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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
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Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X.
 
The unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on October 15, 2018, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for the year ended June 30, 2018.
 
Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. It is management's opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation. The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions impact, among others, the following: estimated useful lives and impairment of depreciable assets, the fair value of share-based payments and warrants, fair value of derivative instruments, management’s assessment of going concern, estimates of the probability and potential magnitude of contingent liabilities and the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to continuing and expected future operating losses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Company's operations may be subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial, operational, regulatory and other risks associated with a clinical stage company, including the potential risk of business failure. See Note 3 regarding going concern matters.
 
Fixed Assets
 
Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives.
 
Research and Development Costs
 
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and include salaries, benefits and other staff-related costs; consultants and outside costs; material manufacturing costs, clinical trial costs; and facilities and other costs. These costs relate to research and development costs without an allocation of general and administrative expenses.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. An entity is required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:
 
 
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets;
 
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
 
Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
 
The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximated fair value as of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018 due to the relatively short maturity of the respective instruments.
  
 
The embedded derivative liability is recorded at an estimated fair value based on the present value of the probability of the weighted exercise of the payment obligation. The embedded derivative liability is a level 3 fair value measurement with the entire change in the balance recorded through earnings each reporting period. The significant inputs to the calculation are a term of one year and a weighted probability of 50%. Refer to Note 6 for further discussion. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of financial instruments classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:
 
Balance as of June 30, 2018
 
 
73,904
 
Total unrealized gains (losses):
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings
 
 
(18,904
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
 
$
55,000
 
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, 
Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
, which addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 was effective for us starting on July 1, 2018, and early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-03, 
Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
, that clarifies the guidance in ASU No. 2016-1, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10) related to: Equity Securities without a Readily Determinable Fair Value- Discontinuation, Equity Securities without a Readily Determinable Fair Value- Adjustments, Forward Contracts and Purchased Options, Presentation Requirements for Certain Fair Value Option Liabilities, Fair Value Option Liabilities Denominated in a Foreign Currency and Transition Guidance for Equity Securities without a Readily Determinable Fair Value. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-9. 
Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718)
: Scope of Modification Accounting. The update includes guidance on what changes to share-based payment awards would require modification accounting and is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2017. We adopted the ASU 2017-9 on July 1, 2018. The adoption of the new provisions did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
In July 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-11. 
Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception
. ASU 2017-11 revises the guidance for instruments with down round features in Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, which is considered in determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument qualifies for a scope exception from derivative accounting. An entity still is required to determine whether instruments would be classified in equity under the guidance in Subtopic 815-40 in determining whether they qualify for that scope exception. If they do qualify, freestanding instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities. ASU 2017-11 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim. ASU 2017-11 provides that upon adoption, an entity may apply this standard retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down round feature by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retaining earnings in the fiscal year and interim period adoption. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
  
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, 
Leases
 (Topic 842). This update requires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and also disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2016-02 requires modified retrospective adoption for all leases existing at, or entered after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. We will be required to adopt ASU 2016-02 starting on July 1, 2019. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
Subsequent Events
  
Two new investors (“New Investors”) have expressed interest in investing in Rezolute and have now affirmed their intent to enter into exclusive diligence and negotiations regarding potential investments in Rezolute (“Transaction”).
 
In exchange for the receipt of a total of $1.5 million ("Exclusivity Amount"), the Company has entered into an exclusivity agreement ("Exclusivity") with the New Investors. Pursuant to the terms of the Exclusivity, until the earlier to occur of: (i) the execution of a definitive agreement regarding a Transaction; (ii) the New Investors terminating the Exclusivity; or (iii) December 21, 2018, the Company is ceasing any and all discussions and negotiations with all other third parties including the Potential Lead. In the event that both or either New Investor elects not to enter into a Transaction, then at such New Investors' sole election, it may either: (a) request that Rezolute refund the applicable Exclusivity Amount; or (b) elect to convert the applicable Exclusivity Amount into shares of Rezolute's Common Stock at a price per share to be agreed upon.