Elbit Imaging Ltd. Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Notification Regarding Minimum Bid Price

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ:EMITF) (the “Company”) announced today that it received a written notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC advising the Company that it is no longer in compliance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules because the closing bid price for the Company's ordinary shares was below the minimum $1.00 per share for a period of 30 consecutive business days. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) requires the Company to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share. The notification letter states that in accordance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules the Company will be afforded 180 calendar days to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance, the closing bid price for the Company's ordinary shares must be a least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. The compliance period expires on July 12, 2016.

The Company intends to monitor the bid price for its ordinary shares between the date hereof and July 12, 2016 and will consider all available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. If necessary, the Company may effect a reverse stock split to regain compliance. In the event that the bid price non-compliance is not cured by the end of the applicable compliance period, the Company's ordinary shares may be subject to delisting.

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	 
[email protected]