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Restructuring

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2017
Fiscal 201 8	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total		Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total
Restructuring initiatives	$	228	$	1,453	$	1,681	$	1,910	$	2,000	$	3,910
Prior year initiatives		113		172		285		155		905		1,060
	$	341	$	1,625	$	1,966	$	2,065	$	2,905	$	4,970

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2016						December 31, 2016
Fiscal 2017	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total		Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total
Restructuring initiatives	$	1,117	$	492	$	1,609	$	1,146	$	828	$	1,974
Prior year initiatives		-		55		55		-		84		84
	$	1,117	$	547	$	1,664	$	1,146	$	912	$	2,058

201

Restructuring Initiatives

The Company continue

s to focus on our efforts to reduce cost and improve productivity across our businesses, particularly through headcount reductions, facility closures, and consolidations. During the

six

months ended

December 31, 2017,

we incurred restructuring expenses from

2018

initiatives related to

three

restructuring programs that are intended to improve profitability, streamline production and enhance capacity to support future growth: (

) the realignment of management functions at the Food Service Equipment Group level; (

) headcount reduction and plant realignment with regard to the standard products businesses within Food Service Equipment; and (

) the exit of an unprofitable Engraving business in Brazil.

	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Other			Total
Restructuring liabilities at June 30 , 2017	$	-		$	-		$	-
Additions and adjustments		2,082			2,002			4,084
Payments		(1,624	)		(1,786	)		(3,410	)
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2017	$	458		$	216		$	674

Prior Year Initiatives

The

prior year initiatives yet to be completed are primarily the finalization of the manufacturing footprint consolidation within our Enginetics business in the Engineering Technology segment.

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

	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Other			Total
Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2017	$	839		$	906		$	1,745
Additions and adjustments		155			906			1,061
Payments		(684	)		(1,754	)		(2,438	)
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2017	$	310		$	58		$	368

The Company

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2017
	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total		Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total
Food Service Equipment	$	187	$	1,135	$	1,322	$	748	$	1,561	$	2,309
Engraving		24		249		273		739		343		1,082
Engineering Technologies		113		156		269		154		880		1,034
Electronics		-		57		57		132		84		216
Corporate		17		28		45		292		37		329
	$	341	$	1,625	$	1,966	$	2,065	$	2,905	$	4,970

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2016						December 31, 2016
	Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total		Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs		Other		Total
Food Service Equipment	$	1,117	$	3	$	1,120	$	1,129	$	78	$	1,207
Engraving		-		-		-		6		-		6
Engineering Technologies		-		249		249		-		433		433
Electronics		-		272		272		11		370		381
Corporate		-		23		23		-		31		31
	$	1,117	$	547	$	1,664	$	1,146	$	912	$	2,058

e incurred severance and other costs of

$2.0

million and

$1.7

million associated with these activities during the

three

months ended

December 31, 2017

and

2016,

respectively. We incurred severance and other costs of

$5.0

million and

$2.1

million associated with these activities during the

six

months ended

December 31, 2017

and

2016,

respectively. Restructuring expense is expected to be between

$4.0

million and

$5.0

million for the remainder of fiscal year

2018.