Restructuring Activities

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Note 6: Restructuring Activities

During the first nine months of fiscal 2023, restructuring and repositioning expenses primarily consisted of severance expenses related to targeted headcount reductions in Europe within the Performance Technologies segment. In addition, the Company incurred equipment transfer costs and closure costs related to a previously-leased facility in the Performance Technologies and Climate Solutions segments, respectively.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2022, restructuring and repositioning expenses primarily consisted of severance-related expenses within the Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments and equipment transfer costs within the Performance Technologies segment.

Restructuring and repositioning expenses were as follows:

	Three months ended December 31,				Nine months ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Employee severance and related benefits	$	-	$	1.4	$	1.4	$	1.7
Other restructuring and repositioning expenses		0.1		0.7		0.8		1.3
Total	$	0.1	$	2.1	$	2.2	$	3.0

Other restructuring and repositioning expenses primarily consist of equipment transfer and plant consolidation costs.

The Company accrues severance in accordance with its written plans, procedures, and relevant statutory requirements. Changes in accrued severance were as follows:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022			2021
Beginning balance	$	12.9		$	2.8
Additions		-			1.4
Payments		(1.9	)		(0.9	)
Reclassified from held for sale		-			0.4
Effect of exchange rate changes		1.2			(0.1	)
Ending balance	$	12.2		$	3.6

	Nine months ended December 31,
	2022			2021
Beginning balance	$	20.2		$	4.0
Additions		1.4			1.7
Payments		(8.6	)		(2.3	)
Reclassified from held for sale		-			0.4
Effect of exchange rate changes		(0.8	)		(0.2	)
Ending balance	$	12.2		$	3.6