UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the quarterly period ended September 30,December 31, 2020
OR
¨ 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: 000-54495

 

REZOLUTE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware27-3440894
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 315, Redwood City, California94065
(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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 RZLTNasdaq 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. x 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.). x 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  xSmaller reporting company  x
  
 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 x No

 

The registrant had 8,351,9118,352,277 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock outstanding as of November 9, 2020.February 8, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
  
Item 1.  Financial Statements 
  
UnauditedUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30,December 31, 2020 and June 30, 20201
  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three and Six Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 20192
  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – ThreeSix Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 20193
  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – ThreeSix Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 20194
  
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements5
  
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations16
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2426
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures2426
  
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 
  
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings2527
Item 1A.  Risk Factors2527
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use Of Proceeds2628
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities2628
Item 4.  Mine Safety DisclosuresDisclosures2628
Item 5.  Other Information2629
Item 6.  Exhibits2629

Signatures2730

 

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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:

 

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

 ●·expectations regarding capital expenditures, research and development expense and other payments;

 ●·our expectation that the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19”) on our business and ability to obtain additional financing will be temporary;business;

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

 ●·our ability to obtain regulatory approvals for our pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics; and

 ●·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 or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to, the risks described in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 13, 2020.

 

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.

 

Special Note About COVID-19

 

We have been actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact. Our primary objectives have remained the same throughout the pandemic: to support the safety of our team members and their families and continue to support our preclinical studies and clinical trials. While our financial results for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 were not significantly impacted by COVID-19, we cannot predict the impact of the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic on future results due to a variety of factors, including the continued good health of our employees, the ability of us to maintain operations, access to healthcare facilities and patient willingness to participate in our clinical trials, any further government and/or public actions taken in response to the pandemic and ultimately the length of the pandemic. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business operations, our ability to raise capital, as well as our preclinical studies and clinical trials remains uncertain and subject to change and will depend on future developments, which cannot be accurately predicted. Any prolonged material disruption of our employees, suppliers, or manufacturing may negatively impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEMITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Rezolute, Inc.Rezolute, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 September 30, June 30,  December 31, June 30, 
 2020 2020  2020  2020 
AssetsAssets  
     
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents $6,404  $9,955  $37,600  $9,955 
Prepaid expenses and other  491   563   554   563 
Total current assets  6,895   10,518   38,154   10,518 
        
Long-term assets:                
Right-of-use assets, net  325   383   547   383 
Deferred offering costs  129   -   122   - 
Property and equipment, net  30   33   36   33 
Lease security deposits  31   31   43   31 
Total assets $7,410  $10,965  $38,902  $10,965 
        
Liabilities and Stockholders' EquityLiabilities and Stockholders' Equity        
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable $797  $893  $612  $893 
Accrued liabilities:                
Compensation and benefits  79   120   1,264   120 
Insurance premiums  94   188   -   188 
Other  300   180   543   180 
Current portion of license fees payable to Xoma  1,409   1,600   -   1,600 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  245   245   316   245 
Total current liabilities  2,924   3,226   2,735   3,226 
        
Long-term liabilities:                
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion  104   165   281   165 
License fees payable to Xoma, net of current portion  -   209   -   209 
Total liabilities  3,028   3,600   3,016   3,600 
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 4, 7 and 12)        
        
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 4 and 7)        
        
Stockholders' equity:                
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; 5,867 shares issued and outstanding  6   6 
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; 8,352 and 5,867 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively  8   6 
Additional paid-in capital  155,232   154,595   193,831   154,595 
Accumulated deficit  (150,856)  (147,236)  (157,953)  (147,236)
Total stockholders' equity  4,382   7,365   35,886   7,365 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $7,410  $10,965  $38,902  $10,965 

 

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

 

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 September 30,  December 31,  December 31, 
 2020 2019  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Operating expenses:                        
Research and development:                        
Compensation and benefits, net of related party reimbursements $1,212  $1,418  $2,124  $1,750  $3,336  $3,168 
Clinical trial costs  758   991   1,023   1,922   1,781   2,913 
Licensing costs  1,000   -   1,000   - 
Consultants and outside services  142   486   132   972   274   1,458 
Material manufacturing costs  174   187   134   254   308   441 
Facilities and other  58   152   83   140   141   292 
Total research and development  2,344   3,234   4,496   5,038   6,840   8,272 
General and administrative:                        
Compensation and benefits  705   1,336   1,943   981   2,648   2,317 
Professional fees  370   360   481   273   851   633 
Facilities and other  204   249   232   428   436   677 
Total general and administrative  1,279   1,945   2,656   1,682   3,935   3,627 
Total operating expenses  3,623   5,179   7,152   6,720   10,775   11,899 
Operating loss  (3,623)  (5,179)  (7,152)  (6,720)  (10,775)  (11,899)
                
Non-operating income - interest and other  3   99   55   54   58   153 
Net loss $(3,620) $(5,080) $(7,097) $(6,666) $(10,717) $(11,746)
                
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $(0.62) $(0.94) $(0.88) $(1.14) $(1.54) $(2.08)
                
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  5,867   5,409   8,045   5,866   6,956   5,646 

 

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

 

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

      Additional     Total       Additional     Total 
 Common Stock Paid-in Accumulated Stockholders'  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Stockholders' 
 Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                      
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020:                    
Six Months Ended December 31, 2020:                    
Balances as of June 30, 2020  5,867  $6  $154,595  $(147,236) $7,365   5,867  $6  $154,595  $(147,236) $7,365 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   634   -   634   -   -   1,775   -   1,775 
Fair value of warrants issued to consultants for services  -   -   3   -   3   -   -   6   -   6 
Issuance of Units for cash  2,485   2   40,998   -   41,000 
Advisory fees and other offering costs  -   -   (3,550)  -   (3,550)
Issuance of common stock for services  -   -   7   -   7 
Net loss  -   -   -   (3,620)  (3,620)  -   -   -   (10,717)  (10,717)
Balances as of September 30, 2020  5,867  $6  $155,232  $(150,856) $4,382 
Balances as of December 31, 2020  8,352  $8  $193,831  $(157,953) $35,886 
                                        
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019:                    
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019:                    
Balances as of June 30, 2019  4,208   4  $128,651  $(126,903) $1,752   4,208  $4  $128,651  $(126,903) $1,752 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   1,394   -   1,394   -   -   2,059   -   2,059 
Fair value of warrants issued to consultants for services  -   -   2   -   2   -   -   73   -   73 
Issuance of common stock for cash:                                        
Related parties at $14.50 per share  1,380   2   19,998   -   20,000   1,380   2   19,998   -   20,000 
Other investors at $14.50 per share  279   -   4,050   -   4,050   279   -   4,050   -   4,050 
Advisory fees and other offering costs  -   -   (1,500)  -   (1,500)  -   -   (1,500)  -   (1,500)
Net loss  -   -   -   (5,080)  (5,080)  -   -   -   (11,746)  (11,746)
Balances as of September 30, 2019  5,867  $6  $152,595  $(131,983) $20,618 
Balances as of December 31, 2019  5,867  $6  $153,331  $(138,649) $14,688 

 

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


Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

  Six Months Ended 
  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss $(10,717) $(11,746)
Stock-based compensation expense  1,775   2,059 
Depreciation and amortization expense  6   9 
Non-cash lease expense  139   136 
Fair value of warrants issued for services  6   73 
Fair value of shares of Common Stock issued for services  7   - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets  (2)  423 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable  (412)  690 
Increase (decrease) in other accrued liabilities  1,193   (164)
Decrease in license fees payable to Xoma  (1,809)  (5,891)
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities  (9,814)  (14,411)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  -   - 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock:        
Related parties  -   20,000 
Others  -   4,050 
Proceeds from issuance of Units  41,000   - 
Payment of commissions and other deferred offering costs  (3,541)  (1,500)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  37,459   22,550 
         
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  27,645   8,139 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  9,955   11,573 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $37,600  $19,712 
         
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:        
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $37,600  $18,182 
Restricted cash, end of period  -   1,530 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $37,600  $19,712 
         
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash paid for interest $-  $- 
Cash paid for income taxes  -   - 
Right-of-use assets acquired in exchange for operating lease liabilities  302   - 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Furniture and equipment received as inducement under operating lease $10  $- 
Payables for deferred offering costs  32   - 

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

 

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Rezolute, Inc.

