Restructuring Charge

In September 2016, the Board of Directors approved a plan to reengineer the business, resulting in a reduction of the workforce by approximately 17%, or 65 positions, which included the separation of 60 current employees. Communication of the plan to the impacted employees was substantially completed on September 29, 2016. All of the workforce reduction was completed as of December 31, 2016. As a result of the workforce reduction, in the six months ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded a restructuring charge totaling $4.4 million related to termination benefits and other related charges, of which $2.8 million was recorded as a one-time termination benefit, and $593,000 recorded as a benefit under an ongoing benefit plan. The related cash payments initiated in October 2016 and were fully paid out by December 31, 2017. Additionally, approximately 762,000 stock options were forfeited in connection with the workforce reduction, and as a result, the Company recorded an approximate $837,000 credit to stock compensation expense which is included in research and development expense and general and administrative expense for the six months ended December 31, 2016.

In addition to the termination benefits and other related charges, as a result of the September 2016 workforce reduction, the Company began seeking to sub-lease 10,281 square feet of unoccupied office space in Waltham that was leased in 2016. As of September 30, 2016, based on an estimate of the potential time it would take to find a tenant of approximately nine months, the anticipated sub-lease terms, and consideration of the tenant allowance that was given to the Company to build out the space, the Company determined it did not need to record a loss on the sub-lease. The Company also evaluated the balance of the leasehold improvements for potential impairment as of September 30, 2016. In performing the recoverability test, the Company concluded that a substantial portion of the leasehold improvements were not recoverable. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $970,000 related to these assets after comparing the fair value (using probability weighted scenarios with discounted cash flows) to the leasehold improvements’ carrying value, leaving a $193,000 remaining cost basis. During 2017, based on further evaluation of the prospects for sub-leasing the space, the Company determined that additional time would be required to find a tenant. Accordingly, the calculation for the potential sub-lease loss was updated and it was determined that the remaining balance of the leasehold improvements was impaired. Also, due to the additional time that is expected to secure a tenant, additional lease loss was recorded based on the change in estimate of the sub-lease assumption. The total of these charges in 2017 was $779,000.

A summary of activity against the restructuring charge related to the employee terminations is as follows:


	Employee
	Termination
	Benefits Costs
Initial charge related to employee benefits - September 2016	$	3,135
Additional charge in December 2016		273
Payments during the period		(1,657)
Balance December 31, 2016	$	1,751
Payments during the period		(1,751)
Balance December 31, 2017	$	—

In September 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved cash and stock option retention incentive awards for certain remaining eligible employees who continue employment with the Company in order to execute the Company’s strategic priorities. The cash awards were paid to most all of these employees in October 2017 and a small number of employees will be paid in March 2018 based on continued employment and services performed during these periods. Stock option awards covering 847,000 shares were granted in September 2016 and vest annually in equal installments over three years from the date of grant unless forfeited and are included in the option summary table within the “Stock-Based Compensation” section of Note B above.