May 11, 2023 - 10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-39683

REZOLUTE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Nevada		27-3440894
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 500, Redwood City, California		94065
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(650) 206-4507

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		RZLT		Nasdaq Capital Market

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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files.). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, and an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company ☒

	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 17(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) ☐ Yes ☒ No

The registrant had 36,827,567 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock outstanding as of May 8, 2023.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022	3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss – Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	5
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	6
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	32

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	33
Item 1A. Risk Factors	33
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	34
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	35
Item 5. Other Information	35
Item 6. Exhibits	36

Signatures	37

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”) contains statements reflecting assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions or beliefs about future events that are intended as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Report, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places, including, but not limited to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These statements represent our reasonable judgment of the future based on various factors and using numerous assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results and financial position to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, and use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “may,” “should,” “plan,” “project” and other words of similar meaning. In particular, these include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the following:

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our projected operating or financial results, including anticipated cash flows used in operations;

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our expectations regarding capital expenditures, research and development expenses and other payments;

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our expectation about the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19”) on our business;

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our beliefs and assumptions relating to our liquidity position, including our ability to obtain additional financing;

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our ability to obtain regulatory approvals and the speed of such approvals, for our pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics; and

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our future dependence on third party manufacturers or strategic partners to manufacture any of our pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics that receive regulatory approval, and our ability to identify strategic partners and enter into license, co-development, collaboration or similar arrangements.

Any or all of our forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to, the risks described in Part II, Item 1.A Risk Factors, as well as “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 15, 2022.

In addition, there may be other factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the results referenced in the forward-looking statements, some of which are included elsewhere in this Report, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Many of these factors will be important in determining our actual future results. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Our actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this Report are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	March 31,		June 30,
	2023		2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,743	$	150,410
Investments in marketable debt securities		69,319		—
Prepaid expenses and other		2,464		1,694
Total current assets		105,526		152,104

Long-term assets:
Investments in marketable debt securities		26,210		—
Right-of-use assets		2,172		152
Property and equipment, net		149		16
Deposits and other		148		148
Total assets	$	134,205	$	152,420

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,947	$	1,132
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued clinical and other		1,121		979
Insurance premiums		—		243
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		319		108
Total current liabilities		4,387		2,462

Long term liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		2,055		80
Embedded derivative liabilities		447		407
Total liabilities		6,889		2,949

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 5, 9 and 10)

Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 400 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 36,827 and 33,582 shares as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively		37		34
Additional paid-in capital		375,668		358,635
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(132)		—
Accumulated deficit		(248,257)		(209,198)
Total shareholders’ equity		127,316		149,471
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	134,205	$	152,420

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Operating expenses:
Research and development	$	14,231	$	8,686	$	32,880	$	23,912
General and administrative		2,911		2,068		8,872		6,632
Total operating expenses		17,142		10,754		41,752		30,544
Operating loss		(17,142)		(10,754)		(41,752)		(30,544)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest and other income, net		1,484		—		2,733		13
Loss from change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(14)		(12)		(40)		(8)
Employee retention credit		—		—		—		231
Interest expense		—		(442)		—		(1,329)
Total non-operating income (expense), net		1,470		(454)		2,693		(1,093)

Net loss	$	(15,672)	$	(11,208)	$	(39,059)	$	(31,637)

Other comprehensive loss:
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale marketable debt securities		(132)		—		(132)		—

Comprehensive loss	$	(15,804)	$	(11,208)	$	(39,191)	$	(31,637)

Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.30)	$	(0.65)	$	(0.76)	$	(2.30)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted		51,409		17,218		51,113		13,748

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

(In thousands)


						Accumulated
				Additional		Other				Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Shareholders'
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Equity
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023:
Balances, June 30, 2022	33,582	$	34	$	358,635	$	—	$	(209,198)	$	149,471
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock for cash in 2022 Private Placement	3,245		3		12,327		—		—		12,330
Underwriting commissions and other equity offering costs	—		—		(759)		—		—		(759)
Share-based compensation	—		—		5,465		—		—		5,465
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(132)				(132)
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(39,059)		(39,059)
Balances, March 31, 2023	36,827	$	37	$	375,668	$	(132)	$	(248,257)	$	127,316

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2022:
Balances, June 30, 2021	8,352	$	8	$	194,229	$	—	$	(168,138)	$	26,099
Gross proceeds from issuance of equity securities for cash in Underwritten Public Offering:
Common stock	6,147		6		39,950		—		—		39,956
Pre-Funded warrants	—		—		10,783		—		—		10,783
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock for cash:
In Registered Direct Offering	769		1		4,999		—		—		5,000
Under Equity Distribution Agreement	138		1		1,518		—		—		1,519
Under LPC Purchase Agreement	116		—		1,172		—		—		1,172
Underwriting discounts and other equity offering costs	—		—		(4,136)		—		—		(4,136)
Share-based compensation	—		—		2,701		—		—		2,701
Issuance of commitment shares	34		—		450		—		—		450
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(31,637)		(31,637)
Balances, March 31, 2022	15,556	$	16	$	251,666	$	—	$	(199,775)	$	51,907

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023		2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(39,059)	$	(31,637)
Share-based compensation expense		5,465		2,701
Non-cash lease expense		233		221
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on marketable debt securities, net		(708)		—
Loss from change in fair value of derivative liabilities		40		8
Depreciation and amortization expense		21		10
Accretion of debt discount and issuance costs		—		319
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets		(770)		17
Increase in accounts payable		1,815		548
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities		(168)		307
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities		(33,131)		(27,506)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of marketable debt securities		(94,954)		—
Purchase of property and equipment		(153)		—
Total Cash Used in Investing Activities		(95,107)		—

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Gross proceeds from issuance of equity securities for cash:
2022 Private Placement		12,330		—
Proceeds from 2021 Underwritten Public Offering		—		50,738
Proceeds from 2021 Registered Direct Offering		—		5,000
Under Equity Distribution Agreement		—		1,519
Under LPC Purchase Agreement		—		1,171
Payment of commissions and other offering costs		(759)		(3,449)
Payment of debt discount and issuance costs		—		(104)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities		11,571		54,875

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(116,667)		27,369
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		150,410		41,047
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	33,743	$	68,416

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023		2022
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	33,743	$	63,416
Restricted cash, end of period		—		5,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	33,743	$	68,416

SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest	$	—	$	1,011
Cash paid for income taxes		—		—
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities		87		254
Operating lease liabilities incurred in exchange for right-of-use assets		2,204		—

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of commitment shares for deferred offering costs subsequently charged to additional paid-in capital	$	—	$	450

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Nature of Operations

Rezolute, Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical business developing transformative therapies for metabolic diseases related to chronic glucose imbalance. The Company’s primary clinical assets consist of (i) RZ358, which is a potential treatment for congenital hyperinsulinism, an ultra-rare pediatric genetic disorder characterized by excessive production of insulin by the pancreas, and (ii) RZ402, which is an oral plasma kallikrein inhibitor (“PKI”) being developed as a potential therapy for the chronic treatment of diabetic macular edema.

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 (“GAAP”), the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information, and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022, has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K, which contains the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnote disclosures necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. It is management’s opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation have been made. The interim results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the financial condition and results of operations that may be expected for any future interim period or for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

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.

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 unaudited condensed 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 if other than temporary impairment exists for marketable debt securities, the fair value of derivative liabilities, fair value of share-based payments, management’s assessment of going concern, and clinical trial accrued 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 business, including the potential risk of business failure, and the future impact of COVID-19.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from those described in Note 1 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the 2022 Form 10-K other than the policy described below.

Investments in Marketable Debt Securities

Under the investment policy approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, eligible investments in fixed income debt securities must be denominated and payable in U.S. dollars, including eligible corporate bonds, corporate commercial paper, U.S. government obligations, and money market funds. This investment policy only permits investments in the debt securities of issuers that meet stringent credit quality ratings on the date of the investment. The investment policy also places restrictions on the length of maturities and concentrations by type and issuer. The Company’s cash and investments are held or issued by financial institutions that management believes are of high credit quality. However, they are exposed to credit risk in the event of default by the third parties that hold or issue such assets. The Company classifies investments in marketable debt securities that mature in less than one year as short-term assets. For investments that mature in more than one year, the investments are classified as long-term assets unless management intends to liquidate the investments to fund current operations before the scheduled maturity dates.

