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RESTRUCTURING
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
RESTRUCTURINGS  
RESTRUCTURINGS

 

6. RESTRUCTURINGS

April 2013 Restructuring

        On April 25, 2013, we announced the decision to discontinue our discovery research programs and companion diagnostics program based on telomere length and close our research laboratory facility located at 200 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, California. With this decision, a total of 20 positions were eliminated. In connection with this restructuring, we incurred aggregate restructuring charges of $1,370,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013, of which $624,000 related to one-time termination benefits, including $28,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense relating to the extension of the post-termination exercise period through the end of December 2013 for certain stock options previously granted to terminated employees, $200,000 related to non-cash charges for write-downs of excess equipment and leasehold improvements and $546,000 related to costs associated with the closure of our research laboratory facility. In connection with the decision to close our research laboratory facility, we entered into an amendment to the lease agreement for the 200 Constitution Drive facility under which the lease terminated effective December 31, 2013. As consideration for the early termination of the lease, we paid the landlord the remaining rents due under the original term of the lease as well as certain facility maintenance costs, all of which have been included in restructuring charges. The restructuring resulted in aggregate cash expenditures of $1,085,000 after adjustments and non-cash credits. In 2013, we received proceeds of $1,080,000 from the sale of excess laboratory equipment in connection with the closure of our research laboratory facility. All actions associated with this restructuring were completed in 2013, and we do not anticipate incurring any further charges in connection with this restructuring.

        The components of the accrued restructuring charges included on our consolidated balance sheet relating to the April 2013 restructuring are summarized in the following table. As of December 31, 2014, we had no remaining obligations related to the April 2013 restructuring:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

(In thousands)

 

Employee
Severance and
Other Benefits

 

Facility
Related
Charges

 

Total

 

Beginning accrual balance as of December 31, 2013

 

$

21

 

$

73

 

$

94

 

Cash payments

 

 

(19

)

 

(73

)

 

(92

)

Adjustments or non-cash credits

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

(2

)

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Ending accrual balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

 

$

 

$

—  

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

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December 2012 Restructuring

        On December 3, 2012, we announced the decision to discontinue development of GRN1005. With this decision, a total of 43 positions were eliminated. In connection with this restructuring, we incurred aggregate restructuring charges of $2,794,000, of which $2,702,000 was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $92,000 was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2013. The aggregate restructuring charges consisted of $2,523,000 related to one-time termination benefits, including $107,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense relating to the extension of the post-termination exercise period through the end of December 2013 for certain stock options previously granted to terminated employees, and $271,000 related to non-cash charges for write-downs of GRN1005 manufacturing equipment. The restructuring resulted in aggregate cash expenditures of $2,271,000 after adjustments and non-cash credits. All actions associated with this restructuring were completed in 2013, and we do not anticipate incurring any further charges in connection with this restructuring.

        See Note 15 on Subsequent Event for discussion of an organizational resizing announced in March 2015.