Personalis Inc

Note 7. Leases

In 2021, the Company entered into a noncancelable operating lease for approximately 100,000 square feet in Fremont, California used for laboratory operations and its corporate headquarters. The lease term is 13.5 years and commenced in October 2022. The Company gained early access to the premises for the purpose of constructing and installing tenant improvements, for which the landlord contributed $15.1 million. Such contributions were accounted for as lease incentives and are recognized as reductions to lease expense over the lease term. The lease expires at the end of March 2036 and includes two options toextend the term for a period offive-years per option at market rates. The Company determined the extension options are not reasonably certain to be exercised. The lease includes escalating rent payments.

The Company has a noncancelable operating lease expiring in November 2027 for 31,280 square feet in Menlo Park, California previously used for laboratory operations and its former corporate headquarters. The lease includes escalating rent payments. The Company moved all laboratory operations to the Fremont facility during the third quarter of 2023 and is actively marketing the vacated Menlo Park space for sublease.

The Company has noncancelable operating leases for data center space expiring between 2025 and 2026. The leases include renewal options that the Company determined are not reasonably certain to be exercised. Separately, the Company also has various other short-term leases.

As of September 30, 2024, operating leases had a weighted-average remaining lease term of 10.0 years and a weighted-average discount rate of 10.5%. Discount rates are based on estimates of the Company's incremental borrowing rate, as the discount rates implicit in the leases cannot be readily determined. Future lease payments under operating leases as of September 30, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, included in cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was $6.1 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were zero and $1.3 million, respectively.

Components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):