The Company accounts for its investments in marketable debt securities as available-for-sale securities whereby they are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value. Interest income is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations, consisting of accrued interest earned based on the coupon rate of the security, plus the impact of accreting discounts and amortizing premiums to maturity using the straight-line method which approximates the interest method. Unrealized gains and losses due to subsequent changes in fair value of the investments are reported in shareholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The Company reviews the components of its portfolio of available-for-sale debt securities, using both quantitative and qualitative factors, to determine if declines in fair value below amortized cost have resulted from a credit-related loss or other factors. If declines in fair value are due to a deterioration of credit quality of the issuer, the Company recognizes (i) a loss in other comprehensive income (loss) if the reduction in fair value is considered temporary, or (ii) a loss in the consolidated statement of operations if the reduction in fair value is considered other than temporary. For a decline in fair value that is solely due to changes in interest rates, impairment is not recognized if the Company has the ability and intent to hold the investment until maturity. The cost basis of any securities sold prior to maturity will be determined using the specific identification method.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Standard. The following standard was adopted during the nine months ended March 31, 2023:

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“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. The Company adopted this standard using the full retrospective transition method effective July 1, 2022. The adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Standard Required to be Adopted in Future Periods. The following accounting standard is not yet effective; management has not completed its evaluation to determine the impact that adoption of this standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

In June 2016, the FASB issued 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 ASU 2016-13 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the 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.

NOTE 2 — LIQUIDITY

As a clinical stage business, the Company has not yet generated any revenues and had an accumulated deficit of $248.3 million as of March 31, 2023. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $39.1 million and net cash used in operating activities amounted to $33.1 million. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred a net loss of $41.1 million and net cash used in operating activities amounted to $39.6 million. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s capital resources consist of cash and cash equivalents of $33.7 million, short-term investments in marketable debt securities of $69.3 million and long-term investments in marketable debt securities of $26.2 million.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company has total liabilities of $6.9 million, including current liabilities of $4.4 million. As discussed in Note 5, the Company is subject to license agreements that provide for future contractual payments upon achievement of various milestone events. Pursuant to the ActiveSite License Agreement (as defined below), a $3.0 million milestone payment was paid in February 2023 upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial for RZ402. Pursuant to the XOMA License Agreement (as defined below), a $5.0 million milestone payment will be due upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial for RZ358. First patient dosing milestone RZ358 Phase 3 clinical trial is expected to occur within the next 12 months.

Management believes the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable debt securities will be adequate to meet the Company’s contractual obligations and carry out ongoing clinical trials and other planned activities at least through May 2024.

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) was shut down, followed on March 11, 2023 by Signature Bank and on May 1, 2023 by First Republic Bank whereby the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was appointed as receiver for each of those banks. Starting in January 2023, SVB Asset Management (“SAM”), a nonbank affiliate of SVB and a member of SVB Financial Group, provided investment services relating to the Company’s investment in marketable debt securities held in a segregated custodial account held by a third-party custodian, U.S. Bank. At the time of the closing of SVB, the Company had approximately $20.5 million in cash and certain cash equivalents in an Overnight Money Market Mutual Fund (“MMF”), for which SAM was the investment advisor of until April 13, 2023, when the MMF was liquidated and transferred to a similar investment under the control of a new investment advisor. The Company’s investment portfolio did not and currently does not contain any securities of SVB, and the Company did not have any deposit accounts with SVB. The Company does not believe it was or will be impacted by the closure of SVB and will continue to monitor the banking industry situation as it evolves.

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Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 —INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES

Investments in marketable debt securities, including cash and cash equivalents, are as follows (in thousands):


	Estimated Fair Value at
	March 31,		June 30,
	2023		2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,743	$	150,410
Short-term investments in marketable debt securities		69,319		—
Long-term investments in marketable debt securities		26,210		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable debt securities	$	129,272	$	150,410

The Company only invests in liquid, high quality debt securities. Our investments in debt securities are subject to interest rate risk. To minimize the exposure due to an adverse shift in interest rates, the Company generally invests in securities with expected maturities of two years or less and maintains a weighted average maturity of one year or less. As of March 31, 2023 investments in marketable debt securities with a fair value of $69.3 million are scheduled to mature during the 12-month period ending March 31, 2024 and substantially all of the remaining investments, which have a fair value of $26.2 million, are scheduled to mature during the 12 month period ending March 31, 2025.

During the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we sold no available-for-sale securities.

Accrued interest receivable on all marketable debt securities amounted to $0.3 million which is included in other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023. We did not have any accrued interest receivable as of June 30, 2022.

The following table summarizes the unrealized gains and losses that result in differences between the amortized cost basis and fair value of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities held as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2023								June 30,
			Gross Unrealized						2022
	Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value		Fair Value
Corporate commercial paper	$	38,416	$	2	$	(37)	$	38,381	$	—
Obligations of U.S. government agencies		24,379		23		(1)		24,401		—
U.S. Treasury obligations		5,941		1		—		5,942		—
Corporate notes and bonds		22,150		4		(122)		22,032		—
Asset-backed securities		4,775		—		(2)		4,773		—
Available-for-sale investments	$	95,661	$	30	$	(162)	$	95,529	$	—
Money market funds								20,497		—
Cash								13,246		150,410
Total cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable debt securities							$	129,272	$	150,410

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Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 4 — OPERATING LEASES

In April 2022, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a new corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California. The space consists of approximately 9,300 square feet and provides for total base rent payments of approximately $2.9 million through the expected expiration of the lease in November 2027. The landlord was required to make improvements to the facility before the Company could occupy the space. These improvements were completed in October 2022, triggering the commencement of the lease. The lease provided for a six-month rent abatement period beginning upon commencement of the lease term. In addition, the lease provided an allowance of approximately $0.1 million that may be utilized by the Company for the purchase of furniture and equipment. The average base rent payable in cash over the 60-month lease term is approximately $48,000 per month. Upon commencement of the lease, the Company recognized a right-of-use asset for approximately $2.3 million, and a related operating lease liability for approximately $2.2 million.

The carrying values of all of the Company’s right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):


	March 31,		June 30,
	2023		2022

Right-of-use assets	$	2,172	$	152

Operating lease liabilities:
Current	$	319	$	108
Long-term		2,055		80
Total	$	2,374	$	188

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, operating lease expense is included under the following captions in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022

Research and development	$	139	$	66	$	331	$	216
General and administrative		34		32		105		75
Total	$	173	$	98	$	436	$	291

As of March 31, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease term under operating leases was 4.4 years, and the weighted average discount rate for operating lease liabilities was 6.8%. Future cash payments under all operating lease agreements as of March 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):


Fiscal year ending June 30,
Remainder of fiscal year 2023	$	80
2024		689
2025		627
2026		646
2027		666
Thereafter		224
Total lease payments		2,932
Less imputed interest		(558)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	2,374

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NOTE 5 — LICENSE AGREEMENTS

XOMA License Agreement

In December 2017, the Company entered into a license agreement (the “XOMA License Agreement”) with XOMA Corporation (“XOMA”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, XOMA (US) LLC, pursuant to which XOMA granted an exclusive global license to the Company to develop and commercialize XOMA 358 (formerly X358, now RZ358) for all indications. In January 2019, the XOMA License Agreement was amended with an updated payment schedule, as well as revising the amount the Company was required to expend on development of RZ358 and related licensed products, and revised provisions with respect to the Company’s diligence efforts in conducting clinical studies.

In January 2022, the Company was required to make a milestone payment under the XOMA License Agreement of $2.0 million that became due upon the dosing of the last patient in the Company’s Phase 2b Clinical Trial for RZ358. Upon the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory events under the XOMA License Agreement, the Company will be required to make additional milestone payments to XOMA up to $35.0 million. After the clinical and regulatory milestones, the Company will be required, upon the future commercialization of RZ358, to pay royalties to XOMA based on the net sales of the related products and additional milestone payments to XOMA up to $185.0 million related to annual net sales amounts. The next milestone payment of $5.0 million will be due upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial for RZ358.

