Operating Lease Costs
Operating lease costs were approximately $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These costs are primarily related to long-term operating leases for the Company’s facilities and laboratory equipment. Short-term and variable lease costs were less than $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Finance Lease Costs
Finance lease amortization and interest expenses are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The balances within these accounts are less than $0.1 million, respectively.
7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock.
Pursuant to our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, we currently have 150,000,000 shares of common stock authorized for issuance. On December 20, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors to, in its discretion, amend the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares. The Company has not yet implemented this increase.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 26,529 and 26,795 shares of its common stock, respectively, in connection with the exercise of 26,529 and 26,795 warrants. The warrant exercises resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of $11,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued zero and 74,000 shares of its common stock, respectively, in connection with the exercise of zero and 74,000 warrants, respectively. The warrant exercises resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 55,147 shares of its common stock in connection with consulting services of approximately $0.2 million.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 1,229 shares of its common stock, respectively, in connection with the exercise of 1,229 stock options. The stock option exercises resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of $3,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
LP 2020 Purchase Agreement
On March 26, 2020, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “LP 2020 Purchase Agreement”) with Lincoln Park pursuant to which Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us, from time to time, up to $10,000,000 of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, during the 24-month term of the LP 2020 Purchase Agreement.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we received approximately zero and $1.3 million, respectively, from the sale of zero and 500,000 shares of common stock, respectively, to Lincoln Park under the LP 2020 Purchase Agreement. The Company terminated the LP 2020 Purchase Agreement effective June 14, 2021.
At The Market Offering Agreement
On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into a sales agreement with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“AGP”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) (the “Shares”), having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $22.0 million. Shares can be sold either directly to or through