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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies

Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

On October 27, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement with WCS - 377 Plantation Street, Inc., a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation. Pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement, we agreed to lease 27,043 square feet from the landlord, located at 377 Plantation Street in Worcester, MA (the “Facility”), through November 2026, subject to additional extensions at the Company’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 we 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 increased to $1.3 million ($1.0 million letter of credit, $0.3 million in cash) on November 1, 2019. 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.  The Company’s lease liabilities result from the lease of its Facility in Massachusetts, which expires in 2026, and its copier, 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, 2020, the Company had operating lease liabilities of $2.4 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

($ in thousands)

    

March 31, 2020

    

March 31, 2019

Lease cost

 

 

  

 

 

  

Operating lease cost

 

$

83

 

$

78

Variable lease cost

 

 

234

 

 

237

Total

 

$

317

 

$

315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

($ in thousands)

    

March 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2019

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

(270)

 

$

60

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases

 

 

3.1

 

 

5.1

 

Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases

 

 

8.97

%

 

8.96

%

 

Maturities of our operating leases, excluding short-term leases, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine months ended December 31, 2020

 

$

346

Year ended December 31, 2021

 

 

467

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

 

476

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

 

489

Year ended December 31, 2024

 

 

503

Thereafter

 

 

955

Total

 

 

3,236

Less present value discount

 

 

(820)

Operating lease liabilities

 

$

2,416