ActiveSite License Agreement

On August 4, 2017, the Company entered into a Development and License Agreement (the “ActiveSite License Agreement”) with ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ActiveSite”) pursuant to which the Company acquired the rights to ActiveSite’s Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor program (“PKI Portfolio”). The Company is initially using the PKI Portfolio to develop an oral PKI therapeutic for diabetic macular edema (RZ402) and may use the PKI Portfolio to develop other therapeutics for different indications. The ActiveSite License Agreement requires various milestone payments up to $46.5 million, if all milestones are achieved. The first milestone payment for $1.0 million was paid in December 2020 after clearance was received for an Initial Drug Application, or IND, filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). The second milestone payment of $3.0 million was paid in February 2023 after dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial for RZ402. The next milestone payment of $5.0 million will be due upon the first dosing of a patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The Company is also required to pay royalties equal to 2.0% of any sales of products that use the PKI Portfolio. There have been no events that would result in any royalty payments owed under the ActiveSite License Agreement to date.

NOTE 6 — EMBEDDED DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

On April 14, 2021, the Company entered into a $30.0 million Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with SLR Investment Corp. and certain other lenders (the “Lenders”). The Lenders agreed to loan up to $30.0 million in three tranches consisting of (i) a $15.0 million term A loan that was funded on April 14, 2021, (ii) term B and term C loans for an aggregate of $15.0 million, which were subject to the Company’s ability to obtain prescribed amounts of financing and the achievement of certain clinical milestones. The Company did not achieve the initial clinical milestones by January 2022 and, accordingly, the term B and term C loans were no longer a source of liquidity. The term A loan had a maturity date of April 1, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”) but was repaid in full on June 30, 2022.

Concurrently with the execution of the Loan Agreement, the Company entered into an exit fee agreement (the “Exit Fee Agreement”) that provides for a fee of 4.00% of the funded principal balance of each term loan in the event certain transactions (defined as “Exit Events”) occur prior to April 13, 2031. Exit Events include, but are not limited to, sales of substantially all assets, certain mergers, change of control transactions, and issuances of common stock that result in new investors owning more than 35% of the Company’s

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shares. As of April 14, 2021, the Company allocated a portion of the proceeds from the term A loan to recognize a liability for the fair value of embedded derivatives. Fair value was determined primarily based on the Company’s strategic corporate development plans. Management has performed a detailed evaluation of the different types of Exit Events that could occur and has determine fair value using a discounted rate equivalent to the effective rate for the term A loan of 12.6%. Fair value of embedded derivatives is reassessed at the end of each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized as a nonoperating gain or loss.

NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Quarterly Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

The following table presents changes in shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:


						Accumulated
				Additional		Other				Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Shareholders'
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023:
Balances, December 31, 2022	36,827	$	37	$	373,813	$	—	$	(232,585)	$	141,265
Share-based compensation	—		—		1,855		—		—		1,855
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(132)		—		(132)
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(15,672)		(15,672)
Balances, March 31, 2023	36,827	$	37	$	375,668	$	(132)	$	(248,257)	$	127,316

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022:
Balances, December 31, 2021	15,556	$	16	$	250,816	$	—	$	(188,567)	$	62,265
Share-based compensation	—		—		850		—		—		850
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(11,208)		(11,208)
Balances, March 31, 2022	15,556	$	16	$	251,666	$	—	$	(199,775)	$	51,907

July 2022 Financing

In May 2022, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (“SPAs”) with Handok, Inc. (“Handok”) and certain of its affiliates. Handok is an affiliate of a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. In July 2022, the Company entered into amended SPAs for a private placement of common stock (the “2022 Private Placement”). The 2022 Private Placement resulted in gross proceeds of $12.3 million in exchange for the issuance of approximately 3.2 million shares of common stock. The Company incurred approximately $0.8 million for underwriting commissions and other offering costs, resulting in net proceeds of $11.5 million.

Underwritten Public Offering

On October 12, 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., as representative of the underwriters listed therein (the “Underwriters”) for the planned issuance and sale of equity securities in an underwritten public offering (the “Underwritten Offering”). On October 15, 2021, closing occurred for the Underwritten Offering resulting in the issuance of (i) 6,030,847 shares of common stock at $6.50 per share for gross proceeds of $39.2 million, and (ii) 1,661,461 pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,661,461 shares of common stock at an issuance price of $6.49 per warrant (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) for gross proceeds of $10.8 million. The aggregate gross proceeds from the Underwritten Offering amounted to $50.0 million, excluding the exercise of the Underwriters’ Option discussed below, and before deductions for underwriting discounts

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and commissions of 6.0% of the gross proceeds and other offering costs of approximately $0.3 million. After deducting total offering costs of $3.3 million, the net proceeds of the Underwritten Offering amounted to approximately $46.7 million.

In connection with the Underwritten Offering, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,153,845 shares of its common stock in the Underwritten Offering at a public offering price of $6.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions (the “Underwriters’ Option”). In November 2021, the Underwriters’ Option was partially exercised for 116,266 shares resulting in additional gross proceeds of approximately $0.8 million.

Pre-Funded Warrants

The Pre-Funded Warrants issued in the Underwritten Offering have an exercise price of $0.01 per share, which is subject to adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting the common stock. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable at any time and from time to time after issuance with no stated expiration date. In the event of certain corporate transactions, the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the Pre-Funded Warrants immediately prior to such transaction. The Pre-Funded Warrants do not entitle the holders thereof to any voting rights or any of the other rights or privileges to which holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled.

The gross proceeds of $10.8 million received from issuance of the Pre-Funded Warrants was recorded as a component of shareholders’ equity within additional paid-in capital. In accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement, holders of the outstanding warrants are not entitled to exercise any portion of the Pre-Funded Warrant if, upon exercise of such portion of the warrant, the holder’s aggregate ownership of the Company’s common stock or the combined voting power beneficially owned by such holder would exceed a designated percentage elected by the holder ranging from 4.99% to 19.99%, after giving effect to the exercise (the “Maximum Ownership Percentage”). Upon at least 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, any warrant holder may elect to increase or decrease the Maximum Ownership Percentage to any other percentage not to exceed 19.99%. As of March 31, 2023, no shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants have been exercised.

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Registered Direct Offering

Concurrently with the Underwritten Offering, a major shareholder (the “Purchaser”) that is affiliated with a member of the Company’s Board of Directors entered into a subscription agreement for a registered direct offering, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Purchaser an aggregate of 769,231 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $6.50 per share. The closing for the registered direct offering occurred on October 27, 2021, whereby the Company received gross proceeds of $5.0 million.

Equity Distribution Agreement

In December 2020, the Company and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (the “Agent”) entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “EDA”) that provides for an “at the market offering” for the sale of up to $50.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Placement Shares”) through the Agent. The Agent was acting as sales agent and was required to use commercially reasonable efforts to sell all of the Placement Shares requested to be sold by the Company, consistent with the Agent’s normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between the Agent and the Company. The EDA was scheduled to terminate when all of the Placement Shares had been sold, or earlier upon the election of either the Company or the Agent. In May 2022, the Company provided the Agent with notice of termination of the EDA and no further shares will be issued under this agreement.

Under the terms of the EDA, the Company agreed to pay the Agent a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross sales price of the Placement Shares plus certain expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the offering. For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, the Company sold 138,388 shares of its common stock pursuant to the EDA for net proceeds of approximately $1.5 million.

LPC Purchase Agreement

In August 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “RRA”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC”), which provides that the Company may sell to LPC up to an aggregate of $20.0 million shares (the “Purchase Shares”) of its common stock. The Company concurrently filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC to register the shares issuable under the Purchase Agreement. The aggregate number of shares that the Company could sell to LPC under the Purchase Agreement was 1,669,620 shares of common stock, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

LPC’s initial purchase consisted of 95,708 Purchase Shares at a purchase price of approximately $10.45 per share for a total purchase price of $1.0 million. Concurrently, the Company issued 33,799 shares of common stock to LPC as an initial fee for its commitment to purchase shares of common stock under the Purchase Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company had the right, in its sole discretion, to present LPC with a purchase notice (a “Regular Purchase Notice”), directing LPC to purchase up to 25,000 Purchase Shares (a “Regular Purchase”). LPC’s committed obligation under any single Regular Purchase generally could not exceed $2.0 million. The Purchase Agreement provided for a purchase price per share for each Regular Purchase (the “Purchase Price”) equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest sale price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“NCM”) on the purchase date of such shares; and (ii) the average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the common stock traded on the NCM during the ten consecutive business days ending on the business day immediately preceding the purchase date of such shares.

On September 17, 2021, the Company submitted a Regular Purchase Notice, resulting in the sale of 20,000 Purchase Shares to LPC for net proceeds of approximately $0.2 million. In May 2022, the Company provided LPC with notice of termination of the Purchase Agreement whereby no further shares are issuable under this agreement.

