zk1313768.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
 
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 1.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
 
M3760D101
  
(CUSIP Number)
 
September 8, 2013
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
 
x Rule 13d-1(c)
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
*
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 
 
 
 
CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,160,766 Ordinary Shares *
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,160,766 Ordinary Shares *
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,160,766 Ordinary Shares *
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
o
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
CO

*See Item 4.
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding 1,408,921 Ordinary Shares held by Elbit Systems Ltd. as treasury shares (the "Treasury Shares") (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 15, 2013).
 
 
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CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
IDB Development Corporation Ltd.
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
x*
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
CO

*See Item 4.  The 2,164,379 Ordinary Shares include 2,178 Ordinary Shares held directly by Property and Building Corporation Ltd. ("PBC"), an Israeli public corporation and a majority owned subsidiary of Discount Investment Corporation Ltd., an Israeli public corporation and a majority owned subsidiary of IDB Development (the "PBC Shares") and 1,435 Ordinary Shares held directly by Bayside Land Corporation Ltd., an Israeli public corporation and a majority owned subsidiary of PBC (the "Bayside Shares").  The 2,164,379 Ordinary Shares exclude 16,487 Ordinary Shares, all of which are held for members of the public through, among others, portfolio management and/or mutual funds, which are managed by Epsilon Investment House Ltd. and/or Epsilon Mutual Funds Management (1991) Ltd, each an indirect subsidiary of IDB Development (the "Epsilon Shares").
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding the Treasury Shares (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013).

 
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CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
IDB Holding Corporation Ltd.
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
x*
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
CO

*See Item 4.  Includes the PBC Shares and the Bayside Shares and excludes the Epsilon Shares.
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding the Treasury Shares (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013).
 
 
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CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Nochi Dankner
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
x*
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
IN
 
*See Item 4.  Includes the PBC Shares and the Bayside Shares and excludes the Epsilon Shares.
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding the Treasury Shares (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013).
 
 
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CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Shelly Bergman
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
x*
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
IN

*See Item 4.  Includes the PBC Shares and the Bayside Shares and excludes the Epsilon Shares.
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding the Treasury Shares (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013).
 
 
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CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Ruth Manor
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,165,879 Ordinary Shares*
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,165,879 Ordinary Shares*
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,165,879 Ordinary Shares*
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
x*
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
IN

*See Item 4.  Includes the PBC Shares and the Bayside Shares and excludes the Epsilon Shares.  The 2,165,879 Ordinary Shares also include 400 Ordinary Shares held by David Lubinski Ltd. ("Lubinski") and 197 Ordinary Shares held by Euroman Automative Ltd. ("Euroman").  Lubinski and Euroman are both Israeli private companies that are controlled by Ruth Manor and members of her immediate family.
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding the Treasury Shares (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013).
 
 
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CUSIP NO. M3760D101
 
1.
Name of Reporting Persons/
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Avraham Livnat
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) o
(b) o
3.
SEC Use only
 
 
4.
Place of Organization
 
Israel
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:
 5.
Sole Voting Power
 
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
2,164,379 Ordinary Shares*
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 
x*
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.1%**
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
IN

*See Item 4.  Includes the PBC Shares and the Bayside Shares and excludes the Epsilon Shares.
** Based on 42,317,444 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2013, excluding the Treasury Shares (as reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2013).
 
 
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Item 1.
 
(a)
Name of Issuer: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. (the "Issuer").
 
(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
 
Item 2.
 
(a) 
Name of Person Filing:

This Statement is filed by:

(1) Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
(2) IDB Development Corporation Ltd.
(3) IDB Holding Corporation Ltd.
(4) Mr. Nochi Dankner
(5) Mrs. Shelly Bergman
(6) Mrs. Ruth Manor and
(7) Mr. Avraham Livnat

The foregoing entities and individuals are collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons" in this Statement.
 
