Elbit Systems — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2008

Sep 22, 2008

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Elbit Systems Announces the Results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Held on September 21, 2008

Haifa, Israel, September 22, 2008 - Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ : ESLT) (the "Company") announced today that at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on September 21, 2008 at the Company's offices in Haifa, the proposed resolutions described in the Proxy Statement to the Shareholders dated August 14, 2008, (the "Proxy") and detailed hereunder, were approved by the required majority:

1. to elect Messrs. M. Federmann, Arad, Asheri, D. Federmann, Ne’eman and Ninveh and Mrs. Baum as directors of the Company until the close of the Company's shareholder's annual general meeting to be held in 2009.

2. to appoint the Company’s independent auditors, Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year 2008 and until the close of the Company's shareholder's annual general meeting to be held in 2009.

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.

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Contacts:

Company Contact:

Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications Elbit Systems Ltd Tel: +972-4-8316663 Fax: +972-4-8316944 E-mail: gspr@elbit.co.il daliarosen@elbit.co.il

IR Contact:

Ehud Helft / Kenny Green

G.K. Investor Relations Tel: 1-646-201-9246 E-mail: info@gkir.com

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.