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NOTE 8 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS

Stock Option Plans

Presented below is a summary of the number of shares authorized, outstanding, and available for future grants under each of the Company’s stock option plans as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	Plan Termination	Number of Shares
Description	Date	Authorized	Outstanding	Available

2015 Plan	February 2020	17	17	—
2016 Plan	October 2021	140	140	—
2019 Plan	July 2029	200	200	—
2021 Plan	March 2031	10,700	8,422	2,278
Total		11,057	8,779	2,278

2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On June 16, 2022, the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2022 ESPP”). The 2022 ESPP provides an opportunity for employees to purchase the Company’s common stock through accumulated payroll deductions.

The 2022 ESPP has consecutive offering periods that begin approximately every 6 months commencing on the first trading day on or after July 1 and terminating on the last trading day of the offering period ending on December 31 and commencing on the first trading day on or after January 1 and terminating on the last trading day of the offering period ending on June 30. The 2022 ESPP reserves 0.5 million shares for purchases. The first offering period concluded on December 31, 2022, and no purchases were made under the 2022 ESPP. As of March 31, 2023, no shares have been purchased under the 2022 ESPP.

Stock Options Outstanding

The following table sets forth a summary of the activity under all of the Company’s stock option plans for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 (shares in thousands):


	Shares	Price ⁽¹⁾		Term ⁽²⁾

Outstanding, June 30, 2022	8,506	$	5.24	9.7
Grants to employees	668		1.98
Expired	(116)		40.73
Forfeited	(279)		3.78
Outstanding, March 31, 2023	8,779		4.57	9.1
Vested, March 31, 2023	966		11.65	7.73

(1)	Represents the weighted average exercise price.

(2)	Represents the weighted average remaining contractual term for the number of years until the stock options expire.

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For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the aggregate fair value of stock options granted for approximately 0.7 million shares of common stock amounted to $1.0 million or approximately $1.51 per share as of the grant dates. Fair value was computed using the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) option-pricing model and will result in the recognition of compensation cost ratably over the expected vesting period of the stock options.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the fair value of stock options was estimated on the respective dates of grant, with the following weighted-average assumptions:


Market price of common stock on grant date	$	1.98
Expected volatility		91	%
Risk free interest rate		3.7	%
Expected term (years)		6.0
Dividend yield		0	%

Share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is included under the following captions in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022

Research and development	$	849	$	327	$	2,449	$	1,014
General and administrative		1,006		523		3,016		1,687
Total	$	1,855	$	850	$	5,465	$	2,701

Unrecognized share-based compensation expense is approximately $18.8 million as of March 31, 2023. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.1 years.

Warrants

In connection with an underwritten offering in October 2021, the Company issued 1,661,461 pre-funded warrants (“PFWs”) to purchase 1,661,461 shares of common stock at an issuance price of $6.49 per warrant for gross proceeds of $10.8 million (the “2021 PFWs”). The 2021 PFWs may be exercised at any time by paying the exercise price of $0.01 per share, subject to certain ownership restrictions.

In connection with a registered direct offering in May 2022, the Company issued 1,973,684 Class A PFWs and 10,947,371 Class B PFWs to purchase an aggregate of 12,921,055 shares of common stock at an issuance price of $3.799 per warrant (collectively, the “2022 PFWs”). As of March 31, 2023, all of the 2022 PFWs may be exercised at any time by paying the exercise price of $0.001 per share, subject to certain ownership restrictions.

In addition, the Company has issued warrants in conjunction with various debt and equity financings and for services. As of March 31, 2023, all of the warrants were vested.

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For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, no warrants were granted or exercised. Excluding the 2021 PFWs and the 2022 PFWs discussed above, the following table sets forth a summary of all other warrants for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 (shares in thousands):


	Shares	Price ⁽¹⁾		Term ⁽²⁾

Outstanding, June 30, 2022	1,150	$	22.83	4.2
Warrants granted	—		—
Warrant expirations	(28)		20.36
Outstanding, March 31, 2023	1,122		22.90	3.5

(1)	Represents the weighted average exercise price.

(2)	Represents the weighted average remaining contractual term for the number of years until the warrants expire.

NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Licensing Commitments

Please refer to Note 5 for further discussion of commitments to make milestone payments and to pay royalties under license agreements with XOMA and ActiveSite.

Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of operations in the normal course of business. As of March 31, 2023, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations. At each reporting period, the Company evaluates known claims to determine whether a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under ASC 450, Contingencies. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.

NOTE 10 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Related Party Licensing Agreement

On September 15, 2020, the Company and Handok entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “Handok License”) for the territory of the Republic of Korea. The Handok License relates to pharmaceutical products in final dosage form containing the pharmaceutical compounds developed or to be developed by the Company, including those related to RZ358 and RZ402. The Handok License is in effect for a period of 20 years after the first commercial sale of each product and requires (i) milestone payments to the Company of $0.5 million upon approval of a New Drug Application (“NDA”) for each product in the territory, and (ii) the Company will sell products ordered by Handok at a transfer price equal to 70% of the net selling price of the products. To date, no milestone payments have been earned by the Company.

Investors in 2022 Private Placement

Handok and certain of its affiliates were the sole investors in the 2022 Private Placement and the Registered Direct Offering discussed in Note 7.

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NOTE 11 — INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense during interim periods is based on applying an estimated annualized effective income tax rate applied to the respective quarterly periods, adjusted for discrete tax items in the period in which they occur. The computation of the annualized estimated effective tax rate for each interim period requires certain estimates and significant judgment including, but not limited to, the expected operating results for the year, projections of the proportion of income earned and taxed in various jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is obtained, additional information becomes known or as the tax environment changes.

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not recognize any income tax benefit due to a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. The Company did not have any material changes to its conclusions regarding valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets or uncertain tax positions for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

NOTE 12 — NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares, 2021 PFWs and 2022 PFWs outstanding during the period, without consideration for other potentially dilutive securities. PFWs are included in the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share since the exercise price is negligible and all of the PFWs are fully vested and exercisable. Accordingly, the weighted average number of shares outstanding is computed as follows for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022

Common Stock		36,827		15,557		36,531		12,735
2021 PFWs		1,661		1,661		1,661		1,013
2022 PFWs:
Class A PFWs		1,974		—		1,974		—
Class B PFWs		10,947		—		10,947		—
Total		51,409		17,218		51,113		13,748

For the three and nine ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, basic and diluted net loss per share were the same since all other common stock equivalents were anti-dilutive.

As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the following outstanding potential common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share since the impact of inclusion was anti-dilutive (in thousands):


	2023	2022

Stock options	8,779	1,590
Warrants	1,122	1,158
Total	9,901	2,748

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NOTE 13 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. When determining fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it transacts and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The Company applies the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.

Level 2—Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset and liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy classification of such fair values as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurement as of March 31, 2023
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	20,497	$	20,497	$	—	$	—
Marketable debt securities:
Corporate commercial paper		38,381		—		38,381		—
U.S. Government agencies		24,401		—		24,401		—
U.S. Government treasuries		5,942		5,942		—		—
Corporate notes and bonds		22,032		—		22,032		—
Asset-backed securities		4,773		—		4,773		—
Total	$	116,026	$	26,439	$	89,587	$	—

Marketable debt securities classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy generally consist of U.S. government agency securities, corporate bonds, and commercial paper. The Company determines the fair value of marketable debt securities based upon valuations obtained from third-party pricing sources. Except for the amounts shown in the table above, the Company did not have any other assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023. As of June 30, 2022, the Company did not have any assets required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

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The Company’s embedded derivative liabilities are classified under Level 3 of the hierarchy and are required to be measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is determined based on management’s assessment of the probability and timing of occurrence for the Exit Events discussed in Note 6 using a discount rate equal to the effective interest rate for the term A loan. The following table sets forth changes in the fair value of embedded derivative liabilities for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):



	2023		2022

Fair value, beginning of period	$	407	$	387
Loss from change in fair value		40		8
Fair value, end of period	$	447	$	395

Except for embedded derivative liabilities, the Company did not have any other liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

Due to the relatively short maturity of the respective instruments, the fair value of cash, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximated their carrying values as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

The Company’s policy is to recognize asset or liability transfers among Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 as of the actual date of the events or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. During the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any transfers of its assets or liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy.

