On September 9, 2022, Crinetics Pharmaceutics, Inc. entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”) with San Diego 1 LLC (the “Landlord”) for laboratory and office space located at 6055 Lusk Blvd., San Diego, California (the “Premises”). The Company expects to move its corporate headquarters to the Premises upon the Company's substantial completion of improvements in the Premises which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2023. Under the terms of the Lease, starting on the earlier of (i) the date which is ten (10) months after substantial completion of demolition work, which date is expected to be on or about August 1, 2023, or (ii) the date of the Company's substantial completion of improvements in the Premises and first occupancy of the Premises for business purposes (the “Commencement Date”), the Company will lease approximately 94,230 square feet in the Premises (the “Rented Area”) at a base rent of $5.65 multiplied by the Rented Area paid on a monthly basis, subject to annual 3% increases, with six months of rent abatement in the first year.

The Company is also responsible for certain operating expenses and taxes during the term of the Lease. The Lease provides the Company with specified tenant improvement and landlord work allowances. Pursuant to the Lease, the Company delivered a letter of credit to the Landlord in the amount of $800,000.

The Lease has an initial term that expires on the date immediately preceding the one hundred thirty-seventh (137th) monthly anniversary of the Commencement Date; provided, that if the Commencement Date is a date other than the first day of a month, then such expiration date shall be the last day of the month which is one hundred thirty-seven (137) full calendar months after the month in which the Commencement Date falls. The Company has (i) two options to extend the Lease Term for an additional period of five (5) years each, and (ii) a right of first offer on adjacent space to the Premises, subject to the terms and conditions of the Lease.