The Company has entered into long-term contractual arrangements from time to time for the provision of goods and services.

The Company entered into a development, commercial manufacturing, and supply agreement in June 2018 and, subsequently, entered into the first and second amendments in May 2019 and July 2020, respectively, with Thermo, formerly Brammer Bio MA, LLC (collectively, the “Thermo Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the Thermo Agreements, the Company had access to substantially all of the facility’s eight clean room suites for the Company’s gene therapy programs, subject to certain minimum and maximum volume limitations. The Company determined that the Thermo Agreements contained a lease because the Company had the right to direct the use of the facility and related equipment therein. The lease on four of the eight dedicated clean

room suites at Thermo commenced during 2020 and the remaining four commenced during 2021, which is when the dedicated clean room suites became available for use by the Company.

In October 2021, the Company executed a third amendment (the “Amendment”) that modified the terms of the Thermo Agreements. The modification significantly decreased the Company’s right of use of the facility’s capacity and significantly reduced the fixed and in-substance fixed payments due over the remaining term of the agreement. The modification was accounted for as a lease termination, resulting in: (i) the derecognition of right of use assets of $23.4 million, (ii) the derecognition of lease liabilities of $20.1 million, and (iii) the recognition of a loss of $3.3 million, which is included in research and development expense. In addition, as a result of the capacity changes associated with the Amendment, $21.1 million of accelerated amortization of nonrefundable advance payments made to Thermo that were previously recorded as other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were charged to research and development expense.

Under the Amendment, the Thermo Agreements will expire on December 31, 2028, or earlier if certain conditions are met. The Company has the ability to extend the term with an 18-months’ notice and an agreement between the two parties. The Company also has the ability to terminate the Thermo Agreements prior to expiration, subject to the payment of additional financial consideration. Further, the Company has committed to guaranteed purchases under the Amendment on a take-or-pay basis regardless of whether services or goods are ordered. As of December 31, 2021, the Company believes it is probable that the guaranteed purchase requirements will be met in the normal course of business throughout the term of the agreement.

The Company entered into a manufacturing collaboration agreement and, subsequently, entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with Catalent, formerly Paragon Biosciences, Inc. in October 2018 and February 2019, respectively (collectively, the “Catalent Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the Catalent Agreements, Catalent agreed to provide the Company with two dedicated clean room suites and an option to reserve two additional clean room suites for its gene therapy programs, subject to certain minimum and maximum volume limitations. In September 2019, the Company exercised the option to gain access to the two additional clean room suites. The Catalent Agreements will expire on December 31, 2024. The Company has the ability to terminate the Catalent Agreements prior to expiration, subject to the payment of additional financial consideration. The Company determined that the Catalent Agreements contained a lease because the Company had the right to direct the use of the facility and related equipment therein. The lease on all four dedicated clean room suites at Catalent commenced during 2020, which is when the dedicated clean room suites became available for use by the Company.

In March 2021, the Company modified the terms of the Catalent Agreements. The modification decreased the Company’s right of use of certain dedicated clean room suites and reduced the fixed and in-substance fixed payments due over the remaining term of the agreement. The modification was accounted for as a partial lease termination, resulting in: (i) the derecognition of right of use assets of $22.8 million, (ii) the derecognition of lease liabilities of $20.0 million, and (iii) the recognition of a loss of $2.8 million, which is included in research and development expense.

The Company entered into a clinical and commercial supply agreement in December 2018, as subsequently amended in June 2020, with Aldevron LLC (“Aldevron”) for the supply of plasmid DNA to fulfill its needs for gene therapy clinical trials and commercial supply (collectively, the “Aldevron Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the Aldevron Agreements, Aldevron agreed to reserve a certain amount of manufacturing capacity on a quarterly basis. In return, the Company is required to make advance payments to Aldevron related to the manufacturing capacity. The term of the Aldevron Agreements will expire on December 31, 2026. The Company has the option to extend the term of the Aldevron Agreements by one year if the Company delivers a written notice of its intention to extend to Aldevron no later than June 1, 2025. Both parties have the right to early terminate without additional penalty. The Company has determined that the Aldevron Agreements do not contain an embedded lease because it does not convey the right to control the use of Aldevron’s facility or related equipment therein.

The following table presents non-cancelable contractual obligations arising from long-term contractual arrangements, including obligations related to leases embedded in certain supply agreements:


	As of December 31, 2021
	(in thousands)
2022	$	647,124
2023		178,345
2024		138,725
2025		100,838
2026		54,720
Thereafter		109,440
Total manufacturing commitments	$	1,229,192

Additionally, should the Company obtain regulatory approval for any drug product candidate produced as a part of the Company’s manufacturing obligations above, additional minimum batch requirements with the respective manufacturing parties would be required.

