Evogene Announces a Warrant Inducement Transaction for Approximately $3.4 Million of Gross Proceeds
Evogene (Nasdaq: EVGN) entered a warrant inducement agreement with an existing institutional investor to generate approximately $3.4 million of gross proceeds.
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Evogene (Nasdaq: EVGN) entered a warrant inducement agreement with an existing institutional investor to generate approximately $3.4 million of gross proceeds. The investor will immediately exercise August 2024 Series A and B warrants at $1.00 per share.
In return, the investor receives privately placed Series A-1 and B-1 warrants to buy up to 2,538,462 shares each at an exercise price of $1.25; A-1 expires in five years and B-1 in 18 months. Closing is expected on or about February 11, 2026, subject to customary conditions.
Positive
- Immediate gross proceeds of approximately $3.4 million
- New Series A-1 and B-1 warrants exercisable at $1.25, extending potential funding runway
- Company will file a registration statement covering resale of shares issuable on exercise
Negative
- Immediate exercise at a reduced price of $1.00 represents a concession to the investor
- Transaction could result in issuance of up to 8,461,540 ordinary shares if all warrants are exercised
- New warrants and underlying shares are unregistered and restricted until SEC registration or exemption
Details
News Market Reaction – EVGN
In the Feb 10 session, EVGN declined 7.34%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
- Existing Series A warrants
- 1,692,308 shares
- August 2024 Series A ordinary warrants exercised
- Existing Series B warrants
- 1,692,308 shares
- August 2024 Series B ordinary warrants exercised
- Exercise price (existing)
- $1.00 per share
- Reduced exercise price for Existing Warrants
- Gross proceeds
- $3.4 million
- Total gross cash from warrant inducement transaction
- New Series A-1 warrants
- 2,538,462 shares
- Unregistered Series A-1 warrants issued in private placement
- New Series B-1 warrants
- 2,538,462 shares
- Unregistered Series B-1 warrants issued in private placement
- Exercise price (new)
- $1.25 per share
- Exercise price of New Warrants
- Warrant terms
- 5 years / 18 months
- A-1 warrants expire in five years; B-1 in eighteen months
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In consideration for the immediate exercise in full of the Existing Warrants, the investor will receive in a private placement new Series A-1 unregistered warrants to purchase up to 2,538,462 ordinary shares (the "Series A-1 Warrants") and new Series B-1 unregistered warrants to purchase up to 2,538,462 ordinary shares (the "Series B-1 Warrants" and together with the A-1 Warrants, the "New Warrants"). The New Warrants will have an exercise price of
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as the sole financial advisor in connection with the transaction.
The New Warrants described above were offered in a private placement pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, along with the ordinary shares issuable upon their exercise, have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Evogene Ltd.:
Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq/TASE: EVGN) is a pioneering company in computational chemistry, specializing in the generative design of small molecules for the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
At the core of its technology is ChemPass AI™, a proprietary generative AI engine that enables the design of novel, highly potent small molecules optimized across multiple critical parameters. This powerful platform significantly improves success rates while reducing development time and costs.
Built on this powerful technological foundation, and through strategic partnerships alongside internal product development, Evogene is focused on creating breakthrough products for the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, driven by the integration of scientific innovation with real-world industry needs. We call this approach "Real-World Innovation".
For more information, please visit www.evogene.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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 is using forward-looking statements in this press release when it discusses the prospective closing of the warrant inducement transaction and its receipt of the net proceeds from the transaction. 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, including those risk factors identified in Evogene's reports filed with the applicable securities authority. 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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