Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization and Business

The principal activity of Quotient Limited and its subsidiaries (the ''Group'' and or the ''Company'') is the development, manufacture and sale of products for the global transfusion diagnostics market. Products manufactured by the Group are sold to hospitals, blood banking operations and other diagnostics companies worldwide.

The Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations in each year since it commenced operations in 2007 and had an accumulated deficit of $725.0 million at March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2022, the Company had available cash holdings and short and long-term investments of $83.2 million. On June 24, 2022, the Company announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 66,666,667 ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents for aggregate gross proceeds of $20.0 million. The aggregate net proceeds to the Company from this offering are expected to be approximately $18.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 10,000,000 of its ordinary shares. Closing of the offering is subject to customary closing conditions. Additionally, on June 23, 2022, the Company announced proposed amendments to its Senior Secured notes which become effective after completion of the equity offering. See Note 14, "Subsequent Events,'' for additional details.

The Company has expenditure plans over the twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued that exceed its current and recently raised cash and investment balances, raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The Company expects to fund its operations, including the ongoing development of MosaiQ through successful field trial completion, achievement of required regulatory authorizations and commercialization, from existing available cash and investment balances, the sale of rights and other assets, and the issuance of new equity or debt. The Company’s Directors are confident in the availability of these funding sources and accordingly have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. However, there can be no assurance the Company will be able to obtain adequate financing when necessary and the terms of any financings may not be advantageous to the Company and may result in dilution to its shareholders.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances. All gains and losses realized from foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the foreign subsidiary’s functional currency are included in foreign currency exchange gain (loss) as part of other income or expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Adjustments resulting from translating the financial statements of all foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit). The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from their respective functional currencies into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenue and expense amounts are translated at rates approximating the weighted average rates during the period. The translation effects of inter-company loans designated as long term net investments in subsidiaries are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (''GAAP'') requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the

measurement date. The Company’s valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is based on the following three levels of inputs:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

See Note 4, ''Fair Value Measurements,'' for information and related disclosures regarding our fair value measurements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, all cash and cash equivalents comprised cash balances and highly liquid investments having an original maturity of three months or less held with the banks used by the Company and its subsidiaries. Restricted cash comprised $8.0 and $8.7 million at March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, held in a cash reserve account pursuant to the indenture governing the Company’s 12% Senior Secured Notes (the ''Secured Notes'') and $0.7 million and $0.3 million respectively, held in a restricted account as security for the property rental obligations of the Company’s Swiss subsidiary.

Short-term Investments and Long Term Investments

Short-term investments comprise investments in money-market funds which are valued daily and have minimal notice periods for withdrawals. The money market funds are invested in a portfolio of holdings and the creditworthiness requirement for individual investment holdings is a minimum of an A rating from a leading credit-rating agency. The Company records the value of its investments in the funds based on the quoted value of the funds at the balance sheet date (Note 4) . Unrealized gains or losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are transferred to the statement of comprehensive loss when they are realized.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company's only short-term and long term investments include funds held in the CSAM investments. See Note 4 for additional discussion of these funds.

Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are not interest bearing. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reserve for potentially uncollectible trade receivables. Movements in the allowance for doubtful accounts are recorded as general and administrative expenses. The Company reviews its trade receivables to identify specific customers with known disputes or collectability issues. In addition, the Company maintains an allowance for all other receivables not included in the specific reserve by applying specific rates of projected uncollectible receivables to the various aging categories. In determining these percentages, the Company analyzes its historical collection experience, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms. The allowance for doubtful accounts at March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $65 and $48, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risks and Other Uncertainties

The carrying amounts for financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Derivative instruments, consisting of foreign exchange contracts and short-term investments are stated at their estimated fair values, based on quoted market prices for the same or similar instruments. The counterparties to the foreign exchange contracts consist of large financial institutions of high credit standing. The short-term investments are invested in funds which is invested in a portfolio of holdings and the creditworthiness requirement for individual investment holdings is a minimum of an A rating from a leading credit-rating agency.

