UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 11, 2023
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is an updated corporate presentation of Yield10 Bioscience, Inc.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| September 11, 2023 | By: | /s/ Oliver P. Peoples | ||||||
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Today www.yield10bio.com NasdaqCM: YTEN Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. Sept. 11-13, 2023 Sustainable Growth Starts with a Seed 25th Annual H. C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference Recorded on Sept. 6, 2023
Today Safe Harbor Statement 2 The statements made by Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) herein regarding the Company and its business may be forward-looking in nature and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe the Company’s future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, including statements regarding future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, prospective products and technologies, expectations related to research and development activities, timing for receiving and reporting results of field tests and likelihood of success, and objectives of the Company for the future, and are based on certain assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, but not limited to, the risks detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Forward-looking statements include all statements which are not historical facts and can generally be identified by terms such as anticipates, believes, could, estimates, intends, may, plans, projects, should, will, would, or the negative of those terms and similar expressions. Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and may be beyond the Company’s control, you should not rely on these statements as predictions of future events. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our history of losses, lack of market acceptance of our products and technologies, the complexity of technology development and relevant regulatory processes, market competition, changes in the local and national economies, and various other factors. All forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Today Yield10: Overview 3 An Agricultural Bioscience Company Focused on the Oilseed Camelina Yield10 Strengths Deep intellectual property portfolio Experienced leadership and BOD Leveraging partnerships in key markets Using genetics to maximize value of Camelina Improved agronomy for large acreages Low CI value feedstock for biofuels High value Omega-3 oils
Today Yield10: Progress on Key 2023 Business Goals Establish and demonstrate the value chain from Y10 seed to commercial offtake of grain products 4 Camelina grain harvest and delivery to customer - Alberta, July 2023 Value Chain Seed Production Grower Contracts Grain/Oil Offtake Crush/refining Status underway First Offtake Agreement established for grain (oil, meal) Y10 seed supply and production contracts established with growers Progressing additional announced and confidential partnership discussions Current business goal
Today 5 Yield10 Platform Crop - Camelina 1. https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2518791/usda-expands-crop-insurance-for-camelina • Promising oilseed crop ⎼ Uses same farming, storage and processing assets • Both spring and winter varieties ⎼ Winter varieties, potential use as winter cover crop • Platform crop for high value seed products Camelina field plots at floweringGreenhouse Camelina Commercial scale winter Camelina growth Mission: Transition Camelina from a niche crop to > 30 million acres June 2023, Camelina Crop Insurance1 Estimated opportunity for ~44 million acres of oilseed cover crops in the US and Canada >$12 billion feedstock oil (@ 1400lb/acre, 40% oil and $0.50/lb oil )
Today What are the Markets for Camelina Meal and Oil? • Oil Markets – biofuel feedstock • Approved for RINs biofuels producer credits • Very low-carbon index feedstock oil for biofuels (CI ~20-25)1 • Clean oil requiring less refining before biofuels production2 • Fatty acid profile well-suited for renewable diesel • Lower Hydrogen use than Canola • Protein Meal Markets • Approved for use in animal feed3 • 43-45% protein content in meal – above Canola meal • 12-14% fiber in meal 6 1. For crop rotations with no indirect land use change (e.g., fallow or cover cropping). Based on Sustainable Oils approved CI pathways in California’s LCFS program 2. Compared to soybean or Canola, based on third-party ASTM tests of Yield10’s Camelina oil 3. 10% blend of feed in poultry, egg-laying hens, swine, cattle (FDA, AAFCO, CFIA approved) Farming Oilseed Grain Processing Camelina Grain (seed) Products % of Grain Weight Oil ~35– 40% Protein Meal ~55% Camelina Seed Genetics Yield10 Biofuel Business Model – closed loop contracted grain production –
