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Other Charges
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Other Charges

Note 20 - Other Charges

Other charges are comprised of acquisition-related costs, contingent consideration adjustments and restructuring initiatives which have been undertaken from time to time under various restructuring plans. Acquisition-related costs primarily include

advisory services, administrative costs and retention bonuses to employees joining by way of an acquisition, and collectively relate to completed and prospective acquisitions.

The following tables shows the components of other charges as follows:

Year Ended

    

January 31, 

    

January 31, 

    

January 31, 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Acquisition-related costs

 

1,904

 

1,981

 

3,457

Contingent consideration adjustments

 

4,458

 

(1,946)

 

340

Restructuring plans

 

66

 

2,300

 

 

6,428

 

2,335

 

3,797

Fiscal 2021 Restructuring Plan

In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, management approved and began to implement a restructuring plan (the “Fiscal 2021 Restructuring Plan”) to reduce operating expenses. To date, $2.4 million has been recorded within other charges in conjunction with this restructuring plan. These charges are comprised of workforce reduction and the accelerated ROU asset amortization associated with certain office closures. This plan is substantially complete with a nominal amount of future expected office closure costs.

The following table shows the changes in the restructuring provision for the Fiscal 2021 Restructuring Plan:

Workforce

    

 Reduction

    

Office Closures

    

Total

Balance at January 31, 2020

 

 

 

Accruals and adjustments

 

1,717

 

583

 

2,300

Cash draw downs

 

(1,657)

 

(583)

 

(2,240)

Foreign exchange

 

10

 

 

10

Balance at January 31, 2021

 

70

 

 

70

Accruals and adjustments

 

2

 

64

 

66

Cash draw downs

 

(72)

 

(64)

 

(136)

Balance at January 31, 2022