REHOVOT, Israel, May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ:EVGN) (TASE:EVGN), a leading company
for the improvement of crop productivity and economics for food, feed and fuel, announced today that it has filed its annual report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The annual report, which contains the Company's audited consolidated financial statements, can be accessed on
the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/ as well as via the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.evogene.com/sec-filings. The Company will deliver a hard copy of its annual
report, including its complete audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders upon request to the
Company Media Contact: ir@evogene.com.
About Evogene Ltd.:
Evogene (NASDAQ:EVGN) (TASE:EVGN) is a leading biotechnology company for the improvement of crop productivity for the food, feed
and fuel industries. The Company operates in three key market segments: improved seed traits (addressing yield and resistance to
diseases and environmental stresses); innovative ag-chemicals (developing novel herbicide solutions for weed control); and
ag-biologicals. Evogene has collaborations with world-leading seed and ag-chemical companies. For more information, please visit
www.evogene.com or contact the Company at info@evogene.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" relating to future events. These statements may be
identified by words such as "may", "could", “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 are 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: Alex Tasker Chief Financial Officer E: IR@evogene.com T: (+972)-8-931-1963