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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on August&nbsp;13, 2008
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  <DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>HeartWare Limited</B>
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>
  
  
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>State of Victoria, Australia</B>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>98-0498958</B></TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">incorporation or organization)</TD>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Level 57, MLC Centre<BR>
  19-29 Martin Place<BR>
  Sydney NSW 2000<BR>
  Australia<BR>
  &#043;61 2 9238 2064</B><BR>
  (Address, including zip code,<BR>
  of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan</B><BR>
  (Full title of plan)</DIV>
  
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">(Name, address and telephone</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">number of agent for service)
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">(Copy to:)</TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Douglas Godshall</B>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Marjorie Sybul Adams, Esq.</B></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Chief Executive Officer</B>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DLA Piper US LLP</B></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>205 Newbury Street</B>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1251 Avenue of the Americas</B></TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Framingham, Massachusetts 01701</B>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>New York, New York 10020</B></TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(508)&nbsp;739 0950</B>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(212)&nbsp;335-4517</B></TD>
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
  a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
  See the definitions of &#147;large
  accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>
  
  
  
  
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      <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">Accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center">Non-accelerated filer &nbsp; <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">Smaller Reporting Company
  <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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  <DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
  
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price Per Unit (2)</B></TD>
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                      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ordinary Shares, no par value</DIV></TD>
      <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,000,000(1)</TD>
      <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;0.49</TD>
  
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">984,830</TD>
      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
  
      <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;38.70</TD>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;An aggregate of 5,500,000 Ordinary Shares may be offered or issued pursuant to the
  HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan, 3,500,000 of which were previously registered on Form
  S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-147506), and 2,000,000 of which are registered on this Form S-8.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)&nbsp;Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and
  (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and
  the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices of HeartWare
  Limited&#146;s Ordinary Shares as reported on the Australian Securities Exchange on August&nbsp;8, 2008,
  which average has been converted into U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rate on August&nbsp;8, 2008, (i.e., 0.8953). Pursuant to
  General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with respect to the
  additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.
  </DIV>
  
  
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  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b71666hlexv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 Opinion of DLA Phillips Fox</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b71666hlexv23w1.htm">EX-23.1 Consent of Grant Thornton LLP</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b71666hlexv24w1.htm">EX-24.1 Power of Attorney</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b71666hlexv99w1.htm">EX-99.1 HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plans</A></TD></TR>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</B>
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration
  Statement filed by HeartWare Limited (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the &#147;Commission&#148;) (File No.&nbsp;333-147506), with respect to securities offered pursuant to the
  Company&#146;s Performance Rights Plan are hereby incorporated by reference.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement
  and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered
  have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
  incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
  filing of such documents.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
  herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
  the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
  is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
  such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
  to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  </DIV>
  
  
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBITS</B>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">Constitution (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
  Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (file no. 000-52595)).</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of DLA Phillips Fox (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
  Registration Statement).</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan &#151; Plan Rules (as
  amended August&nbsp;5, 2008).</TD>
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized in State of Victoria, Australia, on August&nbsp;12, 2008.
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      <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>HeartWare Limited</B><BR>
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      <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  
  <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/&nbsp;Douglas Godshall</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD colspan="2" align="left">Douglas Godshall, Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
      <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
  Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  </DIV>
  <DIV align="center">
  <TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <!-- Begin Table Head -->
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <!-- End Table Head -->
  <!-- Begin Table Body -->
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Douglas Godshall
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
  
  <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Douglas Godshall
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">(principal executive officer)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;David McIntyre
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David McIntyre
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">(principal financial and accounting officer)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Robert Thomas
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman and Director&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert Thomas</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Seth
  Harrison
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dr.&nbsp;Seth
  Harrison</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  
  
  
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Christine Bennett
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dr.&nbsp;Christine Bennett
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  
  
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Denis
  Wade, AM
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dr.&nbsp;Denis
  Wade, AM
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Robert
  Stockman
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert
  Stockman
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Timothy
  J. Barberich
  
