EMITF Elbit Imaging Ltd (CE)

Elbit Imaging Ltd. (“EI” or the “Company”) (TASE:EMITF.TA) (NASDAQ:EMITF) announced today, that Plaza Centers N.V. ("Plaza") (LSE:PLAZ), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, has announced the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, which holds the “MUP” plot and related real estate in Belgrade, Serbia, for €15.9 million, above the last reported book value of approximately €13.5 million. 

MUP is a prominent development site at the location of the former Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs, at the entrance to Belgrade’s old town and on the city’s main thoroughfare. The potential development is projected to comprise a significant mixed-use scheme, including residential units, retail, offices, a hotel and underground parking facilities. As a mixed-use development, the asset sits outside of Plaza’s core focus on the retail and leisure sectors.

Following the fulfillment of certain technical conditions that are expected to be met in the coming weeks, the purchaser will pay €11 million in cash to Plaza. An additional €300,000 will be due before 30 November 2016 and the remaining €4.6 million will be due within 15 months from the transaction closing date. Furthermore, Plaza will also be entitled to an additional pending payment of €600,000, on top of the €15.9 million transaction consideration, once the purchaser successfully develops at least 69,000 sqm above ground.

Upon the receipt of each stage payment, in line with Plaza's stated restructuring plan, 75% of the net cash proceeds will be distributed to Plaza’s bondholders in the following quarter.

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