EXELIXIS, INC. (NASDAQ:EXEL) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

EXELIXIS, INC. (NASDAQ:EXEL) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

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On April 1, 2019, Exelixis, Inc. (“Exelixis”) and Ascentris 105, LLC (“Landlord”) entered into an amendment (the “Lease Amendment”) to the existing Lease Agreement between the parties dated May 2, 2017, as amended (the “Lease”), relating to Exelixis’ corporate headquarters (the “Exelixis Premises”). The Lease Amendment provides, among other things, for the (i) expansion of the Exelixis Premises by 37,544 square feet of office facilities located at 1601 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California (the “1601 Expansion Space”) and (ii) surrender of 2,703 square feet of office facilities located at 1751 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California (the “1751 Space”). Exelixis expects to surrender the 1751 Space on April 15, 2019, and the term for the 1601 Expansion Space will begin ninety days after the Landlord’s delivery of the entire 1601 Expansion Space (the “1601 Expansion Space Commencement Date”). The term for the 1601 Expansion Space is expected to commence on December 1, 2019, and will run coterminous with the term of the Lease for the existing space, which ends on January 31, 2028. Exelixis has been provided an allowance of $1.7 million for tenant improvements to the 1601 Expansion Space.

Following April 15, 2019, the monthly base rent for the Exelixis Premises other than the 1601 Expansion Space will be $224,505 through January 31, 2020, increasing throughout the remainder of the term to $283,933 at the end of the term, and following the 1601 Expansion Space Commencement Date, the monthly base rent for the 1601 Expansion Space will be $71,334 through November 30, 2020, increasing throughout the remainder of the term to $90,481 at the end of the term. The aggregate contractual base rent for the entire 169,606 square feet of the Exelixis Premises from April 15, 2019 through the remainder of the Lease term will be approximately $34.6 million. In addition, Exelixis will pay the Landlord specified percentages of certain operating expenses and taxes related to the Exelixis Premises incurred by the Landlord.

The foregoing summary of the Lease Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXELIXIS, INC. Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 exel20190401exhibit101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit Exhibit 10.1THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENTTHIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Third Amendment”) effective as of April 1,…
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About EXELIXIS, INC. (NASDAQ:EXEL)

Exelixis, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in developing small molecule therapies for the treatment of cancer. It focuses on the development and commercialization of cabozantinib, an inhibitor of multiple receptor tyrosine kinases, in various tumor indications. Cabozantinib is indicated for the treatment of progressive, metastatic medullary thyroid cancer, and is sold under the brand name COMETRIQ. It is evaluating Cabozantinib in a development program, which consists of over 45 clinical trials, across multiple indications, including pivotal studies in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its other products are Cobimetinib and XL888. Cobimetinib is a potent, selective inhibitor of MEK, a kinase that is a component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. XL888 is a small molecule oral inhibitor of Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90), a molecular chaperone protein that affects the activity and stability of a range of regulatory proteins.

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