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Blue Square-Israel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">of Dor Alon Energy In Israel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">(1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Retail Ltd unit, agreed to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">raise its interest to 85% from</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">65%, by acquiring a further</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">25% stake in Bee Group Retail</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">Ltd (BG), a retail chains</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">owner and operator, for 35.4</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">mil Israeli shekels ($10.06</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">mil US). Concurrently, BS</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">planned to acquire the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">remaining 15% stake, which it</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">did not already own, in BG.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">The transactions were subject</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">to the board of directors' and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>ISRAEL - Blue Square-Israel Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit of Dor Alon Energy In Israel (1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon Retail Ltd unit, agreed to raise its interest to 85% from 65%, by acquiring a further 25% stake in Bee Group Retail Ltd (BG), a retail chains owner and operator, for 35.4 mil Israeli shekels ($10.06 mil US). Concurrently, BS planned to acquire the remaining 15% stake, which it did not already own, in BG. The transactions were subject to the board of directors' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Blue Square-Israel Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit of Dor Alon Energy In Israel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">(1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon Retail Ltd unit, agreed to raise its interest to 85% from</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">65%, by acquiring a further 25% stake in Bee Group Retail Ltd (BG), a retail chains owner</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">and operator, for 35.4 mil Israeli shekels ($10.06 mil US). Concurrently, BS planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">acquire the remaining 15% stake, which it did not already own, in BG. The transactions</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">were subject to the board of directors' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Blue Square-Israel Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit of Dor Alon Energy In Israel (1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon Retail Ltd unit, agreed to raise its interest to 85% from 65%, by acquiring a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">further 25% stake in Bee Group Retail Ltd (BG), a retail chains owner and operator, for 35.4 mil Israeli shekels ($10.06 mil US). Concurrently, BS planned to acquire the remaining 15% stake, which it</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">did not already own, in BG. The transactions were subject to the board of directors' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Blue Square-Israel Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit of Dor Alon Energy In Israel (1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon Retail Ltd unit,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">agreed to raise its interest to 85% from 65%, by acquiring a further 25% stake in Bee Group Retail Ltd (BG), a retail chains owner and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">operator, for 35.4 mil Israeli shekels ($10.06 mil US). Concurrently, BS planned to acquire the remaining 15% stake, which it did not</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">already own, in BG. 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Concurrently, BS agreed to raise its interest to ##% from ##%, by acquiring a further ##% stake in BG. 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Blue Square-Israel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">of Dor Alon Energy In Israel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">(1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Retail Ltd unit, planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">acquire the remaining 15%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">stake, which it did not</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">already own, in Bee Group</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">Retail Ltd (BG), a retail</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">chains owner and operator, for</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">an estimated 21.24 mil Israeli</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">shekels ($6.036 mil US).</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">Concurrently, BS agreed to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">raise its interest to 85% from</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">65%, by acquiring a further</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">25% stake in BG. The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">transactions were subject to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">the board of directors' and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>ISRAEL - Blue Square-Israel Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit of Dor Alon Energy In Israel (1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon Retail Ltd unit, planned to acquire the remaining 15% stake, which it did not already own, in Bee Group Retail Ltd (BG), a retail chains owner and operator, for an estimated 21.24 mil Israeli shekels ($6.036 mil US). Concurrently, BS agreed to raise its interest to 85% from 65%, by acquiring a further 25% stake in BG. The transactions were subject to the board of directors' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">ISRAEL - Blue Square-Israel Ltd (BS), a 70.65%-owned unit of Dor Alon Energy In Israel</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">(1998) Ltd's wholly-owned Alon Retail Ltd unit, planned to acquire the remaining 15%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">stake, which it did not already own, in Bee Group Retail Ltd (BG), a retail chains owner</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">and operator, for an estimated 21.24 mil Israeli shekels ($6.036 mil US). Concurrently, BS</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">agreed to raise its interest to 85% from 65%, by acquiring a further 25% stake in BG. 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