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Mekorot Water Company Ltd.

atershouldnotbetakenforgranted.We

makeithappeninIsraelandthroughout

the world. Mekorot, Israel’s National

ater Company, supplies water and provides solu-

tions for Israel’s water industry.

Financial Strength

Standard and Poor’s Ma’alot rating agency has for

more than ten consecutive years awardedMekorot

its ilAAA rating. On a consolidated basis, annual

revenue totals NIS 4.1 billion, equity totals NIS

3.7 billion and the balance sheet totals NIS 14.6

billion.

World-Leading Unique Solutions

Mekorot’s unique status derives from its wide va-

riety of operations:

• Water Supply:

Mekorot supplies about 85% of

Israel’s drinking water, 70% of consumption. Has

3,000 facilities, 12,000 kmof pipeline, 1,000 pools

and reservoirs. Automatic remote control centers

provide a reliable and high-quality water supply.

Mekorot supplies about 1.5 billion cubic meters

of water for agricultural, industrial and home use,

and to the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, in

accordance with political agreements. Mekorot’s

water supply system integratesmost of the regional

water plants, the National Water Carrier, New Na-

tional Water Carrier, the Yarkon Negev plant and

more. The system combines water from: the Sea

of Galilee, Mountain and Coastal Aquifers, drilling

and desalinated sea and brackish water.

Mekorot continues to develop Israel’swater indus-

try through dozens of projects. The group has com-

pleted the NewNationalWater Carrier System - the

largest national water project since the construc-

tion of the National Water Carrier. The new system

receives desalinated seawater from the plants lo-

cated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea,

and creates a revolutionary water system, water

will now be supplied in all directions!

Another major project of Mekorot for the com-

ing years is the 5th Water Supply System

to Jerusalem.

An additional complex and important engineer-

ing project is the connection of the Northern and

Central Arava to the national water system, which

currently relies on local drilling only, can also ben-

efit from another reliable water source.

• Developing, Producing and Integrating Water

from multiple sources in the national system.

• Treatment

of fresh water, brackish water, seawa-

ter, domestic and industrial effluents.

• Ongoing Improvement ofWater Quality

through

the implementation of advanced and innovative

water purification technologies and performing

water quality tests in highly advanced and mod-

ern laboratories. The Central Filtration Plant, is the

fourth largest of its kind in the world. It positions

Israel at the forefront of the Western world in the

area of water treatment.

• Water Production through:

Wastewater

––

Treatment of about 30% of

Israel’s treated wastewater, and reclamation

of about 60% of the water effluent reclaimed

for agriculture

Desalination of Brackish and Sea Water

––

at 39

facilities and 4 sea-water desalinators

Flow Catchment -

––

12 Catchment plants and

reservoirs for drinking water and agriculture

Rain Enhancement

––

averaging 15% in

the north

•

Water Security control

andmonitoring the quality

of drinking water

Sustainable Development

Mekorot protects the environment through develop-

ing greenmethods; identifying green technologies

and using environmentally friendly materials and

chemicals; wastewater treatment and reclamation

for agricultural use; expansion of green energy at

company facilities, warning about environmental

damage, nurturing the environment and rehabilitat-

ing the landscape.

World-Class Innovative Technologies

Mekorot places a high value on advancing and

implementing innovative technology. The company

established

WaTech®

, a center for entrepreneur-

ship and cooperation that provides a platform

for cooperation between Mekorot and start-ups,

entrepreneurs, academics and investors in Israel

and abroad.

Mekorot Group

Mekorot has become a group of companies.The par-

ent company,

MekorotWater Company,

is involved

in supplying water, wastewater treatment and recy-

cling, desalination and other water related activi-

ties. Two companies operate as subsidiaries:

Mekorot Development and Enterprise -

The Group’s

international business branch - initiates and pro-

motes water projects in Israel and worldwide. The

company provides consultancy services, planning,

feasibility studies, project management, construc-

tion, operation and management of installations,

installing technologies for operational efficiency,

managing and operating treatment plants, munici-

pal water systems, water security and more.

The company’s flagship project is the planning,

construction and operation of the Ashdod desali-

nation plant, which will produce 100 million cubic

meters annually .

Operating on behalf of the Israeli

government, the company has set up two desalina-

tion plants in Cyprus – Limassol and Laraca. Meko-

rot Development and Enterprise works to promote

water projects around the world.

EMS Mekorot Projects

– The group’s executive

branch - leads in planning and implementing elecro-

mechanical systems for water and sewage treatment,

infrastructure workand civil engineering at pumping

stations and wastewater treatment plants, laying

pipes of different diameters, drilling, building and

rehabilitating reservoirs, treatment and filtering sys-

tems, desalination plants and rain enhancement.

“Mekorot” uses its knowledge, experience and pro-

fessionalism to solve the water challenges in Israel

and throughout the world.

**Revenueswereconvertedattheaverageannualexchangerateofthe

shekel against the dollar in 2014, NIS 3.5769 per dollar.

OwnersEquityandAssetswereconvertedattheendofyearexchange

rate of the shekel against the dollar in 2014, NIS 3.8890 per dollar.

Esta b l i s h e d

1937

L i n e o f B u s i n ess

Conveyance and Supply of Water, water production,

water manufacturing, wastewater treatment,

effluent recycling, increasing water spreads and

development of advanced water solutions to cope

with the lack of water in Israel and the world

9 Lincoln St., P.O.B. 20128,

Tel Aviv 6120101

Tel:

972-3-6230555, *482727

Fax:

972-3-6230833

Toll-Free Tel:

1-800-250-270

www.mekorot.co.il

Shimon Ben Hamo

CEO *

Mordechai

Chairman *

* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582