Note 4 - Commitments and Contingencies

Non-cancellable Operating Leases

Optex Systems Holdings leases its office and manufacturing facilities for the Optex Systems, Inc., Richardson location and the Applied Optics Center Dallas location. The Company also leases certain office equipment under non-cancellable operating leases.

The facility leased by Optex Systems, Inc. located at 1420 Presidential Drive, Richardson, Texas consists of 49,100 square feet of space at the premises. The previous lease term for this location expired March 31, 2021 and the monthly base rent was $24.6 thousand through March 31, 2021. On January 11, 2021 the Company executed a sixth amendment extending the terms of the lease for eighty-six (86) months, commencing on April 1, 2021 and ending on May 31, 2028. The initial base rent is set at $25.3 thousand and escalates 3% on April 1 each year thereafter. The initial term included 2 months of rent abatement for April and May of 2021. The monthly rent includes approximately $15 thousand for additional Common Area Maintenance fees and taxes (“CAM”), to be adjusted annually based on actual expenses incurred by the landlord.

The facility leased by Applied Optics Center located at 9839 and 9827 Chartwell Drive, Dallas, Texas, consists of 44,867 square feet of space at the premises. The previous lease term for this location expired on October 31, 2021 and the monthly base rent was $21.9 thousand through the end of the lease. On January 11, 2021 the Company executed a first amendment extending the terms of the lease for eighty-six (86) months, commencing on November 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2028. The initial base rent is set at $23.6 thousand as of January 1, 2022 and escalates 2.75% on January 1 each year thereafter. The initial term included two months of rent abatement for November and December of 2021. The amendment provides for a five-year renewal option at the end of the lease term at the greater of the then “prevailing rental rate” or the then current base rental rate. Our obligations to make payments under the lease are secured by a $125,000 standby letter of credit. The monthly rent includes approximately $9 thousand for additional CAM, to be adjusted annually based on actual expenses incurred by the landlord.

The Company had one non-cancellable office equipment lease with a commencement date of October 1, 2018 and a term of 39 months. The lease cost for the equipment was $1.5 thousand per month from October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2021. The lease was renewed on November 18, 2021 for an additional 48 months at a cost of $1.2 thousand per month. On December 11, 2025, the Company entered into a new non-cancellable office equipment lease agreement with Datamax Inc. for seven copy machines. The lease cost for the equipment is $1.7 thousand per month from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. During the three month period ended December 28, 2025, the Company recognized $77 thousand in right-of-use assets, and lease liabilities as a result of the agreement.

As of December 28, 2025, the remaining minimum base lease and estimated CAM payments under the non-cancellable office equipment and facility space leases are as follows:

   Schedule of Non-cancellable Operating Leases Minimum Payments

Total expense under both facility lease agreements for the three months ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 was $240 thousand and $224 thousand, respectively. Total office equipment rentals included in operating expenses was $7 thousand for the three months ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024.