NOTE 1 — NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

Rezolute, Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing transformative therapies for metabolic diseases related to chronic glucose imbalance.

Change in Domicile

In June 2021, the Company merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, Rezolute Nevada Merger Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 18, 2021 (the “Reincorporation Merger Agreement”), between the Company and Merger Sub, with Merger Sub as the surviving corporation (the “Reincorporation Merger”). At the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger, Merger Sub was renamed “Rezolute, Inc.” and by operation of law succeeded to the Company’s assets, business, and rights and obligations that existed immediately before the Reincorporation Merger. The Reincorporation Merger Agreement was approved by the Company’s shareholders on May 26, 2021.

Consolidation

The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries consisting of Rezolute (Bio) Ireland Limited, and Rezolute Bio UK, Ltd. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reverse Stock Split

In August 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split that was subject to shareholder approval at a special meeting that was concluded on October 28, 2019. Shareholders approved the proposal whereby the Board of Directors had the ability at any time on or before October 23, 2020, to execute a reverse stock split and set an exchange ratio between 20 and 100 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, $0.001 par value per share, into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share or the number of shares of common stock authorized. On October 7, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a one share for every fifty shares reverse stock split of the common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), resulting in the filing of a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The Amendment was effective on October 9, 2020.

In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, proportionate adjustments were made to increase the per share exercise prices and decrease the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants whereby approximately the same aggregate price is required to be paid for such securities upon exercise as had been payable immediately preceding the Reverse Stock Split. In addition, any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. All references in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to the number of shares of common stock and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as net income (loss) plus other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of revenues, expenses, gains, and losses that under GAAP are reported as separate components of shareholders’ equity instead of net income (loss). For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and

2021, the only component of comprehensive loss was the Company’s net loss as the Company has no items constituting any other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer also serves as the Company’s chief operating decision maker for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance based on financial information of the Company. Since its inception, the Company has determined that its activities as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company are classified as a single reportable operating segment.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, to determine the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The Company’s significant accounting estimates include, but are not necessarily limited to, determination of the fair value of derivative liabilities for authorized share deficiencies, fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with debt financings, fair value of share-based payments and warrants, management’s assessment of going concern, clinical trial accrued liabilities, and estimates of the probability and potential magnitude of contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company's operations may be subject to significant risks and uncertainties including financial, operational, regulatory and other risks associated with a clinical stage company, including the potential risk of business failure discussed in Note 2.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less that are freely available for the Company’s immediate and general business use are classified as cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of demand deposits with financial institutions.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement includes a lease as of the date an agreement is entered into. Operating leases are included in right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are initially recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments at the commencement date of the lease. The Company generally uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The Company's leases may include options to extend or terminate the lease; these options are included in the calculation of ROU assets and operating lease liabilities when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the options. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected not to apply the recognition requirements for short-term leases. For lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, the Company generally accounts for them separately.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist solely of office furniture and equipment that is recorded at cost. Depreciation expense is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from 3 to 5 years. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Debt Discounts and Issuance Costs

Debt discounts and issuance costs (“DDIC”) incurred to obtain new debt financings or modify existing debt financings consist of incremental direct costs incurred for fees paid to the lender, professional fees and due diligence services. DDIC is presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as a reduction in the carrying value of the debt and is accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method.

Deferred Offering Costs

Commissions, legal fees and other costs that are directly associated with equity financings are capitalized as deferred offering costs, pending a determination of the success of the offering. Deferred offering costs related to successful offerings are charged to additional paid-in capital in the period that the offering is successful. Deferred offering costs related to unsuccessful equity offerings are recorded as an expense in the period when it is determined that an offering is unsuccessful.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Intangible assets for in-licensing costs incurred under license agreements with third parties are charged to expense, unless the licensing rights have separate economic value in alternative future research and development projects or otherwise.

Clinical Trial Accruals

Clinical trial costs are a component of research and development expenses. The Company accrues and expenses clinical trial activities performed by third parties based upon estimates of the percentage of work completed over the life of the individual study in accordance with agreements established with clinical research organizations and clinical trial sites. The Company determines the estimates through discussions with internal clinical personnel and external service providers as to the progress or stage of completion of trials or services and the agreed-upon fee to be paid for such services.

Nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used or rendered in future research and development activities are deferred and recognized as expense in the period that the related goods are delivered, or services are performed.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company measures the fair value of employee and director services received in exchange for all equity awards granted, including stock options, based on the fair market value of the award as of the grant date. The Company computes the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) option pricing model and recognizes the cost of the equity awards over the period that services are provided to earn the award, usually the vesting period. For awards granted which contain a graded vesting schedule, and the only condition for vesting is a service condition, compensation cost is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period as if the award was, in substance, a single award. The Company recognizes the impact of forfeitures in the period that the forfeiture occurs, rather than estimating the number of awards that are not expected to vest in accounting for share-based compensation. For stock options that are voluntarily surrendered by employees, all unrecognized compensation is immediately recognized in the period the options are cancelled.

