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
November 1, 2006
Commission
File Number: 000-51310
XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
750
Lexington Avenue, 20th
Floor
New
York, New York 10022
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F x Form
40-F o
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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
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the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
o No
x
If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
N/A
XTL
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS TO PRESENT AT THE RODMAN & RENSHAW HEALTHCARE
CONFERENCE
NEW
YORK, NEW YORK, November
1,
2006
- XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: XTLB; LSE: XTL; TASE: XTL) announced today
that
Ron Bentsur, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at
the Rodman & Renshaw 8th
Annual
Healthcare Conference. Mr. Bentsur’s presentation will take place on Monday,
November 6, 2006 at 10:15 am EST at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.
A
live
webcast of Mr. Bentsur's presentation will be available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq10/xtl.ln/.
An
archived version of the webcast will be available following the conclusion
of
the live presentation.
ABOUT
XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (“XTL”) is engaged in the acquisition, development and
commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases,
with
a focus on hepatitis C. XTL is developing XTL-2125 - a small molecule,
non-nucleoside inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus polymerase. XTL-2125 is
currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
XTL
is also developing XTL-6865 - a combination of two monoclonal antibodies against
the hepatitis C virus - presently in Phase 1 clinical trials in patients with
chronic hepatitis C. XTL’s hepatitis C pipeline also includes several families
of pre-clinical hepatitis C small molecule inhibitors. XTL also has an
active in-licensing and acquisition program designed to identify and acquire
additional drug candidates. XTL is publicly traded on the NASDAQ, London, and
Tel-Aviv Stock Exchanges (NASDAQ: XTLB; LSE: XTL; TASE: XTL).
Contact:
Ron
Bentsur, Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
+1-(212)-531-5960
XTL
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING STATEMENT
NEW
YORK, NEW YORK, November
2,
2006
- XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: XTLB; LSE: XTL; TASE: XTL) announced that
at
its adjourned Annual General Meeting held yesterday, all the resolutions
proposed to the shareholders were approved.
ABOUT
XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (“XTL”) is engaged in the acquisition, development and
commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases,
with
a focus on hepatitis C. XTL is developing XTL-2125 - a small molecule,
non-nucleoside inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus polymerase. XTL-2125 is
currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
XTL
is also developing XTL-6865 - a combination of two monoclonal antibodies against
the hepatitis C virus - presently in Phase 1 clinical trials in patients with
chronic hepatitis C. XTL’s hepatitis C pipeline also includes several families
of pre-clinical hepatitis C small molecule inhibitors. XTL also has an
active in-licensing and acquisition program designed to identify and acquire
additional drug candidates. XTL is publicly traded on the NASDAQ, London, and
Tel-Aviv Stock Exchanges (NASDAQ: XTLB; LSE: XTL; TASE: XTL).
Contact:
Ron
Bentsur, Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
+1-(212)-531-5960
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: November 2, 2006 | By: | /s/ Ron Bentsur |
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Ron
Bentsur
Chief
Executive Officer
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