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RNS Number : 5006S

Amiad Water Systems Ltd

21 December 2016

21 December 2016

Amiad Water Systems Ltd.

("Amiad" or the "Company")

Transfer in Significant Shareholding

Amiad (AIM: AFS), a leading global producer of water treatment and filtration solutions, announces that it has been notified that Kibbutz Amiad Agricultural Cooperative Society Ltd. (the "Kibbutz") has transferred to HaChoshlim Foundation - Agriculture Cooperative Society for Business Ltd. ("H.F.") the entire issued share capital of A.M.SI. Investments (1997) Ltd. ("A.M.SI."), the holding company through which the Kibbutz held 10,298,187 shares of Amiad Water Systems Ltd., representing 45.4% of the issued share capital of the Company (the "Transfer"). The Kibbutz has gone through a reorganisation and formed H.F. specifically for the purposes to hold and invest the vast majority of the equity assets of the Kibbutz. The Kibbutz's direct holding of 135,200 shares remains unchanged.

In addition, H.F. has been added as party to the following agreements - with no other material changes to the respective agreements:

-- The Company, after approval from Board members independent from the Transfer, has signed an amended agreement, pertaining to its relationship with the Kibbutz (the "Relationship Agreement"), with H.F. to incorporate H.F. into the Relationship Agreement, which has been in place since the Company's IPO. H.F. Directors, Mr Oded Rosen and Mr Avraham Azani, continue to serve the interest of the Kibbutz on the Board of Amiad.

-- H.F. has become a party to the shareholders agreement with Kibbutz Beit Zera and Bermad Industries Cooperative Agricultural Society Ltd. as described in the Company's announcement of 29 April 2010.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail. No change in beneficial ownership is taking place, but the holding of the following Directors of the Company is being transferred as part of the Transfer.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                        Mr Oded Rosen 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status             Non-executive director 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification        Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                        Amiad Water Systems Ltd. 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                         N/a 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to 
        be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
        date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Description of              Ordinary Shares of 0.5 NIS 
        the financial               each in Amiad Water Systems 
        instrument, type            Ltd. 
        of instrument 
                                    IL0010943905 
        Identification 
        code 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the               Transfer of indirect interest, 
        transaction                 via Kibbutz Amiad, from A.M.SI 
                                    to H.F. 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                      -           10,298,187 
                                                 ----------- 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
       Aggregated information 
 
 
        - Aggregated volume          10,298,187 
 
 
 d)     - Price                      - 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction     21 December 2016 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                        Mr Avraham Azani 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status             Non-executive director 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification        Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                        Amiad Water Systems Ltd. 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                         N/a 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to 
        be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
        date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Description of              Ordinary Shares of 0.5 NIS 
        the financial               each in Amiad Water Systems 
        instrument, type            Ltd. 
        of instrument 
                                    IL0010943905 
        Identification 
        code 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the               Transfer of indirect interest, 
        transaction                 via Kibbutz Amiad, from A.M.SI 
                                    to H.F. Direct holding remains 
                                    unchanged 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                      -           10,298,187 
                                                 ----------- 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
       Aggregated information 
 
 
        - Aggregated volume          10,298,187 
 
 
 d)     - Price                      - 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction     21 December 2016 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange 
      --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries

 
 Amiad Water Systems Ltd. 
 Dori Ivzori, Chief Executive 
  Officer 
  Irit Ben-Dov, Chief Financial 
  Officer                          +972 4 690 9500 
                                  ----------------- 
 
 Stifel Nicolaus Europe 
  Ltd. 
                                  ----------------- 
 Stewart Wallace, Ben Maddison     +44 20 7710 7600 
                                  ----------------- 
 
 Luther Pendragon Ltd. 
                                  ----------------- 
 Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury     +44 20 7618 9100 
                                  ----------------- 
 

About Amiad

Amiad Water Systems (AIM: AFS) is a leading global producer of automatic, self-cleaning water treatment and filtration products and systems. Through its engineering skills and ability to innovate, Amiad provides cost-effective "green" solutions for the industrial, municipal, irrigation, oil & gas and ballast water markets. In these segments, its patented products are being integrated into the core of systems for filtration and water treatment, micro irrigation and membrane protection, wastewater and potable water treatment, cooling systems and seawater filtration.

Headquartered in Israel, Amiad provides these solutions through nine subsidiaries and a comprehensive network of over 170 distributors to customers in more than 80 countries.

For additional information or product details, please visit www.amiad.com.

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