On March 12, 2021, the Company announced that two funds managed by CSAM in which the Company had invested an aggregate of approximately $110.35 million had suspended redemptions. The investments into these funds were made in accordance with the Company’s investment policy of making individual investments with a minimum of an A rating from a leading credit-rating agency. Each fund holds short-term credit obligations of various obligors. According to a press release issued by CSAM, redemptions in the funds were suspended because "certain part of the Subfunds’ assets is currently subject to considerable uncertainties with respect to their accurate valuation." CSAM subsequently began a liquidation of the funds. Pursuant to the liquidation, the Company has already received cash distributions of approximately $89.0 million. Based on information provided by Credit Suisse, the Company expects to

receive further cash distributions from the funds in the next several months; however, there can be no assurance as to the timing or amount of any such distributions. While Credit Suisse has advised that the credit assets held by the funds are covered by insurance that potentially will be available to cover losses the funds would incur if any of the obligors on the funds’ credit assets were to default, the Company does not know if the funds will incur losses (net of insurance) on the credit assets held by the funds.

On April 22, 2021, Credit Suisse published its FY 2021 Q1 press release with commentary related to the Credit Suisse Supply Chain Finance Investment Grade Fund and the Credit Suisse (Lux) Supply Chain Finance Fund. Notably, Credit Suisse indicated that investors in the funds should assume losses will be incurred. Additionally on April 4, 2022, Credit Suisse indicated in its Annual General Meeting that they expected that litigation will be necessary to reinforce claims against individual debtors and insurance companies and recovery is not expected to occur over the next 12 months for one of our funds. Therefore, we determined that one of our two funds should be classified as long-term as of March 31, 2022.

As of March 31, 2021, we evaluated the investments in the CSAM managed funds for impairment and determined that our investment in one of the funds was impaired. The Company recognized an impairment expense of $2.3 million of impairment expense during March 2021 related to this fund. Based on information shared by Credit Suisse in April 4, 2022, we determined that a further impairment of $1.0 million was required related to litigation costs incurred by Credit Suisse which Credit Suisse communicated would be deducted from investor recoveries.

The Company views the liquidation of the supply chain finance funds as a fluid situation with a significant amount of valuation uncertainty. The Company will closely monitor the situation and in the event that new information is released that provides valuation clarity, it will evaluate the accounting implications accordingly. The Company believes, and has advised Credit Suisse, that any losses on the supply chain funds should be borne by Credit Suisse. The Company will pursue all available options to recoup the full amount of its investment in the supply chain funds prior to liquidation.

The Company’s main financial institutions for banking operations held all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021.

The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from net revenue to customers and distributors located in the United States and other countries. The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition. The Company provides reserves for potential credit losses but has not experienced significant losses to date. There was one customer whose accounts receivable balance represented 10% or more of total accounts receivable, net, as of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021. This customer represented 71% and 74% of the accounts receivable balances, as of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

The Company currently sells products through its direct sales force and through third-party distributors. There was one direct customer that accounted for 10% or more of total product sales for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. This customer represented 62% and 60% of total product sales for the fiscal years March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of standard cost or market, net of reserves. Cost is determined at standard cost, approximating average cost. Allocation of fixed production overheads to conversion costs is based on normal capacity of production. Abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and spoilage are expensed as incurred and not included in overhead. Variances between standard cost and actual cost, arising in the production process, are analyzed to determine whether they reflect part of the normal cost of production, and should therefore be reflected as inventory value, or whether they are a period cost and should thus not be included in inventory. Inventory reserves are recorded based upon historic usage, forecasted future selling prices, expected future demand, and shelf life of the products held in inventory. For raw materials and work in progress inventory, we also calculate inventory reserves based on projected future manufacturing costs of finished goods. No stock-based compensation cost was included in inventory as of March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Property and Equipment

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

Land—not depreciated.

Plant, machinery and equipment—4 to 25 years.

Leasehold improvements—the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Repairs and maintenance expenditures, which are not considered improvements and do not extend the useful life of property and equipment, are expensed as incurred.

Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the assets to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, no impairment losses have been recorded.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets related to product licenses are recorded at cost, less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets related to technology and other intangible assets acquired in acquisitions are recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, on a straight-line basis as follows:

Customer relationships—5 years

Brands associated with acquired cell lines—40 years

Product licenses—10 years

Other intangibles—7 years

The Company reviews its intangible assets for impairment and conducts the impairment review when events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired by estimating the future undiscounted cash flows to be derived from an asset to assess whether or not a potential impairment exists. If the carrying value exceeds the Company’s estimate of future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment value is calculated as the excess of the carrying value of the asset over the Company’s estimate of its fair market value. Events or circumstances which could trigger an impairment review include a significant adverse change in the business climate, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, significant changes in the Company’s use of acquired assets, the Company’s overall business strategy, or significant negative industry or economic trends. No impairment losses have been recorded in any of the years ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

Product revenue is recognized at a point in time upon transfer of control of a product to a customer, which is generally at the time of delivery at an amount based on the transaction price. Customers have no right of return except in the case of damaged or ineffective goods and the Company has not experienced any significant returns of its products. Shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred and included in cost of product sales.

