Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Leases

Leases

9. Leases

On March 1, 2021, the Company entered into an office lease agreement (the “Globe Lease”) with Globe Building Company, under which the Company leases executive office space and manufacturing facilities of approximately 43,100 square feet of rentable space located at 710 N. Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri that serves as the Company’s principal executive and administrative offices and manufacturing facility. Lease payments commenced on January 1, 2022, and the lease has a term of ten years, with two renewal options of five years each. The minimum annual rent under the terms of the Globe Lease ranges from approximately $0.8 million in 2022 to $1.0 million in 2031.

On July 31, 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement (the “Talulla Lease”) with Talulla Group LLC, under which the Company will lease office space and manufacturing facilities of approximately 11,300 square feet of rentable space located at 12560 Fletcher Lane, Rogers, Minnesota that will continue to serve as the APT’s office and manufacturing facility. Lease payments commenced on August 1, 2024, and the lease has a term of four years, with two renewal options of four years each. The minimum annual rent under the terms of the Talulla Lease is approximately $0.2 million per year. In accordance with ASC 842, the Company recorded a ROU asset and lease liability in third quarter of 2024. The initial recognition of the ROU asset and lease liability was $1.0 million.

As of September 30, 2024, the weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 9.00% and the weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease term is 7.34 years.

The following table represents lease costs and other lease information (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Operating lease cost	$	256	$	227	$	710	$	681
Short-term lease cost		1		4		9		13
Total net lease cost	$	257	$	231	$	719	$	694
Cash paid within operating cash flows	$	286	$	255	$	797	$	741

Variable lease costs consist primarily of taxes, insurance, and common area or other maintenance costs for our leased facilities and equipment which are paid based on actual costs incurred.

Future minimum payments for operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of September 30, 2024, were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2024
2024	$	265
2025		1,079
2026		1,097
2027		1,122
2028		1,147
2029 and thereafter		3,705
Total lease payments		8,415
Less: Interest		(2,280	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	6,135