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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193805-08-000002.txt : 20080102
<SEC-HEADER>0001193805-08-000002.hdr.sgml : 20080101
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080102132624
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193805-08-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20071228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080102

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001023549
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		711 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE Q
		CITY:			VALLEY COTTAGE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10989
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-8-930-4440

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		711 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE Q
		CITY:			VALLEY COTTAGE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10989

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001249675
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51310
		FILM NUMBER:		08500946

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
		STREET 2:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646-205-5340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
		STREET 2:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EDELMAN JOSEPH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001164426

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51310
		FILM NUMBER:		08500947

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646-205-5340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
		STREET 2:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bradley Scott
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001410520

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51310
		FILM NUMBER:		08500948

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646-205-5340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
		STREET 2:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cho Michael
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001300949

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51310
		FILM NUMBER:		08500949

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-848-0849

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
		STREET 2:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001224962
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51310
		FILM NUMBER:		08500950

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646-205-5340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		499 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This Form 4 is being filed by Joseph Edelman, Michael Cho, Scott Bradley, Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd. (&quot;Master
 Fund&quot;) and Perceptive Advisors LLC (&quot;Advisors&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This transaction was effected through Master Fund.  Mr. Edelman is the managing member of Advisors, which in turn serves as
 the investment manager of Master Fund.  Mr. Edelman and Mr. Bradley share dispositive power over 1,010,000 of such shares
 and Mr. Edelman and Mr. Cho share dispositive power over 2,228,450 of such shares.  Mr. Edelman has sole voting and
 dispositive power over the remainder of such shares.  In accordance with Instruction 4(b)(iv) of Form 4, the entire amount
 of the Issuer's securities held by Master Fund is reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This transaction was effected through an account of First New York Trading, LLC, over which Mr. Edelman has sole voting and
 dispositive power.  Mr. Edelman and Mr. Cho share dispositive power over 247,570 of such shares.  Mr. Edelman and Mr. Cho
 each disclaims, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, beneficial ownership of such securities,
 except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr.
 Edelman or Mr. Cho is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.  Mr.
 Bradley disclaims beneficial ownership over all of such shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>(Continued from Note 2)
Each of Mr. Edelman, Mr. Cho, Mr. Bradley and Advisors disclaims, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
 of 1934, beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his/its indirect pecuniary interest therein, and
 this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Edelman, Mr. Cho, Mr. Bradley or Advisors is the beneficial owner of
 such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

James Mannix, Attorney-in-Fact: Power of Attorney is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to the Form 3 filed by Joseph
 Edelman for XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. on December 7, 2007.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ James Mannix, attorney in fact</signatureName>
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<TEXT>

                                                                      Exhibit 99

                       Information Regarding Joint Filers

Designated Filer of Form 4:                 Joseph Edelman

Date of Earliest Transaction
Required to be Reported:                    December 28, 2007

Issuer Name and Ticker Symbol:              XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTLB)

Names:          Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd.,
                Perceptive Advisors LLC, Michael Cho and
                Scott Bradley

Address:        Perceptive Advisors LLC
                499 Park Avenue, 25th Floor
                New York, NY 10022

Signatures:

The undersigned, Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd., Perceptive Advisors
LLC, Michael Cho and Scott Bradley are jointly filing the attached Statement of
Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 with Joseph Edelman with
respect to the beneficial ownership of securities of XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.

Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd.

By: Perceptive Advisors LLC, its investment manager


By: /s/ James Mannix
    ---------------------------------------
    Name:  Joseph Edelman, by James Mannix,
           attorney in fact
    Title: Managing Member

   Perceptive Advisors LLC


By: /s/ James Mannix
    ---------------------------------------
    Name:  Joseph Edelman, by James Mannix,
           attorney in fact
    Title: Managing Member


By: /s/ Michael Cho
    ---------------------------------------
    Name:  Michael Cho


By: /s/ Scott Bradley
    ---------------------------------------
    Name:  Scott Bradley
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