Form 3
FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Mansur, Amit quiring Statement
_____________________________________ (Month/Day/Year) Ampal-American Israel Corporation
(Last) (First) (Middle) NASDAQ Symbol: AMPL
c/o Ampal-American Israel Corporation 03/24/03 5. Relationship of Reporting Persons 6. If Amendment,
111 Arlozorov St. to Issuer (Check all applicable) Date of Original
_____________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification (Month/Day/Year)
(Street) Number of Reporing __ Director __ 10% Owner
Person, if an entity
Tel Aviv, Israel 62098 (voluntary) _X Officer (give __ Other (specify 7. Individual or Joint/
_____________________________________ title below) below) Group Filing (Check
(City) (State) (Zip) Applicable Line)
Vice President - Investments _x_ Form filed by One
Reporting Person
__ Form filed by More
than One Reporting
Person
Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 5)
None.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Form of Deri- Indirect
----------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security of Derivative vative Sec- Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Security urity: Dir- Ownership
--------------------- ---------------------- ect (D) or In (Instr. 5)
Expira- Amount Direct (I)
Date Exer- tion or Number (Instr. 5)
cisable Date Title of Shares
--------- ------- ------------- --------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
None.
Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Amit Mansur March 31, 2003
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------------- -------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Amit Mansur
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.