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
May
15, 2008
Commission
File Number: 000-51310
XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
711
Executive Blvd., Suite Q
Valley
Cottage, New York 10989
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
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registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
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N/A
XTL
Biopharmaceuticals to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw
5th
Annual Global Healthcare Conference
VALLEY
COTTAGE, NEW YORK, May 15, 2008
- XTL
Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: XTLB; TASE: XTL) announced today that Ron
Bentsur, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the
Rodman & Renshaw 5th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Mr. Bentsur will
present an overview of the Company including a discussion of Bicifadine, the
Company’s late-stage clinical compound for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic
pain. Mr. Bentsur’s presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at
11:40am local time in Monte Carlo (5:40am Eastern Daylight Time), at the Le
Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
A
live
webcast of the presentation will be available at:
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq13/xtlb.
An
archived version of the webcast will be available following the conclusion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 development of therapeutics
for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain and HCV. XTL is developing
Bicifadine, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, for the treatment
of diabetic neuropathic pain, which is currently in a Phase 2b study. XTL has
out-licensed its novel pre-clinical HCV small molecule inhibitor program. 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 and
Tel-Aviv Stock Exchanges (NASDAQ: XTLB; TASE: XTL).
Contact:
Ron
Bentsur, Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
+1-(845)-267-0707 ext. 225
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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XTL
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
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Date:
May 15, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Ron Bentsur
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Ron
Bentsur
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Chief
Executive Officer
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