GILAT COMMUNICATIONS LTD (Form: SC 13D/A, Received: 08/29/2000 16:59:27)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

AMENDMENT NO. 1

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(a)

AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(a)*

Gilat Communications Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

M50876107

(CUSIP Number)

David K. Robbins, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson 350 South Grand Avenue, 32nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 473-2000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

August 24, 2000

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ].

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the Schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. M50876107

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    SHAMROCK HOLDINGS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. - 95-3928494

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (See Instructions)                                  (a)  [X]
                                                        (b)  [ ]


3   SEC USE ONLY

4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

    NOT APPLICABLE

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
    PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                           [ ]

    NOT APPLICABLE

6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    CALIFORNIA

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           100,000 ORDINARY SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY    8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       0

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         100,000 ORDINARY SHARES

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    1,186,956 ORDINARY SHARES

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [ ]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    9.2%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

    CO


SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. M50876107

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    TREFOIL GILAT INVESTORS, L.P. - 95-4812471

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    (See Instructions)                                  (a)  [X]
                                                        (b)  [ ]


3   SEC USE ONLY

4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

    OO,BK

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
    PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                           [ ]

    NOT APPLICABLE

6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    DELAWARE

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           1,086,956 ORDINARY SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY    8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       0

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         1,086,956 ORDINARY SHARES

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    1,186,956 ORDINARY SHARES

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [ ]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    9.2%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

    PN


INTRODUCTION

This statement amends the Schedule 13D filed on June 30, 2000 (the "Schedule 13D") by Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc., a California corporation ("SHOC"), with respect to Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), of Gilat Communications Ltd., an Israeli corporation (the "Company"). Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 1 shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule
13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D.

1. ITEM 2 OF THE SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

(a)-(c), (f). In addition to SHOC, Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Trefoil Gilat"), is a Reporting Person. Trefoil Gilat is a single purpose entity formed to hold the Convertible Notes. The general partner of Trefoil Gilat is Trefoil Gilat, Inc., a Delaware corporation controlled by senior executive officers of SHOC. SHOC owns a majority of the limited partnership interests of Trefoil Gilat. The Agreement of Limited Partnership of Trefoil Gilat is attached hereto as Exhibit 10 and is incorporated herein by reference. The principal executive offices of Trefoil Gilat and Trefoil Gilat, Inc. are located at 4444 Lakeside Drive, Burbank, California 91505.

Stanley P. Gold is the sole director and president of Trefoil Gilat, Inc., and Robert G. Moskowitz and Greg Martin are the other executive officers of Trefoil Gilat, Inc. The business address, principal occupation and citizenship of each of Stanley P. Gold, Robert G. Moskowitz and Greg Martin were previously set forth in the Schedule 13D.

(d)-(e) During the last five years, neither Trefoil Gilat nor Trefoil Gilat, Inc. nor, to Trefoil Gilat's best knowledge, any of their directors, executive officers or controlling persons, as the case may be, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

2. ITEM 3 OF THE SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

The total amount of funds used by Trefoil Gilat to purchase the Convertible Notes from SHOC was $25,309,137. The funds were derived from capital contributions by Trefoil Gilat's partners and a loan to Trefoil Gilat from Israeli Discount Bank Ltd. (the "Bank"). The Convertible Notes (including the Conversion Shares) were pledged as security for the borrowings under the Loan Agreement, dated August 24, 2000 (the "Loan Agreement"), between Trefoil Gilat and the Bank (the "Loan Agreement"). In connection therewith, Trefoil Gilat entered into a Trust Agreement, dated August 24, 2000 (the "Trust Agreement") with the Bank and the Israeli Discount Bank Trust Company Ltd. (the "Trustee") and an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated August 24, 2000 (the "Assignment Agreement"), between Trefoil Gilat and the Trustee. Copies of the Loan Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Assignment Agreement (collectively, the "Loan Documents"), are attached hereto as Exhibits 7, 8 and 9 respectively and are incorporated herein by reference.

3. ITEM 4 OF THE SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

On August 24, 2000, SHOC and Trefoil Gilat entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "SHOC Agreement"), pursuant to which Trefoil Gilat purchased the Convertible Notes for $25 million, plus 7% interest since June 30, 2000. In connection therewith, SHOC assigned all of its rights and obligations under the Convertible Notes, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the "Contract Rights") to Trefoil Gilat, including its right to a seat on the Company's Board of Directors, as described in the Schedule 13D. The foregoing description of the SHOC Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the SHOC Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 6 and is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Form of Convertible Note are attached to the Schedule 13D as Exhibits 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Trefoil Gilat intends to nominate Michael Geiger, an employee of a consulting firm retained by SHOC, for election to the Company's Board of Directors as Trefoil Gilat's representative.

On August 29, 2000, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Trefoil Gilat borrowed a portion of the funds used to acquire the Convertible Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Trefoil Gilat has pledged the Convertible Notes, along with the Contract Rights, as security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement. In connection with such pledge, Trefoil Gilat entered into the Trust Agreement and the Assignment Agreement, pursuant to which agreements the Trustee will hold the Convertible Notes and the Contract Rights in trust for Trefoil Gilat pending Trefoil Gilat's satisfaction of its obligations under the Loan Agreement. The foregoing description of the Loan Documents is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Loan Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Assignment Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 7, 8 and 9, respectively and are incorporated herein by reference.

Trefoil Gilat acquired the Convertible Notes for investment purposes. Trefoil Gilat currently intends to transfer approximately $12.5 million in principal amount of the Convertible Notes owned by it, which Convertible Notes are convertible into 543,478 Ordinary Shares as of the date hereof, to an investment vehicle to be formed by an unaffiliated foreign private entity. The transfer is contingent upon the resolution of certain Israeli tax issues.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Trefoil Gilat may determine from time to time in the future, based on market and general economic conditions, the business affairs and financial condition of the Company, the availability of securities at favorable prices and alternative investment opportunities available to Trefoil Gilat, and other factors that Trefoil Gilat may deem relevant, to acquire additional securities of the Company in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, or to sell some or all of the securities it now holds or hereafter acquires as set forth above or otherwise.

Except as stated in this response to Item 4, Trefoil Gilat has no current plans or proposals with respect to the Company or its securities of the types enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 to the form of Schedule 13D promulgated under the Act.

4. ITEM 5 OF THE SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

(a), (b) On June 30, 2000, SHOC entered into the Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which it acquired $25 million in Convertible Notes from the Company. On August 24, 2000, Trefoil Gilat entered into the SHOC Agreement for the purchase of such Convertible Notes, convertible into 1,086,956 Ordinary Shares, constituting approximately 8.4% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares; provided, however, that the conversion ratio of the Convertible Notes is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances set forth in the Convertible Notes. Subject to the pledge created by the Loan Documents, Trefoil Gilat has beneficial ownership of such Ordinary Shares, with sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of such Ordinary Shares. The foregoing description of the Loan Documents is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Loan Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Assignment Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 7, 8 and 9, respectively and are incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, SHOC retains voting and dispositive power over the 100,000 Ordinary Shares it owns of record (the "SHOC Shares") as disclosed in the Schedule 13D, which Ordinary Shares constitute approximately .77% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company.

SHOC and Trefoil Gilat are part of a group as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Act. Accordingly, SHOC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Convertible Notes and Trefoil Gilat may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the SHOC Shares, such that each of SHOC and Trefoil Gilat may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 9.2% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company.

Finally, each of the controlling persons of SHOC and Trefoil Gilat may be deemed to beneficially own the Convertible Notes (and the underlying Ordinary Shares) and the SHOC Shares, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Act. Those controlling persons are identified in response to Item 2.

The percentages set forth in this response to Items 5(a) and 5(b) assume that 11,792,238 Ordinary Shares were outstanding on August 24, 2000, based on the representations made by the Company in the Note Purchase Agreement and also include the 1,086,956 Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes.

(c) Except as set forth above, none of Trefoil Gilat, SHOC or, to the knowledge of Trefoil Gilat or SHOC, any person identified in response to Item 2, beneficially owns any Ordinary Shares or has effected any transactions in Ordinary Shares during the preceding 60 days.

(d) Neither Trefoil Gilat nor SHOC has any knowledge of any other person that has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Convertible Notes or the Ordinary Shares.

(e) Not applicable.

5. ITEM 6 OF THE SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

Pursuant to the SHOC Agreement, Trefoil Gilat acquired the Convertible Notes and all of SHOC's rights and obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Convertible Notes. The terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Convertible Notes are described in the Schedule 13D, and copies of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Form of Convertible Note are attached to the Schedule 13D as Exhibits 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The foregoing description of the SHOC Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the SHOC Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 6 and incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the SHOC Agreement, Trefoil Gilat was formed pursuant to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Trefoil Gilat, dated July 26, 2000, for the purpose of acquiring the Convertible Notes. A copy of the Agreement of Limited Partnership is attached hereto as Exhibit 10 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to the Loan Documents, Trefoil Gilat has pledged the Convertible Notes and the Contract Rights to the Bank as security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement. The foregoing description of the Loan Documents is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Loan Documents. Copies of the Loan Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Assignment Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 7, 8 and 9 and are incorporated herein by reference.

6. ITEM 7 OF THE SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

DOCUMENT

Exhibit 6    --  Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Shamrock
                 Holdings of California, Inc. and Trefoil Gilat
                 Investors, L.P., dated as of August 24, 2000

Exhibit 7    --  Loan Agreement between Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P.
                 and Israeli Discount Bank, Ltd., dated as of
                 August 24, 2000

Exhibit 8    --  Trust Agreement among Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P.,
                 Israeli Discount Bank, Ltd. and Israeli Discount Bank
                 Trust Company, Ltd., dated as of August 24, 2000

Exhibit 9    --  Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Trefoil
                 Gilat Investors, L.P. and Israeli Discount Bank
                 Trust Company, Ltd., dated as of August 24, 2000

Exhibit 10   --  Agreement of Limited Partnership of Trefoil Gilat
                 Investors, L.P., dated July 26, 2000


SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: August 29, 2000

SHAMROCK HOLDINGS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

By: /s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
    --------------------------------------
    Robert G. Moskowitz
    Executive Vice President and Secretary

TREFOIL GILAT INVESTORS, L.P.
By: Trefoil Gilat, Inc.
its General Partner

By:  /s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
     ------------------------------------
     Robert G. Moskowitz
     Vice President and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

DOCUMENT

Exhibit 6    --  Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Shamrock
                 Holdings of California, Inc. and Trefoil Gilat
                 Investors, L.P., dated as of August 24, 2000

Exhibit 7    --  Loan Agreement between Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P.
                 and Israeli Discount Bank, Ltd., dated as of
                 August 24, 2000

Exhibit 8    --  Trust Agreement among Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P.,
                 Israeli Discount Bank, Ltd. and Israeli Discount Bank
                 Trust Company, Ltd., dated as of August 24, 2000

Exhibit 9    --  Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Trefoil
                 Gilat Investors, L.P. and Israeli Discount Bank
                 Trust Company, Ltd., dated as of August 24, 2000

Exhibit 10   --  Agreement of Limited Partnership of Trefoil Gilat


                 Investors, L.P., dated July 26, 2000


EXHIBIT 6

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of August 24, 2000, between Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc., a California corporation ("SHOC"), and Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Trefoil Gilat").

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2000, SHOC entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Gilat Communications, Ltd., an Israeli company ("Gilat"), pursuant to which SHOC purchased $25 million in principal amount of Convertible Notes of Gilat (the "Notes"); and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, SHOC and Gilat entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement" and together with the Purchase Agreement and the Notes, the "Gilat Agreements") granting certain registration rights to SHOC with respect to the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, Section 7.22 of the Purchase Agreement, Section 8 of each Note and Section 12 of the Registration Rights Agreement provide that SHOC may assign and transfer the Notes and its rights and obligations under the Gilat Agreements to any affiliate of SHOC, including any entity in which SHOC owns 50% or more of the equity securities; and

WHEREAS, SHOC is the limited partner of Trefoil Gilat and owns in excess of 50% of the partnership interests of Trefoil Gilat; and

WHEREAS, Trefoil Gilat is an affiliate of SHOC within the meaning of
Section 7.22 of the Purchase Agreement, Section 8 of the Notes and Section 12 of the Registration Rights Agreement; and

WHEREAS, SHOC desires to assign, and Trefoil Gilat desires to assume, all of the rights and obligations of SHOC under the Gilat Agreements;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, Trefoil Gilat shall pay $25 million plus 7% interest on such amount from June 30, 2000 through the date hereof (the "Purchase Price") to SHOC.

