Securities Exchange Act of 1934 — Section 14(d)(5)
Rule 14d-7(a)(1)
Rule 14e-1(c)

May 15, 2008

Response of the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
Division of Corporation Finance

Richard H. Gliden
Kramer Levin Neftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

Dear Mr. Gliden:

We are responding to your letter dated May 14, 2008 to the attention of Michele Anderson and Christina Chalk, as supplemented by conversations with the staff. We attach a copy of your letter to avoid having to repeat or summarize the facts you present there. Defined terms we use here have the same meaning as in your letter of May 14, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

You request exemptive and no-action relief on behalf of the Bidder so that it may extend the period of its tender offer to include an additional offering period of four calendar days, during which withdrawal rights will not be available, as mandated by applicable Israeli law, and to permit Bidder to pay for all securities tendered in the Offer within four U.S. business days of the termination of the additional offering period. Based on your oral and written representations and the facts presented in your letter of May 14, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission hereby grants an exemption from the provisions of Rule 14d-7(a)(1) under the Exchange Act. The exemption from Rule 14d-7(a)(1) of the Exchange Act permits Bidder to eliminate withdrawal rights before the end of the Offer, during the additional offering period of no more than four calendar days, as mandated by Israeli law.

In addition, based on the representations in your letter dated May 14, 2008, as supplemented by telephone conversations with the staff, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance will not recommend enforcement action under Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act. This no-action position under Rule 14e-1(c) permits Bidder to pay for securities tendered in the Offer within four U.S. business days after the termination of the additional offering period.

In adopting the no-action position and granting the exemptive relief described above, we note that:

• except for the relief provided here, the Offer will be conducted in accordance with the Exchange Act and all applicable rules promulgated thereunder;

• the Offer structure, and in particular the additional offering period, are required under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, from which no exemptive relief is available for this Offer;

• the initial offering period during which withdrawal rights will be provided will be open for at least 20 U.S. business days;

• all conditions to the Offer will be satisfied or waived before commencement of the additional offering period;

• if Bidder waives an offer condition, the Offer will be extended and withdrawal rights will be provided, to the extent required under U.S. rules;

• Bidder intends to conduct a single offer and extend the Offer immediately following completion of the initial offering period to provide for an additional offering period; and

• four U.S. business days represents the Bidder's best estimate of the minimum time period necessary to pay for securities tendered in this Offer, under the facts and circumstances present here.

The foregoing exemption and no-action position is based solely on the representations and the facts presented in your May 14, 2008 letter, as supplemented by telephone conversations with the Commission staff. The relief provided above is strictly limited to the application of the rules listed above to this transaction. You should discontinue this transaction pending further consultations with the staff if there is a change in any of the facts or representations set forth in your letter.

In addition, your attention is directed to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation provisions of the federal securities laws, including Sections 10(b) and 14(e) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. Responsibility for compliance with these and any other applicable provisions of the federal securities laws must rest with the participants in the Offer. The Division of Corporation Finance expresses no view with respect to any other questions that the proposed transaction may raise, including, but not limited to, the adequacy of disclosure concerning, and the applicability of any other federal or state laws to, the proposed transaction.

Incoming Letters:

The Incoming Letters are in Acrobat format.

• Incoming Letter 1
• Incoming Letter 2

http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cf-noaction/2008/elron051508-sec14.htm