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Leases

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Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 8 - Leases
  
On October 27, 2017, Mustang entered into a lease agreement with WCS - 377 Plantation Street, Inc., a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation. Pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement, Mustang agreed to lease 27,043 sf from the
landlord
, located at 377 Plantation Street in Worcester, MA
 (the “Facility”),
through November 2026, subject to additional extensions at Mustang’s option. Base rent, net of abatements of $0.6 million over the lease term, totals approximately $3.6 million, on a triple-net basis.
 
The terms of the lease also require that Mustang post an initial security deposit of $0.8 million, in the form of $0.5 million letter of credit and $0.3 million in cash, which shall increase to $1.3 million ($1.0 million letter of credit, $0.3 million in cash) when the Facility is fully occupied by Mustang. After the fifth lease year, the letter of credit obligation is subject to reduction.
 
The Facility began operations for the production of personalized CAR T and gene therapies in 2018. 
 
The Company leases office space and copiers under agreements classified as operating leases that expire on various dates through 2026.  Most of the Company’s lease liabilities result from the lease of its Facility in Massachusetts, which expires in 2026, and its copiers, which expires in 2021.  Such leases do not require any contingent rental payments, impose any financial restrictions, or contain any residual value guarantees.  Certain of the Company’s leases include renewal options and escalation clauses; renewal options have not been included in the calculation of the lease liabilities and right of use assets as the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise the options.  The Company does not act as a lessor or have any leases classified as financing leases. At March 31, 2019, the Company had operating lease liabilities of $2.0 million and right of use assets of $1.2 million, which were included in the condensed balance sheet.
 
The following summarizes quantitative information about the Company’s operating leases:
 
 
 
For the Three
 
 
 
Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
Lease cost
 
 
 
 
Operating lease cost
 
$
78,490
 
Variable lease cost
 
 
236,537
 
Total
 
$
315,027
 
 
 
 
For the Three
 
 
 
Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
Operating cash flows from operating leases
 
$
59,982
 
Right of use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities
 
$
2,046,874
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases
 
 
5.1
 
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases
 
 
8.96
%
 
Maturities of our operating leases, excluding short-term leases, are as follows:
 
Nine months ended December 31, 2019
 
$
(274,568
)
Year ended December 31, 2020
 
 
460,838
 
Year ended December 31, 2021
 
 
467,141
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
 
 
475,506
 
Year ended December 31, 2023
 
 
489,028
 
Thereafter
 
 
1,458,068
 
Total
 
 
3,076,013
 
Less present value discount
 
 
(1,068,458
)
Operating lease liabilities
 
$
2,007,555
 
 
At December 31, 2018, the total future minimum lease payments under all leases were:
 
($ in thousands)
 
 
 
2019
 
$
276
 
2020
 
 
460
 
2021
 
 
467
 
2022
 
 
476
 
2023
 
 
489
 
Beyond
 
 
1,458
 
Total minimum lease payments
 
$
3,626