2. In consideration of the receipt of the Purchase Price from Trefoil Gilat, SHOC hereby transfers and assigns all of its rights (including ownership of the Notes) and delegates all of its obligations under the Gilat Agreements to Trefoil Gilat.

3. Trefoil Gilat hereby accepts such transfer and assignment of rights (including ownership of the Notes) and agrees to assume the obligations of SHOC under the Gilat Agreements.

4. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement.

SHAMROCK HOLDINGS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

By: /s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
   ----------------------------------
   Name:  Robert G. Moskowitz
   Title: Executive Vice President
          and Secretary

TREFOIL GILAT INVESTORS, L.P.
By: Trefoil Gilat, Inc.
its General Partner

By: /s/ Stanley P. Gold
   ----------------------------------
   Name:  Stanley P. Gold

   Title: President


EXHIBIT 7

LOAN AGREEMENT

Made this 24 Day of August 2000

Between

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. ("the Bank")

party of the first part and

Trefoil Gilat Investors L.P. ("the Borrower")

party of the second part and

Shamrock Holdings of California Inc. ("Shamrock")

party of the third part

WITNESSETH

1. The Borrower represents, covenants and warrants as of the date of execution and delivery hereof that:

1. The Borrower is a limited partnership duly organizes and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and has limited partnership power to make and perform this Agreement, to borrow hereunder and to secure such borrowing as set out hereunder.

2. Shamrock owns a majority of the equity interest in the Borrower and Trefoil Gilat, Inc., an entity controlled by Shamrock's executive officers, is the General Partner of the Borrower.

3. The making and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, and the borrowing hereunder, all as herein provided, have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action and will not violate any provision of the law or of the Borrower's governing documents or conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute (with or without notice as contemplated by this Agreement) the creation of any security interest, lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Borrower pursuant to, any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it may be bound, other than this Agreement;

4. On 30th June 2000 Shamrock purchased from Gilat Communication Ltd. ("Gilat") six convertible Notes ("the Notes") in a total amount of U.S$ 25,000,000 under a Purchase Agreement ("the Purchase Agreement") and Registration Rights Agreement ("the Registration Agreement") of the same date. A true Photostat of the Notes, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement are attached herewith.

5. The Notes, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement are valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms

6. To the Borrower's best knowledge, no event of default nor any other breach or non performance of any term of the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Agreement has occurred.

7. All licenses, consents or approvals of any governmental body or other regulatory authority required for the making and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or any instrument contemplated herein have been obtained. The Borrower is the holder of all material certificates and authorizations of governmental authorities required by law to enable it to engage in the business transacted by it.

8. On or before the granting of the Loan hereunder, Shamrock shall transfer the Notes and all its rights and liabilities under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement to the Borrower.

2. The Bank hereby undertakes to grant the Borrower a loan (herein called "the Loan") in an amount of US$ 16,250,000 (sixteen million and two hundred and fifty thousand U.S. Dollars), being 65% of the face value of the Notes, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

3. The Loan shall be granted by the Bank to the Borrower in one lump sum on such date as the Borrower shall notify the Bank by an irrevocable written notice at least two business days prior to the disbursement date (the "Disbursement Date"), provided such date is not after 30.9.2000, and provided further that by such date all the conditions precedent for the drawing of the proceeds of the Loan, as set forth in clause 5 hereinafter, are complied with.

4. The Loan shall be granted by the Bank to the Borrower by the transfer of the proceeds thereof to the following account: Bank Hapoalim B.M. Central Branch, Tel-Aviv, Account # 3611715 in the name of Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc.

5. The obligation of the Bank to allow the drawdown of the Loan is conditional upon all of the following:

1. The execution by the Borrower of a Trust Agreement with Israel Discount Bank Trust Company Ltd. ("the Trust Company") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

2. The delivery to the Trust Company of the Notes duly endorsed to the order of the Trust Company.

3. The assignment to the Trust Company of all the rights (subject to the obligations of the Borrower) under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement.

4. The receipt by the Bank of a certified copy of the Board Resolutions of the General Partner of the Borrower and Shamrock confirming the entering of the Borrower and Shamrock into this Agreement and authorizing their representatives therein named to execute this Agreement and all other documents mentioned in this Agreement (collectively: the "Documents") including the opening and operating of accounts with the Bank.

5. The receipt by the Bank of a legal opinion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

6. The settlement by the Borrower of the payments set out in clause 21(a) which shall be deducted from the Loan.

6.

1. Within five days after disbursement of the Loan, the Borrower will give the Trust Company a written confirmation of Gilat that the endorsements of the Notes has been registered in its Notes registry and that the Trust Company appears therein as owners of the Notes and that it has received a Notice of Assignment of the rights under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement.

2. Within 14 days of the Disbursement Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a confirmation from the appropriate registrar(s), confirming that the Pledge, as defined hereinbelow, has been registered with the appropriate registrar office in accordance the applicable law.

7. The principal of the Loan shall be repaid, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, in one lump sum on 30th June 2004.

8. The Loan shall bear interest at the floating rate per annum of 1-1/4% over Libor.

9. For the purposes of clause 7 above:

1. Interest on outstanding balance of the Loan shall be paid every calendar quarter in arrears as from the drawdown of the proceeds of the Loan. Such period of a quarter shall be hereinafter referred to as an "Interest Period", except for the First Interest Period which will commence on the Disbursment Date and terminate on the last day of the then current calendar quarter.

2. Libor for each successive Interest Period shall mean the rate of interest quoted on the Reuters Monitor Screen FRBD page, two business days before the commencement of each such Interest Period, for three months United States Dollar Settlements, except for the First Interest Period in respect of which the rate of the closest period shall be used.

3. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the number of days elapsed.

4. Every payment on account of the repayment of principal or payment of interest which remains unpaid on the due date for payment shall bear interest as from the 5th day after the due date until actual payment ("Arrears Period") at a rate of 3% per annum in excess of the rate which would have been determined pursuant to sub-clause (b) of this clause.

5. If due on either (i) introduction of or any change in the interpretation of any law or regulation by any official authority of the State of Israel or any U.S. governmental authority or (ii) the compliance by the Bank with any request from the Bank of Israel or a Federal Reserve Bank, there shall be any increase in the cost (including reserve requirements) to the Bank of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining the outstanding balance of the Loan, as from such cost at the date hereof, then the Bank shall so notify the Borrower of the amount of such increased costs and the reasons for such increase. Within 30 days of such notice, the Borrower shall notify the Bank of its intention either (i) to prepay the Loan at the end of the current Interest Period, with no premium or other penalty being due, save that from the date of notice from the Bank until the end of the Current Interest Period, the rate interest payable on the Loan shall be increased sufficiently to indemnify the Bank against such increased costs, or (ii) to maintain the Loan as outstanding in which case the rate of interest payable on the Loan shall be increased sufficiently to indemnify the Bank against such increased costs. The Bank hereby represents that it is not aware of any such circumstances on the date hereof, which might give rise to a claim for increased costs hereunder.

10. All payments on account of repayment of the principal of the Loan or Interest shall be made by the Borrower in full in free transferable US Dollars without any deduction or withholding on account of any taxes or imposts of any Government or authority.

In the event that any withholding tax is levied on any amount payable to the Bank under this Agreement then the amount due shall be increased to such amount that after such withholding the amount payable shall be equivalent to the amount due. If such event occurs, the Borrower shall send the Bank the original receipts issued in the name of the Bank by the appropriate U.S tax authorities. The Bank shall endeavor and exercise its best efforts to apply such deduction or withholding against taxes payable by it to the income tax authorities of the State of Israel or otherwise receive benefits by way of any tax credit, tax deduction, tax refund ("Tax Credit"). The Bank shall hold the amounts of the Tax Credits until such time as the relevant final tax assessment of the Bank by the Israeli Tax Authorities is made, and if under such final tax assessment any of the amounts of the Tax Credit are not cancelled as Tax Credit, the Bank shall pay such amounts to the Borrower with accrued interest.

For the purposes hereof, a tax assessment shall be deemed final only upon expiration of the period during which the Commissioner of Income Tax has the authority to open or review the assessment under the provisions of Section 147 (a)(1) of the Income Tax Ordinance.

11.

1. If by reason of changes affecting the Euro-Dollar Market, the Bank is unable, due to circumstances beyond its control, to refinance itself in respect of the then outstanding balance of the principal amount of the loan, then the Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower of this fact.

2. If a notification under sub-clause (a) applies to the Loan before it has been drawn, than the Loan shall not be drawn. However, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the notification, the Borrower and the Bank shall enter into negotiations for a period of not more than (10) days with a view to agreeing an alternative basis for the borrowing of the Loan . Any alternative basis agreed shall be binding on the parties.

c. If a notification under sub-clause (a) applies to the Loan after it has been drawn to, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

A) Within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the notification, the Borrower and the Bank shall enter in negotiations for a period of not more than (10) days with a view to agreeing on an alternative basis for determining the rate of interest or funding or both applicable to the Loan;

B) Any alternative basis agreed under paragraph I above shall be binding on the Parties;

C) If no alternative basis is agreed, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal of the loan and any accrued interest thereof;

d. The Bank hereby represents that it is not aware of any such circumstances on the date hereof, which might give rise to a claim under this clause 11.

12. To secure the due performance of all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Borrower hereby pledges in the First Degree the Notes and assigns to the Bank by way of charge all its rights (subject to the obligations) under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement (the "Pledge").

Upon full repayment, or partial repayment in accordance with the provisions of clauses 16 and 17 below, of the Loan, the Bank shall discharge and release the Pledge and deliver the Notes or any shares thereof to the Borrower.

13.

1. Shamrock hereby undertakes that on or before the drawing of the Proceeds of the Loan, it shall endorse and transfer the Title to the Notes and assign all its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement to the Borrower and such endorsement, transfer and assignment shall be valid, unconditional and absolute.

2. Shamrock hereby undertakes that the Borrower shall perform it's obligations under clause 6 above.

3. Shamrock hereby undertakes that in the event that the Borrower shall not deliver to the Bank the Notice under clause 3 above requesting the drawing of the Proceeds of the Loan until 30.9.2000, Shamrock shall pay the Bank forthwith the amount set-out in clause 21(a) hereinafter.

4. Shamrock hereby guarantees the due and punctual payment of interest by the Borrower, provided such guarantee shall apply only to the difference between the interest due under this Agreement and the interest payable under the Notes, or the whole interest in the event and to the extent that the Notes (including the Additional Notes) or any part thereof have been converted to Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

5. Shamrock hereby undertakes that monies due to it from the Borrower shall be subordinated to monies due from the Borrower to the Bank, and that without the Bank's prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) the Borrower shall not make any payment to Shamrock as repayment of principal, payment of interest or otherwise, unless such amounts were contributed to the Borrower by Shamrock or received by; the Borrower in accordance with provisions of the Loan Agreement, including without limitation, the proceeds of the Loan hereunder and proceeds of sale in accordance with Section 16 of this Loan Agreement.

14. In the event that Gilat will exercise its option under section 1 (b) of the Notes to issue Additional Notes (as such term is defined in the Notes) instead of payment of the interest due in cash, the Borrower shall have the option either to pay to the Bank the interest due in cash or to settle the amount of interest due by obtaining from the Bank an additional Loan in the required amount and the provisions of this Agreement including clause 5 to 12 shall apply to such additional Loan with such changes as the case may require.

In order to avoid any doubt it is hereby agreed that only in case the Borrower elects not to pay the interest due in cash and the Bank grants the additional loan, shall the Additional Notes be held by the Trust Company and be subject to the first degree pledge to the Bank.

15. The Borrower undertakes that as long as any monies are due from the Borrower to the Bank:

1. Shamrock shall hold at least a majority of the equity interest in the Borrower and Trefoil Gilat, Inc., an entity controlled by Shamrock's executive officers, will continue to be the General Partner of the Borrower throughout the term of this Agreement.

2. The Borrower shall provide the Bank within 60 days of the end of its financial year with its financial statements on a stand-alone basis certified by an officer of the Borrower.

3. The Borrower shall forthwith deliver to the Bank a copy of any financial statements received by it from Gilat, or any knowledge or notice received by it under or in respect of the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Agreement of any material adverse effect regarding Gilat.

