Elbit Imaging Announces Update in its Court Proceeding With Bank Hapoalim

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Elbit Imaging Ltd. ("EI" or the "Company") (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today, further to the Company's announcement dated June 6, 2013, regarding the acceleration notice received from Bank Hapoalim B.M. ("Bank"), demanding repayment within seven days of the outstanding balance of approximately $58.15 million (approximately NIS 213.47 million), that on June 11, 2013, the Company filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against the Bank, prohibiting the Bank from taking any action in accordance with the acceleration notice above. Rather than grant the Company's motion ex parte, the Court ordered the Bank, the Official Receiver and the Legal Advisor to the Government of the State of Israel to respond to the Company's motion no later than June 17, 2013 and ordered the Company to file its primary claim by such date.

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, the Company 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; and (v) Fashion Apparel - Distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel.

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For Further Information:

Company Contact:
Shimon Yitzhaki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tel: +972-3-608-6048
[email protected]   

Investor Contact:
Mor Dagan
Investor Relations
Tel: +972-3-516-7620
[email protected]  

SOURCE Elbit Imaging Ltd.