon at least 15.72% of CT's shares being tendered.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Merhav Ampal Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Ampal American Israel Ltd, planned to launch a tender offer to acquire the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">remaining 20.72% stake, or 10.36 mil ordinary shares, and convertible debentures, which it did not already own, in Gadot Chemical Tanker</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">&amp; Terminals Ltd (CT), a chemical distribution services provider, for 5.798 Israeli shekels ($1.677 US) per share, or a total value of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">60.067 mil shekels ($17.376 mil). 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