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 March, 2016
Commission File Number: 000-36000
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5 HaCharoshet St.,
Raanana 4365603
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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Incorporation by Reference: This Form 6-K of XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. 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) and Form F-3 (File No. 333-194338).
Raanana, Israel, March 31, 2016 – XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: XTLB, TASE: XTLB.TA) (the “Company”) hereby announces the results of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company, held today, Thursday, March 31, 2016, in Ramat-Gan, Israel (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, all the proposals set forth in Company’s announcement dated February 18, 2016, sent in connection with the Meeting were approved by the required majority of shareholders. The resolutions were as follows:
| 1. | To approve the appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, Israel CPAs, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the compensation of such independent auditors in accordance with the volume and nature of its services. |
| 2. | To elect Messrs. David Bassa, Dr. Jonathan Schapiro, Shlomo Shalev, Doron Turgeman and Dr. Dobroslav Melamed to hold office as directors in the Company, commencing on the date of the Meeting and until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. |
| 3. | To grant to Mr. Shlomo Shalev, as the Chairman of the Board, the monetary remuneration as set forth in the notice of the Meeting and the equity remuneration of 1,500,000 non-tradable stock options exercisable into 1,500,000 ordinary shares of the Company, NIS 0.1 par value each, for an exercise price of NIS 0.60 per share. |
| 4. | To approve the grant to Mr. Josh Levine, Company’s Chief Executive Officer, of 1,000,000 non-tradable stock options, exercisable into 1,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company, NIS 0.1 par value each, for an exercise price of NIS 0.60 per share. |
About XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTL)
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of autoimmune diseases including lupus. The Company’s lead drug candidate, hCDR1, is a world-class clinical asset for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Treatments currently on the market for SLE are not effective enough for most patients and some have significant side effects. hCDR1 has robust clinical data in three clinical trials with 400 patients and over 200 preclinical studies with data published in more than 40 peer reviewed scientific journals. Based on encouraging safety and efficacy data shown in a completed Phase 2 study, the Company expects to initiate a Phase 2 trial in 2016.
XTL is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (NASDAQ: XTLB) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: XTLB.TA). XTL shares are included in the following indices: Tel-Aviv Biomed, Tel-Aviv MidCap, and Tel-Aviv Tech Index.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations, XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
Tel: +972 9 955 7080
Email: ir@xtlbio.com
www.xtlbio.com
Cautionary Statement
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, about XTL’s expectations, beliefs or intentions regarding, among other things, its product development efforts, business, financial condition, results of operations, strategies or prospects. In addition, from time to time, XTL or its representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements, orally or in writing. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "may," "should" or "anticipate" or their negatives or other variations of these words or other comparable words or by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. These forward-looking statements may be included in, but are not limited to, various filings made by XTL with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of one of XTL’s authorized executive officers. Forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results as of the date they are made. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause XTL’s actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause XTL’s actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors summarized in XTL’s filings with the SEC and in its periodic filings with the TASE. In addition, XTL operates in an industry sector where securities values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond its control. XTL does not undertake any obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please see the risk factors associated with an investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares which are included in our Registration Statement on Form F-1 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2015.
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: March 31, 2016 | By: | /s/ Josh Levine | |
| Josh Levine | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||