 

Rezolute, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

  Three Months Ended 
  September 30, 
  2020  2019 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss $(3,620) $(5,080)
Stock-based compensation expense  634   1,394 
Depreciation and amortization expense  3   5 
Non-cash lease expense  59   53 
Fair value of warrants issued for services  3   2 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets  72   117 
Increase in receivables from related parties  -   (247)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable  (107)  736 
Decrease in other accrued liabilities  (195)  (1,018)
Decrease in license fees payable to Xoma  (400)  (4,891)
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities  (3,551)  (8,929)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  -   - 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock:        
Related parties  -   20,000 
Others  -   4,050 
Payment of commissions and other deferred offering costs  -   (1,479)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  -   22,571 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  (3,551)  13,642 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  9,955   11,573 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $6,404  $25,215 
         
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:        
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $6,404  $22,104 
Restricted cash, end of period  -   3,111 
         
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $6,404  $25,215 
         
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash paid for interest $-  $- 
Cash paid for income taxes  -   - 
         
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Right-of-use assets acquired in exchange for operating lease liabilities upon adoption of new accounting standard effective July 1, 2019 $-  $605 
Payables for deferred offering costs  129   21 

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 SIGNFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations

 

Rezolute, Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company incorporated in Delaware in 2010.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

In August 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split that was subject to stockholder approval at a special meeting that was concluded on October 28, 2019. Stockholders approved the proposal whereby the Board of Directors had the ability at any time on or before October 23, 2020 to execute a reverse stock split and set an exchange ratio between 20 and 100 shares of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, into one issued and outstanding share of Common Stock, without any change in the par value per share or the number of shares of Common Stock authorized. On October 7, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a fifty shares into one share for 50 shares reverse stock split of the Company’s $0.001 par value Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), resulting in the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. The Amendment was effective on October 9, 2020.

 

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

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2020, 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 2020 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 year ended fiscal June 30, 2020.

 

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 the 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) have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation. The interim results for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 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, 2021. 

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in the previously issued comparative interim financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to the current interim financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net loss, working capital, cash flows and stockholders’ equity.

 

Consolidation

 

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

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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 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, fair value of share-based payments, and warrants, management’s assessment of going concern, accrued clinical trial accrued liabilities, estimates of the probability and potential magnitude of contingent liabilities, and the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to continuing and expected future operating losses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company's operations may be subject to significant risks and uncertainties including financial, operational, regulatory and other risks associated with a clinical stage company, including the potential risk of business failure as discussed further in Note 2, and the future impact of COVID-19 as discussed in Note 7.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

During the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020there have been no changes in our significant accounting policies as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Standards Required to be Adopted in Future Years. The following accounting standards are 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.

 

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

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity). ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock, which results in fewer embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared with current GAAP. Additionally, ASU 2020-06 affects the diluted earnings per share calculation for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares and for convertible instruments and requires enhanced disclosures about the terms of convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 allows entities to use a modified or full retrospective transition method and is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. 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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Notes to Unaudited Condensed 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.


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Note 2 Liquidity

 

The Company is in the clinical stage and has not yet generated any revenues. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred a net loss of $20.3 million and net cash used in operating activities amounted to $24.2 million. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, the Company incurred a net loss of $3.6$10.7 million and net cash used in operating activities amounted to $3.6$9.8 million. As of September 30,December 31, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $150.9$158.0 million, cash and cash equivalents of $6.4$37.6 million and total liabilities of $3.0 million. 

 

As discussed in Note 12,5, on October 9, 2020 the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $41.0 million from investors in a private placement of $41.0 million from the issuance of units that consisted of approximately 2.5 million shares of Common Stock and warrants for the purchase of approximately 0.8 million shares of Common Stock. Management believes the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents balance plus the net proceeds from the private placement of approximately $37.5 million will be adequate to carry out currently planned activities until the second half of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

 

As discussed in Note 7, COVID-19 has resulted in an economic environment that is unfavorable for many businesses to conduct operations and pursue new debt and equity financings. The U.S. economy has been largely shut downadversely affected by mass quarantines and government mandated stay-in-place orders to halt the spread of the virus. While theseThese orders are being lifted gradually, there isfrequently changing and contain inherent uncertainty relative to their future application, creating considerable uncertainty surrounding the recovery period for the U.S. economy. The long-term effects on the Company are expected to result in higher costs in order to comply with safeguards to protect patients and staff engaged in clinical activities, and extended periods of time may be required to complete clinical trials. The current economic environment and financial market volatility is expected to make it more challenging for the Company to obtain funding for its clinical programs in the future. Even if an economic recovery occurs faster and more robustly than currently expected, there are no assurances that the Company will be able to obtain equity and debt financings that will be necessary to fund ongoing operations after the fiscal year ending June 30,March 31, 2022. In addition, even if these financing sources are available, they may be on terms that are not acceptable to the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders. Management believes the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents balance will be adequate to carry out currently planned activities at least through March 31, 2022.

 

Note 3 OPERATING LEASES

 

The carrying value of ROUright-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30,  December 31, June 30,
 2020  2020  2020  2020
Right-of-Use Assets, net $325  $383  $547  $383
        
Operating Lease Liabilities:               
Current $245  $245  $316  $245
Long-term  104   165   281   165
Total $349  $410  $597  $410

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2020, the weighted average remaining lease term under operating leases was 1.42.2 years, and the weighted average discount rate for operating lease liabilities was 10.0%7.8%. For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $65,000 and $134,000, respectively. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2019, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities amounted to $69,000was $68,000 and $68,000,$136,000, respectively. These cash payments were included in the determination of net cash used in operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On October 28, 2020, the Company entered into an assignment, assumption and amendment of lease agreement for ancillary office space in Bend, Oregon. The leased space consists of approximately 5,000 square feet and provides for average monthly rent of approximately $8,700 through the expiration date in February 2024. The lease provides one option to renew the lease for an additional three years at market rates. The Company determined it was not reasonably assured that this renewal option would be exercised whereby the resulting lease term was estimated at 40 months. Using a discount rate of 6.0%, the Company recognized a ROU asset and corresponding operating lease liability of approximately $0.3 million at inception of the lease.

 

Future payments under all operating lease agreements as of September 30,December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year ending June 30,      
Remainder of fiscal year 2021 $202  $164 
2022  170   283 
2023  117 
Thereafter  79 
Total lease payments  372   643 
Less imputed interest  (23)  (46)
    
Present value of operating lease liabilities $349  $597 

 

Note 4 License Agreements

 

Xoma License Agreement

 

In December 2017, the Company entered into a license agreement (“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 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.

 

On March 31, 2020, the parties entered into Amendment No. 3 to the License Agreement to extend the payment schedule for the remaining balance of approximately $2.6 million. The revised payment schedule provided for seven quarterly payments to be paid from March 31, 2020 through September 30, 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, presented below is a summary of activity related to the remaining payment obligations under the amended License Agreement (in thousands):

  Balance  Payments  Balance 
  June 30,  During  September 30, 
Scheduled Payment Date 2020  Period  2020 
September 30, 2020 $400  $(400) $- 
December 31, 2020  400   -   400 
March 31, 2021  400   -   400 
June 30, 2021  400   -   400 
September 30, 2021  209   -   209 
Total  1,809  $(400)  1,409 
Less long-term portion of payable  (209)      - 
Current portion of payable $1,600      $1,409 

 

As discussed in Note 12,5, the Company completed a private placement of equity securities for gross proceeds of $41.0 million in October 2020, which resulted in acceleration of the entire obligation. On October 23, 2020, the Company paid the outstanding balance of $1.4 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company does not have any remaining balance payable under Amendment No. 3 to the License Agreement.

Upon the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory events, the Company will be required to make up to $37.0 million in aggregate milestone payments to Xoma.

 

In addition to the License Agreement entered between the Company and Xoma in December 2017, both parties also entered into a stock purchase agreement (“Stock Purchase Agreement”). As of September 30,December 31, 2020, Xoma owns approximately 162,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Stock Purchase Agreement providesprovided Xoma with the right and option to require the Company to use its best efforts to facilitate orderly sales of the shares to a third party or purchase the shares (the “Put Option”). Xoma was permitted to exercise the Put Option for up to a total of 50,000 shares of Common Stock for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020, and up to an additional 50,000 shares thereafter. On November 3, 2020, the Company’s shares of Common Stock were approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Accordingly,Market and the Put Option terminated pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

ActiveSite License Agreement

 

On August 4, 2017, the Company entered into a Development and 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 Development and License Agreement requires various milestone payments up to $46.5 million. The first milestone payment for $1.0 million iswas due after acceptance of an Initial Drug Application, or IND, filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). The Company is also required to pay royalties equal to 2.0% of any sales of products that use the PKI Portfolio. Through September 30,

On October 28, 2020, the Company submitted an IND to the FDA. On December 3, 2020, the Company received FDA clearance for the IND application filed by the Company. This clearance resulted in the Company owing the first milestone payment of $1.0 million, which was paid in December 2020. There have been no events occurred that would result in any royalty payments owed under the requirementActiveSite Development and License Agreement to make milestone payments and no royalties have been incurred.date.

 

Note 5 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For changes in stockholders’ equity for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, please refer to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity on page 3. The following table presents changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

        Additional     Total 
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Stockholders' 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2020:               
Balances as of September 30, 2020  5,867  $6  $155,232  $(150,856) $4,382 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   1,141   -   1,141 
Fair value of warrants issued to consultants for services  -   -   3   -   3 
Issuance of Units for cash  2,485   2   40,998   -   41,000 
Advisory fees and other offering costs  -   -   (3,550)  -   (3,550)
Issuance of common stock for services  -   -   7   -   7 
Net loss  -   -   -   (7,097)  (7,097)
Balances as of December 31, 2020  8,352  $8  $193,831  $(157,953) $35,886 
                     
 Three Months Ended December 31, 2019:                    
Balances as of September 30, 2019  5,867  $6  $152,595  $(131,983) $20,618 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   665   -   665 
Fair value of warrants issued to consultants for services  -   -   71   -   71 
Net loss  -   -   -   (6,666)  (6,666)
Balances as of December 31, 2019  5,867  $6  $153,331  $(138,649) $14,688 

Equity Distribution Agreement

On December 18, 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 is acting as sales agent and is 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 will terminate when all of the Placement Shares have been sold, or earlier upon the election of either the Company or the Agent.


