(Source: Business Wire)

Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELRN)(TASE:ELRN) today
announced that a non-binding indication of interest (the "Indication")
of a third party regarding a potential acquisition of Medingo Ltd.
("Medingo"), an Elron subsidiary, has been received.
The Indication relates to an acquisition of Medingo's entire share
capital for a cash consideration ranging from $150 million to $170
million and a contingent additional cash consideration conditional upon
one or more milestone(s) to be mutually agreed, which may bring total
consideration up to between $185 million and $213 million. The
transaction would be subject mainly to (i) the parties entering into a
mutually agreed definitive agreement; (ii) satisfactory completion of a
full due diligence by the third party; and (iii) the parties obtaining
applicable corporate and regulatory approvals.
In the event of consummation of such transaction, Elron would be
expected to record a net gain initially estimated at this stage to be
between approximately $54 million and approximately $80 million. This
gain includes Elron's share in the net gain expected to be recorded by
RDC Rafael Development Corporation Ltd. ("RDC"), through which Elron
owns part of its holding in Medingo.
There is no assurance of the occurrence, timing or terms of any such
transaction.
Medingo is 92% held by Elron (including 83% held by RDC, Elron's 50.1%
subsidiary). Medingo is engaged in the development and commercialization
of a miniature insulin dispensing patch pump for the needs of
insulin-dependent diabetic patients. For more information concerning
Medingo, see Item 4 of our annual report on Form 20-F for 2008 which is
available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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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