Elbit Systems Ltd - Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
March 14 2008 - 6:00AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM
6-K
Report of Foreign
Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of March 2008
_______________________
Commission File Number
000-28998
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Advanced
Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
x
Form
20-F
o
Form
40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
o
Note
: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if
submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
o
Note
:
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K submitted
to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must
furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is
incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home
country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a
press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s
security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a
Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
o
Yes
x
No
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______________
Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by
reference is the Registrant’s press release dated March 13, 2008.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Ronit
Zmiri
Name: Ronit Zmiri
Title: Corporate Secretary
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Dated: March 13,
2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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1.
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Press Release dated March 13, 2008.
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Exhibit 1
Elbit
Systems Opens NASDAQ Trading
Haifa, Israel,
March 13, 2008 –The management of Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT), headed by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Michael Federmann, the President and CEO, Joseph
Ackerman, and the CFO, Joseph Gaspar, opened trading on NASDAQ yesterday at an opening bell
ceremony. Also in attendance were NASDAQexecutives.
The event took
place a day after the company issued its 2007 financial results, highlighting Elbit
Systems’ continued growth and underscoring its position as a leading international
defense electronics company.
The event was
held at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City and was broadcast live on the external wall
of the building overlooking Times Square. The Company’s leading systems, including
UAVs, helmet displays, thermal imaging cameras and others, were projected throughout the
day on the Times Square display.
Following the
ceremony, the management of Elbit Systems held meetings with investors and senior U.S.
capital market executives.
Joseph
Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems said “Opening the trading on NASDAQ is a
significant event for the company. From its establishment in 1996, Elbit Systems has been
listed on NASDAQ. Since then, along with becoming a multinational company with continuous
growth, we have enjoyed the financial advantages of being traded on NASDAQ, which provides
accessibility to the U.S. and the world’s trading arenas.”
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 Company, which includes Elbit Systems
and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command,
control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance
(“C4ISR”), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics,
electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links
and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading
of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland
security and commercial aviation applications.
Contacts:
Company
Contact
:
Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP & CFO
Dalia Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications
Elbit Systems Ltd
Tel: +972-4-8316663
Fax: +972-4-8316944
E-mail: gspr@elbit.co.il
daliarosen@elbit.co.il
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IR
Contact
:
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
G.K. Investor Relations
Tel: 1-646-201-9246
Fax:
+972-3-607–4711
E-mail: info@gkir.com
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This
press release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the
Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to historical or current fact.
Forward Looking Statements are based on management’s expectations, estimates,
projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and
uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results,
performance and trends may differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors, including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts;
governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting priorities;
general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company
operates or sells, including Israel and the United States among others; differences in
anticipated and actual program performance, including the ability to perform under
long-term fixed-price contracts; and the outcome of legal and/or regulatory proceedings.
The factors listed above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in
Elbit Systems Ltd.’s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking
statements.
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