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Form 6-K Evogene Ltd. For: Aug 05

August 5, 2015 7:02 AM


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 2015
 
Commission File Number: 001-36187

EVOGENE LTD.
  (Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
 
13 Gad Feinstein Street
Park Rehovot P.O.B 2100
Rehovot 7612002 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 x Form 40-F o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
 
 
 

 
 
CONTENTS
 
Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein is the following exhibit:
 
99.1 
Press Release: Evogene Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results.
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
Date: August 5, 2015
 
EVOGENE  LTD.
(Registrant)
 
By: /s/ Sigal Fattal
——————————————
Sigal Fattal
Chief Financial Officer

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.
DESCRIPTION
99.1
Press Release: Evogene Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results.

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Exhibit 99.1
 
Evogene Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Rehovot, Israel – August 5, 2015 – Evogene Ltd. (NYSE; TASE: EVGN), a leading company for the improvement of crop productivity and economics for the food and feed industries, announced today its financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.
 
Ofer Haviv, Evogene's President and CEO, stated: "These past few weeks have been extremely rewarding from the standpoint of Evogene’s on-going corporate growth and development.  As we indicated at the time of our US IPO in late 2013, Evogene intended to allocate a large portion of the IPO proceeds towards new opportunities with substantial growth potential and a real need for innovation to drive the next generation of product development. This strategic undertaking, and the investment we made over the past year and a half in doing so, was well demonstrated by two milestone achievements that we recently disclosed.
 
 “First, in our herbicide program, last month we announced the successful discovery and validation in plants of the first set of potential targets. These novel targets are a significant achievement for Evogene’s herbicide program, particularly since they are predicted to represent potential new 'mode of action', or manner, to kill weeds, and thus may provide the basis to the development of future weed-killing products."
 
 “Second, we recently disclosed the successful completion of our first computational round of microbial genes in our insect control program, which was only initiated mid last year. This is a remarkable achievement considering that in a relatively short period of time we were able to leverage our knowhow and technology to tackle a new and commercially attractive market segment with significant barriers to innovation. This first set of promising genes provides us with strong confidence in the approach we are pursuing for the discovery of microbial genes, and more importantly in their likelihood to eventually yield a commercial product."
 
"In addition to the importance of these achievements for the programs themselves, they again demonstrate the power and broad applicability of our computational based predictive approach in the development of next-generation agriculture based products.”
 
Mr. Haviv concluded, “In summary, when looking across the various areas of the business, we are extremely excited with the initial progress we have made in advancing our newest areas of focus - insect control and novel herbicides - to the next stages of product development, and with our continued efforts in narrowing the gap to successful product introduction in our more established market areas.”
 
 
 

 
 
 
Financial results for the period ended June 30, 2015:
 
Cash Position: As of June 30, 2015, Evogene had $110 million in cash, short term bank deposits and marketable securities, representing a net cash usage of $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
 
Research Revenues include mainly periodic payments for research and development activities provided under certain of the Company's collaboration agreements with seed companies. Revenues from research and development payments for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $5.3 million, compared to $7.5 million for the same period in 2014. Revenues from research and development payments for the second quarter of 2015 were $2.6 million, compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2014.  The decline was primarily related to the previously announced amendment to the Company’s Bayer collaboration work plan.
 
Evogene anticipates that longer term, its primary sources of revenues will be future royalties and other revenue sharing amounts, as well as castor seed sales by its wholly owned subsidiary Evofuel. In that regard, research revenues, which reflect R&D related cost reimbursement under certain of Evogene's collaboration agreements, were in the past a meaningful contributor to cash flow. Today, in consideration of the Company's strong cash balances, research revenues do not constitute a significant or essential part of the Company's cash flow.
 
Looking forward, Evogene intends to consider, on a case by case basis, self-financing certain activities under future collaborations. Although possibly resulting in less short term R&D revenues than would otherwise be the case, the Company’s goal in negotiating the terms for future collaborations will be to maximize long term revenues, consistent with maintaining its financial strength.
 
Cost of Revenues largely includes research and development expenses related to the support of the Company’s on-going activities under collaboration agreements with seed companies, which provide for future milestone and/or royalty revenues. Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $3.8 million, compared to $5.0 million, for the same period in 2014. Cost of revenues for the second quarter of 2015 was $1.9 million, compared to $2.4 million, for the same period in 2014.
 
