Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Leases

v3.20.2
Leases
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES
NOTE 4 LEASES

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)" using the modified retrospective approach for all lease arrangements at the beginning period of adoption. The Company leases office space under operating leases. As of September 30, 2020, the Company's right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases totaled $4,370 and $4,499, respectively.

 

In May 2017, BiomX Israel entered into a lease agreement for office space in Ness Ziona, Israel 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. As part of the agreement, the Company has obtained a bank guarantee in favor of the property owner in the amount of approximately $95, representing four monthly lease and related payments. Lease expenses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations were $55 and $163 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Lease expenses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations were $48 and $96 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

In September 2019, BiomX Israel entered into a lease agreement for office space in Ness Ziona, Israel for five years beginning on September 8, 2019, with an option to extend for an additional period until July 14, 2027. Monthly lease payments under the agreement are approximately $12. As part of the agreement, BiomX Israel obtained a bank guarantee in favor of the property owner in the amount of approximately $59, representing four monthly lease and related payments. Lease expenses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations were $35 and $105 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Lease expenses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations were $8 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

In September 2020, BiomX Israel entered into a 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 above-mentioned 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 is exempt from monthly payments under the new agreement until January 15, 2021. BiomX Israel undertook to obtain a bank guarantee in favor of the property owner in the amount of approximately $208, representing four monthly lease and related payments.  

 

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

 

    Three months ended
September 30,
2020
  Nine months ended
September 30,
2020
Cash payments for operating leases   90   268

 

As of September 30, 2020, the Company's operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 10. 2 years and a weighted average discount rate of 6%. Future lease payments under operating leases as of September 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

    Operating Leases  
Remainder of 2020   $ 95  
2021   $ 651  
2022   $ 580  
2023   $ 580  
2024   $ 580  
2025   $ 580  
2026   $ 580  
2027   $ 580  
2028   $ 580  
2029   $ 580  
2030   $ 532  
Total future lease payments   $ 5,918  
Less imputed interest     (1,419 )
Total lease liability balance   $ 4,499