Today Yield10 – Camelina Oil Commercial Target 1: Biofuels 7 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Targets (billions gal/yr) Region 2030 2050 US 3.0 35 EU ~0.5 13.85 Japan ~0.5 6 Biofuels Market: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Renewable Diesel (RD) 6 billion gallons of new capacity for funded RD projects in the US Renewable Diesel (RD) Targets But still major near and long-term feedstock risk for biofuels producers ? Secure feedstock oil supply ? Food vs. Fuel concerns end biofuel incentives for food crop oils ? Lowest Carbon Index (CI) score – driving interest in winter oilseed cover crops
Today Establishing Production - Early Camelina Varieties Value-advantaged spring and winter Camelina enable launch 8 E3902 (Spring Gene-Edited) WDH2 (Winter Cold Tolerant) WDH3 (Winter Short Cycle) E3902 is a triple gene-edited spring Camelina WDH3Control Cold hardy winter Camelina variety Early maturing winter Camelina variety WDH2 • Establish production AND the value chain • Advanced varieties – cold tolerant, early maturing, higher oil • Partnering with growers • Offtake Agreements for grain/oil – enables a capital light strategy • Minimize working capital for grain inventory
Today • Winter Camelina (WDH2) planted in the Fall of 2022 • Established the value chain by partnering with private crusher/biorefiner • Spring 2023 grower contracting completed Q2 • Winter 2023/2024 grower contracts to be completed Q3 9 Establishing Production – Grain Production and Offtake Winter Camelina Grain Harvest – July 2023Winter Camelina June 2023 Camelina Grain Delivered to Biofuel Facility July 2023
Today Yield10 Technology Vision for Camelina 10 1. CI reduction is based on Yield10’s internal estimates of carbon savings versus the production of either petroleum plastics or bioplastics from bio-fermentation See Yield10’s white paper “Biofuels and Bioplastics Commercial Development Plan” for additional details. Herbicide package to fit crop rotations Weed control + tolerance to soil herbicide residues Winter cover crop New crop rotation options increase grower revenue, soil health/carbon, reduced nutrient runoff Increase harvest value Lower CI (carbon intensity) oil from winter cropping– higher value feedstock oil Seed yield and seed oil content – future higher value seed products (omega-3 oil) Improved protein meal value - Food and fuel Own or control 21 patents or applications pending (HT, seed yield, seed oil etc.) Commercial Launch - Technology vision based on the HT revolution for canola and soybean History of HT Canola Adoption
Today 11 Progress on Herbicide Trait for Robust Weed Control Anticipated Timeline and Milestones for HT Camelina DevelopmentHerbicide Tolerance for weed control • Provide state of the art broadleaf weed control for growers • Increase yield by reducing weed pressure • Enable growers to leverage HT Camelina to manage their crop rotations Red dots in photos, control plots where plants died with herbicide application Spring 2022 field trial. Drone image, Lead events identified 2022 Contra-season trial: Robust tolerance of lead event 2023 spring HT commercial seed scale up. Lead event 2023 spring HT trial: Lead events & controls
Today Stacked HT for Weed Control and Soil Residue Tolerance 12 “Stacked HT” - Combine over-the-top broadleaf herbicide tolerance Group 2 herbicide soil residue tolerance 2022 2023 Filed USDA-APHIS Regulatory Status Review (RSR) Development path for spring E3902 Camelina germplasm with stacked HT trait • Enables growers to use land previously treated with Group 2 herbicides - Expands acreage available for growing Camelina • Increase revenue by increasing production acres and yield • Spring 2023 – demonstrated tolerance to both broad leaf herbicide application and Group 2 soil residues in field in spring Camelina 2023 Spring Season Field Work Results demonstrate target herbicide profile Next steps: • Select lead and back-up stacked HT Camelina for commercialization • Repeat field tests • Conduct seed scale-up *Control Camelina plots are significantly compromised with presence of SU and IMIs in soil based on stand counts. * * * * 2022 Greenhouse Work • Isolated stacked HT Camelina events and conducted greenhouse herbicide tests • Identified stacked HT events suitable for regulatory approval • Scaled-up seed for first field tests
Today Yield10 - Omega-3 Oil Opportunity - Status 13 >>>> 2016-2021 UK, Canada, US 2017-2020 Published Studies Q4, 2020 -2022 2023 - >>>>>> Multi year, multi acre field tests Product validation in aquafeed & human trials “Camelina DHA 1 oil effectively replaces fish oil • Yield10 secures commercial rights • Funds RRES R&D program • Assists with patent prosecution • July 2023, Yield10 files RSR for regulatory approval of EPA 8 line with USDA-APHIS • EPA8 line planted at acre-scale to produce planting seed and oil samples • RSR for DHA 1 Camelina line in preparation • Planning scale up of EPA8 and DHA1 Camelina lines • Developing detailed business plan to enable commercial launch • Timeline for anticipated commercial launch in development 1. https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/114/4/1447/6301120 EPA and DHA Omega-3 oils are essential for human health and wellness • Fish oil is the primary source of EPA and DHA Omega-3s in the human diet • Minimum levels of EPA and DHA are required in salmon diets for health and productivity • EPA8 Camelina line – up to 29% EPA in oil, target pharma/nutraceutical markets • DHA1 Camelina line - ~ 10% EPA + 10% DHA, drop-in fish oil replacement • Yield10 believes it can leverage the operating foundation established for biofuels for production of omega-3 oils
