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Evogene Ltd. — Investor Presentation 2022
Feb 14, 2022
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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 February 2022
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 ☐
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:
99.1Lavie Bio Investor Presentation.
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.
EVOGENE LTD. (Registrant)
Date: February 14, 2022
By: /s/ Dorit Kreiner Dorit Kreiner Chief Financial Officer


Forward looking statement
This presentation contains "forward-looking to future events, and Lavie Bio (the "Company") and its parent, Evogene Ltd. ("Evgene"), may from time to time make other statements, regarding for uture financial or operating results and or other maters regarding or affecting us hat are considered "forward-looking statements" as defines Litigation Reform Act of 1995 the "PSLR4") and other securities laws, as anended. Statements that are not statements of his may be deemed to be forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe", "expect", "should", "planned", "intend" and "potential" or words of similar meaning. We are using forward-looking statements in this presentation we divers, product pipeline, future sales, commercialization efforts and timing, product development and launches, estimated market sizes and milestones, as well as the capabilities of Evogene's and our technology.
Such statements are based on current expections and assumptions, describe opinions about future events, involve certain risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance. Readers are may affect the Company's actual results and coults to differ materially from any forward-looking statements that may be made in this presentation. Therefore, actual future results, and trends in the future 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 our cirnitation, those described in greater detal in Evogene's Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other internes with the Israel Securities Authority and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors under the heading "Risk Factors".
Exept as required by applicable securities laws we obligation or commitment to update any information or to publicy release the results of any revisions to any be made to reflect future events or changes in expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions.
The information contained herein does not constitute a prospects or other of form part of any invitation or offer to sell, or any solicitation of any invitation or offer to purches or securities of Evegene or the Company, nor shall the information or any part of the fact of its distribution form the basis of or be relied on in contract, commitment or reading thereto or to the securities of Evogene or the Company.
The trademarks included herein are the owners thereof and are used for reference purposes only. Such use should not be construed as an endorsement of our products or services.


The Ag-Biologicals opportunity Driving healthier crops, sustainability and productive agriculture

The Ag-Biologicals
untapped potential
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Improve food quality, sustainability and agriculture productivity through microbiome based ag-biologicals technology and products
The Power of the Microbiome
Billions of microbes make a difference!

The challenge: Discovering the right microbes and tailoring them for commercial use

Biology Driven Design platform
The microbiome OS

් Lavie Bio holds an exclusive license to use Evogene for the discovery and development of products in Lavie Bio sheld of activity.
2 As part of Corteva's investment in Lavie Bio in 2019, Lavie acquired the assets of Taxon Biosciences, including a large microbial collection.


Decoding the natural diversity of genetic functionality Function-based product discovery & tailoring
Product DIDI DIDI DIDI DIDI Lead Optimized 1.189 Candidates Candidates + = Product Requirements Required Functions DIDI DIDAI DADA DIDI DIDAI DIDA DIDI DOLI DADA DIDI DADA DADA DIDI DIDI DADA Discovery Optimization Commercialization Microbiome Gene Pool of Function Catalog Min. Microbes Enhanced Maximized Max. Functions samples Microbiomes of Microbiome functionality functionality 10
Lavie Bio Next generation Ag-Biologicals
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| Crop Protection & Fertilizers |
Ag-Biologicals Today |
Ag-Biologicals Next generation |
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Lavie Bio product pipeline


Bio-stimulants driving yield advantage
Sales in North America initiated in 2022
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*Expected geographic expansion



LAV311 & LAV312
Bio-fungicides against Botrytis & fruit rots
Expected launch in North America in 2024

Better than ag-biologicals and potentially comparable to chemical benchmarks tested

Different letters indicate significant differences between groups (p values-0.05)



Established 'End to End' capabilities





Business Model


Lavie Bio Product
- · End-to-end product development
- ° Commercialization through direct channels
- · Revenues from sales
Lavie Bio 'tech-inside' product
- · Joint product development
- · Commercialization through partner's channels
- · Revenues from R&D / milestone payments and royalties,
Strategic partners & shareholders



Management Team
Dotan Borenstein

Leadership experience of 25+ years in business development, strategic management
Michael lonesco I VP Research
Innovative research leader with deep biotechnology, big data and informatics expertise
Board of Directors

Dorit Kriener
I CFO 20+ years of experience in corporate finance, public and private fundraising, strategy and accounting management

IVP Development
Extensive development and product expertise in the agbiologicals field for 30+ years - led introductions of 5 commercial products


25+ years broad industrial experience serving in leadership roles of complex agricultural product programs management
Russel Putland I VP commercial
30+ years of ag commercial leadership roles with 'ground up' experience in large multinational organizations

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We've got
the right
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Evogene President & CEO evogene

Frederic C. Beudot
Global Portfolio Leader for Biologicals at Corteva Agriscience™

CORTEVA

Kristian Bjorneboe
Seasoned business development leader novozymes Atos

Trevor Thiessen
Senior agriculture executive, experienced in marketing, sales, and go-to-market
novozymes: Ra MONSANTO
Milestone Roadmap

