ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd

HAIFA, Israel, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) today announced that it is included in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market. The NASDAQ Global Select Market has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Previously, Elbit Systems had been listed on the NASDAQ National Market. As of July 2006, NASDAQ-listed companies are classified under three listing tiers - NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market. NASDAQ plans to launch indexes based on these new tiers. All three market tiers will maintain rigorous listing and corporate governance standards. Inclusion in the NASDAQ Global Select Market is a mark of achievement and stature for qualified companies. About Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Elbit Systems Group, which includes the company and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), advanced electro-optic and space technologies, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and equipment. The Group also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland security applications. Contacts Company contact IR Contacts Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary Ehud Helft/Kenny Green and VP Finance & Capital Markets Elbit Systems Ltd. GK International Tel: +972-4-831-6632 Tel: +1-866-704-6710 Fax: +972-4-831-6659 Fax: +972-3-607-4711 Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. these factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Elbit Systems Ltd CONTACT: Company contact, Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary and VP Finance & Capital Markets, Elbit Systems Ltd., Tel: +972-4-831-6632, Fax: +972-4-831-6659, ; IR Contacts, Ehud Helft/Kenny Green, GK International, Tel: +1-866-704-6710, Fax: +972-3-607-4711, ,

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