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 the month of October, 2014

 

Commission File Number: 000-51310

 

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

85 Medinat Hayehudim St., Herzliya

Pituach, PO Box 4033,

Herzliya 4614001, Israel

(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  ¨

 

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Incorporation by Reference: This Form 6-K of XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. dated October 3, 2014 is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-148085, File No. 333-148754 and File No. 333-154795) filed by XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2007, January 18, 2008, and October 28, 2008, respectively.

 

Herzliya,  3 October 2014, XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. announces today that following informal requests from shareholders, it plans to convene a shareholders meeting in order to strengthen the Board by appointing additional directors, designated by such shareholders, with financial and biotech expertise.  The timing of such shareholders meeting has yet to be determined and the company shall publish a notice convening such meeting once the details are known. It is anticipated that some of the current directors may resign after such shareholders meeting.

 

About XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (“XTL”)

 

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of unmet clinical needs. XTL is focused on late stage clinical development of drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma, schizophrenia and lupus.

 

XTL is a public company traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (NASDAQ: XTLB) and the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: XTL). XTL shares are included in the following indices: Tel-Aviv Biomed, Tel-Aviv MidCap, and Tel-Aviv Bluetech-50.

 

Contact:

Investor Relations, XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.

Tel: +972 9 955 7080, Email: ir@xtlbio.com, www.xtlbio.com

 

Cautionary Statement

 

Some of the statements included in this Form 6-K may be forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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.  

 

		XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
Date: October 3, 2014	By:	/s/ David Kestenbaum
		David Kestenbaum Chief Financial Officer