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Note 10 - Leases

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Note 10 - Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

10.    Leases

 

In August 2015, the Company entered into a sublease to lease approximately 3,950 square feet of office space in Boston, Massachusetts. The Company did not extend the sublease, which expired on December 31, 2022..

 

In October 2018, Pieris GmbH entered into a new lease for office and laboratory space located in Hallbergmoos, Germany, or the Hallbergmoos Lease. Under the Hallbergmoos Lease, which commenced in February 2020 and provides an initial rental term of 12.5 years, Pieris GmbH rents approximately 105,000 square feet. An additional approximately 22,300 square feet is expected to be delivered by the lessor by October 2024. Pieris GmbH has a first right of refusal to lease an additional approximate 13,400 square feet, and an option to extend the Hallbergmoos Lease for two additional 60-month periods. The Company is not reasonably certain to exercise the option to extend the lease expiration beyond its current expiration date. Pieris GmbH may sublease space within the leased property with lessor’s consent, which may not be unreasonably withheld.

 

Monthly base rent for the initial 105,000 square feet of the leased property, including parking spaces, will total approximately $0.2 million per month. In addition to the base rent, Pieris GmbH is also responsible for certain administrative and operational costs in accordance with the Hallbergmoos Lease. Pieris GmbH provided a security deposit of $0.8 million as required by the Hallbergmoos Lease. The Company will serve as a guarantor for the Hallbergmoos Lease.

 

The Hallbergmoos Lease included $11.5 million of tenant improvements allowance for normal tenant improvements, for which construction began in March 2019. The Company capitalized the leasehold incentives which are included in Property and equipment, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life or the remaining lease term. The lease incentive allowance was also factored in as a reduction to the right-of-use asset upon the adoption of ASC 842.

 

The following table summarizes operating lease costs included in operating expenses (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Operating lease costs

  $ 288     $ 349  

Variable lease costs (1)

    186       159  

Total lease cost

  $ 474     $ 508  

 

(1) Variable lease costs include certain additional charges for operating costs, including insurance, maintenance, taxes, utilities, and other costs incurred, which are billed based on both usage and as a percentage of the Company’s share of total square footage.

 

The following table summarizes the weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate:

 

   

As of March 31, 2023

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

    9.3  

Weighted-average discount rate

    10.5 %

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the lease liabilities were $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities and future minimum lease payments were as follows (in thousands):

 

   

Total

 

2023

  $ 1,611  

2024

    2,148  

2025

    2,148  

2026

    2,148  

2027

    2,148  

Thereafter

    9,846  

Total undiscounted lease payments

    20,049  

Less: present value adjustment

    (6,963 )

Present value of lease liabilities

  $ 13,086