Note

Special Charges

, net

The integration of the industrial adhesives business we acquired in March 2012 involved a significant amount of restructuring and capital investment to optimize the new combined entity. In addition, we have taken a series of actions in our existing EIMEA operating segment to improve the profitability and future growth prospects of this operating segment. We combined these two initiatives into a single project which we refer to as the “Business Integration Project”. During the third quarter ended August 27, 2016 and August 29, 2015, we incurred special charges, net of $(2,807) and $1,297, respectively, for costs related to the Business Integration Project. During the nine months ended August 27, 2016 and August 29, 2015, we incurred special charges, net of $(2,024) and $4,592, respectively, for costs related to the Business Integration Project. Included in facility exit costs for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2016 is a $3.6 million gain on the sale of our production facility located in Wels, Austria, which closed during the third quarter of 2016.

The following table provides detail of special charges, net:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 27, 2016			August 29, 2015			August 27, 2016			August 29, 2015
Acquisition and transformation related costs	$	55		$	48		$	242		$	595
Workforce reduction costs		-			216			(1	)		2
Facility exit costs		(2,862	)		1,043			(2,455	)		3,683
Other related costs		-			(10	)		190			312
Special charges, net	$	(2,807	)	$	1,297		$	(2,024	)	$	4,592