Elbit Systems Announces the Results of its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Held on March 4, 2010

HAIFA, Israel, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (the "Company") announced today that at its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 4, 2010 at the Company's offices in Haifa, the proposed resolution - that Dr. Yehoshua (Shuki) Gleitman be elected as an External Director of the Company for a first term of three years, commencing on March 4, 2010 and ending on March 3, 2013, as described in the Proxy Statement to the Shareholders dated February 4, 2010 - was approved by the required majority.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/300441 ) About Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of 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 aircraft systems ("UAS"), 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, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications and providing a range of support services.

For additional information, visit: http://www.elbitsystems.com/.

This press release contains forwardlooking 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. Forwardlooking 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 forwardlooking 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 forwardlooking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

Contacts: --------- Company Contact: IR Contact: ---------------- ----------- Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO Ehud Helft / Kenny Green Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications Elbit Systems Ltd. G.K. Investor Relations Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] --------------------------------- [e-mail] ----------------------------

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CONTACT: Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO, [e-mail],
or Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications,
[e-mail], Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], both
of Elbit Systems Ltd.; Ehud Helft or Kenny Green of G.K. Investor Relations,
[phone], or [e-mail], for Elbit Systems Ltd.

Web Site: http://www.elbitsystems.com/