7. Severance and Other Restructuring Costs

Restructuring Costs

During fiscal 2017, we incurred restructuring charges totaling $5.7 million primarily from employee-related benefits for terminated employees and costs to close facilities.

The following table shows the change in balances of our accrued restructuring reported as a component of other accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, we implemented a restructuring program (“Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan”) with the purpose of reducing costs and assisting in restoring SeaChange to profitability and positive cash flow. The total estimated restructuring costs associated with the Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan are anticipated to be approximately $5.1 million and will be recorded in severance and other restructuring costs in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as they are incurred. We recorded $3.1 million of restructuring expense in connection with this plan during fiscal 2017, which was primarily made up of employee-related costs, and we expect to incur most of the estimated remaining costs in the first half of fiscal 2018. Any changes to the estimate of executing the Fiscal 2017 Restructuring Plan will be reflected in our future results of operations.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, we restructured our operations in connection with the acquisition of DCC Labs. This restructuring resulted in a workforce reduction within our In-Home engineering and services organization and in the closing of our facility in Portland, Oregon. We incurred charges totaling $1.9 million in severance and other restructuring costs during fiscal 2017 related to the acquisition of DCC Labs. Once we complete our integration plan, any further reduction in workforce may result in additional restructuring charges.

Because of restructuring activities relating to our Timeline Labs operations in fiscal 2017, we incurred $0.7 million of charges, which include $0.4 million in severance to former Timeline Labs employees and $0.3 million in other restructuring charges relating to our remaining lease obligation of our Timeline Labs facilities in San Francisco and Santa Monica, California.

Severance Costs

During fiscal 2017, we incurred severance charges of $1.5 million primarily from the departure of our former Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) during the first half of fiscal 2017 as well as the termination of 13 other former employees.

Effective April 6, 2016, we terminated the employment of Jay Samit, our former CEO. In connection with his termination, Mr. Samit and SeaChange entered a Separation Agreement and Release of Claims (the “CEO Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the CEO Separation Agreement and consistent with our pre-existing obligations to Mr. Samit in connection with a termination without cause, we incurred a charge of $1.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, which included $0.2 million for satisfaction of his remaining fiscal 2016 and 2017 annual bonuses and $0.8 million in severance payable in twelve equal monthly installments which will be completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. In addition, on July 6, 2016, Anthony Dias resigned as CFO of SeaChange, though he continued as an employee until July 31, 2016. In connection with his resignation, Mr. Dias and SeaChange entered an Employment Separation Agreement and Voluntary Release, dated July 6, 2016 (the “CFO Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the CFO Separation Agreement, we incurred a charge of $0.2 million, which included his fiscal 2017 pro-rated bonus (paid in fiscal 2018) and six months’ base salary as severance payable in twelve equal semi-monthly installments, which was completed as of January 31, 2017.