4. Shall forthwith inform the Bank of an Event of Default as such term is defined in the Notes.

5. The Borrower shall not engage in any other business except the holding of the Notes.

16.

1. Notwithstanding clause 12 of this Agreement the Borrower shall be entitled from time to time to sell any of the Notes or the shares of Gilat received as a result of conversion, provided, however, that the amount received from the selling of the Notes will not be less than the amount paid by the Borrower and/or Shamrock in purchasing those Notes and/or that the selling price per share for each of the shares sold shall not be less than $US 23 (adjusted as a result of the Anti-Dillution clauses in the Notes).

The amount received from the sale of Notes and/or shares will be used for the prepayment of the Loan up to an amount which reflects the ratio between the Notes and/or shares sold to the total number of Notes and/or shares pledged to secure the repayment of the Loan, i.e. if 20% of the amount of the Notes and/or the number of shares pledged are sold, then 20% of the outstanding amount of the Loan shall be repaid (the "Repaid Amount"). Any amount received from the sale of such Notes and/or shares in excess of the Repaid Amount shall be used by the Borrower at its discretion. The provisions of this clause 16(a) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Optional Redemption or Mandatory Redemption event (as such terms are defined under the Notes).

2. The Borrower shall be entitled, by a notice to the Bank and the Trust Company, to convert any or all of the Notes to shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Notes. Upon such notice the Bank shall surrender the Notes to Gilat in return for the shares. Should the Notes be converted to shares, by the Borrower, such shares shall be registered in the name of the Trust Company and be included in the first degree pledge in favor of the Bank.

3. In the event that the Borrower converts the Notes, in whole or in part, into shares the following provisions shall apply:

A) If the average market price of such shares during three consecutive trading days falls below 100% but equal to or above 90% of the face value of the Notes which have been converted to the said shares; or

B) If the market price of the shares during any one trading day falls below 90% of the face value of the Notes which have been converted to the said shares,

The Bank shall be entitled to sell the shares, provided however that if the market value of the said shares is not less than 75% of the face value of the Notes which have been converted to said shares, the Bank, before taking steps to sell the shares, shall inform Shamrock of its intention, and

then if Shamrock delivers to the Bank forthwith an undertaking to provide the Bank with sufficient additional collateral satisfactory to the Bank, and in fact provide such collateral within 24 hours, or longer period as the Bank may agree, the Bank shall abstain from selling any of the shares.

The proceeds of the sale of the shares under this sub-clause shall be utilized to effect prepayment on account of the principal of the Loan.

4. The amounts accumulated with the Bank and/or the Trust Company out of the receipt of interest on the Notes (over and above the interest due under this Agreement), dividends on converted shares, the sale of Notes or shares or any interest thereof, shall be held by the Bank as an additional security, and the Borrower may utilize such monies in whole or in part to effect prepayment of the principal of the Loan in accordance with clause 17.

17. The Borrower shall be entitled on any interest Payment Date, without premium or penalty, to prepay the Loan in whole or part (and if in part, in an amount not less than USDollars 250,000), together with interest on the amount prepaid to the date of prepayment, provided the Borrower has given the Bank not less than two business days prior written notice, which shall be irrevocable and effective only upon receipt. No amount prepaid may be redrawn. The Bank shall instruct the Trust Company to release the Pledge or any part thereof, pro-rata to the amount prepaid by the Borrower.

18. If any of the following events ("Events of Default") occurs and shall not have been remedied, the Bank may by a written notice to the Borrower declare the principal of the Loan then outstanding with accrued interest to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon same shall become forthwith due and payable:

1. Default in the due and punctual payment of any amount due to the Bank under this Agreement whether on account of principal, interest or otherwise, for a period of more than 5 days after service of notice upon the Borrower.

2. There is a material default by the Borrower in the due and punctual performance and or observation of any material provision of this Agreement or any warranty on the part of the Borrower hereunder is incorrect in any manner affecting the ability of the Borrower to repay the Loan, or the validity or efficacy of the Pledge and/or assignment in any material respect, provided that such default or breach of warranty, if it is capable of being remedied, is not remedied within 30 days of service of notice upon the Borrower.

3. If the Borrower is unable or ceases to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, a receiver is appointed over the assets of the Borrower or a material part thereof and such appointment is not cancelled within 60 days, or the Borrower passes a resolution for winding up (other than within the context of a corporate reorganization).

4. An application is made for the liquidation of the Borrower or an attachment is levied on all the assets of the Borrower or a material part thereof and such application or attachment is not cancelled within -60 days.

5. A material breach or material non performance of any material obligation or material undertaking by Gilat under the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Agreement (provided however any deviation from financial covenants or payment provisions shall always be considered material).

6. Any of the events mentioned in sub-clauses (c) and (d) shall apply to Gilat, with such changes as the case may requires, that is the reference when required, shall be to the Notes purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement.

Notwithstanding the aforesaid:

A) The Bank shall not exercise its rights under this clause in respect of any of the events set out in sub-clause (e) unless the Bank is of the opinion that the occurrence of such event may jeopardize the due and punctual repayment of the Loan.

B) The Bank shall not exercise its rights under this clause if the Borrower shall provide the Bank with sufficient additional collateral to the satisfaction of the Bank in its absolute discretion.

C) The Bank shall not be obliged to defer taking steps under this clause if the delay may cause the Bank substantial irreparable damage.

D) Notwithstanding Section 6 of the Companies Law 5759-1999, the Bank hereby agrees that in any Event of Default it shall have no claim, demand or any recourse to the assets and rights of any of the shareholders, partners, equity holders or beneficial holders of the Borrower; unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

19. This Agreement and transactions and the documents provided for herein shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Israel. Any legal action or proceedings against the Borrower or Shamrock with respect to this Agreement or any instrument provided for herein may be brought in the courts of Tel-Aviv, Israel or in the courts of any other appropriate jurisdiction, as the Bank may elect, and the Borrower and Shamrock hereby irrevocably accepts the jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any action or proceeding.

20. The Borrower and Shamrock hereby agree that service of process in any such action or proceedings brought in Israel may be made upon them by service upon Zellermayer, Pelossof, Adv., and the Borrower and Shamrock hereby irrevocably appoint Zellermayer, Pelossof, Adv. as their authorized agent to accept such service of process in Tel-Aviv and agree that failure of such Agent to give any notice of any such service to the Borrower or Shamrock shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. The Borrower undertakes to deliver to the Bank before the proceeds of the Loan is drawn the written irrevocable acceptance of the above appointment by Zellermayer, Pelossof, Adv.

21.

1. The Borrower undertakes to pay the Bank the amount of US$ 35,000 to cover the Bank's costs and expenses in connection with the preparation of the Loan documents, such payment to be effected upon disbursement of the Loan.

2. The Borrower shall bear and pay all stamp duties (including penalties for late payment) and registration fees, if any, payable in respect of this Agreement and documents provided for herein.

22. Business day for the purposes of this Agreement is a day in which Banks in New York and London are open for business and the Bank of Israel conducts business in a non-Israeli currency. In the event that any payment is due on a date which is not a business day such payment shall be postponed to the next business day, unless such day falls in the next calendar month in which case the payment shall be effected in the previous business day.

23. All notices, requests and demands shall be given or made upon the respective parties hereto as follows:

To the Bank:        27/31 Yehuda Halevi Street, Tel-Aviv
                    Tel. 972-3-5145376
                    Fax: 972-3-5145210
                    Attention: Corporate Division

To the Borrower and/or Shamrock:

4444 Lakeside Drive, Burbank California, USA 91505 Tel: (818) 845-4444 Fax: (818) 842-3142 Attention: Robert Moskowitz

Until one of the parties shall inform the others of a different address.

As a matter of courtesy, the Bank may send copies of notices, requests and demands sent to the Borrower and/or Shamrock to:

Zellermayer, Pelossof, Advocates Europe House
37 Shaul Hamelech Blvd.

Tel Aviv 64928
Tel: 03-6939555
Fax: 03-6952884
Attention: Michael Zellermayer, Adv.

IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HAVE SET THEIR HANDS AT TEL-AVIV ON THE DATE HEREIN BEFORE MENTIONED.

/s/ M. Belisha                                 /s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
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/s/ H. Debby                                   Shamrock Holding of
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Israel Discount Bank Ltd                       Name: Robert G. Moskowitz
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Name: M. Belisha                               Title: Executive Vice President
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Title: General Manager's Assistant
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Name: H. Debby
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Title: Corporate Banking Officer
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/s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
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Trefoil Gilat Investors L.P.
By its General Partner: Trefoil Gilat Inc.

Name: Robert G. Moskowitz
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Title: Vice President

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EXHIBIT 8

TRUST AGREEMENT

Made AT Tel-Aviv this 24 Day of August 2000

Between

Israel Discount Bank Trust Company Ltd. ("the Trustee")

party of the first part and

Trefoil Gilat Investors L.P. ("the Borrower")

party of the second part

and

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. ("the Bank")

party of the third part

Whereas the Borrower is the holder of 6 convertible Notes ("the Notes") in the total principal amount of US$ 25,000,000 issued by Gilat Communication Ltd. ("Gilat") purchased by Shamrock Holdings of California Inc. ("Shamrock") under a Purchase Agreement ("Purchase Agreement") dated 30th June 2000 and a Registration Rights Agreement ("Registration Agreement") of the same date both of which have been assigned by Shamrock to the Borrower;

And whereas the Borrower entered into a Loan Agreement dated as of 24 of August 2000 with the Bank under which the Bank has undertaken to grant the Borrower a Loan in the amount of US$ 16,250,000;

And whereas the Borrower has pledged or assigned by way of pledge, to the Bank to secure its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Notes and its rights under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement;

And whereas the Bank required that the Notes, and the rights under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement shall be held by the Trustee as custodian for the Bank;

And whereas the Trustee agrees to hold the Notes and the Rights and the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Agreement as custodian for the Bank and in trust for the Borrower;

NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Borrower hereby delivers to the Trustee:

1. The original Notes duly endorsed in favor of the Trustee.

2. The original of the Purchase Agreement and Registration Agreement (the "Agreements") together with an Assignment and Assumption Agreement of all rights under the Agreements to the Trustee and the Trustee hereby confirms the receipt of the above documents.

2. The Borrower shall:

1. Within 5 days after the date hereof deliver to the Trustee a written confirmation addressed to the Trustee by Gilat that the Trustee is registered in the Notes' Registry of Gilat as the Holder and Owner of the Notes and that it has received the Notice of the Assignment of Rights under the Agreements.

2. Within 14 days of the Disbursement Date, as defined in the Loan Agreement, deliver to the Trustee a confirmation from the appropriate registrar, confirming that the Pledge, as defined in the Loan Agreement, has been registered with the appropriate registrar office in accordance with the applicable law.

The Notes, the confirmations, the Agreements and the letter of assignment shall hereinafter, unless the context shall otherwise require, be referred to as "the Documents".

3. The Trustee shall hold the Documents mentioned in clause 1 and 2 as custodian for the Bank and in trust for the Borrower.

4. Every amount received by the Trustee as interest on the Notes, dividends in respect of shares allotted as a result of conversion of the Notes, or consideration for selling of the Notes or shares allotted as a result of conversion of the Notes, shall be credited to the Borrower's account with the Bank and shall constitute part of the pledged rights in accordance with Sections 12 and 14 of the Loan Agreement.

5. So long as the Bank does not inform the Trustee that an event of default under the Loan Agreement occurs and is continuing:

1. the Trustee shall act with regard to the Documents as instructed by the Borrower, provided such instructions are approved in writing by the Bank to the extent required by the Loan Agreement, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

2. The Trustee shall grant the Borrower's nominee with a Proxy to participate and vote at meetings of Gilat.

6. In the event that the Bank informs the Trustee that an event of default under the Loan Agreement occurred and not cured in accordance with the Loan Agreement, the Trustee shall act with regard to the Documents as instructed by the Bank.

7. In the event that any of the Notes are converted to shares by the Borrower, such shares shall be registered in the name of the Trustee and the provisions of this Agreement shall apply, with such changes as the case may require.

8. In the event that the Bank grants the Borrower additional Loan (s) against the pledging of Additional Notes (as such term is defined under the Notes), such Additional Notes duly endorsed in favor of the Trustee shall be delivered to the Trustee and the provisions of this Agreement shall apply.

