note 11 . commitments and contingencies commitments leases the company fffds corporate headquarters is located in danvers , massachusetts . this facility encompasses most of the company fffds u.s . operations , including research and development , manufacturing , sales and marketing and general and administrative departments . in october 2017 , the acquired its corporate headquarters for approximately $ 16.5 million and terminated its existing lease arrangement ( see note 6 ) . future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of march 31 , 2018 are approximately as follows : fiscal years ending march 31 , operating leases ( in $ 000s ) .
what is the expected growth rate in operating leases from 2019 to 2020?
in february 2017 , the company entered into a lease agreement for an additional 21603 square feet of office space in danvers , massachusetts which expires on july 31 , 2022 . in december 2017 , the company entered into an amendment to this lease to extend the term through august 31 , 2025 and to add an additional 6607 square feet of space in which rent would begin around june 1 , 2018 . the amendment also allows the company a right of first offer to purchase the property from january 1 , 2018 through august 31 , 2035 , if the lessor decides to sell the building or receives an offer to purchase the building from a third-party buyer . in march 2018 , the company entered into an amendment to the lease to add an additional 11269 square feet of space for which rent will begin on or around june 1 , 2018 through august 31 , 2025 . the annual rent expense for this lease agreement is estimated to be $ 0.4 million . in september 2016 , the company entered into a lease agreement in berlin , germany which commenced in may 2017 and expires in may 2024 . the annual rent expense for the lease is estimated to be $ 0.3 million . in october 2016 , the company entered into a lease agreement for an office in tokyokk japan and expires in september 2021 . the office houses administrative , regulatory , and training personnel in connection with the company fffds commercial launch in japan . the annual rent expense for the lease is estimated to be $ 0.9 million . license agreements in april 2014 , the company entered into an exclusive license agreement for the rights to certain optical sensor technologies in the field of cardio-circulatory assist devices . pursuant to the terms of the license agreement , the company agreed to make potential payments of $ 6.0 million . through march 31 , 2018 , the company has made $ 3.5 million in milestones payments which included a $ 1.5 million upfront payment upon the execution of the agreement . any potential future milestone payment amounts have not been included in the contractual obligations table above due to the uncertainty related to the successful achievement of these milestones . contingencies from time to time , the company is involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types . in some actions , the claimants seek damages , as well as other relief , which , if granted , would require significant expenditures . the company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated . the company reviews these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate . if a matter is both probable to result in liability and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated , the company estimates and discloses the possible loss or range of loss . if the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated , a liability is not recorded in its consolidated financial statements. .