MeiraGTx Holdings plc Leases Disclosure
13. Leases
The Company has commitments under operating leases for laboratory, warehouse, clinical trial sites and office space. The Company also has finance leases for manufacturing space and office and laboratory equipment. The Company’s leases have initial lease terms ranging from to 191 years. Certain lease agreements contain provisions for future rent increases. Payments due under the lease contracts include fixed payments.
Total rent expense recorded under these leases was $4.8 million and $5.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company entered into a lease agreement for laboratory space in March 2025 with an initial lease term of 91 months. The Company also entered into a lease agreement for office space in July 2025 with an initial lease term of 39 months. The lease for the laboratory space contains provisions for tenant allowances and future rent increases. The Company took possession of both spaces in August 2025 and recognized initial operating lease right-of-use assets in the amount of $8.2 million and corresponding lease liabilities in the amount of $8.0 million, in connection with these leases, which are included in the right-of-use assets and lease obligations in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025. The lease liabilities have been measured using the incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) rather than the rate implicit in the lease agreements, as the implicit rates could not be readily determined. The IBR applied to both leases reflects the parent company’s borrowing rate as the Company considers it to be a more appropriate reflection of the financing rate that would be available to the consolidated group, rather than the rates specific to the subsidiary that is the lessee under the agreements. There were no leases recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company determined that it was reasonably certain to exercise its early termination option on an operating lease for laboratory and office space, resulting in a remeasurement of the ROU asset and lease liability reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The lease was terminated August 31, 2025.
Eight clinical trial site leases were assigned to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine during the year ended December 31, 2024 in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement and related agreements.
The components of lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Finance lease cost | |
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Amortization of right-of-use assets | $ | 1,206 | $ | 981 | ||
Interest on lease liabilities |
| 11 |
| — | ||
Total finance lease cost |
| 1,217 |
| 981 | ||
Operating lease cost |
| 4,764 |
| 5,630 | ||
Short-term lease cost |
| 604 |
| 256 | ||
Total lease cost | $ | 6,585 | $ | 6,867 | ||
Amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for leases where the Company is the lessee as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in thousands):
December 31, | |
| December 31, | | ||||
2025 |
| 2024 | ||||||
Operating leases | | | | |||||
Right-of-use assets | $ | 12,852 | $ | 10,576 | ||||
Capitalized lease obligations | $ | 14,202 | $ | 11,576 | ||||
Finance leases |
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Right-of-use assets | $ | 23,616 | $ | 22,198 | ||||
Capitalized lease obligations | $ | 147 | $ | — | ||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term |
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Operating leases |
| 6.4 | years |
| 3.6 | years | ||
Finance leases |
| 172.9 | years |
| 173.9 | years | ||
Weighted-average discount rate |
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Operating leases |
| 11.2 | % |
| 8.8 | % | ||
Finance leases |
| 13.0 | % |
| 8.0 | % | ||
Other information related to leases as of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31, | |||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |
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Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 3,983 | $ | 5,408 | |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | $ | 29 | $ | — | |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities |
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Operating leases | $ | 8,556 | $ | — | |
Finance leases | $ | 165 | $ | — | |
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
| Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | |||
2026 | $ | 4,468 | $ | 57 | ||
2027 |
| 3,824 |
| 57 | ||
2028 |
| 3,474 |
| 57 | ||
2029 |
| 2,393 |
| 14 | ||
2030 | 1,850 | — | ||||
Thereafter |
| 4,201 |
| — | ||
Total undiscounted lease payments | $ | 20,210 | $ | 185 | ||
Less: Imputed interest |
| (6,008) |
| (38) | ||
Total lease liabilities | $ | 14,202 | $ | 147 | ||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 10, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 11, 2020 | |
About Leases Disclosures
Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.
Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.