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REALM ACQUISITION | 4. REALM ACQUISITION On July 31, 2019, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Realm. Realm shareholders received a total of 6,718,150 common shares of the Company (“New ESSA Shares”) at a ratio of 0.05763 of a New ESSA Share per share of Realm (or 1.4409 New ESSA Shares for every one Realm ADS, representing 25 Realm shares). The fair value of the Realm net assets on July 31, 2019, substantially all of which consisted of cash, was $20,247,296. Additionally, the Company incurred issuance costs of $1,925,145. Realm is not considered to be a business under the definitions of ASU 2017-01; accordingly, the Realm Acquisition is accounted for as a financing transaction. The shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Realm were valued on the basis of the value of assets received.
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