Revenue is also earned from the provision of development services to a small number of original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") customers. These development service contracts are reviewed individually to determine the nature of the performance obligations and the associated transaction prices. In recent years, product development revenues have been commensurate with achieving milestones specified in the respective development agreements relating to those products. These milestones may include the approval of new products by the European or U.S. regulatory authorities, which are not within the Company’s control. While there can be no assurance that this will continue to be the case, the milestones have been such that they effectively represent completion of the Company’s performance obligations under a particular part of a development program. Should the Company fail to achieve these milestones the Company would not be entitled under the terms of the development agreements to any compensation for the work undertaken to date. As a result, the milestone-related revenues have been recognized as the contractual milestones are achieved.

In January 2015, the Company’s subsidiaries, Quotient Suisse and QBD (QS-IP) Limited, entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. ("Ortho") related to the commercialization and distribution of certain MosaiQ products (the "Prior Ortho Agreement"), which the Company terminated effective as of December 27, 2019. Under the terms of the Prior Ortho Agreement, the Company was entitled to receive milestone payments, totaling in aggregate $59.0 million, upon CE-mark and FDA approval, as well as upon the first commercial sale of the relevant MosaiQ products by Ortho within the European Union, United States and within any country outside of these two regions. In November 2019, Ortho initiated an arbitration proceeding as result of the Company's termination of the Prior Ortho Agreement. See Note 6, "Commitments and Contingencies—Ortho Arbitration and Settlement," for details.

On September 4, 2020, the Company and Ortho entered into a binding letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") pursuant to which the Company and Ortho agreed:

• to confirm the termination of the Prior Ortho Agreement and various related contracts;

• to end the parties’ disputes regarding the Prior Ortho Agreement by executing mutual releases and terminating their pending arbitration proceeding related to the Prior Ortho Agreement (see Note 6); and

• to negotiate in good faith, and use their respective reasonable best efforts to execute, a new distribution agreement (the "New Distribution Agreement") based on the terms set forth in the Letter Agreement, but if for any reason no such definitive agreement is reached, the Letter Agreement will govern the parties’ respective rights and obligations as a binding contract.

Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Ortho made an initial, non-refundable milestone payment of $7.5 million to the Company on the date of the Letter Agreement.

In the Letter Agreement, the Company and Ortho have agreed that Ortho has the right to distribute, market and sell a dedicated MosaiQ microarray optimized for the patient transfusion diagnostics market (the "MosaiQ IH3 Microarray") in the European Territory (defined as the European Economic Area plus the United Kingdom and Switzerland) and in the United States, solely for use in testing the immuno-hematological profile of the blood of medical patients in the course of their care or treatment. Ortho’s rights in the two territories each are for one ten-year term commencing on the receipt of specified regulatory approvals in the respective territory. The Company retains the right to distribute, market and sell the immunohematology Microarrays for use in blood donor testing worldwide and in the patient testing market outside of the European Territory and the United States. Ortho’s rights in respect of the MosaiQ IH3 Microarray are exclusive provided it satisfies annual minimum purchase volume requirements in each territory. Ortho also has the non-exclusive right to sell and distribute MosaiQ instruments in the United States and the European Territory for use in testing the immuno-hematological profile of blood of medical patients in the course of their care or treatment. Ortho is required to purchase the MosaiQ IH3 Microarrays, and the instruments, controls and reagents required for their use, only from the Company at specified prices.

In addition to the initial $7.5 million milestone payment, Ortho is required to make up to another $60 million of additional milestone payments upon achievement of certain regulatory milestones and commercial sales benchmarks, including up to $25 million upon the achievement by Ortho of certain cumulative gross revenue hurdles.

The Company concluded that the initial $7.5 million milestone represents a payment in respect of development work undertaken to date in respect of the MosaiQ IH3 Microarray and accordingly has recognized the revenue in the year ended March 31, 2021.

The Company has also concluded that each of the remaining milestones under the Letter Agreement require significant levels of development work to be undertaken and there is no certainty at the start of the projects that the development work will be successful, these milestones are substantive and, accordingly, the revenue will be recognized when the milestones are achieved.

