RESTRUCTURING

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2024

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]


NOTE 19 — RESTRUCTURING

During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company announced a multi-year enterprise initiative designed to accelerate its future growth. As part of this initiative, management has taken steps to streamline the organization which resulted in a net reduction in the Company's global workforce. As of May 31, 2024, the Company expects to recognize pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $450 million, primarily associated with employee severance costs and accelerated stock-based compensation expense, the majority of which were recognized in fiscal 2024. The related cash payments are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the first half of fiscal 2025. The expected pre-tax charges are estimates and are subject to a number of assumptions and actual results may vary from the estimates provided.

Pre-tax restructuring charges were classified within Corporate as follows:


	TWELVE MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2024
(Dollars in millions)	OPERATING OVERHEAD EXPENSE		COST OF SALES		TOTAL
Employee severance and related costs(1)	$	336	$	56	$	392
Stock-based compensation expense(2)	43		8		51
Total pre-tax restructuring charges	$	379	$	64	$	443

(1)Employee severance costs are recognized when a future related expense is considered probable and reasonably estimable.

(2)Non-cash restructuring related stock-based compensation expense is accelerated over the requisite service period, which for certain impacted employees will extend through the first half of fiscal 2025.

As of May 31, 2024, the majority of the remaining employee severance and related costs are reflected within Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, classified within Other in Note 3 — Accrued Liabilities. The related activity is as follows:


(Dollars in millions)
Balance at May 31, 2023	$	—
Employee severance and related costs	392
Cash payments	(123)
Foreign currency translation and other	(2)
Balance at May 31, 2024	$	267