Elbit Imaging Announces Update Regarding the Ruling of the International Court of Arbitration in Relation to Its Subsidiary, Plaza Centers

TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 06, 2016 -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (“EI” or the “Company”) (TASE:EMITF) (NASDAQ:EMITF) announced today, further to the announcement dated July 7, 2016, regarding the ruling of the International Court of Arbitration in which Plaza Centers N.V. ("Plaza") (LSE:PLAZ), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, was found liable for an indemnification claim in favor of Klepierre S.A. (“Klepierre”), the following:

1. Due to the guarantee of EI to the original transaction and according to Dutch law, EI is obliged to pay the amount determined by the International Court of Arbitration.
2. The Company and Klepierre reached a settlement in which, inter alia, EI shall pay Euro 1.2 million to Klepierre and Klepierre shall release all of its claims against EI, its fully owned subsidiary, Elbit Ultrasound (Luxembourg) B.V./S.À.R.L. (who was also a guarantor to Plaza) and Plaza.

In addition, Plaza paid to Klepierre the costs arising from the legal process in the amount of approximately Euro 0.6 million.

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)  Hotel - operation and management of the Radisson hotel complex in Bucharest, Romania. (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) Plots in India - plots designated for sale initially designated to residential projects.

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Ron Hadassi	
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