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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Placement Shares under the EDA. The Company intends to use the net proceeds, if any, from amounts sold under the EDA for general corporate purposes, including working capital. 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. Through December 31, 2020, no shares were sold pursuant to the EDA and no commissions were incurred. As of December 31, 2020, total expenses incurred by the Agent and the Company amounted to an aggregate of $0.1 million and are classified as deferred offering costs in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. 

Reverse Stock Split

As discussed in Note 1, the Company effected Reverse Stock Split on October 9, 2020. All references in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to the number of shares of Common Stock and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split.

Fiscal 2021 Financing

On September 15, 2020, the Company entered into financial advisory agreements to undertake a private placement of equity or equity equivalent securities (the “Fiscal 2021 Financing”). Pursuant to the financial advisory agreements, the Company agreed to pay transaction fees to the financial advisors for an aggregate of 6.0% of the gross proceeds plus out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, for any financing completed within 60 days of the closing of the Fiscal 2021 Financing, the financial advisors were entitled to additional transaction fees equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds. As of December 31, 2020, the advisory agreements were no longer active.

On October 9, 2020, the Company completed the Fiscal 2021 Financing through the sale of units (the “Units”) consisting of (i) approximately 2.5 million shares of Common stock, and (ii) warrants entitling the holders to purchase approximately 0.8 million shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). The Warrants are exercisable at $19.50 per share for a period of seven years and may be exercised on a cash or cashless basis at the election of the holders.

The Units were issued for a purchase price of $16.50 per Unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $41.0 million. Pursuant to the financial advisory agreements, the Company paid transaction fees of $2.5 million, and costs for professional fees and other offering costs amounted to approximately $1.1 million. After deducting the financial advisory fees and other offering costs, the estimated net proceeds amounted to approximately $37.5 million. Pursuant to the terms of the Fiscal 2021 Financing, the Company executed the Reverse Stock Split of fifty shares into one share as discussed in Note 1 and agreed to enable trading of its Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, whereby the Company’s listing application was approved by Nasdaq on November 3, 2020. The Company also entered into a registration rights agreement (“RRA”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to register (i) the shares of Common Stock included in the Units, and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company successfully registered the units on November 27, 2020.

 

Fiscal 2020 Private Placement

 

In connection with a Series AA Preferred Stock financing in January 2019, the Company granted call options to Handok, Inc. and Genexine, Inc. (collectively, “H&G”) whereby upon the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 and (ii) such date that the Company requested H&G to provide additional financing, each investor was entitled to purchase up to $10.0 million of Common Stock at a purchase price equal to the greater of (i) $14.50 per share or (ii) 75% of the volume weighted average closing price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s Common Stock during the thirty consecutive trading days prior to the date of the notice.

 

On June 19, 2019, the Company entered into a financial advisory agreement to undertake a private placement (the “Fiscal 2020 Private Placement”) of (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable under the H&G call options for a total of $20.0 million, plus (ii) up to $10.0 million of equity or equity equivalent securities to be issued to other investors. On July 23, 2019, the Company entered into purchase agreements whereby H&G exercised their call options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1.4 million shares of Common Stock for gross cash proceeds of $20.0 million at a purchase price of $14.50 per share. In addition, during July and August 2019 other investors purchased an aggregate of approximately 279,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $14.50 per share for gross cash proceeds of $4.1 million. Pursuant to the financial advisory agreement, the Company paid a fee of 6.0% of the gross proceeds received from the Fiscal 2020 Private Placement. The total advisory fees and other offering costs amounted to approximately $1.5 million, resulting in net proceeds of $22.6 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2019.


Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Restricted Cash

 

One of the investors in the Fiscal 2020 Private Placement purchased approximately 262,000 shares of Common Stock for gross proceeds of $3.8 million. The Company agreed to spend the proceeds for certain research and development activities and for a planned uplisting of the Company’s Common Stock to the Nasdaq Capital Market. For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2019, the Company made qualified expenditures of $0.7$1.6 million leaving aand $2.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the restricted cash balance of $3.1amounted to $1.5 million. The Company expended the remainder of the restricted cash proceeds on qualified activities by March 31, 2020, whereby there were no restrictions on cash balances after that date.

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Note 6 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS

 

Stock Option Plans

 

The Company currently has two active stock option plans consisting of the 2016 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “2016 Plan”), and the 2019 Non Qualified Stock Option Plan (the “2019 Plan”). On July 31, 2019, the 2019 Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors and provides authority to grant non-qualified stock options for up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company also has stock options outstanding to purchase up to approximately 44,00043,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2014 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) that terminated on March 21, 2019 and approximately 88,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2015 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) that terminated on February 23, 2020. Stock options outstanding under the 2014 Plan and the 2015 Plan expire pursuant to their contractual provisions on various dates through 2029. Presented below is a summary as of September 30,December 31, 2020 of the number of shares authorized, outstanding, and available for future grants under each of the Company’s stock option plans (in thousands):

 

 Termination Number of Shares   Termination  Number of Shares 
Description Date Authorized  Outstanding  Available   Date  Authorized  Outstanding  Available 
2014 Plan March 2019  43   43   -    March 2019   43   43   -    
2015 Plan February 2020  88   88   -    February 2020   88   88   -    
2016 Plan October 2021  560   513   47    October 2021   560   517   43 
2019 Plan July 2029  300   300   -    July 2029   300   300   -    
Total    991   944   47        991   948   43 

 

Stock Options Outstanding

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the stock option activity for options with time-based vesting and hybrid vesting granted under all of the Company’s stock option plans for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 (shares in thousands):

  

 Shares  Price (1)  Term (2)  Shares  Price (1)  Term (2) 
Outstanding, July 1, 2020  963  $33.06   8.1   963  $33.06   8.1 
Stock options granted:            
Awards with time-based vesting  8   24.05   9.8 
Stock options forfeited:                        
Awards with time-based vesting  (14)  14.50       (18)  14.50     
Awards with hybrid vesting conditions  (5)  14.50       (5)  14.50     
Outstanding, September 30, 2020  944   33.43   7.8 
Outstanding, December 31, 2020  948   33.43   7.5 
                        
Vested, September 30, 2020  477   50.36   6.8 
Vested, December 31, 2020  514   48.56   6.7 

 

 

(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.

 


Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019 is included in compensation and benefits under the following captions in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

 Three Months Ended
December 31,
  Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
 2020  2019  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Research and development $321  $574  $493  $351  $814  $925 
General and administrative  313   820   648   314   961   1,134 
Total $634  $1,394  $1,141  $665  $1,775  $2,059 

 

Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options that provide solely for time-based vesting is approximately $2.6$2.2 million as of September 30,December 31, 2020. This amount is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 1.7 years.

 

In July 2019, the Company granted employee stock options for approximately 0.2 million shares that commence vesting upon the achievement of market, performance and service conditions (‘(“Hybrid Options”). Total unrecognized compensation cost, net of forfeitures, for the Hybrid Options amounted to approximately $1.9 million as of November 2, 2020. The Hybrid Options will vest ratably over a period of 36 months beginning on the date that all of the following have occurred: (i) the option recipient has been employed by the Company for at least one year, (ii) the Company’s shares of Common Stock have been listed for trading on a national stock exchange, and (iii) such date no later than July 31, 2023, when the Company’s closing stock price exceeds $29.00 per share for 20 trading days in any consecutive 30 day period. The Company has not recognized any expense related to these stock options through September 30, On November 3, 2020, since it was not probable that the performance condition to obtain a listing on a national stock exchange would be achieved. On November 3, 2020,was achieved, when the Company achieved this performance condition whereby itsCompany’s shares of Common Stock were approved for listingbegan trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Accordingly, unrecognizedPrior to this date, no compensation cost net of estimated forfeitures,had been recognized for the Hybrid Options as it was not considered probable that the performance condition would be achieved. Upon achievement of approximately $1.9 million will bethe performance condition, the Company recognized beginning in November 2020 whenthe cumulative effect of compensation cost of approximately $0.5 million will be recorded for the three months ending December 31, 2020, andperiod from the grant date through November 3, 2020. The remainder of the unrecognized compensation related to the Hybrid Options of approximately $1.4 million, will be recognized on a straight-line basisratably through July 2024 when the Hybrid optionsOptions are expected to be fully vested.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Warrants

 

The Company has issued warrants in conjunction with various debt and equity financings and for services. AsThe following table sets forth a summary of September 30, 2020, the Company had warrants outstandingwarrant activity for approximately 0.6 million shares with a weighted average exercise price of $57.46. The weighted average remaining contractual term until the warrants expire is approximately 2.0 years. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 no warrants were granted, expired or exercised.(shares in thousands):

  Shares  Price (1)  Term (2) 
Outstanding, July 1, 2020  618  $57.46   2.3 
Warrants issued  820(3)  19.50     
Outstanding, December 31, 2020  1,438   35.82   4.6 

(1)Represents the weighted average exercise price.