(1)           Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd., an Israeli public corporation ("Clal") may be deemed to beneficially own the Ordinary Shares reported in this Statement (the "Issuer Shares").  See Item 4.
 
(2)           Clal is a majority owned subsidiary of IDB Development Corporation Ltd., an Israeli private corporation ("IDB Development"). By reason of IDB Development’s control of Clal, IDB Development may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of, the Issuer Shares owned beneficially by Clal. See Item 4.

(3)           IDB Development is a wholly owned subsidiary of IDB Holding Corporation Ltd., an Israeli public corporation ("IDB Holding"). By reason of IDB Holding’s control (through IDB Development) of Clal, IDB Holding may be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of, the Issuer Shares owned beneficially by Clal. See Item 4.
 
(4)           Mr. Nochi Dankner, Mrs. Shelly Bergman, Mrs. Ruth Manor and Mr. Avraham Livnat may, by reason of their interests in, and relationships among them with respect to, IDB Holding, be deemed to control the corporations referred to in paragraphs (1) - (3) above.By reason of the control of IDB Holding by Nochi Dankner, Shelly Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat, and the relations among them, Nochi Dankner, Shelly Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat may each be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of, the Issuer Shares owned beneficially by Clal. See Item 4.

(b)
Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.  – 48 Menachem Begin Street, Tel-Aviv 66180, Israel

IDB Development Corporation Ltd.  -  The Triangular Tower, 44th floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel

IDB Holding Corporation Ltd.  -  The Triangular Tower, 44th floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel.

Mr. Nochi Dankner  -  The Triangular Tower, 44th floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel.

Mrs. Shelly Bergman  -  9 Hamishmar Ha'Ezrachi Street, Afeka, Tel Aviv 69697, Israel.

Mrs. Ruth Manor  -  26 Hagderot Street, Savyon 56526, Israel.

Mr. Avraham Livnat  -  Taavura Junction, Ramle 72102, Israel.

 
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(c)
Citizenship:
 
 
Citizenship or place of organization of all Reporting Persons, as the case may be, is Israel.
 
(d)
Title of Class of Securities:
 
 
Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 1.00 per share (the "Ordinary Shares").
 
(e)
CUSIP Number:
 
M3760D101
 
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
 
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 4.
Ownership
 
Of the 2,160,766 Ordinary Shares reported in this Statement as beneficially owned by Clal (i) 2,001,498 are held for members of the public through, among others, provident funds and/or mutual funds and/or pension funds and/or index-linked securities and/or insurance policies, which are managed by subsidiaries of Clal, each of which subsidiaries operates under independent management and makes independent voting and investment decisions and (ii) 159,268 Ordinary Shares are beneficially held for its own account. Consequently, this Statement shall not be construed as an admission by (i) Clal, that it is the beneficial owner of more than 159,268 Ordinary Shares covered by this Statement; and (ii) the Reporting Persons that they are the beneficial owners of any of the Ordinary Shares covered by this Statement (other than IDB Development's ownership of the PBC Shares and the Bayside Shares and Ms. Manor's ownership of the Ordinary Shares held by Lubinski and Euroman).
 
Except as set forth above, see items 5-11 of the cover pages hereto for beneficial ownership, percentage of class and dispositive power of the Reporting Persons, which are incorporated herein.
 
Item 5.
Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class
 
 
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following o.
 
Item 6.
Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person
 
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
 
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
 
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
 
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 10. 
Certifications
 
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
October 24, 2013
 
 
CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD.
IDB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
IDB HOLDING CORPORATION LTD.
NOCHI DANKNER
SHELLY BERGMAN
RUTH MANOR
AVRAHAM LIVNAT
 
BY: CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD.
 
BY:  /s/ Izzy Cohen         /s/ Ronit Zalman Malach
Izzy Cohen and Ronit Zalman Malach, authorized signatories of CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD., for itself and on behalf of IDB Development Corporation Ltd., IDB Holding Corporation Ltd., Nochi Dankner, Shelly Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat, pursuant to an agreement annexed as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13G.
 
 
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