Elbit Imaging Ltd. Responds to Press Reports Relating to its Controlling Shareholder

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: EMITF) ("Elbit") announced today in response to recent reports in the Israeli media regarding an alleged disagreement between Bank Hapoalim and Elbit's controlling shareholders, Europe-Israel Ltd. and Mr. Mordechay Zisser, that this alleged disagreement has no connection with the long term loan agreement between Elbit and Bank Hapoalim, under which Elbit is in full satisfaction of its payment obligations. Elbit further wishes to clarify and emphasize that there has been no change in its business and operations that would explain the decline in the trading prices of its securities in recent days. Elbit intends to continue implementing its long-term business plan.

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; (ii) U.S. Real Property - Investment in commercial real property in the United States; (iii) Hotels - Hotel operation and management, primarily in major European cities; (iv) 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; (v) Residential Projects - Initiation, construction and sale of residential projects and other mixed-use real property projects, predominately residential, located primarily in India and in Eastern Europe; (vi) Fashion Apparel - distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel; and (vii) Other Activities - (a) venture capital investments; and (b) investments in hospitals and farm and dairy plants in India.

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    For Further Information:

    Company Contact:
    Dudi Machluf
    Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO)
    Tel: +972-3-608-6024
    [email protected]

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

SOURCE Elbit Imaging Ltd.