(2)Represents the weighted average remaining contractual term for the number of years until the warrants expire.
(3)Represents warrants granted in connection with the October 9, 2020 private placement. The warrants are exercisable for $19.50 per share for a period of 7 years and may be exercised on a cash or cashless basis at the election of the holder.


Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 7 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Commitments

 

Please refer to Note 4 for further discussion of commitments to make milestone payments and to pay royalties under license agreements with Xoma and ActiveSite.

 

COVID-19

 

In December 2019, COVID-19 was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, and by March 2020 the spread of the virus had resulted in a world-wide pandemic. The U.S. economy has been largely shut downadversely affected by mass quarantines and government mandated stay-in-place orders to halt the spread of the virus. While these orders are being lifted gradually, a full recovery of the U.S. economy may not occur until 2021 or later. Federal and state governments in the U.S. have approved funding for many programs that may provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses. The Company intends to pursue all material types of government assistance that it may be entitled to. However, no assurance can be provided that the Company will qualify and realize any material benefits from such assistance.

 

COVID-19 has resulted in an economic environment that is unfavorable for many businesses to pursue new equity financings. Accordingly, the current economic environment is expected to present greater challenges for the Company to obtain additional funding for its clinical programs on terms that are acceptable to the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

In February 2020, Rezolute announced the initiation of its Phase 2b trial in Congenital Hyperinsulinism (“CHI”).congenital hyperinsulinism. New site initiation and enrollment is on hold,resumed in the quarter ended December 31, 2020. However, similar to many other clinical studies conducted by other companies throughout the world.world, effects of the pandemic remain uncertain, and no guarantees can be made that hold in future site initiation or enrollment will not be encountered again. There are no mitigation strategies we can employ to help avoid potential timeline delays should there be an extended enrollment pause due to COVID-19. The long-term effects of COVID-19 are expected to require additional safeguards to protect patients and staff engaged in clinical activities, and extended periods of time required to complete clinical trials, both of which are expected to result in higher overall costs. While the current business disruption is expected to be temporary, the long-term financial impact and the duration cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

 

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 September 30,December 31, 2020, 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 or not 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 8 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related Party Licensing Agreement

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with Handok, Inc. (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 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.

 

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Equity Issuances

 

As discussed in Note 5, on July 23, 2019 H&GHandok, Inc. and Genexine, Inc. agreed to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1.4 million shares of Common Stock at an issuance price of $14.50 per share for gross proceeds of $20.0 million. This purchase was made pursuant to the terms of call options that was issued in connection with an equity offering in January 2019 that resulted in gross proceeds of $25.0 million. As


Rezolute, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On June 26, 2020, Handok entered into a 10b5-1 purchasing plan (the “10b5-1 Plan”) with JMP Securities. Subject to the terms of September 30, 2020, H&G ownthe 10b5-1 Plan, Handok has purchased on the open market an aggregate of approximately 65%189,000 shares of our Common Stock through December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, Handok, Inc. owns approximately 24% and Genexine, Inc. owns approximately 22% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

Master Services Agreement

 

Effective July 1, 2019, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement (“MSA”) with H&G whereby the Company agreed to assist H&G in an evaluation of their long acting growth hormone program referred to as GX-H9. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2019, the Company charged H&G for employee services of approximately $103,000 and reimbursable expenses incurred with unrelated parties of approximately $144,000, for a total of approximately $247,000. Amounts charged under the MSA for employee services are reflected as a reduction of research and development compensation costs in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2019. No related expenses were charged for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, and for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2019.

 

Note — INCOME TAXES

 

Income tax expense during interim periods is based on applying an estimated annual effective income tax rate to year-to-date operating results, plus any significant unusual or infrequently occurring items which are recorded in the interim period. The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate at 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 six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not record 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 six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019. 

 

Note 10 EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. For the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, basic and diluted net loss per share were the same since all common stock equivalents were anti-dilutive. As of September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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): 

 

 2020  2019  2020  2019 
Stock options  944   928   948   960 
Warrants  618   911   1,438   924 
        
Total  1,562   1,839   2,386   1,884 

 

Note 11 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 measurement:

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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.

 

Due to the relatively short maturity of the respective instruments, the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated their carrying values as of September 30,December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020. The Company did not have any assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30,December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020. 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 three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at high-quality financial institutions. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, cash deposits have exceeded the amount of federal insurance provided on such deposits. As of September 30,December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents with a single financial institution with an aggregate balance of $6.4$37.6 million and $10.0 million, respectively. The Company has never experienced any losses related to its investments in cash and cash equivalents.

 

Note 12 Subsequent Events

Fiscal 2021 Financing

On September 15, 2020, the Company entered into financial advisory agreements to undertake a private placement of equity or equity equivalent securities (the “Fiscal 2021 Financing”). Pursuant to the financial advisory agreements, the Company agreed to pay transaction fees to the financial advisors for an aggregate of 6.0% of the gross proceeds plus out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, for any financing completed within 60 days of the closing of the Fiscal 2021 Financing, the financial advisors are entitled to additional transaction fees equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds.

On October 9, 2020, the Company completed the Fiscal 2021 Financing through the sale of units (the “Units”) consisting of (i) approximately 2.5 million shares of Common stock, and (ii) warrants entitling the holders to purchase approximately 0.8 million shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). The Warrants are exercisable at $19.50 per share for a period of seven years and may be exercised on a cash or cashless basis at the election of the holders.

The Units were issued for a purchase price of $16.50 per Unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $41.0 million. Pursuant to the financial advisory agreements, the Company paid transaction fees of $2.5 million, and costs for professional fees and other offering costs are estimated at approximately $1.0 million. After deducting the financial advisory fees and other offering costs, the estimated net proceeds amounted to approximately $37.5 million. Pursuant to the terms of the Fiscal 2021 Financing, the Company executed the Reverse Stock Split of one share for 50 shares as discussed in Note 1, and agreed to enable trading of its Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, whereby the Company’s listing application was approved by Nasdaq on November 3, 2020. The Company also entered into a registration rights agreement (“RRA”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to register (i) the shares of Common Stock included in the Units, and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. If the Company fails to register the shares pursuant to the terms of the RRA, liquidated damages up to a maximum of 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Fiscal 2021 Financing may be assessed.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Early Payments to Xoma

Upon completion of a qualified financing of $20.0 million or more, the Company was obligated to repay the remaining outstanding balance due to Xoma within 15 days as discussed in Note 4. The completion of the Fiscal 2021 Financing resulted in acceleration of the remaining balance due to Xoma and the Company paid the outstanding balance of $1.4 million on October 23, 2020.

Reverse Stock Split

As discussed in Note 1, the Company effected a one share for 50 shares Reverse Stock Split on October 9, 2020. All references in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to the number of shares of Common Stock and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split.

Bonuses for Certain Officers and Employees

In October 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved bonus payments for an aggregate of approximately $0.4 million to certain officers and employees upon completion of the Fiscal 2021 Financing discussed above. Accordingly, the Company paid these bonuses in October 2020 and will recognize the related bonus expense for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020.

ActiveSite Milestone Payment

Pursuant to the license agreement with ActiveSite discussed in Note 4, the first milestone payment for $1.0 million is due upon effectiveness of an IND. On October 28, 2020, the Company submitted an IND to the FDA that is expected to trigger the first milestone payment upon completion of review and acceptance by the FDA.

Operating Lease

On October 28, 2020, the Company entered into an assignment, assumption and amendment of lease agreement for ancillary office space in Bend, Oregon. The lease space consists of approximately 5,000 square feet and provides for average monthly rent of approximately $8,700 through the expiration date in February 2024. The lease provides one option to renew the lease for an additional three years at market rates. The Company has not yet determined the amount of the ROU asset and the related operating lease liabilities that will be recognized at inception of this lease.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Unaudited Pro Forma Disclosure

Presented below is an unaudited pro forma balance sheet that gives effect to the Fiscal 2021 Financing and the Early Payments to Xoma, as if these events had occurred on September 30, 2020 (in thousands, except per share amount):

     Equity Financing  Xoma    
     Gross  Offering  Early    
  Historical  Proceeds (1)  Costs (2)  Payments (3)  Pro Forma 
                    
Assets                    
Current assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents $6,404  $41,000  $(3,491) $(1,409) $42,504 
Prepaid expenses and other  491   -   -   -   491 
Total current assets  6,895   41,000   (3,491)  (1,409)  42,995 
                     
Long-term assets:                    
Right-of-use assets, net  325   -   -   -   325 
Deferred offering costs  129   -   (129)  -   - 
Other  61   -   -   -   61 
Total assets $7,410  $41,000  $(3,620) $(1,409) $43,381 
                     
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                    
                     
Current liabilities:                    
Accounts payable $797  $-  $-  $-  $797 
Accrued liabilities  473   -   (129)  -   344 
Current portion of license fees payable to Xoma  1,409   -   -   (1,409)  - 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  245   -   -   -   245 
Total current liabilities  2,924   -   (129)  (1,409)  1,386 
                     
Long-term liabilities:                    
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion  104   -   -   -   104 
Total liabilities  3,028   -   (129)  (1,409)  1,490 
                     
Stockholders' equity:                    
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; see below for issued and outstanding  6   2   -   -   8 
Additional paid-in capital  155,232   40,998   (3,491)  -   192,739 
Accumulated deficit  (150,856)  -   -   -   (150,856)
Total stockholders' equity  4,382   41,000   (3,491)  -   41,891 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $7,410  $41,000  $(3,620) $(1,409) $43,381 
                     
Number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding  5,867   2,485   -   -   8,352 

(1)Gives effect to the receipt of gross proceeds of $41.0 million on October 9, 2020, as a result of the private placement of units at an issuance price of $16.50 per unit. The units consisted of an aggregate of approximately 2.5 million shares of Common Stock and warrants for the purchase of an additional 0.8 million shares of Common Stock.

