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9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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Note 8 - 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. 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 September 30, 2019, the Company had operating lease liabilities of $2.1 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

 

For the Nine

 

 

Months Ended

 

Months Ended

($ in thousands)

    

September 30, 2019

    

September 30, 2019

Lease cost

 

 

  

 

 

  

Operating lease cost

 

$

78

 

$

235

Variable lease cost

 

 

124

 

 

487

Total

 

$

202

 

$

722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

($ in thousands)

    

September 30, 2019

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

52

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases

 

 

4.5

 

Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases

 

 

8.96

%

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2019

 

$

96

Year ended December 31, 2020

 

 

76

Year ended December 31, 2021

 

 

467

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

 

476

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

 

489

Thereafter

 

 

1,458

Total

 

 

3,062

Less present value discount

 

 

(914)

Operating lease liabilities

 

$

2,148

 

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