---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-222985"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNOV"
cik: "0001226616"
company_name: "MEDICINOVA INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T02:53:16.123756+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MediciNova signs 5-year lease for La Jolla HQ; base rent $14,464/month

## Summary
- Lease term of 60 months from Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2027, for 4,383 sq ft at 4275 Executive Square, La Jolla.
- Monthly base rent starts at $14,463.90 (Year 1), escalating to $17,269.02 (Year 5); 3 months' rent abated ($43,391.70 total) from Mar to May 2022.
- Security deposit of $47,923.72, with $14,463.90 reductions in Feb 2023 and Feb 2024 if no default.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-222985
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNOV
- cik: 0001226616
- company_name: MEDICINOVA INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000119312521222985/0001193125-21-222985-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000119312521222985/d159893d8k.htm

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