Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 15, 2021, Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Surgalign Holdings, Inc. (“Surgalign Spine”), entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) with SNH Medical Office Properties Trust (“Landlord”) for lease of approximately 94,457 square feet of rental area of the building located at 3030 Science Park Road, San Diego, California 92121 (the “Premises”).
The commencement date of the Lease is expected to be on the earlier of March 13, 2022 or the date that Landlord delivers the Premises to Surgalign Spine with certain tenant improvements substantially completed (the “Commencement Date”). The term of the Lease (the “Initial Term”) is 12 years, ending on the 12th anniversary of the Commencement Date. Surgalign Spine has the right to extend the term of the Lease for one additional period of seven years commencing the day after the expiration of the Initial Term.
The aggregate base rent due over the Initial Term under the terms of the Lease is approximately $64.6 million, including 13 months of rent abatement. Surgalign Spine will also be responsible for the payment of additional rent to cover Surgalign Spine’s percentage of certain operating costs, utilities costs and tax expenses as set forth in the Lease. Concurrent with Surgalign Spine’s entry into the Lease, Surgalign Spine paid a security deposit to the Landlord of $2.5 million.
The Lease also contains customary provisions allowing Landlord to terminate the Lease if Surgalign Spine fails to remedy a breach of certain of its obligations as set forth in the Lease within specified time periods, or upon bankruptcy or insolvency of Surgalign Spine.
The above description of the Lease is only a summary of the material terms of the Lease, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties under the Lease, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease that will be filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021 of Surgalign Holdings, Inc.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lease, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021 of Surgalign Holdings, Inc.