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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Loss Contingency [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
Our headquarters are located in Redwood City, California, where we occupy approximately 107,200 square feet of office and laboratory space in four buildings within the same business park of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"). Our lease (“Lease”) with MetLife includes approximately 28,200 square feet of space located at 200 and 220 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, California (the “Penobscot Space”), approximately 37,900 square feet of space located at 400 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, California (the “Building 2 Space”), approximately 11,200 square feet of space located at 501 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, California (the “501 Chesapeake Space”), and approximately 29,900 square feet of space located at 101 Saginaw Drive, Redwood City, California (the “Saginaw Space”).
We entered into the initial lease with MetLife for a portion of this space in 2004 and the lease has been amended multiple times since then to adjust space and amend the terms of the Lease, with the lease amendment ("Seventh Amendment") in October 2016 which, for one of our buildings, waived our existing asset retirement obligation, and extended the lease term to January 2022. The various terms for the spaces under the lease have expiration dates that range from January 2020 through January 2022. Beginning in February 2014, we have subleased certain office and laboratory space to different subtenants with separate options to extend the subleases. These subleases will expire in November 2019.
In February 2019, we entered into the eighth amendment to the Lease ("Eighth Amendment") with MetLife to extend the lease terms for the Penobscot Space, the Building 2 Space and the Chesapeake Space for another 88 months. The lease on the Saginaw Space will expire in January 2020. The lease terms for the Penobscot Space and Building 2 Space have an expiration date of May 2027. The lease term for the 501 Chesapeake Space has an expiration date of May 2029. Refer to Note 16, "Subsequent Events" for more details.
We incurred $3.6 million of capital improvement costs related to the facilities leased from MetLife through December 31, 2012. During 2011 and 2012, we requested and received $3.1 million of reimbursements from the landlord for the tenant improvement and HVAC allowances for the completed construction. The reimbursements were recorded once cash was received and are amortized on a straight line basis over the term of the lease as a reduction in rent expense. The remaining lease incentive obligations were $0.5 million and $0.9 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and are reflected as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Rent expense for the Redwood City properties is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
We are required to restore certain areas of the Redwood City facilities that we are renting to their original form. We are expensing the asset retirement obligation over the terms of the respective leases. We review the estimated obligation each reporting period and make adjustments if our estimates change. We recorded asset retirement obligations of $0.2 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, which are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Accretion expense related to our asset retirement obligations was nominal in 2018 and 2017.
Pursuant to the terms of the 7th amended lease agreement, we exercised our right to deliver a letter of credit in lieu of a security deposit. The letter of credit is collateralized by deposit balances held by the bank in the amount of $0.7 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, which is recorded as non-current restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies.” Pursuant to the terms of the Eighth Amendment, the amended letter of credit in the amount of $1.1 million is collateralized by deposit balances held by the bank in 2019.
Rent expense was $3.2 million, $3.2 million and $2.9 million in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, partially offset by sublease income of $1.1 million, $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
Capital Leases
In December 2016, we entered into a three-year financing lease agreement with a third party supplier for the purchase of laboratory equipment that was partially financed through a capital lease of approximately $0.4 million. The lease became effective upon delivery of the equipment, which occurred in February 2017, and the term of the lease is three years from the effective date. This financing agreement was accounted for as a capital lease due to the bargain purchase option at the end of the lease.
In April 2017, we entered into a three-year financing lease agreement with a third party supplier for the purchase of information technology equipment for approximately $0.3 million. The effective date of the lease was May 19, 2017 and the term of the lease is three years. This financing agreement was accounted for as a capital lease due to the bargain purchase option at the end of the lease.
Leases
Future minimum payments under non-cancellable capital and operating leases at December 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands): 
Years ending December 31,
Capital Leases
 
Operating Leases
2019
$
252

 
$
3,280

2020
61

 
712

2021

 
490

2022

 
41

2023

 

Total minimum lease payments (1)
313

 
$
4,523

Less: amount representing interest
(10
)
 
 
Present value of capital lease obligations
303

 
 
Less: current portion
(242
)
 
 
Long-term portion of capital leases
$
61

 
 

(1) 
Minimum payments have not been reduced by future minimum sublease rentals of $0.9 million to be received under non-cancellable subleases.
Other Commitments
We enter into supply and service arrangements in the normal course of business. Supply arrangements are primarily for fixed-price manufacture and supply. Service agreements are primarily for the development of manufacturing processes and certain studies. Commitments under service agreements are subject to cancellation at our discretion which may require payment of certain cancellation fees. The timing of completion of service arrangements is subject to variability in estimates of the time required to complete the work.
The following table provides quantitative data regarding our other commitments. Future minimum payments reflect amounts that we expect to pay including potential obligations under services agreements subject to risk of cancellation by us (in thousands):
Other Commitment Agreement Type
Agreement Date
 
Future Minimum Payment
Manufacture and supply agreement with expected future payment date of December, 2022
April 2016
 