(2)Gives effect to the financial advisory fees of 6.0% of the gross proceeds and other estimated offering costs of approximately $1.0 million related to the Fiscal 2021 Financing, of which $0.1 million was incurred but unpaid as of September 30, 2020.

(3)Gives effect to the requirement discussed in Note 4 to repay the remaining obligations due to Xoma, since the Fiscal 2021 Financing met the definition of a qualified financing.

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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.

 

Recent Developments

 

On October 9, 2020, we completed a private placement of equity securities that resulted in net proceeds of approximately $37.5 million. The completion of this private placement triggered the repayment of our obligations to Xoma with a remaining balance due of $1.4 million as of September 30, 2020. Effective October 9, 2020, we implemented a fifty shares into one share for 50 shares Reverse Stock Split of our $0.001 par value Common Stock. On November 3, 2020, we obtained approval from Nasdaq to have our shares of common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

In December 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (“EDA”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million.

Please refer to our discussion under Liquidity and Capital Resources below and in Notes 1, 2, 4, and 125 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the private placement, Early Payments due to Xoma, and the Reverse Stock Split.

 

Special Note About COVID-19

 

We have been actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact. Our primary objectives have remained the same throughout the pandemic: to support the safety of our team members and their families and continue to support our preclinical studies and clinical trials. While our financial results for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 were not significantly impacted by COVID-19, we cannot predict the impact of the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic on future results due to a variety of factors, including the continued good health of our employees, the ability of us to maintain operations, access to healthcare facilities and patient willingness to participate in our clinical trials, any further government and/or public actions taken in response to the pandemic and ultimately the length of the pandemic. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business operations, our ability to raise capital, as well as our preclinical studies and clinical trials remains uncertain and subject to change and will depend on future developments, which cannot be accurately predicted. Any prolonged material disruption of our employees, suppliers, or manufacturing may negatively impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

 

Summary of Clinical Assets

 

Our lead clinical asset, RZ358, is an antibody therapy in Phase 2b development as a potential treatment for congenital hyperinsulinism (“CHI”("HI"), an ultra-rare pediatric genetic disorder. In February 2020, we announced the initiation of the RZ358-606 Phase 2b study (“RIZE”) globally at multiple study centers. Prior to COVID-19, we had planned to complete the RIZE study by the middle of calendar year 2021. In March 2020, we paused the RIZE study as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic abates in different regions, we are resuming clinical activities including trial site initiations. We believe thatinitiations and as of January 2021, we have recommenced patient enrollment will recommence by the end of calendar year 2020. Further, if we can begin enrolling patients on this timeframe,enrollment. Subject to COVID-19 conditions, we believe we will be able to complete the RIZE study in the second half of calendar year 2021.

 

In addition, in the first half of calendar year 2020, we had positive interactions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). In June 2020, we announced that FDA granted us Rare Pediatric Disease (“RPD”) designation for RZ358, which qualifies us to receive a priority review voucher upon marketing approval of the drug in CHI. Such a voucher could be redeemed to receive a priority review of a subsequent marketing application for any drug candidate in any disease indication. Further, we submitted the RIZE protocol to FDA which allows us to expand the study to clinical sites in the United States. We believe that patient enrollment may commence in the United States in the first quarter of calendar year 2021.

Our next program, RZ402, is an oral therapy currently in Phase 1 development, targeting diabetic macular edema (“DME”). OnIn October 28, 2020 we submitted an IND to the FDA, that will require us to makewhich was cleared in December 2020. On January 12, 2021 we dosed the first milestone payment of $1.0 million within 15 days after acceptance ofpatient in the IND by the FDA. Assuming the FDA accepts our IND filing by November 2020, we anticipate initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial for RZ402 priorRZ402. We expect to complete the endstudy in the first half of the first quarter of2021 calendar year 2021.year.

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RZ358

 

CHICongenital HI is an ultra-rare pediatric genetic disorder characterized by excessive production of insulin by the pancreas. CHICongenital HI is caused by mutations in about a dozen known genes associated with pancreatic beta cells and their secretion of insulin. If untreated, it can lead to dangerously low blood sugar levels. Rezolute’s lead candidate, RZ358, is an antibody in Phase 2b development that is designed to prevent severe, persistent low blood sugar in patients with CHI.congenital HI.

 


RZ358 is an intravenously administered human monoclonal antibody that binds to a unique site (allosteric) on the insulin receptor found across effector cells throughout the body, such as in the liver, fat, and muscle. This action allows RZ358The antibody modifies insulin's binding and signaling to counteractmaintain glucose levels in a normal range which counteracts the effects of elevated insulin in the body. Its unique allosteric mechanism of action is reversible, depends on both insulin levels and blood sugar levels in a dose-dependent manner, and enables patients to achieve normal levels of insulin and glucose.  Therefore, we believe that RZ358 is ideally suited as a potential therapy for conditions characterized by excessive insulin productionlevels, and it is being developed to treat hyperinsulinemiathe hyperinsulinism and prevent low blood sugar forcharacteristic of diseases such as CHI.congenital HI. As RZ358 acts downstream from the beta cells, across effector cells init has the liver, fat, and muscle, it maypotential to be universally effective at treating CHIcongenital HI caused by any of the underlying genetic defects.

 

The RIZE study is a multi-center, open-label, repeat-dose Phase 2b study of RZ358 in four sequential dosing cohorts of patients with CHIcongenital HI who are at least two years old and have residual low blood sugar (<70 mg/dL) that is inadequately controlled on existing therapies. In addition to safety and pharmacokinetic evaluations, continuous glucose monitoring (“CGM”) and self-monitored blood glucose will be utilized to evaluate several glycemic efficacy endpoints. The primary endpoint is the time within a glucose target range of 70-180 mg/dL by CGM during weeks 4 and 8 of treatment compared to baseline.

 

RZ402

 

DME is a severe complication of diabetes marked by progressive vision loss and blindness. Consistently high blood sugar levels can cause diabetic retinopathy, a complication characterized by damage to the blood vessels in the eye and fluid leakage into the light-sensitive tissue known as the retina. The accumulation of fluid may lead to DME, or swelling of the macula, the part of the retina responsible for sharp, straight-ahead vision. Currently available treatments for DME involve frequent burdensome injections into the eye or invasive laser surgery.

 

Rezolute is developing RZ402, a small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitor (“PKI”) for use in DME. As a once-daily oral investigational therapy, RZ402 is designed to improve compliance and treatment outcomes for patients with DME. Elevated plasma levels of the enzyme kallikrein have been associated with increased inflammation, vessel leakage and excess blood vessel growth in the eyes of patients with DME. Genetic and pharmacologic knockout of plasma kallikrein have been shown to protect against vascular endothelial growth factor (“VEGF”) induced retinal blood vessel leakage in murine models without damaging long-term effects.

 

RZ402 is a bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of plasma kallikrein that has shown the potentialability to prevent the onset of and reverse vascular leakage in a dose-dependent manner in multiple rodent models of whole body and retinal vascular leakage. Target plasma concentrations were exceeded for 24 hours following oral dosing of RZ402 in monkeys and dogs, supporting the potential for once daily dosing in humans. We have completed animal toxicology studies and we filed an IND with the FDA on October 28, 2020,. which was cleared by the FDA on December 3, 2020 and we initiated a Phase 1 single-dose study in healthy volunteers in January 2021.

 

Factors Impacting our Results of Operations

 

We have not generated any revenues since our inception in March 2010. Since inception, we have engaged in organizational activities, conducted private placements to raise additional capital, built out a manufacturing suite and produced material for our lead product candidate under good laboratory practices (“GLP”), conducted studies using the GLP material, subsequently changed our strategy to a licensing model that resulted in disposal of our manufacturing assets, and conducted other research and development activities on our pipeline product candidates.

Due to the time required to conduct clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we anticipate it will be some time before we generate substantial revenues, if ever. We expect to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future; therefore, we expect to continue efforts to raise additional capital to maintain our current operating plans beyond the next year. 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 stockholders.

