Facilities Lease Agreements—In February 2019, the Company entered into a 5-year office lease agreement for a 9,780 square feet facility in South San Francisco, California. The original lease term expires on February 29, 2024. In June 2022, the lease was amended to terminate early on January 31, 2023. The amendment was not accounted for as a separate contract and the lease liability and the right-of-use asset were remeasured on the lease modification date.

In January 2022, the Company entered into a new 8-year office lease agreement for a 20,116 square feet facility in Brisbane, California ("Brisbane Lease"). The lease commenced in December 2022.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the balance of the operating lease right of use assets were $9,952 and $11,650, respectively, and the related operating lease liability were $10,112 and $11,744, respectively, as shown in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Rent expense was $2,738 and $1,445 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

As of December 31, 2023, future minimum annual lease payments under the Company’s operating lease liabilities were as follows:


	Total Commitment
Year Ending	(in thousands)
2024	$	2,100
2025		1,861
2026		1,926
2027		1,994
2028 and beyond		6,410
Total minimum lease payments		14,291
Less: imputed interest		(4,179	)
Present value of operating lease obligations		10,112
Less: current portion		(952	)
Noncurrent operating lease obligations	$	9,160

Related to this Brisbane Lease agreement, the Company entered into a letter of credit with a bank to deposit $388 in a separate account that is restricted cash to serve as security rent deposit. This amount is included in other noncurrent assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023.

Guarantees and Indemnifications—In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that contain a variety of representations and provide for general indemnification. The Company’s exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against the Company in the future. To date, the Company has not paid any claims or been required to defend any action related to its indemnification obligations. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company does not have any material indemnification claims that were probable or reasonably possible and consequently has not recorded related liabilities.

Legal Proceedings—Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. As a result of the merger with Millendo, the Company is party to various litigation matters given Millendo’s role as successor to OvaScience, Inc. (“OvaScience”). OvaScience merged with Millendo in 2018. Prior to the merger with Millendo, OvaScience was sued in three matters that are disclosed below.

On November 9, 2016, a purported shareholder derivative action was filed in Massachusetts State court (Cima v. Dipp) against OvaScience and certain former officers and directors of OvaScience and OvaScience alleging breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement and waste of corporate assets for purported actions related to OvaScience’s January 2015 follow-on public offering. As of September 12, 2022, the parties have reached an agreement in principle and have executed a term sheet in connection with a settlement. On September 13, 2022, the parties filed a joint motion to stay the case pending settlement. On September 15, 2022, the court issued a 90-day nisi order. On December 14, 2022, the court extended that order for 60 days to February 20, 2023. On February 17, 2023, the court extended the order until March 22, 2023 and set a court appearance for March 23, 2023. On March 23, 2023, the court granted preliminary approval of the settlement and set a final fairness hearing for June 12, 2023. By order dated June 12, 2023, the court granted final approval of the settlement.

On July 27, 2017, a purported shareholder derivative complaint was filed in Massachusetts Federal court (Chiu v. Dipp) against OvaScience and certain former officers and directors of OvaScience alleging breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. related to OvaScience’s January 2015 follow-on public offering and other public statements concerning OvaScience’s AUGMENT treatment. Following the court’s dismissal of an amended complaint, the parties agreed that plaintiffs could file a second amended complaint and that the case would be stayed pending the resolution of the Dahhan Action. In May 2018, the court entered an order staying this case pending the resolution of the Dahhan Action. As of September 12, 2022, the parties have reached an agreement in principle and have executed a term sheet in connection with the settlement. On February 14, 2023, the parties informed the court that, subject to court approval, they had reached an agreement to settle Chiu v. Dipp as well as Cima v. Dipp. The parties requested a 90-day stay in order to present the settlement to the state court in Cima v. Dipp first. On February 16, 2023, the court granted the 90-day stay. On May 2, 2023, the court extended the stay through July 12, 2023. After final approval of the Cima settlement, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order to dismiss the Chiu Action with prejudice on June 27, 2023. By order dated July 5, 2023, the court dismissed the Chiu Action with prejudice.