For stock options with vesting that is dependent on achieving certain market, performance and service conditions (“Hybrid Options”), the Company recognizes compensation expense over the requisite service period beginning on the date when the performance condition is considered probable of occurrence. The Company determines the requisite service period as the longest of the derived, implicit and explicit vesting periods for each of the market, performance and service conditions, respectively. If the Hybrid Options do not ultimately become exercisable due to the failure of the option holder to achieve the requisite service period, any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed. However, if the Hybrid Options do

not ultimately become exercisable due to the failure to achieve the market condition, previously recognized compensation cost will not be reversed.

Derivative Liability for Authorized Share Deficiencies

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Company did not have an adequate number of authorized shares of common stock to fully settle all outstanding stock options and warrants. Therefore, the Company did not satisfy the criteria for equity classification for all contracts required to be settled in common stock since the Company could have been required to settle certain contracts in cash to the extent of the deficiency. In order to determine the specific stock options and warrants that may have been required for cash settlement, the Company adopted an accounting policy to select the stock options and warrants with the earliest issuance dates to compute the estimated fair value of the financial instruments associated with the authorized share deficiency. Fair value of the stock options and warrants associated with the deficiency was computed on the date the deficiency arose and on the date when the deficiency was cured, using the BSM option-pricing model.

In May 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase in authorized shares whereby cash settlement was no longer required, and the derivative liability was reclassified to equity.

In May 2022, the Company issued Class B pre-funded warrants that resulted in an authorized share deficiency. Since the issuance of Class B pre-funded warrants caused the authorized share deficiency, the Company accounted for such warrants as a derivative liability from the issuance date until June 2022 when shareholders approved an increase in authorized shares that resulted in the reclassification of the related derivative liability to equity.

The Class B pre-funded warrants were issued in an underwritten offering at a discount to fair value. The Company adopted an accounting policy to charge this discount to expense on the issuance date. Gains or losses that result from accounting for authorized share deficiencies as derivative liabilities are not subsequently reversed upon receipt of shareholder approval.

Embedded Derivatives

When the Company enters into a financial instrument such as a debt or equity agreement (the “Host Contract”), the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of any embedded features would meet the definition of a derivative instrument, and if so whether the features are considered clearly and closely related to the primary economic characteristics of the Host Contract. When it is determined that (i) an embedded feature possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the primary economic characteristics of the Host Contract, and (ii) a separate, stand-alone instrument with the same terms would meet the definition of a financial derivative instrument and cannot be classified in shareholders’ equity, then the embedded feature is bifurcated from the Host Contract and accounted for as a derivative liability. The estimated fair value of the derivative feature is recorded separately from the carrying value of the Host Contract, with subsequent changes in the estimated fair value recorded as a non-operating gain or loss in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Governmental Assistance

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government designed programs to assist businesses in dealing with the financial hardships caused by the pandemic. The Company recognizes the right to receive governmental assistance payments in the period in which all legal requirements necessary have been met and other related conditions on which they depend are substantially met.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities

and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent upon future taxable income. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred income tax asset will not be realized based on the weight of available evidence, including expected future earnings.

The Company recognizes an uncertain tax position in its financial statements when it concludes that a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based solely on its technical merits. Only after a tax position passes the first step of recognition will measurement be required. Under the measurement step, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon effective settlement. This is determined on a cumulative probability basis. The full impact of any change in recognition or measurement is reflected in the period in which such change occurs. Interest and penalties related to income taxes are recognized in the provision for income taxes.

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants that are accounted for as equity instruments.

Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potential shares of common stock, including stock options and warrants, to the extent dilutive. Also to the extent dilutive, for periods in which pre-funded warrants are accounted for as derivative liabilities, the calculation of diluted net loss per share is further adjusted to eliminate gains on changes in fair value of such pre-funded warrants and the related pre-funded warrant shares are included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding.  

For participating warrants that are entitled to participate in dividend to holders of shares of common stock, the Company applies the two-class method of allocating earnings if the impact is dilutive for the calculation of both basic and diluted net loss per share.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Standards Required to be Adopted in Future Years. The following accounting standards are not yet effective; management has not completed its full and comprehensive evaluation to determine the impact that adoption of these standards may have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 amends the guidance on the impairment of financial instruments. This update adds an impairment model (known as the current expected credit losses model) that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under the new guidance, an entity recognizes, as an allowance, its estimate of expected credit losses. In November 2019, ASU 2016-13 was amended by ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842) whereby the effective date for ASU 2016-13 for smaller reporting companies is now required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity). ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock, which results in fewer embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared with current GAAP. Additionally, ASU 2020-06 affects the diluted earnings per share calculation for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares and for convertible instruments and requires enhanced disclosures about the terms of convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 allows entities to use a modified or full retrospective transition method and is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company

intends to adopt this standard effective July 1, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not currently expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.