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<TITLE><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TITLE>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Washington, D.C. &nbsp;20549</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; line-height:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=center><B><U>September 23, 2003</U></B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; line-height:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:18pt" align=center><B><U>HEPALIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</U></B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; line-height:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=center><B><U>1628 West 1st Avenue, Suite 216, Vancouver, British Columbia, &nbsp;V6J 1G1</U></B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; line-height:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt" align=center><B><U>(800) 518-4879</U></B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM 1. &nbsp;Changes in Control of Registrant</B>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM 3. &nbsp;Bankruptcy or Receivership</B>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM 4. &nbsp;Changes in Registrant&#146;s Certifying Accountant</B>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM 5. &nbsp;Other Events.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>None.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><B>ITEM 6. &nbsp;Resignations of Registrant&#146;s Director&#146;s</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>On September 22, 2003, Mr. Arian Soheili joined the Board of Directors and replaced Mr. Harmel S. Rayat as the Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer. </P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Mr. Arian Soheili graduated with his Bachelor&#146;s degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in 1993. &nbsp;From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Soheili worked as a financial administrator for the Nisga&#146;a Tribal Council, helping manage a 52-fund, $20 million-plus annual budget.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Subsequently, Mr. Soheili joined Grant Thornton International, one of the world&#146;s leading accounting, tax and business advisory organizations dedicated to mid-size companies. With a network of 585 offices in 110 countries, the Company&#146;s global revenues exceed $1.8 billion annually. &nbsp;Mr. Soheili completed his term with the firm in 1995.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>In January, 1996, he joined Deloitte &amp; Touche, a world-class professional services firm in business since 1880, with more than 30,000 employees in the United States alone. &nbsp;At Deloitte &amp; Touche, Mr. Soheili was responsible for providing IT solutions to small to mid-size businesses. During his tenure with the firm, he grew IT consulting revenues for his operations by 300%, achieving 95% chargeable time recovery rates. </P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>In January 1999, Mr. Soheili launched Cantatus Systems Group, Inc. Today, the firm has achieved double and triple-digit sales and revenue growth, successfully expanding operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest region and into Western Canada, including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alberta.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Also on September 22, 2003, Mr. Harvinder Dhaliwal resigned from the Board of Directors and as the Company&#146;s Secretary and Treasurer, a position accepted by Harmel S. Rayat, a current Director. As agreed to by the Company and Mr. Dhaliwal in a Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement dated February 10, 2003, all remaining outstanding stock options held by Mr. Dhaliwal will be terminated immediately, with the exception of 12,500 options, which will terminate on September 30, 2003.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><B>ITEM 7. &nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>None.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><B>ITEM 8. &nbsp;Change in Fiscal Year</B>.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>None.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify><B>ITEM 9. &nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure </B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>None.</P>
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<B><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:216pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>
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<B><P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:216pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HEPALIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:216pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jeet Sidhu</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:72pt; margin-bottom:0pt; width:540pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=justify>Date: September 23, 2003</P>
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