 

In December 2019, we received top-line results in our Phase 1 clinical study related to AB101 where we determined that additional formulation adjustments are required before further clinical studies can be undertaken. As a portfolio management decision, we have decided not to take the program further in development and expect that future expenditures related to the program will be insignificant.

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Key Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses (“R&D”) consist primarily of compensation and benefits for our personnel engaged in R&D activities, clinical trial costs, licensing costs, and consultants and outside services. Our research and development compensation and consulting costs include (i) an allocable portion of our cash and stock-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 expenses (“G&A”) consist primarily of (i) an allocable portion of our cash and stock-based compensation and employee benefits and consulting costs 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 temporary cash investments.

 

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 2020 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. 

 

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.

 

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Stock-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 Black-Scholes-Merton (“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 granted which 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 stock-based compensation.

 

We have granted stock options with vesting that is dependent on achieving certain market, performance and service conditions (“Hybrid Options”). For purposes of recognizing compensation cost, we determine the requisite service period as the longest of the derived, implicit and explicit vesting periods for each of the market, performance and service conditions, respectively. Compensation cost will be recognized beginning on such date thatDue to achievement of the performance condition, is considered probablewe began recognizing compensation cost using the grant date fair value in November 2020 and continuing through the end of the requisite service period. Determination of the requisite service period of the Hybrid Options will bewas based on the date that the performance condition is considered probable. Unrecognized compensation cost for the Hybrid Options, calculated using the BSM pricing model, will be recognized beginning on the date that the performance condition is considered probable using the grant date fair value.was achieved. If the Hybrid Options do not ultimately become exercisable as a result ofdue to the option holders’ failure to achieve the requisiterequired service period, any previously recognized compensation cost will be reversed.

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Results of Operations

 

Three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Results of operations for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019 reflect net losses of approximately $3.6$7.1 million and $5.1$6.7 million, respectively. Our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, along with the changes between periods, are presented below (dollars in thousands):

 

    Changes     Changes 
 2020 2019 Amount Percent  2020 2019 Amount Percent 
Operating expenses:                                
Research and development:                                
Compensation and benefits, net of related party reimbursements $1,212  $1,418  $(206)  -15% $2,124  $1,750  $374   21%
Clinical trial costs  758   991   (233)  -24%  1,023   1,922   (899)  -47%
Licensing costs  1,000   -   1,000   100%
Consultants and outside services  142   486   (344)  -71%  132   972   (840)  -86%
Material manufacturing costs  174   187   (13)  -7%  134   254   (120)  -47%
Facilities and other  58   152   (94)  -62%  83   140   (57)  -41%
Total research and development  2,344   3,234   (890)  -28%  4,496   5,038   (542)  -11%
                                
General and administrative:                                
Compensation and benefits  705   1,336   (631)  -47%  1,943   981   962   98%
Professional fees  370   360   10   3%  481   273   208   76%
Facilities and other  204   249   (45)  -18%  232   428   (196)  -46%
Total general and administrative  1,279   1,945   (666)  -34%  2,656   1,682   974   58%
                
Total operating expenses  3,623   5,179   (1,556)  -30%  7,152   6,720   432   6%
                
Operating loss  (3,623)  (5,179)  1,556   -30%  (7,152)  (6,720)  (432)  6%
                
Non-operating income - interest and other  3   99   (96)  -97%  55   54   1   2%
                
Net loss $(3,620) $(5,080) $1,460   -29% $(7,097) $(6,666) $(431)  6%

 

Presented below is a discussion of the key factors that resulted in changes in our results of operations for these periods.

 

Revenue. As a clinical stage company, we did not generate any revenue for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019. We are at an early stage of development as a proprietary product specialty pharmaceutical company and we 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 market any of our product candidates for several years.

 

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Research and development expenses. R&D expenses decreased from approximately $3.2$5.0 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2019 to $2.3approximately $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, a decrease of $0.9$0.5 million. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were forced to curtail many of our R&D activities for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020. Each categoryCompensation and benefits and licensing costs increased while the remaining categories of our R&D expense decreased for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, as discussed below.

 


For the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, we had a decreasean increase of $0.2approximately $0.4 million in compensation and benefits for our R&D workforce, which was attributable to a decreasean increase of $0.3$0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense and $0.1$0.2 million related to the benefit from the CARES Act employee retention credit that was received in September 2020. These decreases amount to $0.4 million and were partially offsetcash-based compensation. Stock-based compensation for our R&D workforce increased by higher costs for the three months ended September 30, 2020 since we did not receive any reimbursements from Handok and Genexine (collectively referred to as “H&G) under the Master Services Agreement entered into in July 2019. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we charged H&G $0.2 million for employee services that were reflected as a reduction of R&D compensation expense. We anticipate that our stock-based compensation will increase for the second quarter of fiscal 2021primarily due to achievement of the performance condition related to our Nasdaq uplisting that resulted in expense recognition of $0.2 million in November 2020. After November 2020, compensation expense for the Hybrid Options.Options is being recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period. Cash-based compensation increased by $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 due to annual performance bonuses earned by members of our R&D workforce.

 

Clinical trial costs decreased from approximately $1.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 to approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. For the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, we incurred $0.8 million for clinical trial costs primarily related to RZ358. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred $1.0 million for clinical trial costs that consisted of $0.6was primarily attributable to $0.7 million related to RZ358, and $0.4$0.2 million for AB101. InAB101 and $0.1 million for RZ402. For the three months ended December 31, 20219, clinical trial costs consisted of $1.6 million for the initiation of the Phase 2b clinical program in preparation of patient enrollment for RZ358. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, we also incurred $0.3 million of clinical trial costs for contract research costs in our AB101 first-in-human Phase 1 study for which we received top-line results in our Phase 1 clinical study related toDecember 2019. Upon receipt of the AB101 wheretop line results, we determined that additional formulation adjustments are required before further clinical studies can be undertaken. As a portfolio management decision, we have decided not to take the program further in development and expect that future expenditures related to the program will be insignificant.

 

Licensing costs increased by $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019, which was attributable to the $1.0 million milestone payment due to ActiveSite upon FDA clearance of our RZ402 IND application. In January 2021, we announced the initiation of dosing in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical study of RZ402. The study (RZ402-101) is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of RZ402 in healthy adult volunteers. We expect to complete the study in the first half of the 2021 calendar year and anticipates increased clinical trial costs through the end of fiscal year 2021.

Consulting and outside services decreased from approximately $0.5$1.0 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2019 to approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, we incurred higher consulting spending of $0.3 million related to RZ358 and $0.7 million for RZ402. For the three months ended December 31, 2020, consulting and outside services of $0.1 million related to RZ358, RZ402 and patent maintenance costs.

Material manufacturing costs decreased from approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred higher consulting spendingDecember 31, 2020, a decrease of $0.1 million related to RZ358, $0.1 million for RZ402, and $0.2 million for patent maintenance costs. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, consulting and outside services of $0.1 millionmillion. The decrease in our material manufacturing costs was primarily due to decreased spending in RZ358 for a combination of RZ358, RZ402CMC drug product stability and patent maintenance costs.storage.

 

Costs allocable to R&D activities for facilities and other costs decreased from $0.2 millionby approximately $57,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019December 31, 2020 compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced spending for travel and generally lower overall levels of R&D activity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020.

 

As discussed below under the caption Liquidity and Capital Resources, we intend to use the proceeds from our recently completedOctober 2020 financing to advance our clinical programs and fulfill our developmentmilestone obligations under the amended License Agreement with Xoma, andXoma. Accordingly, we currently expect our milestone payments underR&D spending will increase sequentially during calendar 2021 but this could change depending on the ActiveSite License Agreement entered into in August 2017.ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses decreasedincreased from approximately $1.9$1.7 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2019 to $1.3approximately $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, a decreasean increase of $0.6$1.0 million. This decreaseincrease was primarily attributable to decreasesincreases in compensation and benefits for our administrative and executive workforce of $0.6$1.0 million.

 

The decreaseincrease of $0.6$1.0 million in compensation and benefits was primarily attributable to a decreasean increase in stock-based compensation expense of $0.5$0.3 million and cash-based compensation of $0.1$0.6 million. Stock-based compensation decreasedfor our G&A workforce increased by $0.5$0.3 million primarily due to certain stock options that were immediately vested on the grant date in July 2019, whereby the expense was immediately recognized for the vested shares. Expense recognition after July 2019 is being recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period which resulted in lower expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Cash-based compensation decreased by $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 due to a reduction in severance costs, and receipt of the CARES Act employee retention credit in September 2020. We anticipate that our stock-based compensation will increase for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 due to achievement of the performance condition related to our Nasdaq uplisting that resulted in expense recognition of $0.3 million in November 2020. After November 2020, compensation expense related to the Hybrid Options.Options is being recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period. Cash-based compensation increased by $0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 due to annual performance bonuses earned by members of our G&A workforce.

 


For the three months ended December 31, 2020, the increase in professional fees of approximately $0.2 million was primarily attributable to increased spending on investor relations connected with the Nasdaq uplisting and related transactions.