Research and Development Expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $7.2 million, compared to $6.0 million for the same period in 2014. This increase largely relates to expansion of self-funded activities, primarily focused on the development of new computational genomics platforms and validation technologies, mainly in our key growth engines – insect resistance and ag-chemicals. The increase also derives from an increase in non-cash share-based compensation expenses. Research and Development Expenses for the second quarter of 2015 were $3.7 million, compared to $3.4 million for the same period in 2014. This increase mainly relates to increase in non-cash share-based compensation expenses. As stated above, research and development expenses do not include such expenses incurred in support of on-going collaborations, which are accounted for as Cost of Revenues.
 
 
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Operating Loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $8.8 million (including a non-cash expense of approximately $2.2 million for amortization of share-based compensation), compared to an operating loss of $6.4 million (including a non-cash expense of approximately $1.7 million for amortization of share-based compensation) for the same period in 2014. Operating Loss for the second quarter of 2015 was $4.6 million (including a non-cash expense of approximately $1.4 million for amortization of share-based compensation), compared to an operating loss of $3.7 million (including a non-cash expense of approximately $0.9 million for amortization of share-based compensation) for the same period in 2014. This increase is mainly attributable to the increase in self-funded research and development expenses,  the increase in non-cash share-based compensation expenses and the decrease in revenues from research and development payments as described above.
 
Conference call and webcast details:
Evogene management will host a conference call today at 09:00 am Eastern time, 16:00 Israel time to discuss the results. US-based participants are invited to access the call by dialing 1-888-668-9141, and participants from Israel and other countries are invited to access the call at 972-3-918-0609. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at approximately 13:00 Eastern time, 20:00 Israel time today, and will be accessible through August 7, 2015.  US-based participants are invited to access the replay by dialing 1-888-782-4291, and participants from Israel and other countries are invited to access the replay at 972-3-925-5904. A replay of the call may also be accessed as a webcast via Evogene’s website at www.evogene.com and will be available for a period of ten days.

About Evogene Ltd.:
Evogene (NYSE, TASE: EVGN) is a leading company for the improvement of crop productivity and economics for the food and feed industries. The Company has strategic collaborations with world-leading agricultural companies to develop improved seed traits in relation to yield and a-biotic stress (such as tolerance to drought), and biotic stress (such as resistance to disease and nematodes), in key crops as corn, soybean, wheat and rice, and is also focused on the research and development of new products for crop protection (such as weed control). In addition, the Company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Evofuel, developing seeds for second generation feedstock for biodiesel. For more information, please visit www.evogene.com.
 
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" relating to future events. These statements may be identified by words such as "may",  “expects”, "intends", “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “scheduled”, “estimates” or words of similar meaning. 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 may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, many of which beyond Evogene's control, including, without limitation, those risk factors contained in Evogene’s reports filed with the appropriate securities authority. Evogene disclaims any obligation or commitment to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments or changes in expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions.
 
Contact:
Karen Mazor, Evogene
Director, Public and Investor Relations
T: (+972)-54-228-8039
[email protected]
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

   
As of June 30,
   
As of
December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2014
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,949     $ 8,716     $ 5,213  
Restricted cash
    -       -       1,000  
Marketable securities
    78,812       78,549       80,040  
Short-term bank deposits
    23,228       24,000       30,046  
Trade receivables
    750       1,864       1,183  
Other receivables
    1,084       1,026       889  
                         
      111,823       114,155       118,371  
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
                       
Long-term bank deposits
    -       10,000       -  
Long-term deposits
    24       20       21  
Plant, property and equipment, net
    8,016       7,188       8,812  
Long-term investment
    -       471       382  
Intangible assets, net
    -       22       -  
                         
      8,040       17,701       9,215  
                         
    $ 119,863     $ 131,856     $ 127,586  
                         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                       
Trade payables
  $ 1,205     $ 1,488     $ 1,984  
Other payables
    2,485       2,840       3,854  
Liabilities in respect of grants from the Chief Scientist
    553       603       570  
Deferred revenues and other advances
    1,248       1,572       1,511  
                         
