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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

D. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

D.	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

	In accordance with ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements,” the Company determines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company generally applies the income approach to determine fair value. This method uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations with respect to those future amounts.

	ASC 820-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

	·	Level 1 – Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

	·	Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and amounts derived from valuation models where all significant inputs are observable in active markets

	·	Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions. Assumptions from market participants are used when pricing the asset or liabilities, given there is no readily available market information.

For disclosure purposes, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety in the fair value hierarchy level based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of an input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

	The Company purchased short-term U.S. Treasury bills during the year ended September 30, 2021 that are classified as trading securities. Quoted market prices were applied to determine the fair value of short-term investments; therefore, they were categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Treasury bills matured in December 2021 and yielded a weighted average interest rate of 0.10%.

	As of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021, all of the Company’s derivative instruments are classified as Level 3 on the fair value hierarchy.

	The following sets forth a reconciliation of beginning and ending balances related to fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and the year ended September 30, 2021:

		3 months ended December 31, 2021				12 months ended September 30, 2021

Beginning balance		$	437,380			$	3,765,613
Issuances			-				-
Exercises			(70,589	)			(4,023,091	)
Realized and unrealized (gains) and losses			(364,596	)			694,858
Ending balance		$	2,195			$	437,380

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments disclosed above under Level 3 are primarily derived from valuation models where significant inputs such as historical price and volatility of the Company’s stock, as well as U.S. Treasury Bill rates, are observable in active markets. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s Level 3 derivative instruments have a weighted average fair value of $0.02 per share and a weighted average exercise price of $13.73 per share. Fair values were determined using a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 0.06% and weighted average volatility of 79%. The instruments have a weighted average time to maturity of 0.14 years. At September 30, 2021, the Company’s Level 3 derivative instruments have a weighted average fair value of $1.45 per share and a weighted average exercise price of $13.28 per share. Fair values were determined using a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 0.05% and volatility of 109%. The instruments have a weighted average time to maturity of 0.3 years.

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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