Significant Concentrations

Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable debt securities. The Company maintains its cash in demand accounts at a high-quality financial institution. As of and for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, cash deposits have exceeded the amount of insurance provided on such deposits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company has an aggregate of $53.1 million invested in the debt securities of issuers in the banking and financial services industries, and an aggregate of $24.4 million invested in the debt securities of a single agency of the U.S. government. While the Company’s investment policy requires investments in highly rated securities, a wide variety of broad economic factors and issuer-specific factors could result in credit agency downgrades below the Company’s minimum credit rating requirements that could result in losses regardless of whether the Company elects to sell the securities or hold them until maturity.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash equivalents consisting of $20.5 million in the MMF discussed in Note 2 and an aggregate of $13.2 million in checking and savings accounts at another large financial institution. As of June 30, 2022 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $150.4 million in checking and savings accounts with a single financial institution. The Company has never experienced any losses related to its investments in cash and cash equivalents.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Certain figures, such as interest rates and other percentages included in this section have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this section have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this section may vary slightly from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or in the associated text. Certain other amounts that appear in this section may similarly not sum due to rounding. As used in the discussion below, “we,” “our,” “us,” and the “Company” refers to Rezolute, Inc.

As a Company, we are focused on advancing our compounds through clinical studies. Our lead clinical asset, RZ358, is a potential antibody treatment for congenital hyperinsulinism, an ultra-rare pediatric genetic disorder characterized by excessive production of insulin by the pancreas. Our second clinical asset, RZ402, is a selective and potent plasma kallikrein inhibitor (“PKI”) being developed as a potential oral therapy for the chronic treatment of diabetic macular edema (“DME”).

RZ358

In May 2022, we announced positive topline results from the RZ358-606 Phase 2b study (“RIZE”) and through the first quarter of 2023, we finalized tables, figures and listings (“TFL”) for the study as well as clinical study reports (“CSRs”). In addition, we have been actively engaged in discussions with both European regulatory authorities as well as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regarding plans for a Phase 3 study (together the European regulatory authorities and the FDA may be hereinafter referred to as the “Regulatory Authorities”). We expect to commence the Phase 3 study during the Summer of 2023, but there can be no guarantee that we will be able to commence the study on this timeline. Based on our current enrollment estimates, we expect to have top line results available from this study in the first quarter of 2025.

RZ402

In December 2022, we initiated a Phase 2 multi-center, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of RZ402 administered as a monotherapy over a 12-week treatment period in participants with DME who are naïve to, or have received limited anti-VEGF injections. The study population will include DME patients with mild to moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Eligible participants will be randomized equally, to one of three RZ402 active treatment arms at doses of 50, 200, and 400 mg, or a placebo control arm, and will receive study drug once daily for 12 weeks, before completing a four-week follow-up. The study is expected to enroll up to approximately 100 patients overall, across approximately 25 investigational sites in the United States. The principal endpoints of the trial include (i) changes in central subfield thickness of the macula, as measured by Spectral Domain Ocular Coherence Tomography, (ii) changes in visual acuity as measured by the early treatment diabetic retinopathy scale, (iii) the repeat dose pharmacokinetics of RZ402 in patients with DME, and (iv) the safety and tolerability of RZ402. We expect to complete enrollment in 2023 and to announce results from the study in the first quarter of 2024.

Recent Developments

Investment in Marketable Debt Securities

In January 2023, our Board of Directors determined that it was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to diversify its cash position and use a portion of the Company’s cash to invest an aggregate of $115.0 million of cash held in demand deposit accounts in marketable debt securities and an overnight money market mutual fund with the objective of achieving higher returns on investment.

Headquarters Lease

In April 2022, we entered into a lease agreement for a new corporate headquarters facility in Redwood City, California. The space consists of approximately 9,300 square feet and provides for total base rent payments of approximately $2.9 million through the expected

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expiration of the lease in November 2027. The lease provides for a six-month rent abatement period that began upon commencement of the lease term which occurred in October 2022.

Financing Activities

In July 2022, we entered into amended securities purchase agreements with Handok, Inc. (“Handok”) and certain of its affiliates (the “2022 Private Placement”), resulting in gross proceeds of $12.3 million in exchange for the issuance of approximately 3.2 million shares of common stock. We incurred approximately $0.8 million for underwriting commissions and other offering costs, resulting in net proceeds of $11.5 million.

Termination of Loan Agreement

On April 14, 2021, we entered into a $30.0 million Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Solar Investment Corp. (“SLR”) as collateral agent, and the parties executing the Loan Agreement as lenders, including SLR in its capacity as a lender. The scheduled maturity date of the Loan Agreement was on April 1, 2026. In April 2021, we borrowed $15.0 million under the Loan Agreement. On June 30, 2022, we paid off the outstanding loan amount of $15.0 million in full and terminated the Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Please refer to our discussion under the caption Liquidity and Capital Resources for further discussion of our recent financing activities.

Factors Impacting our Results of Operations

We have not generated any meaningful revenues since our inception in March 2010. Over the last several years, we have conducted private placements and public offerings to raise additional capital, adopted a licensing model to pursue development of product candidates, conducted pre-clinical and clinical trials, and conducted other research and development activities on our pipeline of product candidates.

Due to the time required to conduct clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates, we anticipate it will be several years before we generate substantial revenues, if ever. We expect to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future; therefore, we expect to continue efforts to raise additional capital to maintain our current operating plans over the next several years. We cannot assure you that we will secure such financing or that it will be adequate for the long-term execution of our business strategy. Even if we obtain additional financing, it may be costly and may require us to agree to covenants or other provisions that will favor new investors over our existing shareholders.

Key Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

Research and development expenses. Research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits for our personnel engaged in R&D activities, clinical trial costs, licensing costs, and consulting and outside services. Our R&D compensation costs include an allocable portion of our cash and share-based compensation, employee benefits, and consulting costs related to personnel engaged in the design and development of product candidates and other scientific research projects. We also allocate a portion of our facilities and overhead costs based on the personnel and other resources devoted to R&D activities.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses consist primarily of (i) an allocable portion of our cash and share-based compensation and employee benefits related to personnel engaged in our administrative, finance, accounting, and executive functions, and (ii) an allocable portion of our facilities and overhead costs related to such personnel. G&A expenses also include travel, legal, auditing, consulting, investor relations and other costs primarily related to our status as a public company.

Interest and other income. Interest and other income consist primarily of interest income earned on investments and temporary cash investments.

Loss from change in fair value of derivative liabilities. We recognize liabilities for financial instruments that are required to be accounted for as derivatives, as well as embedded derivatives in our debt agreements. Derivative liabilities are adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period until the contracts are settled, expire, or otherwise meet the conditions for equity classification. Changes in fair value are reflected as a gain or loss in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and of comprehensive loss.

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Employee retention credit. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government has designed programs to assist businesses in dealing with the financial hardships caused by the pandemic. We recognize the right to receive governmental assistance payments in the period in which the related conditions on which they depend are substantially met.

Interest expense. The components of interest expense include the amount of interest payable in cash at the stated interest rate, and accretion of debt discounts and issuance costs (“DDIC”) using the effective interest method. DDIC arises from the issuance of debt instruments and other related contracts or agreements which possess certain terms and conditions resulting in additional financing costs arising from origination, exit and final fees, and other incremental and direct costs incurred to consummate the financing.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Overview

The discussion herein is based on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. These items are monitored and analyzed for changes in facts and circumstances, and material changes in these estimates could occur in the future. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Changes in estimates are reflected in reported results for the period in which they become known. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

With respect to our significant accounting policies that are described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our 2022 Form 10-K, we believe that the following accounting policies involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

Accounting for Complex Financings

In order to account for complex financing transactions, we are required to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates to determine the appropriate amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. These financing transactions typically involve entering into several distinct legal agreements, whereby we are required to identify and account for each freestanding financial instrument separately. The freestanding financial instruments may be classified as debt, temporary equity or permanent equity instruments depending on the results of our evaluation. In addition, we evaluate if any of the financial instruments contain embedded features that are required to be accounted for as derivatives at fair value. Each freestanding financial instrument is required to be recognized at fair value on the closing date of the financing. The fair value of warrants is generally determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) valuation model and the fair value of common stock is based on the trading price of our shares on the closing date.

For financial instruments classified as debt, a discount is recognized if the stated principal balance exceeds the initial allocation of fair value as of the closing date. This discount is accreted to interest expense using the interest method that results in recognition of interest expense at a fixed rate through the expected maturity date.

