Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 29, 2021, a condition was satisfied that caused the effectiveness of a lease that MicroVision, Inc. (the “Company”) had previously signed. Specifically, on September 24, 2021, MicroVision entered into two office leases with Redmond East Office Park LLC, a Washington limited liability company, for properties located in Redmond, Washington. One of the leases, referred to as the “office and testing lease,” will be used for product testing and offices, covers approximately 17,000 square feet of space, and has an initial term of 128 months commencing November 1, 2021. The Company reported the entry into this testing space lease on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29, 2021.
The second of the leases, referred to as the “office and lab lease,” will be used for offices and engineering labs, covers approximately 36,000 square feet of space, and has an initial term of 120 months with a target commencement date of July 1, 2022. Rent is not due pursuant to the office and lab lease until commencement. The effectiveness of the office and lab lease was conditioned upon MicroVision reaching an agreement for the early termination of its current office lease covering approximately 31,000 square feet. Such agreement was reached on October 29, 2021.
Pursuant to the office and lab lease, annual base rent will be approximately $1.1 million for the first twelve months and is subject to annual increases of 3.0%. In addition to base rent, MicroVision will pay additional rent comprised of its proportionate share of any operating expenses, real estate taxes, and management fees for the premises. The Company has the option to extend the Term for the Premises for one ten-year renewal period, provided that the rent would be subject to market adjustment at the beginning of the renewal term.
The foregoing description of the office and lab lease is a summary, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the actual lease, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.