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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 August 2023

 

Commission File Number: 001-36187

EVOGENE LTD.

  (Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

13 Gad Feinstein Street, Park Rehovot, Rehovot

P.O.B 4173, Ness Ziona, 7414002, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒       Form 40-F ☐

 

On August 17, 2023, Evogene Ltd. (“Evogene”) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.  A Copy of the press release announcing those results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (this “Form 6-K”) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The contents of Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K, excluding the statements of Evogene’s President and CEO and Evogene’s CFO, contained therein, are incorporated by reference in the registration statements on Form F-3 (Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) File No. 333-253300), and Form S-8 (SEC File Nos. 333-259215, 333-193788, 333-201443 and 333-203856) of Evogene, and will be a part thereof from the date on which this Form 6-K is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

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The injection of funds from the last round in July, total gross proceeds of $8.5 million, strengthens Evogene's financial position and provides the Company with the resources needed to execute its plans effectively and in a timely fashion. An example of such financial need is the significant increase in the required working capital of our wholly owned subsidiary, Casterra, to produce the castor seeds needed to fulfill the purchase orders received in the last months, totaling $11.3 million.

It is important to note that the $10 million reflected in the June 30th cash balance of Evogene together with Casterra, Canonic and AgPlenus, do not include funds raised by Evogene in July and any amount due under the purchase orders received by Casterra in the last few months, which are expected to be supplied during the second half of the year and at the beginning of next year. Further, note that the $7.1 million reflected in the cash balance of Lavie Bio, does not include the $5 million expected to be received as an upfront payment from the licensing agreement with Corteva that was announced in July.

 

During the second quarter, the consolidated cash usage was approximately $5.6 million, which included $2.8 million used by Lavie Bio and Biomica.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” relating to future events. These statements may be identified by words such as “may”, “could”, “expects”, “hopes” “intends”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “demonstrates” or words of similar meaning. For example, Evogene and its subsidiaries are using forward-looking statements in this press release when it discusses establishment of collaboration agreements with leading companies in new domains of activity, TargetSelector ability to identify novel target proteins for innovative products, the BMC426 and BMC427 for IBS treatment effectiveness in reducing visceral pain and related studies and trials, future milestone payments and royalties from Corteva's sales of Lavie Bio’s products, the resources needed to execute the company’s plans effectively and in a timely fashion, return on investment for farmers who use Thrivus, and the enhancement of AgPlenus’ ability to identify new pesticide mechanisms due to the use of Evogene's TargetSelector application. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions, describe opinions about future events, involve certain risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance. Therefore, actual future results, performance, or achievements of Evogene and its subsidiaries may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the control of Evogene and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, those risk factors contained in Evogene’s reports filed with the applicable securities authority. In addition, Evogene and its subsidiaries rely, and expect to continue to rely, on third parties to conduct certain activities, such as their field trials and pre-clinical studies, and if these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, comply with regulatory requirements or meet expected deadlines, Evogene and its subsidiaries may experience significant delays in the conduct of their activities. Evogene and its subsidiaries disclaim any obligation or commitment to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments or changes in expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions.

 

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