Today 14 Fish Oil Supply Market Demand Yield10 - Omega-3 Oil Opportunity Drivers for new sources of omega-3 oils 1. tps://www.intrafish.com/fisheries/peru-cancels-all-important-first-anchovy-fishing-season/2-1-1464552 2. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/global-fishmeal-production-up-30-percent-in-2023-iffo- finds#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThis%20announcement%20is%20of%20strategic,fishmeal%20and%20fish%20oil%20production.%E2%80%9D 3. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/aquaterra-s-omega-3-oil-gets-norwegian-approval-for-use-in-aquafeed 3 Fish Oil price, 2022 Farmed Atlantic Salmon Harvest Volume, 2022 Aquafeed Raw Material Market Rapeseed oil, 2022 (~ feedstock oil price) • First Camelina omega-3 line ready to scale • Pipeline of higher value omega 3 lines in development • Growing market demand • Fish oil supply under increasing pressure • Peru cancels 2023 anchovy harvest1 • Peru produces around 20% of global fish oil2 • Reduced regulatory hurdles • Norway approves use of GMO omega-3 oil3 from Nuseed • Yield 10 files for Camelina omega-3 line regulatory approval in the US Regulatory Hurdles Fish oil Prices Technology Readiness Tailwinds Headwinds
Today Yield10 Q2 2023 Summary Financial Results1 Investment ongoing to achieve key strategic objectives 151 Current as of date of conference call on August 14, 2023. Press release, including financial tables, available at www.yield10bio.com. Operating Results Q2 2023 Q2 2022 6-months 2023 6-months 2022 Revenue __ $ 0.1 million $ 0.1 million $ 0.25 million R&D Expense $ 2.0 million $ 2.0 million $ 4.2 million $ 3.8 million G&A Expense $ 1.7 million $ 1.5 million $ 3.2 million $ 3.4 million Net Loss $ 3.7 million $ 3.4 million $ 7.5 million $ 6.8 million Balance Sheet • $2.3 M in cash and cash equivalents at the end of second quarter • Net operating cash usage of $3.1 M for the second quarter of 2023 • Priced $3.7 million public offering of units consisting of common shares and one warrant • Estimate total net cash usage of approx. $12.5 M to $13 M for FY 2023 • Expect to book product revenue from harvest of Camelina grain in second half 2023
Today On Track to Achieve Key Milestones in 2023 and Beyond 16 Corporate, Commercial and R&D Milestones Period Expand commercial activities targeting the Biofuel market - Generate first product revenue in 2023 from fall 2022/spring 2023 grower contracts - Advance partnership discussions with Mitsubishi and Marathon Petroleum - Obtain regulatory clearance for herbicide tolerant Camelina - Form additional partnerships and/or sign offtake agreement(s) across the biofuel value chain 2023 Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Execute on grower engagement program ensuring rapid offtake of Camelina grain; engage growers in 2023 production contract program, hold field events and build visibility for the benefits of growing Camelina - Expand grower contracts for winter Camelina and offtake of grain to crushers/refiner - Build seed inventory to ramp up contracted acres of spring and winter Camelina 2023 Ongoing Ongoing Continue to build industry leading, differentiated Camelina varieties - Generate data and seed inventory to support launch of HT and stacked HT Camelina - Plant spring Camelina field trials, including HT, yield, and omega-3 traits - Demonstrate stacked HT tolerant Camelina in field trials 2023 Ongoing Completed in Q2 Completed in Q3 Progress technology and commercial development activities, to address other key market opportunities - File RSR for trait regulatory approval and complete business plan for launch of Omega-3 oils - Progress PHA bioplastic trait optimization 2023 Ongoing Ongoing Expand intellectual property portfolio 2023+
Today Yield10 Investment Highlights 17 EXECUTION FOCUS • Grower contracts • Grain/oil Offtake Agreements • Technology and regulatory approvals COMMERCIAL VISION 30 million acres of Camelina • Camelina grain contracting • Revenue from seed product offtake agreements TECHNOLOGY FOCUS Goals to Increase revenue and margins • Increase production acres • Increased harvest value • Next - higher value omega-3 oil MARKET FOCUS • BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK OIL • Next – Omega-3 oils • Future – PHA Bioplastics LEADERSHIP • Strong leadership and R&D team (Boston, USA and Saskatoon, Canada) • Experienced Board of Directors An Agricultural Bioscience Company Focused on the Oilseed Camelina
Today www.yield10bio.com NasdaqCM: YTEN Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. Sept. 11-13, 2023 Sustainable Growth Starts with a Seed 25th Annual H. C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference Recorded on Sept. 6, 2023