Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  KENNEDY WILLIAM JAMES
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD [XTLB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD, 711 EXECUTIVE BLVD., SUITE Q
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

VALLEY COTTAGE, NY 10989
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES   (1) 08/01/2015 ORDINARY SHARES 60,000 $ 0.853 D  
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES   (2) 08/01/2016 ORDINARY SHARES 20,000 $ 0.325 D  
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES   (3) 08/01/2017 ORDINARY SHARES 20,000 $ 0.204 D  
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES   (4) 07/20/2018 ORDINARY SHARES 300,000 $ 0.35 D  
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES   (5) 08/01/2018 ORDINARY SHARES 20,000 $ 0.368 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KENNEDY WILLIAM JAMES
C/O XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD
711 EXECUTIVE BLVD., SUITE Q
VALLEY COTTAGE, NY 10989
  X      

Signatures

/s/ William J. Kennedy 10/27/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted on 8/1/2005. The options are fully vested.
(2) Granted on 8/1/2006. 13,333 of these options are fully vested. The remainder vests as follows: 1,667 options on 11/1/2008, 1,667 options on 2/1/2009, 1,667 options on 5/1/2009 and 1,666 options on 8/1/2009.
(3) Granted on 08/01/2007. 6,667 of these options are fully vested. The remainder vest as follows: 1,667 options on 11/1/2008, 1,667 options on 2/1/2009, 1,666 options on 5/1/2009, 1,666 options on 8/1/2009, 1,667 options on 11/1/2009, 1,667 options on 2/1/2010, 1,667 options on 5/1/2010 and 1,666 options on 8/1/2010.
(4) The options vest monthly over three years in a linear manner so that 8,334 options vest upon the 10th day of every month so long as the reporting person is serving as a director of XTL Biopharmaceuticals LTD, for a total of 36 months from the date of issuance (on the 10th day of the 36th month, 8,310 options vest).
(5) Granted on 8/1/2008. 1,667 options vest quarterly on the first of each November, February, May and August beginning November 1, 2008.

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