The Company has several on-going clinical trials in various clinical trial stages. Its most significant clinical trial expenditures are to contract research organizations (“CROs”). The CRO contracts are generally cancellable at the Company’s option. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has approximately $378.5 million in cancellable future commitments based on existing CRO contracts. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized approximately $47.9 million, $40.4 million and $31.6 million, respectively, for expenditures incurred by CROs.

In the normal course of business, the Company may from time to time be named as a party to various legal claims, actions and complaints, including matters involving securities, employment, intellectual property, arising from the use of therapeutics utilizing its technology, or others. We record a loss contingency reserve for a legal proceeding when we consider the potential loss probable and we can reasonably estimate the amount of the loss or determine a probable range of loss. We provide disclosure when we consider a loss reasonably possible or when we determine that a loss in excess of a reserve is reasonably possible. We provide an estimate of such reasonably possible losses or an aggregate range of such reasonably possible losses, unless we believe that such an estimate cannot be made. The Company has not recorded any material accruals for loss contingencies and in management's opinion no material range of loss is estimable for the matters described below as of December 31, 2021.

On September 15, 2020, REGENXBIO INC. (“RegenX”) and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Company and Sarepta Therapeutics Three, LLC (together, “Sarepta”), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs assert patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,526,617 (“the ‘617 Patent”) under 35 U.S.C.§§ 271(a)-(c) based on Sarepta’s alleged direct or indirect manufacture and use of the patented cultured host cell technology allegedly used to make adeno-associated virus (“AAV”) gene therapy products, including SRP-9001. Specifically, the Complaint essentially includes the allegation that Sarepta’s use, and the use by its contract manufacturers on its behalf, of a host cell containing a recombinant acid molecule that encodes a capsid protein having at least 95% amino acid identity to AAVrh10 infringes upon the ‘617 Patent asserted by RegenX. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, a judgment of infringement and willful infringement, an unspecified amount of damages that is no less than a reasonable royalty (treble damages), attorneys’ fees and costs, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. On January 4, 2022, the Court denied Sarepta’s motion to dismiss the case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) based on the Safe Harbor provision of non-infringement contained in 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1). Sarepta answered the Complaint on January 18, 2022, and a case schedule has been set with a trial commencing on January 29, 2024.

On July 13, 2021, Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (“Nippon Shinyaku” or “NS”) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. NS asserts a claim for breach of contract arising from Sarepta filing seven petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR Petitions”) with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the USPTO (PTAB Case Nos. IPR2021-01134, IPR2021-01135, IPR2021-01136, IPR2021-01137, IPR2021-01138, IPR2021-01139, IPR2021-01140) in which Sarepta is seeking to invalidate certain NS patents concerning exon 53 skipping technology (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,708,361, 10,385,092, 10,407,461, 10,487,106, 10,647,741, 10,662,217, and 10,683,322, respectively, and collectively the “NS Patents”). In addition, NS asserts claims for patent infringement and willful infringement of each of the NS Patents arising from Sarepta’s alleged activities concerning, including the sale of, its exon 53 skipping product, VYONDYS 53 (golodirsen). NS further seeks a determination of non-infringement by NS arising from NS’s alleged activities concerning, including the sale of, its exon 53 skipping product, Viltepso (viltolarsen) and invalidity of certain patents licensed to the Company from UWA (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,994,851, 10,227,590, and 10,266,827, collectively the “UWA Patents”). NS is seeking legal fees and costs, an unspecified amount of monetary relief (treble damages) attributed to Sarepta’s alleged infringement, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. NS filed a motion for preliminary injunction solely seeking Sarepta’s withdrawal of the IPR Petitions. The district court denied NS’ motion for preliminary injunction on September 24, 2021, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded the district court on February 8, 2022. The deadline for the Company to seek rehearing of the Federal Circuit decision is March 10, 2022. In January 2022, the PTAB granted institution of all claims of all NS Patents in response to Sarepta’s IPR Petitions and determined that Sarepta has demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of success in proving that the NS Patents are unpatentable. On December 27, 2021, the district court partially granted and denied the motion to dismiss by Sarepta and ordered NS to file a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), which it did on January 14, 2022. In the SAC, NS maintains all claims of the original complaint of July 13, 2021, except a determination of non-infringement of the UWA Patents. On January 28, 2022, Sarepta filed its answer to the SAC, with defenses and counterclaims against NS and NS Pharma Inc. that include infringement of the UWA Patents arising from their alleged activities concerning, including the sale of, its exon 53 skipping product, Viltepso (viltolarsen) and breach of contract. Sarepta is also seeking a determination of invalidity of the NS Patents. Sarepta is seeking an award of relief in its defenses to NS’ allegations, a judgment of breach of contract, a determination of invalidity of the NS Patents, a judgment of infringement and willful infringement of the UWA Patents, legal fees and costs, an unspecified amount of monetary relief (treble damages) attributed to NS’ alleged infringement, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case scheduling in district court, including a trial date, will follow.