      5,491       6,503       7,919  
                         
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
                       
Liabilities in respect of grants from the Chief Scientist
    3,145       2,939       3,103  
Deferred revenues and other advances
    845       567       453  
Severance pay liability, net
    28       19       29  
                         
      4,018       3,525       3,585  
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                       
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.02 par value:
Authorized - 150,000,000 ordinary shares; Issued and outstanding – 25,388,938, 25,010,394 and 25,350,954 shares at June 30, 2015 and 2014 and December 31, 2014, respectively
    140       138       140  
Share premium and other capital reserve
    177,962       172,077       175,553  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    -       -       (222 )
Accumulated deficit
    (67,748 )     (50,387 )     (59,389 )
                         
      110,354       121,828       116,082  
                         
    $ 119,863     $ 131,856     $ 127,586  
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
 
   
Six months ended
June 30,
   
Three months ended
June 30,
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
   
2014
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
Revenues:
                             
                                         
Research and development payments, including up-front payments
  $ 5,276     $ 7,542     $ 2,616     $ 3,767     $ 14,198  
Share purchase related revenues
    81       165       40       83       313  
                                         
Total Revenues
    5,357       7,707       2,656       3,850       14,511  
                                         
Cost of revenues
    3,762       4,988       1,932       2,425       9,709  
                                         
Gross profit
    1,595       2,719       724       1,425       4,802  
                                         
Operating expenses:
                                       
                                         
Research and development, net
    7,229       6,012       3,690       3,355       14,022  
Business development
    999       936       502       562       1,851  
General and administrative
    2,137       2,124       1,174       1,236       4,185  
                                         
Total operating expenses
    10,365       9,072       5,366       5,153       20,058  
                                         
Operating loss
    (8,770 )     (6,353 )     (4,642 )     (3,728 )     (15,256 )
                                         
Financing income
    1,277       1,353       331       703       2,242  
Financing expenses
    (866 )     (528 )     (639 )     (166 )     (1,516 )
                                         
Net loss
  $ (8,359 )   $ (5,528 )   $ (4,950 )   $ (3,191 )   $ (14,530 )
                                         
Other comprehensive loss:
                                       
Gain (loss) from cash flow hedges
  $ (45 )   $ -     $ 19     $ -     $ (222 )
Amounts transferred to the statement of profit or loss for cash flow hedges
    267       -       72       -       -  
                                         
Total comprehensive loss
  $ (8,137 )   $ (5,528 )   $ (4,859 )   $ (3,191 )   $ (14,752 )
                                         
Basic and diluted loss per share
  $ (0.33 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.58 )

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands
 
   
Share
capital
   
Share Premium and other capital reserve
   
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
   
Unaudited
 
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2015 (audited)
  $ 140     $ 175,553     $ (222 )   $ (59,389 )   $ 116,082  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (8,359 )     (8,359 )
Other comprehensive income
    -       -       222       -       222  
Exercise of options
    * )     208       -       -       208  
Share-based  compensation
    -       2,201       -       -       2,201  
                                         
Balance as of June 30, 2015
  $ 140     $ 177,962     $ -     $ (67,748 )   $ 110,354  
 
*) Represent amount lower than $1 thousand
 
   
Share
capital
   
Share Premium and other capital reserve
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
   
Unaudited
 
                         
Balance as of January 1, 2014 (audited)
  $ 137     $ 169,469     $ (44,859 )   $ 124,747  
                                 
Total comprehensive loss
    -       -       (5,528 )     (5,528 )
Exercise of options
    1       859       -       860  
Share-based  compensation
    -       1,749       -       1,749  
                                 
Balance as of June 30, 2014
  $ 138     $ 172,077     $ (50,387 )   $ 121,828  

   
Share
capital
   
Share Premium and other capital reserve
   
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
   
unaudited
 
                               
Balance as of April 1, 2015
  $ 140     $ 176,437     $ (91 )   $ (62,798 )   $ 113,688  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (4,950 )     (4,950 )
Other comprehensive income
    -       -       91       -       91  
Exercise of options
    * )     134       -       -       134  
Share-based  compensation
    -       1,391       -       -       1,391  
                                         
