LEASES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

NOTE 7 – LEASES

We have entered into office space lease agreements, which qualify as operating leases under ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. Under such leases, the lessors receive annual minimum (base) rent. The leases have original terms (excluding extension options) ranging from one year to ten years. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

We record base rent expense under the straight-line method over the term of the lease. In the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), rent expense is included in operating expenses under general and administrative expenses. The components of the rent expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Operating lease cost	$	496	$	540	$	1,610	$	1,613
Sublease income	(11)		(11)		(32)		(107)
Net rent expense	$	485	$	529	$	1,578	$	1,506

For purposes of calculating the operating lease assets and lease liabilities, extension options are not included in the lease term unless it is reasonably certain we will exercise the option, or the lessor has the sole ability to exercise the option. The weighted average discount rate of our operating leases is 8% as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The weighted average remaining lease term is five years and six years as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in thousands):


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	1,740	$	1,699
Non-cash operating activities:
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	1,279	$	1,052

Future minimum commitments over the life of all operating leases, which exclude variable rent payments, are as follows (in thousands):


2021 (three months)	$	598
2022	1,997
2023	1,574
2024	1,384
2025	974
2026	610
Thereafter	1,193
Total minimum lease payments	8,330
Less: imputed interest	(1,569)
Total lease liabilities	$	6,761