Share-Based Compensation Expense

We measure the fair value of services received in exchange for all stock options granted based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. We compute the fair value of stock options with time-based vesting using the BSM option-pricing model and recognize the cost of the equity awards over the period that services are provided to earn the award. For awards that contain a graded vesting schedule, and the only condition for vesting is a service condition, compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period as if the award was, in substance, a single award. We recognize 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.

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Research and Development

R&D costs are expensed as incurred. Intangible assets related to in-licensing costs under license agreements with third parties are charged to expense unless we are able to determine that the licensing rights have an alternative future use in other R&D projects or otherwise.

Clinical Trial Accruals

Clinical trial costs are a component of R&D expenses. We accrue and recognize expenses for 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. We determine 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 R&D activities, are deferred and recognized as expense in the period that the related goods are delivered, or services are performed.

Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Revenue. As a clinical stage company, we did not generate any revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. We are at an early stage of development and do not currently have any commercial products. Our existing product candidates will require extensive additional clinical evaluation, regulatory review, significant marketing efforts and substantial investment before they generate any revenues. We do not expect to be able to generate revenue from any of our product candidates for several years.

Research and development expenses. R&D expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


					Increase
	2023		2022			Amount	Percent

Total R&D expenses	$	14,231	$	8,686	$	5,545	64	%

The increase in R&D expenses of $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to an increase of RZ358 related program costs of approximately $2.8 million. The increased expense consisted of an increase in manufacturing and preclinical costs of $1.8 million, clinical trial expense of $0.4 million, and other RZ358 program costs of $0.6 million. RZ358 costs increased due to Phase 3 clinical readiness activities. Compensation and benefits for our R&D workforce increased by approximately $1.1 million. Cash-based compensation and benefits increased by approximately $0.6 million that was primarily attributable to an increase in the average number of R&D employees from 26 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to 36 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Share-based compensation and benefits increased by approximately $0.5 million attributable to an increase in share-based compensation related to stock options granted in June 2022 where expense is recognized over the respective vesting periods. RZ402 program costs increased by approximately $0.4 million, primarily due to Phase 2 clinical trial costs which dosed its first patients in February 2023. Milestone related costs increased by $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to the $3.0 million milestone due to ActiveSite upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 study. Milestone costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 related to the payment of $2.0 million to XOMA upon last patient dosing in the Phase 2b study.

General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


					Increase
	2023		2022			Amount	Percent

Total G&A expenses	$	2,911	$	2,068	$	843	41	%

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The increase in G&A expenses of $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was attributable to increases in (i) share-based compensation expense of $0.5 million due to stock options granted in June 2022 where expense is recognized over the respective vesting periods, and (ii) cash-based compensation expense of $0.2 million due to an increase in the average number of employees from 9 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to 12 employees for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Interest and Other Income. Interest and other income amounted to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to none for the three months ended March 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to our decision in January 2023 to invest an aggregate of approximately $115.0 million in marketable debt securities and an overnight money market mutual fund that bear interest at a weighted average effective rate of approximately 5.0%, whereas our temporary cash investments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 provided for earnings that were less than 1.0%. The large increase in funds available for investment was attributable to the completion of equity financings between May 2022 and July 2022.

Interest Expense. We did not incur any interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023, whereas we incurred $0.4 million of interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was solely attributable to the Loan Agreement and consisted of (i) interest expense of $0.3 million based on the weighted average contractual rate of 9.0%, and (ii) accretion of discount of $0.1 million. The Loan Agreement was repaid on June 30, 2022.

Income Taxes. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we did not recognize any income tax benefit due to our net losses, and our determination that a valuation allowance was required for all of our deferred tax assets.

Nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Revenue. As a clinical stage company, we did not generate any revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. We are at an early stage of development and do not currently have any commercial products. Our existing product candidates will require extensive additional clinical evaluation, regulatory review, significant marketing efforts and substantial investment before they generate any revenues. We do not expect to be able to generate revenue from any of our product candidates for several years.

Research and development expenses. R&D expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


					Increase
	2023		2022			Amount	Percent

Total R&D expenses	$	32,880	$	23,912	$	8,968	38	%

The increase in R&D expenses of $9.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was partially attributable to compensation and benefits for our R&D workforce that increased by approximately $3.7 million. Cash-based compensation and benefits increased by approximately $2.3 million which was primarily attributable to an increase in the average number of R&D employees from 24 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 to 35 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. In addition, approximately $1.4 million of this increase was attributable to an increase in share-based compensation related to stock options granted in June 2022 where expense is recognized over the respective vesting periods. In addition to the increases in compensation and benefits, an increase of $1.5 million was due to higher spending for RZ358 Phase 3 readiness manufacturing costs and $1.0 million for RZ402 Phase 2 clinical trial costs.

Milestone related costs under licensing agreements increased by $1.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 as a result of the $3.0 million milestone payment due to ActiveSite upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 study. Milestone costs for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 related to the payment of $2.0 million to XOMA (as defined below) upon last patient dosing in the Phase 2b study.

Other R&D related costs increased by approximately $1.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 due an increase of $0.9 million related to R&D facilities costs driven by increased travel, rent and other facilities costs. Other pipeline development costs increased by $0.6 million.

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General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


					Increase
	2023		2022			Amount	Percent

Total G&A expenses	$	8,872	$	6,632	$	2,240	34	%

The increase in G&A expenses of $2.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to increases in (i) share-based compensation expense of $1.3 million due to stock options granted in June 2022 where expense is recognized over the respective vesting periods and (ii) cash-based compensation expense of $0.9 million that was primarily attributable to an increase in the average number of G&A employees from 8 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 to 12 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023.

Interest and Other Income. Interest and other income amounted to $2.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $13,000 of interest income for the nine months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in interest income for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to our decision in January 2023 to invest an aggregate of approximately $115.0 million in marketable debt securities and overnight money market mutual fund that bear interest at a weighted average effective rate of approximately 5.0%, whereas our temporary cash investments for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 provided for earnings that were less than 1.0%. The large increase in funds available for investment was attributable to the completion of equity financings between May 2022 and July 2022.

Employee Retention Credit. We did not generate any employee retention credit income for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $0.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2022. The income in the prior year was a result of CARES Act benefits. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, governmental assistance was not available under the CARES Act.

Interest Expense. We did not incur any interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 due to the repayment of the Loan Agreement on June 30, 2022, whereas we incurred $1.3 million of interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2022. Interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 was solely attributable to the Loan Agreement and consisted of (i) interest expense of $1.0 million based on the weighted average contractual rate of 9.0%, and (ii) accretion of discount of $0.3 million.

Income Taxes. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we did not recognize any income tax benefit due to our net losses, and our determination that a valuation allowance was required for all of our deferred tax assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Short-term Liquidity Requirements

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $33.7 million, short-term marketable debt securities of $69.3 million and working capital was approximately $101.1 million. We have incurred cumulative net losses of $248.3 million since our inception and as a clinical stage company we have not generated any meaningful revenue to date.

Our primary source of liquidity has historically been from the completion of private placements and public offerings of our equity securities, as well as proceeds from the issuance of debt securities. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, as discussed above under the caption Recent Developments, we issued common stock in the 2022 Private Placement that resulted in net proceeds of $11.6 million. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, we received net proceeds from the issuance of equity securities of $165.2 million. The completion of these equity financings is the primary factor that resulted in our cash and cash equivalents balance of $33.7 million and marketable debt securities investment balance of $95.5 million as of March 31, 2023. For further information about the key terms and results of our debt and equity financing activities, please refer to the discussion below under the captions 2022 Registered Direct Offering, 2021 Underwritten Public Offering and 2021 Registered Direct Offering.

Our most significant contractual obligations consist of milestone payments pursuant to licensing agreements with XOMA Corporation (“XOMA”) and ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ActiveSite”) discussed below. Based on our expectations for the dates when certain

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clinical and regulatory milestones will be achieved, we anticipate that $5.0 million will be payable to XOMA within the next twelve months.

Based on our cash and cash equivalents balance of $33.7 million and short-term investment balance of $69.3 million as of March 31, 2023, we believe we have adequate capital resources to meet all of our contractual obligations and conduct all planned activities to advance our clinical trials through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024.

