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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
(Amendment No.1)
     
o   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
     
o   SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report                     
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 0-29962
Novogen Limited
ACN 063 259 754
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
New South Wales, Australia
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
140 Wicks Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113, Australia
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
None
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
Ordinary Shares*
American Depositary Shares, each representing five Ordinary Shares
 
*   Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares.
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. Not Applicable
The number of outstanding Ordinary Shares of the issuer as at June 30, 2008 was 97,594,261.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o    No þ
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o    No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ    No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing
         
U.S. GAAP o
  International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
By the International Accounting Standards Board þ
  Other o
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17 o    Item 18 o
If this is an annual report, indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o    No þ
 
 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
     This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 5, 2008, is being filed solely to add as exhibits (i) the Patent License Agreement, dated as of November 13, 1997, by and among Novogen Limited, Novogen Research Pty Limited, Novogen Inc. and Protein Technologies International Inc. and (ii) the Amendment to the Patent License Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2004, by and among Novogen Limited, Novogen Research Pty Limited, Novogen Inc. and Solae LLC (formerly known as Protein Technologies International Inc.) as Exhibit 4.10 and Exhibit 4.11, respectively. Accordingly, we have also added Exhibit 4.10 and Exhibit 4.11 to the Exhibit List in Item 19. We note that portions of Exhibit 4.10 and Exhibit 4.11 have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and that such omitted portions are being filed separately with the SEC.
     This Amendment speaks as of the date of the initial filing of the Form 20-F. Other than as described above, this Amendment does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the Form 20-F and does not, and does not purport to, reflect any events that have occurred after the date of the initial filing of the Form 20-F. As a result, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, as amended by this Amendment, continues to speak as of the initial filing date of the Form 20-F.

 


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Part III
Item 19. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index to Amendment No. 1
EX-4.10: PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
EX-4.11: AMENDMENT TO PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
EX-12.1: CERTIFICATION
EX-12.2: CERTIFICATION
EX-13.1: CERTIFICATION


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Part III
Item 19. Exhibits
     (a) Exhibits
     
Exhibit    
No.   Exhibit Description
 
   
1.1
  Constitution of Novogen Limited (formerly known as the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association). (1)
 
   
2.1
  Deposit Agreement as further amended and restated, dated as of September 29, 2005, among Novogen Limited, the Bank of New York, as Depositary, and owners and holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder. (2)
 
   
4.1
  Employment Contract between the Company and Mr. C. Naughton dated June 21, 2006. (4)
 
   
4.2
  Employment Contract between the Company and Professor Alan Husband dated June 21, 2006. (4)
 
   
4.4
  Lease between Kendall Glen Pty Limited (Lessor) and Novogen Laboratories Pty Ltd for the Company’s corporate headquarters at 140 Wicks Road, North Ryde, New South Wales. (3)
 
   
4.5
  Employment Contract between the Company and Bryan Palmer dated June 21, 2006. (4)
 
   
4.6
  Employment Contract between the Company and Craig Kearney dated June 21, 2006. (4)
 
   
4.7
  Employment Contract between the Company and David Seaton dated June 21, 2006. (4)
 
   
4.8
  Employment Contract between the Company and Ronald Erratt dated June 21 30, 2006. (4)
 
   
4.9
  Employment Contract between the Company and Warren Lancaster dated June 21, 2006. (5)
 
   
4.10
  Patent License Agreement, dated as of November 13, 1997, by and among Novogen Limited, Novogen Research Pty Limited, Novogen Inc. and Protein Technologies International Inc.* **
 
   
4.11
  Amendment to the Patent License Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2004 by and among Novogen Limited, Novogen Research Pty Limited, Novogen Inc. and Solae LLC (formerly known as Protein Technologies International Inc.)* **
 
   
8.1
  Company Subsidiaries**
 
   
12.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended**
 
   
12.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer a pursuant to Rule 13a — 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended**
 
   
13.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002.**
 
   
 
*   Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions are being filed separately with the SEC.

 


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**   Filed herewith.
 
(1)   Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 24, 1998 (File No. 0-29962)
 
(2)   Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2005 (File No. 333-128681)
 
(3)   Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2000 (File No. 0-29962)
 
(4)   Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2006 (File No. 0-29962)
 
(5)   Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2007 (File No. 0-29962)

 


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SIGNATURES
     The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused the undersigned to sign this amendment to its annual report on its behalf.
         
  NOVOGEN LIMITED
 
 
  /s/ Christopher Naughton    
  Mr. Christopher Naughton   
  Managing Director

Date: March 20, 2009 
 

 


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Exhibit Index to Amendment No. 1
     
4.10
  Patent License Agreement, dated as of November 13, 1997, by and among Novogen Limited, Novogen Research Pty Limited, Novogen Inc. and Protein Technologies International Inc.* **
 
   
4.11
  Amendment to the Patent License Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2004 by and among Novogen Limited, Novogen Research Pty Limited, Novogen Inc. and Solae LLC (formerly known as Protein Technologies International Inc.)* **
 
   
12.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended**
 
   
12.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer a pursuant to Rule 13a — 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended**
 
   
13.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002.**
 
*   Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions are being filed separately with the SEC.
 
**   Filed herewith.

 

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