Elbit Imaging Announces Termination of Discussions for the Purchase of Gamida Cell Ltd.

Elbit Imaging Announces Termination of Discussions for the Purchase of Gamida Cell Ltd.

PR Newswire

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Elbit Imaging Ltd. (“EI” or the “Company“) (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today, following its announcement dated March 18, 2014, that Elbit Medical Technologies Ltd. (“Elbit Medical“) (TASE: EMTC-M), a subsidiary of the Company in which the Company holds approximately 86% of the voting power, has announced today that Gamida Cell Ltd., in which Elbit Medical holds approximately 30.8% of the voting power (“Gamida Cell“), has notified Elbit Medical that the negotiations of a possible purchase of Gamida Cell by a global pharmaceutical company (“Purchaser“) have been terminated.

The Company, Elbit Medical and Gamida Cell are evaluating the consequences of the above mentioned matter.

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, the Company operate and manage commercial and entertainment centers prior to their sale; (ii) Hotels – Hotel operation and management; (iii) 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; (iv) Residential Projects – Initiation, construction and sale of residential projects and other mixed-use real property projects, predominately residential, located primarily in India; and (v) Fashion Apparel – Distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel.

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For Further Information:

Doron Moshe
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-3-608-6025
doronm@elbitimaging.com

Tal Shani
Corporate Secretary
Tel: +972-3-608-6056
tals@elbitimaging.com

SOURCE Elbit Imaging Ltd.

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