Midroog Ltd., an Affiliate of Moody's Investors Services, Rates Potential new Debt of Elbit Imaging

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. ("EI") (NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today that Midroog Ltd., an affiliate of Moody's Investors Services, has informed EI that its "A2/Stable" rating, on a local scale, would also apply to a new series of debentures in an aggregate principal amount of up to NIS 100 million that EI may issue to repay principal amounts of debt that comes due in 2010. This credit rating would also apply to additional debentures in the new series in an aggregate principal amount of up to NIS 400 million that EI may issue in exchange for outstanding debentures, subject to certain conditions.

EI has made no decision with respect to any future debt offering, and there is no certainty that any such debt offering will be executed. Any future debt offering, if made, will be made in Israel to residents of Israel only, and any debt instruments that may be offered will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from U.S. registration requirements.

About Elbit Imaging Ltd.

The activities of Elbit Imaging Ltd. are divided into the following principal fields: (i) Shopping and Entertainment Centers - Initiation, construction, operation, management 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; (ii) Hotels - Hotel ownership, operation, management and sale, primarily in major European cities; (iii) Image Guided Treatment - Investments in the research and development, production and marketing of magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound treatment equipment; (vi) Residential Projects - Initiation, construction and sale of residential projects and other mixed-use real projects, predominantly residential, located in Eastern Europe and in India; and (v) Other Activities - (a) The distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel; (b) venture capital investments; and (c) investments in hospitals, and farm and dairy plants in India, which are in preliminary stages.

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    Company Contact:                      Investor Contact:
    Dudi Machluf                          Mor Dagan
    Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO)      Investor Relations
    Tel:+972-3-6086024                    Tel:+972-3-516-7620
    [email protected]                [email protected]

SOURCE Elbit Imaging Ltd.