In the year ended March 31, 2022, revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods was not material. At March 31, 2022 revenues expected to be recognized in future periods related to remaining performance obligations under the Ortho Letter Agreement were as described above. There were no other material revenues to be recognized in future periods related to remaining performance obligations at March 31, 2022.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred for company-sponsored and collaborative research and development activities. These costs include direct and research-related overhead expenses. Other than materials assessed as having alternative future uses and which are recognized as prepaid expenses, the Company expenses research and development costs, including products manufactured for research and development purposes and the expenses for research under collaborative agreements, as such costs are incurred. Where government grants are available for the sponsorship of such research, the grant receipt is included as a credit against the related expense.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.

In determining fair value of the stock-based compensation payments, the Company uses the Black–Scholes model and a single option award approach for share options, which requires the input of subjective assumptions. These assumptions include: the fair value of the underlying share, estimating the length of time employees will retain their awards before exercising them (expected term), the estimated volatility of the Company’s ordinary share price over the expected term (expected volatility), risk-free interest rate (interest rate), expected dividends and the number of shares subject to awards that will ultimately not complete their vesting requirements (forfeitures).

Where modifications are made to vesting conditions, the Company considers the nature of the change and accounts for the change in accordance with ASC 718 Compensation – Stock Compensation. The Company determined that during the year ended March 31, 2021 certain modifications were type I in nature and certain modifications were type III in nature. In respect of the type I modifications the incremental fair value over the original grant-date fair value was measured at the modification date and was expensed over the remaining vesting period of the awards concerned. In respect of the type III modifications, the original compensation expense related to these awards was reversed and the value of the awards was re-measured at the date of the change and was expensed over the vesting period of the awards concerned.

Share Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants to purchase ordinary shares outstanding that are not indexed to its own stock as liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. Liability-classified common stock warrants are initially measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in profit or loss in each reporting period. Warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification are recorded in additional paid-in capital as part of shareholders’ (deficit) equity and are not remeasured to fair value in subsequent reporting periods. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had one class of warrants to purchase ordinary shares outstanding which comprised warrants that were issued in December 2013 and August 2015 in connection with the establishment and subsequent increase of the Company’s then existing secured term loan facility which are classified as equity, and one class of warrants to purchase ordinary shares issued in October 2021 in connection with the modification of its Secured Notes which are classified as a warrant liability.

Leases

At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present. A lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time, in exchange for consideration. The Company determines if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time. The Company assesses throughout the period of use whether the Company has both of the following: (1) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits for use of the identified asset, and (2) the right to direct the use of the identified asset. This determination is reassessed if the terms of the contract are changed. The Company also reviews the terms of the lease in accordance with Accounting Standard Update, or ASU, 2016-02 in order to determine whether the lease concerned is a finance or an operating lease. Most leases with a term greater than one year are recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets, lease liabilities and, if applicable, long-term lease liabilities. The Company has elected not to recognize on the balance sheet leases with terms of one year or less.

For finance leases, an asset is included within property and equipment and a lease liability equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments is included in current or long-term liabilities. Interest expense is recorded over the life of the lease at a constant rate.

Operating lease liabilities and their corresponding right-of-use assets are recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the expected remaining lease term. The operating lease right-of-use assets also include any lease payments made prior to the commencement date and any initial direct costs incurred, less any lease incentives received. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As a result, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rates, which are the rates incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The incremental borrowing rate is determined at lease commencement, or as of April 1, 2019 for operating leases existing upon adoption of ASU 2016-02. The incremental borrowing rate is subsequently reassessed upon modification to the lease arrangement. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

In accordance with the guidance in ASU 2016-02, components of a lease should be split into three categories: lease components (e.g., land, building, etc.), non-lease components (e.g., common area maintenance, maintenance, consumables, etc.), and non-components (e.g., property taxes, insurance, etc.). Although separation of lease and non-lease components is required, certain practical expedients are available. In particular, entities may elect a practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components and instead account for each lease component and the related non-lease component together as a single component. The Company has elected to account for the lease and non-lease components of each of its operating leases as a single lease component and allocate all of the contract

consideration to the lease component only. The lease component results in an operating lease right-of-use asset being recorded on the balance sheet and amortized on a straight-line basis as lease expense.

