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Accession Number:: 0000902664-20-000822
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2020-02-07 16:10:01

Filed By:: Rima Senvest Management
Company:: Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ:EVGN)
Filing Date:: 2020-02-07
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Sole Voting Power	Shared Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Senvest Management	0	2,179,092	0	2,179,092	2,179,092	8.46%
Richard Mashaal	0	2,179,092	0	2,179,092	2,179,092	8.46%

Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

Evogene Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.02 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

M4119S104
(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2019
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨	Rule 13d-1(b)
x	Rule 13d-1(c)
¨	Rule 13d-1(d)

(Page 1 of 7 Pages)

______________________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Senvest Management, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,179,092
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,179,092
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,179,092
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.46%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO, IA

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Richard Mashaal
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,179,092
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,179,092
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,179,092
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.46%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN, HC

Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer.

	Evogene Ltd. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

13 Gad Feinstein Street

Park Rehovot P.O.B 2100

Rehovot 7612002 Israel

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing.

This statement is filed by Senvest Management, LLC and Richard Mashaal.

The reported securities are held in the accounts of Senvest Master Fund, LP and Senvest Technology Partners Master Fund, LP (collectively, the "Investment Vehicles").

Senvest Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Investment Vehicles by virtue of Senvest Management, LLC's position as investment manager of each of the Investment Vehicles. Mr. Mashaal may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Investment Vehicles by virtue of Mr. Mashaal's status as the managing member of Senvest Management, LLC. None of the foregoing should be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein.

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office.

Senvest Management, LLC

540 Madison Avenue, 32^nd Floor

New York, New York 10022

Richard Mashaal

c/o Senvest Management, LLC

540 Madison Avenue, 32^nd Floor

New York, New York 10022

Item 2(c).

Place of Organization.

Senvest Management, LLC – Delaware

Richard Mashaal – Canada

Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities.

	Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.02 per share

Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number.

	M4119S104

Item 3.

If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b), or (c), check whether the Person Filing is a:

(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b)	¨	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d)	¨	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)	¨	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.1813);
(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)	¨	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)	¨	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution.

Item 4.	Ownership.

	The information required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows (5) – (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. The percentages set forth in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon an aggregate of 25,754,297 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019, as reported in Exhibit 99.1 attached to the Issuer's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2019.

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

	Not applicable.

Item 6.	Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

The Investment Vehicles have the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of, the Ordinary Shares. Senvest Technology Partners Master Fund, LP has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of the Ordinary Shares.

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

	Not applicable.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

	Not applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.

	Not applicable.

Item 10.	Certification.

	By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 7, 2020
	SENVEST MANAGEMENT, LLC

	By:	/s/ Bobby Trahanas
	Name:	Bobby Trahanas
	Title:	Chief Compliance Officer



	/s/ Richard Mashaal
	RICHARD MASHAAL