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Elbit Imaging Announces Dispute Between its Controlling Shareholders and Bank Hapoalim

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SOURCE Elbit Imaging Ltd.

TEL AVIV, Israel, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Elbit Imaging Ltd. ("EI" or the "Company") (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today that the Company's controlling shareholders, Europe-Israel MMS Ltd. ("Europe Israel") and Mr. Mordechay Zisser, have notified the Company that Europe Israel has filed with the Tel Aviv District Court a request for an arrangement with creditors under Section 350 of the Israeli Companies Law. This action follows a notice received by Europe Israel from Bank Hapoalim (the "Bank") of an alleged breach of its loan agreement with the Bank and demanding immediate repayment. Europe Israel and Mr. Zisser have also notified the Company that they utterly reject the Bank's claim of breach and intend to vigorously defend their rights. The Bank has a pledge on the shares of the Company held by Europe Israel as collateral for the loan in question.  

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) U.S. Real Property - Investment in commercial real property in the United States; (iii) Hotels - Hotel operation and management; (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; (vi) Fashion Apparel - Distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel; and (vii) Other Activity - venture capital investments.

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For Further Information:
Company Contact:
Shimon Yitzhaki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tel: +972-3-608-6048
shimony@elbitimaging.com   

Investor Contact:
Mor Dagan
Investor Relations
Tel: +972-3-516-7620
mor@km-ir.co.il   

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