9. In the event the Borrower prepays the Loan or any part thereof, the Bank shall instruct the Trustee to release the Pledge or any part thereof, to the Borrower, and the Trustee shall comply with such instructions.

On being informed by the Bank that the Loan and all additional loans (if any) have been fully repaid, the Trustee shall hold all remaining Documents at the disposal of the Borrower free of the Pledge.

10. The Trustee shall be entitled to act in accordance with any written instruction which on the face of it seems to be given by the Borrower and the Trustee BONA FIDE believes to be genuine instructions of the Borrower.

11. The Trustee shall not be bound to carry out any instruction of the Borrower which is illegal or not allowed under the Laws of Israel or not allowed under this Agreement or which will impose on it financial obligation by an Israeli Governmental Authority, unless the cover of such obligation shall be secured to the satisfaction of the Trustee.

12. In consideration of the services of the Trustee under this Agreement, the Borrower shall pay to the Trustee US$ 2,500 for each 12 months period or pro-rata for any part thereof.

The said annual fee shall be paid in advance on the commencement of each year as from the execution of this Trust Agreement.

Further the Borrower shall reimburse the Trustee for all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Trustee in or about this Agreement.

The Trustee shall be entitled to deduct the amounts due to it under this clause from any payment of interest or dividend received by him in respect of the Notes/shares.

13. This Agreement shall come to an end either by mutual consent of the Bank and the Borrower, or when all the Documents are no longer held by the Trustee.

14. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Israel.

15. The addresses of the parties for the purposes of this Agreement:

The Borrower:

4444 Lakeside Drive, Burbank
California, USA 91505
Tel: (818) 845-4444
Fax: (818) 842-3142
Attention: Robert Moskowitz

The Trustee:      115, Allenby St.
                  Tel-Aviv 65817/ Israel
                  Fax: 03-5609207


The Bank:         27/31 Yehuda Halevi st.
                  Tel-Aviv, Israel  65136
                  Fax: 03-5174374
                  Tel: 03-5145951
                  Attention: Hanna Debby

Unless any of the parties shall inform the other of a different address.


IN WITNESS THEREOF THE PARTIES HAVE SET THEIR HANDS AT TEL-AVIV ON THE

DATE HEREIN BEFORE MENTIONED.

/s/ E. Tovbin                          /s/ M. Belisha
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/s/ A. Tuval                           /s/ H. Debby
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Israel Discount Bank Trust             Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
Company Ltd.
Name: E.Tovbin                         Name: M. Belisha
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Title: Chairman                        Title: General Manager's Assistant
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Name: A. Tuval                         Name: H. Debby
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Title: General Manager                 Title: Corporate Banking Officer
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/s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
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Trefoil Gilat Investors L.P.

By its General Partner: Trefoil Gilat Inc. Name: Robert G. Moskowitz
Title: Vice President


EXHIBIT 9

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of August 24, 2000, between Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P. ("Trefoil Gilat") and Israel Discount Bank Trust Company Ltd.. (the "Trustee").

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2000, Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc. ("SHOC") entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Gilat Communications, Ltd., an Israeli company ("Gilat"), pursuant to which SHOC purchased $25 million in principal amount of Convertible Notes of Gilat (the "Notes"); and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, SHOC and Gilat entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement" and together with the Purchase Agreement and the Notes, the "Gilat Agreements") granting certain registration rights to SHOC with respect to the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Trefoil Gilat and SHOC entered into an Assignment Agreement pursuant to which, in consideration for the payment of $25 million by Trefoil Gilat to SHOC, SHOC assigned to Trefoil Gilat, and Trefoil Gilat assumed from SHOC, all of the rights and obligations of SHOC under the Gilat Agreements, including the ownership of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Trefoil Gilat is entering into a Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (the "Bank"), pursuant to which Trefoil Gilat is borrowing $16,250,000 (the "Loan Proceeds") to partially finance its acquisition of the Notes from SHOC; and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Trefoil Gilat is entering into a Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") with the Bank and the Trustee, pursuant to which the parties are agreeing that the Trustee shall hold the Notes and Trefoil Gilat's rights under the Gilat Agreements as security for Trefoil Gilat's obligations under the Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Trust Agreement, Trefoil Gilat desires to assign, and the Trustee desires to assume, all of the rights of Trefoil Gilat under the Gilat Agreements until such time as Trefoil Gilat has satisfied its obligations under the Loan Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. In consideration of the receipt of the Loan Proceeds from the Bank, Trefoil Gilat hereby transfers and assigns all of its rights (including ownership of the Notes) under the Gilat Agreements (collectively, the "Pledged Interests") to the Trustee, to be held by the Trustee under the terms of the Trust Agreement.

2. The Trustee hereby accepts such transfer and assignment of the Pledged Interests, to be held by the Trustee under the terms of the Trust Agreement.

3. So long as the Bank does not inform the Trustee that an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall act with regard to the Pledged Interests as instructed by Trefoil Gilat, and accordingly shall grant Trefoil Gilat's nominee a proxy with respect to such Pledged Interests. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Trefoil Gilat shall have the right to exercise all rights and powers with respect to the Pledged Interests, including without limitation, sole dispositive power over the Pledged Interests, subject to Section 16.1 of the Loan Agreement.

4. The Trustee shall act with regard to the Pledged Interests as provided in the Trust Agreement and the Loan Agreement.

5. To the extent the Bank instructs the Trustee to release any portion of the Pledged Interests in accordance with Sections 12, 16 or 17 of the Loan Agreement, the Trustee shall assign such released Pledged Interests to Trefoil Gilat.

6. The assignment of the Pledged Interests by Trefoil Gilat is made solely to secure Trefoil Gilat's obligations under the Loan Agreement and, accordingly, such assignment is subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Trust Agreement.

7. Upon assignment by the Trustee of any portion of the Pledged Interests to Trefoil Gilat pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the Trustee shall, from time to time at the request of Trefoil Gilat, and without further consideration, execute, acknowledge and deliver such other instruments of conveyance and transfer as Trefoil Gilat may reasonably request and take such other action as reasonably may be requested by Trefoil Gilat to more effectively to assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Trefoil Gilat the Pledged Interests.

8. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of Israel.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement.

TREFOIL GILAT INVESTORS, L.P.
By: Trefoil Gilat, Inc.
its General Partner

By: /s/ Robert G. Moskowitz
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   Name:   Robert G. Moskowitz
   Title:  Vice President and Secretary

ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK TRUST
COMPANY LTD.

/s/ E. Tovbin
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Chairman

/s/ A. Tuval
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G. Manager


EXHIBIT 10

AGREEMENT OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
TREFOIL GILAT INVESTORS, L.P.

This Agreement of Limited Partnership of Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P. (the "Partnership"), is entered into as of July 26, 2000, by and between Trefoil Gilat, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Trefoil Gilat"), as general partner (the "General Partner"), and the undersigned limited partners, including any Persons hereafter admitted, pursuant to the terms hereof, as limited partners of the Partnership.

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS, ETC.

1.1 Definitions.

As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

"Acquisition Expenses" means all costs, fees, expenses and commissions incurred by the Partnership, the General Partner, SCA, Shamrock or any of their Affiliates in connection with the preparation for, or the carrying out, completion, termination, or sale or liquidation (in whole or in part) of the Investment, including, but not limited to, legal, accounting, investment banking, financing, finders' and other fees and expenses; provided, however, that such amounts shall not include any costs, fees, expenses and commissions incurred by the Partnership, the General Partner, the Limited Partners, SCA or any of their Affiliates which have been reimbursed to such Person by the Subject Company;

"Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act as in effect on the date hereof and as it may be amended hereafter from time to time;

"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, a Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person; the term "control," as used herein, means, with respect to a Person that is a corporation, the right to elect a majority of its board of directors and, with respect to a Person that is not a corporation, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the Person;

"Agreement" means this Agreement of Limited Partnership of Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P. as amended from time to time as provided herein;

"Available Cash" means Cash which is available in the accounts of the Partnership and not reserved to make any payments due and owing by the Partnership or otherwise reserved by the General Partner, in its reasonable discretion, for expenses, operations, or contingencies of the Partnership;

"Base Rate" means, on any date, the rate of interest in effect for such date charged by Bank of America, N.A. as its "reference rate" or "prime rate";

"Book Value" means, with respect to any asset, the asset's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows;

(i) the Book Value of any asset contributed or deemed contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset at the time of contribution as reasonably determined by the General Partner;

(ii) the Book Value of any asset distributed or deemed distributed by the Partnership to any Partner shall be adjusted immediately prior to such distribution to equal its gross fair market value at such time as reasonably determined by the General Partner;

(iii) the Book Values of all Partnership assets may be adjusted in the discretion of the General Partner to equal their respective gross fair market values, as reasonably determined by the General Partner as of:

(1) the date of the acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership by any new or existing Partner in exchange for a contribution to the capital of the Partnership; or

(2) upon the liquidation of the Partnership, or the distribution by the Partnership to a retiring or continuing Partner of money or other Partnership property in reduction of such Partner's interest in the Partnership;

(iv) any adjustments to the adjusted basis of any asset of the Partnership pursuant to Section 734 or 743 of the Code shall be taken into account in determining such asset's Book Value in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); and

(v) if the Book Value of an asset has been determined pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above, such Book Value shall thereafter be adjusted in the same manner as would the asset's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except that depreciation and amortization deductions shall be computed based on the asset's Book Value as so determined, and not on the asset's adjusted tax basis;

"Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close;

"Capital Account" means, with respect to any Partner, the capital account of such Partner maintained pursuant to Section 7.1, including all additions and subtractions thereto pursuant to this Agreement;

"Capital Commitment Balance" of a Partner shall mean such Partner's Total Capital Commitment, less the Capital Contributions made by the Partner;

"Capital Contributions" means the contributions by the Partners to the Partnership made pursuant to Section 6.1;

"Capital Distributions" means the amount of Available Cash or property (valued at Fair Market Value) distributed to the Partners pursuant to Section 7.4.1(a);

"Cash" when capitalized means money and cash equivalents;

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

"Commitments" means the amount of capital that each Partner shall be required to commit to the Partnership for purposes of making an Investment and making Minimum Fee Contributions with respect thereto. In no event shall a Commitment be approved which exceeds such Partner's remaining Capital Commitment Balance.

"Delinquent Partner" has the meaning given it in Section 6.1(b)(iii);

"Designated Account" means (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the government of the United States of America or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any State of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such State or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having not less than the second highest rating obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of the creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having not less than the second highest rating obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc; (iv) certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, or bankers' acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia which has combined capital and surplus of not less than $1,000,000,000; and (v) money market funds organized under the laws of the Unites States of America or any State thereof that invest not less than 75% of their funds in any of the Designated Accounts described in clauses
(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) above;

"Event of Withdrawal" has the meaning given it in Section 8.1(b);

"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

"Fair Market Value" of an asset means the fair market value of such asset as determined by the General Partner or liquidating trustee, as the case may be, in its reasonable discretion; provided, however, in connection with a distribution of property to the Limited Partners pursuant to Section 7.4.1, 7.4.3 or 8.3, the fair market value of property which is a security that is not publicly traded shall be the appraised value thereof as determined by an independent investment bank or appraisal firm selected by the General Partner;

"Fiscal Period" shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof or the first day after the end of any Fiscal Period and ending on the last day of each calendar quarter;

"Fiscal Year" means each of the taxable years of the Partnership, as described in Section 9.7;

"General Partner" means Trefoil Gilat, Inc. or any new general partner elected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

"Indemnified Person" or "Indemnified Persons" have the meanings given them in Section 4.7(a);

"Initial Contribution Date" means August 1, 2000 or such later date designated in a written notice delivered to the Limited Partners in accordance with Section 11.13;

"Interest Rate" means the lesser of (i) 3% in excess of the Base Rate from time to time in effect, and (ii) the maximum non-usurious rate permitted by applicable law;

"Investment" means a direct or indirect investment or acquisition (including by means of a tender offer, cash merger or management leveraged buy out transaction) by the Partnership (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) in or of securities of the Subject Company;

"Investment Act" has the meaning given it in Section 10.1(j);

"Limited Partners" means each Person named as a limited partner on the Schedule of Partners, and each Person admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner pursuant to Section 2.4(c) and named as a limited partner on the Schedule of Partners;

"Majority in Interest" means, in respect of any consent or other action of the Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement, Limited Partners (other than Delinquent Partners) whose Total Capital Commitments represent at least 50% of the Total Capital Commitments of all the Limited Partners (other than Delinquent Partners);

