Note 8—Operating Leases

The Company leases a 23,000 square foot facility located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota for office and manufacturing space under a non-cancelable operating lease that expires in March 2027. In November 2021, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to the lease, extending the term of the lease from March 31, 2022, to March 31, 2027. This facility serves as our corporate headquarters and houses substantially all our functional areas. Monthly rent and common area maintenance charges, including estimated property tax for our headquarters, total approximately $34,000. The lease contains provisions for annual inflationary adjustments. Rent expense is being recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Beginning on April 1, 2022, the annual base rent was $10.50 per square foot, subject to annual increases of $0.32 to $0.34 per square foot thereafter.

The cost components of the Company’s operating lease were as follows for the year ended December 31:

(in thousands)	2024		2023
Operating lease cost	$	257	$	249
Variable lease cost		138		142
Total	$	395	$	391

Variable lease costs consist primarily of taxes, insurance, and common area or other maintenance costs for our leased office and manufacturing space.

Maturities of our lease liability for the Company’s operating lease are as follows as of December 31:

(in thousands)	2024
2025		265
2026		273
2027		46
Total lease payments		584
Less: Interest		(39	)
Present value of lease liability	$	545

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the remaining lease terms were 2.25 and 3.25 years, respectively, and discount rates were 6.25% and 6.25% respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, the operating cash outflows from the Company’s operating lease for office and manufacturing space were $257,000 and $249,000, respectively.

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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.

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