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;12, 2008</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Timothy
  J. Barberich
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  </Table>
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      <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">NUMBER</TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Constitution (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
  Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (file no. 000-52595)).</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of DLA Phillips Fox.</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of DLA Phillips Fox (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
  Registration Statement).</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan &#151; Plan Rules (as
  amended August&nbsp;5, 2008).</TD>
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text: sv8
  Table of Contents
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on August 13, 2008
  Registration No. 333-
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  HeartWare Limited
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  State of Victoria, Australia
  98-0498958
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)
  Level 57, MLC Centre
  19-29 Martin Place
  Sydney NSW 2000
  Australia
  +61 2 9238 2064
  (Address, including zip code,
  of registrant's principal executive offices)
  HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan
  (Full title of plan)
  (Name, address and telephone
  number of agent for service)
  (Copy to:)
  Douglas Godshall
  Marjorie Sybul Adams, Esq.
  Chief Executive Officer
  DLA Piper US LLP
  205 Newbury Street
  1251 Avenue of the Americas
  Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
  New York, New York 10020
  (508) 739 0950
  (212) 335-4517
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
  a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
  See the definitions of "large
  accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
  Large accelerated filer
  o
  Accelerated filer
  o
  Non-accelerated filer
  o
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller Reporting Company
  þ
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed
  Proposed
  Amount
  Maximum
  Maximum
  Amount of
  to be
  Offering
  Aggregate
  Registration
  Title of Securities to be Registered
  Registered
  Price Per Unit (2)
  Offering Price (2)
  Fee (2)
  Ordinary Shares, no par value
  2,000,000(1)
  $ 0.49
  $
  984,830
  $ 38.70
  (1) An aggregate of 5,500,000 Ordinary Shares may be offered or issued pursuant to the
  HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan, 3,500,000 of which were previously registered on Form
  S-8 (File No. 333-147506), and 2,000,000 of which are registered on this Form S-8.
  (2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and
  (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and
  the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices of HeartWare
  Limited's Ordinary Shares as reported on the Australian Securities Exchange on August 8, 2008,
  which average has been converted into U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rate on August 8, 2008, (i.e., 0.8953). Pursuant to
  General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with respect to the
  additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  SIGNATURES
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  EX-5.1 Opinion of DLA Phillips Fox
  EX-23.1 Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
  EX-24.1 Power of Attorney
  EX-99.1 HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plans
  Table of Contents
  INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
  In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration
  Statement filed by HeartWare Limited (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the "Commission") (File No. 333-147506), with respect to securities offered pursuant to the
  Company's Performance Rights Plan are hereby incorporated by reference.
  All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement
  and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered
  have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
  incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
  filing of such documents.
  Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
  herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
  the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
  is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
  such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
  to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  EXHIBITS
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER
  DESCRIPTION
  3.1
  Constitution (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
  Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (file no. 000-52595)).
  5.1
  Opinion of DLA Phillips Fox.
  23.1
  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
  23.2
  Consent of DLA Phillips Fox (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this
  Registration Statement).
  24.1
  Power of Attorney.
  99.1
  HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan — Plan Rules (as
  amended August 5, 2008).
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized in State of Victoria, Australia, on August 12, 2008.
  HeartWare Limited
  By:
  /s/ Douglas Godshall
  Douglas Godshall, Chief Executive Officer
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
  Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  /s/ Douglas Godshall
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
  August 12, 2008
  Douglas Godshall
  (principal executive officer)
  /s/ David McIntyre
  Chief Financial Officer
  August 12, 2008
  David McIntyre
  (principal financial and accounting officer)
  /s/ Robert Thomas
  Chairman and Director
  August 12, 2008
  Robert Thomas
  /s/ Dr. Seth
  Harrison
  Director
  August 12, 2008
  Dr. Seth
  Harrison
  /s/ Dr. Christine Bennett
  Director
  August 12, 2008
  Dr. Christine Bennett
  /s/ Dr. Denis
  Wade, AM
  Director
  August 12, 2008
  Dr. Denis
  Wade, AM
  /s/ Robert
  Stockman
  Director
  August 12, 2008
  Robert
  Stockman
  /s/ Timothy
  J. Barberich
  Director
  August 12, 2008
  Timothy
  J. Barberich
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER
  DESCRIPTION
  3.1
  Constitution (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
  Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (file no. 000-52595)).
  5.1
  Opinion of DLA Phillips Fox.
  23.1
  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
  23.2
  Consent of DLA Phillips Fox (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this
  Registration Statement).
  24.1
  Power of Attorney.
  99.1
  HeartWare Limited Performance Rights Plan — Plan Rules (as
  amended August 5, 2008).
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