"Management Agreement" means the Management Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2000, between the Partnership and SCA, as the same may be amended pursuant to the terms hereof;

"Minimum Fee" means the fee payable to SCA pursuant to Section 3 of the Management Agreement;

"Minimum Fee Contribution" has the meaning given it in Section 6.1(b)(ii);

"Minimum Fee Payment Date" means August 1, 2000 and each January 5 and July 5 thereafter (beginning with January 5, 2000) and prior to the Partnership Dissolution Date;

"Net Profit" and "Net Loss" mean, respectively, for any period the taxable income and taxable loss of the Partnership for such period as determined for federal income tax purposes, provided that for purposes of determining Net Profit and Net Loss and items of gross income, deductions and expenses (for the purposes of Section 7.2 (other than Section 7.2(c)) and 7.3) and not for income tax purposes (i) there shall be taken into account any tax exempt income of the Partnership, (ii) any expenditures of the Partnership which are described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or which are deemed to be described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code pursuant to Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code shall be treated as deductible expenses, (iii) if any Partnership asset has a Book Value which differs from its adjusted tax basis as determined for federal income tax purposes, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall be computed based upon the asset's Book Value rather than its adjusted tax basis, (iv) items of gross income or deduction allocated pursuant to Section 7.3 shall be excluded from the computation of Net Profit and Net Loss; (v) there shall be taken separately stated items under
Section 702(a) of the Code; and (vi) if the Book Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account in the taxable year of adjustment as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Profit and Net Loss;

"Partners" means the General Partner and the Limited Partners;

"Partnership" means the limited partnership created under this Agreement;

"Partnership Dissolution Date" has the meaning given it in
Section 8.1;

"Permitted Transferee" has the meaning given it in Section 2.4(a);

"Person" means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or other entity or association;

"Pro Rata" means in proportion to the Total Capital Commitments of all of the Partners;

"Qualified Income Offset Amount" means, for any Partner, the excess, if any, of (i) the negative balance a Partner has in its Capital Account after taking into account any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treas. Reg.ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or
(6) over (ii) the maximum amount of any negative balance in its Capital Account such Partner may be obligated (or deemed obligated under the Treasury Regulations) to contribute to the Partnership upon liquidation;

"SCA" means Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation;

"Schedule of Partners" means Schedule A attached hereto as the same may be amended from time to time to reflect the addition of Additional Limited Partners, Substituted Limited Partners and/or changes in Total Capital Commitments;

"Securities" means the securities of the Subject Company, all warrants, options, convertible securities and other interests which may be exercised in respect of, converted into or otherwise relate to, the Subject Company's capital stock or other equity interests and any other securities, including debt securities, of the Subject Company;

"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

"Shamrock" means Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc., a California corporation;

"Subject Company" means Gilat Communications, Ltd.

"Substituted Limited Partner" has the meaning given it in Section 2.4(c);

"Total Capital Commitment" of a Partner shall mean the amount of capital that such Partner has committed to contribute to the Partnership for the purpose of making Investments as set forth in Schedule A hereto under the caption "Total Capital Commitment";

"Transfer" has the meaning given it in Section 2.4(a);

"Two-Thirds in Interest" means, in respect of any consent or other action of the Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement, Limited Partners (other than Delinquent Partners) whose Total Capital Commitments represent at least 66 and 2/3 percent of the Total Capital Commitments of all the Limited Partners (other than Delinquent Partners);

"Void Transfer" has the meaning given it in Section 2.4(a).

1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations.

All accounting terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings accorded to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as expressly provided herein, all accounting determinations shall be made in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

ARTICLE 2

GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1 Formation of Limited Partnership.

The Partners hereby agree to form a limited partnership, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Except as provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Partners shall be governed by the provisions of the Act. The General Partner shall promptly file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of limited partnership conforming to the Act.

2.2 Name.

The name of the Partnership shall be Trefoil Gilat Investors, L.P. or such other name as the General Partner may hereafter designate upon
(i) sending notice thereof to the Limited Partners and (ii) causing an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership to be properly filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; provided, however, that such other name shall not include the name (or any unique part thereof) of a Limited Partner or any of its Affiliates without the prior consent of such Limited Partner.

2.3 Principal Place of Business.

The principal place of business of the Partnership shall be at 4444 Lakeside Drive, Burbank, California or at such other place as the General Partner may from time to time determine. The Partnership may establish additional offices at such other places within or outside the State of California as the General Partner may from time to time determine.

2.4 Transfer of Partnership Interests.

(a) Conditions for Transfer. No Limited Partner shall, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, dispose of, hypothecate, grant a security interest in, encumber, or permit or suffer any encumbrance of (except by negative pledge), all or any portion of its interest in the Partnership (the commission or occurrence of any such act referred to as a "Transfer"), without the prior written consent of the General Partner, which consent may be withheld in the absolute discretion of the General Partner; provided, however, that no such consent of the General Partner shall be required for Transfers (i) occurring pursuant to testamentary instrument or intestate succession or as otherwise set forth in Section 2.5, (ii) by gift to a spouse, parent, child or grandchild or a trust for the benefit of any one or more of the foregoing or (iii) to an Affiliate of, or partner in, such Limited Partner; provided that (x) in every case such transferee agrees with the Partnership not to make any subsequent Transfer except with the prior written consent of the General Partner or to Persons described above, (y) if any Limited Partner shall make a Transfer to an Affiliate of, or a partner in, such Limited Partner, such transferor shall guaranty, by instrument reasonably satisfactory to the General Partner, the making of Capital Contributions by the transferee and (z) such Transfer would not subject the Partnership to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Any Person receiving a Limited Partner's interest pursuant to (i), (ii) or
(iii) above or with the prior written consent of the General Partner (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii)) shall be referred to as a "Permitted Transferee." Any purported Transfer of a Limited Partner's interest in the Partnership made other than in accordance with this Agreement (a "Void Transfer") shall be void and neither the Partnership nor the General Partner shall be required to recognize any equitable or other claims to such interest on the part of a Transferee in connection with a Void Transfer. Any amounts otherwise distributable to a Limited Partner in respect of a direct or indirect interest in the Partnership that has been transferred in violation of this Section 2.4 may be withheld until the Void Transfer has been rescinded, whereupon the amount withheld shall be distributed without interest. Before the completion of, and as a prior condition to, any Transfer pursuant to this
Section 2.4, if requested by the General Partner, the transferor shall deliver to the Partnership a written opinion of counsel, satisfactory in form and substance to the General Partner, that an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available.

(b) Effect of Transfer. A Permitted Transferee shall not become a Limited Partner as a result of a Transfer, and shall not have any rights herein conferred upon a Limited Partner, except that upon notification of the General Partner by the person acquiring such interest, such person shall be entitled to receive allocations and distributions to which such Limited Partner would have been entitled under the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that any such person may become a Limited Partner upon compliance with all of the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(c).

(c) Requirements for Substitution. A Permitted Transferee of an interest in the Partnership of a Limited Partner shall have the right to become a substituted Limited Partner (a "Substituted Limited Partner") in place of such Limited Partner with respect to such interest only if all the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) a duly executed and acknowledged written instrument of transfer approved by the General Partner has been filed with the Partnership setting forth the intention of the transferring Limited Partner that the Permitted Transferee become a Substituted Limited Partner in its place;

(ii) the transferring Limited Partner and Permitted Transferee execute, acknowledge and deliver such other instruments as the General Partner may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effect such substitution, including the written acceptance and adoption by the Permitted Transferee of the provisions of this Agreement, and the execution, acknowledgment and delivery by the Permitted Transferee of a power of attorney containing the powers provided for in Section 11.1 hereof;

(iii) the transferring Limited Partner shall have guaranteed the obligations of the Permitted Transferee hereunder;

(iv) the written consent of the General Partner to such substitution shall be obtained, which consent may be withheld in the absolute discretion of the General Partner (regardless of whether the withholding of such consent is arbitrary and unreasonable); and

(v) the Partnership shall have been reimbursed for all reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by the Partnership in connection with such Transfer and substitution.

Except to the extent required by the General Partner pursuant to this
Section 2.4 or the Act, the transferring Limited Partner shall be relieved of its obligations to make further Capital Contributions to the extent of such transfer.

2.5 Effect of Bankruptcy, Death, Incompetency or Withdrawal of a Limited Partner.

The dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy, death, incompetency, resignation or withdrawal of any Limited Partner shall not cause the termination or dissolution of the Partnership. Upon the occurrence of any such event that is not prohibited by Section 5.6, the legal representative of the Limited Partner shall be deemed to be the assignee of the Limited Partner's interest in the Partnership and, if the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.4(c) hereof are satisfied, may become a Substituted Limited Partner.

2.6 Both General and Limited Partner.

A Partner may at the same time be both a General Partner and Limited Partner, in which event its rights and obligations in each such capacity shall be determined separately in accordance with the provisions hereof.

2.7 Delaware Office; Agent for Service of Process.

The address of the Partnership's registered office in the State of Delaware shall be c/o Corporation Service Company, 1013 Centre Rd., Wilmington, Delaware 19805, and the name of the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE 3

OBJECTIVES, PURPOSES AND POWERS

3.1 Purposes and Powers.

(a) The purpose of the Partnership shall be to invest in capital stock, membership interests, bonds, notes, debentures, trust receipts and other obligations, choses in action, instruments or evidences of indebtedness of the Subject Company and in rights and options relating thereto and in any securities received in exchange for any of the foregoing (all such items being hereinafter collectively called "Securities") and in bank and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, United States Government securities and cash and cash equivalents;

(b) the Partnership is empowered

(i) to, directly or indirectly, purchase, hold, exchange, sell, distribute, transfer, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, deal in or otherwise effect any and all transactions of any kind, character or description whatsoever in or with respect to the Securities or assets of the Subject Company, and to do any and all things which may be useful in connection with the foregoing activities or incidental to the conduct of such activities;

(ii) to incur indebtedness for borrowed money; to issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures, and any other kinds of negotiable and non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, whether or not in connection with borrowing money, and to secure the payment thereof (and of the interest thereon) by the creation of any interest in the Securities or any of the property or rights of the Partnership, or in any property owned by others when the Partnership has the right so to do, whether owned by or subject to such right of the Partnership at the time such indebtedness is incurred or thereafter;

(iii) to purchase, borrow, acquire, hold, exchange, sell, distribute, assign, transfer, lend, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, convert, redeem, escrow, or reissue instruments evidencing its indebtedness incurred in connection with the conduct of its business;

(iv) to invest Partnership funds, on a temporary basis pending (x) investment in the Subject Company, (y) distribution to the Partners or (z) payment of costs, expenses, liabilities or other obligations or contingencies of the Partnership, in Designated Accounts;

(v) to have and maintain one or more offices within or without the State of California, in connection therewith, to rent, lease or purchase office space, facilities and equipment, to engage and pay consultants and advisors and to do such other acts and things and incur such other expenses as may be necessary or advisable in connection with the maintenance of such office or offices or the conduct of the Partnership;

(vi) to open, maintain and close bank accounts and to draw checks and other orders for the payment of money;

(vii) to form Persons, including partnerships and corporations, and to enter into, make and perform all such contracts, agreements and other undertakings, including indemnity agreements, as may be necessary or advisable or incident to the foregoing or the carrying out of the purposes of the Partnership;

(viii) to enter into the Management Agreement; and

(ix) to take such other actions as may be necessary or advisable or incident to the foregoing or the carrying out of the purpose of the Partnership (including, without limitation, the commencement, joining in, maintenance and defense of any litigation or administrative proceeding, the retention of agents, independent contractors, legal counsel, accountants, brokers and investment bankers, and the preparation and filing of Partnership tax returns) and to do every other act or thing incident thereto or connected therewith.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Partnership may carry out its objectives and accomplish its purposes as principal, whether by or through trustees or agents, alone or with associates, or as a member of or as a participant in any firm, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, syndicate or other entity. Although the Partnership may engage in any or all of the above activities, the Partnership need not engage in any one or more of them.

ARTICLE 4

GENERAL PARTNER; MANAGEMENT; ETC.

4.1 General Partner.

The General Partner is Trefoil Gilat or any additional, substitute, replacement or successor general partner of the Partnership admitted as such in accordance with this Agreement in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership.

