Lease Obligations | Lease Obligations The Company has the following lease obligations: Victoria, British Columbia During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company entered into facility and furniture leases for its head office located in Victoria, British Columbia for a total space of 13,206 square feet of office space for the facility lease. The lease terms commenced on January 1, 2021 for the facility and furniture leases. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $0.1 million right-of-use assets (ROU assets) and $0.1 million lease liabilities related to the leases. The Company recognized operating lease costs that are included in SG&A expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The incremental borrowing rate applied to the lease liabilities on January 1, 2021 was 4.08% based on financial position of the Company, geographical region and terms of lease. During August 2020, the Company signed a lease for commercial office space in Victoria, British Columbia. The present value of the expected minimum lease payments for this lease are $2.3 million. As of March 31, 2022, the lease has not commenced and as a result, there has been no accounting recognition associated with the lease. Rockville, Maryland During March 2020, the Company entered into a lease for its U.S. commercial office in Rockville, Maryland for a total of 30,531 square feet of office space. The lease has a remaining term of approximately 9 years and has an option to extend for two five-year periods after the initial term of 11 years has elapsed and has an option to terminate after seven years. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had a right-of-use asset of $5.1 million and lease liability of $8.5 million included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a right of use asset of $5.2 million and lease liability of $8.6 million included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded leasehold improvement incentives in the amount of $2.3 million as additions to the lease liability. The lease term commenced on March 12, 2020. When measuring the lease liability, the Company discounted lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate at March 12, 2020. The incremental borrowing rate applied to the lease liability on March 12, 2020 was 5.2% based on the financial position of the Company, geographical region and term of lease. Edmonton, Alberta The Company recognized the lease premises in Edmonton, Alberta as a short-term lease in which expenses are incurred in SG&A. The lease is not material to the Company's financial position. Beginning January 1, 2021, the Company began to incur variable lease costs under the existing Victoria and Rockville leases. These costs include operation and maintenance costs included in SG&A and are expensed as incurred. The variable leases costs are not material to the Company's financial position. The operating lease costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 are $0.3 million for both periods. The following table provides supplemental balance sheet information related to the operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities: (in thousands) Balance Sheet Classification March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Assets Operating lease right of-use assets Non-current assets $ 5,232 $ 5,383 Liabilities Current operating lease liabilities Current operating lease liabilities 1,009 1,059 Non-current operating lease liabilities Non-current operating lease liabilities 7,562 7,680 Total lease liabilities $ 8,571 $ 8,739 The following table represents the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate as of March 31, 2022: As of March 31, 2022 Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (years) Weighted Average Discount Rate Operating leases 9.30 5.20% The following table provides a summary of operating lease liabilities payments for the next five years and thereafter: (in thousands) Operating Lease Payments Remainder of 2022 $ 863 2023 1,061 2024 1,085 2025 1,110 2026 1,135 Thereafter 5,638 Total future minimum lease payments 10,892 Less: lease imputed interest (2,321) Total future minimum lease payments $ 8,571 On December 15, 2020, the Company entered into a collaborative agreement with Lonza to build a dedicated manufacturing facility within Lonza’s existing small molecule facility in Visp, Switzerland. The dedicated facility (also referred to as "monoplant") will be equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to provide cost and production efficiency for the manufacture of voclosporin, while expanding existing capacity and providing supply security to meet future commercial demand. Following U.S. regulatory approval of LUPKYNIS in January 2021, the Company has commenced a capital expenditure payment program for the monoplant totaling approximately CHF 21.0 million. The first capital expenditure payment was made in February 2021 of $11.8 million and was treated as an upfront lease payment and recorded under other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The second payment is not due until the facility fulfills the required operational qualifications which is estimated to be during 2023. Upon completion of the monoplant, the Company will have the right to maintain sole dedicated use of the monoplant by paying a quarterly fixed facility fee. The Company expects to account for the arrangement as a finance lease under ASC 842. The present value of the minimum lease payments total approximately $78.0 million, beginning April 2023 and expiring in 2030, and are not included in the above table. |