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Our facilities and other costs decreased by approximately $45,000$0.2 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, primarily due to reduced travel and office-related expenses due to COVID-19 restrictions.restrictions and a reduction in property tax expense.

 

Income Taxes. For the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we did not recognize any income tax benefit due to our net losses and our determination that a full valuation allowance was required for our deferred tax assets.

Six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

Results of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 reflect net losses of approximately $10.7 million and $11.7 million, respectively. Our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, along with the changes between periods, are presented below (dollars in thousands):

     Changes 
  2020  2019  Amount  Percent 
Operating expenses:                
 Research and development:                
 Compensation and benefits, net of related party reimbursements $3,336  $3,168  $168   5%
 Clinical trial costs  1,781   2,913   (1,132)  -39%
 Licensing costs  1,000   -   1,000   100%
 Consultants and outside services  274   1,458   (1,184)  -81%
 Material manufacturing costs  308   441   (133)  -30%
 Facilities and other  141   292   (151)  -52%
 Total research and development  6,840   8,272   (1,432)  -17%
                 
 General and administrative:                
 Compensation and benefits  2,648   2,317   331   14%
 Professional fees  851   633   218   34%
 Facilities and other  436   677   (241)  -36%
 Total general and administrative  3,935   3,627   308   8%
 Total operating expenses  10,775   11,899   (1,124)  -9%
 Operating loss  (10,775)  (11,899)  1,124   -9%
Non-operating income - interest and other  58   153   (95)  -62%
 Net loss $(10,717) $(11,746) $1,029   -9%

Presented below is a discussion of the key factors that resulted in changes in our results of operations for these periods.

Revenue. As a clinical stage company, we did not generate any revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. We are at an early stage of development as a proprietary product specialty pharmaceutical company and we 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 market any of our product candidates for several years.


Research and development expenses. R&D expenses decreased from approximately $8.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 to approximately $6.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, a decrease of $1.5 million. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were forced to curtail many of our R&D activities for the six months ended December 31, 2020. Compensation and benefits and licensing costs increased while the remaining categories of our R&D expense decreased for the six months ended December 31, 2020, as discussed below.

For the six months ended December 31, 2020, we had an increase of approximately $0.2 million in compensation and benefits for our R&D workforce, which was attributable to a $0.3 million increase related to cash-based compensation partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in stock-based compensation expense. Cash-based compensation increased by $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to annual performance bonuses earned by members of our R&D workforce partially offset by the receipt of the CARES Act employee retention credit in September 30,2020. Stock-based compensation decreased by $0.1 million primarily due to certain stock options that were forfeited or became fully vested by December 2019, resulting in no further compensation expense after that date.

For the six months ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $1.8 million for clinical trial costs primarily related to RZ358. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $2.9 million for clinical trial costs that consisted of $2.2 million related to RZ358 and $0.7 million for AB101. Decreased expenditures in the six months ended December 31, 2020 were due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic delaying certain clinical trial costs.

Consulting and outside services decreased from approximately $1.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 to approximately $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, a decrease of $1.2 million. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, our consulting spending primarily consisted of $0.4 million related to RZ358, $0.8 million for RZ402, and $0.2 million for patent maintenance costs. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, consulting and outside services of $0.3 million was primarily related to RZ358 and patent maintenance costs.

Licensing costs increased by $1.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2019, which was attributable to the $1.0 million milestone payment due to ActiveSite upon FDA clearance of our RZ402 IND application.

Material manufacturing costs decreased from approximately $0.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 to $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, a decrease of $0.1 million. The decrease in our material manufacturing costs was primarily due to decreased spending in RZ358 for CMC drug product stability and storage.

Costs allocable to R&D activities for facilities and other costs decreased from approximately $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 to approximately $0.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced spending for travel and generally lower overall levels of R&D activity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for the six months ended December 31, 2020.

General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses increased from approximately $3.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 to approximately $3.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $0.3 million. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in compensation and benefits for our administrative and executive workforce of $0.3 million.

The increase of $0.3 million in compensation and benefits was primarily attributable to an increase in cash-based compensation of $0.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million. Cash-based compensation increased by $0.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to annual performance bonuses earned by members of our G&A workforce offset partially by the receipt of the CARES Act employee retention credit in September 2020. Stock-based compensation decreased by $0.2 million primarily due to certain stock options were forfeited or became fully vested by December 2019, resulting in no further compensation expense after that date.

For the six months ended December 31, 2020, professional fees increased by $0.2 million, primarily due to increased spending on investor relations connected with the Nasdaq uplisting and related transactions.

Our facilities and other costs decreased by approximately $0.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to reduced travel and office-related expenses due to COVID-19 restrictions and a reduction in property tax expense.


Income Taxes. For the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we did not recognize any income tax benefit due to our net losses and our determination that a full valuation allowance was required for our deferred tax assets.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately $6.4$37.6 million and working capital was approximately $4.0$35.4 million. We have incurred cumulative net losses of $150.9$158.0 million since our inception, and as a clinical stage company we have not generated any revenue to date.

 

As discussed below under Fiscal 2021 Financing, inon October 9, 2020 we received aggregate net proceeds from investors in a private placement of approximately $37.5 million from the issuance of units that consisted of approximately 2.5 million shares of Common Stock and warrants for the purchase of approximately 0.8 million shares of Common Stock. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents balance plus the net proceeds from the private placement of $37.5 million will be adequate to carry out currently planned activities until the second half of the fiscal year ending June 30,at least through March 31, 2022. We also have flexibility to delay future clinical programs to conserve our capital resources.

 

Beginning in March 2020, COVID-19 has resulted in an economic environment that is unfavorable for many businesses to conduct operations. The U.S. economy had been largely shut downadversely affected by mass quarantines and government mandated stay-in-place orders to halt the spread of the virus. While these orders have been relaxed at times, a full recovery of the U.S. economy may not occur until after 2021. The long-term effects on us are expected to result in higher costs in order to comply with safeguards to protect patients and staff engaged in clinical activities, and extended periods of time may be required to complete clinical trials. The current economic environment and financial market volatility may make it more challenging for us to continue to obtain funding in the future for our clinical programs.

 

Presented below is further discussion of recent developments that impacted our liquidity and capital resources.

 

Fiscal 2021 Financing

 

On October 9, 2020, we completed a private placement of units (the “Units”) consisting of (i) approximately 2.5 million shares of Common stock, and (ii) warrants entitling the holders to purchase approximately 0.8 million shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). The Warrants are exercisable at $19.50 per share for a period of 7 years and may be exercised on a cash or cashless basis at the election of the holders. The Units were issued for a purchase price of $16.50 per Unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $41.0 million. Pursuant to a financial advisory agreement, we agreed to pay the advisors a fee of 6.0% of the gross proceeds, and costs for professional fees and other offering costs are estimated atamounted to approximately 2.0% of the gross proceeds.$1.1 million. After deducting the financial advisory fees and other offering costs, the estimated net proceeds amounted to approximately $37.5 million. Pursuant to the terms of the private placement, we executed the Reverse Stock Split, which was previously approved by the stockholders at our annual meeting on October 23, 2019 and that was effective on October 9, 2020. In addition, we arewere required to use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) list our shares of Common Stock for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market which was approved by Nasdaq on November 3, 2020, (ii) register the shares of Common Stock included in the Units, and (iii) register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. If we fail to registerThe Company successfully registered the shares pursuant to the terms of the RRA, liquidated damages up to a maximum of 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Fiscal 2021 Financing may be assessed.units on November 27, 2020.

 

Xoma License Agreement

 

In December 2017, we entered into a license agreement (“License Agreement”) with XOMA Corporation (“Xoma”) pursuant to which Xoma granted us an exclusive global license to develop and commercialize RZ358 for all indications. In January 2019, the License Agreement was amended. withThe amended License Agreement set forth an updated payment schedule, as well as revisingrevised 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.products.

 

On March 31, 2020, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to the License Agreement to extend the previous payment schedule for the remaining balance of approximately $2.6 million. The revised payment schedule provided for seven quarterly payments to be paid beginning on March 31, 2020, whereby the outstanding balance was reduced to $1.4 million as of September 30, 2020. Pursuant to Amendment No. 3, we were obligated to repay the remaining outstanding balance within 15 days following the closing of a financing for $20.0 million or more. Accordingly, the completion of the Fiscal 2021 Financing resulted in acceleration of the $1.4 million outstanding obligation, which was paid in full on October 23, 2020.

 

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Upon the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory events, we will be required to make up to $37.0 million in aggregate milestone payments to Xoma. The first such milestone payment of $2.0 million will be triggered upon enrollment of the last patient in our ongoing phase 2 clinical study. As a result ofstudy and we believe that, subject to COVID-19 this study has been temporarily paused. Assuming we are able to resume the phase 2b study by the end of calendar year 2020, we believeconditions, we will be able to complete this study by the second half of calendar year 2021. 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..billion. 

