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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

4. Commitments and Contingencies

Facility Leases

The Company leases office space in the U.S. and U.K. under non-cancelable operating leases.

In May 2021, the Company entered into an agreement for office space in Cambridge, U.K. The term of this lease is for a period of 24 months, which commenced on July 1, 2021. In March 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to extend this lease until June 30, 2024. This extension was accounted for as a lease modification under ASC 842 - Leases and the right-of-use (ROU) asset and lease liability were remeasured at the modification date. The remeasurement of the lease resulted in an increase in both the operating right-of-use asset and the operating lease liability of approximately $0.3 million.

In November 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to lease approximately 5,000 square feet of office space in Bellevue, Washington. The term of this lease is for a period of 39 months, which commenced on November 1, 2021. The lease contains rent escalation clauses and an option to extend the term of the lease for an additional 3-year period at a market rate determined according to the lease. At the inception of the lease and as of September 30, 2023, the Company does not expect that it will exercise its option to extend the lease, therefore, the period covered by this option is not included within the lease term.

In July 2023, the Company entered into a non-cancellable sublease agreement for the Bellevue office space, under the terms of which the Company is entitled to receive $0.2 million in lease payments over the term of the sublease, which commenced in July 2023 and ends concurrently with the original lease in January 2025.

In advance of the sublease, the Company ceased use of and vacated the Bellevue office space in June 2023. The Company considered these circumstances to be an indicator of impairment and recorded an ROU asset impairment loss during the three ended June 30, 2023 of $0.2 million, which was the amount by which the carrying value of the lease ROU asset exceeded the fair value. The fair value is based on the discounted cash flows of anticipated net rental income for the office space subleased. The ROU asset impairment loss is included in “General and administrative” expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. No additional ROU impairment loss was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2023.

As of September 30, 2023, the remaining weighted-average lease term was 1.0 year and the weighted-average incremental borrowing rate used to determine the operating lease liabilities was 7.5%.

For each of the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred $0.1 million in rent expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred $0.2 million and $0.4 million in rent expense, respectively.

As of September 30, 2023, the annual future minimum lease payments due under the Company’s non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Operating Lease Payments

 

 

Sublease Income

 

 

Net Operating Lease Payments

 

2023 (remaining 3 months)

 

$

124

 

 

$

(33

)

 

$

91

 

2024

 

 

336

 

 

 

(132

)

 

$

204

 

2025

 

 

15

 

 

 

(11

)

 

$

4

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

$

475

 

 

$

(176

)

 

$

299

 

Present value adjustment

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and that such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both probability and the estimated amount. As of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company is not party to any material legal matters or claims.

Indemnification

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may include indemnification provisions. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company may indemnify, hold harmless, and defend an indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party. Some of the provisions will limit losses to those arising from third-party actions. In some cases, the indemnification will continue after the termination of the agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these provisions is not determinable. The Company has never incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification provisions. The Company intends to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that may require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware corporate law. The Company currently has directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage that reduces its exposure and enables the Company to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company believes the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements in excess of applicable insurance coverage is immaterial.