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Leases

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Leases
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
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The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception based on whether the Company has the right to control the use of an identified asset, the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and the right to direct the use of the asset. After the criteria are satisfied, the Company accounts for these arrangements as leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term, including payments at commencement that depend on an index or rate. For leases in which the Company is the lessee and do not have a readily determinable implicit rate, an incremental borrowing rate, based on the information available at the lease commencement date, is utilized to determine the present value of lease payments. When a secured borrowing rate is not readily available, unsecured borrowing rates are adjusted for the effects of collateral to determine the incremental borrowing rate. The Company uses the implicit rate for agreements in which it is a lessor. The Company has not entered into any material agreements in which it is a lessor. Lease expense and lease income are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating leases.
In March 2024, the Company extended the lease on its current office and manufacturing facility for an additional 3 years. The incremental borrowing rate on this lease of 8% was used to determine the present value of lease payments and establish the right-of-use asset and lease liability at lease inception for this lease.
In December 2023 the Company started negotiations to exit the lease for office space entered into in April 2023. The negotiations were completed in March 2024 with a settlement figure of $657,000 being agreed between the Company and the lessor. The Company removed the right-of-use asset and lease liability relating to this operating lease from the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.
In August 2023, the Company entered into an operating lease for office space in Norway. The lease has a term of 5 years. The Company’s secured borrowing rate of 15% was used to determine the present value of the lease payments and establish the right-of-use asset and lease liability at lease inception for this lease. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company agreed with the lessor on two separate occasions to reduce the size of the office space leased and a gain on lease termination of $8,532 and $23,897 was reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, under other (income) expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
In July 2023, the Company entered into an operating lease for office space in Scotland. The lease has a term of 5 years with two options to extend. The Company’s secured borrowing rate of 15% was used to determine the present value of the lease payments and establish the right-of-use asset and lease liability at lease inception for this lease. During the first quarter of 2024, management decided the Company would not extend this lease beyond its initial term and a loss on lease termination of $356 was reported under other (income) expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Company’s other operating leases include leases for certain office equipment.
The following table presents the Company’s lease costs which are included in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations:
Three months ended
June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Fixed lease expense $ 122,798  $ 104,528  $ 259,443  $ 207,497 
Variable lease expense 89,910  96,335  214,271  105,270 
Total operating lease expense 212,707  200,863  473,713  312,767 
Short-term lease expense 6,915  27,428 
Total lease expense $ 219,621  $ 200,863  $ 501,141  $ 312,767 
Cash paid for operating leases was $245,558 and $204,987 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
The following table presents the balance and classifications of the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities included in the unaudited condensed balance sheets:
June 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 1,380,434  $ 834,972 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 420,910  244,774 
Long-term operating lease liabilities 1,035,713  574,260 
Total operating lease liabilities $ 1,456,623  $ 819,034 
For operating lease assets and liabilities, the weighted average remaining lease term was 3.6 years and 8.7 years as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. The weighted average discount rate used in the valuation over the remaining lease terms was 12.6% as of June 30, 2024, and 14.3% as of December 31, 2023.
The following table presents the Company’s maturities of lease liabilities as of June 30, 2024:
2024 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2024) $ 268,323 
2025 584,155 
2026 509,975 
2027 284,946 
2028 35,231 
2029 onward
Total lease payments 1,682,630 
Total present value discount (226,007)
Operating lease liabilities $ 1,456,623