Elron Announces Update in Connection with Special General Meeting to Be Held on October 29, 2009
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
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Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELRN)(TASE:ELRN) today announced that, further to Elron's previous announcements (1) on September 29, 2009, publishing proxy materials in connection with its Special General Meeting of shareholders scheduled to take place at 10:30am on October 29, 2009 at which shareholders will be asked to approve the sale of the Company's holding in NetVision Ltd. ("NetVision") to Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. and Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. and (2) on September 23, 2009 stating that NetVision announced that it is in very preliminary stages of examining possibilities of a business combination with Cellcom Israel Ltd., Elron has received certain supplemental information.
According to a supplemental report received on October 19, 2009, from the independent appraiser, Kesselman Finance PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd., which provided a valuation of NetVision in connection with the proposed transaction, and a clarification received on October 20, 2009, from the independent expert, Deloitte Economic Consulting Services (1986) Ltd., which provided a fairness opinion with respect to the transaction price, the conclusions set forth in each of the said valuation and fairness opinion remain unchanged. A brief summary of the valuation and the complete fairness opinion were attached to Elron's proxy materials filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Israeli Securities Authority on August 26, 2009. The aforementioned supplemental report and clarification will be filed under Form 6-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and will be made available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov and a corresponding filing will be made with the Israel Securities Authority and made available on the Israel Securities Authority's website at http://www.magna.isa.gov.il.
Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (TASE & NASDAQ: ELRN), a member of the IDB Holding group, is a high-technology holding company traded in the Nasdaq and in the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. Elron's group companies currently comprise a diverse range of publicly-traded and privately held companies primarily in the fields of medical devices, information & communications technology, clean technology and semiconductors. Included in our group companies are well established companies which are leaders in their fields, such as Given Imaging and 013 NetVision, together with innovative start-up s who possess growth potential in Israel and the rest of the world. For further information, please visit www.elron.com.
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SOURCE: Elron Electronic Industries Ltd.
Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. Rinat Remler, Vice President & CFO Tel. 972-3-6075555 elron@elron.com
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