4.2 Exclusive Control.

Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Act, the management, operation and policies of the Partnership and the authority to take all action and make all decisions regarding the business of the Partnership shall be vested fully and exclusively in the General Partner who shall have all rights and powers generally conferred by law upon general partners or necessary or advisable and consistent herewith.

4.3 Other Businesses of Partners.

Until the Partnership Dissolution Date, the General Partner shall engage in no business other than serving as the general partner of the Partnership and taking such actions that are reasonably incident thereto. The General Partner shall devote such time to the Partnership and its purposes and objectives as shall be necessary in its reasonable judgment to conduct and manage the Partnership's affairs in an efficient manner after taking into account the services provided to the Partnership under the Management Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein or in the Management Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to preclude any Partner or any Affiliate of any Partner or employee of any Partner from engaging in or pursuing, directly or indirectly, independently or with others, any interest in other business ventures of every kind, nature or description, including those which compete with the Subject Company, and neither the Partnership nor any Partner shall be entitled to have any interest whatsoever in any such business venture.

4.4 Powers.

The General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf and in the name of the Partnership, to carry out and implement, directly or through such agents as the General Partner may appoint, including, but not limited to, SCA, any and all of the purposes and powers of the Partnership set forth in Article 3 hereof, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(a) to do such other acts (including elections under Section 754 of the Code and any other Code provision or regulation thereunder) as the General Partner may deem necessary or advisable, or as may be incident to or necessary for the conduct of the business of the Partnership;

(b) to employ and dismiss from employment any and all employees, agents, or independent contractors;

(c) to consult with legal counsel, accountants, brokers, investment bankers, and other experts selected by the General Partner or SCA on behalf and at the expense of the Partnership; and

(d) to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments to effectuate any and all of the foregoing.

4.5 Transactions with Affiliates; Management Agreement.

The General Partner may not engage in any transaction with its Affiliates or Shamrock and any of its Affiliates in connection with the operation or management of the Partnership or the carrying out of its objects or purposes on any basis less favorable to the Partnership than would be obtained from an unaffiliated Person. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Partnership shall enter into the Management Agreement. Without the consent of Two-Thirds in Interest, the Partnership may not amend the Management Agreement.

4.6 Exculpation of General Partner.

Neither the General Partner nor any Affiliate of the General Partner or any employee, director, officer, partner, stockholder or agent thereof shall have any liability to the Partnership or the Limited Partners
(i) for any mistake in judgment or (ii) for any act or failure to act pursuant to this Agreement or the Management Agreement, except where such mistake in judgment, act or failure to act constitutes gross negligence, fraud, willful violation of law, bad faith or willful misconduct. The General Partner shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel, accountants, and other experts (including financial advice of investment bankers), provided the General Partner believes such professionals and experts are competent, and any act of or failure to act by the General Partner in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject the General Partner, its Affiliates or any of their respective employees to liability to the Partnership or any Partner.

4.7 Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) The Partnership shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Partner, its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, or agents (severally, the "Indemnified Person," and collectively, the "Indemnified Persons"), from and against any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Person) (except as otherwise specifically provided herein or in the Management Agreement) to which the Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with
(i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any tender offer, and any other actions taken by the Partnership in connection with the Securities of the Subject Company, but solely as a result of an Indemnified Person (or an Affiliate thereof) being a Partner or (ii) the business and operation of the Partnership (subject to the Management Agreement), to the fullest extent permitted by law, except that the Partnership shall not indemnify any Indemnified Person for any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense (x) arising from such Indemnified Person's gross negligence, fraud, willful violation of law, bad faith, willful misconduct, breach of this Agreement or breach of the representations or warranties of the respective Partner contained herein,
(y) as to which indemnification is barred under the federal securities law, the Act, or other applicable laws, or (z) as to its share as Partner in any losses or expenses of the Partnership, including the indemnification provided for in this Section. Such counsel fees and expenses shall be paid by the Partnership as they are incurred upon receipt, in each case, of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification with respect thereto.

(b) If the indemnity provided for in Section 4.7(a) and to which an Indemnified Person is otherwise entitled pursuant to such Section is unavailable to such Indemnified Person in respect of any losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses referred to therein, then the Partnership, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses in the proportion as (i) the aggregate of the Capital Accounts exclusive of the Capital Account of such Indemnified Person bears to (ii) the aggregate of all Capital Accounts of the Partnership (including such respective Indemnified Person's or Partner's Capital Account).

4.8 Authority.

(a) To the extent that the General Partner is authorized to act for the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement, the General Partner shall, either directly or through such officers, partners, employees or agents of the Partnership or the General Partner as the General Partner shall appoint, be authorized, with its signature alone, to bind the Partnership under, and to execute and deliver on behalf of the Partnership, such documents and instruments as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the decisions made by the General Partner.

(b) In dealing with the General Partner, no Person shall be required to inquire into its authority to bind the Partnership.

4.9 Expenses.

All costs and expenses payable to third parties incurred in connection with the organization and operation of the business of the Partnership, including, but not limited to, Acquisition Expenses, the Minimum Fee payable under the Management Agreement, and fees and expenses incurred prior to the date hereof by the General Partner, SCA, Shamrock, or any of their respective Affiliates relating to the organization of the Partnership or otherwise in furtherance of its purposes, shall be borne by the Partnership and, to the extent that any such expenses have been paid by the General Partner, SCA, Shamrock or any of their respective Affiliates, such person shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof. Costs and expenses described in this Section 4.9 shall be paid for through Capital Contributions and, to the extent such costs and expenses are attributable to the Subject Company, shall be treated as part of the Invested Capital of such Subject Company for purposes of determining distributions of Available Cash pursuant to Section 7.4.1.

4.10 Management Fees.

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership will retain SCA to provide management services to the Partnership. The Management Agreement provides, among other things, for the payment to SCA of the Minimum Fee, payable semi-annually in advance on each Minimum Fee Payment Date.

4.11 Liability of the General Partner.

Except as provided in Section 4.6, the General Partner shall not be liable for the debts and obligations of the Partnership except solely to the extent required by applicable law; provided, however, that all such debts and obligations for which the General Partner may be liable (except as provided in Section 4.6) shall be paid or discharged first with the property of the Partnership (including insurance proceeds) before the General Partner shall be obligated to pay or discharge any such debt or obligation with its assets.

ARTICLE 5

LIMITED PARTNERS

5.1 Limited Partners.

The Limited Partners are the persons listed as such in the Schedule of Partners. Their addresses for receipt of notices are as set forth under their names in such Schedule.

5.2 No Right to Manage.

Neither any Limited Partner nor the legal representatives of any Limited Partner, including, but not limited to, representatives of Limited Partners that have become bankrupt or have been liquidated or dissolved, shall have any right to take part in the management of the business or affairs of the Partnership or any right or authority to act for or bind the Partnership, except that the Limited Partners shall have the rights and powers granted hereunder and shall also have the rights and powers granted to Limited Partners under the Act.

5.3 Liability of Limited Partners.

Subject to the provisions of the Act, no Limited Partner shall be liable to creditors of the Partnership for the repayment, satisfaction and discharge of any debts, liabilities and obligations of the Partnership.

5.4 Form of Distribution.

Except as contemplated in this Agreement, no Limited Partner shall have the right to demand or receive (a) property, other than Cash, or
(b) priority over any other Limited Partner, in return of its capital or in respect of any other distribution.

5.5 Action Requiring Consent of Certain Limited Partners.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the consent of the General Partner and a Majority in Interest shall be necessary to:

(a) permit the General Partner or the Partnership, prior to the Partnership Dissolution Date, to adopt a voluntary plan of liquidation;

(b) permit the General Partner to transfer its interest or withdraw as the General Partner in the Partnership;

(c) admit any Person as a General Partner of the Partnership;

(d) permit SCA or the Partnership to assign its interest in the Management Agreement;

(e) permit the merger or consolidation of the Partnership with any Person; or

(f) permit the General Partner, prior to the Partnership Dissolution Date, to engage in any activities other than acting as General Partner and/or a Limited Partner and other actions incidental thereto.

5.6 Withdrawal of Limited Partners.

Without the prior written consent of the General Partner, the granting or denial of which shall be in the sole discretion of the General Partner, no Limited Partner shall resign or withdraw from the Partnership prior to dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to Section 8.1 (except pursuant to dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy, death or incompetency as set forth under Section 2.5). During the term of the Partnership, no Partner shall be entitled to withdraw any amount from his Capital Account except as provided in Sections 7.4 and 8.3.

ARTICLE 6

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

6.1 Capital Contributions.

The Partners have agreed to make contributions to the capital of the Partnership as follows:

(a) All Capital Contributions shall be made in cash.

(b) (i) On the Initial Contribution Date, each Partner shall contribute the amount set forth opposite such Partner's name under the heading "Initial Capital Contribution" on Schedule A hereto. The General Partner may at any time and from time to time prior to the Partnership Dissolution Date, upon notice given at least five Business Days prior thereto by telex or telecopy, require each Limited Partner to make contributions to the capital of the Partnership in an amount not to exceed such Partner's Capital Commitment Balance. All Capital Contributions shall be made by wire transfer of federal funds to an account of the Partnership designated by the General Partner (which account shall be set forth in the notice). Contributions shall be made Pro Rata by the Partners. Concurrently with the funding of Contributions by the Limited Partners pursuant to this clause (i), the General Partner shall make additional contributions to the capital of the Partnership in an amount so that the aggregate of all Contributions made by the General Partner equals at least 1% of the aggregate of all Contributions made by all Partners.

(ii) In addition to contributions which may be required pursuant to clause (b)(i) above, on each Minimum Fee Payment Date the Partners shall be obligated severally, and not jointly, to make additional contributions (each a "Minimum Fee Contribution") to the Partnership in an aggregate amount equal to the Minimum Fee payable on such date. All Minimum Fee Contributions shall be made by wire transfer of federal funds to the account of the Partnership by 12:00 noon New York City time on each Minimum Fee Payment Date. All Minimum Fee Contributions shall be made Pro Rata by the Partners. Minimum Fee Contributions will not reduce the Partners' Capital Commitment Balances.

(iii) If (x) any Limited Partner fails to contribute timely all or any portion of any Capital Contribution or Minimum Fee Contribution it has agreed to contribute pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and (y) such failure continues for a period of (A) in the case of Capital Contributions, three Business Days after, and (B) in the case of Minimum Fee Contributions, ten days after, receipt by such Limited Partner (such Limited Partner being hereinafter referred to as the "Delinquent Partner") of notice from the General Partner specifying such failure, then the General Partner may, subject to compliance with applicable law, at its option:

(A) Take such action (including, without limitation, the filing of a suit) as the General Partner deems appropriate to obtain payment by the Delinquent Partner of that portion of its contribution which is in default, together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate, from the date that such contribution was due until the date that such contribution, together with all interest accrued thereon, is paid to the Partnership, all at the cost and expense of the Delinquent Partner, and until all such amounts have been paid, all distributions that would otherwise be made to such Delinquent Partner shall be withheld in partial satisfaction of such obligations and shall be first applied to interest earned and unpaid and then to principal;

(B) Advance, together with the Limited Partners (other than the Delinquent Partner) wishing to participate, on a Pro Rata basis (determined without regard to the Delinquent Partner), that portion of such contribution which is in default, on the following terms: (I) the sums thus advanced shall be deemed to be demand recourse loans from the Partners participating therein to the Delinquent Partner and a contribution of such sums to the Partnership by the Delinquent Partner; (II) such loans shall bear interest at the Interest Rate, from the date that the advance was made until the date that such advance, together with all interest accrued thereon, is repaid to the Partners; (III) unless otherwise paid, the repayment of these loans shall be made from the Cash of the Partnership to be distributed to the Delinquent Partner before any Cash is distributed to the Delinquent Partner during the term of the Partnership or after dissolution; and (IV) all such repayments shall be first applied to interest earned and unpaid and then to principal;

(C) If the delinquency arises from a failure to make a Capital Contribution or Minimum Fee Contribution, unless the Delinquent Partner shall have theretofore cured its failure to make a required Capital Contribution or Minimum Fee Contribution (and reimbursed the Partnership for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such delinquency), sell the Delinquent Partner's interest in the Partnership to the other Limited Partners wishing to participate on a Pro Rata basis (determined without regard to the Delinquent Partner), or to any other Person, to the extent the Limited Partners fail to purchase their Pro Rata share, without further notice to the Delinquent Partner on the terms and for such consideration as the General Partner may reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances; proceeds from any such sale shall be retained by the Partnership or the Partners (as the case may be), to the extent of the amount, including interest, then owing to the Partnership or the Partners (as the case may be) (the Delinquent Partner remaining liable for any deficiency); any excess shall be paid to Delinquent Partner; and/or

(D) Exercise such other rights and remedies to which the General Partner may be entitled at law or in equity or by statute.

