UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2015
ALON BLUE SQUARE ISRAEL LTD.
(translation of registrant’s name into English)
Europark Yakum, France Building,
Yakum 60972 Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40 F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-Fo
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ______
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Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein are unofficial translations into English of excerpts of the Request for Arrangement of Debts filed by the registrant's subsidiary, Mega Retail Ltd., with the District Court in Lod, Israel for an arrangement of debts according to Section 350 of the Israel Companies Law, including a translation of the Proposed Plan of Debt Arrangement and Recovery.
This Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, plans or projections about our business, our future revenues, expenses and profitability. The forward-looking statements also include projected financial information of Mega Retail which were included in the filing that Mega Retail made to the District Court in Lod, Israel. Forward-looking statements may be, but are not necessarily, identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," and words and terms of similar substance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events, results, performance, circumstance and achievements to be materially different from any future events, results, performance, circumstance and achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the uncertainty of the approval by the Israeli court and other third parties of Mega Retail's proposed debt arrangement and the uncertainty of success of such proposed arrangement, the timetable for progress on Mega Retail's proposed debt arrangement, the arrangement of financing under the terms assumed in Mega Retail's projected financial information, the effect of the economic conditions in Israel on the sales in our stores and of our products and on our profitability; our ability to compete effectively against low-priced supermarkets and our other competitors; enactment of new laws and regulations, including the enactment of recommendations of governmental appointed committees; quarterly fluctuations in our operating results that may cause volatility of our ADS and share price; risks associated with our dependence on a limited number of key suppliers for products that we sell in our stores; the effect of an increase in the minimum wage in Israel on our operating results; the effect of any actions taken by the Israeli Antitrust Authority on our ability to execute our business strategy and on our profitability; the effects of damage to our reputation or to the reputation of our store brands due to reports in the media or otherwise; and other risks, uncertainties and factors disclosed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, but not limited to, risks, uncertainties and factors identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014. We make no representation or warranties or other assurances, express or implied, as to Mega Retail's future performance or that that any of the projections contained in Mega Retail's filing with the District Court in Lod, Israel will be realized. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 6-K. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this Form 6-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ALON BLUE SQUARE ISRAEL LTD. | |||
| July 1, 2015 | By: | /s/ Elli Levinson-Sela | |
| Elli Levinson-Sela, Adv. | |||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||