The finance lease assets and operating lease right-of-use assets are assessed for impairment in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy for long-lived assets.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company minimizes its risks from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through its normal operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate through the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company carries derivative financial instruments (derivatives) on the balance sheet at their fair values. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. The Company does not believe that it is exposed to more than a nominal amount of credit risk in its foreign currency hedges, as counterparties are large, global and well-capitalized financial institutions. To hedge foreign currency risks, the Company uses foreign currency exchange forward contracts, where possible and prudent. These forward contracts are valued using standard valuation formulas with assumptions about future foreign currency exchange rates derived from existing exchange rates, interest rates, and other market factors.

All derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities and measured at fair value. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently recognized in earnings when the hedged items impact earnings.

Convertible Notes

The Convertible Notes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options ("ASC 470-20") and ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity ("ASC 815-40"). Based upon the Company’s analysis, it was determined the Convertible Notes contain embedded features that need to be separately accounted for as a derivative liability component. The proceeds received from the issuance of the convertible debt instruments were bifurcated and recorded as a liability within convertible loan derivatives in the consolidated balance sheet. The convertible loan derivative is measured at fair value and changes are recognized within other, net in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Debt Issuance Costs and Royalty Rights

The Company follows the requirements of Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) — Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability rather than as an asset.

On October 14, 2016, June 29, 2018 and May 15, 2019, the Company issued Secured Notes, and, on December 4, 2018, the Company amended the indenture governing the Secured Notes, which amendments became effective on December 18, 2018. In connection with these issuances and this amendment, the Company entered into royalty rights agreements with the subscribers and the consenting note holders, as applicable, which, as of March 31, 2022, provided for an aggregate amount of royalties payable thereunder of 3.4% of net sales of MosaiQ instruments and consumables made in the donor testing market in the United States and the European Union. All of these royalty rights agreements are treated as sales of future revenues that meet the requirements of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470 "Debt" ("ASC 470") to be treated as debt. These royalty rights agreements are accounted for separately as freestanding financial instruments. Consideration received for the Secured Notes and royalty rights agreements was allocated to each component on a relative fair value basis. The difference between the relative fair value of the royalty rights agreements at issuance and the principle on the Secured Notes is accounted for as a debt discount and amortized through interest expense over the life of the Secured Notes. The royalty rights agreements are individually amortized under the effective interest rate method. The Company recognizes interest expense over the estimated term of the royalty rights agreements.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements, but have not been reflected in taxable income. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value. Therefore, the Company provides a valuation allowance to the extent that is more likely than not that it will generate sufficient taxable income in future periods to realize the benefit of its deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions using a "more-likely-than-not" threshold for recognizing and resolving uncertain tax positions. The Company evaluates uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis and considers various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in tax law, the measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns, the effective settlement of matters subject to audit and changes in facts or circumstances related to the tax position.

Pension Obligation

The Company maintains a pension plan covering employees in Switzerland pursuant to the requirements of Swiss pension law. Certain aspects of the plan require that it be accounted for as a defined benefit plan pursuant to ASC 715 Compensation – Retirement Benefits. The Company recognizes an asset for the plan’s overfunded status or a liability for the plan’s underfunded status in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, the Company measures the plan’s assets and obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the year and recognizes the change in the funded status within "Accumulated other comprehensive loss."

The Company uses an actuarial valuation to determine its pension benefit costs and credits. The amounts calculated depend on a variety of key assumptions, including discount rates and expected return on plan assets. Details of the assumptions used to determine the net funded status are set out in Note 11. The Company’s pension plan assets are assigned to their respective levels in the fair value hierarchy in accordance with the valuation principles described in the "Fair Value of Financial Instruments" section above.

Termination and Transition Charges

Termination charges are recognized as a result of actions to restructure operations. Transition charges are recognized as a result of the retirement of senior employees. Such charges are recognized upon meeting certain criteria, including the finalization of committed plans or agreements and discussions with the impacted employees.

Loss Contingencies

Loss contingencies from legal proceedings and claims may occur from contractual and other related matters. Accruals are recognized when it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Gain contingencies are not recognized until realized. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

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"). The guidance simplifies the complexity associated with applying U.S. GAAP for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. More specifically, the amendments focus on the guidance for convertible instruments and derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new guidance also requires the if-converted method to be applied for all convertible instruments and requires additional disclosures. ASU 2020-06 is effective 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. The Company adopted this guidance on April 1, 2021 using the modified retrospective approach and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

There are no recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting pronouncements which are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.