(iv) No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Partnership or any of the Partners is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No delay or omission of the Partnership or the Partners to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Section 6.1(b) to the Partnership or the Partners may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by the General Partner.

6.2 Return of Contributions.

No Partner shall be entitled to the return of any of its Capital Contributions to the Partnership or to be paid interest by the Partnership in respect of its Capital Account except as otherwise specifically provided herein.

6.3 No Required Additional Contributions.

Except as may be required by law or as otherwise specifically provided for herein, no Partner shall at any time be required to make any contributions to the Partnership. The Capital Commitment Balances of the Partners are solely for the benefit of the Partners, as among themselves, and may not be enforced by or for the benefit of any other Person (including any creditor, receiver, or trustee of, or for, the benefit of any one or more creditors of the Partnership).

6.4 Use of Capital.

The aggregate of all such contributions shall be available to the Partnership to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Partnership as set forth in Section 3.1.

ARTICLE 7

ACCOUNTS, ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

7.1 Capital Accounts.

(a) Each Partner shall have a Capital Account which shall be maintained in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The initial balance of each Capital Account shall be zero.

(b) The Capital Account of each Partner shall be increased by (i) any Capital Contribution by such Partner when such Capital Contribution is made, (ii) the Net Profit allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 7.2, and (iii) the gross income allocated to such Partner pursuant to
Section 7.3.

(c) The Capital Account of each Partner shall be reduced by (i) the amount of any distribution of Cash or the Fair Market Value of any property (net of any liability secured by such property that the Partner is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code) distributed to such Partner, when such distribution is made, (ii) the Net Loss allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 7.2 and (iii) any "partner nonrecourse deductions" (as defined in Treas. Reg ss. 1.704-2(i)) and "nonrecourse deductions" (as defined in Treas. Reg. ss. 1.704-2(b)) allocated to such Partner pursuant to Section 7.3(a).

(d) If the Partnership distributes any property (other than Cash) to any Partner, the Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted to account for each Partner's allocable share (as determined in accordance with Section 7.2) of Net Profits and Net Losses that would have been realized by the Partnership had it sold the distributed asset at its Fair Market Value immediately prior to its distribution.

7.2 Allocation of Net Profit and Loss.

(a) Net Profit or Net Loss and items thereof for each Fiscal Period shall be allocated among the Partners (and credited or debited to their Capital Accounts) in such manner that were the Partnership to liquidate completely immediately after the end of such Fiscal Period and in connection with such liquidation sell all of its assets and settle all of its liabilities at their then Book Values (i.e., without any Net Profit or Net Loss resulting therefrom): (i) the distribution by the Partnership of any remaining cash to the Partners in accordance with their respective positive Capital Account balances (after crediting or debiting Capital Accounts for Net Profit or Net Loss for such Fiscal Period) would correspond as closely as possible to the distributions that would result if the liquidating distributions had instead been made in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.4.1 and (ii) any resulting deficit Capital Account balances (after crediting or debiting Capital Accounts for Net Profit or Net Loss for such Fiscal Period) would correspond as closely as possible to the manner in which economic responsibility for Partnership deficit balances (as determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulations under Section 704 of the Code) would be borne by the Partners under the terms of this Agreement and any collateral agreements.. If the Partnership has an Aggregate Unrealized Net Loss as of the end of any Fiscal Period, the General Partner in its discretion, may apply the preceding sentence by assuming a liquidating sale of the Partnership's assets at a Net Loss equal to such Aggregate Unrealized Net Loss (rather than at no Net Profit or Net Loss). For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts, items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit shall be allocated to the Partners in the same manner as are Net Profits and Net Losses, except where otherwise necessary to more closely achieve the result contemplated by the first sentence of this Section 7.2(a).

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner shall at all times, except as otherwise determined in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, be allocated an aggregate of at least 1% of the Net Profits and Net Losses as well as 1% of each item of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit of the Partnership.

(c) For tax purposes, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit, other than tax items corresponding to items allocated pursuant to Section 7.3, shall be allocated to the Partners in the same manner as are Net Profits and Net Losses; provided, however, that in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i), items of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and credit with respect to any property whose Book Value differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated between the Partners so as to take account of both the amount and character of such variation.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event shall Net Losses be allocated to a Limited Partner if such allocation would result in such Limited Partner having a Qualified Income Offset Amount.

For purposes of applying this Section 7.2, a Partner's Capital Account shall be increased by such Partner's share of "minimum gain" and "partner minimum gain" (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code).

7.3 Allocations of Nonrecourse Deductions; Minimum Gain Chargeback; Qualified Income Offset.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) "partner nonrecourse deductions" (as defined in Treas. Reg.ss. 1.704-2(i)), if any, of the Partnership shall be allocated for each Fiscal Period to the Partner which bears the economic risk of loss within the meaning of Treas. Reg.ss. 1.704-2(i), and (ii) "nonrecourse deductions" (as defined in Treas. Reg. ss. 1.704-2(b)), if any, of the Partnership shall be allocated for each Fiscal Period in the same proportion as Net Profits and Net Losses for such Fiscal Period.

(b) This Agreement shall be deemed to include "qualified income offset" and "minimum gain chargeback" provisions within the meaning of Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code. Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, items of gross income shall be allocated to the Partners on a priority basis to the extent and in the manner required by such provisions. In particular, if a Limited Partner's negative Capital Account balance is below such Partner's Capital Commitment Balance, then, prior to any allocation pursuant to Section 7.2, such Partner shall be allocated items of gross income until the negative balance of such Partner's Capital Account, if any, is equal to such Partner's Capital Commitment Balance. Any special allocation of items pursuant to this Section 7.3 shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations pursuant to Section 7.2 so that the cumulative net amount of all items allocated to each Partner shall, to the extent possible, be equal to the amount that would have been allocated to such Partner if there had never been any special allocation pursuant to this
Section 7.3.

7.4 Distributions.

7.4.1 Distributions.

Distributions of Available Cash or property (including without limitation net sales proceeds and dividends and interest derived from the Investment) by the Partnership shall be made to the Partners as follows:

(a) First, to each of the Partners (including the General Partner) in proportion to their respective Capital Contributions until all Partners have received an amount equal to their Capital Contributions;

(b) Second, to each of the Partners (including the General Partner) in proportion to their respective Capital Contributions until all Partners have received pursuant to this clause (b) an amount equal to an annual rate of return of 7%, compounded annually, on their Capital Contributions;

(c) Third, 80% of all remaining Available Cash to the Partners, in proportion to their Capital Contributions, and 20% of all remaining Available Cash to the General Partner.

7.4.2 Distributions Before Liquidation.

Available Cash from the Subject Company shall be distributed, from time to time, in accordance with Section 7.4.1 promptly following receipt thereof by the Partnership, subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

7.4.3 Distributions in Liquidation.

Cash and any other property shall be distributed upon the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership first pursuant to Section 8.3 and then to each Partner in accordance with Section 7.4.1.

7.4.4 Withholding Requirements.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements imposed under Section 1446 or any other provision of the Code or state, local or foreign law.

(b) If the Code or any state, local or foreign law requires that the Partnership remit to the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority any withholding tax with respect to, or for the account of, any Partner (in its capacity as a Partner), the General Partner shall provide notice to such Partner of such obligation and such Partner shall have the opportunity to make such payment on its own behalf. If such Partner fails, or is not otherwise able, to make such payment on its own behalf the Partnership shall so remit to the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority the full required amount of such withholding tax. Any amount so remitted shall be credited against any distributions that would otherwise be made to such Partner during such period or thereafter and any excess of the amount so remitted over amounts so credited against distributions shall be treated as a recourse demand loan from the Partnership to the Partner, the outstanding balance of which from time to time shall accrue interest daily at the Interest Rate. For as long as the Partnership is not dissolved and the Partner remains a Partner, unless otherwise paid, such loan and interest shall be payable by credit against the first amounts that would otherwise be distributed to such Partner (with any such payment being allocated first to accrued and unpaid interest through the date of such payment) but may be prepaid in cash by the Partner, in whole or any part, at any time.

ARTICLE 8

DURATION, DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF PARTNERSHIP

8.1 Partnership Dissolution Date.

The Partnership shall continue until December 31, 2010, unless the Partnership is dissolved earlier upon:

(a) consent by a Majority in Interest to dissolve the Partnership at an earlier date fixed by the General Partner;

(b) the bankruptcy or liquidation of the General Partner or any other event of withdrawal of Trefoil Gilat as the General Partner ("Event of Withdrawal") unless at the time of such Event of Withdrawal there is at least one general partner of the Partnership authorized by this Agreement to continue the business of the Partnership without dissolution and does so, or, if there is no such general partner, Limited Partners whose Total Capital Commitments represent at least two-thirds (2/3) in Interest (or such greater percentage as is then required by the Act) agree in writing to continue the Partnership and elect one or more successor general partners, effective as of the date of such Event of Withdrawal, such action to be taken within 90 days after such Event of Withdrawal, in which case the Partnership shall not be dissolved and its business shall be carried on by the remaining general partners;

(c) a good faith determination by the General Partner that (i) the assets of the Partnership and the Capital Commitment Balances of the Partners are insufficient to continue the business of the Partnership or
(ii) changes in laws applicable to the Partnership have made it undesirable to continue the business of the Partnership; or

(d) the General Partner having been adjudged guilty of fraud or willful misconduct in connection with the business of the Partnership in a final, non-appealable judgment of a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction.

In the case of any dissolution, the General Partner shall give prompt notice of such event to the Limited Partners. The date of such dissolution is herein called the "Partnership Dissolution Date."

8.2 Winding Up.

Upon dissolution of the Partnership, the Partnership shall liquidate in an orderly manner as promptly as shall be practicable under the supervision and control of the General Partner. The General Partner (as liquidating trustee for the Partnership) shall have all the rights and powers over the assets and liabilities of the Partnership in connection with such liquidation which the General Partner has over the assets and liabilities of the Partnership during the term of the Partnership; provided, however, that such liquidation shall proceed with reasonable diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Partnership is dissolved and not continued pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or dissolved pursuant to
Section 8.1(d), a Majority in Interest (excluding Affiliates of the General Partner) may elect, within 10 Business Days of the Partnership Dissolution Date, a liquidating trustee for the Partnership to serve in lieu of the General Partner.

8.3 Liquidation.

Upon liquidation of the Partnership, the liquidating trustee shall, out of Partnership assets, make payments and distributions no later than the end of the Fiscal Year following the Fiscal Year in which such liquidation occurs in the following manner and order:

(a) to pay and discharge, or make provisions or establish reserves for, the claims of all creditors of the Partnership and to pay expenses of liquidation;

(b) to establish such reserves as the liquidating trustee deems reasonably necessary for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership; such reserve may be paid over by the liquidating trustee to any attorney-at-law, or other party acceptable to the liquidating trustee, as escrow agent to be held for disbursement in payment of any such liabilities or obligations and, at the expiration of such period as shall be deemed advisable by the liquidating trustee, for distribution of the balance in the manner hereinafter provided in this
Section 8.3; and

(c) to make distributions to the Partners in accordance with
Section 7.4.3.

Distributions in liquidation of the Partnership may be made in property other than Cash, in which case such property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value for purposes of such liquidating distribution. If a distribution is made both in Cash and in kind, such distribution shall be made so that, to the fullest extent practical, the percentage of the Cash and other property distributed to each Partner is identical.

8.4 Use of Partnership Name After Winding Up.

This Agreement does not confer upon the Partnership or the Partners any right to the name "Trefoil" except that the Partnership may use the name Trefoil Israel FSL, L.P., unless the name of the Partnership is changed as provided in Section 2.2 hereof, and upon the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership, the right to use such name, and all such changed names, shall belong to the General Partner for which no compensation shall be paid to the Partnership or the Partners.

8.5 Cancellation of Certificate.

Upon the completion of the distribution of the Partnership assets as provided in Section 8.3, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Person acting as liquidator shall cause the cancellation of the Certificate and shall take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to terminate the Partnership.

