Elbit Imaging Transfers Title in the Shares of Four Hotels in The Netherlands to PPHE Hotel Group Limited and Payment of the Consideration

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Elbit Imaging Ltd. (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) ("Elbit") announced today, further to its announcement on April 1, 2012  in respect of a Share Purchase Agreement with PPHE Hotel Group Limited ("PPHE") and PPHE Netherlands B.V., with regard to the sale of Elbit's holdings in its subsidiaries (the "Purchased Companies") which own a 50% interest in the following hotels in the Netherlands: the Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam Hotel; the Park Plaza Utrecht Hotel; the art'otel Amsterdam and the Park Plaza Airport Hotel (collectively: the "Hotels"), that the transfer of title in the shares of the Purchased Companies to PPHE Netherlands B.V. and the payment of the consideration have occurred. The consideration in the transaction consists of: (i) the payment of €23 million in cash and (ii) the issuance of 700,000 ordinary shares of PPHE to Elbit, with an estimated fair market value of approximately €3.5 million.

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 Activities - (a) venture capital investments and (b) potential investments in hospitals and farm and dairy plants in India. We have presently decided to suspend our investment activities in hospitals and farm and dairy plants in India until we are satisfied that the economy has recovered sufficiently to resume such activities.

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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.