Note 3 - Restructuring and Other Charges

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

(3) RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

EMS Segment Restructuring and Facility Consolidation

As discussed in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K, on September 21, 2020, we notified employees in our Fremont, California facility of a plan to consolidate all manufacturing for our EMS segment into our manufacturing operations located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. The consolidation of manufacturing operations resulted in the closure of the Fremont facility and the termination of certain employees at that location. As a result of the consolidation, we incurred charges for severance and other one-time termination benefits, other associated costs, including moving and production start-up costs, and charges related to exiting the facility, including an impairment charge related to the ROU asset for the lease of the Fremont facility. These charges are more fully discussed in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2020 Form 10-K.

At the time of the consolidation of manufacturing operations, we intended to try to sublease the facility in Fremont, but we did not expect to sublet the facility for the full remaining term of the lease. On July 19, 2021, we executed a sublease for our facility in Fremont. The sublease commenced in August 2021 and ends November 30, 2025, which is the termination date of our lease for this facility. We entered into this sublease approximately 14 months earlier than we had estimated in December 2020. As a result, we will record approximately $350 of incremental sublease income above the level that we had estimated at the time that we recorded the impairment charge in December 2020. This income will be recorded ratably over the term of the sublease and will be included in other income in our consolidated statements of operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred $183 of additional charges associated with finalizing the integration of the manufacturing operations. All of these charges were cash charges and are included in restructuring and other charges in our consolidated statement of operations. The integration of our EMS manufacturing operations took longer than originally anticipated, primarily as a result of the significant increase in our business activity in the first nine months of 2021 as we delayed some final integration activities and instead allocated our resources to meet customer demand for shipments of our products during this time. We completed the integration of the EMS manufacturing operations in the third quarter of 2021.

Executive Management Changes

On June 10, 2021, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) accepted the retirement of Hugh T. Regan, Jr. from the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary (the “Retirement”). In connection with the Retirement, we entered into a Separation and Consulting Agreement (the “Separation and Consulting Agreement”) with Mr. Regan effective June 11, 2021 pursuant to which Mr. Regan agreed to provide consulting services for three months, subject to an extension of up to an additional three months at our option. We did not extend the consulting services beyond the original three months. The Separation and Consulting Agreement also provides that Mr. Regan was entitled to a severance benefit of $120. In connection with the Retirement, we also agreed that certain options issued to Mr. Regan in March 2020 to purchase shares of our common stock that remained unvested on the date of the Retirement would continue to vest after the Retirement and expire one year from their respective vesting dates.

On June 10, 2021, the Board approved, effective as of June 14, 2021 (the “Start Date”), the appointment of Duncan Gilmour to the position of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary. Mr. Gilmour entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”), dated June 10, 2021, subject to his appointment as our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, which appointments were approved on June 10, 2021 and are effective as of the Start Date.

Total costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to these executive management changes were $370, which consisted of $159 for consulting and legal fees related to the transition, $120 for severance paid to our former Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and $91 of stock-based compensation expense, primarily as a result of the modification of the March 2020 option awards issued to our former CFO, as discussed above. The $120 of severance is included in restructuring and other charges in our consolidated statement of operations. The balance of the costs is included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statement of operations.

2020 Restructuring Actions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded cash charges totaling $207 for severance and other one-time termination benefits and other costs associated with restructuring activities. This amount consisted of $133 related to the resignation of our former Chief Executive Officer, $46 related to headcount reductions in our corporate office and at Ambrell, $14 related to the EMS facility consolidation and $14 of other associated costs.

Accrued Restructuring

The liability for accrued restructuring charges is included in other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. Changes in the amount of the liability for accrued restructuring for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:

	EMS Facility Consolidation			Executive Management Changes			Total
Balance – January 1, 2021	$	233		$	107		$	340
Accruals for severance		-			120			120
Accruals for other costs associated with facility consolidation		183			-			183
Cash payments		(416	)		(140	)		(556	)
Balance – September 30, 2021	$	-		$	87		$	87