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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

17. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

On August 21, 2019, the Company and Dr. Denver Lough, a principal shareholder and former officer and director, signed a settlement terms agreement that provides, in part, that the Company pay to Dr. Lough $1,500,000 in cash on October 1, 2019 and an additional $1,500,000 in cash in equal monthly installments beginning November 1,2019 and ending April 1, 2021. In addition, the Company agreed to award to Dr. Lough 200,000 restricted stock units that vest in 18 equal monthly installments beginning October 1, 2019. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has no remaining liability related to future cash payments under the agreement. The fair value of the restricted stock units was $0.8 million and was fully expensed upon Dr. Lough’s termination.

 

In October 2018, the Company entered into an office lease covering approximately 7,250 square feet of rental space in the building located at 40 West 57th Street in New York City. The lease is for a term of three years. The annual lease rate is $60 per square foot. Initially the Company would occupy and pay for only 3,275 square feet of space, and the Company was not obligated under the lease to pay for the remaining 3,975 square feet covered by the lease unless it elected to occupy that additional space. The Company believes the terms of the lease were very favorable to it, and the Company obtained the favorable terms through the assistance of Peter A. Cohen, a director, which he provided so that the company he owns, Peter A. Cohen, LLC (“Cohen LLC”), could sublease a portion of the office space. The lease expired on October 31, 2021. The Company recognized $182,000 and $250,000 of sublease income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The sublease income is included in other income, net in the statement of operations. As of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, there were no significant amounts due from the related party under this agreement.