Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 1, 2023, Axonics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Lease, by and between Sand Canyon Business Center I LLC (“Landlord”) and the Company (the “Lease”), to lease certain premises located at 15515-15525 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, California 92618 (the “Sand Canyon Premises”).
Pursuant to the Lease, the Company leases the Sand Canyon Premises for a 120-month term (the “Initial Term”) beginning on April 1, 2024. The Company will pay monthly basic rent for the Sand Canyon Premises ranging from $313,814 to $429,122 over the Initial Term; provided, that for the first six months after the Commencement Date, the Company will be entitled to abatement of the monthly basic rent, or $313,814 per month, if the Company is not in default under the Lease. In connection with the Lease, the Company delivered to Landlord a cash security deposit of $1,553,597. In the event that the Company has positive earnings before interest, taxes and amortization during the twelve-month period preceding the 49th month of the Lease, Landlord will return to the Company $360,521 of the security deposit in each of the 49th, 50th and 51st months of the Lease in the form of credits against basic rent. Under the Lease, the Company is also required to pay its share of operating expenses for the Sand Canyon Premises, which are currently estimated to be approximately $95,000 per month.
Under certain circumstances, the Company also has the right to extend the Lease for the Sand Canyon Premises for an additional 60-month term.
Pursuant to the Lease, Landlord agreed to pay for up to $8,532,822 of tenant improvements.
In addition, on April 1, 2023, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Lease (the “Third Amendment”), by and between the Company and The Irvine Company LLC (“Irvine Company”), with respect to the Company’s premises at 18 Technology Drive (the “18 Technology Premises”). Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the Company and Irvine Company agreed to extend the lease term for the 18 Technology Premises to expire on December 31, 2024, and to increase the basic rent for the 18 Technology Premises to approximately $14,400 per month.
The foregoing summaries of the Lease and the Third Amendment are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Lease and the Third Amendment, copies of which are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
In conjunction with the Company’s entry into the Lease and the Third Amendment, on April 1, 2023, the Company terminated its lease with Irvine Business Center LLC for its existing premises at 7575 Irvine Center Drive (the “Irvine Center Premises”), and its lease with Irvine Company for its existing premises at 26 Technology Drive (the “Technology Premises”) and 15326 Alton Parkway (the “Alton Premises”). The termination of the lease for the Irvine Center Premises is effective as of March 31, 2024, and the termination of the lease for the Alton Premises and the Technology Premises is effective as of March 31, 2024 (with respect to the Alton Premises) and December 31, 2024 (with respect to the Technology Premises).
The Landlord under the Lease is an affiliate of Irvine Business Center LLC and Irvine Company. The Company did not pay any early termination penalties in connection with these terminations.