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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 14, 2010 (June 8, 2010)
 

Ampal-American Israel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
0-538
(Commission File Number)
13-0435685
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
555 Madison Avenue
New York, NY, USA
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
10022
(Zip Code)
 
(866) 447-8636
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
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 June 14, 2008, Ampal-American Israel Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Gadot Chemical Tankers and Terminals Ltd. (“Gadot”) entered into an agreement on June 8, 2008 to purchase a chemical storage terminal in Western Europe, with a storage capacity of approximately 100,000 cubic meters and occupying 25 hectares of land.  The purchase price is €30,000,000 (approximately $36.2 million) and the closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, obtaining financing and the consent of several customers of the sellers.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits:
 
EXHIBIT
 
DESCRIPTION
 
99.1
Press release of Ampal-American Israel Corporation, dated June 14, 2010.
 

 
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SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
 
AMPAL-AMERICAN ISRAEL CORPORATION
  
       
       
Date: June 14, 2010
By:
/s/ Yoram Firon                                                          
  
 
Name:
Yoram Firon
  
 
Title:
Vice President - Investments and
  
   
Corporate Affairs
  
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
EXHIBIT
 
DESCRIPTION
 
99.1
Press release of Ampal-American Israel Corporation, dated June 14, 2010.
 

 
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