Elbit Imaging Ltd. Announces Settlement Agreement With Bank Leumi
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Elbit Imaging Ltd. (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) ("Elbit" or the "Company") announced today, following its announcement dated February 20, 2014 (the "Previous Announcement"), that the Company and Bank Leumi Le Israel B.M. ("Bank Leumi") have reached an agreement on the terms of a proposed settlement of the parties' disputes with respect to the Company's debt to Bank Leumi (the "Settlement"). The consummation of the Settlement is subject to the approval of the Tel-Aviv District Court. Under the Settlement, Bank Leumi would receive ownership of all marketable securities held in the Company's accounts at Bank Leumi and will offset the fair value of such securities (approximately NIS 8.7 million based on their quoted market price) against the Company's debt (the "Offset Amount"). In addition, the ordinary shares and notes deposited in trust for the benefit of Bank Leumi pursuant to the Company's debt restructuring as detailed in the Previous Announcement (the "Debt Restructuring") would be transferred to Bank Leumi, after deduction of such amount of ordinary shares and notes equal in value to the Offset Amount. The Settlement would constitute the full settlement of the Company's obligations to Bank Leumi under the Debt Restructuring as well as the loan agreement entered between the parties on May 5, 2011, and Bank Leumi would release any lien registered for its benefit on the Company's assets. The Settlement also includes a mutual waiver of claims. The balance of the ordinary shares and notes retained in trust will be cancelled.
About Elbit Imaging Ltd.
Elbit Imaging Ltd. operates in the following principal fields of business: (i) Commercial and Entertainment Centers - Initiation, construction and sale of shopping and entertainment centers and other mixed-use real property projects, predominantly in the retail sector, located in Central and Eastern Europe and in India, primarily through its subsidiary Plaza Centers N.V. In certain circumstances and depending on market conditions, we operate and manage commercial and entertainment centers prior to their sale; (ii) Hotels - Hotel operation and management; (iii) Medical Industries - (a) research and development, production and marketing of magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound treatment equipment and (b) development of stem cell population expansion technologies and stem cell therapy products for transplantation and regenerative medicine; (iv) Residential Projects - Initiation, construction and sale of residential projects and other mixed-use real property projects, predominately residential, located primarily in India; (v) Fashion Apparel - Distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel.
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For Further Information:
Company Contact:
Ron Hadassi
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tel: +972-3-608-6048
[email protected]
SOURCE Elbit Imaging Ltd.
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