Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

In light of the Company's evolution to an organization that is selling larger integrated solutions in a world where there are shifts in global trade lanes and persistent inflationary pressures, on January 11, 2023, the Company initiated a plan (the "Plan") intended to realign its workforce with its business needs and objectives, namely, to invest in areas of potential growth and implement reductions where there is excess capacity. In addition to headcount reductions (which will affect less than five percent of the Company's employees), the Company will further reduce its cost base by eliminating underutilized office space. The Plan is expected to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal 2023.

The Plan is expected to reduce the Company's annualized cost base by approximately $45.0 million to $55.0 million (after taking into account new hires in connection with the rebalancing of the Company's workforce) and is expected to result in an estimated pre-tax charge of approximately $45.0 million to $50 million, consisting of severance and related employee benefit payments and lease termination costs. These charges are expected to include approximately $30.0 million to $35.0 million of cash expenditures, the majority of which will be paid during the remainder of fiscal 2023.

Forward-Looking Statements

This current report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "foresee," "may," "will," "likely," "estimates," "potential," "continue" or other similar words or phrases. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding the timing and scope of the Plan, the amount and timing of the related charges and cash expenditures; the intended objectives of the Plan; and the expected cost savings resulting from the Plan. Many factors could affect the actual results of the Plan, and variances from the Company's current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results of the Plan to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. These include, among other things, (i) the preliminary nature of the Company's estimates of the charges and cash expenditures to be incurred in connection with the Plan, which are subject to change as the Company makes decisions and refines these estimates over time; (ii) timing delays in implementing the Plan because of legal requirements or involvement of third parties in the case of real estate, and (iii) potential disruption to the Company's business and operations as it implements the Plan. A discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is included in the documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits

  Exhibit 104     The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
                  Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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