Elbit Imaging Announces Signing an Agreement to Sell Its Project in Kochi, India

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (“EI” or the “Company”) (TASE:EMITF) (NASDAQ:EMITF) announced today that the Company has signed an agreement to waive any of its rights and interest in a special purpose vehicle which holds a land plot in Kochi, India. The total consideration for the Company is INR 10 Crores (approximately €1.4 million), which will be paid to the Company upon the closing of the transaction.

The transaction is subject to certain conditions precedent, and closing will take place once these conditions are met and no later than October 15, 2016. The local Investor has provided certain security in order to guarantee the aforementioned deadline. 

About Elbit Imaging Ltd.

Elbit Imaging Ltd. operates in the following principal fields of business: (i) Commercial centers - initiation, construction, and sale of commercial centers and other mixed-use property projects, predominantly in the retail sector, located in Central and Eastern Europe. In certain circumstances and depending on market conditions, the Group operates and manages commercial centers prior to their sale. (ii)  Hotels - hotels operation and management. (iii) Medical industries and devices - (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 units or plots designated for residential located primarily in India. 

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For Further Information:
Company Contact	
Ron Hadassi	
Chairman of the Board of Directors	
Tel: +972-3-608-6048
Fax: +972-3-608-6050	
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