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Monday, March 26, 2012

RRsat Announces Dividend

RRsat Announces Dividend

AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, March 26, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

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RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of
comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and
radio broadcasting industries announced today that its Board of Directors decided on March
25th, 2012 to distribute a cash dividend in the amount of $0.23 per ordinary share, and in
the aggregate amount of approximately $4 million. The dividend will be payable on April
19, 2012 to all of the Company's shareholders of record at the end of the trading day on
the NASDAQ on April 5, 2012.

Mr. Shlomo Shamir, Chairman of RRsat stated: "We are pleased to distribute a dividend
of $0.23 per share to our shareholders. During the past three years we have used some of
our cash for a major infrastructure upgrade and expansion of our main teleport, a project
that was completed last year. Our board of directors decided to distribute some of our
cash as dividends to our shareholders, while maintaining enough cash to run our business
and for any future strategic opportunities."

RRsat's cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2011
totaled $33.2 million. According to Israeli tax law, the Company will withhold at source,
25%-30% of the dividend amount payable to each shareholder, subject to applicable terms
and exemptions. The Company's dividend policy is described in detail in its most recent
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011.

About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) provides global, end-to-end,
content management and distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio
broadcasting industries, covering more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global
Network, composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public
Internet, RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7 to
more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and direct-to-home
viewers worldwide and also offers occasional use services for sports, news and events with
a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable satellite news gathering services (SNG)
units. More than 130 television and radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and
playout centers comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com

This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding (i) the growth of our business and
the television and radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our
client base and sell additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our ability to
successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our ability to develop and
commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our expectation to extend the average length
of our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our
HD Platform, (vii) our ability to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand
our activity in the American market, and (ix) our intention to distribute dividends in the
future and the size of any dividends declared. These forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and the industry as of the date
of this press release. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its
expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks indicated in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details, please refer
to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.


Company Contact Information:
Itzhak Zion, CFO
Tel: +972-3-928-0777
Email: investors@rrsat.com

External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com

Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd


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