Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Operating Leases

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Note 9 — Operating leases

The Company has operating leases in relation to property for office and research facilities.

On August 13, 2021, the Company modified the lease of 60 Jubilee Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK (the “60 Jubilee Avenue lease”) and on August 20, 2021, the Company modified the lease of 39 Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK (the “39 Innovation Drive lease”). The effect of the modifications extended the first break option exercisable by the Company and has resulted in a change in the lease term for both leases.  The modification to the 39 Innovation Drive lease also amended the lease payments for that lease. The modifications did not result in the identification of a separate contract.

Upon modification, the lease liability has been remeasured using the current estimate of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate and the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability has been recognized as an adjustment to the corresponding right-of-use asset. The effect of the modification was to increase the lease liability and the corresponding right-of-use asset by $4,290,000.

The modification also removed a bank guarantee, which resulted in a reduction in restricted cash of $2,739,000. The Company paid $1,736,000 to the lessor as a rent deposit.

The following table shows the weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate as at September 30, 2021 and 2020:

September 30, 

2021

2020

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases

8.0 years

6.5 years

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases

6.8%

7.2%

The maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

     

Operating leases

     

2021

 

$

978

 

2022

 

3,932

2023

 

4,050

2024

 

3,986

2025

 

4,034

after 2025

 

16,968

Total lease payments

33,948

Less: Imputed interest

7,977

Present value of lease liability

$

25,971

The maximum lease term without activation of termination options is to 2041.