16. restructuring

The Company has undertaken a number of initiatives that have resulted in severance, restructuring, and related charges. A summary of charges by initiative is as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended June 30,	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total
201 6 Restructuring Initiatives	$	1,046	$	893	$	1,939
Prior Year Initiatives		96		2,197		2,293
Total expense	$	1,142	$	3,090	$	4,232

2015 Restructuring Initiatives	$	847	$	2,319	$	3,166
Prior Year Initiatives		11		266		277
Total expense	$	858	$	2,585	$	3,443

2014 Restructuring Initiatives	$	1,528	$	8,477	$	10,005
Prior Year Initiatives		72		-		72
Total expense	$	1,600	$	8,477	$	10,077

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Restructuring Initiatives

The Company continues to focus on our efforts to reduce cost and improve productivity across our businesses, particularly through headcount reductions, facility closures, and consolidations. The Company’s 2016 initiatives to date include the movement of manufacturing from a legacy Canadian facility into our newly acquired Northlake facility and a reduction of personnel in those locations impacted by the slowdown in the oil and gas market.

Restructuring expenses during fiscal year 2016 were $4.2 million primarily related to a $1.7 million non-cash charge from the sale of a vacant property and a $0.7 million non-cash charge to discontinue a product line at our Refrigeration Solutions group. Restructuring activities related to 2016 initiatives are substantially complete.

The Company anticipates further restructuring charges in 2017 based upon market conditions and cost reduction activities to improve our competitive advantage.

Activity in the reserves related to 2016 restructuring initiatives is as follows (in thousands):

	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Other			Total
Restructuring Liabilities at June 30, 2015	$	-		$	-		$	-
Additions		991			304			1,295
Payments		(991	)		(272	)		(1,263	)
Restructuring Liabilities at June 30, 2016	$	-		$	32		$	32

Prior Year Initiatives

The Company previously announced the closure of our Food Service Equipment U.K. facility and entered into a distribution agreement with a U.K. based partner in order to reduce channel costs and enhance profitability, expand and strengthen our U.K. Food Service Equipment group’s presence for all of our brands.

Restructuring activities related to all prior year initiatives are substantially complete. The cumulative expense related to all activities making up this initiative is expected to be $5.7 million.

Activity in the reserves related to prior year restructuring initiatives is as follows (in thousands):

	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Other			Total
Restructuring Liabilities at June 30, 2015	$	78		$	306		$	384
Additions		152			344			496
Payments		(193	)		(389	)		(582	)
Restructuring Liabilities at June 30, 2016	$	37		$	261		$	298

The Company’s total restructuring expenses by segment are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended June 30,	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total
Fiscal Year 2016
Food Service Equipment	$	138	$	2,841	$	2,979
Engineering Technologies		160		-		160
Engraving		92		-		92
Electronics		624		217		841
Corporate and Other		128		32		160
Total expense	$	1,142	$	3,090	$	4,232

Fiscal Year 2015
Food Service Equipment	$	215	$	2,363	$	2,578
Engineering Technologies		75		-		75
Engraving		220		-		220
Electronics		348		222		570
Total expense	$	858	$	2,585	$	3,443

Fiscal Year 2014
Food Service Equipment	$	746	$	8,408	$	9,154
Engraving		667		21		688
Electronics		187		48		235
Total expense	$	1,600	$	8,477	$	10,077