8.6 General Partner Not Personally Liable For Return of Capital Contributions.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in a final non-appealable judgment of a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction, the General Partner shall not be personally liable for the return of any Capital Contributions of any Limited Partner and such return shall be made solely from available Partnership assets, if any.

ARTICLE 9

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, REPORTS

9.1 Books of Accounts.

The General Partner shall keep, or cause to be kept, accurate and complete records and books of account of all transactions of the Partnership. Such books and records shall be kept on a parent only basis (not consolidated with any of its subsidiaries) and otherwise (except as otherwise provided herein) in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applicable thereto, shall be maintained at the principal office of the Partnership and shall be available for inspection, examination and copying, for a proper purpose and at reasonable times during usual business hours, by Partners or their duly authorized representatives. The General Partner shall provide to each Partner all such information and financial statements of the Partnership as such Partner may reasonably request. All such information and financial statements shall be used for Partnership purposes only.

9.2 Reports to Partners.

As soon as practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year, each Partner shall receive from the Partnership a U.S. federal income tax form K-1 and a copy of the Partnership's federal income tax return for such prior Fiscal Year.

9.3 Tax Returns.

The General Partner shall cause to be prepared and timely filed, at the cost and expense of the Partnership, all necessary federal and state tax returns of the Partnership.

9.4 Final Accounting.

Promptly after the Partnership Dissolution Date, the Auditor shall commence to take an account of the affairs and financial transactions of the Partnership and within 120 days after the Partnership Dissolution Date shall prepare a statement setting forth the financial position of the Partnership as of the close of business on the Partnership Dissolution Date, establishing reasonable reserves for contingencies, showing the Partnership's liabilities and assets and stating each Partner's Capital Account balance on the Partnership Dissolution Date.

9.5 Tax Elections.

The General Partner shall have the power to make or revoke any elections now or hereafter required or permitted to be made by the Code or any state or local law.

9.6 Taxable Year.

The Partnership shall elect a taxable year ending December 31 or such other date as the General Partner may determine and as may either be approved by the Internal Revenue Service or otherwise available for tax purposes; provided that the first taxable year of the Partnership shall begin on the date hereof and end on December 31, 2000. The General Partner shall give all other Partners notice of any change of the date on which the taxable year of the Partnership shall end. Except as previously disclosed in writing to the General Partner, as of the date hereof, each Limited Partner has a taxable year ending on December 31.

9.7 Designation of Tax Matters Partner.

The General Partner is hereby designated as the "Tax Matters Partner" under Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code to manage administrative tax proceedings conducted at the partnership level by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to partnership matters. The General Partner is specifically directed and authorized to take whatever steps the General Partner, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to perfect such designation, including, without limitation, filing any forms or documents with the Internal Revenue Service and taking such other action as may from time to time be required under Treasury Regulations. The Tax Matters Partner shall have full authority to extend the statute of limitations and control any tax audit or other proceeding on behalf of the Partnership. Expenses of administrative proceedings relating to the determination of Partnership items at the Partnership level undertaken by the Tax Matters Partner will be deemed to be Partnership expenses.

ARTICLE 10

CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

10.1 Representations of Each Partner.

Each of the Partners represents and warrants to and agrees with the other Partners as follows:

(a) Status. Such Partner has full power and authority to own its property and to carry on its business as now conducted. Such Partner is duly incorporated or organized (in the event such Partner is not a corporation), validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state or country of incorporation or organization (as the case may be).

(b) Authority. Such Partner has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action, corporate or otherwise, on the part of such Partner. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such Partner, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, (ii) the limitation of certain remedies by certain equitable principles of general applicability, and (iii) the fact that the rights to indemnification hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws.

(c) No Breach or Default. The execution, delivery and performance by such Partner of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will not constitute a breach of any term or provision of, or a default under, its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws or other constituent documents.

(d) No Governmental Consents. No material consent, license, approval or authorization of any governmental body, authority, bureau or agency is required on the part of any such Partner or any of its Affiliates in connection with its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its contributions to the capital of the Partnership.

(e) Use of Partner's Name. With respect to any matters relating to the Partnership, no Partner shall use the name of any other Partner in a press release or otherwise, except as may be required by law, without the prior consent of such other Partner.

(f) Accredited Investor. Such Partner is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

(g) Investment Intent. Such Partner is acquiring all legal and beneficial ownership of its interests in the Partnership for its own account for investment, and not with a view to any distribution, resale, subdivision, or fractionalization thereof, and such Partner has no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement, or arrangement for any such distribution, resale, subdivision, or fractionalization.

(h) Economic Loss and Sophistication. Such Partner is able to bear the economic risk of losing its entire investment in the Partnership. Such Partner's overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to its net worth. Such Partner's investment in the Partnership will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive. Such Partner has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment.

(i) No Investment Advice. Such Partner acknowledges and agrees that, pursuant to this Agreement, the General Partner has the exclusive power and discretion (subject only to certain limited exceptions) to make all investment decisions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Accordingly, such Partner acknowledges that neither the General Partner nor any Affiliate thereof has rendered or will render any investment advice or securities valuation advice to such Partner, and that such Partner is neither subscribing for nor acquiring any interest in the Partnership in reliance upon, or with the expectation of, any such advice.

(j) Investment Company Act. Such Partner acknowledges that the Partnership will not register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Act"), by reason of the provisions of Section 3(c)(1) thereof, which excludes from the definition of an investment company any issuer which has not made and does not presently propose to make a public offering of its securities and whose outstanding securities are beneficially owned by not more than 100 persons. If such Partner is not a natural person, such Partner hereby certifies that:

(i) it is "one person" for the purpose of Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Act; and

(ii) such Partner's interest in the Partnership, together with its interests in all other corporations, partnerships, trusts or associations that are or would, but for the exception set forth in this subsection
(iii), be excluded from the definition of investment company solely by reason of the provisions of Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Act will not represent more than 10% of such Partner's total assets.

10.2 Representations of Each Limited Partner.

Each Limited Partner represents and warrants to and agrees with the Partnership and the General Partner as follows:

(a) Accuracy of Information. Such Partner shall promptly furnish to the General Partner all information regarding such Partner or its Affiliates reasonably requested by the General Partner as is or may be required for inclusion in any materials, documents, or instruments to be prepared or filed in connection with (i) the business of the Partnership, or (ii) the compliance by the Partnership or the Subject Company with any applicable laws, rules or regulations and all such information when supplied to the Partnership will be true and correct in all material respects and will not omit to state any material fact necessary to be stated therein in order that such information shall not be misleading.

(b) Confidentiality. Such Partner shall keep all information regarding the business, affairs or plans of the Partnership (including, but not limited to, the terms of this Agreement and information about the Subject Company and the other Partners) strictly confidential and shall maintain and protect all information regarding the business, affairs or plans of the Partnership in no less careful a manner than it maintains and protects its own confidential business information provided, however, that such information may be disclosed by a Partner (1) to its financial advisors provided that such advisors agree to maintain the information in strictest confidence or (2) if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to such Partner, and after prior consultation with the General Partner and its counsel, such disclosure is required by law, and provided further that the provisions of this Section 10.2(b) shall not apply to information which (x) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such Partner or its representatives, (y) was available to such Partner on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to such Partner by the General Partner or its representatives, or (z) becomes available to such Partner on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the General Partner or its representatives or any other Partner or its representatives.

(c) No Registration of Interests. Such Partner acknowledges and agrees that, based in part upon its representations contained herein and in reliance upon applicable exemptions, no interest in the Partnership acquired by such Partner has been or will be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Accordingly, no such interest may be offered for sale, sold, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise transferred in whole or in part unless
(i) the affected interest has been registered under the Securities Act and all other applicable securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available and (ii) all other applicable transfer restrictions set forth herein have been satisfied.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 Special Power-of-Attorney.

Each Partner hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the General Partner, with full power of substitution, the true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact of such Partner, and in the name, place and stead of such Partner, with the power from time to time to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, verify, deliver, record, file and/or publish all such instruments and certificates which, in the opinion of legal counsel retained by the General Partner, may from time to time be required by the laws of Israel, the United States, the States of Delaware or California or any state in which the Partnership shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, or which said legal counsel may deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement and continue the valid and subsisting existence and business of the Partnership. If any action by or with respect to the Partnership is taken by the General Partner in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, each Partner agrees that the special attorney specified above is authorized and empowered, with full power of substitution, to exercise the authority granted above in any manner which may be necessary or appropriate to permit such action to be lawfully taken or omitted. Each Partner is fully aware that it and each other Partner has executed this power-of-attorney, and that each Partner will rely on the effectiveness of such powers with a view to the orderly administration of the affairs of the Partnership. This power-of-attorney is a special power-of-attorney and is coupled with an interest in favor of the General Partner and (i) may be exercised for a Partner by a facsimile signature of the General Partner or, after listing all of the Limited Partners including such Partner, and the General Partner, by a single signature of the General Partner acting as attorney-in-fact for all of them; and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by a Limited Partner of the whole or any portion of its interest in the Partnership, except that where the assignee thereof has been approved by the General Partner for admission to the partnership as a Substituted Limited Partner, this power-of-attorney given by the assignor shall survive the delivery of such assignment for the sole purpose of enabling the General Partner to execute, acknowledge, and file any instrument necessary to effect such substitution.

The powers of attorney granted under this Section 11.1 cannot be utilized by the General Partner to increase or extend any financial obligation or liability of a Limited Partner, to alter the method of division of profits and losses or the method of distributions in connection with the investment of a Limited Partner or to alter the rights and obligations of a Limited Partner without the written consent of such Limited Partner. In addition, the powers of attorney granted under this
Section 11.1 may not be utilized by the General Partner to amend this Agreement.

11.2 Additional Assurances.

The Limited Partners shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, including, without limitation, any amended powers-of-attorney, as are necessary or appropriate to permit the General Partner to exercise any authority or power granted to the General Partner hereunder.

11.3 Amendments.

The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended at any time and from time to time by the consent of the General Partner and a Majority In Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any Limited Partner, the General Partner may amend the Schedule of Partners to reflect the admission to the Partnership of Substituted Limited Partners or changes validly made in the Total Capital Commitments or Subject Company and may amend this Agreement as to matters solely of administrative convenience, which the General Partner deems to be immaterial. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.3,
(i) the consent of the General Partner and each Limited Partners shall be required to increase the Total Capital Commitment of any Partner, to amend the definition of Subject Company or Investment, Article 3, Section 5.3,
Section 6.3, Section 6.4, Article 7 and clause (i) of this sentence and
(ii) the consent of the General Partner and Two-Thirds in Interest shall be required to amend the definitions of Two-Thirds in Interest, Section 4.5,
Section 8.1, Article 9 and clause (ii) of this sentence. The effective date of an amendment to this Agreement which requires written consent shall be the date stated in the written consent of the Partners or, if no effective date is stated, the date on which the last of the required consents is given. Any other amendment shall be effective when made.

11.4 Binding Effects; Benefits.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their legal representatives, successors and assigns, as applicable.

11.5 Headings.

The section and other headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

11.6 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.

11.7 Grammatical Construction.

Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural and vice versa.

11.8 Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed both as to validity and enforceability in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

11.9 Submission to Jurisdiction.

Each of the Partners consents and submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the County of New Castle, State of Delaware in connection with any suits or other actions arising between the Partners under this Agreement, and consents and waives any objections to the venue of such action or proceeding in the state or federal courts located in the County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

11.10 Severability.

Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms or provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

11.11 Waiver.

No waiver of this Agreement or any part hereof and no notice or consent required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless in writing and signed by the party or parties sought to be charged; and no waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or different nature.

11.12 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement and the Management Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

11.13 Notice.

Any notice or other communication contemplated by any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered personally, sent by telegram, telecopy, commercial courier or mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such Partner at its address, or sent to its telecopy number, appearing on the Schedule of Partners. Notice sent by telecopy shall be deemed given when confirmation of transmission is received, and notice sent by any other means shall be deemed given when received, at the address set forth in the Schedule of Partners. A copy of all notices to the General Partner shall be sent to David K. Robbins, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, California 90071-3406; but any party may designate a different address by a notice similarly given to the Partnership.

11.14 Waiver of Partition.

Each Partner hereby irrevocably waives, during the term of the Partnership and the winding up thereof, any right that it may have to

maintain any action for partition with respect to any Partnership property.

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