Long-term Liquidity Requirements

Our most significant long-term contractual obligations consist of remaining clinical and regulatory milestone payments up to $35.0 million payable to XOMA and $32.5 million in remaining clinical and regulatory milestones payments to ActiveSite, for a total of $67.5 million. As discussed above, we expect that $5.0 million will be payable to XOMA within the next twelve months. Accordingly, the remainder of $62.5 million is considered a long-term liquidity requirement. Due to uncertainties in the timing associated with clinical trial activities and regulatory approvals, there is even greater uncertainty in forecasting the additional milestone payments to XOMA and ActiveSite during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 and thereafter.

Our long-term contractual obligations also include (i) operating lease payments up to approximately $0.7 million per year through calendar year 2027, and (ii) an exit fee of $0.6 million if we enter into certain transactions (defined as “Exit Events”) prior to April 13, 2031. Exit Events include, but are not limited to, sales of substantially all assets, certain mergers, change of control transactions, and issuances of common stock that result in new investors owning more than 35% of our common stock. As discussed above under the caption Recent Developments, on June 30, 2022 we terminated the Loan Agreement with SLR. However, we remain contingently obligated to pay the $0.6 million exit fee.

The following discussion provides additional information about the ongoing requirements pursuant to our license agreements with XOMA and ActiveSite, along with additional information about our recent financing activities that impacted our liquidity and capital resources through March 31, 2023.

XOMA License Agreement

In December 2017, we entered into a license agreement (the “XOMA License Agreement”) with XOMA through its wholly-owned subsidiary, XOMA (US) LLC, pursuant to which XOMA granted an exclusive global license to develop and commercialize XOMA 358 (formerly X358, now RZ358) for all indications. In January 2019, the XOMA License Agreement was amended with an updated payment schedule, as well as revised the amount we were required to expend on development of RZ358 and related licensed products, and revised provisions with respect to our diligence efforts in conducting clinical studies.

The XOMA License Agreement requires various clinical and regulatory milestone payments up to $37.0 million in aggregate. The first such milestone payment of $2.0 million was triggered upon dosing of the last patient in our Phase 2 clinical study in January 2022. The next milestone payment of $5.0 million will be due upon the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 3 study, which we believe will occur in the next twelve months. Additionally, upon the future commercialization of RZ358, we will be required to pay royalties to XOMA based on the net sales of the related products, and milestone payments up to an additional $185.0 million if future annual sales related to RZ358 exceed targets ranging from $100.0 million to $1.0 billion. Through March 31, 2023, no events have occurred that would result in the requirement to make additional milestone payments and no royalties have been incurred.

ActiveSite License Agreement

In August 2017, we entered into a Development and License Agreement with ActiveSite (“ActiveSite License Agreement”) pursuant to which we acquired the rights to ActiveSite’s plasma kallikrein inhibitor portfolio (the “PKI Program”). We are planning to use the PKI Program to develop, file, manufacture, market and sell products for diabetic macular edema and other therapeutic indications. The ActiveSite License Agreement requires various milestone payments ranging from $1.0 million to $10.0 million when milestone events occur, up to $46.5 million of aggregate milestone payments. The first milestone payment for $1.0 million paid in December 2020 after completion of the preclinical work and submission of an IND to the FDA for RZ402. The second milestone payment for $3.0 million became due upon dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 study in February 2023. We will also be required to pay royalties equal to 2.0% of any sales of products that use the PKI Program. Through March 31, 2023, no events have occurred that would result in the requirement to make additional milestone payments and no royalties have been incurred.

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2022 Registered Direct Offering

On May 1, 2022, we entered into an underwriting agreement with Jefferies LLC, as representative of the underwriters listed therein, relating to the issuance and sale of equity securities in an underwritten registered direct offering (the “2022 RDO”). The 2022 RDO resulted in the issuance of (i) approximately 18.0 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $3.80 per share, (ii) Class A pre-funded warrants (the “Class A PFWs”) to purchase up to 2.0 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.799 per Class A PFW, and (iii) Class B pre-funded warrants (the “Class B PFWs”) to purchase up to 10.9 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.799 per Class B PFW. On May 4, 2022, the 2022 RDO closed resulting in net proceeds of approximately $110.1 million. The gross amount of the 2022 RDO was $117.6 million, before deduction of an aggregate of $7.1 million for underwriting discounts and approximately $0.4 million for professional fees and other offering expenses payable by us. We believe the additional funding from the 2022 RDO along with the funding received in July 2022 from the 2022 Private Placement provides us with sufficient cash to fund a Phase 3 clinical program for RZ358, as well as a Phase 2 proof of concept study for RZ402.

2021 Underwritten Public Offering and Registered Direct Offering

In October 2021, we entered into an underwriting agreement with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., as representative of the underwriters listed therein (the “2021 Underwriters”) for the planned issuance and sale of equity securities in an underwritten public offering (the “2021 Underwritten Offering”). On October 15, 2021, closing occurred for the 2021 Underwritten Offering resulting in the issuance of (i) 6,030,847 shares of common stock at $6.50 per share for gross proceeds of $39.2 million, and (ii) 1,661,461 pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,661,461 shares of common stock at an issuance price of $6.49 per warrant (the “2021 PFWs”) for gross proceeds of $10.8 million. We granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,153,845 shares of its common stock in the 2021 Underwritten Offering at a public offering price of $6.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions (the “Underwriters’ Option”). In November 2021, the Underwriters’ Option was partially exercised for 116,266 shares resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $0.8 million. The aggregate gross proceeds from the 2021 Underwritten Offering amounted to $50.7 million, excluding the Underwriters’ Option, and before deductions for underwriting commissions of 6.0% of the gross proceeds and other offering costs of approximately $0.3 million. After deducting total offering costs of $3.3 million, the net proceeds of the 2021 Underwritten Offering amounted to approximately $47.2 million.

Concurrently with the 2021 Underwritten Offering, Handok, an entity affiliated with a member of the Board of Directors, entered into a subscription agreement for a registered direct offering (the “2021 RDO”) pursuant to which we agreed to sell to the Handok an aggregate of 769,231 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $6.50 per share. The closing for the 2021 RDO occurred on October 27, 2021, whereby we received gross proceeds of $5.0 million.

EDA and LPC Financings

In December 2020, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “EDA”) with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as sales agent that provided for an “at the market offering” for the sale of up to $50.0 million in shares of our common stock (the “Placement Shares”). For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, we sold 138,388 Placement Shares for which aggregate net proceeds of approximately $1.5 million were received. In August 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement (the “LPC Purchase Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC”), that provided for issuances up to an aggregate of $20.0 million of shares of our common stock (the “Purchase Shares”). For the three months ended March 31, 2022, LPC did not purchase any shares of our common stock. In May 2022, we terminated the EDA and the LPC Purchase Agreement whereby no further equity securities are issuable under these agreements.

Loan Agreement

In April 2021, we borrowed $15.0 million under the Loan Agreement discussed above under the caption Recent Developments. Outstanding borrowings under the Loan Agreement provided for interest at a floating rate equal to (a) 8.75% per annum plus (b) the greater of (i) the rate per annum published by the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration Ltd. for a term of one month and (ii) 0.12% per annum. On June 30, 2022, we paid off the outstanding loan amount of $15.0 million and terminated the Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms. In addition to the repayment of principal and accrued interest, we paid (i) a prepayment fee equal to 2.00% of the outstanding principal balance for a total of $300,000, and (ii) a final fee equal to 4.75% of the aggregate amount of the term loans funded for a total of $712,500. The terminated Loan Agreement was secured by substantially all of our assets. The security interests and liens granted in connection with the terminated Loan Agreement were released on June 30, 2022.

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Cash Flows Summary

Presented below is a summary of our operating, investing, and financing cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):


	2023		2022		Change
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	(33,131)	$	(27,506)	$	(5,625)
Investing activities		(95,107)		—		(95,107)
Financing activities		11,571		54,875		(43,304)

Cash Used in Operating Activities

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, cash used in operating activities amounted to $33.1 million and $27.5 million, respectively. The key components in the calculation of our cash used in operating activities are as follows (in thousands):


	2023		2022		Change

Net loss	$	(39,059)	$	(31,637)	$	(7,422)
Non-cash expenses		5,759		3,259		2,500
Non-cash gains, net		(708)		—		(708)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net		877		872		5
Total	$	(33,131)	$	(27,506)	$	(5,625)

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, our net loss was $39.1 million compared to $31.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2022. For further discussion about changes in our operating results for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, please refer to Results of Operations above.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, our non-cash expenses of $5.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively, were primarily attributable to share-based compensation expense, non-cash lease expense, and accretion of debt discount and issuance costs. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, net non-cash gains of $0.7 million were attributable to accretion of discounts, net of amortization of premiums, related to our investments in marketable debt securities. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, net changes in operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flow by $0.9 million, primarily driven by an increase of $1.7 million in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities primarily. This amount was partially offset by reduced cash flows resulting from an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $0.8 million. For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, net changes in operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flow by $0.9 million, primarily driven by an increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities.

