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
December 12, 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.
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
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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.
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 NYSSA 10TH ANNUAL BIOTECH/SPECIALTY PHARMA
INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
NEW
YORK, NEW YORK, December
12,
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 NYSSA 10th Annual Biotech/Specialty Pharma Industry Conference. Mr.
Bentsur’s presentation will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13, 2006,
at 3:10 pm EST at the New York Society of Security Analysts, 1177 Avenue of
the
Americas, 2nd Floor, in New York City.
A
live
webcast of Mr. Bentsur's presentation will be available at
http://investor.shareholder.com/media/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=32512&CompanyID=XTLB&e=1&mediaKey=77339C30E2C20AA2E62897E0416D0684.
An
archived version of the webcast will be available following the conclusion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
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: December
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/s/ Ron Bentsur |
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Ron
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Chief
Executive Officer |