Balance as of June 30, 2015
  $ 140     $ 177,962     $ -     $ (67,748 )   $ 110,354  

*) Represent amount lower than $1 thousand

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands
 
   
Share
capital
   
Share Premium and other capital reserve
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
   
Unaudited
 
                         
Balance as of April 1, 2014
  $ 138     $ 170,986     $ (47,196 )   $ 123,928  
                                 
Total comprehensive loss
    -       -       (3,191 )     (3,191 )
Exercise of options
    * )     168       -       168  
Share-based  compensation
    -       923       -       923  
                                 
Balance as of June 30, 2014
  $ 138     $ 172,077     $ (50,387 )   $ 121,828  
 
*) Represent amount lower than $1 thousand
 
   
Share
capital
   
Share Premium and other capital reserve
   
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
   
Audited
 
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2014
  $ 137     $ 169,469     $ -     $ (44,859 )   $ 124,747  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (14,530 )     (14,530 )
Other comprehensive loss
    -       -       (222 )     -       (222 )
Exercise of options
    3       2,854       -       -       2,857  
Share-based  compensation
    -       3,230       -       -       3,230  
                                         
Balance as of December 31, 2014
  $ 140     $ 175,553     $ (222 )   $ (59,389 )   $ 116,082  

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands
 
   
Six months ended
June 30,
   
Three months ended
June 30,
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
   
2014
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                             
                               
     Net loss
  $ (8,359 )   $ (5,528 )   $ (4,950 )   $ (3,191 )   $ (14,530 )
                                         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                                       
                                         
    Adjustments to the profit or loss items:
                                       
                                         
Depreciation and amortization
    1,266       1,055       612       536       2,249  
Share-based compensation
    2,201       1,749       1,391       923       3,230  
Net financing expenses (income)
    (451 )     (12 )     240       (103 )     (926 )
                                         
      3,016       2,792       2,243       1,356       4,553  
                                         
Changes in asset and liability items:
                                       
                                         
Decrease in trade receivables
    433       49       66       12       730  
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
    (312 )     (293 )     (308 )     5       58  
Decrease (increase) in long term deposits
    (3 )     8       (4 )     6       7  
Increase (decrease) in trade payables
    (400 )     (606 )     (6 )     14       (267 )
Increase (decrease) in other payables
    (1,246 )     (1,523 )     9       (565 )     (895 )
Increase (decrease) in severance pay liability, net
    (1 )     -       1       -       10  
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues
    129       (396 )     (401 )     172       (571 )
                                         
      (1,400 )     (2,761 )     (643 )     (356 )     (928 )
                                         
Cash received during the period for:
                                       
                                         
Interest received
    1,372       226       551       143       2,010  
                                         
Net cash used in operating activities
    (5,371 )     (5,271 )     (2,799 )     (2,048 )     (8,895 )

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

   
Six months ended
June 30,
   
Three months ended
June 30,
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
   
2014
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
Cash flows from investing activities
                             
                               
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
  $ (849 )   $ (925 )   $ (296 )   $ (622 )   $ (3,564 )
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
    14,854       8,096       7,016       3,759       31,195  
Purchase of marketable securities
    (13,905 )     (55,359 )     (7,424 )     (7,513 )     (80,615 )
Proceeds from (investment in) bank deposits
    6,818       (34,000 )     (42 )     -       (30,046 )
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    1,000       -       1,000       -       (1,000 )
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    7,918       (82,188 )     254       (4,376 )     (84,030 )
                                         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
                                       
                                         
Proceeds from exercise of options
    208       860       134       168       2,857  
Proceeds from the Chief Scientist grants
    188       126       188       126       339  
Repayment of the Chief Scientist grants
    (233 )     (272 )     -       -       (530 )
                                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    163       714       322       294       2,666  
                                         
Exchange rate differences - cash and cash equivalent balances
    26       7       106       (12 )     18  
                                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    2,736       (86,738 )     (2,117 )     (6,142 )     (90,241 )
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
    5,213       95,454       10,066       14,858       95,454  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
  $ 7,949     $ 8,716     $ 7,949     $ 8,716     $ 5,213  
                                         
Significant non-cash transactions
                                       
                                         
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
  $ 157     $ 379     $ 157     $ 379     $ 536  
 
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