Cash Provided by Investing Activities

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, our net cash utilized in investing activities amounted to $95.1 million, primarily related to the purchase of $95.0 million of marketable debt securities. Additionally, $0.1 million of cash utilized in investing activities related to the purchase of furniture and equipment primarily for use in our new office location in Redwood City, California. We did not have any cash flows from investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2022.

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to $11.6 million. This amount consisted of proceeds of $12.3 million from the 2022 Private Placement. The total proceeds from the 2022 Private Placement of $12.3 million were partially offset by payments of $0.8 million for underwriting commissions and other costs related to this offering.

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Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 amounted to $54.9 million. This amount consisted of proceeds of (i) $50.7 million from the Underwritten Offering, (ii) $5.0 million from the Registered Direct Offering, (iii) $1.5 million from the EDA, and (iv) $1.2 million from the Purchase Agreement. The total proceeds from equity financing activities of $58.4 million were partially offset by payments of $3.4 million for underwriting discounts and other costs related to equity offerings, and $0.1 million of payments for debt issuance costs.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please refer to Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report regarding the impact of recent accounting pronouncements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet transactions for the periods covered by this Report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive and financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Based on that assessment under those criteria, our management has determined that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to a material weakness in the system of internal control. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, that creates a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected in a timely manner.

As previously reported on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022 in connection with the our assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting at the end of its last fiscal year, the material weakness identified by management is primarily that due to our limited number of employees, we have not adequately segregated certain duties to prevent employees from overriding the internal control system. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, we implemented a more robust accounting software that is expected to result in stronger controls. In October 2022, we hired additional personnel, which will enable us to better segregate many functions. While we believe these are important steps in our ongoing remediation efforts, we cannot provide assurance that these or other measures will eventually result in the elimination of the material weakness described above.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting

During the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our risk factors are set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2022 Form 10-K (referred to as our “Legacy Risk Factor Disclosures”). As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes with respect to Legacy Risk Factor Disclosures except for the risk factors set forth below.

We could recognize losses on securities held in our securities portfolio, particularly if interest rates increase or economic and market conditions deteriorate.

As of March 31, 2023, the fair value of the investments in our marketable debt securities portfolio was approximately $95.5 million. Factors beyond our control can significantly influence the fair value of securities in our portfolio and can cause potential adverse changes to the fair value of these securities. For example, fixed-rate securities acquired by us are generally subject to decreases in market value when interest rates rise. Additional factors include, but are not limited to, rating agency downgrades of the securities or our own analysis of the value of the security, defaults by the issuer with respect to the underlying securities, and continued instability in the credit markets. Any of the foregoing factors could cause other-than-temporary impairment in future periods and result in realized losses. The process for determining whether impairment is other-than-temporary usually requires difficult, subjective judgments about the future financial performance of the issuer and any collateral underlying the security in order to assess the probability of receiving all contractual principal and interest payments on the security.

As of March 31, 2023, we had $132,000 in net unrealized losses in our marketable securities available-for-sale portfolio, and unrealized losses in our securities portfolio may increase in the future due to the aforementioned economic factors. While our goal is to hold each security until maturity, that may not be possible in light of our policy to preserve capital and liquidity and because investment in securities with unrealized losses has a diminished utility as a source of liquidity prior to maturity. Selling securities with an unrealized loss would result in the realization of such losses, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The collapse of certain banks and potentially other financial institutions may adversely impact us.

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) was shut down, followed on March 11, 2023 by Signature Bank and on May 1, 2023 by First Republic Bank whereby, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was appointed as receiver for each of those banks. As a result, there have been reports of instability at other banks across the globe. Despite the steps taken to date by U.S. agencies to protect depositors, the follow-on effects of the events surrounding the failures of SVB, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank and the pressure on other banks are unknown. Such effects could include failures of other financial institutions to which we face direct or more significant exposure, and the extent of the impacts relating to financial institution instability or failure is uncertain. Our investment portfolio did not and currently does not contain any securities of SVB, and we did not have any deposit accounts with SVB. We are monitoring the situation and intend to minimize any disruptions to our operations should they arise. However, there may be risks that we have not yet identified, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to avoid negative consequences directly or indirectly from the foregoing events or other impacts on financial institutions.

Any delays in the commencement or completion, or termination or suspension, of our future clinical trials, if any, could result in increased costs to us, delay or limit our ability to generate revenue and adversely affect our commercial prospects.

Before obtaining approval from the Regulatory Authorities for our drug candidates, we must conduct extensive clinical studies to demonstrate safety and efficacy. Clinical testing is expensive, time consuming and uncertain as to outcome. Any delays in the commencement or completion of our ongoing, planned or future clinical trials could significantly increase our costs, slow down our development and approval process and jeopardize our ability to commence product sales and generate revenues. We do not know whether our planned trials will begin on time or at all, or be completed on schedule, if at all. The commencement and completion of clinical trials can be delayed for a number of reasons, including delays related to:

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Regulatory Authorities disagreeing as to the design or implementation of our clinical trials or with our recommended dose for any of our pipeline programs;

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obtaining Regulatory Authority authorization to commence a trial or reaching a consensus with such Regulatory Authorities on trial design;

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obtaining approval from one or more independent institutional review board (“IRB”) or Ethics Committee (“EC”) at each clinical trial site before each trial may be initiated;

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IRBs/ECs refusing to approve, suspending or terminating the trial at an investigational site, precluding enrollment of additional subjects, or withdrawing their approval of the trial;

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changes to clinical trial protocol;

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clinical sites deviating from trial protocol or dropping out of a trial;

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failing to manufacture or obtain sufficient quantities of drug candidate, or, if applicable, combination therapies for use in clinical trials;

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patients failing to enroll or remain in our trial at the rate we expect, or failing to return for post-treatment follow-up;

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patients choosing an alternative treatment, or participating in competing clinical trials;

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lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial;

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patients experiencing severe or unexpected drug-related adverse effects;

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occurrence of serious adverse events in trials of the same class of agents conducted by other companies;

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selecting or being required to use clinical end points that require prolonged periods of clinical observation or analysis of the resulting data;

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a facility manufacturing our drug candidates, or any of their components, including without limitation, our own facilities being ordered by Regulatory Authorities to temporarily or permanently shut down due to violations of current good manufacture practices, regulations or other applicable requirements, or infections or cross-contaminations in the manufacturing process;

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lack of stability of our clinical trial material or any quality issues that arise with the clinical trial material;

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any changes to our manufacturing process that may be necessary or desired;

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our, or our third-party contractors, not performing data collection or analysis in a timely or accurate manner or improperly disclosing data prematurely or otherwise in violation of a clinical trial protocol; or

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any third-party contractors becoming debarred or suspended or otherwise penalized by Regulatory Authorities or other government or regulatory bodies for violations of regulatory requirements, in which case we may need to find a substitute contractor, and we may not be able to use some or all of the data produced by such contractors in support of our marketing applications.

We could also encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, by the IRBs/ECs of the institutions in which such trials are being conducted, by a Data Safety Monitoring Board for such trial or by Regulatory Authorities. Such authorities may impose such a suspension or termination due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements or our clinical protocols, inspection of the clinical trial operations or trial site by Regulatory Authorities resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold, unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using the product under investigation, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. In addition, changes in regulatory requirements and policies may occur, and we may need to amend clinical trial protocols to comply with these changes. Amendments may require us to resubmit our clinical trial protocols to IRBs/ECs for reexamination, which may impact the costs, timing or successful completion of a clinical trial.

Any delay in, or failure to receive or maintain, approval for any of our product candidates could prevent us from ever generating meaningful revenues or achieving profitability.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are incorporated by reference or filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits
10.1*		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Nevan Elam, dated January 8, 2023
10.2*		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Brian Roberts, dated January 8, 2023
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive and Principal Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive and Principal Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
101.INS*		Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SC*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CA*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LA*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101)

* Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


		REZOLUTE, INC.

Date: May 11, 2023	By:	/s/ Nevan Charles Elam
		Nevan Charles Elam
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive and Financial Officer)

Form: 10-Q

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