 

ActiveSite License Agreement

 

In August 2017, we entered into a Development and License Agreement with ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  (“ActiveSite”) pursuant to which we acquired the rights to ActiveSite’s Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor program (“PKI Program”).  We are planning to use the PKI Program to develop, file, manufacture, market and sell products for diabetic macular edema and other human therapeutic indications. The ActiveSite Development and License Agreement requires various milestone payments ranging from $1.0 million to $10.0 million when milestone events occur, up to an aggregate of $46.5 million of aggregate milestone payments. The first milestone payment for $1.0 million is duewas paid in December 2020 after acceptance ofwe had received clearance from the FDA related to an IND which we filed with the FDA on October 28, 2020 and is currently under review.for RZ402. We will also be required to pay royalties equal to 2.0% of any sales of products that use the PKI Program.

 

Cash Flows Summary

 

Presented below is a summary of our operating, investing and financing cash flows for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

 

 2020 2019 Change  2020 2019 Change 
Net cash provided by (used in):                        
Operating activities $(3,551) $(8,929) $5,378  $(9,814) $(14,411) $4,597 
Investing activities  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Financing activities  -   22,571   (22,571)  37,459   22,550   14,909 

 

Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities

 

For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, cash flows used in operating activities amounted to $3.6$9.8 million and $8.9$14.4 million, respectively. The key components in the calculation of our cash used in operating activities are as follows (in thousands):

 

 2020 2019 Change 
 2020 2019 Change        
Net loss $(3,620) $(5,080) $1,460  $(10,717) $(11,746) $1,029 
Non-cash expenses  699   1,454   (755)  1,933   2,277   (344)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net  (630)  (5,303)  4,673   (1,030)  (4,942)  3,912 
            
Total $(3,551) $(8,929) $5,378  $(9,814) $(14,411) $4,597 

 

For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, our net loss was $3.6$10.7 million compared to $5.1$11.7 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2019. For further discussion about changes in our operating results for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, please refer to Results of Operations above.

 

For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019, our non-cash expenses of $0.7$1.9 million and $1.5$2.2 million, respectively, were primarily attributable to stock-based compensation expense. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020, net changes in operating assets and liabilities decreased operating cash flow by $0.6$1.0 million, primarily driven by a reduction in accrued liabilities of $0.6 million. This reduction was comprised of a $0.4$1.8 million decrease in payables to Xoma under the amended License Agreement, andpartially offset by a $0.2net increase of $0.8 million decrease in otheraccounts payables and accrued liabilities. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2019, net changes in operating assets and liabilities decreasedreduced operating cash flow by $5.3$4.9 million which was primarily due to a $5.9 million decrease in payables to Xoma of $4.9 million under the amended license agreement.License Agreement. This use of operating cash flow was partially offset by a net increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $0.5 million and a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $0.4 million.

 

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Cash Flows Provided by Investing Activities

 

We did not have any cash flows from investing activities for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

 

We did not have any cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Net cash provided by financing activities for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2020 was $37.5 million. This amount consisted of $41.0 million received from a private placement of Units in October 2020 for the purchase of approximately 2.5 million shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $16.50 per share partially offset by financial advisory fees and offering costs of approximately $3.5 million to result in net proceeds of $37.5 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $22.6 million. This amount consisted of (i) $20.0 million received from the H&GHandok, Inc. and Genexine, Inc. in July 2019 for the purchase of approximately 1.4 million shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $14.50 per share and (ii) $4.1 million received from other investors in July and August 2019 for the purchase of approximately 0.3 million shares of our Common Stock at a purchase price of $14.50 per share. The gross proceeds from these equity issuances totaled $24.1 million and waswere partially offset by feesoffering costs of $1.5 million under a financial advisory agreement to result in net proceeds of $22.6 million.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

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

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

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

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

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, as of September 30,December 31, 2020, 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.

 

The material weakness identified by management is 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 our fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, we hired a Director of Accounting and we implemented additional procedures to improve our segregation of duties. However, without hiring additional personnel we have been unable to fully remediate this material weakness. 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 (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) or 15(d)-15(f)) that occurred during the period covered by this quarterly report that have 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.

 

Certain factors exist which may affect the Company’s business and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Report are any of the risks described in Item 1.A. Risk Factors of our 2020 Form 10-K, and the risk factor discussed below. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.

 

COVID-19 could continue to adversely impact our business, including our clinical trials.

 

Beginning in March 2020, COVID-19 has resulted in an economic environment that is unfavorable for many businesses to conduct operations and to pursue new debt and equity financings. The U.S. economy hadhas been largely shut downadversely affected by mass quarantines and government mandated stay-in-place orders to halt the spread of the virus. While these orders have been relaxed, a full recovery of the U.S. economy may not occur until the second half of 2021 or later. The extent to which COVID-19 may continue to impact our business and clinical trials will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions and social distancing in the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions, and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease. As COVID-19 continues to spread around the globe, we will likely experience disruptions that could severely impact our business and clinical trials, including:

 

 •·delays or difficulties in enrolling patients or maintaining scheduled study visits in our clinical trials;
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 •delays or difficulties in clinical site initiation, including difficulties in recruiting clinical site investigators and clinical site staff;
 ·
 •diversion of healthcare resources away from the conduct of clinical trials, including the diversion of hospitals serving as our clinical trial sites and hospital staff supporting the conduct of our clinical trials;
 ·
 •interruption of key clinical trial activities, such as clinical trial site monitoring, due to limitations on travel imposed or recommended by federal or state governments, employers and others;
 ·
 •limitations in employee resources that would otherwise be focused on the conduct of our business or our clinical trials, including because of sickness of employees or their families, the desire of employees to avoid contact with large groups of people or as a result of the governmental imposition of “shelter in place” or similar working restrictions;
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 •delays in receiving approval from local regulatory authorities to initiate our planned clinical trials;
 
 •·delays in clinical sites receiving the supplies and materials needed to conduct our clinical trials;
 
 •·interruption in global shipping that may affect the transport of clinical trial materials, such as investigational drug product used in our clinical trials;
 ·
 •changes in local regulations as part of a response to the COVID-19 outbreak which may require us to change the ways in which our clinical trials are conducted, which may result in unexpected costs, or to discontinue the clinical trials altogether;
 ·
 •delays in necessary interactions with local regulators, ethics committees and other important agencies and contractors due to limitations in employee resources or forced furlough of government employees; and
 
 •·refusal of the FDA to accept data from clinical trials in affected geographies outside the United States.

COVID-19 is currently impacting countries, communities and markets. We require ongoing access to the capital markets to fund our future capital requirements. To the extent that our access to the capital markets is adversely affected by COVID-19, we may need to consider alternative sources of funding for our operations and for working capital, any of which could increase our cost of capital.

  


Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for certain litigation that may be initiated by our stockholders, including claims under the Securities Act, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.

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Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees and agents. Stockholders who do bring a claim in the Court of Chancery could face additional litigation costs in pursuing any such claim, particularly if they do not reside in or near the State of Delaware. The Court of Chancery may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments or results may be more favorable to us than to our stockholders. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exclusive provision shall not preclude or contract the scope of exclusive federal or concurrent jurisdiction for actions brought under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.”

If we are not able to comply with the applicable continued listing requirements or standards of Nasdaq, Nasdaq could delist our Common Stock.

Our Common Stock is currently listed on Nasdaq. In order to maintain such listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum share price, and certain corporate governance requirements.

On December 28, 2020, the Company notified Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2)(A) as a result of the resignation of a member of the Company’s board who was also a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1) requires a majority independent board and 5605(c)(2)(A) requires the Audit Committee to have at least three independent members (as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), at least one of whom is an audit committee financial expert. As a result of the resignation of Mr. Jung-Hee Lim, the Company no longer has a majority independent board or an Audit Committee comprised of three independent directors. The Nasdaq Listing Rules provide for a cure period during which the Company may regain compliance. Under Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company shall have until the earlier of its next annual meeting of stockholders or one year from the occurrence of the event that caused the failure to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2)(A); provided, however, that if the next annual meeting of stockholders occurs no later than 180 days following the event that caused the vacancy, the Company shall instead have 180 days from such event to regain compliance.

There can be no assurances that we will be able to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing standards or if we do later regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing standards, will be able to continue to comply with the applicable listing standards. If we are unable to maintain compliance with these Nasdaq requirements, our Common Stock will be delisted from Nasdaq.

If Nasdaq delists our Common Stock, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

·a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
·a determination that our Common Stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our Common Stock;
·a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and
·a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

 There were no reportable issuances of unregistered shares of the Company's equity securities for the period covered by this Report.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

 None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

 Not applicable.

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

 None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Rezolute, Inc., dated October 8, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s 8-K filing on October 13, 2020)
4.131.1Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant by and between the Company and the Investor identified therein (incorporated by reference to the Company’s 8-K filing on October 13, 2020)
10.1*Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2020, by and between Rezolute. Inc. and the investors identified therein (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filing on October 13, 2020)
10.2Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2020, by and between Rezolute, Inc., and the Investors identified therein (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filing on October 13, 2020)
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*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*XBRL Instance Document
101.SC*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CA*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LA*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

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* 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:  November 12, 2020February 10, 2021By:/s/ Nevan Elam
  Nevan Elam
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
   

 

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