NOTE 1

4 – RESTRUCTURING COSTS

On September 22, 2016, the Company announced plans to close its lighting facility in Kansas City, Kansas. The decision was based upon the market shift away from fluorescent and other technologies and the rapid movement to LED lighting which is produced at other LSI facilities. The Company expects to continue to meet the demand for products containing both fluorescent and high intensity discharge light sources as long as these products are commercially viable. The Company anticipates that the closure of the Kansas City facility will occur not later than December 31, 2016. Total restructuring costs related to the closure of the Kansas City facility are expected to be approximately $1.0 million. These costs primarily include employee-related costs (primarily severance), the impairment of manufacturing equipment, plant shut down expenses, expenses related to the preparation of the facility for sale, legal expenses, and other related costs. In addition, there was also an inventory write-down of $400,000 recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2017

. The write-down was related to inventory that was previously realizable until the decision in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to shut down the Kanas City plant due to the planned curtailment of the manufacturing of fluorescent light fixtures. The Company owns the facility in Kansas City and expects to realize a gain when the facility is sold. The closure of this facility is expected to result in annual net operating profit improvement and cost savings of approximately $1.4 million before consideration of the restructuring and inventory write-down expenses. The savings as result of closure of the facility are expected to be realized starting in the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

The Company also announced the consolidation of the Beaverton, Oregon facility into other LSI facilities. The light assembly of products in the Beaverton facility was moved to the company’s Columbus, Ohio facility, and the administration and engineering functions were moved to an LSI facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. This consolidation was completed September 30, 2016. As a result of this consolidation, a restructuring charge of $365,000 was recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, with the majority of this representing the costs related to the remaining period of the facility’s lease and severance costs for employees who formerly worked in the Beaverton facility. The consolidation of this facility and net reduction of employment is expected to result in annual cost savings of approximately $450,000. The savings as a result of the consolidation of this facility are expected to be realized starting in the second quarter of fiscal 2017.

The following table presents information about restructuring costs for the periods indicated:

	Three		Total Expected		Total
	Months Ended		to be Recognized		Fiscal 2017
(In thousands)	September 30,		in Remainder of		Restructuring
	2016		Fiscal 2017		Expenses

Severance and other termination benefits	$	165	$	471	$	636
Lease obligation		213		--		213
Impairment of fixed assets and accelerated depreciation		273		90		363
Other		5		125		130
Total	$	656	$	686	$	1,342

Impairment charges of $273,000 were recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 related to machinery and equipment at the Kansas City and Beaverton facilities. Of the $273,000 of impairment expense, $242,000 was recorded in the Lighting Segment and $31,000 was recorded in the Technology Segment. The fair value of the equipment evaluated for impairment was determined by comparing the future undiscounted cash flows to the carrying value of the assets. The future cash flows are from the remaining use of the assets as well as the cash flows expected to result from the future sale of the assets.

The following table presents restructuring costs incurred by line item in the consolidated statement of operations in which the costs are included:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	September 30
	2016

Cost of Goods Sold	$	503
Operating Expenses		153
Total	$	656

The following table presents information about restructuring costs by segment for the periods indicated:

	Three		Total Expected		Total
	Months Ended		to be Recognized		Fiscal 2017
(In thousands)	September 30,		In Remainder of		Restructuring
	2016		Fiscal 2017		Expenses

Lighting Segment	$	291	$	686	$	977
Graphics Segment		--		--		--
Technology Segment		254		--		254
Corporate and Eliminations		111		--		111
Total	$	656	$	686	$	1,342

The above tables exclude the expected gain on the sale of the Kansas City facility. Additionally, the tables do not include expense of $400,000 recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 related to the write-down of inventory included as cost of sales as part of the Kansas City facility closure.

The following table presents a roll forward of the beginning and ending liability balances related to the restructuring costs:

(In thousands)
	Balance as of June 30, 2016		Restructuring Expense		Payments			Adjustments		Balance as of September 30, 2016

Severance and termination benefits	$	--	$	165	$	(67	)	$	--	$	98
Lease obligation		--		213		--			--		213
Other		--		5		--			--		5
Total	$	--	$	383	$	(67	)	$	--	$	316

The above table does not include fixed asset impairment expense of $273,000 recorded in the first three months of fiscal 2017.

Refer to Note 13 for information regarding additional severance expenses that are not included in the restructuring costs identified in this footnote.