Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES
NOTE 8 - LEASES

 

In May 2017, BiomX Israel entered into a lease agreement for office space in Ness Ziona, Israel. The agreement is for five years beginning on June 1, 2017 with an option to extend for an additional five years. Monthly lease payments under the agreement are approximately $18.

 

In September 2019, BiomX Israel entered into an additional lease agreement for office space in Ness Ziona, Israel. The agreement is for five years beginning on September 8, 2019 with an option to extend for an additional three years. The option was not accounted for as part of the lease, given its low probability of being exercised. Monthly lease payments under the agreement are approximately $12.

 

In September 2020, BiomX Israel entered into a third lease agreement for office space in Ness Ziona, Israel for five years beginning on September 1, 2020, with an option to extend for an additional period until November 30, 2030. This agreement supersedes the abovementioned May 2017 and September 2019 lease agreements and sets the prior lease agreements’ end date to March 31, 2021. Monthly lease payments under the new lease agreement are approximately $50. As part of the agreement, BiomX Israel was exempted from monthly payments under the new agreement until January 15, 2021. In addition, the lessor reimbursed BiomX Israel for costs incurred for leasehold improvements by a pre-defined amount. BiomX Israel will pay back the reimbursed amount with interest during the entire contract term. As a result, the Company recognized a lease incentive asset in an amount of $1,030 that is deducted from the operating lease right-of-use asset. The operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities contemplate the option period. As a part of the agreement, BiomX Israel provided a bank guarantee to the landlord in the amount of approximately $270, representing four monthly lease and related payments.

 

On October 1, 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement for office space in Branford, Connecticut, U.S., for 25 months beginning on October 5, 2020. Monthly lease payments under the agreement are approximately $4. As part of the agreement, the Company deposited $8 as a security, representing two monthly lease and related payments. The agreement ended in October 2022.

 

In August 2022, BiomX Israel entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of its office space in Ness Ziona, Israel. The agreement is for a period of two years beginning on August 15, 2022. The monthly lease payments under the agreement are approximately $29. The monthly lease proceeds are recorded as other income in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Lease expenses recorded in the consolidated statements of operations were $713 and $706 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
2022
    Year ended
December 31,
2021
 
Cash payments for operating leases     786       895  

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.9 years and a weighted average discount rate of 6%. The maturity analysis of operating leases as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

    Operating
Leases
 
2023     709  
2024     709  
2025     709  
2026     709  
2027     709  
2028     709  
2029     709  
2030     650  
Total operating lease payments     5,613  
Less imputed interest     (1,128 )
Total operating lease liability balance     4,485