Business Realignment expenses

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company began to restructure its CAG business. The restructuring plan resulted in a reduction in force across a number of departments, including Sales, Marketing and Operations in both the US and in Europe. Severance costs associated with this restructuring amounted to $0.6 million. In addition, the restructuring plan calls for the closure of several offices and legal entities in Europe. Legal and administrative costs associated with the restructuring amounted to $0.1 million. The Company continued to implement its CAG cost cutting initiatives during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. In addition, as discussed in Note 3 - Significant Contracts, the Company was not the high bidder for the new Surplus contracts, and therefore will be winding down operations of the Surplus Contract over the remainder of fiscal 2018. As a result, the Company recognized an additional $0.9 million in restructuring costs, $0.5 million of which related to severance and occupancy cost as a result of the loss of the Surplus Contract. Restructuring costs associated with the restructuring plan were recognized within the other operating expense (income) line item in the consolidated statement of operations. These amounts are presented within the table below.

In connection with the restructuring of its CAG business, on September 25, 2017 the Company entered into a Severance Agreement and General Release (the "Severance Agreement") with the President of the Capital Assets Group. Pursuant to the terms of the Severance Agreement, the Company provided a severance package to the executive in the amount of $0.3 million. This activity is included within employee severance and benefit costs in the table below.

During fiscal year 2017, the Company reorganized its IronDirect business. As a result, the Company recorded approximately $0.9 million of net expense related to the impairment of long-lived assets associated with the IronDirect business, as well as a fair value adjustment. The impairment was comprised of $1.2 million of impairment of contract intangibles, and $0.6 million of impairment of fixed assets. This expense was netted with a $0.9 million reversal of an earn-out liability. In addition to these impairments, and the restructuring of its IronDirect business model, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement and General Release with the previous President of IronDirect. As a result, the Company incurred severance costs of approximately $0.1 million, which is included within employee severance and benefit costs in the table below.

On June 16, 2017, the Company entered into a sub-lease agreement for 18,412 square feet of office space at 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, Maryland. The sub-lease commenced September 29, 2017, and will expire April 30, 2023. On the sub-lease commencement date, the Company relocated its headquarters previously located at 1920 L Street NW, Washington DC, to the new Bethesda location. The Company ceased using the previous location as of September 30, 2017 and recognized a $2.0 million cease-use charge in its consolidated statements of operations at September 30, 2017, under the Other operating expenses line item. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company paid down the cease-use charge in the amount of approximately $0.3 million. This activity is presented under occupancy cost in the table below.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recognized an additional $0.5 million in severance cost primarily related to the restructuring of its Corporate IT department. This is recorded within the Corporate & Other line item below. This cost is in addition to the $0.9 million of severance cost described in the first paragraph of this Note 11.

The table below sets forth the significant components and activity in the liability for business realignment initiatives during the quarter ended December 31, 2017, on a segment and consolidated basis:



(in thousands)	Liability Balance at September 30, 2017		Business Realignment Expenses		Cash Payments			Liability Balance at December 31, 2017
Employee severance and benefit costs:
CAG	793		751		(207		)	1,337
Corporate & Other	399		474		(737		)	136
Total employee severance and benefit costs	$	1,192	$	1,225	$	(944	)	$	1,473
Occupancy costs:
CAG	—		94		(55		)	39
Corporate & Other	1,988		28		(331		)	1,685
Total occupancy costs	$	1,988	$	122	$	(386	)	$	1,724
Total business realignment	$	3,180	$	1,347	$	(1,330	)	$	3,197

The $1.3 million in employee severance and occupancy cost per the table above is recorded in Other operating expenses (income) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Of this $1.3 million in cost, approximately $0.2 million is associated with general and administrative, $0.2 million with sales and marketing, and $0.9 million with technology and operations activities.

The Company expects that the majority of the remaining liability balance at December 31, 2017, of approximately $3.2 million will be paid during fiscal year 2018, with the remainder in fiscal year 2019.