$
1,458

Service agreement for stability study
July 2017
 
331

Service agreement for clinical trial
December 2017
 
1,258

Total other commitments

 
$
3,047


Credit Facility
Effective June 30, 2017, we entered into a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) consisting of term loans (“Term Debt”) totaling up to $10.0 million, and advances (“Advances”) under a revolving line of credit (“Revolving Line of Credit”) totaling up to $5.0 million with an accounts receivable borrowing base of 80% of eligible accounts receivable. At December 31, 2018, we have not drawn from the Credit Facility. In September 2018, we entered into a Fourth Amendment to the Credit Facility whereby the draw period on the term debt was extended to September 30, 2019. We may draw on the Term Debt at any time prior to September 30, 2019, subject to customary conditions for funding including, among others that no event of default exists. We may draw on the Revolving Line of Credit at any time prior to the maturity date. On October 1, 2022, any loans for Term Debt mature and the Revolving Line of Credit terminates. The Term Debt bears interest through maturity at a variable rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 3.60%. Advances under the Revolving Line of Credit bear interest at a variable annual rate equal to the greater of (i) 1.00% above the prime rate and (ii) 5.00%.
The Credit Facility allows for interest-only payments on the Term Debt through November 1, 2020. Monthly payments of principal and interest on the Term Debt are required following the applicable amortization date. We may elect to prepay in full the Term Debt and Advances under the Revolving Line of Credit at any time. Prepayments of Term Debt and early termination of the Revolving Line of Credit are subject to prepayment and final payment fees are as follows:
 
Term Debt
 
Revolving Line of Credit
Through and including the first anniversary of the funding date of the first Term Debt drawn
2.0%
 
 
After the first anniversary of the funding date of the first Term Debt drawn and before the maturity date
1.0%
 
 
On the earliest to occur of the maturity date, the acceleration of Term Debt drawn or prepayment of Term Debt drawn
5.5%
 
 
Through and including the first anniversary of the closing date
 
 
3.0%
After the first anniversary of the closing date through and including the second anniversary of the closing date
 
 
2.0%
After the second anniversary of the closing date through and including the third anniversary of the closing date
 
 
1.0%

Our obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by a lien on substantially all of our personal property other than our intellectual property. The Credit Facility includes a number of customary covenants and restrictions which require us to comply with certain financial covenants including achieving consolidated product revenues levels at minimum levels as set forth in the Credit Facility through December 2018 and on and after January 2019, in each case unless we maintain certain minimum cash levels with the lender in an amount equal to or greater than six times the sum of the average six-month trailing operating cash flow net outlay plus the average monthly principal due and payable in the immediately succeeding three-month period. The Credit Facility places various restrictions on our company’s transferring collateral, incurring additional indebtedness, engaging in mergers or acquisitions, paying dividends or making other distributions, making investments, creating liens and selling assets and permitted assets to be held at foreign subsidiaries above specified caps, in each case subject to certain exceptions. A failure to comply with these covenants could permit the lender to exercise remedies against us and the collateral securing the Credit Facility, including foreclosure of our properties securing the Credit Facilities and our cash. At December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the covenants for the Credit Facility.
As further discussed in Note 16, “Subsequent Events”, in February 2019, we entered into the eighth lease amendment of our business premises (the “Eighth Amendment”). Pursuant to the terms of the Eighth Amendment, we exercised an option to deliver a $1.1 million letter of credit to the lessor in lieu of a security deposit. In January 2019, we entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Facility, which amended certain restrictive covenants with respect to letters of credit made in connection with the leasing of real property.
Legal Proceedings
We are not currently a party to any material pending litigation or other material legal proceedings.
In February 2018, we and EnzymeWorks, Inc. (U.S.), Suzhou Hanmei Biotechnology Co. Ltd, d/b/a EnzymeWorks, Inc. (China) (collectively, "EnzymeWorks"), Junhua Tao, and Andrew Tao reached a settlement concerning the lawsuit filed by us in February 2016 against EnzymeWorks, Junhua Tao, and Andrew Tao in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The parties have entered into a settlement agreement, the terms of which are confidential. The parties have also stipulated to a judgment of patent infringement of all asserted patents against EnzymeWorks, and a permanent injunction barring any future infringement. The remaining claims against EnzymeWorks, and all claims against Junhua Tao, and Andrew Tao including trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and voidable transfer have been dismissed with prejudice. EnzymeWorks appealed the sanctions levied against them by Judge Orrick to the Federal Circuit and filed its opening brief on May 30, 2018. On July 9, 2018, Codexis filed its response brief, and EnzymeWorks filed its reply on July 30, 2018. On February 8, 2019, the Federal Circuit panel of judges assigned to the case issued an opinion affirming the lower court’s ruling and remanding the case to the lower court on jurisdictional grounds to vacate the order to which the parties had earlier stipulated.
Indemnifications
We are required to recognize a liability for the fair value of any obligations we assume upon the issuance of a guarantee. We have certain agreements with licensors, licensees and collaborators that contain indemnification provisions. In such provisions, we typically agree to indemnify the licensor, licensee and collaborator against certain types of third party claims. The maximum amount of the indemnifications is not limited. We accrue for known indemnification issues when a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. There were no accruals for expenses related to indemnification issues for any periods presented.